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Kabbalat Shabbat Service - Service of Responsibility
Friday, April 25 at 6:15 pm
Westchester Reform Temple will observe its annual Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) program with our Service of Responsibility, our community remembrance of the Shoah (Holocaust). This service (at 6:15pm) is a way to renew our commitment as a congregation to remember the Holocaust and end genocide in our time.
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Sharing Shabbat Open House
Saturday, April 26 at 9:00 am (CJL)
Come sing, learn, and celebrate Shabbat as a family. We begin with a joyful and song-filled prayer service for the whole family followed by a bagel breakfast. Then grownups gather for study and conversation with a member of our clergy team and our children go for class with our amazing JLL educators. This week, we will explore how Shabbat can help us cope with the stress of life--and how to carve space for a meaningful and restorative Shabbat, even when the demands of family life leave little time for rest! Come try it out and meet the group! Please reach out to Cantor Isaac Sonett-Assor to learn more!
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Torah Study
Saturday, April 26 at 9:00 am (in-person at WRT or Zoom)
Each Shabbat morning we gather informally to read and discuss the week’s Torah portion. The morning begins with a brief Shabbat service at which mourners who wish to say Kaddish are warmly welcomed.
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In Case You Missed It!
April 18, 2025 | How We Get Across: Sermon for Pesach, 5785 | Rabbi Jonathan Blake
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There are 10 days left to cast your ballot for VOTE REFORM in the World Zionist Congress election. This is your final chance to stand up for democracy and security in Israel. VOTE REFORM needs your vote today. Learn more at www.vote4reform.org.
Vote Reform #3 on the ballot at www.ZionistElection.org!
After you submit your vote, take an extra minute to make your vote count towards WRT's goal by completing this exit poll: https://urj.tfaforms.net/1686
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Talmud Shiur (Weekly Learning) With Rabbi Blake
Thursday Mornings, April 24 - May 29, 10:15 am - 11:45 am (via Zoom)
Newcomers and mavens alike are welcome! Join Rabbi Blake’s popular online weekly exploration of the Talmud, which contains the building blocks of Jewish life and practice. For the 7 weeks between Passover and Shavuot known as the Omer, our study will explore the Jewish lifecycle: Marriage, Divorce, and More. Class meets over Zoom; no prior Hebrew or Talmud/text experience required. Please join us!
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Chair Yoga Series at WRT
Thursday, April 24 at 2:00 pm
RSVP via email to receptionist@wrtemple.org or call the temple office at 914-723-7727.
WRT’s Caring Community sponsors this chair yoga series. Please consider donating so that the Caring Community can continue to bring programs like this one to our congregation. You can donate HERE. Upcoming dates: May 8, 15, 22 & 29
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Meditation with Norm Goldstein
Friday, April 25 at 11:00 am (in the CJL Living Room)
Experience the benefits of mindfulness and meditation with us, as a set of tools to navigate stress, increase calmness and clarity, and to promote joy in our lives.
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3rd Annual Mitzvah Fair!
Sunday, April 27 at 11:30 am (at WRT)
Do good together as a community!
ALL are welcome, come volunteer.
Food trucks, live music and the MRJ Blood Drive.
Click on the image to learn more.
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The MRJ & NYBC are co-sponsoring a blood drive during Mitzvah Day.
Blood is vitally needed to save lives at the hospitals in our area. Donors will receive a chit for a free car wash that is also taking place on Mitzvah Day. Click the image to learn more and sign up HERE.
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Change Makers! (Come see them at the Mitzvah Fair)
Meet WRT members Zachary Kirschner and Jacob Frieldand. Both are Scarsdale High School juniors who founded Hoops for Change, a nonprofit organization that organizes local basketball tournaments to raise money for charities... Read more here
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Cooking4HOPE, Hot Meals
Monday, April 28, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm (Westchester Reform Temple Kitchen)
Sign up to join other members of the WRT community to cook a hot dinner, make sandwiches, and pack sandwich bags for HOPE Community Services. You can also bake desserts to be included in the sandwich bags, shop for groceries, or deliver to HOPE. Sign up here. Cooking4HOPE is funded by WRT’s Food and Housing Insecurity Fund, so please continue to support these efforts by contributing to the Fund.
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Yom Hazikaron
Tuesday, April 29 at 7:00 pm (at WRT)
The Westchester Mishlachat (Emissaries) invites you to gather as
a community to honor the memory of those who have fallen, who are deeply cherished in our hearts, and whose legacy lives on within us all.
Click the image to learn more and register below.
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Caring for an aging or infirm loved one
Wednesday, April 30, 11:15 am - 12:15 pm
It can feel lonely, burdensome, and depleting of one’s time and energies. This spring, WRT will offer another cycle of its support group for congregants who are providing care for loved ones. Skillfully guided by Cantor Laura Stein, LCSW, and Jane Slevin, LMFT. To foster a supportive and cohesive environment, we kindly ask that members commit to attending all sessions or a minimum of 4 out of the 6 meetings. Upcoming dates: May 7, 14, 21 & 28
| | Do you have a rising kindergartener? Join the JLL for a Taste of Kindergarten, Sunday, May 4, 9:00-10:30 am. This is an opportunity for you to learn more about the program with Rabbi Citrin while your rising kindergartener gets to participate in a lesson. We offer weekly and monthly kindergarten options. | | |
Our CHAVURAH Gathering Groups Initiative will take shape based on congregant interest. In order to assess your interest, please take a few moments to complete a SURVEY of FOUR QUESTIONS that will take you LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES.
Please click one of the buttons below to take the BRIEF Survey (either through Google docs or Jotform - they are they same survey).
Thank you for participating, and please complete your survey by May 14, 2025.
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Canasta & Mahjongg Night
Thursday, May 15 at 7:00 pm
*This event is full. Please contact Audrey Weinberg or Iris Green to be put on the wait list.
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Inspired Giving
It is only through the generosity of our members that we are able to fully carry out our mission, attract and retain world-class staff, uphold the highest standards of learning and worship and offer engaging and innovative ways to experience Jewish Life. We hope you will consider making a gift to WRT's Inspired Giving Annual Fund.
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For more information about Inclusion at WRT, click here.
For more information about Our Jewish World, click here.
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