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Upcoming Events

{"701PK00000uh5nNYAQ":{"name":"Aging Alone Together - For Solo Agers and Everyone","date":"July 7, 2026, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm","description":"CBST Aging Together is partnering once again with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dorotusa.org\/programs\/aging-alone-together\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);\">DOROT<\/u><\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>in their flagship program for solo agers and for <\/span>all<\/u> of us. Over the course of six weeks, trained facilitators and discussion group leaders will guide you through topics related to your aging journey, including building community, housing considerations, financial and legal matters and more. Whether you're living alone, feeling isolated or looking to build community, welcome!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p> <\/p>Six Tuesdays, July 7 \u2013 August 11, 2026 <\/strong>|<\/span> 11:00AM-12:30PM EST <\/strong>|<\/span> Zoom\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>We will be joined by members of DOROT, CBST, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sageusa.org\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);\">SAGE,<\/u><\/a> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waygay.org\/elders\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);\">William Way LGBT Community Center<\/u><\/a> <\/span>of Philadelphia, and older adults who identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community.<\/span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dorotusa-org.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/Ao7_cvsXQnCL7RKMNe-FnA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);\">Learn more and register!<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>","registration":null},"701PK00000nV1B7YAK":{"name":"Living Successfully with HIV and AIDS","date":"July 7, 2026, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm","description":"Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS? Tuesdays, 5-7pm Living Successfully with HIV\/AIDS runs weekly every Tuesday evening from 5-7pm. Group will be conducted online via Zoom. Please email programs@cbst.org to receive the Zoom info to participate. Join our weekly supportive social gathering \u2013 shmooze with Rabbi James, share stories, and compare notes about what it means to be living successfully with HIV \/ AIDS. Sessions led by Scott A. Kramer, LCSW-R, ACSW. This group is for adults of any age who want to build community and support. This project was funded by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene through a contract with Public Health Solutions.","registration":null},"701PK00000tVfqPYAS":{"name":"Aging Together Presents: Together in Dance 2026","date":"July 8, 2026, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm","description":"CBST is proud to welcome back <\/span>Together in Dance<\/strong>, a non-profit dedicated to bringing the performing arts to learners of all ages. This summer, facilitators Louise and Elena (new to CBST!) will lead a 7-week virtual residency focused on improvisation and choreography creation, incorporating both swing dance and creative movement.<\/span><\/p>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>This program is designed for all ages, abilities, and mobility levels. Whether you\u2019re a seasoned pro or have never taken a dance class in your life, you are welcome here. There\u2019s no pressure of a final performance\u2014we\u2019re just dancing for ourselves! We invite both CBST members and non-members to experience this inclusive, active, and joyful series.<\/span><\/p> <\/span><\/p> Together in Dance is thrilled to partner with the CBST community for our 6<\/span>th<\/sup> workshop series. All are welcome to join! <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389787?tfa_2956=701PK00000tVfqP\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: black;\">Register here <\/a><\/p>","registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389787?tfa_2956=701PK00000tVfqP\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000nV1BqYAK":{"name":"Democracy! Action Team","date":"July 9, 2026, 12:30 pm - 1:15 pm","description":"Join us for a revamped RESISTANCE: Calls & Cards meets Democracy Action Team meeting via Zoom! See below for Zoom info to join. Thursdays, 12:30-1:15pm we host our weekly advocacy sessions via Zoom. Welcoming stalwarts as well as newcomers we will provide information and support to anyone interested in participating in vital political and social justice work around the key issues we face as Americans and as progressive Jews. We\u2019ll help you make your voice heard by contacting elected officials and key figures in city, state and federal government through texting, emailing, calling and sending letters and postcards. Some areas we work on: Voter protection\/access\/registration\/turnout. Immigration. Refugee protections. Protecting the Environment. Common sense gun laws. Ending mass incarceration. Education reform. Healthcare. The fight against rising antisemitism and racism and bigotry in all forms. ZOOM INFO Join Zoom Meeting: https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/87441818544 Meeting ID: 874 4181 8544 Call-in: +1 646 876 9923 (New York) Zoom Instructions & Etiquette Please arrive 10 minutes early. We appreciate your understanding as we strive to provide the best possible experience for program participants & leaders. MUTE your computer microphone, phone or other device until you are invited to speak. To protect the sacred nature of our services, please make sure that when you join us via Zoom, that your \u201cdisplay name\u201d is updated. As in our Sanctuary, no photography is allowed. Click here for more info on Democracy Action Team\/Resistance!","registration":null},"701PK00000nUu1QYAS":{"name":"The Beacon","date":"July 9, 2026, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm","description":"The Beacon Thursday vigils bring neighbors together to publicly share support for Democracy and build community. The Beacon was founded by CBST\u2019s Senior Rabbi Emerita Sharon Kleinbaum in the wake of the 2025 presidential inauguration. CBST is proud to be one of the faith partners of the Beacon\u2019s Thursday evening vigils. If you are in New York City, here are a few Beacon groups and some names of CBSTers who regularly attend them:\u00a0\u00a0 Bronx: Riverdale, 235th Street & Johnson Avenue, 5:30 pm every Thursday. (Maryann and Beth) Manhattan: East Village, East 9th Street & University Place (next to Chase Bank), 5:00pm every Thursday (Marsha) Manhattan: Upper West Side, Broadway & 96th Street, 6:00pm every Thursday (Ira and Kenneth) Queens: Forest Hills, Queens Boulevard & Yellowstone Boulevard, 4:00pm every Thursday (Ruth) Brooklyn: Park Slope, Grand Army Plaza, 5:30pm every Thursday (Gale)\u00a0\u00a0","registration":null},"701PK00000q8mcpYAA":{"name":"Connecting in Community","date":"July 10, 2026, 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm","description":"A lay-led, free-flowing Zoom Torah study group discussing the week's Parsha. No Hebrew necessary, and no advance reading required. Just come and join in the stimulating conversations. Zoom link: https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/256347788","registration":null},"701PK00000telVDYAY":{"name":"Shabbat Sits Meditation","date":"July 10, 2026, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm","description":"Fridays, 5:30-6:30pm | In person and on Zoom Bring in Shabbat in peace by joining Shabbat Sits for silent meditation before Kabbalat Shabbat services.","registration":null},"701PK00000rFSn7YAG":{"name":"Kabbalat Shabbat Services","date":"July 10, 2026, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm","description":"Parashat Matot-Masei http:\/\/cbst.org\/livestream","registration":"Registration not required"},"701PK00000rFSn8YAG":{"name":"Shabbat Morning Services","date":"July 11, 2026, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm","description":"Parashat Matot-Masei Liberal Minyan Zoom: https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/89268614329","registration":"Registration not required"},"701PK00000rFSn9YAG":{"name":"Havdalah","date":"July 11, 2026, 9:00 pm - 9:30 pm","description":"Parashat Matot-Masei https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/654880356","registration":"Registration not required"},"701PK00000nV1APYA0":{"name":"Mishpachah Monday","date":"July 13, 2026, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm","description":"Join a weekly Mishpachah gathering every Monday evening at 5:00pm via Zoom. Bring your dinner or a snack and get together with your mishpachah - your CBST family. Mishpachah is a CBST social and cultural group, diverse in its membership and informal in nature, attracting those over the age of 55 while welcoming all for a truly inter-generational experience. The group's goals are building friendship, fun, networking and mutual support. <a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/88464307457?pwd=pe0egBhzLa67bSgbbfBafMPXbbvb5r.1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Join us!<\/a><\/p>","registration":null},"701PK00000nUu0iYAC":{"name":"Multifaith Mondays","date":"July 13, 2026, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm","description":"Multifaith Mondays: Moral Witness for Democracy - Weekly Vigil Mondays 5:30-6:00pm | Columbus Circle. Gather at the USS Marine statue on the SW corner of Central Park Through prayer, song, and collective presence, we affirm the power of spiritual resilience in the face of challenges to democratic values. These gatherings serve as a space for reflection, connection, and public witness, reminding us of the shared moral responsibility across faith traditions to uphold justice and human dignity. Co-sponsored by CBST.","registration":null},"701PK00000nUnAOYA0":{"name":"Aging Together Monthly 2026","date":"July 13, 2026, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm","description":"Aging Together presents:<\/strong> <\/strong>AI, Sacredness, Humanity: What AI is, How it Works, How to Use it While Preserving My Soul with Shmuel Pottinger<\/strong><\/p>Join us for an hour of demystifying AI systems. We will start with a brief live demo of creating and using AI. Then, understanding how they work, we will overview what AI is good at and where they fall short. Determining where holding space for humans makes sense, we will talk briefly about how our own cognition works and why, involving gut bacteria, it\u2019s actually quite different and vastly more beautiful and complex than even the most sophisticated AI. Finally, we take initial steps in exploring what all of this AI stuff means for our us, our community, our humanity, and our own health as well as discuss where one can further explore deep ideas of consciousness and life from a Jewish lens.\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/e4O2OGjFTXiBWIPu6jtnLA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: black; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">Register<\/a><\/p>","registration":null},"701PK00000uh5sDYAQ":{"name":"Aging Alone Together - For Solo Agers and Everyone","date":"July 14, 2026, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm","description":"CBST Aging Together is partnering once again with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dorotusa.org\/programs\/aging-alone-together\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);\">DOROT<\/u><\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>in their flagship program for solo agers and for <\/span>all<\/u> of us. Over the course of six weeks, trained facilitators and discussion group leaders will guide you through topics related to your aging journey, including building community, housing considerations, financial and legal matters and more. Whether you're living alone, feeling isolated or looking to build community, welcome!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p> <\/p>Six Tuesdays, July 7 \u2013 August 11, 2026 <\/strong>|<\/span> 11:00AM-12:30PM EST <\/strong>|<\/span> Zoom\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>We will be joined by members of DOROT, CBST, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sageusa.org\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);\">SAGE,<\/u><\/a> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waygay.org\/elders\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);\">William Way LGBT Community Center<\/u><\/a> <\/span>of Philadelphia, and older adults who identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community.<\/span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dorotusa-org.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/Ao7_cvsXQnCL7RKMNe-FnA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);\">Learn more and register!<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>","registration":null},"701PK00000nV1B8YAK":{"name":"Living Successfully with HIV and AIDS","date":"July 14, 2026, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm","description":"Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS? Tuesdays, 5-7pm Living Successfully with HIV\/AIDS runs weekly every Tuesday evening from 5-7pm. Group will be conducted online via Zoom. Please email programs@cbst.org to receive the Zoom info to participate. Join our weekly supportive social gathering \u2013 shmooze with Rabbi James, share stories, and compare notes about what it means to be living successfully with HIV \/ AIDS. Sessions led by Scott A. Kramer, LCSW-R, ACSW. This group is for adults of any age who want to build community and support. This project was funded by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene through a contract with Public Health Solutions.","registration":null},"701PK00000tVgg1YAC":{"name":"Aging Together Presents Together in Dance 2026","date":"July 15, 2026, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm","description":"CBST is proud to welcome back <\/span>Together in Dance<\/strong>, a non-profit dedicated to bringing the performing arts to learners of all ages. This summer, facilitators Louise and Elena (new to CBST!) will lead a 7-week virtual residency focused on improvisation and choreography creation, incorporating both swing dance and creative movement.<\/span><\/p>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>This program is designed for all ages, abilities, and mobility levels. Whether you\u2019re a seasoned pro or have never taken a dance class in your life, you are welcome here. There\u2019s no pressure of a final performance\u2014we\u2019re just dancing for ourselves! We invite both CBST members and non-members to experience this inclusive, active, and joyful series.<\/span><\/p> <\/span><\/p> Together in Dance is thrilled to partner with the CBST community for our 6<\/span>th<\/sup> workshop series. All are welcome to join! <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389787?tfa_2956=701PK00000tVgg1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: black;\">Register here <\/a><\/p>","registration":"<a href=\"https:\/\/congregationbeitsimchattorah.tfaforms.net\/389787?tfa_2956=701PK00000tVfqP\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Register<\/a>"},"701PK00000ufCQ3YAM":{"name":"An Afternoon at the Theater with CBST: A Walk on the Moon","date":"July 15, 2026, 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm","description":"Wednesday, July 15 at 2:00pm<\/p> <\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/awalkonthemoonmusical.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">A Walk on the Moon<\/a> takes place at a Jewish bungalow colony in July 1969, the same month as both the moon landing and Woodstock. Get your <a href=\"https:\/\/criterionticketing.com\/a-walk-on-the-moon\/07-15-2026--2pm\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ticket<\/a> today!<\/p> <\/p>\u00a0<\/p> <\/p>We will meet at the theater before the show; anyone interested in joining for dinner afterwards at Akdeniz (43 W 46th Street) please RSVP to Programs@cbst.org by July 8th.<\/p>","registration":null},"701PK00000nV1CeYAK":{"name":"Middle East and Me","date":"July 15, 2026, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm","description":"TBD - Changes each meeting","registration":null},"701PK00000nV1BrYAK":{"name":"Democracy! Action Team","date":"July 16, 2026, 12:30 pm - 1:15 pm","description":"Join us for a revamped RESISTANCE: Calls & Cards meets Democracy Action Team meeting via Zoom! See below for Zoom info to join. Thursdays, 12:30-1:15pm we host our weekly advocacy sessions via Zoom. Welcoming stalwarts as well as newcomers we will provide information and support to anyone interested in participating in vital political and social justice work around the key issues we face as Americans and as progressive Jews. We\u2019ll help you make your voice heard by contacting elected officials and key figures in city, state and federal government through texting, emailing, calling and sending letters and postcards. Some areas we work on: Voter protection\/access\/registration\/turnout. Immigration. Refugee protections. Protecting the Environment. Common sense gun laws. Ending mass incarceration. Education reform. Healthcare. The fight against rising antisemitism and racism and bigotry in all forms. ZOOM INFO Join Zoom Meeting: https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/87441818544 Meeting ID: 874 4181 8544 Call-in: +1 646 876 9923 (New York) Zoom Instructions & Etiquette Please arrive 10 minutes early. We appreciate your understanding as we strive to provide the best possible experience for program participants & leaders. MUTE your computer microphone, phone or other device until you are invited to speak. To protect the sacred nature of our services, please make sure that when you join us via Zoom, that your \u201cdisplay name\u201d is updated. As in our Sanctuary, no photography is allowed. Click here for more info on Democracy Action Team\/Resistance!","registration":null},"701PK00000nUu1RYAS":{"name":"The Beacon","date":"July 16, 2026, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm","description":"The Beacon Thursday vigils bring neighbors together to publicly share support for Democracy and build community. The Beacon was founded by CBST\u2019s Senior Rabbi Emerita Sharon Kleinbaum in the wake of the 2025 presidential inauguration. CBST is proud to be one of the faith partners of the Beacon\u2019s Thursday evening vigils. If you are in New York City, here are a few Beacon groups and some names of CBSTers who regularly attend them:\u00a0\u00a0 Bronx: Riverdale, 235th Street & Johnson Avenue, 5:30 pm every Thursday. (Maryann and Beth) Manhattan: East Village, East 9th Street & University Place (next to Chase Bank), 5:00pm every Thursday (Marsha) Manhattan: Upper West Side, Broadway & 96th Street, 6:00pm every Thursday (Ira and Kenneth) Queens: Forest Hills, Queens Boulevard & Yellowstone Boulevard, 4:00pm every Thursday (Ruth) Brooklyn: Park Slope, Grand Army Plaza, 5:30pm every Thursday (Gale)\u00a0\u00a0","registration":null},"701PK00000q8mcqYAA":{"name":"Connecting in Community","date":"July 17, 2026, 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm","description":"A lay-led, free-flowing Zoom Torah study group discussing the week's Parsha. No Hebrew necessary, and no advance reading required. Just come and join in the stimulating conversations. Zoom link: https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/256347788","registration":null},"701PK00000rFSnAYAW":{"name":"Kabbalat Shabbat Services","date":"July 17, 2026, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm","description":"Parashat Devarim http:\/\/cbst.org\/livestream","registration":"Registration not required"},"701PK00000rFSnBYAW":{"name":"Shabbat Morning Services","date":"July 18, 2026, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm","description":"Parashat Devarim TEM Zoom: https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/89268614329","registration":"Registration not required"},"701PK00000rFSnCYAW":{"name":"Havdalah","date":"July 18, 2026, 9:00 pm - 9:30 pm","description":"Parashat Devarim https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/654880356","registration":"Registration not required"},"701PK00000nV1AQYA0":{"name":"Mishpachah Monday","date":"July 20, 2026, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm","description":"Join a weekly Mishpachah gathering every Monday evening at 5:00pm via Zoom. Bring your dinner or a snack and get together with your mishpachah - your CBST family. Mishpachah is a CBST social and cultural group, diverse in its membership and informal in nature, attracting those over the age of 55 while welcoming all for a truly inter-generational experience. The group's goals are building friendship, fun, networking and mutual support. <a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/88464307457?pwd=pe0egBhzLa67bSgbbfBafMPXbbvb5r.1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Join Us!<\/a><\/p>","registration":null}}

Calendar

Upcoming Events

Aging Alone Together - For Solo Agers and Everyone

Living Successfully with HIV and AIDS

Aging Together Presents: Together in Dance 2026

Democracy! Action Team

The Beacon

Connecting in Community

Shabbat Sits Meditation

Kabbalat Shabbat Services

Shabbat Morning Services

Havdalah

Mishpachah Monday

Multifaith Mondays

Aging Together Monthly 2026

Aging Alone Together - For Solo Agers and Everyone

Living Successfully with HIV and AIDS

Aging Together Presents Together in Dance 2026

An Afternoon at the Theater with CBST: A Walk on the Moon

Middle East and Me

Democracy! Action Team

The Beacon

Connecting in Community

Kabbalat Shabbat Services

Shabbat Morning Services

Havdalah

Mishpachah Monday

CBST Annual Appeal

Sponsor an upcoming Shabbat!

Calendar

Upcoming Events

Aging Alone Together - For Solo Agers and Everyone

Living Successfully with HIV and AIDS

Aging Together Presents: Together in Dance 2026

Democracy! Action Team

The Beacon

Connecting in Community

Shabbat Sits Meditation

Kabbalat Shabbat Services

Shabbat Morning Services

Havdalah

Mishpachah Monday

Multifaith Mondays

Aging Together Monthly 2026

Aging Alone Together - For Solo Agers and Everyone

Living Successfully with HIV and AIDS

Aging Together Presents Together in Dance 2026

An Afternoon at the Theater with CBST: A Walk on the Moon

Middle East and Me

Democracy! Action Team

The Beacon

Connecting in Community

Kabbalat Shabbat Services

Shabbat Morning Services

Havdalah

Mishpachah Monday

CBST Annual Appeal

Sponsor an upcoming Shabbat!

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