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

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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

Saturday, September 1

Selichot

An overture to the High Holy Days, Selichot is a service that usually takes place on the Saturday night preceding Rosh Hashanah, and opens the season of penitential prayers. We will begin with Havdalah at 8:00 pm and let the language, music, and power of the High Holy Days guide, challenge, and inspire us for […]

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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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Tuesday, October 2

Homeless Shelter Opens

A frigid winter’s night in New York City sees too many homeless people suffering on the street. If you volunteer for a night in the CRS Homeless Shelter, you are providing immediate help to a person who has nowhere else to sleep. Visit rodephsholom.org/volunteerhub to sign up.

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Friday, October 12

Erev Shabbat Service—Installation of Rabbi Juliana Schnur Karol

Each Friday evening the Rodeph Sholom community joins together to welcome Shabbat in a joyful service of prayer, music, song and moments of quiet contemplation. Our Erev Shabbat service is a perfect way to end the week and begin recharging for the week ahead.

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Thu, Jul 19

Refugee Resettlement Message

6 Av 5778 July 18, 2018 Dear Rodeph Sholom family, I am about to share some inspiring news with you. Allow me a few words of context. Jewish history began with immigration. Abraham and Sarah were invited to go to a land God would show them. Ever since, people all over the world have sought […]

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.