April 13, 2022

This Passover you can choose to retell the Exodus story in any way you see fit. You can read it from any traditional
haggadah, discuss it, act it out, or maybe to play this game. You can make your own rules, but here are two suggestions: Set a timer, and you (JUST YOU) call out the questions for the kids (or adults) to shout answers and try to beat your time record each year OR split the table into two teams or choose two relatives to compete. Keep score!

March 24, 2022

The invasion of Ukraine by Russia has displaced millions of citizens of a democratic country that was home to as many as 200,000 Jews, including its president, Volodymyr Zelensky. The world has watched, some from a distance and some from within earshot of artillery fire, as Ukraine, its traditions and cultures and its country, has been reduced to rubble.

March 16, 2022 | General News | Programs and Events

In honor of Women's History Month and the 50th anniversary of Sally Priesand's ordination as the first woman rabbi in the United States, we were inspired to interview our very own female clergy members who have helped pioneer and challenge the institution of the rabbinate.

March 7, 2022 | General News

We are thrilled to welcome Mikah Atkind to our community as our next Director of the Lese Center for Living Judaism.

February 24, 2022 | General News

We are pleased to announce a new initiative that further supports our ongoing work on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) within our community. We are partnering with the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan as a host site for their Community Work Experience program to provide internship opportunities to young adults with developmental and/or learning disabilities to maximize their highest level of vocational independence – from work-readiness opportunities to job development and, ultimately, integrated employment in the work force. We're excited to welcome our new interns in early March, who will support the Youth and Family Engagement department and the Clergy Study.