We study a broad range of topics, which have included the structure and prayers of services, the Jewish holiday cycle, and how a Torah scroll is created. We've held workshops to help people get more out of the High Holy Days. Some people have studied with us for years; others drop when they can. Next we'll look at... what? Tell us what you've always wanted to know more about!
UWS Reconstructionist Tisha B'av Program SAJ & West End Synagogue
at West End Synagogue 190 Amsterdam Avenue, NYC (at 69th Street)
Join us together as we commemorate Tisha B'av with a night of thoughtful questions, contemplation, and lamentation. We will explore the world of the past and the future and how we can find creativity and joy, even in the mist of sorrow and pain.
We study a broad range of topics, which have included the structure and prayers of services, the Jewish holiday cycle, and how a Torah scroll is created. We've held workshops to help people get more out of the High Holy Days. Some people have studied with us for years; others drop when they can. Next we'll look at... what? Tell us what you've always wanted to know more about!
Rosh Chodesh service is a lay-led service coordinated by HaMinyan with the participation of additional WES members.
This service is online only, at the regular WES services Zoom link. Please check your e-newsletter for the link, or contact admin [at] westendsynagogue.org (Joan).
Alexandra Zaslav will talk about the Hand in Hand program which sponsors a network of integrated, bilingual and multicultural schools that integrate Arab and Jewish Israeli students. A network of six schools reaches over 2,000 students from diverse communities. Its mission is to remedy Israel's divided educational system which perpetuates existing prejudices and alienation between Arabs and Jews. This alternative educational program recently received an award by the Reform movement.
Follow the yellow brick road and join us for a Purim celebration in Shush-Oz at West End Synagogue!
Our Community Multilingual Megillah Reading & JFLL Purim Shpiel for all ages will take place at 6:00pm on Saturday, March 23rd, followed by our Adult Purim Shpiel (recommended for ages 18+) at 8:15pm!
REMEMBER, "IF I WERE A RICH MAN......." From, "FIDDLER ON THE ROOF"?
Since its debut in 1964, "Fiddler on the Roof" has inspired religious conversions and secular satire; its songs have been incorporated into sacred ceremonies and sampled into hip-hop hits.
Fifth Friday HaMinyan - Fifth Friday in months that have one - Themed Kabbalat Shabbat service conducted by lay leaders within the WES community.
For more information about our Shabbat services, please see https://westendsynagogue.org/shabbat-services.
This service will be on Zoom, unless otherwise noted. For the Zoom link, please see your weekly e-newsletter, or contact admin [at] westendsynagogue.org (Joan).
How did Rabbi Mordecai M. Kaplan, founder of Reconstructionist Judaism, describe God? How has God been described by liberal rabbis and others since Rabbi Kaplan? How has our understanding of God continued to evolve and expand?
Please check your weekly newsletter or contact admin [at] westendsynagogue.org">Joan for Zoom link access.
Learning from 7-8:30pm.
Cheesecake & Coffee at WES following learning session.
IN PERSON at WES and LIVESTREAM.
