A NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR TEMPLE MEMBERS Dr. Lee Robbins, a psychotherapist, NYU professor, and HUC-JIR-trained and credentialed , is offering Emanu-El members the chance to engage in spiritual direction. This is a rare chance to gain deeper insight into the hidden mystery of life and cultivate an appreciation for the present. Working one-on-one, monthly, in …
Voting Ends on March 11, 2020 Together we can grow our Reform Movement in Israel and work toward making progress on the issues we care about: Religious Freedom, Equality, and More. The World Zionist Congress election, which determines the prioritization of Jewish Agency funds in Israel, is here. It is time to make our voices …
Rabbi Davidson’s Shabbat Chanukah Introductory Remarks following Anti-Semitic Assaults in New York December 27, 2019 From Rabbi Davidson after the Attack in Monsey December 29, 2019 Dear Friends, We awoke this morning to the news of yet another anti-Semitic attack, the gruesome series of stabbings in the Jewish community of Monsey. I was grateful to …
By Stephen Fields CANCER! The word hit me like a thunderbolt. The doctors think that my 24-year-old daughter has cancer. I freaked out when I was told – I was dazed, numb and unbelieving. Cancer only happened to other people, not my only child. I didn’t know what to do, what to think – I …
Bettijane Eisenpreis By Bettijane Eisenpreis They had not yet lain down, when the townspeople, the men of Sodom, young and old – all the people to the last man – gathered about the house. And they shouted to Lot and said to him, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out …
Job Title: Social Media & Communications Associate Department: Administration/Communications Reports to: Director of Communications SUMMARY Congregation Emanu-El of the City of New York is seeking a Social Media & Communications Associate (SMCA) for its communications team to help build upon its broad marketing and communications initiatives, specifically centered upon our emerging social media presence and …
Volume 2 | Prayers for the Days of Awe Return to High Holy Days and Festivals September 23 – October 1, 2018 Sukkot traces its roots to the many agricultural ceremonies enacted by the ancient Hebrews, becoming a festival of thanks for a bountiful fall harvest and one of three “pilgrimage festivals” during which a …
Dear Friends, I share with you below the statement by the American Jewish Committee on President Trump’s recent remarks calling Jews who vote for Democrats uninformed and disloyal. However one interpreted the President’s comments – whether the supposed disloyalty was to America or Israel or both – his choice of a classic anti-Semitic trope, ironically here …
Return to the High Holy Day Guide After the Yom Kippur morning service we invite you to learn, study and reflect in a session led by scholars of the temple. Participation is open to all congregants and guests. Sessions are held from 12:30 to 1:30 PM via Zoom. Links to these sessions will be added …
JUNE 3 – AUGUST 23 Summer Book Drive to Fill the Bookshelves at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Please help fill the shelves for young patients that are undergoing treatment at Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx. Your book donations will be a welcome distraction from their health concerns. Please view the wish lists below and …
Response to Mass Shooting in Virginia Beach at a City Building on Friday, May 31, 2019 Saturday, June 1, 2019 With one united voice, we, the undersigned members of a Partnership of Faith in New York City, deplore the mass shooting of twelve innocent people at a Virginia Beach city building, Virginia Beach, Maryland late …
Bettijane Eisenpreis By Bettijane Eisenpreis There came out among the Israelites one whose mother was Israelite and whose father was Egyptian. And a fight broke out in the camp between that half-Israelite and a certain Israelite. The son of the Israelite pronounced the Name in blasphemy, and he was brought to Moses – now his …
