Contributions

Contribution Options

Chai Card
Contribute in memory or in honor of a special person or occasion. CBST will send notification of your gift, without mentioning the amount.

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Yortzeit Tzedakah
Make a Contribution In Memoriam. In our tradition, we offer tzedakah (charity), capturing the significance of Chai (life): “may their memory be for a blessing."

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Sponsor Shabbat Livestream

Share the joy of Shabbat, a memory, a simchah (happy occasion), livestream or an in-person oneg*  Sponsorships received by 12:00 PM on the Thursday prior to your selected date will be acknowledged in the printed Shabbat program; you may provide a brief (30 word max.) text to personalize your tribute.


*Oneg is a casual gathering after services including food and schmoozing.

At this time our medical team continues to monitor weekly Covid rates in NYC which determines whether there is food at the Oneg.


Questions?  Contact Ruth at rkleinman@cbst.org or 212-929-9498 x 815.


You may add a tribute of up to 30 words (in memory or in honor of a special person or occasion) in the text box provided. Your tribute will be acknowledged in an upcoming Shabbat Program.

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Select a future Friday evening or Saturday morning service date.


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Pride Shout Out 2023 - THANK YOU and NOW CLOSED!
Pride Shout Outs for the June 23 PRIDE Shabbat Program have CLOSED. Thank you!

Shout Outs received after the deadline of Wednesday, June 21 at 12 p.m. will be gratefully received and acknowledged in the June 30 Shabbat Program.

Samples from previous years, are below:
Shout Outs - Half PageShout Outs - 30 words


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Questions?  Contact our Development Staff at giving@cbst.org 
Senior Rabbi Installation - Wishes and Blessings to Rabbi Klein!
Rabbi Jason Klein will be installed at CBST as Senior Rabbi on Friday, January 24, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. Celebrate this joyous occasion by honoring this milestone for CBST and Rabbi Klein with a tribute in the Wishes and Blessings Book. Your contribution will not only commemorate this milestone but also support CBST. The deadline to submit is January 22nd.
Levels of Support:
 Book Dedication: (One opportunity only!) $10,000: Please contact the Director of Development, Teri Rosenberg, at trosenberg@cbst.org. Back Book Cover: (One opportunity only!) $10,000: Please contact the Director of Development, Teri Rosenberg, at trosenberg@cbst.org.



Do we want to have specifications or limitations here in what people can submit?

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Let us come together as a community to celebrate the installation of Rabbi Jason Klein and honor this new chapter for CBST!

Questions?  Contact our Development Staff at development@cbst.org
World AIDS Day Shabbat 2023 - Add your message here
World AIDS Day Shabbat is a special one honoring those we love and that we have lost to AIDS. Messages received after the deadline of Thursday, November 30th at 12 p.m. will be gratefully received and acknowledged in the December 8th Shabbat Program.

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Questions?  Contact our Development Staff at giving@cbst.org 
"Sell" Your Chametz
Prepare for Passover:  Perform the mitzvah of selling your chametz.

Chametz submissions due by Friday, April 19, 2024

In addition to the halacha (Jewish Law) that prohibits eating chametz (leaven) during Pesach, we are also forbidden halachically to own chametz or even to have it on our premises. Tradition provides a legal procedure whereby we can "sell" our chametz and, an hour after the end of the holiday, purchase it back (without an actual delivery or pick-up!). "Selling" implies full rights of ownership, with access.

Chametz (leaven) includes any food or drink that includes wheat, barley, oats, spelt or rye. Ashekanzic Jews add rice, millet, corn and legumes. Sephardic Jews include potatoes. Chametz comes in any form - even miniscule residue on pots, dishes, cutlery. 
 
Selling indicates full rights of ownership. 






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There is no fee. You can contribute a charitable donation (maot chittim), which will enable Pesach observance by someone who could not otherwise afford to celebrate.
Social Justice

Every human being is created in the image of the divine, deserving respect and equality. Your gift keeps our Social Justice work going. Starting with Human Rights Shabbat, December 10th, 2021 your gift will be matched.


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High Holy Days 2022 Open Door Contribution

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Capital Reserve & Bench Dedication
The CBST Capital Reserve Fund has been established to preserve and enhance our beautiful synagogue on West 30th Street.

Capital Reserve Fund donors of $5,000 or more are acknowledged during the High Holy Days.

CBST Members who contribute $18,000 or more may dedicate a curved-2-seat, 3-seat, or 4-seat bench in the Wine Family Sanctuary. For details, to arrange a pledge, or dedicate another item or space, contact Gina Schmeling, Director of Development at 212-929-9498 x 814 or giving@cbst.org.

Bench Dedication photo - bench
Bench Dedication photo - plaque


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Prayerbook Dedication
Kol HaNeshamah Prayerbook for Shabbat for the Liberal Minyan    Siddur Lev Shalem for Shabbat and Festivals for the Traditional Egalitarian Minyan    CBST's Siddur "With All Your Heart"

Indicate the number of each book you wish to dedicate. Enter the inscription in the “Dedication Text” box below. The customary format for bookplates is: 
 
Dedicated by Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx in honor (or in memory) of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx. 


Kol HaNeshamah Prayerbook for Shabbat $50.00
Siddur Lev Shalem for Shabbat and Festivals $ 50.00
CBST's Siddur: With All Your Heart $ 50.00
Machzor (High Holy Days) Prayerbook $ 36.00

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CBST is a 501c3 Religious Organization.

Questions? Contact development@cbst.org or 212-929-9498 x 818.

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