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23 Jan Happy 100th Birthday!

CRS congregant, Ruth Graf, just celebrated her 100th birthday! Mazel Tov!...

05 Jan Building a Shabbat Community

Imagine a room filled to capacity each Shabbat with worshippers who derive deep satisfaction from regular communal worship. Imagine the ruach (spirit) of many voices lifted together each week in energetic, musical, participatory prayer. Imagine a community whose members enjoy rich, rewarding spiritual lives, nourished by regular prayer, ritual, and learning. Imagine a worship...

16 Dec Bringing Hope: 8 Ways, 8 Nights

1. VOLUNTEER to spend a night in our Rodeph Sholom Shelter. Sign up on VolunteerHub (crsnyc.volunteerhub.com). 2. SERVE a meal at St. Xavier’s Soup Kitchen.  Sign up on VolunteerHub (crsnyc.volunteerhub.com). 3. SHARE the Chanukah spirit.  Please bring a toy (new and unwrapped) to the synagogue.  Toys will be distributed to children and...

16 Dec Chanukah 5775!

So much fun at our Chanukah Latke party and Shireinu Chanukah service this past weekend. More photos: https://www.facebook.com/CongregationRodephSholomNYC...

09 Dec Mitzvah Weekend: Highlights!

We estimate that approximately 900 members of the CRS community came out over Mitzvah Weekend last month to support 24 community service projects on Sunday's Mitzvah Day, our wonderful Saturday night programs, our blood drive, our Bone Marrow Donor Drive, our RSS 8th Grade presentations, and our eAdvocacy and Shelter...

05 Dec Not Just A Hashtag

Last night, Rabbi Meyer and Rabbi Laufer joined hundreds of Jewish New Yorkers (including CRS members) as they marched up Broadway from 88th Street to 96th St, where many participated in a shiva sit-in civil disobedience while others formed a supportive protest circle around them. Together we said Kaddish for...

01 Dec It’s here! Our brand new website!

07 Nov CRS on HuffPo!

Check out this piece on The Huffington Post written by Rabbi Josh Stanton and Rabbi Ben Spratt with contributions from members of the Tribe advisory board. What Jewish Millennials Want (www.huffingtonpost.com) This article was co-authored by Rabbi Ben Spratt. We are creatures of expression living in an age of expression. We are...

12 Oct Rabbi Levine: On Marriage Officiation

When you join Rodeph Sholom you are covenanting with us. It is the way we commit to each other. In our midst we have many different family configurations and want each to feel appreciated and involved. We have worked hard to engage members of color, those from LGBTQ families, families...

06 Oct 5775 High Holy Day Sermons

The following sermons were delivered during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur 2014/5775 at Congregation Rodeph Sholom. Please do not redistribute or reproduce them without permission from the clergy.  Shanah Tovah! Rabbi Levine: Injecting Meaning - Rosh Hashanah 5775 (Read) SHARING FAITH and FATE – Kol Nidre 5775 (Read) I Can’t Go On I Will Go On...