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28 Jan CRS at Immerse NYC

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Recently, our Cantor Shayna De Lowe and Rabbi Ben Spratt attended a benefit evening for ImmerseNYC, an organization revitalizing use of the mikvah. CRS congregants Sally Kaplan and Stephanie Garry sit on their board, and were also there.  Cantor De Lowe and Rabbi Spratt are leading a series of small groups...

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27 Jan The way we live now

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2016 – The way we live now 175 years after our founding, Congregation Rodeph Sholom remains a steadfast beacon for Judaism and celebrating Jewish traditions.  We are also a nimble and adaptable institution that strives to serve our people and community now and for generations to come....

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25 Jan Winter Shabbaton Weekend 2016

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This past weekend featured a remarkable Shabbaton  —  we celebrated the 50th anniversary of our sharing space with our closest religious neighbor. The Church of St. Matthew and St. Timothy burned to the ground on December 1st, 1965, and Rodeph Sholom stepped up and offered a place for them to worship...

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08 Jan Backpack Buddies in Action!

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Here is some food for thought: what do you think happens when kids who depend on free school breakfast and lunch face Friday afternoon?   Congregation Rodeph Sholom lends a helping hand with our Backpack Buddies program.  Run by the Social Action Committee, Backpack Buddies provides a backpack full of food to children...

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07 Jan Sew and So

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On Monday, January 4, ten congregants joined with St. Timothy and St. Matthew to kick-off Sew and So, a project inspired by this year's Mitzvah Day.   Congregation Rodeph Sholom's Sisterhood teamed up with Days for Girls for their Mitzvah project: creating sustainable feminine hygiene kits. From tracing patterns and cutting fabric to sewing...

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04 Jan January 2016 E-Advocacy

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Please read about what we are doing to help, or go directly to RAC. In the spirit of tikkun olam, every month we feature a cause that needs YOU.   During World War II, thousands of Jews fleeing the Nazi regime were denied visas on the grounds that spies that could cause a...

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23 Dec A New Torah

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Rodeph Sholom is delighted to add a new torah to our ark.                                    . Linda F. Vogel Kaplan, longtime synagogue leader and volunteer, generously donated the scroll in celebration of her late husband, Hirsch Kaplan.  The torah was completed by Rabbi Eisenbach, the same sofer who completed the torah that Linda and Hirsch...

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01 Dec December 2015 E-Advocacy

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Please read about what we are doing to help, or go directly to RAC. .                                                         . Leviticus 23:22 tells us, "And when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap all the way to the edges of your field, or gather the gleanings of your harvest; you shall leave them for...

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16 Nov Rodeph Sholom given an Exemplar Award

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Rodeph Sholom is dedicated to celebrating our faith and traditions with our special needs families.                                              . This year at the Union for Reform Judaism's Biennial in Orlando, Congregation Rodeph Sholom received an award for its exemplary work in disabilities inclusion. This award is given to communities who have taken pioneering steps to...

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27 Oct November 2015 E-Advocacy

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  Please read about what we are doing to help, or go directly here.                                                                             ...

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