Community Scholar program

Members Only Programs
While many CSP online programs are offered free of charge, CSP donors at this level (and above) receive exclusive access to select “members-only” programs each month, including special sessions that may carry a fee for the general public;

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CSP Member Site
Enjoy full access to our password-protected member area (password will change on June 15th), featuring a curated collection of special content—archived program videos, articles, interactive features, contests, and exclusive recordings, including the complete video series from our 26th Annual One-Month Scholar, Dr. Aviva Dautch, on the theme: WRITING THE TWENTIETH CENTURY: POST-WAR AND MODERN JEWISH LITERATURE (class series will include: (i) The Ghostwriter: Isaac Bashevis Singer in America, (ii) Tom Stoppard: On Turning Out to be Jewish – MEMBER SERIES, (iii) Sylvia Plath, Ted Hughes and the Jews, and (iv) ‘Distilling is Beautiful’: The Precision of Primo Levi – MEMBER SERIES).

Travel Adventures
CSP “Supporter” level membership is required to participate in any of our travel adventures. Our next adventure is a Fall trip to Italy for an exploration of “Legends and Legacy” with special guide Prof. Marc Michael Epstein (SOLD OUT) followed by a March 2027 Civil Rights Tour (“Sacred Steps: A CSP Civil Rights Journey in the American South”, March 9-11, 2026) and a proposed May Trip to Mexico City (week of May 10, 2027);

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Eastern Shore RH Honey from Bee Inspired. Eastern Shore Maryland Honey is more than a sweetener, it’s a sweet, curative, natural, ancient food that feeds the mind, the body, and the soul. All Eastern Shore Honey is raw, unpasteurized, and Star K Certified Kosher. VALID FOR PEOPLE WHO DONATE BY August 1, 2026

Your Name. Your Hat. Your Legend. Get a personalized CSP hat with your family name on it and officially join the gloriously overqualified tradition of CSP headwear. Equal parts tribute, travel gear, inside joke, and wearable status symbol, this custom cap lets your family become part of the ever-growing world of CSP hats with style and a little swagger. Perfect for adventures, photo ops, and casually reminding people that your family is not just attending the story — you’re on the hat;

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Money Talks: Jewish History Through Coins. Enjoy a private, in-person gathering on Wednesday September 2nd, 2026 with CSP Founder Arie Katz for a fascinating exploration of remarkable coins from the CSP collection, each opening a window into Jewish history. Highlights include coins from the age of Alexander the Great and his successors, which shaped the Jewish encounter with Hellenism, an original Tyrian half shekel from the Second Temple period associated with the Temple tax and Jerusalem’s money changers, examples tracing the evolution of the shekel, currencies used by Ashkenazi Jews in the medieval SHUM cities, and coins from the Russian Empire that entered Jewish life in the Pale of Settlement. Best of all, this is not just a lecture, guests will have the rare opportunity to hold these coins in their hands and quite literally touch history;

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Program Dedication
Honor or remember a loved one, friend, clergy member, or community by dedicating a CSP program in their name—a meaningful way to celebrate or commemorate someone special while supporting lifelong Jewish learning; - SUBMIT REQUEST WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF DONATION

First in Line – Priority Travel Access
You’ll receive exclusive early access to register for CSP’s sought-after travel adventures (Civil Rights, Mexico City, etc.) — giving you the opportunity to secure your spot before registration opens to the public and trips sell out.

Private “Slice” Event with Artist Maya Sharabani
A live, in-person, participatory experience in which guests exchange a memory of a meaningful taste for a custom-cut piece of cake, turning dessert into storytelling and creating a shared archive of memory, community, and belonging.

17th Annual Adult Retreat
Enjoy a complimentary invitation to CSP’s 18th Annual Adult Retreat, taking place on Sunday February 21, 2027 at Pendry, Newport Beach. This exclusive day- long experience includes three delicious meals, and three enriching presentations with Dr. Aviva Dautch, along with other meaningful moments of learning and connection, our theme for the retreat will be “Jewish Bloomsbury: Writers, Salons, Culture, and the Hidden Jewish Threads in Modern Literary England;

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Private Online Event with our OMS
Receive an exclusive invitation to a private online session with CSP’s 26th Annual One-Month Scholar, Dr. Aviva Dautch – Who Needs the Crown? Royalty in Modern Jewish Literature - Who needs The Crown when you can read about the Royal Family in Modern Jewish Literature? In this special for CSP patrons we will look at how the Kings and Queens of Britain, from Elizabeth I to Elizabeth II, have been depicted in Jewish culture, for the good, the bad, and the mad... From political pamphlets to poems, novels to biographies, we'll explore how Jewish writers have portrayed the monarchy - and their mistresses - in all their glory, and how Royalty has represented Jewishness in return.

Two Premium Tickets to We Are Here. Experience an extraordinary evening of music, memory, and meaning with two premium tickets to We Are Here, a powerful concert of remembrance, education, and hope at the Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, at 7:00 PM. This moving production brings to life music created in ghettos, camps, and forests during the Holocaust, performed by acclaimed artists in a deeply inspiring community event. A remarkable evening you will not soon forget. Includes VIP reception. Underwritten by grant from the Samueli Foundation and from Vanderbilt University.

A Box from Jerusalem
A specially curated box filled with the finest culinary delights from Jerusalem's Shuk Machaneh Yehuda, meticulously assembled to deliver a sensory journey of taste and tradition, wherever they are in the world.
EMAIL US TO RECEIVE THE BOX

VIP SEATS – Joe Buchanan Concert/January 23, 2027.
Texas-born, river-raised, and gloriously one-of-a-kind, Joe brings a soulful blend of country storytelling, Jewish spirit, and heartfelt humor to the stage, with songs shaped by his remarkable journey into Judaism and his deep love of Torah, community, and the human story.

The Complete Katz Haggadah Collection. Take your seder table to a whole new galaxy, castle, and comic-book universe with the complete set of Arie Katz’s three full-length, approximately 100-page traditional Haggadot: The Star Wars Haggadah, The Hogwarts Haggadah, and The Superhero Haggadah. Each one offers a rich, complete seder experience built on the traditional structure, but reimagined with theme, imagination, and plenty of fun. This package includes up to 6 copies of each Haggadah — enough to fully outfit your seder with matzah, meaning, and a healthy amount of dramatic flair. In other words, why settle for one Exodus when you can have Jedi, wizards, and superheroes all helping get everyone out of Egypt? PLEASE TELL US HOW MANY COPIES OF EACH HAGGADAH YOU WOULD LIKE BY MARCH 10, 2027.

ART by Jacqueline Nicholls, FIRST OPTION:
Choose a playlist of 6 of your favorite songs, and artist Jacqueline Nicholls will create a series of drawings of you. Jacqueline regularly draws people over zoom, using a variety of materials, creating quick animated portraits that are full of life and personality. NB all 6 poses will need to be of the same person {EMAIL US TO SEE THE ARTS}; or {EMAIL US RE YOUR SELECTION}

ART by Jacqueline Nicholls, SECOND OPTION: Limited Edition print of “holding onto the pieces” - In the biblical narrative, the first set of tablets were broken by Moshe in response to witnessing the golden calf. There is a midrashic tradition that this set of broken tablets were not discarded but kept in the holy ark with the second set. Hanging onto the broken could be a painful image past. But rabbinically, this image is evoked when discussing the importance of valuing an older person. Just because they are not who they once were, they still deserve honor and reverence {see attached art);

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Partner Sponsorship
Support Jewish learning beyond your own community by sponsoring a synagogue or institution through our CSP Partner Program. You may select a partner organization personally or allow us to choose one in your honor—extending the impact of CSP’s educational programming to new audiences.

Put Your Name on the Shelf. Ever wanted your own place in the CSP store? Here is your chance. We will create a dedicated CSP item in your honor — a t-shirt, mug, hat, tote, hoodie, or other worthy piece of merch mischief — and let your name, personality, and legendary status live on in cotton, ceramic, or whatever else we decide the moment demands. Funny, heartfelt, stylish, or gloriously over the top, this is equal parts tribute, inside joke, and wearable immortality. In other words: why just support CSP when you can become part of the merchandise?

A Second Box from Jerusalem
A specially curated box filled with the finest culinary delights from Jerusalem's Shuk Machaneh Yehuda, meticulously assembled to deliver a sensory journey of taste and tradition, wherever they are in the world.
EMAIL US TO RECEIVE THE BOX

Choose an adventure from Category A below.

4 Holiday Boxes from Jerusalem
Enjoy 4 specially curated boxes filled with the finest culinary delights from Jerusalem's Shuk Machane Yehuda, meticulously assembled to deliver a sensory journey of taste and tradition, wherever they are in the world; EMAIL US TO RECEIVE YOUR BOXES

Choose any two adventures (Category A or B) – see options below.