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Shabbat, December 29, 2017 / 12 Tevet 5778
Parashat Vayechi
המלא הגאל אתי מכל־�ע י�ב� את־הנע�ים ו�י�ק�א בהם�דגו ל�ב בק�ב הא�ץ ש�מי ו�ש�ם אבתי אב�הם ו�י�צחק ו�י
“May the Angel who has redeemed me from all harm bless the young ones. May my name continue to be called through them and the name of my fathers,
Abraham and Isaac. May they be teeming multitudes upon the earth!” (Gen 48:16)
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\ות אתכםמצאו את המידע על קהילות רפורמיות המזמינ
לפרטים נוספים ניתן לפנות לרב נועה סתת [email protected]
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DECEMBER 29, 2017 / 12 TEVET 5778 PARASHAT VAYECHI
OPENING PRAYERS AND MEDITATIONS הכנת הלב-Shabbat Hamalkah Pinchas Minkowsky (1859 ש�בת המלכה 31
1924)
-Candle Blessings Abraham Wolf Binder (1895 הדלקת נרות ש�ל ש�בת 381967)
Shalom Aleichem Israel Goldfarb (1879-1956) ש�לום עליכם 40KABBALAT SHABBAT / WELCOMING SHABBAT קבלת ש�בת
L’chu N’ran’nah (Psalm 95) Israel Song Festival (תהלים צה) לכו נ�ננה 52 Zamru Ladonai (Psalm 98) Suki Berry זמרו לה' (תהלים צח) 58 Mizmor L’David (Psalm 29) Yiddish Melody (Shnirele מזמור לדו�ד (תהלים כט) 62
Perele) L'chah Dodi (Shlomo Alkabetz) Israeli Melody לכה דודי 66
Moshe Laufer -Tsadik Katamar (Psalm 92) Louis Lewandowski (1821 צדיק כתמר (תהלים צב) 72
1894) MA’ARIV / THE EVENING SERVICE מע�יב
Bar’chu Nusach ב�כו 78 Hama’ariv Aravim Nusach המע�יב ע�בים 80 Ahavat Olam Debbie Friedman (1951-2011) 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 Auld Lang Syne/Traditional מי כמכה 94
Scottish folk melody Hashkiveinu Max Helfman (1901-1963) הש�כיבנו 98 V’shamru Debbie Friedman (1951-2011) ו�ש�מרו 102
Chatsi Kaddish Nusach חצי קדיש 104 Silent Amidah עמידה 106 Oseh Shalom Yoel Sykes (Born 1986) ש�לוםעש�ה 118
Prayer for Healing תפלה ל�פואה 130Program תפלה למדינה Prayer for our Country
Kaddish Shalem Nusach קדיש ש�לם 138
DRASHAH: RABBI YAEL RAPPORT ד�ש�ה Aleinu Salomon Sulzer (1804-1890) עלינו 140 Mourner’s Kaddish קדיש י�תום 150
Adon Olam “Let it Snow” Melody by אדון עולם 154Jule Styne (1905-1994)
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Composer Feature
Abraham Wolf Binder (1895-1967) was born into an Orthodox family on the Lower East Side and was singing in his father’s synagogue choir by the age of 4. Already conducting the choir at the Kamenetzer Shul on Attorney Street at the age of 14, Binder worked in synagogues his entire life, most importantly, at the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue from 1922 until his death in 1966. In 1930, Binder edited the Union Hymnal, a major milestone in the history of American synagogue music. A prolific composer of liturgical, vocal, and instrumental music, Binder was a founder of the School of Sacred Music at Hebrew Union College (now called the Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music) and a great scholar of Jewish music history and theory. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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. Check CBST.org for video, photos and more. $2.3 million was raised to address the total $24.5 million Home of Our Own project budget, leaving just $300,000 to complete this campaign. The Donor Wall at CBST is scheduled to be updated in Spring 2018, acknowledging donors at the $18,000, $36,000, $50,000 & $100,000+ levels. Dedication opportunities are still available. Contact Ann at 212-929-9498x 814 or [email protected].
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 stay angry, So that our anger 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, its leaves are always green (Jeremiah 17:8).
Source of all Life, Guide our leaders with righteousness, Strengthen their hearts,
but keep them from hardening. That they may use their influence and authority to
speak truth and act for justice (Isaiah 16:3-5). May all who dwell in this country
share in its bounty, enjoy its freedoms, and be protected by its laws.
May this nation use its power and wealth to be a voice for justice, peace, and equality for all who dwell on earth.
May we be strong and have courage To be bold in our action and deep in our compassion, To discern when we must listen and when we must act, To uproot bigotry, intolerance, misogyny, racism,
discrimination, and violence in all its forms, To celebrate the many faces of God reflected
in the wondrous diversity of humanity, To welcome the stranger and the immigrant
and to honor the gifts of those who seek refuge and possibility here, as they have since before this nation was born.
Let justice well up like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream (Amos 5:24)
© Rabbi Ayelet Cohen
י אבותנו ואמותינו. ברך את ארצנו ואת כל -ינו ואלו-אלו היושבות והיושבים בה
יחד לבבנו להודות לך על חיינו ועל הזמן הזה להיות דרוכות, אמיצים, ומלאי חמלה.
כאשר אנו אחוזים בפחד חזקנו וחזק ידנו סייע בנפשנו להישאר כועסים
שהכעס יוביל אותנו לידי מעשהכדי 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 בסיכון גבוה אף יותר, זוהי חובתנו הנמצאותפגיעות, יש אחרות,
שה להיות עמן. הקדו ברכנו בטעם המתוק של החופש
כדי שנשכיל להעריך את החופש לו זכינו בדורות קודמים ובעת הזומי�ם, -כעץ ש�תול על לרפא ולחזק את הדמוקרטיה שלנו שתהיה
י�בא חם, ו�הי�ה עלהו �ענן; -יובל י�ש�לח ש��ש�יו, ו�א י��אה כי-ו�על הו יז, ח)(ירמי
שכינה, אם כל חי, שלחי אורך ואמתך למנהיגנו חזקי לבבותיהם שלא יתקשו
שישתמשו בכוחן כדי לדבר אמת ולפעול בצדק (ישעיהו טז, ג-ה)מי יתן וכל יושבי הארץ יחלקו בעושרה, ישגשגו בחופש שתציע,
ויהיו מוגנים בחוקיה דם צדק, מי יתן ואומה זו תשתמש בכוחה ובעושרה על מנת לק
חופש ושלום לכל יושבי תבל מי יתן ונהיה חזקות ואמיצים
מי יתן ונהיה נועזים במעשי ידנו ועמוקות בחמלה שבלבנו שנבחין מתי עלינו להקשיב ומתי עלינו לפעול
לעקור שנאה, גזענות, שוביניזם, אפליה, אלימות בכל צורה,
המגוון לחגוג את צלם אלוהים בפנים שונות המשתקפות בכל האנושי
לקבל את הזר ואת המהגרת, ולכבד את המתנות שמביא כל מי שמבקשת מקלט והזדמנות בארץ זו, כפי שהיה מאז לפני שאומה זו
נולדה ו�י�גל כמי�ם, מש�פט; וצדקה, כנחל איתן
(עמוס ה כד)
Hebrew by Rabbi Noa Sattath
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Gary Rosenblatt
Irving Weissman
Rhoda Zimet
Family & Friends memorialized on plaques on the Kuriel Chapel Memorial Wall
Ethel Bieber Thomas Ciavarella Frank Finesilver Michael Gaines
Mollie Haddad Leonard Klein Sam Lesiger Shannly Levin
Maureen Roin Geraldine Rosenberg Brandon Teena Scott Thomas
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 6:15pm if not occupied. We are live streaming each service. To ensure you will not be in the camera’s view, please sit in the balcony seats. 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 Nancy Nisselbaum, Programs and Communications Manager · CBST Members & Friends who greet everyone at services · Shabbat donors and sponsors.
Tonight’s Service Leaders Ba’al Tefillah: Saul Zalkin Service Leader: Rabbi Yael Rapport Drashah: Rabbi Yael Rapport
Condolences to: CBST Music Director Joyce Rosenzweig on the death of her sister, Adele Abramowitz, z”l, on Monday, December 25 at the age of 65. Sharon Pollack, her wife Corinne Le Goff, and their children Sophia and Daniel on the death of Sharon’s brother, Ira Pollack, z”l, on Tuesday, December 26 at the age of 61. Rafaela Anshel on the death of her cousin, Albert Lippel, z”l, on Wednesday, December 27 at the age of 80.
Refuah Shlemah – Healing Prayers Jonathon Adler Rafaela Anshel Jay Fischer Gerald Goldhaber Mary Goldrich Josephine Kleinbaum
Steve Kotick Julie Petrow-Cohen Lea Rizack Neil Tiger Sheila Trachtenberg
Tanya Walker Jason Waxler Rose Wahnon Gabriel Weingarten Leah Bat Shlomo V’Golda Sahar Lev Ben Meir Nachman V’Rina
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.
Yortzeits 12 Tevet through 18 Tevet
Members memorialized on Wine Family Sanctuary Memorial Wall
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Ahead…
Saturday, December 30, 2017 / 17 Tevet 5778 No Shabbat morning services We wish you a restful new year. Shabbat services resume on January 6, 2018.
Friday, January 5, 2018 / 19 Tevet 5778 Parashat Shemot Kabbalat Shabbat Services, 6:30pm Ba’al Tefillah: Larry Kay Service Leader: Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum Drashah: Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum
Saturday, January 6, 2016 / 19 Tevet 5778 Yoga Shabbat Morning Services, 10:00am Led by Rabbi Yael Rapport
See all these events and more at www.cbst.org/events/month
Aleinu Nighttime Nosh Friday, January 5 at 8:15pm, 130 West 30th Street after Kabbalat Shabbat Services Have Shabbat dinner with us after services at our monthly dinner! We’re still figuring out the cuisine, but it’s sure to be vegetarian friendly and scrumptious. Register in advance at http://bit.ly/AleinuJanuaryNosh A Limmud Day of Activism and Activities Monday, January 15, 10:00am - 2:00pm, drop-off options from 8:30am; meet at 130 West 30th Street In partnership with the Museum of the City of New York, we will have unique tracks for grade-schoolers, tweens, and teens to go behind the scenes and create our own activist museum exhibit for a traveling exhibition. Take in the history of activism in New York, our Jewish responsibility to repair the world, while making new friends in NYC. Space is limited and registration is required by December 31. Please register at http://bit.ly/MLK_Limmud.
Concert for Social Justice Monday January 22, 7:00pm, 130 West 30th Street In challenging times, our need for beauty continues. We are delighted to announce the next concert in our series. The program will feature a diverse program of glorious music performed by CBST member Adria Benjamin, viola; Sebu Sirinian, violin; Lisa Tipton, violin, Tomoko Fujita, cello; and Adrienne Kim, piano. Admission and contributions support CBST’s bold social justice
initiatives. Sign up at http://bit.ly/Concert1_22_18.
Weekly Actions of a Bold Spiritual Community of Resistance and Love URGENT NEED FROM SANCTUARY AT CBST Andres lives in a shelter with his young son. Under immigration law, he is not allowed to work. He must wear an ankle monitor at all times, set to specific boundaries. He is allowed an hour in the morning and evening to drop off and pick up his son from school and another brief time to visit food pantries and soup kitchens to feed his family. CBST’s Sanctuary Initiative, together with the New Sanctuary Coalition, hopes to ease this family’s burden. We will be collecting non-perishable food items each Friday at CBST. You can also give online at http://bit.ly/CBSTReliefFund—the amount is up to you! CBST will ensure that funds raised go immediately and directly to provide food and essential supplies.
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Resistance: Calls and Cards Thursdays, 12:30 - 2:00pm at 130 West 30th Street Come for pizza to fuel your phone calls and postcard writing. Make your voice heard by exercising your right to contact your officials. Bring a cell phone and your fighting spirit! Welcoming Visit at Islamic Center at NYU Fridays, 12:45-2:30pm at 238 Thompson St. Welcome worshippers to the Islamic Center at NYU’s Jummah mid-day prayer service.To participate in House of Peace, speak to Harold Levine or Kristen Plylar-Moore, or email Harold at [email protected].
Want to help Puerto Rico? Operation Aqua is providing a reliable source of safe drinking water to families across Puerto Rico. CBST member and AFT President Randi Weingarten is spearheading this effort in conjunction with AFT, AFSCME, Operation Blessing International, and the Hispanic Federation. A $30 contribution provides an in-house purifier that requires no electricity and provides 10+ gallons of safe water per day to a family. $5,000 delivers a generator that can disinfect 150,000 gallons per day, enough safe water for thousands. For donations and more information: https://www.aft.org/operation-agua
Sanctuary Initiative at CBST: How to take action this coming week! Jeimy, an asylum seeker whom New Sanctuary has been supporting, just had a baby, and we're throwing her a virtual baby shower. Check out the list and send our newest NYC neighbor a warm welcome! http://bit.ly/JeimyNov17
Sanctuary Legal Training Monday, January 8, 7:00pm at 130 West 30th Street The Sanctuary Team will be holding its first immigration legal training. The training, conducted by New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) and Geoff Trenchard, will provide a survey of U.S. immigration law, including distinctions between immigrant and non-immigrant status; regulations governing entry and admission to the U.S.; forms of immigration status; and the naturalization process. In addition, an overview of the different types of immigration benefits and common pitfalls in acquiring them will be presented as will the real-world ramifications of appearances by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in state courts. If you are interested or have any questions, write to Rabbi James at [email protected] or Lee Goldberg at [email protected]. Donate to DonateNYC Re-using things is great for the environment, because we consume fewer resources and energy, thus creating fewer greenhouse gases, and send less stuff to landfills. Looking to give away stuff you don’t need, or find or exchange used things that still have life in them? Check out DonateNYC (https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/donate/index.shtml). The City website is a matchmaker of sorts, connecting people and organizations that want stuff with people and organizations that have useful things to give.
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CBST Goes to Israel! Kids and Their Grown-Ups Israel Trip Wednesday, August 22 – Sunday, September 2, 2018 This trip is sold out, but sign up for the waitlist by calling Customer Service at 888-811-2812 x 1 OR going directly to https://www.daattravel.com/Congregation-Beit-Simchat-Torah Israel In-Depth for CBST Adults A special, adult-only trip to Israel and the West Bank November 11-20, 2018, with the option of an initial three days in Krakow and Auschwitz, November 7-10, 2018. As is CBST’s specialty, the trip will be “off the beaten path” with a deep dive into the contemporary issues facing Israel with lots of history and connections. This trip is sold out, but sign up for the waitlist by calling Customer Service Center at 888-811-2812 x 1 or going directly to https://daattravel.com/Package/33433.
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 x814 or [email protected].
Learn about the Israel/Palestine Conflict with Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum! Tuesdays on January 9, 16, 23, and 30, 6:30 - 7:45pm at 130 West 30th Street Confused about the issues related to Israel/Palestine? Want to ask the questions you’ve been embarrassed to ask? This will be a basic introduction to the issues that surround this deep conflict. All are welcome! This class is free to those going on the Israel In-Depth Trip in November 2018. Enroll at http://bit.ly/LehrhausJan2018
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. Through learning and doing, our program builds and strengthens 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.
Many thanks to all who have already pledged and contributed in the longstanding, meaningful tradition of High Holy Day giving that sustains our community: 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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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, which includes CBST clergy, staff, and tutors. Teen Track – Year of Study on Civil Rights and Trip to the South! Hear about the movements, histories, and personal stories. For students grades 8-12. More information and enrollment are online at http://bit.ly/CBSTLimmud! Questions? Email Julie Seltzer at [email protected]
Lehrhaus Adult Education
January Session: Study Israel and Palestine with Rabbi Kleinbaum on Tuesdays, Jan. 9, 16, 23, and 30, 6:30 - 7:45pm. Jewish Ritual with Cooperberg-Rittmaster Rabbinical Intern Ayalon Eliach What is the point of Jewish ritual? Since biblical times, Jewish thinkers have pondered the reasons behind Jewish ritual and practice. Here, we will explore the different answers and develop our own understandings of why we do the things we do. Thursday, January 11, 18, 25, 6:00 – 8:00pm.
Spring 2018 Tuesdays, February 6, 13, 20, 27, March 6, 13, and 20 * 6:30pm: Intro to the Shabbat Morning Service
7:45pm: Intro to Hebrew Language II OR Intermediate Hebrew II Classes are open to all; * Spring classes are required for CBST Adult B’nai Mitzvah students. Register at www.cbst.org via our website calendar. Questions? Email [email protected]
CBST Adult B’nai Mitzvah Program This remarkable journey of learning, praying, studying, and exploring Jewish identity and tradition is open to all CBST members beginning in November. Learning covers topics including liturgy, Jewish history, Torah, theology, Hebrew, and Cantillation.
Sign up to join the cohort at bit.ly/AdultBnaiMitzvahReg We look forward to learning, questioning, and exploring together!
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Tonight’s Oneg (Delight) Sponsored by Rabbi Reuven Greenvald marking the end of the sheloshim period for my mother Barbara Greenvald, z”l, and in gratitude for all the comfort and support my family felt from CBST’s clergy, staff, and members while my siblings and I mourn our mother’s death. Marilyn Mishaan in memory of her grandmother Mollie Haddad, z”l, on her 25th yortzeit. Rick Landman to remember the yortzeits of Henry Landman, my father, and Scott Thomas, my lover. Both died on December 29, exactly 25 years apart to the day. It is now 3 years since dad is gone and I am still learning more things to appreciate about his life. Jeffrey Weiss in honor of my 57th birthday which is on Friday, December 29.
Shabbat Flowers sponsored by David Wine and Michael MacElhenny
SAVE these Dates for Music at CBST *advance reservation req’d schedule subject to change
Monday, Jan. 22, 7:00 pm Concert for Social Justice Monday, Feb. 26, 7:00 pm Concert for Social Justice Monday, Mar. 12, 7:00 pm Harp Concert: Shushan Hashalom Monday, May 7, 7:00 pm Concert for Social Justice Sunday, June 10, 4:00 pm Concert featuring the CBST Chorus
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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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