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UPCOMING EVENTS A Shabbat for Expanding Our Hearts and Minds, Saturday May 30th Book Film and Podcast Group: Gray is Beautiful (Remote) Saturday, May 30th, 11:00am – 1:00pm Led by Rabbinic Leader Jesse Weil https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82913752996 PLEASE JOIN US ON ZOOM THIS SATURDAY from 11am-1pm to discuss Jeff Goldfarb’s ‘Gray is Beautiful’ with the Book, Film, and Podcast Group. The …
Mishkan Ha’am welcomes everyone who wants to share in what we offer, including people of any age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender identity, as individuals or in families of all configurations. Full participation is open to members of interfaith households, those with longstanding Jewish practice or no previous Jewish affiliation, and those certain of, questioning, or disbelieving in the …
She’arim/Gateways is a fun, community-based Jewish School experience for learners in grades K-7. Forms Curriculum Special Programs Shabbatapalooza More than a traditional “Hebrew School,” it is community-building for young people and their families. She’arim is the Jewish education that feels like summer camp all year long. Our “Hebrew School” is so different we don’t even like to call it Hebrew …
Book group discussion on Dear Zealots, by Amos Oz was held on Sunday, November 3rd. The book is about the Israeli / Palestinian conflict. Both the Riverdale and Westchester libraries have copies and it also can be obtained through amazon. Oz begins by describing Judaism as a culture rather than a religion or nationality. He speaks about the ability of …
By Joyce Bressler When Solomon asked me to write a reflection for the High Holy days I thought I was too busy and not up to the challenge. But after awhile I realized what an honor it is. I have been connected to Mishkan Ha’am for the past few years. Although I live in Stony Point, NY, which sometimes feels …
Building relationships at Mishkan Ha’am Would you like to get to know MH’ers of different generations better? This year we hope to do just that with a new initiative to bring people of different ages together in small groups in members’ homes. First up is a program leading into Simchat Torah. We will match up members in groups of 2-3 …
This is a time full of new beginnings. A New Year, 5784. And a new chapter in the life of Mishkan Ha’am. We’ve begun our congregation’s 2nd quarter-century and this is my first holiday season serving as your rabbi. What an exciting threshold we stand upon. For those whose lives revolve around an academic calendar, these holidays have come right …
Download the Mishkan Ha’am High Holiday Machzor (PDF) The Mishkan Ha’am communal Break-Fast follows immediately after Neilah on Yom Kippur at the Park Hill Racquet Club. The dairy menu includes bagels, lox, cream cheese, whitefish, kugel, cheeses, nuts, gefilte fish, herring as well as cakes and sweet treats, fresh fruit, flavored yogurts, coffee, tea, juice, lemonade, milk, and other delicious surprises. Gluten-free …
Rosh HaShana, the Jewish New Year, focuses on God’s judgment and ultimately on a new beginning for humanity: hayom harat olam—the day the world is born anew. The major themes of Rosh Hashana are the creation of the world, the sovereignty of God, divine judgment and remembrance. These themes present an opportunity to identify the creativity that persists every day—the …
Mishkan Ha’am Rabbinic Leader Jesse Weil is currently a student at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College (RRC), in Wyncote, Pa. A graduate of Brown University, Jesse is an artist, writer, and educator. He has performed widely on stage and television, and has facilitated storytelling programs for students of different ages and backgrounds in schools, synagogues, and non-profit organizations. Jesse says he was …