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WRT AT A GLANCE
Scroll down for details about these events and our regular classes
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Dear WRT Family,
"There is nothing so whole as a broken heart," said the Chasidic Master, Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Kotzk.
On this eve of a new year, we summon hope from the broken places.
And in the spirit of the Kotzker Rebbe's teaching, I am grateful to share with you this poem composed by Israeli writer Tal Shavit in the days following October 7th, and translated from Hebrew by our dear friend and frequent WRT guest, Dr. Rachel Korazim.
You may wish to offer it as a meditation privately, or around your family tables as you welcome the new year.
L'Shanah Yoter Tovah - to a better year, a sweeter year, a year of healing and hope,
Rabbi Jonathan E. Blake
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Erev Rosh HaShanah
Wednesday, October 2
5:00 pm FAMILY Service (Beit Midrash)
5:45 pm ADULT Service (Sanctuary)
Rosh HaShanah Day 1
Thursday, October 3
9:00 am ADULT Early Service (Sanctuary)
9:15 am *TOT Service (Beit Midrash)
10:45 am FAMILY Service (Beit Midrash)
11:45 am ADULT Late Service (Sanctuary)
1:00 pm Intergenerational Service (Beit Midrash)
5:30 pm *Tashlich with Young Israel of Scarsdale
at Carpenter Pond
Rosh HaShanah Day 2
Friday, October 4
10:00 am *Morning Service (Sanctuary)
10:30 am *FAMILY Apple Picking
at Wilkens Fruit and Fir Farm (off-site)
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Friday Evening Services
Friday, October 4 at 6:15 pm (in-person 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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Sharing Shabbat
Saturday, October 5 at 9:00 am (in-person in the CJL)
Our engaging, musical Shabbat service for children in Grades K-6 and their families is open to the congregation and community. This weekly service is led by our clergy and followed by engaging learning and conversation organized by cohort – a special JLL curricular experience for the children, and time for the adults to concurrently study, share
stories, and ask questions together with a member of the clergy team. All are welcome!
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Torah Study
Saturday, October 5 at 9:00 am (in-person in the Sifriyah 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. The group is led by volunteers, with clergy participation. No prior experience with Torah is necessary.
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Our congregant, Dani Rader, who is a first-year rabbinical student at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Jerusalem, was recently featured in Lilith Magazine with this stirring essay that touches on the themes of these coming Days of Awe. We are delighted and proud to share it with you!
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Yom Kippur Food Drive
October 2 – 12, 2024
Please donate non-perishable items only. No glass containers, pre–opened or out-of-date items please. When choosing items for donation, please look for labels that read: low sodium, no salt added, no sugar added, unsweetened, reduced sodium, 100% fruit juice, lite. All items will be donated to Feeding Westchester.
The following are the most needed items: brown or white rice, whole grain pasta, shelf-stable milk, canned vegetables, peanut butter, whole grain cereal, canned or dried fruit, canned meals.
You can deliver your food bags to the bin that will be located under a tent in the back parking lot in the parking space closest to the ECC playgrounds. If you prefer to make a monetary donation, you can donate directly to Feeding Westchester by visiting www.feedingwestchester.org/get-involved/donate/ or bringing a check made out to Feeding Westchester to our WRT office (please do not make the check out to WRT). If you would like to make a donation to the WRT Hungry and Homeless Fund, you may do so at https://form.jotform.com/wrt/WRTSF.
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Monday, October 7, 2024
9:15 am - 10:30 am (WRT Sanctuary)
Join us on Monday, October 7th for a special morning minyan service. Together we will take time to mourn and commemorate the unfathomable loss we experienced one year ago. This is a moment for us to come close to one another as a community grounded in the words of our liturgy and Torah. Congregants will also be able to have a moment of reflection before the ark.
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Erev Yom Kippur - Kol Nidre
Friday, October 11
5:00 pm FAMILY Service (Beit Midrash)
5:00 pm ADULT Early Service (Sanctuary)
7:45 pm ADULT Late Service (Sanctuary)
Yom Kippur Day
Saturday, October 12
9:00 am ADULT Early Service (Sanctuary)
9:15 am *TOT Service (Beit Midrash)
10:45 am FAMILY Service (Beit Midrash)
11:45 am ADULT Late Service (Sanctuary)
1:00 pm Intergenerational Service (Beit Midrash)
2:30 pm *Musical Meditation (Sanctuary)
3:30 pm *Yom Kippur Afternoon Service
includes Yizkor and Ne’ilah (Sanctuary)
Join our Full Clergy Team, Musicians, and
Special Guests for a Special Service of
Mourning, Solidarity, Healing, and Hope in
Commemoration of October 7th.
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Meditation with Norm Goldstein
Friday, October 18 at 11:00 am (in the CJL Living Room)
Many of us are aware that mindfulness and meditation have become increasingly present in people’s lives as a set of tools to navigate stress, increase calmness and clarity, and to promote joy. We at WRT are excited to be continuing our Meditation Lab, which utilizes Judaism as a context for meditation and explores Jewish meditative techniques. While each of us continues to navigate our emotions and responses to the ongoing crisis in Israel and Gaza, we will also continue to use meditation as a way of creating more space in our hearts and minds.
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Mark your calendars! Sukkot Block Party
Sunday, October 20, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Join us for a celebration of the season, featuring live music, food trucks and activities for the whole family!
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Chair Yoga Series at WRT
Thursday, October 31 at 2:00 pm
RSVP via email to receptionist@wrtemple.org or call the temple office at 914-723-7727.
Upcoming dates: November 7, 14 & 21
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Sunday Sing Along Happy Hour with the Cantors
Sunday, November 3, 5:00 - 6:30pm at WRT
Join the Cantors to sing along with beloved songs from Carole King and Simon and Garfunkel, have some drinks and light bites. Bring a friend, meet new friends.
Questions? Lori.Gertzog@gmail.com
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Academy Award nominated short documentary The Barber of Little Rock
Thursday, November 7, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Join us to view the Academy Award nominated short documentary The Barber of Little Rock, about a resident who fights to close the racial wealth gap in his community. Followed by a panel discussion with John Hoffman, Director, and Lawrence Hammond, Senior Vice President of Community Preservation Corporation, moderated by Rabbi Alissa Platcow. REGISTER HERE.
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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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