Upcoming Events

Breakfast Program

Location: Lese Lobby

From: Thursdays & Fridays, 6:00-7:30am

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The Breakfast Program, formerly known as the Caring Committee Feeding Program, is among Central Synagogue’s longest ongoing social justice projects. Originally conceived and implemented by longtime congregant Nat Shapiro in 1983, the Breakfast Program was started in response to Mayor Koch’s outcry for New York City’s religious institutions to respond to an exploding homeless and hungry problem. Today, many clients of the Breakfast Program are working poor who greatly appreciate and regularly rely on the warm, nutritious start to their day. Volunteers assemble every Thursday and Friday morning in Lese Lobby (Community House) to prepare and serve the most important meal of the day. A bag lunch is also handed out to clients. These lunches are prepared the prior evening as part of Central Synagogue’s Sandwich Making Program. Volunteers must be in the 6th grade or older; those under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

Sign up is required in advance to volunteer. For more information or to sign up, contact breakfast@censyn.org.

Marking the 50th Anniversary of the Six-Day War

Location: Temple Emanu-El/JCC Manhattan

From: Thursday, May 18 & Monday, May 22, 2017

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Evening Lecture

How the Six-Day War Changed the Jewish People

Thursday, May 18, 7:30-9:00pm • Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center

$18 per person
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Six-Day War. The Jewish Week, the Shalom Hartman Institute and the Streicker Center are proud to host a wide-ranging discussion of the lead-up, combat and aftermath that changed the face of the region and the Jewish people with two incisive commentators: renowned journalist and Shalom Hartman fellow Yossi Klein Halevi and Knesset Member and former Israeli Ambassador to the US Michael Oren.

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Pre-Reception at 6:15pm: Join Rabbi Salth for wine, cheese, and socializing before the event. Spots are limited. RSVP »

All-Day Seminar

Six Days That Shaped 50 Years: An iEngage Conference on the Legacy of the Past and Future of Modern Israel

Monday, May 22, 12:30pm-9:00pm • JCC Manhattan

$25 per person
Join JCC Manhattan and the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America for a conference marking the 50th anniversary of the Six Day War.

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