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Shabbat, April 13 and 14, 2018 / 29 Nisan 5778

Parashat Sh’mini/14th Day of the Omer

ו�אה�ן אל־אהל מועד ו�י�צאו ו�י�ב�כו את־העםו�י�בא מש�ה ו�י��א כבוד־ה' אל־כל־העם

“Moses and Aaron went inside the Tent of Meeting. When they came out, they blessed the people; and the Presence of the Eternal appeared to all the people.”

(Leviticus 9:23)

SHABBAT PROGRAM SHABBAT PROGRAM

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Welcome to CBST!

Congregation Beit Simchat Torah is a vibrant spiritual community and an influential progressive voice within Judaism. We are people of all sexual orientations and gender identities. We hope you feel at home here. Here for the first time? Have a question? Interested in getting involved? Ask an usher for a “Learn about CBST” card. Leave the card with an usher and we’ll be in touch after Shabbat. Visit www.cbst.org.

Photo by Esteban Kuriel

ברוכים וברוכות הבאים לקהילת בית שמחת תורה! קהילת בית שמחת תורה מקיימת קשר רב שנים ועמוק עם ישראל, עם הבית הפתוח בירושלים לגאווה ולסובלנות ועם הקהילה הגאה בישראל.

ן לגלות יהדות ליבראלית גם בישראל! \אנחנו מזמינים אתכם ם בפלאיירים בכניסה. \ן לחגוג את סיפור החיים שלכן\מצאו את המידע על קהילות רפורמיות המזמינות אתכם

לפרטים נוספים ניתן לפנות לרב נועה סתת noa@irac.org

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APRIL 13, 2018 / 29 NISAN 5778 PARASHAT SH’MINI—COMMEMORATING YOM HASHOAH

OPENING PRAYERS AND MEDITATIONS הכנת הלבHandout תשב Shabbes

Sarah Hershberg Arranged by Sidor Belarsky (1898-1975)

*Shabbes Zol Zayn Folk Song זאל זיין תשב 36

*Candle Blessings for Shabbat Abraham Wolf Binder (1895-1967) הדלקת נרות ש�ל ש�בת 39

*Shalom Aleichem Israel Goldfarb (1879-1956) ש�לום עליכם 40

KABBALAT SHABBAT / WELCOMING SHABBAT קבלת ש�בת *L’chu N’ran’nah (Psalm 95) Chabad Chassidim (תהלים צה) לכו נ�ננה 52 *Yism’chu Hashamayim (Psalm 96) Chassidic )י�ש�מחו הש�מי�ם (תהלים צו 54

*Mizmor L’David (Psalm 29) Yiddish Melody (Shnirele Perele) מזמור לדו�ד (תהלים כט) 62

*L'chah Dodi (Shlomo Alkabetz) Shlomo Carlebach (1926-1994) לכה דודי 66 *Tov L’hodot (Psalm 92) Yosef Eisenstark טוב להדות (תהלים צב) 72

MA’ARIV / THE EVENING SERVICE מע�יב Bar’chu Nusach ב�כו 78

Hama’ariv Aravim Nusach המע�יב ע�בים 80 *Ahavat Olam Eric Mandell (1903-1988) אהבת עולם 86

Sh’ma Yisrael Salomon Sulzer (1804-1890) ש�מע י�ש��אל 88

V’ahavta Torah Cantillation (Trop) ו�אהבת 89

*Mi Chamocha Ani Ma’amin Melody מי כמכה 94

*Hashkiveinu Emanuel Barkan (1896-1990) הש�כיבנו 98

*V’shamru Shlomo Carlebach (1926-1994) ו�ש�מרו 102

Chatsi Kaddish Nusach חצי קדיש 104 Silent Amidah עמידה 106

Program Unter Dayne Vayse Shtern Abraham Brudno (d. 1943)*

*Oseh Shalom Nurit Hirsch (Born 1942) עש�ה ש�לום 118 Prayer for Healing תפלה ל�פואה 130

Program תפלה למדינה Prayer for Our Country Blessing of the New Month Improvisation ב�כת החדש 136

Kaddish Shalem Nusach קדיש ש�לם 138

DRASHAH: RABBI SHARON KLEINBAUM ד�ש�ה Program ישראליק Yisrolik Misha Veksler (1907-1943)*

*Aleinu Salomon Sulzer (1804-1890) עלינו

Counting of the Omer ספי�ת העומר 228 Mourner’s Kaddish קדיש י�תום 150

237 & Program זאג ניט קײנמאל Zog Nit Keyn Mol/The Partisan Song Dmitri Pokrass (1899-1978);

Arranged: Lazar Weiner (1897-1982) *Arranged by Joyce Rosenzweig

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Shabbes / שבתText: Marc Glaser

Shabbes, shabbes, shabbes It seems me that angels soar In every corner of house When my mother blesses the candles And says “Good Shabbes.” And when my father begins to say “Shalom upon you, O ministering angels…” I am sure that among us Angels fill the house. Shabbes, Shabbes... My father fills the cup With wine, white or red, It seems me that God’s Presence Has poured Her light upon everyone. And when we begin to sing zemiros: “All those who observe the holiness of the seventh day as is Her due, all those keep the Sabbath and guard her from desecration” I am sure that in heaven Angels sing like this. Shabbes, Shabbes...

Shabbes, shabbes, shabbes. Dakht mir az malokhim shvebn In yedn vinkele fun hoyz ven mayn mame bentsht op likht un zogt “gut shabbes” not aroys. Un ven mayn tate nemt zikh zogn “Sholem aleykhem malakhey hashoreys” Bin ikh zikher az bay undz iz mit malokhim ful dos hoyz. Shabbes, shabbes. Filt mayn tate on dem bekher mit vaysn oder roytn vayn dakht mir az di shkhine gist oyf alemen ir shayn. Un ven mir nemen zmires zingen “Kol mekadesh shevi’I koro’ui loy Kol shoymer Shabbes kadosh mekhal’loy.” Bin ikh zikher az in himl Zingen malokhim ot azoy.

Unter Dayne Vayse Shtern Text: Avraham Sutskever (1913-2010)

Under your white stars Stretch to me your white hand My words are tears They want to rest in your hand See, it dims, their sparkle In my cellar gaze And I have no corner to grant them back to you And I want, loyal God To entrust you with my possessions Because a fire is demanding in me And in fire [are] my days Only in cellars and holes Weeps the murderous quiet I run higher, over rooftops And I seek, where are you, where? Stairs and courtyards begin to chase me bizarrely, howling

Unter dayne vayse shtern Shtrek tsu mir dayn vayse hant. Mayne verter zaynen trern Viln ruen in dayn hant. Ze, es tunklt zeyer finkl In mayn kelerdikn blik. Un ikh hob gornit keyn vinkl Zey tsu shenken dir tsurik.

Un ikh vil dokh, got getrayer Dir fartroyen mayn farmeg. Vayl es mont in mir a fayer Un in fayer-mayne teg. Nor in kelern un lekher Veynt di merderishe ru. Loyf ikh hekher, iber dekher Un ikh zukh: vu bistu, vu? Nemen yogn mikh meshune

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I hang as a burst bow-string And sing to you like this Under your white stars Stretch to me your white hand My words are tears and want to rest in your hand

Trep un hoyfn mit gevoy. Heng ikh a geplatste strune Un ikh zing tsu dir azoy: Unter dayne vayse shtern Shtrek tsu mir dayn vayse hant. Mayne verter zaynen trern Viln ruen in dayn hant.

Yisrolik

Text: Leyb Rozental (1916-1945) Buy cigarettes, buy saccharine Merchandise has become nearly worthless A life for a penny A small coin an earning Have you heard of the ghetto peddler? My name is Yisrolik I am the child of the ghetto A throwaway youth Though there is nothing left I still serve it with a whistle and a tune A coat without a collar Underwear from a sack I’ve got galoshes; All I’m missing is shoes But whoever dares to laugh a lot I’ll show him who I am Don’t think the chaotic street birthed me I was once a child to my parents I lost both of them Don’t think it is a joke I was left like the wind in the field My name is Yisrolik But when no one sees Quietly I wipe a tear from my eye But of my sadness It is better not to speak Why recall and make one’s heart heavy?

Nu koyftzhe papirosn Nu koyftzhe sakharin Gevorn iz haynt skhoyre bilik vert A lebn far a groshn A prute a fardinst Fun geto-hendler hot ir dokh gehert?

Refrain: Kh'heys Yisrolik Ikh bin dos kind fun geto Kh'heys Yisrolik A hefkerdiker yung Khotsh farblibn gole neto Derlang ikh alts nokh a svishtshe un a zung

A mantl on a kragn Takhtoynim fun a zak Kaloshn hob ikh, s'feln nor di shikh Un ver es vet not vagn Tsu lakhn, oy a sakh dem vel ikh nokh vayzn ver bin ikh Kh'heys Yisrolik Ikh bin dos kind fun geto Refrain: Kh’

Nit meynt mikh hot geboyrn Di hefkerdike gas Bay tate-mame oykh geven a kind Kh'hob beydn ongevoyrn Nit meynt es iz a shpas Ikh bin geblibn vi in feld der vint

Kh'heys Yisrolik Nor ven keyner zet nit Vish ikh shtil zikh Fun oyg arop a trer Nor fun mayn troyer Beser az me redt nit Tsu vos dermonen un makhn s'harts zikh shver?

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Zog Nit Keyn Mol / The Partisan Song Text: Hirsh Glik (1922-1944)

Zog nit keyn mol, az du geyst dem letstn veg, Ven himlen blayene farshteln bloye teg. Vail kumen vet nokh undzer oysgebenkte sho - Es vet a poyk ton undzer trot - mir zaynen do! Fun grinem palmenland biz vaysn land fun shney, Mir kumen on mit undzer payn, mit undzer vey, Un vu gefaln s'iz a shprits fun undzer blut, Vet a shprots ton undzer gvure, undzer mut. Der far zog keyn mol az du geyst dem letstn veg, Ven limlen blayene farshteln bloye teg, Vail kumen vet nokh undzer oysgebenkte sho - Es vet a poyk ton undzer trot - mir zaynen do!

Never say this is your final road, Though leaden skies may obscure the blue,

For the hour that we longed for will surely come, And the drumbeat of our steps declares: We are here!

From lands of green palms to lands of whitest snow,

We will arrive with our anguish and our grief, And wherever our blood wet the earth,

There our courage and our spirit will be reborn.

Therefore, never say this is your final road, Though leaden skies may obscure the blue,

For the hour that we longed for will surely come, And the drumbeat of our steps declares:

We are here!

Composer Feature Sidor Belarsky (1898-1975), the arranger of tonight’s opening selection, “Shabbes,” graduated from the State Conservatory at Leningrad and was former leading basso of the Leningrad State Opera Company. He came to America on February 8, 1930, with his wife and daughter. He devoted much of his time to teaching music at the Jewish Teachers Seminary in New York City and was one of the most beloved Yiddish singers of the 20th century, regularly giving concerts throughout Europe, the Middle East, Canada, South Africa and South America. As a pre-eminent collector, disseminator and interpreter of classic cantorial music, Chassidic nigunim, and Yiddish folk songs, he breathed new life into songs that might have otherwise been forgotten.

PRAYER for OUR COUNTRY Our God and God of our ancestors,

bless this country and all who dwell within it. Help us to experience the blessings

of our lives and circumstances, To be vigilant, compassionate, and brave. Strengthen us when we are afraid, Help us to channel our anger, So that it motivates us to action. Help us to feel our fear, So that we do not become numb. Help us to be generous with others, So that we raise each other up. Help us to be humble in our fear,

knowing that as vulnerable as we feel, there are those at greater risk, and that it is our holy work to stand with them.

Help us to taste the sweetness of liberty, To not take for granted the freedoms won

in generations past or in recent days. To heal and nourish our democracy,

that it may be like a tree planted by the water whose roots reach down to the stream; it need not fear drought when it comes,

© Rabbi Ayelet Cohen

אלוהינו ואלוהי אבותנו ואמותינו. ברך את ארצנו ואת כל היושבות והיושבים בה

יחד לבבנו להודות לך על חיינו ועל הזמן הזה להיות דרוכות, אמיצים, ומלאי חמלה.

חזקנו וחזק ידנו כאשר אנו אחוזים בפחד סייע בידינו לנתב את כעסנו לידי מעשה חזק לבבנו לחוש את מלוא הפחד שלנו

כדי שלא נהפוך לאדישות. סייע לנו להשפיע נדיבות על אחרים כדי שנרים זה את זו

סייע לנו להיות צנועות בפחד, כדי שנדע כי גם כשאנו מרגישים פגיעות, יש אחרות, הנמצאות בסיכון גבוה אף יותר, זוהי חובתנו

הקדושה להיות עמן. ברכנו בטעם המתוק של החופש

כדי שנשכיל להעריך את החופש לו זכינו בדורות קודמים ובעת הזו

מי�ם, -כעץ ש�תול על שתהיהלרפא ולחזק את הדמוקרטיה שלנו י�בא חם, ו�הי�ה עלהו �ענן; -יובל י�ש�לח ש��ש�יו, ו�א י��אה כי-ו�על

(ירמיהו יז, ח)Hebrew by Rabbi Noa Sattath

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TONIGHT’S SERVICE LEADERS Rabbi Yael Rapport Cantor Steve Zeidenberg, Steven M. Fruh-Paul L. Marsolini Cantorial Position, with Amanda Siegel Music Director and Pianist: Joyce Rosenzweig Drashah: Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum

Roger Chung Honey Frisher Jack Katzker

Marcelino Nieves Heuman Horst Sasse Lawrence Schneer

Steven Shapiro Burton Sheinhaus Jonathan Stowe

Family & Friends memorialized on plaques on the Kuriel Chapel Memorial Wall Ruth Cushner Leon Edelson Georgia Farber Elias Gans

Marion Jacobson Sylvia Kaplowitz Michael Randolph

Ben Vader Clara Warshow Eugene Wenk

The CBST community extends condolences to mourners among us. May God comfort you among all who mourn. We pray for peace.

All are welcome to an Oneg downstairs following the service. Seating & Accessibility: CBST is committed to accessibility. At Friday night services, several spaces for someone in a wheelchair and an adjacent chair are reserved; seats are released at 6:45pm if not occupied. We are live streaming each service. If you do not wish to be in the camera’s view, please sit in the balcony. Phones and photography: Please silence your cell phones. Photos are not permitted during services. Bags and coats: Please leave your bags and coats in the coatroom. If you wish to bring them into the sanctuary, they are subject to search by security personnel. Smoking: Is not permitted within 25 feet of our front door so that smoke doesn’t drift back in. Thank you. From CBST’s Green Team: We are blessed to live in a city where rigid plastics are recyclable. Toss plastic straws, bottles, etc. in receptacles labeled “cans/bottles.” The earth & the Green Team thank you. Tonight, our thanks to Better Events Sound Technician · CBST Set-Up Staff Jorge Loyola and Victor Reyes · CBST Members & Friends who greet everyone at services · Shabbat sponsors and this month’s donors.

CBST Member and proud CBST Community Chorus member Amanda (Miryem-Khaye) Seigel is a Yiddish singer, songwriter, actor, and researcher whose work “exemplifies the attempt to bring a centuries-old language and culture into the contemporary world” (New York Times). She has performed, lectured, and taught internationally. Her album is “Toyznt tamen = A Thousand Flavors.” Visit amks.wordpress.com

Refuah Shlemah – Healing Prayers

Alton Bader Jenny Berman Shep Chesis Zainab Dandia Mary Goldrich

Donna Gray Marilyn Greenberg Susan Ingerman Josephine Kleinbaum Connie Kurtz

Ken Levinsohn Stanley Raffel Armanda Squadrilli Rose Wahnon

If you or a CBST member you know is ill and would like support, contact cbstoffice@cbst.org. This printed list is for those with acute illness. You may say a name aloud during the healing prayer at services. CBST’s Chesed Committee provides assistance for members who are hospitalized or recovering from illness or loss. Email chesed@cbst.org. We’re your community, we’re here for you.

Yortzeits 29 Nisan through 5 Iyyar Members memorialized on Wine Family Sanctuary Memorial Wall

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Ahead… Saturday, April 14, 2018 / 29 Nisan 5778 Parashat Sh’mini /14th Day of the Omer Liberal Minyan, 10:00am Service Leader: Cooperberg Rittmaster Rabbinical Intern Ayalon Eliach

Ba’al Tefillah: Cantor Steve Zeidenberg D’var Torah: David Eber, Kleinbaum Rabbinic Intern at the Society of the Advancement of Judaism (SAJ)

Friday, April 20, 2018 / 6 Iyyar 5778 Parashat Tazria-Metzora /21st Day of the Omer Kabbalat Shabbat Services, 6:30pm Atsmaut Shabbat Service Leader: Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum Ba’alei Tefillah: Cantor Steve Zeidenberg and Julia Ostrov Music Director and Pianist: Joyce Rosenzweig with the CBST Community Chorus Drashah: Rabbi Sharon Cohen Anisfeld

Saturday, April 21, 2018 / 6 Iyyar 5778 Traditional Egalitarian Minyan, 10:00am Service Leader: Cooperberg-Rittmaster Rabbinical Intern Ayalon Eliach D’var Torah: Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum

Janusz Korczak (1878-1942) Janusz Korczak was a Polish-Jewish educator and children’s author known as Pan Doktor (“Mr. Doctor”) or Stary Doktor (“Old Doctor”). He spent years working as the director of a children’s home in Warsaw. He was so dedicated to his children that even when he was offered sanctuary, he stayed with his orphans as all 192 were ordered to evacuate the orphanage and were sent to the Treblinka extermination camp on August 5, 1942. The children were dressed in their best clothes because Korczak had told them they were going out to the country so they should be cheerful. Nazi soldiers again offered him sanctuary or even a way to escape, but again Korczak refused and boarded the train with his children. David Eber, Kleinbaum Rabbinic Intern at the Society of the Advancement of Judaism (SAJ) David Eber is in his final year at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College (RRC), where he has served in a wide variety of rabbinic settings from chaplaincy to non-profits, to campuses and pulpits. David attended the University of Oregon, and following college he became an environmental activist and community organizer in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. David brings a passion for teaching Torah, a healing presence and a desire to make the teachings and spiritual practices of Judaism accessible and meaningful. The Kleinbaum Internship honors RRC graduate Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, 1990. It celebrates her significant contributions to social justice in the larger Jewish community; her outstanding leadership of Congregation Beit Simchat Torah; and her creation of, and support for, a program of practical rabbinical training that has become a model in the field. Muslim Community Network 8th Annual Gala: Building Our Dream Thursday, April 19, 6:30pm, New York Hilton Midtown At its upcoming Gala, the Muslim Community Network will honor Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum for her inspirational social justice leadership as a faith leader and her consistent allyship to the Muslim community. She has stood in friendship and solidarity with MCN since its inception 15 years ago. Dedicated to using civic education and leadership development to expand and shape the public narrative about what it means to be Muslim in the United States, MCN invites the CBST community to honor Rabbi Kleinbaum and support MCN’s mission: Ensure that every NYC resident is equipped with the proper tools and knowledge to use their voice and spirit to improve and brighten the communities around them. Tickets and information: https://mcn2018.auction-bid.org/microsite/.

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Upcoming Events

See all these events and more at www.cbst.org/events/month

Aleinu Havdalah Hangout—Backyard Fire Pit Saturday, April 14, 7:00pm, Crown Heights, Brooklyn Join us in Aleinu member Leah Nussbaum’s backyard for songs and games, pizza, and a campfire (s’mores included!). We suggest a $5+ donation to help cover the cost of food and firewood. Note: This Havdalah is BYOB and BYOI (instruments). Advance registration is always appreciated: http://bit.ly/AleinuAprilHavdalah.

Shabbat Dinner hosted by Mishpachah Friday, April 20, 5:00pm, 130 West 30th Street All are welcome to this pre-Shabbat dinner—this month featuring Indian cuisine—hosted by Mishpachah, a CBST social and cultural group that attracts those over the age of 55 while welcoming all for a truly inter-generational experience. Registration: http://bit.ly/MishpachahDinnerApril. The Band’s Visit Movie Screening Saturday, April 21, after Kiddush lunch, 130 West 30th Street Enjoy a screening of the film The Band’s Visit. David and Jonathan Shmidt Chapman will host a discussion about the key themes running throughout the movie and compare it to the Broadway production as well. CBST.Jewish.LGBTQ.60+ Thursday, April 26, 11:00am, 130 West 30th Street Enjoy a day of music, lunch, deep learning, and shmoozing with our clergy, members and friends. Rabbi Marisa Elana James will lead our music session, SAGE will explore all the programs and services the organization has to offer, and Rabbi Kleinbaum will continue the series on Jewish Thinkers, focusing on Baruch Spinoza. Purchase the book An Introduction to Jewish Thinkers at J. Levine (buy local!), located at 5 West 30th Street, 212-695-6888. Please read the chapter on Baruch Spinoza for this class. Registration: http://bit.ly/60DayMay.

Bold Spiritual Community of Resistance and Love Yom Iyyun Day of Learning: Democracy Sunday Sunday, April 22, 11:00am to 4:00pm, 130 West 30th Street How do we prepare now for the vital 2018 mid-term congressional elections? With presentations by experts on the front lines, break-out sessions and hands-on exercises, we'll review Civics 101, discuss how elections work, and detail the many options for getting involved. Register now: http://bit.ly/CBSTElections.

CBST Stands with Students on April 19 & 20 On Friday, April 20—the 19th anniversary of the Columbine shootings—we’ll have a pre-Shabbat encore of our regular Resistance: Calls & Cards from 4:30-6:30pm in CBST’s lobby. We’ll provide pre-addressed postcards, phone numbers, and scripts for making calls for common-sense gun reform. Students at more than 2,000 schools plan to walk out again—and we will support them by taking action. You can also join us on Thursday, April 19 for our regular weekly Resistance: Calls & Cards gathering from 12:30-2:00pm, which will focus on common-sense gun reform.

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Are You Registered to Vote? Make a difference! VOTE! Deadlines for the New York 2018 elections: For the June 26 Federal Primary: June 1; for the September 11 Local Primary: August 17; for the November 6 General Election: October 12. For information on how to register go to http://bit.ly/NYVote2018.

Membership: You are warmly invited to become part of this vibrant community. Pick up a form in the Sheffer Family Lobby; visit cbst.org; or contact Ann: 212-929-9498 x 814 or membership@cbst.org.

The December 4 “Bringing Vision to Life” evening was magical. Thank you to all our donors, organizers, volunteers, program participants, particularly our keynote speaker, the Hon. Hillary Rodham Clinton, and most especially Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum for 25 years of inspired and inspiring leadership. $2.3 million was raised to address the total $24.5 million Home of Our Own project budget. There are still dedication opportunities available: Skylights in the Wine Family Sanctuary; the Family & Friends Memorial Wall in the Kuriel Chapel; the Elevator; and several offices, including the Social Justice Office. The Donor Wall at CBST will be updated, acknowledging donors at the $18,000, $36,000, $50,000 & $100,000+ levels. Contact Ann at 212-929-9498 x 814 or giving@cbst.org. NEW! The Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum Bobblehead Specially created especially for the “Bringing Vision to Life” December 4, 2017 Celebration of Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum’s 25th Anniversary at CBST. Place your order now at http://bit.ly/RSKBobblehead.

MUSIC AT CBST Monday, May 7, 7:00pm: Concert for Social Justice Sunday June 10, 4:00pm: Celebrating Israel at 70, featuring the CBST Chorus Monday, November 5, 7:00pm: Marcus Goldhaber presents a program in observance of Veterans Day

Concert for Social Justice Monday, May 7, 7:00pm, 130 West 30th Street CBST Member, Violist Adria Benjamin and her esteemed colleagues present chamber music to bring beauty, meaning, and comfort to our community in these challenging times. All are always welcome to this series, held in our magnificent Wine Family Sanctuary. The program will feature the music of Florence Price and Franz Schubert, and perhaps a few surprises, performed by Sebu Sirinian on

violin, Lisa Tipton on violin, Adria Benjamin on viola, Tomoko Fujita on cello, Peter Weitzner on bass, Adrienne Kim on piano, and Marc Molomot, singing tenor. Reception follows. Admission and your gift of any amount support music at CBST and our bold social justice work. Sign up at http://bit.ly/MayConcert.

In the longstanding, meaningful tradition of High Holy Day giving that sustains our community, consider the 2018: Annual Appeal, Open Door, Yizkor Appeal, and support for Social Justice, Jewish Learning and Music at CBST. You may now contribute online at cbst.org or contact Ann at giving@cbst.org or 212-929-9498 x 814.

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Lehrhaus Adult Education Spring 2018 Mini-Mester 6:30pm: High Holy Day Cantillation, April 17, 24, May 1, 8 Can you leyn Torah and Haftarah trope? Interested in leyning during the High Holy Days at the Javits Center? Eager to increase your skills or brush up on the unique melodies of the High Holy Days? Register now for a four-session advanced course taught by master CBST teacher and leyner Jack Greenberg. Participants must be proficient in either Torah or Haftarah trope. Register at http://bit.ly/Cantillation. 6:30pm: The Synagogue: A Place of Worship in Time and Space, April 17, 24, May 1 Archaeologists date the oldest synagogue to the 3rd century BCE. What does this structure have in common with our 21st-century centers of learning and worship? Have you wondered about the origin of the Ner Tamid or how layouts of the synagogues vary across time and place? Did you know that Sephardi synagogues have a different Aron Kodesh than Ashkenazi? In this mini-course taught by Miya Rotstein, explore these and other questions, look at decorative art and architecture, and examine historical texts and accounts that have influenced the Jewish House of Worship. Come for one or all sessions but please register in advance at http://bit.ly/SynagogueArt.

Children’s Education and Programs at CBST CBST is committed to a dynamic, inclusive, and multifaceted Jewish education program for our children and their families to build and strengthen a contemporary, learned, relevant, ethical, and deeply rooted sense of both Jewish and LGBTQ values and identity, reflecting our community and enabling our children to understand the diversity of the Jewish world and find their home in it. Alef Bet Shabbat: a song-filled, kid-and-baby-focused (age 0-5, with their grown-ups) service. No registration required. Same schedule as Limmud, check www.cbst.org/events/month for details. Limmud b’Shabbat for students K-7th Grade: T’fillah Services for Children, Hebrew instruction, Jewish texts and core values, art, drama, music, Jewish culture and history, and LGBTQ values. Registration required. B’nai Mitzvah for Children: Children of CBST members, under the age of 13, prepare for B’nai Mitzvah through Limmud b’Shabbat, our Children’s Education program, with CBST clergy, staff, and tutors. Teen Track –For students grades 8-12. Registration: http://bit.ly/CBSTLimmud! Questions? Email Julie Seltzer at jseltzer@cbst.org

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Tonight’s Oneg (Delight) Sponsored by

Deluxe Oneg: Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum and Randi Weingarten In deep gratitude for everyone who sent notes, made donations, gave us their blessings on the occasion of our wedding!

Deluxe Oneg: Sabrina, Ellen and Ben In loving memory of Georgia B. Farber, z”l, on her 12th yortzeit. Mom, Georgia, Nana—we miss you every day and know you would be happy that we continue to have vigorous discussions, read lots of books, and work to make the world a little better every day. Zichrona l'vracha.

Deluxe Oneg: Eric Rosenbaum in memory of Dorothy Sall Rosenbaum, z”l.

Deluxe Oneg: Merryl and Lewis Soloway In memory of our mother, Fay Soloway, z”l, on her first yorzheit. We miss you more every day.

Deluxe Oneg: Gerald Goldhaber In memory of my loving mother, Ruth Goldhaber Cushner, z”l, whose seventh yortzeit keeps inspiring me to keep love and gratitude as my twin pillars in life.

Rafaela Shira Anshel in memory of my loved niece Nina Janelle Alberts, z”l, on her third yortzeit. She passed less than a month after her 43rd birthday.

CBST’s Clergy, Board, Staff, and Community to welcome and honor the Kleinbaum Rabbinic Intern David Eber.

******** Shabbat Kiddush Sponsorship

Leslie Bernstein and Fran Dunkel, in honor of the second anniversary of Emily's Bat Mitzvah and the second year of our beautiful synagogue.

Shabbat Flowers sponsored by David Wine and Michael MacElhenny

CBST has a Hearing Induction Loop for hearing aids with T-Coils.

Senior Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, D.D. Rabbi Yael Rooks Rapport ASSISTANT RABBI Rabbi Marisa Elana James DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL JUSTICE PROGRAMMING Cantor Steve Zeidenberg Steven M. Fruh-Paul L. Marsolini Cantorial Position Gregg H. Passin PRESIDENT Yolanda Potasinski EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Joyce Rosenzweig MUSIC DIRECTOR

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