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SHABBAT SHABBATPROGRAM PROGRAM Shabbat, April 20 and 21, 2018 / 6 Iyyar 5778 Parashat Tazria-Metzora/21st Day of the Omer Atsmaut Shabbat

“‫”כִּי ִמצּ ִיוֹן ֵתצ ֵא ַה ַא ֲהבָה‬ “For from Zion shall go forth love.” Yonatan Razel, Based on Isaiah 2:3

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Photo by Esteban Kuriel

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

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Program

APRIL 20, 2018 / 6 IYYAR 5778 PARASHAT TAZRIA-METZORA—ATSMAUT SHABBAT OPENING PRAYERS AND MEDITATIONS ‫ֲהכָנ ַת ַהלֵּב‬ Emanuel Amiran (1909 1993) ‫ כִּי ִמצּ ִיוֹן‬Ki Mitzion

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�ֹ‫שׁבָּת שּׁ�לוֹם וּ ְמב‬ � /‫לְכָה דוֹדִ י‬

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‫שׁבָּת‬ � ‫הַדְ לָקַת נ ֵרוֹת שׁ�ל‬ ‫שׁ�לוֹם ֲעלֵיכֶם‬

40 52 62 66 72

(‫ִמז ְמוֹר שׁ�יר )תהלים צב‬

78 80 86 88 89 94 98

‫ַה ַמּעֲ�יב עֲ�בִים‬ ‫ַא ֲהבַת עוֹלָם‬ ‫שׁ�מַע י�שׂ��אֵל‬ ‫ו� ָא ַהבְ ָתּ‬ ‫מִי כָמֹֽכָה‬ ‫שׁכִּיבֵֽנוּ‬ � ‫ַה‬ ‫ו�שׁ�מְרוּ‬

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‫ֲחצ ִי קַדִּ ישׁ‬ ‫ֲעמִידָ ה‬ ‫כִּי ִמצּ ִיוֹן‬ ‫עֹשׂ�ה שׁ�לוֹם‬ ‫ְתּפִלָּה לִ�פוּאָה‬ ‫ְתּפִלָּה לַמְּדִ ינ ָה‬ ‫קַדִּ ישׁ שׁ�לֵם‬

Program 118 130 Program 138 Program 120 140 228

Shalom Aleichem

Israel Goldfarb (1879-1956)*

Arranged by Yehezkel Braun (1922-2014)

Abraham Wolf Binder (1895-1967)*

Yiram Hayam (Psalm 98) Yoel Sykes-Nava Tehila 4(Born 1986)* Mizmor L’David (Psalm 29) L'chah Dodi (Shlomo Alkabeitz) Mizmor Shir (Psalm 92)

MA’ARIV / THE EVENING SERVICE ‫ בָּ�כוּ‬Bar’chu

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Mordechai Zeira (1905-1968)

KABBALAT SHABBAT / WELCOMING SHABBAT ‫ַקבָּלַת שׁ�בָּת‬ L’chu N’ran’na (Psalm 95) Reuven Sirotkin (Born 1933)*

(‫לְכוּ נ ְ�נְּנ ָה )תהלים צה‬ (‫י ��עַם ַהיּ �ם )תהלים צח‬ (‫ִמז ְמוֹר לְדָ ו�ד )תהלים כט‬ ‫לְכָה דוֹדִ י‬

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L’chah Dodi/Shabbat Shalom U’mevorach Candle Blessings

Yoel Sykes (Born 1986)* Yoel Sykes (Born 1986)* Kol Haneshama Synagogue* Beit T’filah Yisraeli (Tel Aviv)*

‫מַעֲ �יב‬ Nusach

Hama’ariv Aravim

Nusach

Ahavat Olam

Yehezkel Braun (1922-2014)

Sh’ma Yisrael V’ahavta

Salomon Sulzer (1804-1890) Torah Cantillation (Trop)

Mi Chamochah

Melody of “Hatikvah”*

Hashkiveinu

Melody of “Erev Ba” Arye Levanon (Born 1932)* Melody of “Chorshat Ha’ecaliptus” Naomi Shemer (1930-2004)* Nusach

V’shamru Chatsi Kaddish Silent Amidah Ki Mitzion

Yonatan Razel (Born 1973)

Oseh Shalom Prayer for Healing

Yoel Sykes (Born 1986)*

Prayer for our Country Kaddish Shalem

Nusach

DRASHAH: RABBI SHARON COHEN ANISFELD ‫דְּ �שׁ�ה‬ Daniel Sambursky (1909-1977)* ‫ שיר העמק‬Shir Ha’emek

(‫שׂ� ַמ ְחתִּי )תהלים קכב‬

Samachti (Psalm 122)

Charles Osborne (Born 1949)

CONCLUDING PRAYERS ‫סִיּוּם ַה ְתּפִלָּה‬ Salomon Sulzer (1804-1890) ‫ ָעלֵֽינוּ‬Aleinu ‫ סְפִי�ת הָעוֹמֶר‬Counting of the Omer

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150 238

‫קַדִּ ישׁ י �תוֹם‬ ‫ְתּפִלָּה ִלשׁ�לוֹם ַהמְּדִ ינ ָה‬

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‫ַה ִתּקְו�ה‬

Mourner’s Kaddish T’filah Lish’lom Ham’dinah Hatikvah

Israeli Composer

David Burger (Born 1950) Arranged by Matthew Lazar & David Burger

Folk*

*Arranged by Joyce Rosenzweig

Ki Mitzion Words: Isaiah 2:3

‫כִּי ִמצּ ִיוֹן ֵתצ ֵא תּוֹ�ה וּדְ בַר ה' מִירוּש�לַי �ם‬ For from Zion shall go forth Torah and the word of Adonai from Jerusalem Ki Mitzion Words: Yonatan Razel, Inspired by Isaiah 2:3

:‫כִּי ִמצּ ִיוֹן ֵתצ ֵא ַה ַא ֲהבָה‬ ‫ נְעִימָה‬,‫ ז ְכוּ�ה‬,‫י�פַה‬ ‫ש� ִחכִּינוּ לָהּ ַאלְפַּי �ם ש�נ ַה‬ ‫בֱּאֶ�ץ �חוֹקָה‬ ‫כִּי ִמצּ ִיוֹן ֵתצ ֵא ַה ֲהבָנ ָה‬ ‫ טְהוֹ�ה‬,‫ ש�לֵמָה‬,‫י�פַה‬ ‫כְּמוֹ ש�ש� ַמעְנוּ אוֹתהּ‬ ‫בְּפָעַם הָ�אשוֹנ ָה‬ ‫בֱּאֶ�ץ �חוֹקָה‬ ‫ עַל ָהאָדָ ם‬,‫ְמסַפֶּ�ת עַל ַהש�קֶט‬ ‫לוֹ ַקחַת אֶל קוֹל ַהמְּקוֹמוֹת הַטּוֹבִים ש�בָּעוֹלַם‬ ... ‫ וּבִּ ְכלַל‬ְ‫ אוֹת‬,‫לוֹ ַקחַת אוֹתִי‬

For from Zion shall go forth love Beautiful, memorable, pleasant Such as we have waited two thousand years In a distant land. For from Zion shall go forth the understanding Whole, memorable, pleasant Such as we have heard it for the first time In a distant land. Telling of the quiet, of the man Taken to all the best places in the world Taking me, you, and it all For from humanity goes forth the Word of God Recognized, complete, from within As if we heard it for the first time In a distant land. For from Zion we shall go out into the world Beautiful, strengthened, together As if we stood there the first time In a distant land And then it will be known to us the way back We will rejoice and we will understand that all this happened: And there was evening and there was morning the seventh day.

‫כִּי ֶמאָדָ ם יוֹצ ֵא דְ בַר אֱלוהִים‬ ‫ ש�לֵם ִמבִּפְנ ִים‬,‫מוּכָּר‬ ‫כְּמוֹ ש�ש� ַמעְנוּ אוֹתהּ בְּפָעַם הָ�אשוֹנ ָה‬ ‫בֱּאֶ�ץ �חוֹקָה‬ ‫כי מציון נצא אל העולם‬ ‫ ביחד‬,‫ מחוזקים‬,‫יפים‬ ‫כמו שעמדנו שם בפעם הראשונה בארץ רחוקה‬ ‫ונדע אז כולנו את הדרך חזרה‬ ‫נשמח ונבין שכל זה קרה‬ ‫ויהי ערב ויהי בוקר יום השביעי‬

For from Zion shall go forth the love Beautiful, memorable, pleasant Such as we waited for two thousand years In a distant country. For from Zion shall go forth Torah And the word of Adonai from Jerusalem Halleluyah!

:‫כִּי ִמצּ ִיוֹן ֵתצ ֵא ַה ַא ֲהבָה‬ ‫ נְעִימָה‬,‫ ז ְכוּ�ה‬,‫י�פַה‬ ‫ש� ִחכִּינוּ לָהּ ַאלְפַּי �ם ש�נ ַה‬ ‫בֱּאֶ�ץ �חוֹקָה‬ ‫כִּי ִמצּ ִיוֹן ֵתצ ֵא תּוֹ�ה‬ ‫שׁלַי �ם ַהלְלוּי �הּ‬ � ‫וּדְ בַר ה' מִירוּ‬

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The Diameter of the Bomb/‫קוטר הפצצה‬ Yehuda Amichai (1924-2000) The diameter of the bomb was thirty centimeters ‫קוטר הפצצה היה שלושים סנטימטרים‬ and the diameter of its effective range about seven meters, ‫וקוטר תחום פגיעתה כשבעה מטרים‬ with four dead and eleven wounded. ‫ובו ארבעה הרוגים ואחד עשר פצועים‬. And around these, in a larger circle ‫ במעגל גדול יותר‬,‫ומסביב לאלה‬ of pain and time, two hospitals are scattered and one graveyard. But the young woman ‫ פזורים שני בתי חולים‬,‫של כאב וזמן‬ who was buried in the city she came from, ‫ אבל האשה‬.‫ובית קברות אחד‬ at a distance of more than a hundred kilometers, ‫ שנקברה במקום שממנו‬,‫הצעירה‬ enlarges the circle considerably, ‫ במרחק של למעלה ממאה קילומטרים‬,‫באה‬, and the solitary man mourning her death at the distant shores of a country far across the sea ‫מגדילה את המעגל מאוד מאוד‬, includes the entire world in the circle. ‫והאיש הבודד הבוכה על מותה‬ And I won’t even mention the crying of orphans ‫בירכתי אחת ממדינות הים הרחוקות‬, that reaches up to the throne of God and beyond, making a circle with no end and no God. ‫מכליל במעגל את כל העולם‬.

‫ולא אדבר כלל על זעקת יתומים‬ ‫המגיעה עד לכיסא האלוהים‬ ‫ומשם והלאה ועושה‬ ‫את המעגל לאין סוף* ואין אלוהים‬ Shir Ha’emek Words: Natan Alterman (1941-2005) The weary came to rest Ba'ah m'nuchah layageya and finish their labors. umargo'a le'amel. Pale night covers Layla chiver mistareya The fields of the Jezreel Valley. al sdot emek Yizr'el. Dew underneath and moonlight Tal milematah ul'vanah me'al, above, mibeit alfa ad nahalal. From the Beit Alpha to Nahalal. Oh, what a night of nights Silence over Jezreel Sleep dear Valley, land of glorious beauty We will guard you.

Mah, mah layla mileil? D'mamah beyizr'el. Numah emek, eretz tif'eret anu lecha mishmeret.

‫בָּאָה מְנוּחָה לַי�ג ֵ ַע‬ .‫וּמַ�גּוֹ ַע לֶ ָעמֵל‬ ‫לַי�לָה ִחו�ר ִמש�תָ� ַע‬ .‫עַל ש�דוֹת ֵעמֶק י�ז ְ�עֶאל‬ ,‫טַל ִמלְ ַמטָה וּלְבָנ ָה ֵמעַל‬ .‫ִמבֵית ַאלְפָא עַד נ ַ ֲהלָל‬ ?‫ מַה לַי�לָה ִמלֵיל‬,‫מַה‬ .‫דְ ָממָה בְי�ז ְ�עֶאל‬ ,‫ אֶ�ץ ִתפְאֶ�ת‬,‫נוּמָה ֵעמֶק‬ .‫ ִמש�מֶ�ת‬ְ‫אָנוּ ל‬

COMPOSER FEATURE Yoel Sykes (Born 1986) is a prayer leader, instrumentalist, and composer for the Nava Tehila community (an emerging prayer and study group) in Jerusalem. He studied flamenco guitar at the Center for Eastern Music in Jerusalem and at the Carmen de las Cuevas School in Granada. Yoel has composed dozens of melodies set to prayers, some of which can be heard on Nava Tehila’s many albums, including “Dancing in the Glory” and “Waking Heart.” Yoel’s music shows the influence of rock and blues, reggae and flamenco, as well as Arabic, Moroccan, and African music.

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TONIGHT’S SERVICE LEADERS Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum Cantor Steve Zeidenberg, Steven M. Fruh-Paul L. Marsolini Cantorial Position Music Director and Pianist: Joyce Rosenzweig and the CBST Community Chorus Drashah: Rabbi Sharon Cohen Anisfeld, President-Elect at Hebrew College

Rabbi Sharon Cohen Anisfeld, President-Elect, Hebrew College Sharon Cohen Anisfeld was appointed President-Elect of Hebrew College in Fall 2017. She was Dean of the Rabbinical School from 2006-2017. After graduating from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in 1990, Cohen spent 15 years working as a Hillel rabbi at Tufts, Yale, and Harvard. She has been a summer faculty member for the Bronfman Youth Fellowships in Israel since 1993 and is co-editor of two volumes of women's writings on Passover. In 2015, Anisfeld was named one of the 50 most influential Jews in the world by The Jerusalem Post, and from 2011 to 2013, Newsweek's list of Top 50 Influential Rabbis in America.

Tonight’s CBST Chorus Members conducted by Music Director Joyce Rosenzweig Julie Levinsohn Aarlev Marni Aarlev Jonathon Adler Rafaela Shira Anshel Adam Barrett Yael Bat-Chava Ilene Block Mitch Bloom Martin Bruner Joseph Cunin

Yoav Davis Ora Ezrachi Roberta Feldhusen Roy Feldhusen Geoffrey Goldberg Donna Gray Stacey Harris Dianne Hess Nora Isacoff Larry Kay

Irwin Kroot Karen Krop Paul Marsolini Ira Rosenblum Dan Stone Joyce Weinstein Nancy Wiener Janet Zaleon

************* 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 [email protected] or 212-929-9498 x 814. 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 [email protected].

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PRAYER for OUR COUNTRY

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

© Rabbi Ayelet Cohen

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Refuah Shlemah – Healing Prayers Alton Bader Jenny Berman Norbert Fischer Mary Goldrich Donna Gray

Marilyn Greenberg Susan Ingerman Josephine Kleinbaum Connie Kurtz

Stanley Raffel Armanda Squadrilli Rose Wahnon Julian Wukitsch

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.

Condolences to Lea van Leeuwen Rizack and Jane Spielman on the death of Lea's sister Kato “Kikke” van Leeuwen Pomer, z"l. She died Shabbat afternoon, April 14, 2018 at the age of 100. Judy Hollander on the death of her brother-in-law Steve Goldschmidt, z”l, who died Thursday morning, April 19, at the age of 83

Yortzeits 6 Iyyar through 12 Iyyar Members memorialized on Wine Family Sanctuary Memorial Wall Howard Schoenholtz

Larry Silver

Family & Friends memorialized on plaques on the Kuriel Chapel Memorial Wall Charles Antenson Sam Appell Sheldon Arden Samuel Drechsler

Arthur Goldberg Ruth Miller Sherwin Hunter Moshe Winter David Kerman Irving Zalkin Florence Levine 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.

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 [email protected] or 212-929-9498 x 814.

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Ahead… Saturday, April 21, 2018 / 6 Iyyar 5778 Parashat Tazria-Metzora /21st Day of the Omer Traditional Egalitarian Minyan, 10:00am

Service Leader: Cooperberg Rittmaster Rabbinical Intern Ayalon Eliach D’var Torah: Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum

Friday, April 27, 2018 / 13 Iyyar 5778 Parashat Acharei Mod-Kedoshim /28th Day of the Omer Kabbalat Shabbat Services, 6:30pm Service Leader at West 30th St.: Michael Levine Ba’al Tefillah: Larry Kay Drashah: Rabbi Marisa Elana James

Saturday, April 28, 2018 / 13 Iyyar 5778 NO SHABBAT MORNING SERVICE at West 30th Street CBST Annual Retreat At Isabella Freedman

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

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. Rabbi Yael Rapport 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.

Aleinu First Fridays Nighttime Nosh Friday, May 4, 8:30pm, 130 West 30th Street Enjoy a nighttime nosh after Kabbalat Shabbat services, hosted by Aleinu (20s and 30s at CBST). All are welcome. Please register by the Tuesday prior.

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.

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Seeing Through the Wall Movie Screening Tuesday, May 8, 6:30pm, 130 West 30th Street This film follows a group of Americans who traveled to Israel and Palestine in 2016 seeking to understand what life is like for Palestinians in the Occupied Territories and in East Jerusalem. They met with Israelis and Palestinians, Jews and Christians and Muslims, each with their own narrative, most wishing to live in peace. Seeing Through the Wall invites and challenges viewers to question their own assumptions and prejudices. View the trailer. Register in advance at: http://bit.ly/WallScreening.

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.

CBST’s Red Ribbon Team and Rita’s Team at the AIDS Walk Sunday, May 20, 10:00am, Central Park Starting Friday, April 27 we’ll be signing up AIDS Walk participants every week before and after Shabbat Services in the lobby—if it’s in line with your Shavuot practice, walk with us! If you prefer to register online: http://ny.aidswalk.net/CBST. Join Rita’s Team at https://ny.aidswalk.net/ritafischer.

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. 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 [email protected].

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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. 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 [email protected]

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Tonight’s Oneg (Delight) Sponsored by

Rick Landman Exactly 45 years ago from TODAY my mom handed me a clipping and said, You know you said one day there would be a gay shul, well there is one, so get dressed and go to shul! It was the Shabbat for Pesach during Spring break from college on April 20, 1973. It is a blessing to have such a Jewish mother! Michael Sonberg In recognition of Andy Austin’s birthday today Rebecca Rosenbaum In honor of Rafaela Shira Anshel’s 66th birthday this very Shabbos. Thanks for all your singing and happy birthday! Doug Edelson In honor of Rafaela Anshel’s birthday (today). And in memory of my father, Leon Edelson, z”l, on his fourth yortzeit.

Marsha L. Melnick Feeling grateful to honor my beloved Susan Meyer on her 78th

birthday, April 22!

The CBST Board, Clergy, and community To welcome Rabbi Sharon Cohen Anisfeld and the rabbinical students from the Rabbinical School of Hebrew College in Boston here on Shabbaton for the weekend. So glad to learn, pray, and shmooze with you! The CBST Board, Clergy, and community To welcome Rabbi Susan Talve and her students from Central Reform Congregation in St. Louis.

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 Joyce Rosenzweig Music Director 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

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