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November 30 and December 1, 2018 / 23 Kislev 5779

Parashat Vayeshev

בעל החמות הלזה, בא הנה ו�י�אמרו, איש אל אחיו, ו�עתה לכו ו�נה�גהו

“They said to one another, ‘Here comes that dreamer! Come now, let us kill him...’”

(Genesis, 37:19-20)

SHABBAT PROGRAM SHABBAT PROGRAM

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Welcome to CBST! מקיימת קשר רב שנים ועמוק עם ברוכים וברוכות הבאים לקהילת בית שמחת תורה! קהילת בית שמחת תורה

ישראל, עם הבית הפתוח בירושלים לגאווה ולסובלנות ועם הקהילה הגאה בישראל.ן לגלות יהדות ליבראלית גם בישראל!\אנחנו מזמינים אתכם

ם בפלאיירים בכניסה. \ן לחגוג את סיפור החיים שלכן\מצאו את המידע על קהילות רפורמיות המזמינות אתכם :וספים ניתן לפנות לרב נועה סתתלפרטים נ

noa@irac.org

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NOVEMBER 30, 2018 / 23 KISLEV 5779 PARASHAT VAYESHEV – WORLD AIDS DAY SHABBAT

OPENING PRAYERS AND MEDITATIONS הלב הכנת *Hineh Mah Tov Elana Arian (Born 1981) הנה מה טוב 30

*Candle Blessings Abraham Wolf Binder (1895-1967) הדלקת נרות ש�ל ש�בת 38

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

KABBALAT SHABBAT / WELCOMING SHABBAT קבלת ש�בת *L’chu N’ran’nah (Psalm 95) Reuben Sirotkin (Born 1933) (תהלים צה) לכו נ�ננה 52

Yism’chu Hashamayim (Psalm י�ש�מחו הש�מי�ם (תהלים צו) 5496)

Chassidic*

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

*L'chah Dodi (Shlomo Alkabetz) Abayudaya Ugandan לכה דודי 66Chassidic*

*Mizmor Shir (Psalm 92) Jerusalem מזמור ש�יר (תהלים צב) 72

MA’ARIV / THE EVENING SERVICE מע�יב Bar’chu Nusach ב�כו 78 Hama’ariv Aravim Nusach ע�בים המע�יב 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 Hanna Tiferet-Siegel (Born 1948) מי כמכה 94

98 and handout

*Hashkiveinu Yoshi Zweiback (Born 1969) הש�כיבנו

*V’shamru Sephardic Melody (Los Bilbilicos) ו�ש�מרו 102 Chatsi Kaddish Nusach חצי קדיש 104 Silent Amidah עמידה 106

202 Mark’s All-Male Thanksgiving William Finn (Born 1952) Heal Us Now Leon Sher (Born 1957) תפלה ל�פואה 134

Handout תפלה למדינה Prayer for our Country Blessing of the New Month Improvisation ב�כת החדש 136 Kaddish Shalem Nusach קדיש ש�לם 138

DRASHAH: COOPERBERG-RITTMASTER RABBINICAL INTERN DEBORAH MEGDAL ד�ש�ה *Aleinu Salomon Sulzer (1804-1890) עלינו 140

Mourner’s Kaddish קדיש י�תום 150

*Adon Olam Chanukah Melody אדון עולם 154

*Arranged by Joyce Rosenzweig

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TONIGHT’S SERVICE LEADERS Service Leader: Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum Ba’al Tefillah: Sam Rosen Music Director & Pianist: Joyce Rosenzweig Drashah: Cooperberg-Rittmaster Rabbinical Intern Deborah Megdal

Hashkiveinu / הש�כיבנו Words: Yoshi Zweiback

Shelter us beneath thy wings, O Adonai.

Guard us from all harmful things, O Adonai. Keep us safe throughout the night Till we wake with mornings light. Teach us, God, wrong from right.

Amen.

COMPOSER FEATURE

William Finn (Born 1952) is one of the most influential contemporary musical theater composers. A beloved and long-time member of CBST, Finn is known for his many Broadway musicals, including Falsettos (for which he received two Tony Awards: Best Book of a Musical, and Best Original Score), A New Brain, Elegies, A Song Cycle and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Finn is currently a faculty member of the NYU Tisch Graduate Program in Musical Theater Writing. He is the co-founder and artistic producer of the Musical Theatre Lab at the Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. William Finn’s music has been featured in Friday Night and High Holy Days services, as well as many CBST Shira Concerts, including the 2014 gala concert honoring Finn and his music. “Mark’s All-Male Thanksgiving,” from Elegies, tells the story of a gathering of gay men who come together to give thanks but also to mourn the dwindling of their tribe due to AIDS.

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PRAYER for OUR COUNTRY

Our God and God of our ancestors, bless this country and all who dwell within it.

Help us to experience the blessings of our lives and circumstances,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

הקדושה להיות עמן. תוק של החופשברכנו בטעם המ

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 (ירמיהו יז, ח)

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 מי יתן ואומה זו תשתמש בכוחה ובעושרה על מנת לקדם צדק,

ש ושלום לכל יושבי תבלחופ 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,

לחגוג את צלם אלוהים בפנים שונות המשתקפות בכל המגוון 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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Condolences To CBST member Stefanie Siegmund on the death of her father, Frederick Siegmund, z”l, who died on Friday, November 23 at the age of 88. To CBST member Matthew Merlin on the death of his grandmother, Miriam Stoller, z”l, who died on Saturday, November 24 at the age of 91. Yortzeits 23 to 29 Kislev 5779 Members memorialized on the Wine Family Sanctuary Memorial Wall Stanley Jacobs Michael Sabin

Kenneth Schechner Valerie Troyansky

Family & Friends memorialized on plaques on the Kuriel Chapel Memorial Wall Israel Gafni Fredda Goldstein Karen Gremillion Rose Hedelman Sylvia Karpel

Ira Lefkowitz Kenneth Levy Sam Mintz-Strauss Philip Passin Miriam Post

Lea Rosen Mark Simmons Dora Spegal Ruth Strickler

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. 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, Victor Reyes, and Teresa Gutierrez · CBST Members & Friends who greet everyone at services · Shabbat sponsors and donors.

Refuah Shlemah – Healing Prayers Eitan Maccabi ben Elana v’Joe Moshe ben Menachem v’ Esther

Colin Dunn Norbert Fischer

Betty Lifton Rose Wahnon

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

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Ahead… Saturday, December 1, 2018 / 23 Kislev 5779 Yoga-Meditation Shabbat Morning Services, 10am Service Leader: Rabbi Yael Rapport D’var Torah: Rabbi Yael Rapport Friday, December 7, 2018 / 30 Kislev 5779 Parashat Miketz, 6:30pm Shabbat Chanukah Service Leaders: Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum and Rabbi Yael Rapport Ba’alei Tefillah: Cantor Steve Zeidenberg, Steven M. Fruh-Paul L. Marsolini Cantorial Position, and Larry Kay Music Director & Pianist: Joyce Rosenzweig Drashah: Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum

Saturday, December 8, 2018 / 30 Kislev 5779 Liberal Minyan, 10am Bar Mitzvah of Emmett Schatell-Prince Service Leaders: Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum and Rabbi Yael Rapport Ba’al Tefillah: Cantor Steve Zeidenberg D’var Torah: Emmet Schatell-Prince

Chanukah 5779

Chanukah Menorah Lighting at The New Jewish Home Monday, December 3 and Sunday, December 9, 4:30pm to 6:30pm, 120 West 106th Street, between Amsterdam and Columbus. CBST once again lights Chanukah lights for Jewish residents at The New Jewish Home. Join members of our clergy and music team for this sweet and important mitzvah! Email chanukahlighting@cbst.org to RSVP.

Chanukah Gathering for CBST Jews-by-Choice Monday, December 3, 6:30pm to 8pm, RSVP for more details All CBST members who are converts or going through the process of conversion are invited to an informal gathering with CRRI Steven Philp. Light the chanukiah, eat some sufganiyot, get to know each other, and talk about how CBST can support Jews-by-Choice. If you're able, bring a refreshment or dairy-vegetarian snack to share! We will gather in Central Harlem. Address will be sent to those who RSVP. Email Steven at sphilp@cbst.org to tell him you're coming!

Families with Kids Chanukah Celebration Friday, December 7, 4:30pm to 6:30pm, 130 West 30th Street Join CBST for a pre-Shabbat Chanukah Party, featuring live music, crafts, and plenty of latkes! Families with children of all ages are welcome to celebrate Chanukah CBST-style and light the menorah as a community. Email for more info: info@cbst.org

Shabbat Chanukah Services 5779 Friday, December 7, 6:30pm, 130 West 30th Street Our brightest service of the year falls at the darkest part of winter - let our lights shine! Light Chanukah candles as a symbol of re-dedication, give thanks for the light in our lives, and sing along CBST-style with our famous Chanukah medley (and everyone's favorite rabbinic solo). After services, everyone is welcome to enjoy latkes and sufganiyot! Then, our friends from Mi Polin in Poland will give a tour of the mezuzot they created for CBST, highlighting the origins of each unique mezuzah.

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

World AIDS Day - Out of the Darkness Saturday, December 1, 6pm, meets at the New York City AIDS Memorial and continues to St. John's Lutheran Church Gather for a candelight vigil, reflection and remembrance, and guest performers and speakers, including our own Rabbi James.

Trans Jews are Here Listening Sessions Monday, December 3, 8pm and Wednesday, December 12, 7pm, conducted remotely via Zoom Discuss the ground-breaking Trans Jews Are Here: A Convening, hosted at CBST on March 29-31, 2019. Learn about the convening and let us know what you'd like to be included. Email transjews@cbst.org for Zoom information.

Havdalah Hangout: Chanukah Party Edition Saturday, December 8, 7pm, Prospect-Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn Spend a festive evening with drinks, gifts, latkes, and laughs. Aleinu co-chair Nora Isacoff has generously offered her apartment for the occasion, including our first Aleinu Gift Exchange. $10-15 price cap! $10 suggested donation. RSVP for more information: http://bit.ly/AleinuChanukah2018Havdalah.

Bold Spiritual Community of Resistance and Love

Soul of Sanctuary for Chanukah/Advent Sunday, December 2, 11am to 1pm, Judson Memorial Church Join our partners at Judson Memorial Church for their morning service from 11am to 12pm, followed by a Soul of Sanctuary Advent/Chanukah coffee hour from 12pm to 1pm. Get to know our Judson neighbors while learning about how our Jewish and Christian traditions shape our work supporting immigrants and refugees. As we enter these seasons in which we celebrate increasing light, we'll learn and share stories about how we're also drawing strength from our traditions to increase justice.

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 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 midday prayer service.To participate in House of Peace, speak to Harold Levine, or email him at hslevine@gmail.com.

Trans Jews Are Here: A Teaching Tuesday, January 8, 7pm, 130 West 30th Street Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum and Rabbi Mike Moskowitz teach at this benefit event to fund Trans Jews Are Here programming at CBST and the groundbreaking Trans Jews Are Here Convening in March 2019. Advance registration required. Find the event in the cbst.org calendar or contact Jesse at jkatz@cbst.org.

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Lehrhaus Adult Education Fall 2018 Tuesdays, Dec. 4 & 11, 6:30 to 7:30pm: An Introduction to Contemporary Israeli Poetry Taught by Miya Rotstein, each session will focus on a major poet and on representative texts from their body of work. Register: contact Ruth at 212-929-9498 x 815 or online at http://bit.ly/IsraeliPoetry.

Lehrhaus Adult Education Intersession Winter 2019 Psalms Study with Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum Tuesdays, January 15, 22, and 29, 6:30pm to 7:45pm, 130 West 30th Street As a CBST community, we are reciting the entire book of 150 psalms each day for our Psalms/Tehilim Project. Take this unique opportunity to study with Senior Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum and explore the poetry, formation, and interpretation of the psalms. Register: http://bit.ly/IntersessionPsalms.

Education for Families with Children at CBST CBST is committed to providing a dynamic, inclusive, and multifaceted Jewish educational experience

for children and their families. Through learning and doing, our program builds and strengthens a contemporary, relevant, ethical, and deeply rooted sense of both Jewish and LGBTQ values and identity.

Alef Bet Shabbat—Ages 0-5 (Drop-In) A twice-monthly, song-filled morning service, at 11:45am, led by our clergy and songleader, designed especially for our youngest congregants and their grownups. Followed by a Kiddush lunch with access to supervised free play and the children’s library until 1:30 pm.

Limmud B'Shabbat—Grades K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 This child-centered program introduces students to Jewish learning, t’fillah, holiday celebrations, and basics of

modern Hebrew; themes and stories of Torah through music, arts, and creative learning. Includes immersive Family Retreats, supplies, snack, and Kiddush lunch.

B'nai Mitzvah Program—Grades 6 and 7 Meeting twice monthly, classes include Hebrew instruction, t’fillah, Jewish studies, holiday celebrations, music,

arts, all materials, snacks, Kiddush lunch, preparation for B’nai Mitzvah, individualized tutoring, monthly family classes, and dinner with Rabbi Rapport.

Teen Track—Grades 8-9 and 10-12 Twice-monthly program engages CBST’s teens in thoughtful exploration of Am Yisrael, Eretz Israel, and Medinat

Yisrael: the people, the land, and the modern state of Israel. Includes all local field trips, Shabbat breakfast, and Kiddush lunch.

Registration is still open: https://cbst.org/children Contact Jennifer Kleinbaum at 212-929-9498 x 816. For Limmud Program information, contact Principal, Jonathan Chapman at children@cbst.org

Rattle & Resist: Activism with your Baby Thursdays, December 6 and 13, 11:30am, 130 West 30th Street Distraught over the current administration? Feeling too busy as a new parent to make a difference? Make the world a better place for your baby or toddler with this resistance-themed song and storytime class for them to learn, play, and connect as they too prepare to participate in Tikkun Olam (Reparing the World). Then, enjoy pizza while you contact your government officials to make your voice heard in NY, DC, and elsewhere. More information: cbst.org/children.

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To sponsor an Oneg, Livestream, or Flowers, contact Ruth: 212-929-9498 x 815 or Giving@cbst.org or go cbst.org.

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

Psalms/Tehillim Project Has Begun—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 tcalhoun@cbst.org 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.

Tonight’s Oneg (Delight) Sponsored by

Deluxe Oneg Hanna Gafni and Barbara Dolgin in memory of Hanna’s father Israel Gafni, z”l.

Deluxe Oneg Susan Kanrich, Bill Hibsher, and Richard Orient in memory of Bill Johnson, z”l.

Deluxe Oneg Gregg Passin and Andy Schmidt in memory of Gregg’s father Phil Passin, z”l, on the occasion of his fourth yortzeit.

Deluxe Oneg Abbe Tiger and Dianne Hess in memory of Shirley Tiger, z”l, on the occasion of her first yortzeit. We miss you very much.

Steven Fruh and Paul Marsolini are thrilled to sponsor the Kiddush in honor of their special friend Sam Rosen on the occasion of his leading services for the first time at CBST as an HUC-JIR Cantorial Student. May you go from strength to strength.

Rabbi Marisa James and Harold Levine welcome Reverend Anthony Livolsi and our neighbors from the GIFTS community at Marble Collegiate Church.

Livestreaming

Sponsored by Kenneth Karpel and Ira Rosenblum in memory of Kenneth’s mother, Sylvia, z”l, on the occasion of her 11th yortzeit.

Supported by Judy Hollander in memory of Steven Hollander, z”l, friend and father of my sons.

Supported by Brian William.

Bimah Flowers

Sponsored by David Wine and Michael MacElhenny

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SAVE THE DATE

Trans Jews are Here: A Convening Friday–Sunday, March 29–31, 2019

A Radical, Joyful, Spiritual, Educational, Inspiring, Motivating Celebration and Convening of Trans Artists,

Academics, Activists and Spiritual Leaders

This first-ever convening will bring together trans and non-binary Jews of all ages, leaders, thinkers, and artists to celebrate and explore the intersection of transgender identity and Jewish life. The program will offer Shabbat experiences, workshops, panels, discussions, speaker presentations, and performances. For info, email transjews@cbst.org

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

130 West 30th Street New York, NY 10001

(212) 929-9498 cbst.org

facebook.com/BeitSimchatTorah twitter.com/CBST

instagram.com/cbst_nyc

Seth M. Marnin Co-Chair

Jillian T. Weiss Co-Chair

Joy Ladin Guest Speaker

Kate Bornstein Guest Speaker

Ofer Erez Guest Speaker

Abby Stein Guest Speaker

Trans Jews Are Here: A Teaching with Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum & Rabbi Mike Moskowitz Tuesday, January 8, 7:00pm BENEFIT EVENT to fund Trans Jews Are Here programming at CBST and the groundbreaking Trans Jews Are Here Convening in March 2019. Advance registration required. Find the event in the cbst.org calendar or contact Jesse at jkatz@cbst.org.