7:30 service Cultural program: The Return of the Bintel Brief! Peter Mones Back by popular demand: A BINTEL BRIEF (a bundle of letters) is the advice column of the Jewish…
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7:30 service Cultural program: The Ashkenazi Roots of the New York City Disability Rights Movement – Warren Shaw New York City’s disability rights movement began in the early 1960s, after…
7:30 service, led by Rabbi Emeritus Peter Schweitzer. Cultural program: IN HIS OWN WORDS: A Tribute to Rabbi Sherwin T. Wine (1928-2007) – Rabbi Emeritus Peter Schweitzer On July 21,…
We are happy to welcome back a well received speaker: Caraid O’Brien on Sholem Asch Irish born writer and performer Caraid O’Brien is returning to speak about the brilliant Yiddish…
7:30 service Cultural program : The Original Bible – Rabbi Tzemah Yoreh From Rabbi Tzemah: “What if I told you that with a few strokes of an editor’s pen you…
Musical Shabbat On this Shabbat we will feature the musical talents of our members as they share their favorite Jewish music. The Rabbi will offer some solos of his own!…
Coming of Age during the Holocaust Natalia Aleksiun, Ph.D. The age of puberty, individual trajectories during the Holocaust and Nazi policies shaped the experience of Jewish adolescence. Did a girl…
Jews and Languages: How many can we create? Many North American Jews are familiar with the two most famous Jewish languages: Hebrew and Yiddish. But did you know that in…
Dear Peter: Jewish Advice Columns of Yesterday and Today Peter Mones A BINTEL BRIEF (a bundle of letters) was the advice column of the Jewish Daily Forward (a Yiddish newspaper)….
Sarah Chandler: The Vegan Who Loves Chickens Join us for a conversation with a visionary Jewish leader on ethics and eating. Sarah Chandler, a vegan for 10 years, originally chose…