With 81 hostages now released, many of us feel the growth of hope for the 160 still held in captivity. The tearful reunions with family and friends capture the power of redemption, even while their testimonies reveal the horrific reality of the terror they endured at the hands of Hamas. Read...
Dear Rodeph Sholom Family, I’m shattered most by the children. Israeli children slaughtered. Palestinian children used as human shields. The children of this congregation who feel abandoned in halls of learning and by friends, and afraid to show their Jewishness beyond their homes. For it is with the moral clarity of...
Over the past three weeks, we have felt horror and heartbreak, moving from massacre to war and to increasing antisemitism and abandonment in New York City and around the world. As a community we have stood in solidarity with Israel and each other, ensuring that even in a time of...
“What I needed to do was get out of my house and be with my community,” said Isabel Hochman, 23, who attended the Saturday morning Sabbath service at Congregation Rodeph Sholom in Manhattan. (At U.S. Synagogues, Calls for Peace and Too Many Emotions to Process, The New York Times, October...
Written by Joshua Rothstein I met David in May 2018 on my Birthright Trip to Israel. Like me, David is 26 and loves basketball, music, and ice cream. In fact, on one of our only nights out on the trip, we skipped the club and instead had a lively Michael Jordan...
As Israel's war against the Hamas invasion unfolds, our concern and fear beg us to act. Your CRS Clergy invite you to a solidarity briefing of learning and prayer to strengthen our steps forward as we advocate on behalf of besieged Israel. We are grateful to welcome: Gali Rabin Choresh Upper West...
This message was sent to the Rodeph Sholom community on October 7, 2023 The elders are gone from the gate, the youth from their music;The joy of our hearts has departed, our dancing turned into grieving…Because of this our hearts are bereft,Because of these our eyes are fallen. Lamentations 5:14-15, 17 War. Just...
On Tuesday, September 6, Congregation Rodeph Sholom welcomed six new Jews to the People of Israel! We were honored to call them to the bima to lead our community in Shema at Erev Shabbat Services. Individuals interested in converting to Judaism participate in our Discovering Judaism program, where they engage in serious study...
Our Rabbinic Intern Shoshana Nambi has just been named one of NY Jewish Week’s 36 To Watch 2023, honoring those who are making innovative contributions to the Jewish community. Since joining the CRS clergy team in July 2021, she has provided our congregation with her wisdom, her positive outlook from...
Our congregation gives an annual grant to a worthy general Israel charitable organization and to an Israel Reform/Progressive movement (IMPJ) project/organization. This year’s general Israel recipient is Hillel : the Right to Choose. (This organization is unrelated to the college-centered American Hillel). We are also working with the IMPJ to partner with a synagogue so that we can develop a bi-directional...
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