Week of Events
Lag BaOmer
Lag BaOmer is a minor, festive holiday that falls on the 33rd day of the period of time is known as the Omer. Learn more at reformjudaism.org
Sunday, May 3, 2026
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May 3, 2026 -Midday Minyan: A Daily Gathering for Prayer, Mourning, and Community
Midday Minyan: A Daily Gathering for Prayer, Mourning, and Community
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.
Monday, May 4, 2026
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May 4, 2026 -Mah Jongg Class
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May 4, 2026 -Canasta
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May 4, 2026 -Canasta
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May 4, 2026 -Midday Minyan: A Daily Gathering for Prayer, Mourning, and Community
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May 4, 2026 -Days for Girls
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Featured May 4, 2026 -Featured Haute & Holy Class Series with Rabbi Arielle Stein: Get Ready With Me: Judaism and Fashion
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...
Canasta
REGISTER Join us for Canasta every Monday from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM. We provide snacks, all game materials, and support for any questions you may have. All experience levels are welcome, but participants should have a solid understanding of the game and be able to play independently....
Canasta
REGISTER Join us for Canasta every Monday from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM. We provide snacks, all game materials, and support for any questions you may have. All experience levels are welcome, but participants should have a solid understanding of the game and be able to play independently....
Midday Minyan: A Daily Gathering for Prayer, Mourning, and Community
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.
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...
Haute & Holy Class Series with Rabbi Arielle Stein: Get Ready With Me: Judaism and Fashion
REGISTER Haute & Holy Class Series: Get Ready With Me - Judaism and Fashion May 4, 6:30-8:00 pm What should I wear? A question as old as the Torah itself. Through her popular Instagram account “Rabbinic Fit Check” and her viral videos and "freaky shoe...
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
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May 5, 2026 -Mah Jongg Class
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May 5, 2026 -Sholom Sprouts New Moms Group
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May 5, 2026 -Midday Minyan: A Daily Gathering for Prayer, Mourning, and Community
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Featured May 5, 2026 -Featured Lessons From The Dugout with Ken Davidoff & Lisa Leshne
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 Sprouts New Moms Group
REGISTER This is a 6-part series offered on April 14, 21, 28, May 5, 12, 19 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
Midday Minyan: A Daily Gathering for Prayer, Mourning, and Community
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.
Lessons From The Dugout with Ken Davidoff & Lisa Leshne
REGISTER From Major League Baseball to the state of youth sports, from media and book publishing to the changes wrought by artificial intelligence, Ken Davidoff and Lisa Leshne are at the center of these fast-evolving worlds. Join us for an evening of conversation with Ken,
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
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May 6, 2026 -Mah Jongg Class
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May 6, 2026 -Midday Minyan: A Daily Gathering for Prayer, Mourning, and Community
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May 6, 2026 -Children’s Choir
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May 6, 2026 -Sholom Singers Adult Choir
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May 6, 2026 -Discovering Judaism – Semester B (2026)
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...
Midday Minyan: A Daily Gathering for Prayer, Mourning, and Community
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. Give your child the joy of music, friendship, and community. Open to students in Grade 2 and up, the CRS Children’s Choir sings at services throughout the year and performs
Sholom Singers Adult Choir
REGISTER This event is for CRS members only. Learn more about membership at CRS here. Celebrate your love of Jewish music and community by singing with the Sholom Singers Adult Choir. Open to all adult congregants, this ensemble brings our services and special events to
Discovering Judaism – Semester B (2026)
COMPLETE INTEREST FORM For those seeking an orientation to Judaism and Jewish life, this course is an excellent place to begin. Over the course of two semesters, we will explore holidays, lifecycles, theology, sacred texts, history, and personal practices. The class is designed as a
Thursday, May 7, 2026
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Featured May 7, 2026 -Featured Daytime Mah Jongg
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May 7, 2026 -Midday Minyan: A Daily Gathering for Prayer, Mourning, and Community
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May 7, 2026 -Social Skills Group For Children Led By A Licensed Art Therapist – Series 3 | Israeli Hug Center at Rodeph Sholom
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May 7, 2026 -Social Skills Group for Children – Series 2 | Israeli Hug Center at Rodeph Sholom
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Featured May 7, 2026 -Featured Evening Mah Jongg
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May 7, 2026 -Hevruta Club | Israeli Hug Center at Rodeph Sholom
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May 7, 2026 -NOLA Trip Info Session
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May 7, 2026 -Confirmation Trip to Berlin Info Session
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Featured May 7, 2026 -Featured CRS Book Club: “By Any Other Name,” a novel by Jodi Picoult
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May 7, 2026 -RAC L’Taken Social Justice Seminar Info Session
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May 7, 2026 -Give Kids the World Trip Info Session
Daytime Mah Jongg
REGISTER Two Bam! Four Dot! Six Crack! We are all loving Mah Jongg at Rodeph Sholom! About Our Games Join us for open play hosted by CRS members on Thursdays at CRS! Beginners and experienced players are welcome – however, this is not a
Midday Minyan: A Daily Gathering for Prayer, Mourning, and Community
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.
Social Skills Group For Children Led By A Licensed Art Therapist – Series 3 | Israeli Hug Center at Rodeph Sholom
REGISTER A series of meetings for kids ages of 3 ½ to 16, designed to help advance their social skills. סדנת מיומנויות חברתיות לילדים קבוצה לילדים ישראלים דוברי עברית בגילאי 4 עד 16 אשר זקוקים לתגבור במגוון מיומנויות רגשיות וחברתיות וכן בגישור על פערים תרבותיים.
Social Skills Group for Children – Series 2 | Israeli Hug Center at Rodeph Sholom
REGISTER Social skills group for children led by a licensed art therapist to help with social and emotional support for children. This group will help kids to learn conversational, friendship, and problem-solving skills. הנוסח הערוך סדנת מיומנויות חברתיות לילדים קבוצה לילדים ישראלים דוברי עברית בגילאי
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
Hevruta Club | Israeli Hug Center at Rodeph Sholom
REGISTER חברותא לבני ובנות 60 פלוס מינוס. קבוצה למבוגרים המבקשים קהילה שבה נוצרים חיבורים וחברויות. הקבוצה נפגשת בימי חמישי ודנה בנושאים שונים בכל מפגש 10 דולר לחודש להשתתפות בכל פעילויות חברותא
NOLA Trip Info Session
REGISTER This event is for parents and 8th graders. Join us to learn all about the exciting 8th Grade Trip to New Orleans! 8th graders have the opportunity to take a service learning adventure to help repair the world, explore the Jewish culture of the
Confirmation Trip to Berlin Info Session
REGISTER This event is for parents and 10th graders. Join us for an info session to learn about this capstone trip to Berlin, the birthplace of Reform Judaism and Rodeph Sholom’s roots. Confirmation is the next major milestone in Jewish life after B’nai Mitzvah. Working with...
CRS Book Club: “By Any Other Name,” a novel by Jodi Picoult
REGISTER By Any Other Name, a novel by Jodi Picoult Modern-day playwright Melina Green struggles to get her new play produced—until a friend submits it under a male pseudonym. Centuries earlier, her ancestor Emilia Bassano, a gifted writer in Elizabethan England, secretly enlists a young
RAC L’Taken Social Justice Seminar Info Session
REGISTER This event is for parents and 9th-12th graders. Join us for an info session to learn how this powerful weekend in Washington, D.C. brings together teens from across North America for four days of Jewish learning, advocacy, and action. Teens explore issues like reproductive...
Give Kids the World Trip Info Session
REGISTER For parents and 9th-12th graders interested in the Give the Kids the World Trip. Make a difference and have an unforgettable weekend in Orlando. You’ll volunteer at Give Kids the World Village, a nonprofit resort that gives critically ill kids and their families a...
Friday, May 8, 2026
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May 8, 2026 -Now It’s My Turn – Spring Series | Israeli Hug Center at Rodeph Sholom
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May 8, 2026 -Rodeph Sholom Pre-K and Kindergarten School Tour
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May 8, 2026 -Mom’s Morning Spring 2026 | Israeli Hug Center at Rodeph Sholom
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May 8, 2026 -Volunteer with Backpack Buddies
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Featured May 8, 2026 -Featured Personal and Spiritual Pathways Through the Psalms with Rabbi Jacqueline K. Ellenson
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May 8, 2026 -Midday Minyan: A Daily Gathering for Prayer, Mourning, and Community
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Featured May 8, 2026 -Featured Meyer W. Nathans Volunteer Appreciation Shabbat
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Featured May 8, 2026 -Featured Sholom 20s & 30s Shabbat on Tap
Now It’s My Turn – Spring Series | Israeli Hug Center at Rodeph Sholom
REGISTER Now It's My Turn A series of six meetings for women new to New York, offering support and guidance as they navigate personal and professional adjustments to the city. "עכשיו תורי" - סדנה לנשים חוצות אוקיינוסים מתי בפעם האחרונה שמת את עצמך במרכז וביררת...
Rodeph Sholom Pre-K and Kindergarten School Tour
REGISTER Located in New York City, Rodeph Sholom School is a coeducational nursery through eighth grade Reform Jewish independent school. Rodeph Sholom School offers Tours and Open Houses each spring and fall. All families are required to attend an Open House or tour as a part of...
Mom’s Morning Spring 2026 | Israeli Hug Center at Rodeph Sholom
REGISTER Mom’s Mornings A group for moms with infants (0 to 1 year-old) to build community and address infant development challenges, led by a social worker and various child development specialists. בוקר אימהות סדרת מפגשים בעברית לאימהות ותינוקות עד גיל שנה בהנחיית עובדת סוציאלית ונשות...
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...
Personal and Spiritual Pathways Through the Psalms with Rabbi Jacqueline K. Ellenson
REGISTER FOR IN PERSON REGISTER FOR ZOOM Rabbi Jacqueline Koch Ellenson has been leading an insightful and contemplative journey through the Book of Psalms for nearly a decade. This biblical treasure contains expressions of all human experience —searching for God’s presence, grappling with God’s absence,...
Midday Minyan: A Daily Gathering for Prayer, Mourning, and Community
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.
Meyer W. Nathans Volunteer Appreciation Shabbat
Please join us for our annual Shabbat of Service, a celebration of the hundreds in our congregation who graciously share their time, talents and wisdom in a wide range of leadership roles. During the service we will present the Meyer W. Nathans Service Award, recognizing individuals whose...
Sholom 20s & 30s Shabbat on Tap
REGISTER Earlybird Pricing Available Before May 1. This program is for those in their 20s and 30s—no membership required. Shabbat is what’s on tap! Celebrate Shabbat with Sholom 20s & 30s! Join us at The Penny Farthing for a unique Shabbat experience where we'll gather for...
Saturday, May 9, 2026
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May 9, 2026 -Lay-Led Torah Study
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Featured May 9, 2026 -Featured Sholom Sprouts Singin’ Swingin’ into Shavuot
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May 9, 2026 -Torah Study with the Clergy
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Featured May 9, 2026 -Featured West Side Smiles
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Featured May 9, 2026 -Featured Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class of 2026 Service
Lay-Led Torah Study
REGISTER “Turn it and turn it, for everything is in it.” (Pirkei Avot 5:26) In its many years of existence, our Torah study group has found this teaching to be true. Each week brings a conversation about history, culture, theology, and more. New participants are always...
Sholom Sprouts Singin’ Swingin’ into Shavuot
REGISTER Join us as we celebrate Shavuot, which marks the giving of the Torah! We'll have an outdoor singalong followed by an enhanced bagel breakfast, sweet treats, Torah-themed crafts and playtime on our terrace and playspace. Come join the fun!
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...
West Side Smiles
REGISTER At this event, we will come together to assemble hygiene kits for children and families experiencing homelessness. All supplies will be provided, and participants will play a hands-on role by packing individual kits. This is a meaningful opportunity to make a direct impact and...
Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class of 2026 Service
You’re invited to celebrate a special milestone in our community as the 5786 CRS Adult B’nai Mitzvah cohort leads our Shabbat morning service. Marking the culmination of a year of study, growth, and learning, this service honors their journey as they step forward to lead...