Shabbat Evening Service

Friday, September 19th at 7:00pm

Find strength, spirituality, and community at Shabbat Services.

Services are live-streamed at rtfh.org/live and youtube.com/reformtempleofforesthills

Someone has a birthday coming...

Your/your child's birthday is approaching and RTFH would like to celebrate it with you!

On Friday, September 19th, we'll celebrate all September birthdays at 7pm Shabbat services.

Come to either one so we can help you celebrate!

At both services, we’ll invite anyone with an April birthday to join us up on the bimah. No RSVP is necessary. Join your Temple family to celebrate your special birthday month!

יום הולדת שמח! Yom Huledet Sameach! Happy Birthday!

Rabbi Mark Kaiserman

Cantor Emily Wigod Pincus

Friday 9/19 - Shabbat Services- 7:00pm

9/22-24 - Rosh Hashanah

9/26 - Shabbat Services (Shabbat Shuvah) - 7:00pm

9/26 - Late Nosh with 20's and 30s Group

9/28 - Confirmation Class Begins - 12:00pm

9/28 - Austin Street Fair

10/1-2 - Yom Kippur

A Late Nosh

Join the RTFH 20s and 30s group at Forest Hills Station House following Shabbat services on Friday, September 26th, 2025. We will be walking over as a group at approximately 8:30 pm. This event is open to RTFH members and community members in their 20s and 30s. 

High Holiday Ushers Needed- Please volunteer!

If you are interested in volunteering to be a High Holiday Usher, we would love to have your help! Please plan on joining one of the following sessions:

September 17 @ 6:45 pm

If you are able to usher, please sign up at this link:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904084CA5AD2CA13-57736922-2025

Any questions? Contact Karen Solomon- karenrhsolomon@gmail.com

Learn more about RTFH High Holy Day Services and ticket purchasing at www.rtfh.org

FOREST HILLS CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES

Welcome to the new season of the Forest Hills Chamber Music Series

With our own Ari Evan and his lineup of internationally recognized musicians

We are delighted to present the series in our sanctuary with its outstanding acoustics

The repertoire of each concert features an acclaimed work by a Jewish composer

Join us for three Sundays at 2:00pm

November 2, 2025 ~ January 11, 2026 ~ March 29, 2026

Members $18; $50 for subscription to all three concerts

Non-members $25; $65 for subscription to all three concerts

$36 at the door

Purchase your tickets HERE

Or mail your check to RTFH, 71-11 112 Street, Forest Hills, NY 11375

Free for students with ID and those under 18

Let's make a difference for our Forest Hills food insecure neighbors. RTFH, in partnership with local religious institutions, is helping those in need with your help.

Please drop off cans or boxes of non-expired food items (see list in the flyer above).

Final date for drop-off is 10/3. Food can also be dropped off in the Temple Upper Lobby.

Thank you in advance for your amazing generosity.

Social Action Team

Time to register for Temple Tots!

Join us in an interactive Shabbat for

 children 5 years & younger and their families.

Fall/Winter 2025 Session

Saturday, October 4th at 10:00am (Sukkot)

Saturday, November 1st at 9:00am

Saturday, December 13th at 9:00am (Chanukah)

Saturday, January 10th at 4:00pm* (Tu Bishvat)

*Temple Tots Havdalah

Cantor Emily, Rabbi Mark and the Temple Tots Team invite you and your family to a fun and interactive Shabbat full of songs and joy.

We'll share in story time, music, and crafts!

Don't miss out on updates and programming!

Register here

King David Comes!

Torah Study has arrived at the fascinating stories for King David. This is the perfect time to join in! 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

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! 

Lists of upcoming Birthdays with instructions are available in plastic hanging bins in the lobby of the temple near the coat room or use the links below.

Send Birthday Wishes

Birthday Connection-September

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

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 website for more details.

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

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

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.