News You Need - Thursday, April 17, 2025

News You Need to Know

Beginning Thursday, April 17, 2025

WEEKDAY VIRTUAL SERVICES, CLASSES AND PROGRAMS

ARE ON ONE UNIFIED ZOOM LINK.

THE LINK FOR ALL OJC ZOOM SESSIONS

(EXCEPT SHABBAT AND HOLIDAY WEBINARS):

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5432633920

Password for all programming and services: 109622020

EVENING SERVICES TAKE PLACE EACH WEEK

ON SUNDAYS, MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS AT 7:00 PM

AND ON TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS AT 6:00 PM

Thursday April 17

Topic: Text & Context

Teacher: Rabbi Scheff

NO SESSION - RESUMES APRIL 24

Friday, April 18

CANDLE LIGHTING TIME 7:21 PM

7:00 PM Shabbat/Holiday Service

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85727198839

Saturday, April 19

9:30 AM Shabbat/Holiday Service

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85727198839

7:45 PM Shabbat/Holiday Mincha/Ma'ariv

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85727198839

Sunday, April 20

9:30 AM Holiday Service (with Yizkor)

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85727198839

7:45 PM Holiday Mincha/Ma'ariv

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85727198839

8:30 PM Repurchase of Chametz

Wednesday, April 23

7:00 PM

Topic: Evening Service /Yom Hashoah Program

(details below)

Thursday, April 24

11:00 AM (in person and on Zoom!)

Topic: Text & Context

Teacher: Rabbi Scheff

VOLUNTEER TO READ TORAH/HAFTARAH ON SHABBAT & HOLIDAYS

Sing-Along at the Esplanade

Thursday, April 17 | 11:00 AM

Everyone is invited to join Rabbi Scheff and Amichai for a Passover sing-along & visit with residents at The Esplanade on Thursday, April 17 at 11:00 AM.

KEEPERS OF THE FLAME

The OJC community treasures our Yom HaShoah tradition of Keepers of the Flame. For every hour of a complete 24 hours, at least one congregant sits silently in our sanctuary, guarding six flames. One person will be responsible for each hour, but all of us can visit throughout the day. Please sign up here up to be a Keeper of the Flame in the Sanctuary.

On March 25, 1942, nearly 1000 young, unmarried Jewish women, many teenagers, boarded a train in Poprad, Slovakia filled with a sense of adventure and national pride and thinking they were going to work in government service at a factory for a few months. Instead, they were transported to Auschwitz as slave laborers. Only a few would survive. Heather Dune Macadam, the film director, will be in residence to introduce the film and for a Q&A to follow.

Night of Music - Cantor Magda Fishman

May 18 | 7:00 PM

Sponsored by Naomi Reiss in memory of her husband, Barry Reiss z”l

RSVP HERE

Sisterhood Zoom Book Chat- "First Ladies"

Monday, April 21 | 10:00 - 11:00 AM

Join us for conversations filled with insight and discovery. Open to all congregants. RSVP to Marilyn Hazan

OJC Sisterhood Honors Adele Garber and Amy Schwartz on May 13

Torah Fund Dinner at Temple Israel Center, White Plains

Donate to Torah Fund Online

You can specify that your donation is in honor of Adele and/or Amy.

Download RSVP/Donation Form

Questions? Contact Nancy Scheff.

MEN'S CLUB

Annual J. Harold Nissen Awards Luncheon

May 4 | 1:00 PM

Hudson Valley Region of the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs honoring OJC congregants

Benay Josselson

2025 Man / Mentsch of the Year

Rafi Josselson

2025 Youth of the Year

Region Honoree: Javier Rosenzwaig,

2025 Stanley Stern Exemplary Service Award

All reservations and journal ads must be purchased online.

Sunday, April 27

Join Hudson Valley Region FJMC and Temple Sinai Men's Club to see Sunset Blvd. on Broadway.

All-Inclusice Price: $160

CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

OJC Men's Club Boulders Game

Sunday, June 1 | 1:00 PM

Questions: Contact Jay Rifkin 845-634-5728 jaymath72@gmail.com

PURCHASE TICKETS

Federation of Jewish Men's Club Hudson Valley Evening Fishing Outing

Thursday, June 12 | 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM

CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

YOUTH PROGRAMMING

USY Shabbat Teen Tisch Chez Scheff

Saturday April 19 | 12:30 - 1:30 PM

USY Annual TED TALK

Saturday April 26 | 8:35 - 10:00 PM

Beginning with Havdalah

Bounce Trampoline Sports

Sunday, April 27 | 2:00 - 3:30 PM

JCC Rockland Film Festival presents

OCTOBER H8TE

Sunday April 27 | 7:00 PM

This very important documentary is free for all teens (8-12) with prior registration. However.....we strongly recommend it is seen with a parent. Sharon will be joining our OJC USYers and their families.

SPECIAL SIGN UP HERE

SUPPORT OUR BAR/BAT MITZVAH PROJECTS

Hi! I’m Leah Shefsky! I have a really special project I’m working on to help families in the NICU where I was born and lived for 97 days as a baby. For my Bat Mitzvah Project and also for my Girl Scout Silver Award, I am starting a project called “Leah’s Little Library”. Babies’ brain development depends on experiencing language starting at birth.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE

Hadley Rubinstein's Activity Book Project

VOTE HERE

Voting for the World Zionist Congress has opened and continues through May 4. The OJC is aligned with MERCAZ USA, the Zionist Organization of the American Conservative/Masorti Movement and we need all our congregants and their families to vote for the MERCAZ slate in order to support funding for the Movement's goals which include support for combatting antisemitism, pluralism and strengthening the bonds between American Jews and Israel. It only takes "5 minutes and $5". In the meantime, if you have any questions or wish to volunteer in our getting out the vote effort, please contact Lloyd Fishman at or 201-314-1861.

ONGOING ADULT LEARNING

Monthly in-person daytime sessions at 11:30 AM; Monthly virtual evening sessions at 7:00 PM

Please note: There will be no sessions in April.

May Sessions:

5/20 at 11:30 AM (in person)

5/27 at 7:00 PM (via Zoom)

New to Judaism or Jewish prayer? Want to join in the Shabbat communal experience but feel out of place? Join Rabbi Scheff for this introduction to our liturgy! Monthly, next class is May 6! Reply to rabbi.scheff@theojc.org with your resolution to join us in 2025!