Dear RTFH Family,


Our 30th Anniversary has been a year of learning, connection, and community. This past

Sunday and Monday, 60 families had the spiritually moving moment of writing a letter in our new Torah. Our scribe will return one more time – Sunday, May 4 – so you still have an opportunity to help dedicate the Torah at rtfh.org/Torah.


We have exciting 30th Anniversary events still coming this year, including:


  • Student Rabbi Jules Ilian on “Spring into Torah: What Our Texts Have to Say about Our Obligation to Care for the Environment” – Tuesday, April 1 at 7:30pm
  • Cantor’s 30th Anniversary Concert – Sunday, April 27 at 5pm
  • End-of-the-Year Religious School Picnic – Sunday, May 18
  • Rabbi Rachel Goldenberg on “Torah through the Lens of Kabbalah” – Tuesday, June 17 at 7:30pm


These special events are highlights of our year-long Jewish celebration at RTFH!


L’shalom,

Rabbi Mark


Student Rabbi Jules Ilian on Judaism and the Environment

Tuesday, April 1 at 7:30pm


Join Temple member Student Rabbi Jules Ilian as she shares on “Spring into Torah:

What Our Texts Have to Say about Our Obligation to Care for the Environment.”


This will be a fascinating exploration of how our ancient texts speak to our modern world.


Join In person or virtually rtfh.org/live.
 

Shabbat Evening Services

Friday, March 28 at 7:00pm

Led by the Women’s Connection (WoCo)


Join us In-Person for community, prayer, and connection.



Services are also livestreamed at rtfh.org/live and on YouTube.

Ruby Grundfast is celebrating her Bat Mitzvah!

Saturday, March 29th at 10:30 am


Mazel Tov to Ruby and her parents, Jenna and Justin. 


The RTFH congregation is invited to join Saturday morning services via livestream

at rtfh.org/live or on YouTube.


For her mitzvah project, she created a temporary cookie business to raise money for

Muddy Paws and Canine Companions. With the help of her Grandma, she baked and

decorated over five hundred cookies and raised two thousand dollars by selling them to

family, friends, and neighbors. Muddy Paws is a non-profit organization that partners

with animal shelters to foster rescue dogs. Canine Companions provides service animals

to people of all ages who need help with their disabilities.

Spend Passover with RTFH

2nd Night Seder – Sunday, April 13 at 5:30pm


We invite you, your family, and friends to a celebration of the Passover Story at an

interactive, engaging Seder conducted by Rabbi Mark Kaiserman and Cantor Emily

Wigod Pincus.


Enjoy a full meal with appetizers, dessert, wine, Seder plates, and afikomen search.


Sign up by April 5 at https://www.rtfh.org/passover-seder

Tuesday 4/1/25-Judaism and the Environment with

Student Rabbi Jules Ilian at 7:30 pm

Thursday 4/3/25-WoCo General Meeting at 7:30 pm
Thursday 4/3/25-Men's Study at 7:30 pm
Friday 4/4/25-Shabbat Reshon (2nd/3rd Grade) at 6:15 pm
Saturday 4/5/25-Temple Tots at 10:00 am
Sunday 4/6/25-Passover Palooza at RS at 9:00 am
Wednesday 4/9/25-ToFHY Chocolate Seder at 6:00 pm
Friday 4/11/25-Shabbat Evening Service at 7:00 pm
Sunday 4/13/25-Sunday 4/20/25-Religious School Closed for Spring Break
Sunday 4/13/25-Passover Morning Services at 10:30 am
Sunday 4/13/25-Passover 2nd Night Community Seder at 5:00 pm
Friday 4/18/25-Passover 7th Day and Shabbat Evening Services at 7:00 pm
Saturday 4/19/25-Passover 7th Day and Shabbat Morning Services with Yizkor at 10:30 am
Sunday 4/23/25 - Cantor's 30th Anniversary Concert at 5 pm

VOTE REFORM in the WZC


It’s time to stand up for our Reform values and vote in the World Zionist Congress (WZC) election today. Visit www.zionistelection.org to vote or www.vote4reform.org to learn more.


By voting for the Vote Reform slate, you are standing up for a democratic and secure Israel and against our opponents who want to strip Reform Jews of their rights and funding. Billions of dollars are at stake!


Voting is open from March 10 – May 4. Any American Jewish adult (18 or older) can vote.


Vote Reform today!


After voting, please let us know you voted at rtfh.org/israel

Welcome to Our 

Spring Temple Tots Season!


 Saturdays: April 5, May 17, and 

June 21, all at 10:00 am.


Join your friends! As usual, we’ll celebrate Shabbat together with song and story, movement, a craft, and snack.

If not already registered, you can register HERE.

 

We hope to see you there!


Cantor Emily, Rabbi Mark, and the Temple Tots Team

Birthday Connection


Acknowledge someone's special day by sponsoring a birthday greeting! 


 Each month, a list of Temple members celebrating birthdays is posted to the RTFH Birthday Connection. Simply click on the link, create or login to your Member's Account, and fill out the online form. Women's Connection will send that person a personalized Happy Birthday greeting to everyone who donated in their honor. At only $1 per greeting, Birthday Connection is an easy way to manage a monthly mitzvah for everyone on your list! 


Hard copies of Birthday Connection lists with instructions are available below and in plastic hanging bins in the lobby of the temple near the coat room or use the link below.


Send Birthday Wishes

Birthday Connection-April

Birthday Connection-May

Birthday Connection-June

It’s the Perfect Time to Join Torah Study


This is the perfect time to add that “10% more Judaism” to your life. Join Torah Study on Zoom each Saturday from 9-10 am as we begin the Book of I Samuel.

Friendship.  Romance.  Lust for power.  Infidelity.  Betrayal.  God.

The Book of Samuel beats any contemporary soap opera in its intrigue and emotion.  Explore the richness of these tales that shaped the Jewish people in one of the most memorable parts of the Tanakh.


No previous reading or knowledge needed. Join any time.


 Study with us on Zoom:

https://zoom.us/j/703706086?pwd=empYdzZNVWU3cGtuQTRkVTU3d1huZz09

 Phone Dial-in: 1-646-558-8656

Member ID: 703-706-086

Password: Numbers36

Meditation Sit with Cantor Pincus

Fridays at 1:30 pm


Get ready for Shabbat with some quiet relaxation time! This 30-minute Meditation Sit with Cantor Emily will incorporate Jewish text, music, and, of course, silence.


 Meditate with Cantor Emily on Zoom: 

https://zoom.us/j/929864997?pwd=N2c2WCtyM2UzRVJQQzltelpWNk9lZz09

We're thrilled to have RTFH as our newest school base offering full time childcare education for children aged 2-5 years old

For more information

please call 718-569-5902,

E-mail melvillemontessori@gmail.com, 

or click here www.melvillemontessori.com

Spearheaded by the Israel Support and Action Committee (ISAAC), our congregation supports Israel by giving to The Shiloni Project, a grassroots organization formed to meet the needs of displaced families and soldiers.


Please give generously by clicking here.


See the Israel page of our new website for more details.



See the Social Action Team's Worldwide Efforts page of our new website for ways you can help support Ukraine. 

Music Together at RTFH!


We are so thrilled to be in our RTFH home with our beloved

Music Together®️program! for Babies through 8 yr olds

 

Enroll Today!

MusicTogetherwithMusicandMe.com

718-229-0033

Thank you for your support of The Reform Temple of Forest Hills

 

We welcome you to learn more about our Temple at our new website www.rtfh.org

 

To donate, click “Donate" at the top of the page or go directly to rtfh.org/donate

 

·Choose to make a donation in honor or in memory of a friend or family member, and the recipient will immediately receive a warm email notifying them of your donation.

 

·Yahrzeit Fund: send a donation in memory of loved ones, and a private note is instantly sent to the recipient!

 

· The Temple Office will provide tax benefit letters after the end of the year fully detailing your donations.

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