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WRT AT A GLANCE
Scroll down for details about these events and our regular classes
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Simchat Torah, Sh'mini Atzeret & Shabbat Services | |
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Simchat Torah: Sharing our Stories
Wednesday, October 23 at 7:00 pm (in-person in the CJL)
Join clergy and congregants for a joyful celebration of Torah as we unwind the entire Torah scroll, complete the annual cycle of reading, and begin anew.
Simchat Torah/Sh'mini Atzeret/Yizkor Service
Thursday, October 24 at 10:00 am (in-person in the CJL)
Please join us for our service celebrating the new cycle of Torah and remembering loved ones through the memorial prayers of Yizkor.
Friday Evening Service - Lab Shabbat
October 25 at *5:30 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.
*Please note the 5:30 service time is for our community Shabbat Service including JLL's "Lab Shabbat." Lab Shabbat is an opportunity to welcome Shabbat with a family friendly service designed for families with children in Kindergarten through fifth grade. Each Lab Shabbat will include participation by a particular Jewish Learning Lab grade's students to showcase their learning.
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Sharing Shabbat
Saturday, October 26 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, sharestories, and ask questions together with a member of the clergy team. All are welcome!
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Torah Study
Saturday, October 26 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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Programs and Special Events | |
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Meditation with Norm Goldstein
Friday, October 25 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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Early Voting Begins
Saturday, October 26, 2024 – Sunday, November 3, 2024
Early Voting in New York State prior to the November 5th General Election starts Saturday, October 26, 2024 through Sunday, November 3, 2024. Click here to find the days, hours, and locations of Westchester County Early Voting Centers. Don’t forget to flip your ballot and vote on the New York State Wide Ballot Proposal 1: Equal Rights Amendment and Westchester County Proposition No. 2024-1.
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Cooking4HOPE, Hot Meals
Monday, October 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 sign up to bake desserts to be included in the sandwich bags, to shop for groceries, or to deliver the sandwiches to HOPE. Sign up here. Please consider volunteering for a leadership role in Cooking4Hope. Contact sharon.stiefel@wrtemple.org to volunteer or learn more. 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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Bereavement Group
Wednesday, October 30 at 11:30 am (in-person)
These support groups are for those in mourning over a loss, and to help find comfort and process feelings of loss through caring discussion and in sacred Jewish context. Led by Jane Slevin, LMFT (Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist from Westchester Jewish Community Services) and Cantor Laura Stein, LMSW, a social worker specializing in spiritual care.
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Divorce Group
Wednesday, October 30 at 7:30 pm (in-person)
WRT is committed to embracing and supporting people as they live through divorce and single parenting, and find their new family rituals in the face of that change.
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Adult Learning: Talmud Shiur (Class)
Led by Rabbi Jonathan Blake
Thursday, October 31 at 10:15 am (on Zoom)
Curious about the Talmud? Newcomers and veterans alike are eagerly welcomed to Rabbi Blake's weekly learning session, where we unpack the mysteries and wisdoms of Judaism's greatest book, with spiritual and intellectual openness.
Class meets for 90 minutes, over Zoom, each Thursday from 10:15 AM to 11:45 AM.
We also record every session, and you can view previous classes here: https://www.youtube.com/rabbiblake
Upcoming classes: November 7, 14, 21 December 5, 12 & 19
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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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Cooking4HOPE, At Home Sandwich and Snack Bag Making
Friday, November 1 – Monday, November 4, 2024
Can’t join us in the WRT Kitchen? Make sandwich and snack bags at home! have volunteered to shop, Sign up to make sandwich and/or snack bags, shop for groceries, bake desserts to be included in the bags, or to deliver the sandwich bags to HOPE. Sandwich and snack making supplies can be picked up at WRT on November 1 and completed sandwich and snack bags can be dropped off at 6 Stonewall Lane, Mamaroneck on November 4. Learn more and sign up here.
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Sunday Sing Along Happy Hour with the Cantors
Sunday, November 3, 5:00 - 6:30 pm 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
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Blood Drive
Sunday, November 10 (at St. Pius X Church, 91 Secor Road, Scarsdale, NY)
Blood is in short supply around the holidays. It is needed not only in our area but also in the areas affected by recent hurricanes. The WRT Men of Reform Judaism is co-sponsoring this blood drive.
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Visit the Jewish Learning Lab (JLL) | | | |
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For WRT members: If you would like to receive notifications of birth announcements and deaths within the WRT community, please email receptionist@wrtemple.org with your full name and email address. Please specify if you would like to be added to one or both of these notification lists.
For more information about Inclusion at WRT, click here.
For more information about Our Jewish World, click here.
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