Events

The Little Shop of Kindness, a free shop for recently arrived immigrants in New York, is collecting gently worn winter coats in sizes small, medium, and large (no XL, please). Coats should be in good condition. Drop off donations in the bin outside the Main

REGISTER The Boston Girl: A Novel by Anita Diamant The Boston Girl is told through the eyes of Jewish woman growing up in Boston in the early twentieth century.  It is a coming-of-age story about family ties and values, about immigration and generational change, about friendship and

November 8-9 marks 86 years since Kristallnacht, The Night of Broken Glass, an anti-Jewish pogrom perpetrated by the Nazis and their sympathizers. With strength and solemnity, we will honor the legacy of this history and its painful reverberations today. Share Shabbat with family, friends—old ones

REGISTER West Side Campaign Against Hunger invites CRS members to volunteer during one of their special family activities in November. We will pack food and write cards for our customers to brighten their holidays with healthy groceries and heartfelt messages. Individuals ages six and up

A warm and engaging study session led by our clergy, we dig deep into the week’s Torah portion with participation by our congregants. Through our study of the sacred text, together we explore how the Torah’s wisdom influences our daily lives. The Torah Study session

REGISTER Join us at Bowlero Times Square for our Bowling Ball! Formal wear is strongly encouraged. We will also be collecting donations of all sizes and types of formal wear for Operation Prom National Network. OPNN provides outfits for low-income students to help them attend

REGISTER Join us for an insightful exploration of the lives of the first Jews in history, Abraham and Sarah. Through a deep dive into their stories in the Torah, this class will focus on Midrashic and Hasidic texts to uncover how their legacy continues to

SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT Open to members and non-members Rodeph Sholom will once again be partnering with New York Blood Center for our annual Blood Drive. One blood donation has the ability to save up to three lives! Can I donate blood?

REGISTER This is a 4-part series; Oct 29, Nov 5, 12, & 19 for parents with a child aged 0 to 4 months. Our weekly New Moms Group offers a warm and familiar space to discuss the joys and challenges of new motherhood. We will

REGISTER Project 24’s Thanks4Giving Mega Mission is bringing over 800 of Israel’s civilian defenders and their families from southern kibbutzim and moshavim—heroes of the October 7th attacks—to experience a week of warm hospitality from Jewish communities in New York and Florida. Rodeph Sholom joins 35

REGISTER This event is for CRS members only. Learn more about membership at CRS here. What is the perfect prescription for a happy life? Slow down, be present, and bake challah! Come share a unique challah workshop led by Beth Ricanati MD, author of Braided. Join us as

REGISTER This event is for CRS members only. Learn more about membership at CRS here. Volunteers are needed for a special community-wide Challah Bake! This hands-on, joyous event will bring together members to prepare and bake delicious challot for Rabbi Stein’s Installation Shabbat on Friday, November 15. We will

SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER Please join SAJ and Congregation Rodeph Sholom to volunteer for ongoing Pro Se Legal Immigration Clinics to be held at SAJ and CRS. We will assist qualified new arrivals apply for Employment Authorization and Temporary Protected Status. Volunteer opportunities range from...

Join CRS board members, clergy, and staff for our fall congregational Pre-Neg in honor of our new members. What’s a Pre-Neg? It’s like an Oneg, but before services! Get to know one another – and enjoy a little nosh – before Erev Shabbat Services at...

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REGISTER West Side Campaign Against Hunger invites CRS members to volunteer during one of their special family activities in November. We will pack food and write cards for our customers to brighten their holidays with healthy groceries and heartfelt messages. Individuals ages six and up...

A warm and engaging study session led by our clergy, we dig deep into the week’s Torah portion with participation by our congregants. Through our study of the sacred text, together we explore how the Torah’s wisdom influences our daily lives. The Torah Study session...

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REGISTER Come in from the cold and join us for Havdalah, pizza, and playtime on our indoor play space. We're teaming up with CRS’s Backpack Buddies program to pack backpacks with enough shelf-stable food for school-aged children to last the weekend. Join us for this...

REGISTER FOR ZOOM Learn how to read Hebrew in this 8-week introductory course. We will start at the very beginning, learning the letters and vowels and the mechanics of reading. At the end of the class, students will be fully able to read in Hebrew!...

REGISTER This event is for CRS members only. Learn more about membership at CRS here. Drawn from the collections of the Theodor Herzl Archive at the Central Zionist Archives (CZA) in Israel, YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, and David Matlow – owner of the world’s largest private...

REGISTER This is a 4-part series; Oct 29, Nov 5, 12, & 19 for parents with a child aged 0 to 4 months. Our weekly New Moms Group offers a warm and familiar space to discuss the joys and challenges of new motherhood. We will...

REGISTER This is the ultimate family bonding event. Join us for our big/ little reveal as well as community-building games, gifts, and gummy bears because who doesn't love gummy bears? Dinner will be served.

REGISTER This is an Upper West Side community event hosted at Congregation Rodeph Sholom With the elections over, where are American Judaism and the American Jewish community heading? Long-developing polarization and hyper-partisanship, amplified by local discourse around October 7 and the Israel-Hamas war, have led...

REGISTER Teens and their parents are invited to join Dr. Rachel Fish for a conversation about Israel and antisemitism. The discussion will address up-to-the-minute issues and questions in our rapidly changing world. Presented in partnership with Central Synagogue, Stephen Wise Free Synagogue, Temple Emanu-El of...

REGISTER This mini course for parents of middle and high school students addresses challenging topics and difficult conversations that parents may come across in their schools regarding Jewish inclusion, and awareness of and response to antisemitism.