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SHABBAT PROGRAM

June 7 and 8, 2019 / 5 Sivan 5779

Parashat Bamidbar / 49th Day of the Omer Trans Pride Shabbat

שׂ�אוּ אֶת־�אשׁ כָּל־עֲדַת בְּנֵֽי־י�שׂ��אֵל לְמִשׁ�פְּחֹתָם לְבֵית אֲבֹתָם

"Take a census of the whole Israelite company by the clans of its ancestral houses." (Numbers 1:2)

1 Welcome to CBST! 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. אנחנו מזמינים אתכם\ן לגלוּת יהדוּת ליבראלית גם בישראל! מצאו את המידע על קהילות רפורמיות המזמינות אתכם\ן לחגוג את סיפור החיים שלכן\ם בפלאיירים בכניסה. לפרטים נוספים ניתן לפנות לרב נועה סתת: [email protected]

2 JUNE 7, 2019 / 5 SIVAN 5779 PARASHAT BAMIDBAR – TRANS PRIDE SHABBAT

הֲכָנַת הַלֵּב OPENING PRAYERS AND MEDITATIONS *(Hinei Ma Tov (Psalm 133:1) Elana Arian (Born 1981 הִנֵּה מַה טּוֹב (תהלים קלג) Program *(Candle Blessings Abraham Wolf Binder (1895-1967 הַדְלָקַת נֵרוֹת שׁ�ל שׁ�בָּת 38 *(Shalom Aleichem Israel Goldfarb (1879-1956 שׁ�לוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם 40 קַבָּלַת שׁ�בָּת KABBALAT SHABBAT / WELCOMING SHABBAT *L’chu N’ran’nah (Psalm 95) Abayudaya Ugandan לְכוּ נְ�נְּנָה (תהלים צה) 52 *(Yism’chu Hashamayim (Psalm Craig Taubman (Born 1958 י�שׂ�מְחוּ הַשּׁ�מַי�ם (תהלים צו) 54 96) *(Mizmor L’David (Psalm 29) Yiddish Melody (Shnirele Perele מִזְמוֹר לְדָו�ד (תהלים כט) 62 *(L'chah Dodi (Shlomo Alkabeitz) Kehillat Tsion (Jerusalem לְכָה דוֹדִי 66 Kol Haneshama Synagogue (Jerusalem)* & (Mizmor Shir (Psalm 92) Shlomo Carlebach (1926-1994 מִזְמוֹר שׁ�יר (תהלים צב) 72 Nathan Lamm* מַעֲ �יב MA’ARIV / THE EVENING SERVICE Bar’chu Nusach בָּ�כוּ 78 Hama’ariveh Aravim Nusach הַמַּעֲ�יבֶה עֲ�בִים Program *(Ahavat Olam Debbie Friedman (1951-2011 אַהֲבַת עוֹלָם 86 (Sh’ma Yisrael Salomon Sulzer (1804-1890 שׁ�מַע י�שׂ��אֵל 88 (V’ahavta Torah Cantillation (Trop ו�אָהַבְתָּ 89 *Mi Chamocha Shavuot Melody מִי כָמֹֽכָה 94 *Hashkiveinu Modzitz Chassidim הַשׁ�כִּיבֵֽנוּ 98 *(V’shamru Shlomo Carlebach (1926-1994 ו�שׁ�מְרוּ 102 Chatsi Kaddish Nusach חֲצִי קַדִּ ישׁ 104 Silent Amidah עֲ מִ ידָ ה 106 (Elohai Neshama Fred Ross-Perry (Born 1954 אֱ -הַי נְשׁ�מָה Program *(Oseh Shalom Shlomo Carlebach (1926-1994 עֹשׂ�ה שׁ�לוֹם 118 Prayer for Healing תְּפִלָּה לִ�פוּאָה 130 Prayer for our Country תְּפִלָּה לַמְּדִינָה Program Kaddish Shalem Nusach קַדִּישׁ שׁ�לֵם 138 דְּ �שׁ�ה DRASHAH: RABBI LEIAH MOSER

*(Aleinu Salomon Sulzer (1804-1890 עָלֵֽינוּ 140 Counting of the Omer סְפִי�ת הָעוֹמֶר 228 Mourner’s Kaddish קַדִּישׁ י�תוֹם 150 *Koyekh Yiddish Folk song כֹּחַ Program *Arranged by Joyce Rosenzweig

הִנֵּה מַה טּוֹב / Hinei Ma Tov (Text: Psalm 133:1, adapted by Elana Arian)

הִנֵּה מַה טּוֹב וּמַה נָּעִים שׁ�בֶת כֻּלָּנוּ י�חַד.

Hineh mah tov umah na’im shevet kulanu yachad.

How good it is How sweet it is to be together on this day.

הַמַּעֲ�יבֶה עֲ�בִים / Ha’mariveh Aravim (Source: Lior Gross’ Nonbinary Hebrew Project: nonbinaryhebrew.com)

וּמַעֲבִי�ה יוֹם וּמֵבִיאֶה לָילָה. וּמַבְדִילֶה בֵּין יוֹם וּבֵין לָילָה, ה' צְבָאוֹת ש�מֶה. אֵ -ל חַי�ה ו�קַי�מֶה, תָּמִיד י�מְלְכֶה עָלֵינוּ לְעוֹלָם ו�עֶד. בְּרוּכֶה אַתֶּה, ה', הַמַּעֲ�יבֶה עֲ�בִים.

Uma’ariveh yom umeivi’eh lailah. Umavdileh bein yom uvein lailah, Adonai tzva’ot shmeh. Eil chayeh v’kayemeh, tamid yiml’cheh aleinu l’olam va’ed. B’rucheh ateh, Adonai, hama’ariveh aravim.

You cause the day to fade away and bring on night; You separate day and night. Source of All Forces is your name. Living and Everlasting One, rule over us forever and ever. Praised are You, Eternal One, who brings on evening’s dusk.

ֱא -הַי נ ְשׁ�מָה / Elohai Neshama (Text: Morning liturgy)

אֱ -הַי, נְשׁ�מָה שׁ�נָּתַתָּ בִּי טְהוֹ�ה הִיא. אַתָּה בְ�אתָהּ, אַתָּה י�צַ�תָּהּ, אַתָּה נְפַחְתָּהּ בִּי, ו�אַתָּה מְשׁ�מְּ�הּ בְּקִ�בִּי. Elohai, neshama shenatata bi, t'horah hi. Ata b'ratah, ata y'tzartah, ata n'fachtah bi v'ata m’shamrah b'kirbi. My God, the soul You have given me is pure. You created it, You formed it, and You breathed it into me. And You guard it while it is within me.

כח Koyekh

וואָלט איך געהאַט כח ,Volt ikh gehat koyech וואָלט איך געלאָפן אין די גאַסן ,Volt ikh gelofn in di gasn און געשריגן: שבת, !Un geshrign: Shabes שבת, שבת, שבת! !Shabes, Shabes, Shabes

וואָלט איך געהאַט כח ,Volt ikh gehat koyech וואָלט איך געלאָפן אין די גאַסן ,Volt ikh gelofn in di gasn און געשריגן: שלום, !Un geshrign: Sholom שלום, שלום, שלום! !Sholom, Sholom, Sholom

וואָלט איך געהאַט כח ,Volt ikh gehat koyech וואָלט איך געלאָפן אין די גאַסן ,Volt ikh gelofn in di gasn און געשריגן: צדק, !Un geshrign: Tsedek צדק, צדק, צדק! !Tsedek, Tsedek, Tsedek

If I had the strength, I would run through the streets, Shouting: Shabes! Peace! Justice!

Trans Pride Shabbat

At Trans Pride Shabbat, we usher in Pride Month with a celebration of trans Jewish life. We explore and lift up trans and non-binary Jewish life at CBST, in New York City, and beyond! ______

Leslie Feinberg, a Jewish, transgender revolutionary wrote the following in hir book, Trans Liberation: Beyond Pink or Blue,

“We are a movement of masculine females and feminine males, cross-dressers, transexual men and women, intersexuals born on the anatomical sweep between female and male, gender-blenders, many other sex and gender-variant people, and our significant others. All told, we expand understanding of how many ways there are to be a human being…

Our struggle will help expose some of the harmful myths about what it means to be a woman or a man that have compartmentalized and distorted your life, as well as mine. Trans liberation has meaning for you - no matter how you define or express your sex or your gender…

Together, I believe we can forge a coalition that can fight on behalf of your oppression as well as mine. Together, we can raise each other’s grievances and win the kind of signifiant change we all long for. The foundation of unity is understanding.”

THIS SHABBAT Friday, June 7, 2019 / 5 Sivan 5779 Kabbalat Shabbat Services, 6:30pm Trans Pride Shabbat Parashat Bamidbar Service Leader: Rabbi Yael Rapport Ba’alei Tefillah: Cantor Steve Zeidenberg and Ze’evi Berman Music Director & Pianist: Joyce Rosenzweig Drashah: Rabbi Leiah Moser

Rabbi Leiah Moser serves as Rabbi of Reconstructionist Congregation Beth Israel and Assistant Rabbi of Temple Israel in Ridgewood, NJ. She graduated from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and was ordained as a rabbi in 2017. During her rabbinic studies, she received an Auerbach Ignition Grant for her work incorporating electronic music into Jewish prayer. Her rabbinic interests include Talmud, kabbalah and Jewish mysticism, and the exploration of these through a queer lens; art and writing as a spiritual practice; and building open and accessible communities for all. In 2018, she published a Jewish young adult fantasy novel titled, "Magical Princess Harriet," about a transgender Jewish girl saving her town from the forces of darkness.

Ze’evi Berman cantorial student at Hebrew Union College—Jewish Institute of Religion, Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music. Born in Newton, MA, they grew up at Temple Shalom and URJ Eisner Camp. They earned a BA in Vocal Performance from Bennington College, where they co-founded Bennington’s first Jewish student organization, Kulanu, and interned for Keshet, and Kehillat Romemu. Ze’evi is the Student Cantor at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue. This summer, Ze’evi is excited to be a T’ruah fellow.

Saturday, June 8, 2019 / 5 SIvan 5779 Liberal Minyan, 10am Service Leader: Cooperberg-Rittmaster Rabbinical Intern Rabbi Steven Philp Ba’al Tefillah: Cantor Steve Zeidenberg D’var Torah: Cooperberg-Rittmaster Rabbinical Intern Rabbi Steven Philp

Strategic Plan Town Hall Discussion Saturday, June 8, after Shabbat Morning Services, 130 West 30th Street After services, come to a town hall report on the results of the strategic plan. Learn about the plan, which was compiled based on input from the congregation over the last year. All are welcome!

Shavuot 5779

Moonrise / Shavuot Saturday, June 8, 8pm to 12am, 130 West 30th Street Join us for the annual celebration of revelation: Shavuot, a journey from dusk to midnight through ritual, music, conversations, and, of course, cheesecake. This ritual event is co-created by CBST and Lab/Shul. Register at bit.ly/MoonriseShavuot.

Schedule

7:30pm Doors Open 8:00pm Moonrise Ma’ariv Ritual 9:30-11:50pm Interactive Workshops Midnight Midnight Moment

Workshops include: • “Buzzzzzz and Sing Your Way to Revelation” with Shira Kline • “Communal Lament (a.k.a. Communal Kvetching) in the Book of Psalms” with Cooperberg-Rittmaster Rabbinical Intern Deborah Megdal • A reprise of selections from our “Psalm Enchated Evening” concert with Cantor Steve Zeidenberg and Joyce Rosenzweig • “Ilu Finu: Liturgy Building Workshop” with Cooperberg-Rittmaster Rabbinical Intern Rabbi Steven Philp • “Saw Who At Sinai? Explorations of Jewish Collectivity” with Rabbi Emily Cohen • “Pride Psalms – Reclaiming Our Songbook of Queer Love & Resistance 5,000 Years in the Making” with Rabbi Yael Rapport and Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie

Yom Tov Services with Yizkor and Megillat Ruth – Monday, June 10, 9:30am, 130 West 30th Street Service Leader: Rabbi Yael Rapport Ba’al Tefillah: Cantor Steve Zeidenberg D’var Torah: Cooperberg-Rittmaster Rabbinical Intern Deborah Megdal

PRAYER for OUR COUNTRY Our God and God of our ancestors, אלוהינו ואלוהי אבותנו ואמותינו. ברך את ארצנו ואת כל .bless this country and all who dwell within it היושבות והיושבים בה Help us to experience the blessings יחד לבבנו להודות לך על חיינו ועל הזמן הזה ,of our lives and circumstances To be vigilant, compassionate, and brave. להיות דרוכות, אמיצים, ומלאי חמלה. ,Strengthen us when we are afraid חזקנו וחזק ידנו כאשר אנו אחוזים בפחד ,Help us to channel our anger סייע בידינו לנתב את כעסנו לידי מעשה .So that it motivates us to action חזק לבבנו לחוש את מלוא הפחד שלנו ,Help us to feel our fear כדי שלא נהפוך לאדישות .So that we do not become numb Help us to be generous with others, סייע לנו להשפיע נדיבות על אחרים כדי שנרים זה את זו . .So that we raise each other up סייע לנו להיות צנועות בפחד, כדי שנדע כי גם כשאנו מרגישים ,Help us to be humble in our fear פגיעות, יש אחרות, הנמצאות בסיכון גבוה אף יותר, זוהי חובתנו ,knowing that as vulnerable as we feel הקדושה להיות עמן. there are those at greater risk, and that it is our holy work to stand with them. ברכנו בטעם המתוק של החופש ,Help us to taste the sweetness of liberty כדי שנשכיל להעריך את החופש לו זכינו בדורות קודמים ובעת הזו To not take for granted the freedoms won לרפא ולחזק את הדמוקרטיה שלנו שתהיה כְּעֵץ שׁ�תוּל עַל-מַי�ם, .in generations past or in recent days ו�עַל-יוּבַל י�שׁ�לַּח שׁ��שׁ�יו, ו�א י��אֶה כִּי-י�בֹא חֹם, ו�הָי�ה עָלֵהוּ �עֲנָן; ,To heal and nourish our democracy that it may be like a tree planted by the water (ירמיהו יז, ח) ;whose roots reach down to the stream it need not fear drought when it comes, its leaves are always green (Jeremiah 17:8). שכינה, אם כל חי, ,Source of all Life שלחי אורך ואמתך למנהיגנו ,Guide our leaders with righteousness חזקי לבבותיהם שלא יתקשו ,Strengthen their hearts but keep them from hardening. שישתמשו בכוחן כדי לדבר אמת ולפעול בצדק (ישעיהו טז, ג-ה) That they may use their influence and authority to מי יתן וכל יושבי הארץ יחלקו בעושרה, ישגשגו בחופש שתציע, .(speak truth and act for justice (Isaiah 16:3-5 ויהיו מוגנים בחוקיה May all who dwell in this country מי יתן ואומה זו תשתמש בכוחה ובעושרה על מנת לקדם צדק, ,share in its bounty, enjoy its freedoms and be protected by its laws. חופש ושלום לכל יושבי תבל May this nation use its power and wealth מי יתן ונהיה חזקות ואמיצים ,to be a voice for justice מי יתן ונהיה נועזים במעשי ידנו ועמוקות בחמלה שבלבנו .peace, and equality for all who dwell on earth שנבחין מתי עלינו להקשיב ומתי עלינו לפעול May we be strong and have courage To be bold in our action and deep in our compassion, לעקור שנאה, גזענות, שוביניזם, אפליה, אלימות בכל צורה, ,To discern when we must listen and when we must act To uproot bigotry, intolerance, misogyny, racism, לחגוג את צלם אלוהים בפנים שונות המשתקפות בכל המגוון ,discrimination, and violence in all its forms האנושי To celebrate the many faces of God reflected in the wondrous diversity of humanity, לקבל את הזר ואת המהגרת, ולכבד את המתנות שמביא כל מי To welcome the stranger and the immigrant שמבקשת מקלט והזדמנות בארץ זו, כפי שהיה מאז לפני שאומה זו and to honor the gifts of those who seek refuge נולדה and possibility here, as they have since �ו י� גּ ַל כַּמַּי�ם, מִשׁ�פָּט; וּצְדָקָה, כְּנַחַל אֵיתָן .before this nation was born Let justice well up like waters, and righteousness ) עמוס ה כד) (like a mighty stream (Amos 5:24

Refuah Shlemah – Healing Prayers Richard Bachand Patricia Hewitt Sherrie Theriault Rita Fischer Sheila Pack Meredith Warshaw Barbara Eihkof Sue Rosansky Sandy Warshaw Rabbi Reuven Hammer Dvorah Stoll If you or a CBST member you know is ill and would like support, contact [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. We’re your community; we’re here for you.

We include in our healing prayers the almost 14,000 immigrant children in U.S. custody, most of whom are separated from their families.

Condolences

To CBST member Ruth Randall on the death of her partner, Alyne Model, z”l, who died on Sunday, June 2nd at the age of 83.

Yortzeits 5 to 11 Sivan 5779

Members memorialized on the Wine Family Sanctuary Memorial Wall Leah Carrey Kurt Rosenbaum Arnold Mandelbaum Martin Schaeffer

Family & Friends memorialized on plaques on the Kuriel Chapel Memorial Wall Blima Buchbleter Arthur Kotick Edythe Siegel Alice Epstein Alan Levinsohn Arthur Wilensky Jack Erlich Ralph Lutrin Alvin Wolf Barbara Finn Judah Mizrahi Michael Hatoff Bernice Monaco

Tonight we also mourn Johana “Joa” Medina Leon, a woman of trans experience and asylum seeker from El Salvador, who died on June 1 after falling ill at the Otero County ICE detention center.

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

Phones and photography: Silence your cell phones. Photos are not permitted during services.

Bags and coats: Bags and coats are subject to search by security personnel.

Bicycles: Due to space and security issues, there is no bicycle storage inside the CBST vestibule or building.

Smoking: Is not permitted within 25 feet of our front door.

From CBST’s Green Team: We live in a city where rigid plastics are recyclable. Toss plastic straws, bottles, etc. in receptacles labeled “cans/bottles.” CBST now participates in NYC’s composting program. All of our disposable cups, plates, and flatware (except for plastic Kiddush cups) are compostable and can go in the brown compost bins downstairs. The earth & the Green Team thank you.

Tonight, our thanks to: Better Events Sound Technician · CBST Facilities Staff Jorge Loyola, Teresa Gutierrez, and Shelton Person · CBST Members & Friends who greet everyone at services · Shabbat sponsors and donors. In case of emergency, walk out of the building and move far away.

9 Ahead… Friday, June 14, 2019 / 12 Sivan 5779 Saturday, June 15, 2019 / 12 Sivan 5779 Kabbalat Shabbat Services, 6:30pm Traditional Egalitarian Minyan, 10am Celebrating Gilbert Baker, z”l Ba’al Tefillah: Cantor Steve Zeidenberg Parashat Naso D’var Torah: Cooperberg-Rittmaster Service Leader: Rabbi Sharon Kleinmbaum Rabbinical Intern Deborah Megdal Ba’al Tefillah: Cantor Steve Zeidenberg Pianist: Dror Baitel Guest Speaker: Charley Beal Drashah: Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum

Upcoming See all these events and more at cbst.org/events/month Aleinu Havdalah Hangout Farewell Party for Cantor Zeidenberg Saturday, June 15, 6pm, Riverside Park Please join us at Riverside Park for a special Havdalah Hangout celebrating CBST's beloved Cantor Steve Zeidenberg. We'll enjoy the summer breeze at the park with snacks and drinks, and then Cantor Zeidenberg will lead us in song and Havdalah. There is priority for those in their 20s and 30s and their partners. After the RSVP date, we will open up the events to everyone if space is available. Please RSVP by Wednesday, June 5! Exact location will be sent to those who RSVP: tiny.cc/CantorFarewellHavdalah.

Farewell to Cantor Steve Zeidenberg The printed program for June 21 will acknowledge Oneg Sponsorships (cbst.org/content/sponsor-oneg- kiddush), contributions to Music at CBST (bit.ly/CBSTContributions from May 1 through June 10), and prayerbook dedications (bit.ly/PrayerbookDedication) made in Cantor Zeidenberg's honor.

Family and Friends Shabbat Dinner Friday, June 21, 5pm, 130 West 30th Street This pre-Shabbat dinner hosted by Mishpachah is open to all for a truly inter-generational Pride experience. Register: bit.ly/FamilyandFriendsDinner2019.

Aleinu Post-Pride Shabbat Dinner Friday, June 28, 9pm, location TBD in Chelsea There is priority for those in their 20s and 30s and their partners. After the RSVP date, we will open up the events to everyone if space is available. We expect restaurants to book quickly this year, so please RSVP by Wednesday, June 12: tiny.cc/PrideShabbatDinner2019.

Trans Pride Shabbat Friday, June 7 / 5 Sivan, 6:30pm, 130 West 30th Street Kabbalat Shabbat Service followed by trans and non-binary only Dinner and Oneg open to all

RABBI LEIAH MOSER Rabbi of Reconstructionist Congregation Beth Israel and Assistant Rabbi of Temple Israel, Ridgewood, NJ

Friday, June 14 / 12 Sivan, 6:30pm, 130 West 30th Street Kabbalat Shabbat Service followed by Oneg

Celebrating GILBERT BAKER, z”l Creator of the Rainbow Flag Drashah: Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum Reading: Charley Beal, from newly published memoir Rainbow Warrior, My Life in Color

Family & Friends Shabbat Friday, June 21 / 19 Sivan, 6:30pm, 130 West 30th Street Kabbalat Shabbat Service preceded by 5pm Dinner open to all and followed by Oneg

LETITA A. “TISH” JAMES New York State Attorney General

11 June 21-30, Mon-Sat 10am-9pm / Sun 11am-7pm, 20 Hudson Yards CBST’s AIDS Quilt at Heritage of Pride Names Project Display

Saturday, June 22 / 20 Sivan, 6:30pm Talk with Fred Plotkin; 8:30pm Opera at Rose Theater/Jazz at Lincoln Center “STONEWALL” Order tickets at nycopera.com with code CBST30 for 30% discount

Pride Shabbat Friday, June 28 / 26 Sivan, 6:30pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service Masonic Hall, 46 West 24th Street; Accessible ONLY entrance at 71 West 23rd Street

TONY KUSHNER Pulitzer Prize Winning Playwright

Pride Marches Sunday, June 30 Check cbst.org/PRIDE for time and route updates, as well as the websites of Reclaim Pride (reclaimpridenyc.org) and World Pride | Stonewall 50 (2019-worldpride- stonewall50.nycpride.org).

PRIDE SHOUT OUT! Make your mark in the June 28 Pride Shabbat Bulletin by entering a “shout out” at cbst.org/PRIDE

CBST T-Shirts & Caps Shirts available in Adult (S, M, L, XL, XXL; $20) and child sizes (XS, S, M, L, XL; $15) Caps (one size fits all) $5 NEW! 12” Commemorative Stonewall 50 Umbrella Hats (one size fits all) $10

12 Community Pride Events

CBST Trip to Brooklyn Cyclones Baseball Sunday, June 23, 4pm, MCU Park – 1906 Surf Avenue, Brooklyn Join CBST at MCU Park in Coney Island as the Brooklyn Cyclones take on the Staten Island Yankees for Jewish Heritage Night! CBST has a section reserved and each ticket purchase includes a Kosher hot dog and soft drink! Ticket purchases are made directly through MCU Park: groupmatics.events/event/CBST.

World Pride Opening Ceremony Wednesday, June 26, 7 to 10pm Barclays Center – 629 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn As an official Pride Partner, we’re offering members a special discount for this evening of iconic performances by host Whoopi Goldberg, Cyndi Lauper, Chaka Khan, Billy Porter, Todrick Hall, and DJ Lina. Proceeds from ticket sales support the Ali Forney Center, Immigration Equality, and SAGE. Receive your discounted tickets using the code PrideInsider: bit.ly/CBSTWorldPrideOpening.

Bold Spiritual Community of Resistance and Love

Thank you to all who served this month for iftar! As Ramadan comes to an end, we say thank you to the almost 70 CBST community members who volunteered this past month serving dinner at the ICNYU's iftars!

Sanctuary at CBST: Pro Se Immigration Legal Clinic Wednesdays, 6pm to 8:30pm, 130 West 30th Street CBST has launched a weekly immigration clinic focusing on LGBTQ immigrants. If you are interested in volunteering – whether you’re a lawyer or not – or to learn more, email Rabbi Marisa James ([email protected]). All volunteers must go through a training session. Spanish speakers are especially needed.

Pulse Orlando Three Year Marker – Silent Vigil Wednesday, June 12, 7pm, The Stonewall Inn – 53 Christopher Street Gays Against Guns, our partners in fighting gun violence, invite all to a silent vigil observing the third yortzeit of those killed in the 2016 shooting at Orlando’s Pulse Nightclub. We remember them, we call people to action to end the gun violence epidemic in the United States, we memorialize the lives of the taken, saying their names.

Lehrhaus Judaica Adult Education Special Series

Big Questions: Exploring Judaism through a Denominational Lens Saturday, June 22, 12:45pm, 130 West 30th Street How do different movements within Judaism answer life's big questions? In this course, taught by CRRI Rabbi Steven Philp, explore how Jews have grappled with topics like God, revelation, good versus evil, and peoplehood - and see what conclusions we might come to ourselves. Class will take place after services, so grab your lunch and join us! No registration required.

Families with Children at CBST

From birth through high school, CBST provides Jewish learning opportunities for children and their families. Babies, toddlers, and preschoolers sing and celebrate Jewish holidays and heritage in Alef- Bet Shabbat and Aggadah Adventures. School-age children engage in Limmud B'Shabbat (Learning on Shabbat), our twice monthly education program. We also offer b'nai mitzvah training, teen trips, theatrical experiences, holiday celebrations, service days, and more.

Early bird registration for Limmud 2019-2020 is open through June 30. For more information visit cbst.org/children or email [email protected].

Aggadah Adventures Join CBST for a series of unique theatrical experiences designed especially for our youngest community members (ages 2-6) and their grownups. These immersive, multi-sensory, and educational performances will bring Jewish text to life in new and exciting ways -giving participants an active role in telling the story as it unfolds. Utilizing puppetry, live music, and sensory storytelling, Aggadah Adventures creatively and meaningfully introduce our tradition to a new generation.

More info at cbst.org/Aggadah-Adventures

Tonight’s Oneg (Delight) Sponsored by Deluxe Oneg The CBST Clergy, Board, and Staff welcome Rabbi Leiah Moser to CBST. Deluxe Oneg Rachael Monaco and Jennifer Resnick in memory of Rachael’s mother’s 14th yortzeit. You are forever missed and forever remembered. Deluxe Oneg Howard Rebenstock in honor of Curt Wagner’s conversion. Kind, compassionate, committed, role model, dear friend, and now proud Jewish man. Welcome to the tribe! With immense respect and love, Howard Rebenstock and family. Julie, Marni, Dori & Risa Aarlev in loving memory of Julie’s brother, Alan Levinsohn, “Uncle Al,” on his yortzeit. Joyce Rosenzweig to thank the clergy, staff, CBST Chorus, all the performers, the fabulous audience, and everyone who wrote such meaningful messages for making last Sunday’s concert such a magnificent and unforgettable day. Saturday’s Kiddush Sponsored by Marni and Julie Aarlev wishing Dori and Risa a most happy 11th birthday on June 10th. We can’t wait to celebrate with you!

Andrew Ingall and Neal Hoffman in celebration of the 17th anniversary of our wedding.

Livestream

Supported by Carol Feinman

Bimah Flowers Sponsored by

David Wine and Michael MacElhenny

To sponsor an Oneg, Livestream, or Flowers, contact Ruth at 212-929-9498 x 815 or [email protected], or go to cbst.org.

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

Psalms/Tehillim Project—You Can Still Participate In Judaism, it is traditional to recite Psalms/Tehillim in times of fear, mourning, calamity, and in joy and celebration. This project responds to the moment in history in which we find ourselves. As a congregation, we will recite the entire book of 150 Psalms each day with each person taking on the responsibility of one Psalm. You can still join this initiative (non-members are welcome): Email Tasha Calhoun at [email protected] with Psalms/Tehillim Project in the subject line. You can choose a Psalm that is meaningful to you or ask CBST clergy to choose one for you. 15

Senior Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, D.D. Rabbi Yael Rooks Rapport ASSISTANT RABBI 130 West 30th Street Cantor Steve Zeidenberg New York, NY 10001 Joyce Rosenzweig MUSIC DIRECTOR (212) 929-9498 Rabbi Marisa Elana James DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL JUSTICE PROGRAMMING cbst.org Gregg H. Passin PRESIDENT facebook.com/BeitSimchatTorah Yolanda Potasinski EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR twitter.com/CBST 16 instagram.com/cbst_nyc