March 5, 2019 | General News | Worship and High Holidays

Our congregation came together for a congregational town hall meeting on Tuesday, March 5, at 6:00 pm in our Main Sanctuary. At this gathering, Rabbi Angela Buchdahl shared findings from our recently completed High Holy Days Experience Survey, and discussed some of the changes that are being proposed, including improvements to our High Holy Days service schedule. We hope to be able to answer some preliminary questions with this FAQ.

February 26, 2019 | General News

Earlier this year, the Confirmation class at Central Synagogue asked for more opportunities to travel, learn, and experience Jewish faith and tradition beyond New York City. The 11^th graders traveled to Rome to explore the city and see how Jewish life compares to life at home.

February 26, 2019 | Repairing the World

Wednesday, February 27, Central congregants were in Albany as part of a Faith Communities for Bail Reform Advocacy Day. We met with 16 legislators, including Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart Cousins and Speaker of the Assembly Carl Heastie, and their staffs, to impress upon them the urgency of this moment and the opportunity to pass meaningful and just bail reform now.

February 19, 2019

On a wickedly windy, cold February evening, my children and I braved the weather and made our way to a downtown family service at Central. We are new to the congregation, and our daughter is preparing for her Bat Mitzvah in Spring of 2020. So, in truth, we've only been to a handful of services in the stunning uptown sanctuary. And as much as we love it, let's be honest, at 6 o'clock on a Friday, from downtown, it's a schlep.

February 14, 2019

Author Deborah Lipstadt joined our Central community for a meaningful discussion about the persistence of anti-Semitism.