The Torah commands us 36 times to welcome strangers. As Jews, we have an ethical obligation to take action to stop a ban that is unconstitutional, illegal, and immoral....
This past Erev Shabbat, we were pleased to honor Dr. Jacalyn Shafer and her wife, Ms. Catherine Sull, with a Meyer W. Nathans Service Award....
Brotherhood's 11th Annual Film Festival was a rousing success! This year, Brotherhood chose films on the eternally important topic of Jews and Jewish food....
Many of us were moved to tears by Rabbi Laufer's stirring words at Erev Shabbat about living in this new era. She has graciously agreed to share her sermon here....
On Saturday, January 21st, Congregation Rodeph Sholom joined with fellow synagogues on the Upper West Side to join in the Women's March. With an estimated 100 members, we first went to B'nai Jeshurun to join in a rally, which featured our own Rabbi Sari Laufer, who also spoke about the...
Today feels surreal to many of us. We will watch the Inauguration rituals, but it will take a while to fully realize that Donald J. Trump is the 45th president of the United States. Our President. I will pray for him, pray that Mr. Trump will find the skills, wisdom and...
A number of young families came out in a snowstorm to participate in a Havdalah program designed just for the littles! We did Havdalah-themed Yoga with Lil’ Yogis, shook our sillies out in our indoor play space and had lots of fun!...
The weekend of December 9th - December 12th, CRS teens from grades 9th - 12th made their annual visit to Washington D.C. and participated in the RAC's (Reform Action Center) L'Taken program for teens....
The Obama administration created Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, which allows undocumented immigrants who meet certain criteria to receive a renewable two-year period of deferred action. As the Obama administration comes to a close, DREAMers are in a vulnerable position. They can be easily found and deported to a country...
On Saturday, we celebrated Rabbi Robert N. Levine's 25th anniversary of leading our community with an alumni clergy panel discussion and havdalah. It was a beautiful evening, and we are so grateful to the volunteers who worked so hard to create this celebration. ...
2024 Meeting Minutes will be posted soon. Please check back again.
