Congregation Rodeph Sholom

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CONGREGATION RODEPH SHOLOM

Rodeph Sholom is an extended family of people who care about each other and our community. We strive to educate and inspire children, youth, and adults to participate actively in worship, Torah study, and Jewish life experience, and to put Reform Jewish religious and ethical principles into action. We seek to enrich the lives of our members, to contribute to the continuance and vitality of the Jewish people, and to help repair the world.

Worship at CRS

High Holy Days 5779

Learn about our schedule by clicking here.

Erev Shabbat

Congregational Service, 6:00 PM

Shabbat Morning

Torah Study, 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM

Congregational Service, 10:00 AM

Chapel Service, 10:15 AM

During Torah Study, join fellow congregants for a lively discussion of Torah and other books of the Hebrew Bible each Saturday morning at 8:45 AM. The study ends in time for the morning Shabbat service. As with our Shabbat services, newcomers and visitors are invited to study with us.

The Chapel Minyan also offers members of the congregation the opportunity to sharpen their skills in chanting Torah or Haftarah. Instead of a sermon, our Rabbis moderate a group discussion of the weekly Torah portion and guide our study of related rabbinic texts.

Social Action

Just as we are commanded to be seekers of peace, so too are we commanded to be seekers of justice. When we encounter injustice in New York City, the United States, or the world, CRS responds through education, advocacy, and immediate and direct action.

E-Advocacy

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CRS Homeless Shelter

Since 1983, Rodeph Sholom’s Homeless Shelter hosts eight men, five nights a week, from the first Monday in October through the middle of June. Volunteers come from a broad cross-section of the congregational family, including Clergy, members of the Board, CRuSTY members, and parents, who regularly bring their young children with them. Click here to sign up to volunteer.

Backpack Buddies

Pack a backpack full of weekend meals at CRS for children in our greater Upper West Side community who are entitled to free lunches at school but are at risk on the weekend. Other opportunities to volunteer include stocking the shelves and driving the backpacks to their destination at the Lincoln Square Neighborhood Center. Click here to sign up to volunteer.

St. Xavier's Soup Kitchen

Help prepare and serve meals to visitors at the St. Xavier’s Soup Kitchen in Chelsea. Click here to sign up to volunteer.

Upcoming Events

Tuesday, August 7

Shema Koleinu: Poetry of the High Holy Days with Rabbi Karol

Join our new Assistant Rabbi Juli Karol in exploring the poetry of our High Holy Day machzor Mishkan HaNefesh.

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Wednesday, August 8

OFFSITE: New Sanctuary Accompaniment Training

The New Sanctuary Coalition (NSC) accompaniment program recruits and trains volunteers to accompany people facing deportation to their immigration hearings and ICE check-ins.

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Friday, August 10

Shabbat Friday Nights for Families and Young Children

Join us this summer as we launch our monthly Friday evening Shabbat dinner series that will continue through next year! Get your Shabbat on before bedtime with songs, stories, crafts and dinner. Cost: $20 per adult, kids are free To RSVP, please contact lschiff@crsnyc.org

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Sunday, September 9

Erev Rosh Hashanah

The evening service marking the start of Rosh Hashanah. We will worship together as one community in the Main Sanctuary. Click here for more details.

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Monday, September 10

Rosh Hashanah Congregational Services

Our Rosh Hashanah services will be held concurrently in the Main Sanctuary, the Schafler Forum, and Schnurmacher Chapel. For more information, click here.

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Mon, Jul 02

E- Advocacy for July 2018

The United Nations high commissioner for human rights called the separation of children from their parents “government-sanctioned child abuse.”

Mon, Jul 02

Parshat Balak

This past Shabbat, on June 29th, Rabbi Ben Spratt delivered a beautiful sermon that felt deeply relevant to our current world, it is shared below. At the Brink of Everything “How dare they laugh?” A woman screamed on Columbus as she and a fellow diner observed a group of teens giggling as they huddled around a YouTube […]

Wed, Jun 27

Community as Family Comes to CRS

Congregation Rodeph Sholom and the Caring Community Committee are in the works of creating a Community as Family group.

Tue, Jun 26

Sisterhood Success

Sisterhood at CRS recently published an article in the Women of Reform Judaism newsletter sharing the success of their running a chapter of Days for Girls.