Shabbat Worship

Worship Events

April 02, 2010 - 6:00PM
Location: Sanctuary

Weekly Torah Portion: Pesach, Exod. 33:12-34:26

Torah Study

Adult Education Events

April 03, 2010 - 8:45AM
Location: Community House - Room 501

Led by Rabbi Hiat
Engage in the study of the weekly Torah portion and discover its biblical characters, narrative, and themes and how the Torah relates to our daily lives.  No previous background or Hebrew experience necessary.  This class was formally entitled Brunch and Learn.

Contact: Contact: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) @ 212-838-5122 Ext. 4033 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Shabbat Worship

Worship Events

April 03, 2010 - 9:30AM
Location: Sanctuary

Weekly Torah Portion: Pesach, Exod. 33:12-34:26
Haftarah: Ezekiel 37:1-14

Erev 7th Day Pesach Service

Worship Events

April 04, 2010 - 6:00PM
Location: Community House - Blitzer Chapel - 4th Floor

Erev 7th day of Pesach

7th Day Pesach: Yizkor Service

Worship Events

April 05, 2010 - 9:30AM
Location: Sanctuary

Pesach Yizkor

Torah Study

Adult Education Events

April 07, 2010 - 11:00AM
Location: Community House - Room 504

Led by Rabbi Salth
 
Engage in the study of the weekly Torah portion and discover its biblical characters, narrative, and themes and how the Torah relates to our daily lives.  No previous background or Hebrew experience necessary.  This class was formally entitled Brunch and Learn.

Contact: Contact: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) @ 212-838-5122 Ext. 4033 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Wisdom Literature

Adult Education Events

Wed. April 7, 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Location: Room 503 - Community House

David Hoffman, Full Time Teacher

Delve into a multitude of Jewish texts to find and analyze the words of wisdom that have helped form the character of the Jewish people for thousands of years and still influence us today.  Together, we will look at excerpts from the Torah, the books of Job, Psalms, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes, as well as Pirkei Avot (The Sayings of the Fathers), and other lesser known pieces of wisdom literature, hoping to find connections and relationships between what the sources of our religion have taught us in terms of how to live in our world.  Since we will be looking at Hebrew texts with various translations, comfort with the Hebrew language is not required but would have a positive impact on our conversations. 

Contact: Please RSVP to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), Office Manager, Department of Lifelong Learning @ 212-838-5122 Ext. 4033 or E-Mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Intermediate Hebrew for Adults

Adult Education Events

Wednesday April 7, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Location: Community House - Room 902

Professor Miri Kuboy
A continuation of last year’s class, this course is for adults comfortable in Hebrew reading as they explore a variety of Jewish sources.  You need not have been a member of last year’s class to attend.

Contact: RSVP’s required to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), Office Manager, Department of Lifelong Learning, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 212-838-5122, ext. 4033

Clergy Film Series:  “A Serious Man”

Adult Education Events

Wed. April 7, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Location: Beir Chapel

Rabbi Michael S. Friedman

A Serious Man
Larry Gopnik is a Minnesota physics professor abandoned by his wife, ignored by his children, burdened by his brother, blackmailed by his students and disappointed by his rabbis.  The Coen Brothers ask how we can make sense of the various events (both good and bad) that happen to us in this Academy Award-nominated film.

Contact: Please RSVP to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), Office Manager, Department of Lifelong Learning @ 212-838-5122 Ext. 4033 or E-Mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Pninay Sifrut:  Gems of Jewish Literature

Adult Education Events

Wed. April 7, 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Location: Community House - Room 901

Professor Miri Kubovy
In this course we will read chapters in the Old Testament from the narrative of King David and Bat Sheba with modern interpretations, from the Song of Songs, a short introduction to Kabbalah and its role in Judaism throughout the generations, chapters from Maimonides,  narratives of Agnon, Amos Oz, and the poetry of Yehudah Amichai.

Contact: Please RSVP to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) , Office Manager, Department of Lifelong Learning @ 212-838-5122 Ext. 4033 or E-Mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Bible and Bagels: Verse by Verse in the Torah

Adult Education Events

April 08, 2010 - 8:15AM
Location: Community House - Room 504

Rabbi Michael Friedman
Experience a line by line look at our sacred text from many perspectives.  No knowledge of Hebrew is necessary.  Participants bring with them an eagerness to understand the Bible in history, as the Rabbis read it, as literature or drama, and for what it has to say to us today.

Contact: Contact: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) @ 212-838-5122 Ext. 4033 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Israeli Film Series: “The Lover”

Adult Education Events

Thurs. April 8, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Location: Pavilion

This series will explore contemporary Israeli culture through film (with English subtitles). Guided by Professor Miri Kubovy, participants will study the most important social and political issues in Israel today including: the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Ashkenazi-Sephardi tension, poverty, attitude towards the army, the Holocaust, feminism, religious and secular population, the return to religion, the settlements, national and personal bereavement, foreign workers, “the other” ideology and its rejection, and Americanization in Israeli culture.
Film to be screened: The Lover
Based on by A.B. Yehoshua’s novel, this movie tells the story of a married couple and the man who comes between them.  Adam and Asia are married with a daughter.  Asia, working on her doctorate, accepts the help of Gavriel to assist with her research.  Before long, they become lovers. One day the lover disappears, and the husband decides to devote himself to finding his wife’s lost lover, as the Yom Kippur War breaks out. This film presents a challenge to all the narratives, and holy cows of Israeli society of that time.

Contact: Please RSVP to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) , Office Manager, Department of Lifelong Learning @ 212-838-5122 Ext. 4033 or E-Mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Alper Talmud Study: Sages of the Talmud

Adult Education Events

Friday April 9, 8:15 am - 9:15 am
Location: Community House - Room 504

Cantor Liz Sacks
Engage in the study of the lives and rulings of some of the most famous personalities in the Talmud. Who were these sages? Why did they reason as they did? We will explore these questions and others as we deepen our understanding of the historical and social context of the Talmud. No previous knowledge of Hebrew or Talmud is necessary.

Book Group

Adult Education Events

Friday April 9, 9:30 am – 11:00 am
Location: Community House - Room 602

Patti Sayre, LSW, Parenting Center Facilitator

Come and be part of Central Synagogue’s dynamic book group. The group reads several books throughout the year, which cover a broad range of topics and issues that encourage self-reflection and group connectedness.

Contact: Please RSVP to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), Office Manager, Department of Lifelong Learning @ 212-838-5122 Ext. 4033 or E-Mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Shabbat Mishpacha

Religious School Events

Fri. April 9, 6:00pm - 7:15pm
Location: Sanctuary and Pavilion

This service is designed for students in Kindergarten through Fourth grade and builds upon what our children experienced in the Tot Shabbat program.  At Shabbat Mishpachah, parents and children join together in the Sanctuary to welcome Shabbat with the congregation.  Then, the children head downstairs to the Pavilion for an age-appropriate service led by members of the clergy and the education staff.  We join together again in the Sanctuary for the closing of the prayer service.

Contact: Forr more information, contact Matt Check at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or at 212-508-3002

Shabbat Worship

Worship Events

April 09, 2010 - 6:00PM
Location: Sanctuary

Weekly Torah Portion: Sh’mini, Lev. 9:1-11:47

Religious School Shabbat Dinner

Religious School Events

Fri. April 9, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Location: Pavilion

All Religious School families are invited to join us as we celebrate Shabbat with moments of holiness, relaxation and joy. It is a wonderful chance to meet the faculty and other families in the Religious School, to learn songs and prayers and celebrate as a community.  First we take part in either Shabbat Mishpachah or congregational Shabbat services at 6:00pm and then we move to the Pavilion for a festive Shabbat dinner. RSVP’s required to Frank Corso, Office Manager of the Department of Lifelong Learning at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 212-838-5122, ext. 4033.

Contact: For more information contact Matt Check at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or at 212-508-3002

Torah Study

Adult Education Events

April 10, 2010 - 8:45AM
Location: Community House - Room 501

Led by Rabbi Hiat
Engage in the study of the weekly Torah portion and discover its biblical characters, narrative, and themes and how the Torah relates to our daily lives.  No previous background or Hebrew experience necessary.  This class was formally entitled Brunch and Learn.

Contact: Contact: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) @ 212-838-5122 Ext. 4033 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Shabbat Worship

Worship Events

April 10, 2010 - 9:30AM
Location: Sanctuary

Weekly Torah Portion: Sh’mini, Lev. 9:1-11:47
Haftarah: II Samuel 6:1-7:17

Breakfast at Ronald McDonald House

Community Events

Sun. April 11, 8:00am - 9:30am
Location: 405 East 73rd Street

RSVP required. Space is limited.

Social Justice Committee volunteers will serve an intimate breakfast to Ronald McDonald House families. Volunteers must be 18 years or older.

Contact: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) | 212-838-5122, x5009

Yom HaShoah Interfaith Service

Worship Events

Mon. April 12, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Location: Sanctuary

Yom HaShoa – Day of the Holocaust – is the annual day of remembrance. Clergy from Central Synagogue and nearby houses of worship will lead this memorial service for people of all faiths.

A Parent’s Introduction to Prayer

Religious School Events

Tues. April 13, 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Location: Community House - Room 503

Rabbi Michael Friedman
Yonni Wattenmaker, RJE, Director of Lifelong Learning
Parents are invited to join in an exploration of Jewish prayer—the words we say and why we say them. No prior knowledge of Hebrew or Jewish worship is necessary. Please bring lunch with you.

Contact: Contact: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) @ 212-838-5122 Ext. 4033 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Organ Concert

Adult Education Events

April 13, 2010 - 12:30PM
Location: Sanctuary

Richard Erickson from Holy Trinity Lutheran Church will perform a lunchtime concert.

Torah Study

Adult Education Events

April 14, 2010 - 11:00AM
Location: Community House - Room 504

Led by Rabbi Salth
Engage in the study of the weekly Torah portion and discover its biblical characters, narrative, and themes and how the Torah relates to our daily lives.  No previous background or Hebrew experience necessary.  This class was formally entitled Brunch and Learn.

Contact: Contact: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) @ 212-838-5122 Ext. 4033 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Wisdom Literature

Adult Education Events

Wednesday April 14, 2010, 1:00 pm – 2:00pm
Location: Community House - Room 504

David Hoffman, Full Time Teacher

Delve into a multitude of Jewish texts to find and analyze the words of wisdom that have helped form the character of the Jewish people for thousands of years and still influence us today.  Together, we will look at excerpts from the Torah, the books of Job, Psalms, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes, as well as Pirkei Avot (The Sayings of the Fathers), and other lesser known pieces of wisdom literature, hoping to find connections and relationships between what the sources of our religion have taught us in terms of how to live in our world.  Since we will be looking at Hebrew texts with various translations, comfort with the Hebrew language is not required but would have a positive impact on our conversations. 

Contact: Please RSVP to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), Office Manager, Department of Lifelong Learning @ 212-838-5122 Ext. 4033 or E-Mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Intermediate Hebrew for Adults

Adult Education Events

Wednesday April 14, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Location: Community House - Room 901

Professor Miri Kuboy
A continuation of last year’s class, this course is for adults comfortable in Hebrew reading as they explore a variety of Jewish sources.  You need not have been a member of last year’s class to attend.

Contact: RSVP’s required to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), Office Manager, Department of Lifelong Learning, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 212-838-5122, ext. 4033

Bible and Bagels: Verse by Verse in the Torah

Adult Education Events

April 15, 2010 - 8:15AM
Location: Community House - Room 504

Rabbi Michael Friedman
Experience a line by line look at our sacred text from many perspectives.  No knowledge of Hebrew is necessary.  Participants bring with them an eagerness to understand the Bible in history, as the Rabbis read it, as literature or drama, and for what it has to say to us today.

Contact: Contact: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) @ 212-838-5122 Ext. 4033 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Israeli Film Series: “Because of that War”

Adult Education Events

Thur. April 15, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Location: Community House: 9th Floor, Room 903

This series will explore contemporary Israeli culture through film (with English subtitles). Guided by Professor Miri Kubovy, participants will study the most important social and political issues in Israel today including: the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Ashkenazi-Sephardi tension, poverty, attitude towards the army, the Holocaust, feminism, religious and secular population, the return to religion, the settlements, national and personal bereavement, foreign workers, “the other” ideology and its rejection, and Americanization in Israeli culture.
Film to be screened:  Because of that War
This documentary is one of the few which arises out of the experience of children of Holocaust victims. The impetus for the film was the production of a 1988 music album, Ashes And Dust by two most popular Israeli rock stars, Yehuda Poliker and Yaakov Gill’ad. These two are children of Holocaust victims who become close because of their similar backgrounds, which they consider as their destiny, which determines many aspects of their lives. The film exposes the experiences of these two and their families, through separate and then combined interviews. Recording sessions and excerpts from the songs of this album, known to almost all Israelis, enliven this moving documentary.

Contact: Please RSVP to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) , Office Manager, Department of Lifelong Learning @ 212-838-5122 Ext. 4033 or E-Mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Irvin Ungar Szyk Conversation

Adult Education Events

Thurs. April 15, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Location: Broome Street Gallery / 498 Broome St.

Contact: Contact: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) @ 212-838-5122 Ext. 4033 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Alper Talmud Study: Sages of the Talmud

Adult Education Events

Friday April 16, 8:15 am - 9:15 am
Location: Community House - Room 504

Cantor Liz Sacks
Engage in the study of the lives and rulings of some of the most famous personalities in the Talmud. Who were these sages? Why did they reason as they did? We will explore these questions and others as we deepen our understanding of the historical and social context of the Talmud. No previous knowledge of Hebrew or Talmud is necessary.

Book Group

Adult Education Events

Friday April 16, 9:30 am – 11:00 am
Location: Community House - Room 602

Patti Sayre, LSW, Parenting Center Facilitator

Come and be part of Central Synagogue’s dynamic book group. The group reads several books throughout the year, which cover a broad range of topics and issues that encourage self-reflection and group connectedness.

Contact: Please RSVP to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), Office Manager, Department of Lifelong Learning @ 212-838-5122 Ext. 4033 or E-Mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Shabbat Worship

Worship Events

Fri. April 16 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Location: Sanctuary

Weekly Torah Portion: Tazria-M’tzora, Lev. 12:1-15:33

Torah Study

Adult Education Events

April 17, 2010 - 8:45AM
Location: Community House - Room 501

Led by Rabbi Hiat
Engage in the study of the weekly Torah portion and discover its biblical characters, narrative, and themes and how the Torah relates to our daily lives.  No previous background or Hebrew experience necessary.  This class was formally entitled Brunch and Learn.

Contact: Contact: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) @ 212-838-5122 Ext. 4033 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Shabbat Worship

Worship Events

Sat. April 17, 9:30am & 11:30am
Location: Sanctuary

Weekly Torah Portion: Tazria-M’tzora, Lev. 12:1-15:33
Haftarah: II Kings 7:3-20

God’s Love We Deliver

Community Events

Sun. April 18, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Location: 166 Sixth Avenue at Spring Street

The Social Justice Committee invites congregants to spend a few hours preparing meals at GLWD, an organization dedicated to improving the health of seriously ill New Yorkers. RSVP required.

Contact: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) | 212-838-5122 x5009

Advanced Hebrew For Adults

Adult Education Events

Monday April 19, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Community House - Room 503

Matthew Check, Assistant Religious School Director

Participants will study prayers from the siddur (prayerbook), as well as Biblical and Modern Hebrew. They will analyze texts and poetry and learn the rudiments of grammar and syntax.

Contact: Please RSVP to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) , Office Manager, Department of Lifelong Learning @ 212-838-5122 Ext. 4033 or E-Mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Values and Virtues

Adult Education Events

Tuesday April 20, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Community House - Room 603

Marion Lev Cohen, MSW and Rabbinical Intern
How can Jewish ethical values and virtues enrich and guide us, be it in our personal conduct, or in our relationships with others and with God? Our texts and tradition speak to us about how to live an ethical and meaningful existence. They embrace matters ranging from hachnasat orchim (welcoming of guests) to miyut sichah (minimizing small talk), as just two examples of values that can inform our everyday behavior.  We will encounter, explore, and struggle with these concepts as they emerge in biblical and rabbinic sources. We will discuss how these teachings inspire us to live more spiritual and fulfilling lives, and help us create families and communities built on respect and trust.

Contact: For more information please contact Marion Lev-Cohen MSW and Rabbinic Intern, 212-838-5122 x 1009

Torah Study

Adult Education Events

April 21, 2010 - 11:00AM
Location: Community House - Room 501

Led by Rabbi Salth
Engage in the study of the weekly Torah portion and discover its biblical characters, narrative, and themes and how the Torah relates to our daily lives.  No previous background or Hebrew experience necessary.  This class was formally entitled Brunch and Learn.

Contact: Contact: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) @ 212-838-5122 Ext. 4033 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Wisdom Literature

Adult Education Events

Wed. April 21, 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Location: Room 503 - Community House

David Hoffman, Full Time Teacher

Delve into a multitude of Jewish texts to find and analyze the words of wisdom that have helped form the character of the Jewish people for thousands of years and still influence us today.  Together, we will look at excerpts from the Torah, the books of Job, Psalms, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes, as well as Pirkei Avot (The Sayings of the Fathers), and other lesser known pieces of wisdom literature, hoping to find connections and relationships between what the sources of our religion have taught us in terms of how to live in our world.  Since we will be looking at Hebrew texts with various translations, comfort with the Hebrew language is not required but would have a positive impact on our conversations. 

Contact: Please RSVP to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), Office Manager, Department of Lifelong Learning @ 212-838-5122 Ext. 4033 or E-Mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Intermediate Hebrew for Adults

Adult Education Events

Wednesday April 21, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Location: Community House - Room 902

Professor Miri Kuboy
A continuation of last year’s class, this course is for adults comfortable in Hebrew reading as they explore a variety of Jewish sources.  You need not have been a member of last year’s class to attend.

Contact: RSVP required to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), Office Manager, Department of Lifelong Learning 212-838-5122, ext. 4033.

Bible and Bagels: Verse by Verse in the Torah

Adult Education Events

April 22, 2010 - 8:15AM
Location: Community House - Room 504

Rabbi Michael Friedman
Experience a line by line look at our sacred text from many perspectives.  No knowledge of Hebrew is necessary.  Participants bring with them an eagerness to understand the Bible in history, as the Rabbis read it, as literature or drama, and for what it has to say to us today.

Contact: Contact: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) @ 212-838-5122 Ext. 4033 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Israeli Film Series: “Shiva - The Seven Days Of Mourning”

Adult Education Events

Thur. April 22, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Location: Community House: 9th Floor, Room 903

This series will explore contemporary Israeli culture through film (with English subtitles). Guided by Professor Miri Kubovy, participants will study the most important social and political issues in Israel today including: the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Ashkenazi-Sephardi tension, poverty, attitude towards the army, the Holocaust, feminism, religious and secular population, the return to religion, the settlements, national and personal bereavement, foreign workers, “the other” ideology and its rejection, and Americanization in Israeli culture.
Film to be screened: Shiva- The Seven Days Of Mourning

It is 1991 in the midst of the first Gulf War and Israel is under daily missile attacks. But in the Ohayon family, tragedy has hit as beloved Maurice, one of nine brothers and sisters, has suddenly died. The family gathers for the traditional seven days of mourning (shiva) in which they are not allowed to leave the house. The intensity of this situation is a catalyst for more than just emotional support and communal grief. Jealousy, gossip, long term rivalry and financial problems come to the fore, as each of the siblings is faced with his frustrated ambitions.

Contact: Please RSVP to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) , Office Manager, Department of Lifelong Learning @ 212-838-5122 Ext. 4033 or E-Mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Alper Talmud Study: Sages Of The Talmud

Adult Education Events

Friday April 23, 8:15 am - 9:15 am
Location: Community House - Room 504

Cantor Liz Sacks
Engage in the study of the lives and rulings of some of the most famous personalities in the Talmud. Who were these sages? Why did they reason as they did? We will explore these questions and others as we deepen our understanding of the historical and social context of the Talmud. No previous knowledge of Hebrew or Talmud is necessary.

Shabbat Worship

Worship Events

Fri. May 21, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Location: Sanctuary

Weekly Torah Portion: Naso, Num. 4:21 -  7:89
Haftarah: Judges 13:2 - 25

Book Group

Adult Education Events

Friday April 23, 9:30 am - 11:00 am
Location: Community House - Room 602

Patti Sayre, LSW, Parenting Center Facilitator

Come and be part of Central Synagogue’s dynamic book group. The group reads several books throughout the year, which cover a broad range of topics and issues that encourage self-reflection and group connectedness.

Contact: Please RSVP to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), Office Manager, Department of Lifelong Learning @ 212-838-5122 Ext. 4033 or E-Mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Tot Shabbat

Religious School Events

Fri. April 23, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Location: 9th floor of the Community House

Join song leader Joanie Leeds on guitar, Matt Check, Assistant Director of the Religious School on banjo for prayer, song and fun activities that teach about Shabbat and Jewish customs. This program is for children 5 years old and under. Bagels and drinks served for all. 

Contact: For more information contact Matt Check at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or at 212-508-3002

Shabbat Worship

Worship Events

Fri. April 23, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Location: Sanctuary

Weekly Torah Portion: Acharei Mot-K’doshim, Lev. 16:1-20:27

Torah Study

Adult Education Events

April 24, 2010 - 8:45AM
Location: Community House - Room 501

Led by Rabbi Hiat
Engage in the study of the weekly Torah portion and discover its biblical characters, narrative, and themes and how the Torah relates to our daily lives.  No previous background or Hebrew experience necessary.  This class was formally entitled Brunch and Learn.

Contact: Contact: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) @ 212-838-5122 Ext. 4033 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Tot Shabbat

Religious School Events

Sat. April 24, 9:30am - 10:30am
Location: 9th Floor of the Community House

Join song leader Joanie Leeds on guitar, Matt Check Assistant Religious School Director on banjo for prayer, song and fun activities that teach about Shabbat and Jewish customs. This program is for children 5 years old and under. Bagels and drinks served for all. 

Contact: For more information contact Matt Check at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or at 212-508-3002

Shabbat Worship

Worship Events

Sat. April 24, 9:30am & 11:30am
Location: Sanctuary

Weekly Torah Portion: Acharei-K’doshim, Lev. 16:1-20:27
Haftarah: Amos 9:7-15

Torah Study

Adult Education Events

Sat. May 1, 8:45am - 9:45am
Location: Community House - Room 501

Led by Rabbi Hiat

Engage in the study of the weekly Torah portion and discover its biblical characters, narrative, and themes and how the Torah relates to our daily lives.  No previous background or Hebrew experience necessary.  This class was formally entitled Brunch and Learn. 

Contact: Frank Corso @ 212-838-5122 Ext. 4033 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Advanced Hebrew For Adults

Adult Education Events

Monday April 26, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Community House - Room 503

Matthew Check, Assistant Religious School Director

Participants will study prayers from the siddur (prayerbook), as well as Biblical and Modern Hebrew. They will analyze texts and poetry and learn the rudiments of grammar and syntax.

Contact: Please RSVP to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) , Office Manager, Department of Lifelong Learning @ 212-838-5122 Ext. 4033 or E-Mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Pathways to Jewish Knowledge

Adult Education Events

Tues. April 27, 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Location: Community House - Room 503

Yonni Wattenmaker, Director of Lifelong Learning & Marion Lev Cohen, MSW and Rabbinical Intern

For many of us, our formal Jewish education ended with our Bar or Bat Mitzvah, leaving us with a child’s view of our religion and one of the world’s greatest civilizations.  As adults we approach Judaism asking how it can enrich our lives today, with a desire for Judaic competency and literacy. Pathways to Jewish Knowledge will address these twin goals of thought and practice. We will explore Jewish life cycle events, holidays, theological precepts and prayer, starting with the fundamentals and beyond. We aspire to create a community of learners committed to learning and respectful dialogue.  Please bring lunch with you.

For more information please contact Yonni Wattenmaker, Director of Lifelong Learning at 212-838-5122 Extension 4031.

Contact: RSVP’s preferred to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), Office Manager, Department of Lifelong Learning, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 212-838-5122, ext. 4033.

Organ Concert

Adult Education Events

April 27, 2010 - 12:30PM
Location: Sanctuary

Katharine Meloan, a doctoral student from the Manhattan School of Music will perform a lunchtime concert

Career Advisor Evening

Community Events

Tues. April 27, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Location: Community House: 9th Floor, Rooms 902 & 903

Join us for a panel presentation by expert career advisors on marketplace trends, strategic career-management techniques, and advice about career transition.  The second part of the evening will be an opportunity to work in small breakout groups to ask the expert your questions and get feedback, ideas and support from others. Registration is limited to the first 30 people who sign up. To register, provide your name and contact information to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or phone 212-838-5122, ext. 5001.
Panel of Career Advisors
Roy Cohen specializes in career management and intervention, partnering with clients, both individuals (primarily senior and mid-level executives) and corporate, to identify, develop and implement career strategies and programs.
Sandy Fischman has over 20 years of experience as a career management consultant including as a Vice President at Citigroup in Career Services.  Currently, she is a Career Management Consultant at JPMorganChase and also has a private practice. 
Harris R. Ginsberg, Ph.D., is a psychologist with over 20 years experience in education and global corporations, experienced with both ends of the transition process. He is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Wagner School for Public Service at NYU.
Sheryl Spanier is an executive career catalyst, author, consultant and coach with twenty-five plus years of perspective about how people thrive or derail, drive change productively and gain commitment and support for their successes.

Contact: Email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or phone 212-838-5122, ext. 5001.

Torah Study

Adult Education Events

April 28, 2010 - 11:00AM
Location: Community House - Room 501

Led by Rabbi Salth
Engage in the study of the weekly Torah portion and discover its biblical characters, narrative, and themes and how the Torah relates to our daily lives.  No previous background or Hebrew experience necessary.  This class was formally entitled Brunch and Learn.

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Intermediate Hebrew for Adults

Adult Education Events

Wednesday April 28, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Location: Community House - Room 902

Professor Miri Kuboy
A continuation of last year’s class, this course is for adults comfortable in Hebrew reading as they explore a variety of Jewish sources.  You need not have been a member of last year’s class to attend.

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Bible and Bagels: Verse by Verse in the Torah

Adult Education Events

April 29, 2010 - 8:15AM
Location: Community House - Room 504

Rabbi Michael Friedman
Experience a line by line look at our sacred text from many perspectives.  No knowledge of Hebrew is necessary.  Participants bring with them an eagerness to understand the Bible in history, as the Rabbis read it, as literature or drama, and for what it has to say to us today.

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Israeli Film Series: “No. 17”

Adult Education Events

Thur. April 29, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Location: Community House: 9th Floor, Room 903

This series will explore contemporary Israeli culture through film (with English subtitles). Guided by Professor Miri Kubovy, participants will study the most important social and political issues in Israel today including: the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Ashkenazi-Sephardi tension, poverty, attitude towards the army, the Holocaust, feminism, religious and secular population, the return to religion, the settlements, national and personal bereavement, foreign workers, “the other” ideology and its rejection, and Americanization in Israeli culture.
Film to be screened: No. 17
In June 2002, a bus on its way from Tel Aviv to Tiberias was attacked by a suicide bomber. 17 people were killed, 16 were identified. No. 17 wasn’t. The film documents in real time over a period of six months the search for the identity of a man no one claimed missing.  Parallel to the story of the search for one victim’s identity the film pursues numerous people’s stories. Together these stories create a portrait of a society living under the shadow of death.  When it seems that the investigation has reached a dead end a vague lead suddenly appears.

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Alper Talmud Study: Sages Of The Talmud

Adult Education Events

Friday April 30, 8:15 am - 9:15 am
Location: Community House - Room 504

Cantor Liz Sacks
Engage in the study of the lives and rulings of some of the most famous personalities in the Talmud. Who were these sages? Why did they reason as they did? We will explore these questions and others as we deepen our understanding of the historical and social context of the Talmud. No previous knowledge of Hebrew or Talmud is necessary.

Book Group

Adult Education Events

Friday April 30, 9:30 am - 11:00 am
Location: Community House - Room 602

Patti Sayre, LSW, Parenting Center Facilitator

Come and be part of Central Synagogue’s dynamic book group. The group reads several books throughout the year, which cover a broad range of topics and issues that encourage self-reflection and group connectedness.

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Shabbat Worship

Worship Events

Fri. April 30, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: Sanctuary

Weekly Torah Portion: Emor, Lev. 21:1-24:23
This service will feature music and song with Cantor Emeritus Richard Botton as we celebrate his 75th birthday as a community.