Archive: October 2020

Halloween Drive In Shabbat

Posted on October 30, 2020

October 30, 2020 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – Looking for some safe, socially distanced Halloween fun? Look no further than Congregation Kol Ami! Come join us as we celebrate Shabbat with a beautiful outdoor service, filled with music, spirit and community. Open your windows, pop your trunk, sit alongside you car and enjoy the beauty of Shabbat. Come in costume if you feel […]

METNY Conference – Planning Today for Tomorrow’s World: Synagogues Laying the Foundation for Doing More Together

Posted on November 1, 2020

November 1, 2020 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm – Conference sponsored by the METNY District of USCJ discussing collaboration, partnerships, space sharing, consolidations, and mergers.

Westchester Jewish Center: Israel Committee presents Book Talk With Daniel Chertoff (Virtual)

Posted on November 1, 2020

November 1, 2020 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am – Israel Committee presents Book Talk With Daniel Chertoff November 1, 2020, 10:00 am – 11:00 am WJC Israel Committee invites you to a book talk with Daniel S. Chertoff, author of Palestine Posts, an Eyewitness Account of the Birth of Israel, based on the letters of his father Mordecai S. Chertoff, Sunday, November 1, at 10:00am […]

Eat.Pray.Love.Create with Tzahal Shalom

Posted on November 1, 2020

November 1, 2020 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am – November 1, 10am-11am via zoom. Adi, one of our former delegates, will teach us about traditional wedding blessings and prayers and we will watch her chuppa wedding. Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEuduirqz8oE9YmNGAwZD7p_oVznLy91JhF

Living the Legacy: Our Encounter with Parental Loss -WJCS

Posted on November 4, 2020

November 4, 2020 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am – We will create a safe space in which to share the grief of losing parents, the sustaining memories, and the legacies that survive. Facilitated by Gillian Rittmaster, LMSW, and Rabbi Pamela Wax.  4 Wednesdays, November 4 and 18, December 2 and 16, 10:00-11:30 AM, $200 suggested fee. Zoom information will be provided upon registration with […]

On the 25th anniversary of his assassination, the Embassy of Israel is hosting a live streamed memorial event for Yitzak Rabin, z”l

Posted on November 4, 2020

November 4, 2020 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm – On the 25th anniversary of his assassination, the Embassy of Israel is hosting a live streamed memorial event for Yitzak Rabin, z”l. Information about the program can be found on their FB event page at https://www.facebook.com/events/744439436285001

Westchester Jewish Council Executive Committee Meeting

Posted on November 4, 2020

November 4, 2020 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm –

Does the Soul Survive: Jewish Views of the Afterlife -WJCS

Posted on November 5, 2020

November 5, 2020 @ 10:00 am – 11:15 am – There is a rich abundance of belief about the afterlife in Jewish tradition. Join us to explore what Judaism has to teach on this topic. 2 Thursdays, November 5 and 19, 10:00-11:15 AM, $36 suggested fee. Zoom information will be provided upon registration with Rabbi Pamela Wax at pwax@wjcs.com.

Israel 2020 Virtual Honor Day – Together For Them

Posted on November 5, 2020

November 5, 2020 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm – Please register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMldOuhqzwsH9R-5VH9xoNFD-AregFj9wtU

Understanding “The Image of God”: A Candid Webinar Series on Human Dignity and Racial Justice based in the Jewish tradition.

Posted on November 5, 2020

November 5, 2020 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – The sanctity of human dignity serves as a bedrock of the Biblical and Rabbinic traditions. And yet, the cruel pervasiveness of racial injustice displays just how challenging and complicated it can be to adhere to this sacred principle. What does it mean to act out the dictum that all humans are created “in the image […]