Archive: May 2020

WJC/UJA/West. Board of Rabbis presents Our Westchester Rabbis – Intro to Judaism

Posted on May 12, 2020

May 12, 2020 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM An Eight-Part Weekly Series Led by Rabbis From Throughout the Region Date Subject 3/31/2020 An Overview of Jewish History 4/7/2020 Jewish Calendar: Shabbat and Holidays 4/14/2020 The Jewish Lifecycle: Bris/Marriage/Divorce/Birth/Conversion 4/21/2020 Anti-Semitism, The Holocaust and Its Implications 4/28/2020 My Heart Turns to the East: Israel and Jerusalem 5/5/2020 Heaven, Hell, the Afterlife, […]

Join Rabbi Pamela Wax – WJCS for Lions and Tigers and Bears Zoom Series

Posted on May 13, 2020

May 13, 2020 @ 8:00 am – 9:00 am – Lions and Tigers and Bears? This successful series is being repeated for those who missed it the first time around!  And it’s actually Equanimity, Resilience, Compassion, Patience, Gratitude, and Faith, all of which, when cultivated, will transform those wild beasts of our  imaginations into something that will serve self and other. In this unprecedented time of fear […]

Hazon’s COVID-19 Response Circle for Rabbis and Spiritual Leaders every Wednesday

Posted on May 13, 2020

May 13, 2020 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – In this global moment of uncertainty around COVID-19 resulting in both personal and organizational questions, we would like to offer our rabbis and spiritual leaders a digital gathering place to connect. We invite you to bring your ideas, thoughts, feelings, organizational strategies, and questions. This will be a weekly meeting over Zoom on Wednesdays at […]

Adapting: The Future of Jewish Education

Posted on May 13, 2020

May 13, 2020 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Dr. David Bryfman from The Jewish Education Project will converse each week with a different guest to explore the big questions, challenges, and successes that define Jewish education. In partnership with jewishLIVE a virtual festival for curated Jewish content and experiences. Go to this link to be placed on a list to be receive weekly […]

Westchester Jewish Council Synagogue Presidents Plus One Roundtable

Posted on May 13, 2020

May 13, 2020 @ 7:15 pm – Contact Person: Elliot Forchheimer elliot@wjcouncil.org 914-328-7001

Westchester Jewish Center: Virtual ShaJam Sing-Along

Posted on May 14, 2020

May 14, 2020 @ 9:30 am – 10:15 am – Join friends at WJC for a music and movement Shabbat experience! 9:30 – 10:15am at Westchester Jewish Center Open to children birth through pre-school age and their grown-ups *No charge for this program For more information, contact Aleza Kulp: 914-698-2960 • educdir@wjcenter.org This program made possible through a grant from PJ Library, a program of the Harold […]

Westchester Jewish Council and Jewish Education Project Youth Professionals Virtual Roundtable

Posted on May 14, 2020

May 14, 2020 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm – more details to follow

ADL WEBINAR: “Is There More Antisemitic Activity than Ever?”

Posted on May 14, 2020

May 14, 2020 @ 2:30 pm –   Join ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt and our Center on Extremism team for this conversation about the results, and ways you can take action to fight antisemitism. We will also discuss the environment for antisemitism in 2020, a year of heightened uncertainty due to the coronavirus and the economic disruption that has resulted from it. […]

Young Israel of Scarsdale Annual Event- Tentative Date

Posted on May 14, 2020

May 14, 2020 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Contact Person: Susan Scharf Glick glicks@ujafedny.org 914-385-2120

Westchester Jewish Center: “Let’s Challah” with Tami Arnowitz Virtual

Posted on May 15, 2020

May 15, 2020 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm – “Let’s Challah” with Tami Arnowitz Join Tami Arnowitz to make challah dough together. You can follow along with her as she makes her favorite recipe (see below) or make your own favorite recipe. It’s an opportunity to be together while preparing the delicious challah that will feed our bodies and our neshamot (souls) for Shabbat. […]