A Message from the Cantor

Dear RTFH Family,

This past Monday, we prayed with our hands as we sat together with our interfaith neighbors, making sandwiches for those in need at our first Interfaith MLK Day of Service. What a wonderful way to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legacy!

We are so grateful to the First Presbyterian Church of Forest Hills for hosting and to The Forest Hills Jewish Center for organizing. We were so happy to do this with the Church-in-the-Gardens, St. Luke's Episcopal Church, and Grace Lutheran Church as well. On a cold, but beautiful day, we sat together and shared community and purpose.

"Surely God was in that place."

L’shalom,

Cantor Emily

Shabbat Evening Service

Friday, January 23 at 7:00pm

Find strength, spirituality, and community at Shabbat Services.

Services are live-streamed at rtfh.org/live and on our Youtube Channel

Naming of Ariel Riveros

At Shabbat Evening services, we’ll celebrate as Ariel Wolf Riveros is given the Jewish name Rivka bat Leba Yosefa. Mazel tov to Ariel, her parents Erik and Ilene Riveros, and her siblings Tristan, Gillian, and Gaia.

Tristan Riveros is celebrating his Bar Mitzvah!

Saturday, January 24th at 10:30am

Mazel Tov to Tristan, parents Ilene & Erik, and his sisters Gillian, Ariel, and Gaia.

The RTFH congregation is invited to join Saturday morning services via livestream at rtfh.org/live

Tristan's Mitzvah Project

For my mitzvah project, I have been volunteering with the NYC Parks Department and the Forest Park Trust. Some of the things that we have done are removing invasive plants, planting new trees, composting leaves, and helping to create clearer trails for hikers to help protect the forest floor.

Don't Miss Events

January 23, 7:00pm	Shabbat Services
January 24, 10:30am	Tristan Riveros Bar Mitzvah
January 25, 8:45am	7th and 10th Grade Trip to Anne Frank Exhibition
January 30, 7:00pm	Shabbat Shirah
January 31, 10:30am	Elijah Corwin Bar Mitzvah
February 1, 5:00pm	Tu Bishvat Seder
February 5, 7:30pm	WoCo and Men's Study with Rabbi Kaiserman
February 6, 6:15pm	Shabbat Reshon and Dinner with 4th Grade

Remembering Charlie Shereff

Shabbat Shirah

Friday, January 30 at 7:00pm

Please join us and our choirs in honoring the memory of Charlie Shereff.

We invite our community to share in the sweetness of his memory and celebrate his legacy on Shabbat Shirah: the Sabbath of Song.

Learn about the Charlie Shereff Memorial Music Fund

Warm Up New York

5 DAYS LEFT! Donate new or gently used, laundered coats in the Temple's upper lobby until Sunday, January 25.

Thanks to our generous community, we surpassed our $500 goal—but the need continues, and your support makes a real difference.

Use RTFH's link to contribute.

Just $25 keeps 10 New Yorkers warm.

Learn More and Donate

Bring food to Temple every time you come to help our neighbors facing food-insecurity.

Stock the shelves of Queens Community House (QCH)! Donate unexpired, non-perishable food in our upper lobby.

Most Needed Items

Proteins: peanut butter, canned chicken/tuna, dried beans

Canned soups, fruits, vegetables

Rice, pasta, oatmeal

Snacks: granola bars, crackers

Thank you for supporting RTFH

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