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Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Friday, November 28 at 6:15 pm (at WRT)
Shabbat service features the rituals, melodies and warmth of our congregation. The service includes a sermon or presentation by one of our rabbis, cantors, or special guests. Participate alongside fellow congregants in-person, or join us on any of our live-streaming platforms.
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Torah Study
Saturday, November 29 at 9:00 am (in-person at WRT or Zoom)
Join us every Saturday morning as we gather for a brief service, nosh, and lively discussion of our weekly Torah portion. Our service is clergy led and features moments of gratitude, healing and remembrance. Following some snacking and schmoozing, we come back together for engaging Torah study. All are welcome and no experience is nece
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WRT Delivers Thanksgiving
Over 300 volunteers of all ages came together the last few days to bake, cook, put together and deliver close to 650 meals. The meals were distributed throughout Westchester to HOPE Community Services, Meals on Main Street, WJCS, White Plains Family Medical Center, Neighbors Link and Salvation Army. A special thank you to Amanda Glattstein, our resident chef and kitchen manager extraordinaire.
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WRT Holiday Toy Drive
December 1 - 12, 2025
Drop off an unwrapped gift in the bin in front of WRT between December 1 - 12, 2025. All gifts will be distributed through Children's Hope Chest and Pleasantville Cottage School. Or you can send directly to Children's Hope Chest.
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WRJ Hanukkah Party: Annual Donut Tasting Contest!
Wednesday, December 3 from 8:00 pm - 9:45 pm
WRJ invites the entire congregation to join us for our third annual Hanukkah Party. Our donut tasting contest is back and better than ever! This year, we will again feature the musical talents of Cantor Kleinman who will lead us in singing some of our Hanukkah favorites as well as lighting the menorah. Don’t like donuts? No problem. We will also
have fruit, cheese, and wine!
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Eli Sharabi Event
Wednesday, December 3 at 7:30 pm (at Young Israel of Scarsdale)
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The Menorah Project: “Fighting Anti-Semitism One Menorah at a Time”
The Menorah Project strives to encourage local businesses to display Hanukkiah and other Hanukkah decorations during the Chanukiah/holiday season. Volunteer to distribute Menorahs to local businesses and spread the light Hanukkah through our community! For more information, contact Gayle Lob or sign up here!
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Rabbi Blake and Rabbi Platcow: Talmud Shiur
Thursday, December 4 from 10:15 am - 11:45 am (Zoom)
All are welcome to join Rabbi Blake and Rabbi Platcow for an online exploration of the Babylonian Talmud and its penetrating wisdom that has shaped the Jewish tradition. This fall, our topic will be Death, Mourning, and Afterlife Traditions From the Talmud. Please join us!
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Chair Yoga Series at WRT
Thursday, December 4 at 2:00 pm (at WRT)
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: December 4, 11 & 18.
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Meditation with Norm Goldstein
Friday, December 5 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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Tot Shabbat
Friday, December 5 from 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm (in-person at WRT)
Join WRT clergy and ECC families to celebrate Shabbat. Pizza, pasta, salad and dessert will be served as well as a fun craft for the children. Please register below so we have an accurate count for food.
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Special Pre-Neg at WRT
Friday, December 5, at 5:30 pm
Join us for Shabbat at 5:30 pm with a special “Pre-Neg”, as we share food and drink and connect with each other before Services. Make our experiment a success, as we envision new ways to enrich our Shabbat experience at WRT. All are welcome.
Followed by Kabbalat Shabbat service at 6:15 pm
At this service, we will celebrate the dedication of the Imershein Family Torah which has been donated to WRT by our congregants Joanna and Eddie Manheimer and their family. We are grateful to become the custodians of this beautiful sacred scroll!
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MRJ Lecture Series with Jared Diamond from The Wall Street Journal
Sunday, December 7 at 11:00 am (at WRT)
Jared Diamond joins us to talk about his career as a sports reporter at The Wall Street Journal, where he has worked for 15 years. He serves as the newspaper’s national baseball writer, while also covering the broader global sports landscape with a particular emphasis on the rapidly expanding sports gambling industry. Over the course of his career, he has covered 10 World Series, two Super Bowls, three college football national championship games, three Final Fours, the Olympics, and more.
His first book, Swing Kings: The Inside Story of Baseball’s Home Run Revolution, was published in March 2020. In addition to his work as a journalist, Diamond teaches at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism and Manhattanville University. He is also a graduate of Scarsdale High School.
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Sunday Sing Along Happy Hour with the Cantors
Sunday, December 7 from 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm (at WRT)
Join the Cantors and Leonard Bernstein’s, daughter Jamie Bernstein, to enjoy music, memories, and reflections from Leonard Bernstein's life. Bring a friend, meet new friends and have some drinks and light bites.
Any questions? Contact Lori.gertzog@gmail.com
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WRJ Holiday Boutique
Monday, December 8 from 11:00 am - 4:00 pm (at WRT)
You don't want to miss the Holiday Boutique. So many great vendors, come do your Chanukah shopping!
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WRT WINTER FILM SERIES WITH RABBI BLAKE
Join Rabbi Blake as we continue our winter tradition of screening films of Jewish interest, followed by probing conversation. This winter, we will explore the character of the Jewish mother in cinema, unpacking both the stereotypes and the subversive messages depicted on screen. The first film is:
December 14, 2pm: Goodbye, Columbus (1969): Based on the groundbreaking novella by Philip Roth (1959), Goodbye, Columbus introduces us to many of the stereotypical associations with Jewish Mothers. How did these register at the time? How do we understand them today?
| | WRT Holiday Food Drive: Let's help make sure no one goes hungry this winter and holiday season. Please bring canned food, cereal, and whole grain pasta to WRT between December 17-23. There will be a bin outside the front doors for you to drop off. | | |
Adult B’nei Mitzvah Beginning in 2026
Never celebrated becoming a Bat or Bar Mitzvah? Want your opportunity to stand before the Torah and take ownership of your place in the chain of our tradition? This winter, WRT will begin an Adult B’nei Mitzvah class and we cannot wait to celebrate with you. If this piques your interest, please contact Rabbi Alissa Platcow at rabbi.platcow@wrtemple.org
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