Shabbat Program

SHABBAT PROGRAM

JUNE 12-13, 2020 / 21 SIVAN 5780 PARASHAT BEHA’ALOTECHA LGBTQ JEWS OF COLOR PRIDE SHABBAT: BLACK LIVES MATTER

ו�יּ�צְעַק משׁ�ה אֶל־ה' לֵאמֹר אֵ -ל נָא �פָא נָא לָהּ: "Moses cried out to the Eternal, saying, 'O God, please heal her!'” (Numbers 12:13)

LGBTQ JEWS OF COLOR PRIDE SHABBAT: BLACK LIVES MATTER Beginning this year, CBST will dedicate one of our Pride Shabbatot to lifting up and celebrating LGBTQ Jews of Color in our community and around the world. For this, our inaugural LGBTQ Jews of Color Pride Shabbat, we will highlight the Black Jewish experience through the teachings of several CBST members--Narda Alcorn, Boysie Dikobe, and Cantorial Intern David Fair--and special musical selec- tions throughout the service.

Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, D.D., SENIOR RABBI 130 West 30th Street Gregg H. Passin, PRESIDENT New York, NY 10001 Yolanda Potasinski, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (212) 929-9498 // Contact us Rabbi Yael Rooks Rapport, ASSISTANT RABBI cbst.org Rabbi Marisa Elana James, DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL facebook.com/BeitSimchatTorah JUSTICE PROGRAMMING twitter.com/CBST Rabbi Mike Moskowitz, SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE i /b Joyce Rosenzweig, MUSIC DIRECTOR 0

CBST Welcomes Our Hebrew-Speaking Guests! 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 לגלות 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]

• A healing prayer from Joyce Rosenzweig & Cantorial Intern David Fair • Rabbi Kleinbaum's thoughts on "Spiritual Lessons for Today's Plague" • A Prayer for Healthcare Workers

“The CBST community knows what it takes to live through a plague. Love and compassion and support are at the center of survival. Remember to be kind and generous while being cautious and vigilant about staying healthy and keeping others safe. We will continue being a powerful spiritual community of resistance and love. May the Holy One surround you and your loved ones and give you strength and comfort as we face the uncertainty of the times we are in. Be the reason people have faith in the goodness of others.” —Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum

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JUNE 12, 2020 / 21 SIVAN 5780 PARASHAT BAHA’ALOTECHA – LGBT JEWS OF COLOR PRIDE SHABBAT

הֲ כָ ַנ ת הַ לֵּ ב OPENING PRAYERS AND MEDITATIONS Prelude Open (From Service: 6/21/19) Judith Silver (Born 1965) *(Ozi V’zimrat Yah Shefa Gold (Born 1955 עָזִּי ו�זִמְ�ת י�-הּ 166 (Psalm 118) (תהלים קיח) 214 Shabbat Shalom (To the melody John Rosamond Johnson* of “Lift Every Voice”) Candle Blessing Abraham Wolf Binder (1895- הַדְלָקַת נֵרוֹת שׁ�ל שׁ�בָּת 38 1967) (Shalom Aleichem Debbie Friedman (1951-2011 שׁ�לוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם 40 (Arranged by Marsha Bryan Edelman, with Joyce Rosenzweig, piano; Caroline Sonett-Assor, flute; Cantor Richard Cohn, Conductor and HUC-JIR DFSSM Choir singing.)

SPEAKER: NARDA ALCORN

קַ בָּ לַ ת שַׁ בָּ ת 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) Western Sephardic Melody מִזְמוֹר לְדָו�ד (תהלים כט) 62 *L'chah Dodi (Shlomo Alkabetz) Kehilat Zion לְכָה דוֹדִ י 66 (From Service: 5/10/19) Kol Haneshama Synagogue (Je- rusalem) Prayer for Healers תְּפִלָּה לִ�פוּאָה Mizmor Shir (Psalm 92) Debbie Friedman (1951- מִזְמוֹר שׁ�יר (תהלים צב) 72 2011)*

SPEAKER: BOYSIE BOAZ DIKOBE

מַ ֲ ﬠ רִ י ב MA’ARIV/THE EVENING SERVICE Bar’chu Nusach בָּ�כוּ 78 Hama’ariv Aravim Nusach הַמַּעֲ �יב עֲ �בִים 80 *(Ahavat Olam Eric Mandell (1903-1988 אַהֲבַת עוֹלָם 86 (Sh’ma Yisrael Salomon Sulzer (1804-1890 שׁ�מַע י�שׂ��אֵל 88 (V’ahavta Torah Cantillation (Trope ו�אָהַבְתָּ 89 *(Mi Chamochah Sol Zim (Born 1939 מִי כָמֹֽכָה 94 *(Haporeis Sukkat Shalom Jeff Klepper (Born 1954 הַפּוֹ�שׂ סֻכַּת שׁ�לוֹם 98 *(V’shamru Lawrence Avery (Born 1927 ו�שׁ�מְרוּ 102 Chatzi Kaddish Nusach חֲצִי קַדִּ ישׁ 104 2 Silent Amidah עֲ מִ ידָ ה 106 Program Beautiful City (from Godspell) Stephen Schwartz (Born 1948) *(Oseh Shalom Michael Ochs (Born 1975 עֹשׂ�ה שׁ�לוֹם 118 *(Mi Shebeirach Craig Taubman (Born 1958 מִי שׁ�בֵּ� 130 Prayer for Our Country תְּפִלָּה לַמְּדִ ינָה Kaddish Shalem Nusach קַדִּישׁ שׁ�לֵם 138

SPEAKER: CANTORIAL INTERN DAVID FAIR

Program Over My Head African American Spiritual (Aleinu Salomon Sulzer (1804-1890 עָלֵֽינוּ 140 Mourner’s Kaddish קַ דִּ ישׁ י �תוֹם 150 214 Lift Every Voice Lyrics: James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) Music: John Rosamond John- son (1873-1954)* Kiddush & Motzi קִידּוּש & הַמּוֹצִיא 276 Postlude We Shall Overcome Musical and lyrical adaptation by Zilphia Horton, Frank Hamil- ton, Guy Carawan, and Pete Seeger (“The Aeolians” at Oakwood University)

LGBTQ Organizations Unite to Combat Racial Violence CBST has co-signed this important letter condemning racist violence: “We, the under- signed, recognize we cannot remain neutral, nor will awareness substitute for action. The LGBTQ community knows about the work of resisting police brutality and violence. "We celebrate June as Pride Month, because it commemorates, in part, our resisting police harassment and brutality at Stonewall in New

York City, and earlier in California, when such violence was common and expected. We remember it as a breakthrough moment when we refused to accept humiliation and fear as the price of living fully, freely, and authentically.”

Learn More and Take Action

We recommend this list of “Anti-racism resources for white people,” which compiles excellent articles, books, movies, and podcasts for learning how to deepen our engagement with anti-racist work. As we learn from Rabbi Tarfon in Pirkei Avot (The Eth- ics of the Ancestors), “It is not incumbent upon you to finish the work, but neither are you free to ab- solve yourself from it.”

This Week’s Shabbat Services

Friday, Jun. 12 / 21 Sivan Saturday, Jun. 13 / 21 Sivan Kabbalat Shabbat, 6:30 pm Shabbat Morning–Liberal Minyan, LGBTQ Jews of Color Pride Shabbat: 9:30 am: - Black Lives Matter Bar Mitzvah of Milan Gogolin; RSVP

here to be sent the Zoom link Ba’al Tefillah: Cantorial Intern Ba’alei Tefillah: Cantorial Intern Da- David Fair vid Fair, Rabbi Marisa James Piano: Music Director Service Leaders: Rabbi Sharon Klein-

Joyce Rosenzweig baum, Rabbi Yael Rapport Service Leader: Rabbi D’var Torah: Milan Gogolin Sharon Kleinbaum Speakers: Narda Alcorn, Families with Children Boysie Dikobe, and Cantorial Intern Limmud b’Shabbat (K-8): 10 am; David Fair See teacher email for Zoom link. Weekly Hebrew class by Jennifer Kleinbaum; email to schedule. Through gifts from generous donors, Alef Bet Shabbat Live on Face- CBST’s Friday Night Prayerbook is book: 11:45 am now available for online purchase at Teen Track Shabbat (final ses- reduced price. sion): 1:30 pm

Havdalah Teaching (9 pm) and Service (9:30 pm) Join for a reflective teaching at 9 pm. Service follows at 9:30. Then, begin the new week with a shmooze. Service Leaders:

Nora Isacoff, Larry Kay Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/654880356 Meeting ID: 654 880 356; phone: +1 646 876 9923 (New York)

Narda E. Alcorn Narda E. Alcorn is a Broadway stage manager and the chair of the stage management department at Yale School of Drama. CBST is where Narda converted and where she had her adult bat mitzvah with Rabbis Cohen and Kleinbaum. Narda and her wife Shelli are long-time CBST members with their children Malka and Noah Matan.

Boysie Boaz Dikobe Boysie was born in South Africa (legally named Botlhale Johannes Dikobe) and at- tended the National School of the Arts. He then left to join The South African Ballet Theater at age 16, also guesting with the Cape Town City Ballet.

In 2008, he was awarded a scholarship to attend The Washington School of Ballet before moving to New York to join Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, an all-male comedy company that allows a safe space for dancers to do both male and female roles. After questioning when was the right time to convert since the age of 10, he found CBST and became a Jew by choice in October of 2019!

6 Cantorial Intern David Fair David is a rising 5th year Cantorial student at the Deb- bie Friedman School of Sacred Music of Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion. He has a BA in Theater from the University of Mary- land College Park, a Professional Studies Diploma and Artist Diploma from the Cleveland Institute of Music, and a Master’s in Sacred Music from HUC-JIR. He is a recent graduate of the UJA Graduate Fellowship of the UFA Federation of New York. Before CBST, David served as the Cantorial Intern with Kehillat Lev in Tel Aviv and Temple Beth Israel in York, PA. Before entering cantorial school, David was a professional preschool teacher, teaching at the JCC of Greater Pittsburgh and Chicago Jewish Day School. David takes his role as an Anti-Racism educator very seriously, having been raised by his non-Jewish Black father and a non-person-of-color Jewish mother. Last year, he was proud to be a featured speaker at HUC-JIR’s annual Yom Iyyun, where the topic was “Experiences of Jews of Color—Creating the World We Wish to See.” He is currently writing his master’s thesis on “Musical Experiences of Black Jewish Americans.” COMPOSER FEATURE: John Rosamond Johnson John Rosamond Johnson was one of the most successful of the early African-American com- posers. Johnson was the younger brother of prominent composer and civil rights leader James Weldon Johnson. Together, they produced two popular all-black operettas on Broad- way, The Shoo-Fly Regiment (1906) and The Red Moon (1908). Other shows he wrote include Congo Love Songs, My Castle on the Nile, and the enormously successful Under the Bamboo Tree in 1902. Lift Every Voice and Sing (1900) was so popular that the National As- sociation for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) dubbed it The Negro National An- them. Other well-known songs of his include The Maiden with the Dreamy Eyes, Didn’t He Ramble, and Li’l Gal, Since You Went Away. His compositions for the piano include The Me- rango (1905), The Siberian Dip (1911), Tango Dreams (1914), and The African Drum Dance No. 1 (1928). One of Johnson’s major accomplishments was the 1918 founding of his school in Harlem called the New York Music School Settlement for Colored People.

7 Beautiful City (from Godspell) Stephen Schwartz

Out of the ruins and rubble We can build a beautiful city Out of the smoke Yes we can, yes, we can Out of our night of struggle We can build a beautiful city Can we see a ray of hope? Not a city of angels One pale thin ray reaching for the day But we can build a city of love

We can build a beautiful city Yes, we can, yes, we can) We can build a beautiful city When your trust is all but shattered Not a city of angels When your faith is all but killed But we can build a city of love You can give up bitter and battered Or you can slowly start to build! We may not reach the ending But we can start A beautiful city Slowly but truly mending Yes, we can, yes, we can Brick by brick We can build a beautiful city Heart by heart Not a city of angels Now, maybe now But finally a city of love We start learning how

Over My Head African American Spiritual Over my head I see trouble in the air. Over my head I see trouble in the air. Over my head I see trouble in the air; There must be a God somewhere!

Over my head I hear music in the air. Over my head I hear music in the air. Over my head I hear music in the air; There must be a God somewhere!

Over my head I hear singing in the air. Over my head I hear singing in the air. Over my head I hear singing in the air; There must be a God somewhere!

8 Prayer for Healers May the One who blessed our ancestors Bless all those who put themselves at risk to care for the sick Physicians and nurses and orderlies Technicians and home health aides EMTs and pharmacists Hospital social workers and respiratory therapists (Please include other frontline healthcare workers. And bless especially ______) Who navigate the unfolding dangers of the world each day, To tend to those they have sworn to help. Bless them in their coming home and bless them in their going out. Ease their fear. Sustain them. Source of all breath, healer of all beings, Protect them and restore their hope. Strengthen them, that they may bring strength; Keep them in health, that they may bring healing. Help them know again a time when they can breathe without fear. Bless the sacred work of their hands. May this plague pass from among us, speedily and in our days.

מי שברך לאבותינו ולאמותינו, הוא יברך את כל צוותי הרפואה המסכנים את עצמם על מנת לרפא ולטפל בחולים- הרופאות והרופאים, האחים והאחיות, הטכנאיות, אנשי המשק, המטפלות, הפארמדיקים והרוקחות. (ברך במיוחד את ____). על עולמנו בכל יום, על מנת לרפא את יצורי כפיך. .המנווטים בסכנה המתרגשת ברך אותם בבואם, וברך אותן בצאתן. הקל על הפחד שלהם. חזקם ואמצם . רופא כל בשר, הענק להם אומץ רוח ומרץ רב לעשות עבודתם נאמנה. אדון כל הנשמות, הגן עליהם והענק להן תקווה. חזק אותם כדי שיוכלו לחזק אחרים. הגן על בריאותן כדי שיוכלו לסייע בהחלמה. סייע להם להגיע לזמן שבו יוכלו לנשום עמוק בלי פחד. ברך את מלאכת ידיהן הקדושה. מגר את המגיפה מעולמנו, במהרה בימינו רפאנו ה' ונרפא, הושיענו ונושעה.

Rabbi Ayelet S. Cohen, March 2020 Hebrew by Rabbi Noa Sattath

9 Refuah Shleimah – Healing Prayers Beverly Armstrong Allen Dickstein Steve Manashowitz Richard Armstrong Eddie Erlich Kudler Patricia Martone Chaim ben Yehoshua v'Sarah Katherine Greenberg Gilda Pavloff Dina Betty Lifton Bonnie Pollack Samantha Davis Kirsten Lobe

We include in our healing prayers all those currently afflicted with COVID-19, in the CBST community & at large. We also include in our prayers the thousands of immigrant children in US custody, most of whom are separated from their families. This list is for those with acute illness. Any member can submit their name for one-month inclusion. We only print names of members who have consented. You may say any name aloud during the healing prayer. If you or a CBST member you know is ill & would like support, contact [email protected]. We’re here for you. Yortzeits 21 to 27 Sivan 5780 Members memorialized on the Wine Family Sanctuary Memorial Wall Gary Arzt Jacob Gubbay Cecelia Urban Jeanne Dolgin Aaron Hyman Libby Gindin Milt Tatelman Family & Friends memorialized on plaques on the Kuriel Chapel Memorial Wall Velma Alcorn Bernard Gould Gary Phillip Rhein Richard Austin Estelle Greenberg Betty Rosenfeld Joanne Brown Melvin Gross Alexander Sasson Naomi Elson Brenda Howard Michael Stowe

Brian Finesilver Victor Kosow Jeremiah Tax Maury Fleischer Don Leshin Gussie Gordon Ronald Neuwirth Condolences The CBST community extends condolences to mourners among us. Condolences to: CBST members Katherine Greenberg and A.M. Homes on the death of Katherine’s father, Earl Barry Greenberg, who died May 30 at age 80. CBST member Scott Linder on the death of his best friend, Lou Joachim, who died on Jun. 7. CBST member Stephen Dym on the loss of his friend and confidante of almost 40 years, Peter Blom. We also offer condolences to the families, friends, and communities of all those who are dying each day from the COVID-19 pandemic. As of today, the total number of deaths are: • 17,193 in New York City; • 30,810 in New York State; • 116,417 across the United States; • 426,058 worldwide. May God comfort you among all who mourn. We pray for peace. 10 PRAYER for OUR COUNTRY Rabbi Ayelet Cohen 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 of our lives and circumstances יחד לבבנו להודות לך על חיינו ועל הזמן הזה .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, so that it motivates us to action Help us to feel our fear, so that we do not become numb. סייע בידינו לנתב את כעסנו לידי מעשה .Help us to be generous with others, so that we raise each other up חזק לבבנו לחוש את מלוא הפחד שלנו ,Help us to be humble in our fear כדי שלא נהפוך לאדישות ,knowing that as vulnerable as we feel סייע לנו להשפיע נדיבות על אחרים כדי שנרים זה את זו . there are those at greater risk, and סייע לנו להיות צנועות בפחד, כדי שנדע כי גם כשאנו מרגישים פגיעות, .that it is our holy work to stand with them Help us to taste the sweetness of liberty, יש אחרות, הנמצאות בסיכון גבוה אף יותר, זוהי חובתנו הקדושה להיות To not take for granted the freedoms won עמן. .in generations past or in recent days ברכנו בטעם המתוק של החופש ,To heal and nourish our democracy כדי שנשכיל להעריך את החופש לו זכינו בדורות קודמים ובעת הזו that it may be like a tree planted by the water לרפא ולחזק את הדמוקרטיה שלנו שתהיה כְּעֵץ שׁ�תוּל עַל-מַי�ם, ו�עַל- ;whose roots reach down to the stream it need not fear drought when it comes, יוּבַל י�שׁ�לַּח שׁ��שׁ�יו, ו�א י��אֶה כִּי-י�בֹא חֹם, ו�הָי�ה עָלֵהוּ �עֲנָן; (ירמיהו יז, ח ) .(its leaves are always green (Jeremiah 17:8 Source of all Life, שכינה, אם כל חי, Guide our leaders with righteousness שלחי אורך ואמתך למנהיגנו .Strengthen their hearts, but keep them from hardening חזקי לבבותיהם שלא יתקשו That they may use their influence and authority to speak truth and act for justice (Isaiah 16:3-5). שישתמשו בכוחן כדי לדבר אמת ולפעול בצדק (ישעיהו טז, ג-ה) May all who dwell in this country מי יתן וכל יושבי הארץ יחלקו בעושרה, ישגשגו בחופש שתציע, ויהיו ,share in its bounty, enjoy its freedoms מוגנים בחוקיה .and be protected by its laws May this nation use its power and wealth מי יתן ואומה זו תשתמש בכוחה ובעושרה על מנת לקדם צדק, חופש ,to be a voice for justice ושלום לכל יושבי תבל .peace, and equality for all who dwell on earth מי יתן ונהיה חזקות ואמיצים May we be strong and have courage To be bold in our action and deep in our compassion, מי יתן ונהיה נועזים במעשי ידנו ועמוקות בחמלה שבלבנו ,To discern when we must listen and when we must act שנבחין מתי עלינו להקשיב ומתי עלינו לפעול ,To uproot bigotry, intolerance, misogyny, racism לעקור שנאה, גזענות, שוביניזם, אפליה, אלימות בכל צורה, ,discrimination, and violence in all its forms To celebrate the many faces of God reflected in the wondrous diversity of humanity, לחגוג את צלם אלוהים בפנים שונות המשתקפות בכל המגוון האנושי To welcome the stranger and the immigrant לקבל את הזר ואת המהגרת, ולכבד את המתנות שמביא כל מי and to honor the gifts of those who seek refuge שמבקשת מקלט והזדמנות בארץ זו, כפי שהיה מאז לפני שאומה זו נולדה and possibility here, as they have since before this nation was born. ו�י�גַּל כַּמַּי�ם, מִשׁ�פָּט; וּצ ְדָ קָ ה, כְּנַחַל אֵיתָן Let justice well up like waters, and righteousness (עמוס ה כד) (like a mighty stream (Amos 5:24

Hebrew by Rabbi Noa Sattath

11 Sunday’s 25th Annual Benefit Concert makes history!

On Sunday afternoon, hundreds of households across the country and around the world came together online to experience a glorious livestreamed milestone concert.

The diverse program, curated by our Music Director, Joyce Rosenzweig, was selected as the pandemic's fury brought fear and loss to our world, but has taken on even more meaning in the last weeks, as racial protests have erupted. The performances were deep and full of emotion, and brought listeners much-needed solace, healing, and hope.

We are so proud to share this recording of the entire Concert and the Zoom-Meet-the-Art- ists Conversation that followed. You can view/download the Concert Journal-Program. Our magnificent CBST Chorus performed in a first-ever online format--an amazing achievement! Sally Wilfert (who brings tears to our eyes with her singing at Yom Kip- pur Yizkor services) and ALL our past and present cantorial interns performed: Cantors David Berger, Magda Fishman, Jason Kaufman, Dan Singer, Steve Zeidenberg, Re’ut Ben-Ze’ev, David Fair, and Sam Rosen. The CBST Concerts for Social Justice chamber music quintet, Adria Benjamin, Tomoko Fujita, Adrienne Kim, Sebu Sirinian, and Lisa Tipton, performed as you have never heard or seen them before.

All contributions to our benefit concerts help fund Music at CBST. Thank you, thank you, to everyone for stepping forward, at all levels, to make a gift that enables us to bring music into all our lives throughout the year.

12 The CBST Community Attends Friday Night Services From Home! This photo is courtesy of CBST member Bryan Silverberg. He had the following to say: "Here’s our [photo] for this week, featuring the pride challot I made with guidance from the Aleinu group’s challah-making class this week! We live in beautiful Morgantown, West Virginia, and you can even see the wild rosebush in our front yard which is currently in bloom. I am also quite fond of our kiddush cup featuring two men, which Ben and I received for our wedding." Email us a photo of yourself online for us to share in a future e-newsletter. If you need assistance to access CBST services or programs online, please contact us at [email protected]. Need help ASAP? Text 646-450-3556.

CBST in the News • Read this marvelous article by Rabbi Kleinbaum about her Psalms Class; it in- cludes a lovely recording by CBST member Cantor Jacob Niemi. For more infor- mation about the Psalms Class, see below! • Congratulations to our very own Pro Se Immigration Clinic superstar Noemi Masliah, who was just awarded the Pro Bono Award by the New York American Immigration Lawyers Association (NY AILA) for her incredible work with the clinic, among other projects! • Rabbi Moskowitz and Keshet co-director Seth Marnin co-authored a piece on allyship entitled “Allyship Is Not in Heaven.” Find out why by clicking here! • Rabbi Kleinbaum is featured in a Barnard College piece on “Observing LGBTQ+ Pride, 50 Years After the First March.”

13 Trans & Non-Binary Pride Shabbat Drash (June 5) This past Shabbat, we were honored to have our guest speaker Ariel Zitny deliver a beautiful drashah. If you missed it, you can watch it here.

Upcoming Events

14 From HIV/AIDS Epidemic to Pride Shabbat: Liturgical & Cultural Transformations in Progressive Judaism Tuesday, June 16, 1-2 pm; details & registration here This event is hosted by Fordham University. Cooperberg- Rittmaster Rabbinical Intern Deborah Megdal will be in conversation with Israeli scholar and cultural anthropolo- gist Elazar Ben Lulu. There is no charge, but registration is required in order to receive the Zoom link 1-2 days before the event. (Note: If you choose not to make a donation to Fordham, leave the box for “Donation Amount” blank; don’t enter $0.) Pride in a Time of Plagues and Pandemics Tuesday, June 16, 7-9 pm; register here for the Zoom info Join Tribe 12’s LGBTQIA+ community for an evening of Jewish LGBTQIA+ history, resili- ence, and spirituality as Rabbi Kleinbaum shares her story. At the beginning of the event, we’ll come together as a virtual Queer Jewish community to celebrate Pride and meet new friends through breakout rooms!

A Conversation with Tony Kushner and Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum Thursday, June 18, 6-7:30 pm, register here, Zoom link here One of America’s most celebrated dramatists, Tony Kush- ner has never hesitated to take on the world--or history. In a conversation with Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, Kushner will discuss his life as a literary legend, the breadth of his work, his commitment to Jewish ethics, his tangles with some in the Jewish community about Israel, and how familiar his Angel might find today’s America. Held by Temple Emanu El-Streicker Center; co-sponsored by CBST.

Family & Friends Kabbalat Shabbat Services Friday, June 19, 6:30 pm Join us for Kabbalat Shabbat services, featuring guest speaker Dr. Sa’ed Atshan, Assistant Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at Swarthmore College. There will be a post- services "oneg discussion" with Dr. Atshan and Rabbi Klein- baum, including a Q & A.

15 Dr. Atshan is a LGBTQ Palestinian Quaker human rights activist. He earned his PhD in Anthropology and Middle Eastern Studies from Harvard University. He is the author of Queer Palestine and the Empire of Critique (2020) and The Moral Triangle: Germans, Israelis, Palestinians (2020). He invites you to read the following articles in advance of his talk: • www.delconewsnetwork.com/lifestyle/atshan-ramberg-why-campus-rabbi-palestinian-professor-are-co-hosting-conference-on-anti-semitism/article_33cf30b4- b839-11e8-9afb-7bdd73970ba5.html • bulletin.swarthmore.edu/spring-2020-issue-iii-volume-cxvii/empathy-exploration

Webinar on the LGBTQ Community in Israel: Fighting for Pride and Equality Sunday, June 21, 6 pm EST, Register here to receive the password to join the event. The webinar will also be shown on Facebook Live; the Facebook event can be found here. Please join us for coffee and conversation with Rabbi Noa Sattath, Director of IRAC and former Executive Director of the Jerusalem Open House; Ofer Erez, IRAC’s Director of Public Policy and Outreach, and former Executive Director of the Jerusalem Open House; and Rabbi Donald Goor, IRAC Steering Committee member for an up-to-date conversation about the current status of LGBTQ equality in Israel and how IRAC and progressive Judaism is fighting to make Israel a more just and whole society for all.

"Unorthodox" Conversation Monday, June 22, 6:00 pm; register here to receive Zoom link; Registrants will receive Zoom link at 5 pm on 6/22. Part of CBST’s unique heritage has been our involvement in the lives and experience of LGBTQ individuals within ultra-Orthodox communities. On June 22nd as part of our PRIDE month programming, we are bringing together Chani Getter, Abby Stein, Rabbi Mike Moskowitz, and Rabbi Sharon Klein- baum for an exciting conversation prompted by the Netflix miniseries Unortho- dox*. Chani is the Senior Director of Organizational Development at Footsteps, the only organization in North America that assists people who wish to leave or explore leaving ultra-Orthodoxy. Abby is a direct descendant of the Ba'al Shem Tov (the founder of Hasidic Judaism) and came out in 2015 as a woman of trans experience after graduating yeshiva as a rabbi in 2011.

16 • *Unorthodox is a German-American drama miniseries that debuted on Netflix on March 26, 2020. The first Netflix series to be primarily in Yiddish, it is inspired by Deborah Feldman's 2012 autobiography Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots. Participants do not have to have seen the miniseries in order to attend, but are encouraged to view it.

Pride for Families with Young Children -- June 27

11:45 am – A SPECIAL PRIDE ALEF-BET SHABBAT March together and celebrate Pride with an online Parade during our song-filled service designed especially for our youngest congregants and their families.

12:30 pm - UNDER THE RAINBOW: A PRIDE AGGADAH ADVENTURE Come aboard the ark and brave the storm with Noah and his friends as they figure out the importance of sticking together when the going gets tough. A showing of this CBST original production with puppetry, music, storytelling and participation, this creative re- imagining of Noah's story (and the appearance of the world's first rainbow) is the perfect way to introduce your child to the special rainbow connection between our LGBTQ community and the Torah!

17 Ending Mass Incarceration Team: "College Behind Bars" Tuesday, July 7, 6-7:30 pm; via Zoom; Register here to receive the Zoom link We will be holding a moderated Zoom panel discussion on Ken Burns' College Behind Bars, a documentary about the Bard Prison Initiative (BPI). You can watch some or all of the four-part series on Netflix, and here is a discussion guide. View the trailer or the extended trailer for College Behind Bars! We will be joined by BPI founder Max Ken- ner, BPI graduate Dyjuan Tatro, and one more BPI graduate. Email Lee Goldberg if you have any questions or need help accessing the documentary. Feel free to join us even if you don't watch!

NYC Primary Elections

Make your voice heard! The NYC primary elections are coming up on June 23! To help prevent the community spread of COVID-19, all registered, eligible voters may apply to vote by absentee ballot for the June 23 elections. For more info and to apply for an absentee ballot, click here.

CBST Rapid Response List: Sign up here to get notified of emergency social justice ac- tions CBST is involved in! If you have any questions, contact [email protected]

Upcoming CBST Members Only Town Halls • Monday, June 15: CBST rebbetzin Randi Weingarten on “Reopening Schools Safely and Responsibly” • Monday, July 13: Medical updates • Monday, August 24: How CBST will observe Yamim Noraim/High Holy Days this year

Letting Us Know About Illness: If you or a CBST member you know is ill & would like support, please contact us. We’re here for you!

18 Spiritual Guidance • A healing prayer from Joyce & David Fair • Rabbi Kleinbaum's thoughts on "Spiritual Lessons for Today's Plague" • A Prayer for Healthcare Workers • Sutton Place Synagogue Egalitarian Morning & Afternoon Minyans: Email Har- old for the password.

All class recordings are available here. Open to All

Mindful Yoga via Zoom Sundays, 9:00-10:15 am; ZOOM: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85168776767 Meeting ID: 851 6877 6767; Call-in: +1 646 876 9923 Let's come back to our body and senses! Join us for a moderate to gentle yoga practice that reminds us to be fully present. All levels welcome, and modifications will be offered for whomever shows up. Hilary Nudell, the instructor, has been teaching courses in Yoga, Stress Management and Meditation at Fashion Institute of Technology for over 25 years.

Psalm Study with Rabbi Kleinbaum Mondays through Thursdays, 10-10:45 am; ZOOM: https://zoom.us/j/513468144 Meeting ID: 513 468 144; Dial by phone: +1 646 876 9923 Join in study of the Book of Psalms with Rabbi Kleinbaum. No experience necessary! Every morning Monday-Thursday 10:00 am to 10:45 am.

19 Pirkei Avot Study with Rabbi Moskowitz Monday through Thursday, 4-4:45 pm; ZOOM: zoom.us/j/92665533458 Meeting ID: 926 6553 3458; Dial by phone: +1 646 876 9923 or +1 301 715 8592 Rabbi Moskowitz continues the study of Pirkei Avot, the foundational text of Jewish ethi- cal teaching. This class begins with Chapter 2, where Rabbi Moskowitz's class between Pesach and Shavuot left off. The earlier class is not a prerequisite for this one. Some knowledge of Hebrew is helpful, but not necessary; no registration is required. All are welcome!

RESISTANCE: Calls & Cards meets Democracy Action Team! Thursdays from 12:30-1:15 pm, via Zoom (RSVP here for the link) We’ll 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: voting access (protection, registration, turnout), immigration, refugee protection, environmental protection, common sense gun laws, ending mass incarceration, education reform, healthcare, & the fight against rising antisemi- tism, racism, and bigotry in all forms.

Connecting in Community with CRRI Deborah Megdal Fridays, 3-4 pm, ZOOM: https://zoom.us/j/256347787 Meeting ID: 256 347 787; Dial by phone: +1 646 876 9923 In this stressful time, we need to love, support, and listen to one another with an open heart. All are invited to a short text study & support session. No registration required. Please "arrive" 10 minutes early for any Zoom call so we can start on time. Thanks! Resources in Times of COVID-19

CBST COVID-19 Resources list Google doc: We've reorganized this and given it a new look. Check it out! Zoom Instructions - click this link!

20 NEW: Tech Support at CBST! Need help accessing an online service or program? Email [email protected]. Need help ASAP? Text 646-450-3556.

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Sponsorships Tonight’s Livestream Sponsored by CBST Board, Clergy, and Staff Mazel Tov to Milan Gogolin on becoming Bar Mitzvah this Shabbat. CBST Board, Clergy, and Staff in appreciation of CBST Members Narda Alcorn, Boysie Dikobe, and Cantorial Intern David Fair, our teachers this first LGBTQ Jews of Color Pride Shabbat. Lawrence Nelson remembering my "wife" Brenda "Mother-of-Pride" Howard, z”l, on her 15th yortzeit (today). We all miss you. Your activism is taught in schools and included in books, articles written around the world. Barbara Dolgin & Hanna Gafni in loving memory of Barbara’s mother, Jeanne Dolgin on her 16th yortzeit. Randi Weingarten

21 Pam Zitny Livestream Supported by Jay Fischer to my wonderful husband on his 74th birthday on June 11. We met at CBST 36 years ago on 6/22/1984. I love him so. Jesse Katz and Gwynn Galitzer in honor of the CBST Board, Clergy, & Staff who continue to support us during this difficult time. Thank you so much, we are deeply grateful. Allison Drew Klein honoring Rabbi Kleinbaum and my psalm-mates! What a joyful quarantine it has been spending mornings studying the Psalms w/everyone. Never would I have predicted this and yet - Selah! Rick Landman whose father would have been 100 years old today, and for the 15th An- niversary of the Little Torah returning to Munich, and for his birthday this week. Noemi Masliah with love and appreciation to every single one of you who made this past Sunday's Shabbat Shira concert so magical and beautiful. We are all grateful. Marsha Melnick & Susan E. Meyer in honor of Noemi Masliah's well-deserved Pro Bono Award by the New York American Immigration Lawyers Association (NY AILA) for her incredible work with the synagogue's clinic, among other projects! Steven Raphael and Chris Desmone Congratulations to Max Drogin and Charlie Head on their 8th grade graduations! We are so proud of you! Love your "Gunkles" Ilan Scharfstein in memory of my father Heinz, whose second yortzeit will be on Mon- day. What strange times you are missing... Sara Sloan thank you to Yael Bat-Chava for your generosity of spirit and your wonderful, comfortable masks. Linda Solomon and Bonnie Siegel in honor of Joyce Rosenzweig, all of the cantors and cantorial soloists, and especially the CBST choir for a spectacular Anniversary concert! We love you all! Saul Zalkin in celebration of Rabbi Atara Cohen receiving smicha on June 9, 2020. Chana Buchwald Kathy Cannarozzi

22 Liz Edman Marcia Friedman Michael Goldstein Jerry Hyman and Mark Cohen Jase Schwartz Mered Kopstein Sliwinski Rosanne Leipzig and Ora Chaikin Julia Porper Lizzie Reis Shabbat Morning Livestream Supported by The Hirschmann-Wilson family blessings to Milan, as he becomes bar mitzvah, with love. Bill Rosenbloom in honor of Rabbi Kleinbaum, Rabbi Rapport, Joyce Rosenzweig, Can- torial Intern David Fair, Larry Kay, Rabbi Moskowitz, and Rabbi James