Week of Events
Passover
The story of Passover is about the search for freedom and faith made possible because of our strength and steady resilience. Every year at the seder table, we read in the Haggadah how we have the power to triumph over adversity. A testament to our...
Sunday, April 6, 2025
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April 6, 2025 -Midday Minyan
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April 6, 2025 -Children’s Choir at Mets Game
Midday Minyan
REGISTER FOR ZOOM Join us in virtual community for a lay-led service offering comfort and connection for all. This service will offer a daily time to grieve a loss, honor a Yahrzeit, and recite the Mourners Kaddish in community.
Children’s Choir at Mets Game
REGISTER CRS Children's Choir families, please use this form to purchase tickets for the Mets game on April 6, during which we will perform the National Anthem.
Monday, April 7, 2025
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April 7, 2025 -Hebrew 101 – Spring 2025
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April 7, 2025 -Canasta Class
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April 7, 2025 -Midday Minyan
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April 7, 2025 -Canasta at CRS
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April 7, 2025 -Larger Than Life – Series 2 | Israeli Hug Center at Rodeph Sholom
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April 7, 2025 -Mah Jongg Class
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April 7, 2025 -Days for Girls
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April 7, 2025 -Charles Sumner, Heir to Moses’ Legacy: An Evening with Biographer Zaakir Tameez
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April 7, 2025 -Hebrew 201 – Intro to Reading Hebrew (Spring 2025)
Hebrew 101 – Spring 2025
REGISTER Learn how to read Hebrew in this 8-week introductory course. We’ll start from the very beginning, covering the Hebrew letters, vowels, and the mechanics of reading. By the end of the class, you will be fully able to read in Hebrew. If you are...
Canasta Class
3-Class Sessions: OCT 21, 28, NOV 4 DEC 2, 9, 16 MAR 3, 10, 24 APR 7, 14, 21 Join us for Canasta lessons at CRS, coordinated and led by Bunny Shankman. Whether you're a beginner or looking to sharpen your skills, this is a...
Midday Minyan
REGISTER FOR ZOOM Join us in virtual community for a lay-led service offering comfort and connection for all. This service will offer a daily time to grieve a loss, honor a Yahrzeit, and recite the Mourners Kaddish in community.
Canasta at CRS
REGISTER About our Games We offer open play on Mondays from 12:00 to 3:00 PM. Beginners and experienced players are welcome – however, this is not a class; everyone should be able to play on their own (and we’ll gladly help if you have questions!)....
Larger Than Life – Series 2 | Israeli Hug Center at Rodeph Sholom
REGISTER An afternoon support group for families (parents and children) battling childhood cancer, with activities for kids and support programs for parents.
Mah Jongg Class
REGISTER If you’ve always wanted to play, now is the time! An introduction to American-style Mah Jongg for the brand-new player or those looking for a refresher. Classes meet for three consecutive days and the participants are invited to join our bi-weekly Mah Jongg game
Days for Girls
REGISTER Days for Girls is an international organization that supports menstrual equity around the globe by making and distributing re-usable, sustainable menstrual kits. They have distributed 2.8 million kits since 2008. The New York City chapter of Days for Girls works on packing kits to
Charles Sumner, Heir to Moses’ Legacy: An Evening with Biographer Zaakir Tameez
REGISTER During the season of Passover, as we reflect on the journey from slavery to freedom, we turn to another liberator who helped shape America’s moral conscience. Charles Sumner—U.S. Senator, fiery abolitionist, and unyielding advocate for civil rights—was a towering figure in the fight to
Hebrew 201 – Intro to Reading Hebrew (Spring 2025)
REGISTER In our continuation class, we will focus on both strengthening reading skills as well as using these reading skills to learn elements of Hebrew language through central pieces of the Shabbat morning prayer service. Our work will help with both comprehension and participation in Shabbat services. This class requires
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
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April 8, 2025 -Volunteer with Backpack Buddies
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April 8, 2025 -CRS Outings: Tour the New York Public Library and its Treasures
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April 8, 2025 -Midday Minyan
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April 8, 2025 -Sholom Sprouts New Moms Group – Spring 2025
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April 8, 2025 -Mah Jongg Class
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April 8, 2025 -Food for Thought: How to Lead Your Own Passover Seder with Sholom 20s&30s
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April 8, 2025 -Israeli Mitzvah Year | Israeli Hug Center at Rodeph Sholom
Volunteer with Backpack Buddies
REGISTER For over 10 years, CRS members have been packing and delivering backpacks of food to meet the great demand of food insecurity. While many school-aged children are eligible for free breakfast and lunch during the week, these benefits don’t extend into the weekend or...
CRS Outings: Tour the New York Public Library and its Treasures
REGISTER This event is for CRS members only. Learn more about membership at CRS here. With nearly 53 million items, the New York Public Library, known as the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, is the second-largest public library in the United States, and fourth largest in
Midday Minyan
REGISTER FOR ZOOM Join us in virtual community for a lay-led service offering comfort and connection for all. This service will offer a daily time to grieve a loss, honor a Yahrzeit, and recite the Mourners Kaddish in community.
Sholom Sprouts New Moms Group – Spring 2025
REGISTER This is a 5-part series; March 11, 18, 25, April 1, and 8 for parents with a child aged 0 to 6 months. Our weekly New Moms Group offers a warm and familiar space to discuss the joys and challenges of new motherhood. We
Mah Jongg Class
REGISTER If you’ve always wanted to play, now is the time! An introduction to American-style Mah Jongg for the brand-new player or those looking for a refresher. Classes meet for three consecutive days and the participants are invited to join our bi-weekly Mah Jongg game...
Food for Thought: How to Lead Your Own Passover Seder with Sholom 20s&30s
REGISTER This program is for those in their 20s and 30s—no membership required. Are you hosting a seder this year? Have you always wanted to host one? Join others in your 20s and 30s for two engaging sessions exploring the deeper meaning of the Passover
Israeli Mitzvah Year | Israeli Hug Center at Rodeph Sholom
REGISTER This immersive program is designed for mitzvah sons and daughters, along with their parents, to strengthen and consolidate their Jewish-Israeli-American-New York hybrid identity. Through engaging activities and experiences, the program invites mitzvah children to connect with their Jewish heritage, Israeli culture, community and family...
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
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April 9, 2025 -Volunteer with Backpack Buddies
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April 9, 2025 -Midday Minyan
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April 9, 2025 -Children’s Choir
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April 9, 2025 -Mah Jongg Class
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April 9, 2025 -Sholom Singers
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April 9, 2025 -The Art of Chanting Torah
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April 9, 2025 -Discovering Judaism: An Introduction to Judaism
Volunteer with Backpack Buddies
REGISTER For over 10 years, CRS members have been packing and delivering backpacks of food to meet the great demand of food insecurity. While many school-aged children are eligible for free breakfast and lunch during the week, these benefits don’t extend into the weekend or...
Midday Minyan
REGISTER FOR ZOOM Join us in virtual community for a lay-led service offering comfort and connection for all. This service will offer a daily time to grieve a loss, honor a Yahrzeit, and recite the Mourners Kaddish in community.
Children’s Choir
REGISTER This event is for CRS members only. Learn more about membership at CRS here. Music. Fun. Community. The CRS Children’s Choir has been a fixture in our congregation for generations. Children’s Choir offers our students from 2nd-6th grade a weekly opportunity to connect with one another...
Mah Jongg Class
REGISTER If you’ve always wanted to play, now is the time! An introduction to American-style Mah Jongg for the brand-new player or those looking for a refresher. Classes meet for three consecutive days and the participants are invited to join our bi-weekly Mah Jongg game...
Sholom Singers
REGISTER This event is for CRS members only. Learn more about membership at CRS here. Celebrate your Jewish musical heritage by singing with fellow congregants for special musical services and concerts throughout the year! This year, Sholom Singers will rehearse most Wednesday evenings from 6:45...
The Art of Chanting Torah
REGISTER In this class, we will learn to chant the ta’amei mikrah, the ancient trope symbols used in the chanting of our sacred texts, with a focus on Torah chanting. A basic reading knowledge of Hebrew is required, but students do not need prior experience
Discovering Judaism: An Introduction to Judaism
REGISTER › For those interested in learning more about the foundations of Judaism and Jewish life or considering conversion to Judaism. For those seeking an orientation to Judaism and Jewish life, this course is a good beginning. Over the course of two semesters, we will...
Thursday, April 10, 2025
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April 10, 2025 -Daytime Mah Jongg
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April 10, 2025 -Midday Minyan
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April 10, 2025 -Evening Mah Jongg
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April 10, 2025 -Mah Jongg Class
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Featured April 10, 2025 -Featured Rodeph Sholom School’s Middle School Musical: 13 JR.
Daytime Mah Jongg
REGISTER Two Bam! Four Dot! Six Crack! We are all loving Mah Jongg at Rodeph Sholom! About Our Games Open play hosted by CRS congregants is offered bi-weekly. Beginners and experienced players are welcome – however, this is not a class; everyone should be able...
Midday Minyan
REGISTER FOR ZOOM Join us in virtual community for a lay-led service offering comfort and connection for all. This service will offer a daily time to grieve a loss, honor a Yahrzeit, and recite the Mourners Kaddish in community.
Evening Mah Jongg
REGISTER Two Bam! Four Dot! Six Crack! We are all loving Mah Jongg at Rodeph Sholom! About Our Games Open play hosted by CRS congregants is offered monthly. Beginners and experienced players are welcome – however, this is not a class; everyone should be able
Mah Jongg Class
REGISTER If you’ve always wanted to play, now is the time! An introduction to American-style Mah Jongg for the brand-new player or those looking for a refresher. Classes meet for three consecutive days and the participants are invited to join our bi-weekly Mah Jongg game
Rodeph Sholom School’s Middle School Musical: 13 JR.
No tickets required. Join us and support the middle school students at Rodeph Sholom School as Broadway's smash-hit musical comes to life on stage. With a high-energy rock score by Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown (Parade, The Last Five Years, The Bridges of Madison...
Friday, April 11, 2025
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April 11, 2025 -Volunteer with Backpack Buddies
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April 11, 2025 -Midday Minyan
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April 11, 2025 -Erev Shabbat Service
Volunteer with Backpack Buddies
REGISTER For over 10 years, CRS members have been packing and delivering backpacks of food to meet the great demand of food insecurity. While many school-aged children are eligible for free breakfast and lunch during the week, these benefits don’t extend into the weekend or
Midday Minyan
REGISTER FOR ZOOM Join us in virtual community for a lay-led service offering comfort and connection for all. This service will offer a daily time to grieve a loss, honor a Yahrzeit, and recite the Mourners Kaddish in community.
Erev Shabbat Service
Join us for Erev Shabbat at Congregation Rodeph Sholom! Our Friday night services include music, prayer, and meaningful reflection. Whether you are seeking community, spirituality, or a moment of peace, there’s a place for you here. After services, enjoy a nosh and schmooze with fellow...
Saturday, April 12, 2025
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April 12, 2025 -ReSoul Shabbat Morning Service
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April 12, 2025 -Torah Study with the Clergy
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Featured April 12, 2025 -Featured Connected at the Table: Passover and Our Stories of Redemption (Online Seder)
ReSoul Shabbat Morning Service
Join our clergy team for ReSoul—a weekly Shabbat morning gathering designed to rejuvenate and reconnect. Building on three decades of the Congregation Rodeph Sholom Chapel Service experience, ReSoul combines music, contemplation, and Jewish wisdom to inspire reflection and create community. Our tradition teaches vayinafash—to “re-soul”
Torah Study with the Clergy
Join our clergy and fellow congregants for a dynamic exploration of the week’s Torah portion. This study session delves into the layers of meaning within the sacred text, uncovering insights that resonate in our modern lives. The session begins shortly after the ReSoul service, offering
Connected at the Table: Passover and Our Stories of Redemption (Online Seder)
REGISTER Led by Senior Rabbi Ben Spratt and Senior Cantor Shayna De Lowe Join us in celebrating Passover with CRS’s online seder! We will provide the Haggadah on your screens as we sing, discuss, and taste our way through the seder experience together. Intended for