Beth and I are delighted to give to the capital campaign because we want CBST to be a welcoming spiritual home for many generations to come. In the fall of 2000, I tagged along with a friend to CBST’s Open Door Kol Nidre service at the Javits Center and discovered a deeply spiritual community. I [...]

Barbara Gaines: Why I Am Giving to the Capital Campaign
My father, olav hashalom, often told me only three things matter in your life: family, work and synagogue. I have been married to the same woman for almost 21 years and we have been raising our son for the last five. I have spent 32 years in the same field and made it to the [...]

Jonathan Sheffer: Why I Am Giving to the Capital Campaign
I’m giving because CBST is a unique place in which spiritual, cultural, and political action come together. I’m giving because CBST has been one of the few constants in my life through the last 20 years. I’m giving because I’m at a point in my life when doing unselfish things is crucial for my spiritual [...]




