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How to Raise a Mensch How to Raise a MenschAdult Education Events Wed. February 1, 9:15 - 10:30 am How can we raise our children to be good people with good values? To address this compelling question, we will explore the wisdom in our sacred texts, and examine our sources of deep meaning. Along the way we will learn how Shabbat, holidays and Jewish life cycle milestones help provide rich family environments and provide the framework and structure of Jewish time and values. Join us at the place where values, Judaism and parenting all intersect. Taught by Rabbi Marion Lev-Cohen. Five Wednesdays 9:15 - 10:30am, Jan 11, Jan 18, Jan 25, Feb 1, Feb 8. Contact: Shari Edwards at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 212-838-5122, ext. 4005 Torah Study Torah StudyAdult Education Events Wed. February 1, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Led by Rabbi Mo Salth Each week, the Torah offers us a teaching through its historic characters, narrative and themes. How can we relate these ancient lessons to our modern selves? This weekly exploration offers new thought on old text. No previous background or Hebrew knowledge necessary. Contact: Shari Edwards at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 212-838-5122, ext. 4005 Pirke Avot: The Sayings of Our Sages Pirke Avot: The Sayings of Our SagesAdult Education Events Wed. February 1, 1:00 - 2:00 pm We will study the wisdom from Pirke Avot and determine the relevance of these maxims to our lives today. No Hebrew knowledge necessary. Contact: Shari Edwards at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 212-838-5122, ext. 4005 Concert Honoring Debbie Friedman z"l
Concert Honoring Debbie Friedman z"lWorship Events Wed. February 1, 6:30 - 8:00 pm ![]() Sharing her memory through her music
Please bring your hearts and voices to mark the one year yahrzeit of our friend and teacher Debbie Friedman. Please join us in an informal sing-along of her music and in celebrating her legacy. |
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Bible & Bagels
Bible & BagelsAdult Education Events Thur. February 2, 8:15 - 9:00 am Led By Rabbi Michael Friedman Contact: Shari Edwards at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 212-838-5122, ext. 4005 |
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Alper Talmud Study Alper Talmud StudyAdult Education Events Fri. February 3, 8:15 - 9:15 am What does the Talmud have to say about our everyday business dealings? How should we handle lost property, deposits, sales, loans, rentals, hiring, and laws of interest? This fall, we will explore these and other related topics through the text of the Talmudic tractate Bava Metzia. Contact: Shari Edwards at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 212-838-5122, ext. 4005 Book Group Book GroupAdult Education Events Fri. February 3, 9:30 - 10:30 am Led by Patti Sayre, LCSW, Parenting Center Facilitator For more information please contact Patti at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). Contact: Shari Edwards at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 212-838-5122, ext. 4005 Shabbat Shirah Worship
Shabbat Shirah WorshipWorship Events Fri. February 3, 6:00 - 7:30 pm A festive Shabbat worship celebrating music and song. |
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Torah Study Torah StudyAdult Education Events Sat. February 4, 8:45 am - 9:45 am Led by Rabbi Hiat Each week, the Torah offers us a teaching through its historic characters, narrative and themes. How can we relate these ancient lessons to our modern selves? This weekly exploration offers new thought on old text. No previous background or Hebrew knowledge necessary. Contact: Shari Edwards at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 212-838-5122, ext. 4005 Tot Shabbat Tot ShabbatWorship Events Sat. February 4, 9:30 - 10:30 am Tot Shabbat occurs twice a month: either on Friday night or Saturday morning. We hold Tot Shabbat services for families with pre-school age children. For many of us, we have warm memories of experiencing Shabbat as children, and we hope to encourage similar memories in your children. All Tot Shabbats are visited by a member of the clergy, along with Cantorial Intern Sheera Ben David or musician Joanie Leeds. Join us for songs, stories and words of prayer. Snacks are served at the conclusion of every session. Shabbat Worship
Shabbat WorshipWorship Events Sat. February 4, 9:30 am B’shalach, Exod. 13:17-17:16 |
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Advanced Hebrew For Beginners Advanced Hebrew For BeginnersAdult Education Events Tues. February 7, 12:00 - 1:00 pm Beginners will continue to study the foundations of the Hebrew language. Knowledge of the alefbet and present tense conjugation is required. Contact: Shari Edwards at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 212-838-5122, ext. 4005 Biblical Models of Leadership
Biblical Models of LeadershipAdult Education Events Tues. February 7, 06:30 - 8:00 pm With the presidential election just 12 months away, our thoughts turn to the qualities of leadership. What do we seek in a leader? What makes a leader good—or great? The Bible is awash with instructive, insightful and inspiring lessons in leadership. Join us as we unpack some of the Bible’s most engaging tales of leadership, seeing leaders at their best—and their worst. Taught by Rabbi Marion Lev-Cohen. Tuesdays, 6:30-8pm. Feb 7, March 6, April 17, May 8. Contact: Shari Edwards at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 212-838-5122, ext. 4005 |
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Tu BiSh’vat Tu BiSh’vatWorship Events Wed. February 8 Celebrate the New Year for Trees, which holds an important place in Judaism, from the Garden of Eden to the blooming of Israel and Jewish environmentalism. Click here to learn more about this holiday. How to Raise a Mensch How to Raise a MenschAdult Education Events Wed. February 8, 9:15 - 10:30 am How can we raise our children to be good people with good values? To address this compelling question, we will explore the wisdom in our sacred texts, and examine our sources of deep meaning. Along the way we will learn how Shabbat, holidays and Jewish life cycle milestones help provide rich family environments and provide the framework and structure of Jewish time and values. Join us at the place where values, Judaism and parenting all intersect. Taught by Rabbi Marion Lev-Cohen. Five Wednesdays 9:15 - 10:30am, Jan 11, Jan 18, Jan 25, Feb 1, Feb 8. Contact: Shari Edwards at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 212-838-5122, ext. 4005 Pirke Avot: The Sayings of Our Sages Pirke Avot: The Sayings of Our SagesAdult Education Events Wed. February 8, 1:00 - 2:00 pm We will study the wisdom from Pirkei Avot and determine the relevance of these maxims to our lives today. No Hebrew knowledge necessary. Contact: Shari Edwards at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 212-838-5122, ext. 4005 Torah Study
Torah StudyAdult Education Events Wed. February 8, 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Led by Rabbi Mo Salth Each week, the Torah offers us a teaching through its historic characters, narrative and themes. How can we relate these ancient lessons to our modern selves? This weekly exploration offers new thought on old text. No previous background or Hebrew knowledge necessary. Contact: Shari Edwards at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 212-838-5122, ext. 4005 |
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Bible & Bagels Bible & BagelsAdult Education Events Thur. February 9, 8:15 - 9:00 am Led By Rabbi Michael Friedman Experience a line by line look at our sacred text from many perspectives. Participants bring with them an eagerness to understand the Bible in history, as the rabbis read it, as literature or drama, and for what it has to say to us today. No knowledge of Hebrew is necessary. Contact: Shari Edwards at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 212-838-5122, ext. 4005 Intermediate Hebrew Intermediate HebrewAdult Education Events Thur. February 9, 5:00 - 6:00 pm Taught by Professor Miri Kubovy In this course we will review the basic grammatical structures and learn how to construct more complicated sentences, enrich our vocabulary, and improve our grammar. We will also learn verbs and prepositions that will enable us to read and understand some of the liturgy in our prayer books. Contact: Shari Edwards at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 212-838-5122, ext. 4005 Gems of Israeli Literature & Cinema
Gems of Israeli Literature & CinemaAdult Education Events Thur. February 9, 6:00 - 8:45 pm Taught by Professor Miri Kubovy This series examines the most important social and political issues in Israel today through the lens of Israeli literature, and a few films connected to the literary works we will discuss. In a country at war, founded after the holocaust, politically divided, with an influential religious population facing a secular majority, and a history of coexistence as well as immigration, pluralism is a particularly crucial question. We will explore the fierce conflicts that characterize Israeli society: between Jews and Palestinians, secular against the Hasidim, and Eastern Jews confronting western culture, in tandem with the history of feminism and gender issues, political realities and human rights, as well as engulfing Americanization and the impact of global cultural turmoil. We will analyze short stories or excerpts from novels we have not discussed previously by : S.Y. Agnon, Alona Kimchi, David Grossman, A.B. Yehoshua, Amos Oz, Sami Berdugo, Yona Wollach, Orly Castel Bloom, Yael Hadaya, and Gadi Taub. Contact: Shari Edwards at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 212-838-5122, ext. 4005 |
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Alper Talmud Study Alper Talmud StudyAdult Education Events Fri. February 10, 8:15 - 9:15 am What does the Talmud have to say about our everyday business dealings? How should we handle lost property, deposits, sales, loans, rentals, hiring, and laws of interest? This fall, we will explore these and other related topics through the text of the Talmudic tractate Bava Metzia. Contact: Shari Edwards at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 212-838-5122, ext. 4005 Book Group Book GroupAdult Education Events Fri. February 10, 9:30 - 11:00 am Led by Patti Sayre, LCSW, Parenting Center Facilitator Reading takes us away from home, but more important it finds homes for us everywhere. Come find a home with other book lovers on Friday mornings at 9:30am in room 602. Discussions are always interesting, stimulating, and guaranteed to evoke lots of thoughts and feelings. Group leader Patti Sayre, LCSW and parenting center facilitator is less interested in whether or not you have read the book than in your participation in each week’s lively discussion. Contact: Shari Edwards at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 212-838-5122, ext. 4005 Tot Shabbat Tot ShabbatWorship Events Fri. February 10, 5:00 - 6:00 pm Tot Shabbat occurs twice a month: either on Friday night or Saturday morning. We hold Tot Shabbat services for families with pre-school age children. For many of us, we have warm memories of experiencing Shabbat as children, and we hope to encourage similar memories in your children. All Tot Shabbats are visited by a member of the clergy, along with Cantorial Intern Sheera Ben David or musician Joanie Leeds. Join us for songs, stories and words of prayer. Snacks are served at the conclusion of every session. Jethro Shabbat with Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman
Jethro Shabbat with Attorney General Eric T. SchneidermanWorship Events Fri. February 10, 6:00 pm Restoring Confidence: Bringing Back New Yorkers' Trust in the Public and Private SectorsAttorney General Schneiderman's speech will begin directly after regular services and will conclude before 8:00 pm. The Speech is open to all. Read More... |
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Torah Study Torah StudyAdult Education Events Sat. February 11, 8:45 - 9:45 am Led by Rabbi Hiat Contact: Shari Edwards at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 212-838-5122, ext. 4005 Shabbat Worship
Shabbat WorshipWorship Events Sat. February 4, 9:30 & 11:30 am Yitro, Exod. 18:1-20:23 |
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Advanced Hebrew For Beginners Advanced Hebrew For BeginnersAdult Education Events Tues. February 14 12:00 - 1:00 pm Beginners will continue to study the foundations of the Hebrew language. Knowledge of the alefbet and present tense conjugation is required. Contact: Shari Edwards at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 212-838-5122, ext. 4005 Organ Concert
Organ ConcertCommunity Events Tues. February 14 12:30 - 1:00 pm Boyd Jones of Stetson University in DeLand, Florida will be performing. Contact: Shari Edwards at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 212-838-5122, ext. 4005 |
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Torah Study Torah StudyAdult Education Events Wed. February 15, 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Led by Rabbi Mo Salth Each week, the Torah offers us a teaching through its historic characters, narrative and themes. How can we relate these ancient lessons to our modern selves? This weekly exploration offers new thought on old text. No previous background or Hebrew knowledge necessary. Contact: Shari Edwards at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 212-838-5122, ext. 4005 Pirke Avot: The Sayings of Our Sages Pirke Avot: The Sayings of Our SagesAdult Education Events Wed. February 15, 1:00 am - 2:00 pm We will study the wisdom from Pirke Avot and determine the relevance of these maxims to our lives today. No Hebrew knowledge necessary. Contact: Shari Edwards at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 212-838-5122, ext. 4005 Revolutionary Moments in Jewish History
Revolutionary Moments in Jewish HistoryAdult Education Events Wed. February 15, 06:30 pm - 08:00 pm Rabbi Rubinstein will speak on “The Birth of the Reform Movement” in his Revolutionary Moments in Jewish History. Contact: Shari Edwards at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 212-838-5122, ext. 4005 |
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Intermediate Hebrew Intermediate HebrewAdult Education Events Thur. February 16, 5:00 - 6:00 pm Taught by Professor Miri Kubovy Contact: Shari Edwards at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 212-838-5122, ext. 4005 Gems of Israeli Literature & Cinema Gems of Israeli Literature & CinemaAdult Education Events Thurs. February 16, 6:00 - 8:45 am Taught by Professor Miri Kubovy Contact: Shari Edwards at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 212-838-5122, ext. 4005 Bible & Bagels
Bible & BagelsAdult Education Events Thurs. February 16, 8:15 - 9:00 am Led By Rabbi Michael Friedman Contact: Shari Edwards at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 212-838-5122, ext. 4005 |
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Alper Talmud Study Alper Talmud StudyAdult Education Events Fri. February 17, 8:15 - 9:15 am What does the Talmud have to say about our everyday business dealings? How should we handle lost property, deposits, sales, loans, rentals, hiring, and laws of interest? This fall, we will explore these and other related topics through the text of the Talmudic tractate Bava Metzia. Contact: Shari Edwards at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 212-838-5122, ext. 4005 Book Group
Book GroupAdult Education Events Fri. February 17, 9:30 - 11:00 am Led by Patti Sayre, LCSW, Parenting Center Facilitator Reading takes us away from home, but more important it finds homes for us everywhere. Come find a home with other book lovers on Friday mornings at 9:30am in room 602. Discussions are always interesting, stimulating, and guaranteed to evoke lots of thoughts and feelings. Group leader Patti Sayre, LCSW and parenting center facilitator is less interested in whether or not you have read the book than in your participation in each week’s lively discussion. Contact: Shari Edwards at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 212-838-5122, ext. 4005 |
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Torah Study Torah StudyAdult Education Events Sat. February 18, 8:45 - 9:45 am Led by Rabbi Hiat Contact: Shari Edwards at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 212-838-5122, ext. 4005 Shabbat Worship
Shabbat WorshipWorship Events Sat. February 18, 9:30 am Mishpatim, Exod. 21:1-24:18 |
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God’ s Love We Deliver
God’ s Love We DeliverCommunity Events Sun. February 19, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Once a month, Social Justice volunteers are invited to participate in a special “hands-on” opportunity preparing meals for seriously ill New Yorkers. Organized by congregant Andrew Bart, Central Synagogue is a present force at God’s Love We Deliver, a Lower East Side organization dedicated to improving the lives of New Yorkers who struggle with life-threatening health conditions. Your commitment to this important project is needed: one Sunday per month. RSVPs are always required. Contact: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) |
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Presidents Day
Presidents DayCommunity Events Mon. February 20 The Offices, Religious School and Nursery School are all closed in observances of Presidents Day. |
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Torah Study
Torah StudyAdult Education Events Wed. February 22, 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Led by Rabbi Mo Salth Each week, the Torah offers us a teaching through its historic characters, narrative and themes. How can we relate these ancient lessons to our modern selves? This weekly exploration offers new thought on old text. No previous background or Hebrew knowledge necessary. Contact: Shari Edwards at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 212-838-5122, ext. 4005 |
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Alper Talmud Study
Alper Talmud StudyAdult Education Events Fri. February 24, 8:15 - 9:15 am What does the Talmud have to say about our everyday business dealings? How should we handle lost property, deposits, sales, loans, rentals, hiring, and laws of interest? This fall, we will explore these and other related topics through the text of the Talmudic tractate Bava Metzia. Contact: Shari Edwards at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 212-838-5122, ext. 4005 |
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Torah Study Torah StudyAdult Education Events Sat. February 24, 8:45 - 9:45 am Led by Rabbi Hiat Contact: Shari Edwards at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 212-838-5122, ext. 4005 Shabbat Worship
Shabbat WorshipWorship Events Sat. February 25, 9:30 am T’rumah, Exod. 25:1-27:19 |
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Rise and Shine
Rise and ShineCommunity Events Sun. February 26, 8:00 am - 2:00 pm Dates: Sundays, December 11, February 26 and April 29 , 8:00 am - 2:00 pm Contact: RSVP to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) |
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The G Word
The G WordAdult Education Events Mon. February 27, 6:30 pm This four part series will explore God in Judaism. How has God been experienced throughout history? How does Jewish theology differ from other religions? What does God want from us and how do we have a relationship with God? Can we still be “good Jews” if we doubt God’s existence? Come hear from four scholars in the field about their area of expertise and their personal thoughts on the G-Word: Rabbi Lawrence Hoffman, Ph.D., Dr. Benjamin Sommer, Rabbi Elliott Cosgrove, Ph.D. & Rabbi Rachel Cowan. Mondays 6:30-8pm, Feb 27, March 5, March 12, March 26. Contact: Shari Edwards at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 212-838-5122, ext. 4005 |
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Advanced Hebrew For Beginners Advanced Hebrew For BeginnersAdult Education Events Tues. February 28 12:00 - 1:00 pm Beginners will continue to study the foundations of the Hebrew language. Knowledge of the alefbet and present tense conjugation is required. Contact: Shari Edwards at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 212-838-5122, ext. 4005 Organ Concert
Organ ConcertCommunity Events Tues. February 28 12:30 - 1:30 pm Student from Cleveland Institute of Music will be performing Contact: Shari Edwards at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 212-838-5122, ext. 4005 |
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Torah Study Torah StudyAdult Education Events Wed. February 29, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Led by Rabbi Mo Salth Each week, the Torah offers us a teaching through its historic characters, narrative and themes. How can we relate these ancient lessons to our modern selves? This weekly exploration offers new thought on old text. No previous background or Hebrew knowledge necessary. Contact: Shari Edwards at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 212-838-5122, ext. 4005 Pirke Avot: The Sayings of Our Sages
Pirke Avot: The Sayings of Our SagesAdult Education Events Wed. February 29, 1:00 - 2:00 pm We will study the wisdom from Pirke Avot and determine the relevance of these maxims to our lives today. No Hebrew knowledge necessary. Contact: Shari Edwards at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 212-838-5122, ext. 4005 |
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