Upcoming Events

Rabbi Jonathan’s Drop-In Office Hour
Wednesday, June 11th, 7:00pm – 8:00pm
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Meeting ID: 846 5477 0828
Passcode: officehour

Dinner and Shabbat Service
Friday, June 13th, 6:00pm – 8:00pm
First Reformed Church, 18 Farragut Avenue, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706

We’ll provide the main course. Please bring side dishes, salads, drinks and dessert—and your singing voices. We will welcome Shabbat with song and prayer, and create some art on paper. (Jonathan will not be able to join us.)

Pride Havdallah: Banned Books
Saturday, June 14th, 7:00 – 9:00pm
First Reformed Church, 18 Farragut Avenue, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706

Open to all ages, this special evening will focus on the effect of book bans on the LGBTQ community, and on all Americans. Rabbi Lori will lead us in exploring the growing problem of book bans through a short teaching and some fun – Banned Books Bingo, with prizes! We’ll have an opportunity to talk about books that we’ve read and loved that are being banned across the U.S. Click here for the New York Public Library’s list of banned books.

Please bring your favorite banned book to share, and a dessert to share, too. Email Susan Adler for more information: suepa11@aol.com.

Yoga for Shabbat
Saturday, June 21st, 8:45am – 9:45am
First Reformed Church, 18 Farragut Ave, Hastings-On-Hudson, NY 10706MH member Susan Adler will be teaching yoga classes enriched with Jewish themes. Susan will lead you through basic yoga poses, focusing on gentle movement, breathing and guided meditation. Come nurture your body, mind and spirit through yoga. Bring your yoga mat, yoga blanket or beach towel, and two yoga blocks if you have them. Free and open to all, from those new to yoga to experienced practitioners. (Then, stay for Shabbat services at 10am, also free!) Come a few minutes early to set up your mat and other equipment you’re bringing. Yoga will start ON THE DOT at 8:45am and end at 9:45am so that Shabbat setup can begin on time.

Shabbat and Farewell to Rabbi Jonathan (with potluck brunch)
Saturday, June 21st, 10:00am – about 1:00pm
First Reformed Church, 18 Farragut Ave, Hastings-On-Hudson, NY 10706

Rabbi Jonathan Malamy will lead his final Shabbat service for MH. We’ll take the time during the Oneg (brunch, rather) following the service to wish him a fond farewell. Please bring a vegetarian dish to share. (Vegan is welcome, as is gluten-free.)

 

Community Learning
Sunday, June 22nd, 11:00am – 1:00pm
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Meeting ID: 814 9344 2319

Led by Rabbi Jonathan Malamy

What keeps you Jewish?
Imagine you’re on an episode of Jeopardy. In that long-running game show players select a certain point value on the board. That number disappears and what is revealed is not a question but rather an answer. To win the points you have to come up with the intended question that leads to the revealed answer.

In our June Community Learning discussion we want to discuss what clues might show up on the Jeopardy board that would prompt you to respond with the question: What keeps me Jewish?

Is it something in our tradition that provides meaning? Is it a sense of history and connectedness? Is it culture, or family or…something else? Perhaps Judaism something you never seriously thought of as a choice? If you chose Judaism as an adult, what drew you? If you were always Jewish, what do you think would attract you to this tradition and what would make it less appealing. For each of us, it can be valuable to know what we are looking for from Jewish community, practice, involvement, or observance.

Of course there are many different Jewish paths. Some folks keep the kind of Jewish traditions they are raised with. Others seek greater or lesser involvement than they had in their early years. Some people come to Judaism on their own or through a relationship that brings them into Jewish connection. And over the course of life sometimes we move closer or farther away, and back again, as with other parts of our identities.

Spoilers warning: There are no right or wrong answers. This is a session for the diverse members of our community to share and learn from each other – what do each of us see as the strengths and challenges of our experiences of Judaism.

 

Rabbi Jonathan’s Drop-In Office Hour
Wednesday, June 25th, 7:00pm – 8:00pm
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Meeting ID: 846 5477 0828
Passcode: officehour