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WRT AT A GLANCE:
So many great events coming up!
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Tot Shabbat
Friday, November 13 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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Kabbalat Shabbat service
Friday, November 13 at 6:15 pm
Please join us for a special Shabbat service. Rabbi Blake will join Rotem Oreg, founder and director of LIBRAEL, an Israeli NGO dedicated to strengthening education about Israel and improving the US-Israel relationship. They will discuss the results of the recent elections in Israel and the US.
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Torah Study
Saturday, November 14 at 9:00 am
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 necessary.
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Weekly Online Learning with Rabbi Blake: Hineni: Answering the Call - A Seven Week Journey Through Talmud
Thursdays, November 12 & November 19, from 10:15 am – 11:45 am (over Zoom)
"Hineni. Here I am." Abraham and Moses answered God's call with this word, which opens Yom Kippur worship. Drawing on Talmud, Torah, Prophets, and poetry, we'll explore reluctant leaders, catastrophic silences, and the Binding of Isaac. No Hebrew required. Rabbi Blake's online Talmud Shiur is recorded and open to all.
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Chair Yoga Series at WRT
Thursday, November 12 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.
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Meditation with Norm Goldstein
Friday, November 13 at 11:00 am
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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WRJ Holiday Boutique & ECC Book Fair!
Friday, November 13, from 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
You won’t want to miss the annual WRJ Holiday Boutique, featuring so many wonderful vendors, plus a book fair hosted by the ECC! Chanukah comes early this year, so join us at WRT on November 13th and get your shopping done for everyone on your list.
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An Afternoon of Music & Joy
Sunday, November 15 at 4:00 pm
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Evening Book Group
Tuesday, November 17 at 7:30 pm
To RSVP and get the zoom link, please contact Eve Landau at elal2922@gmail.com.
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5th Annual WRT Delivers Thanksgiving
November 22 - November 25
The 5th WRT Delivers Thanksgiving is taking place Sunday November 22 to Wednesday November 25! Our goal is to make 600 meals to ensure everyone has a great Thanksgiving.
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Maccabeats Concert at WRT!
Sunday, November 29 at 4:30 pm
Back by popular demand, Jewish a cappella sensation the Maccabeats return to WRT for a pre-Chanukah concert! With nothing but their voices, a clean-cut style, and a little Jewish humor, they’ve inspired hundreds of audiences from Alabama to New Zealand and beyond. All are welcome at this intergenerational, family-friendly concert! $18 per person.
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Celebrate Chanukah with Cantor In The Kitch!
Food. Music. Community.
Wednesday, December 2 at 7:00 pm
Celebrate Chanukah with Cantor Leslie Niren and special guest Rachel Simons, founder of Seed + Mill and author of SESAME.
Enjoy a Chanukah-inspired catered buffet dinner (included with registration) featuring recipes from SESAME alongside creative twists on beloved Chanukah classics. The evening will also feature live cooking, music, storytelling, and plenty of opportunities to connect. Sponsored by the WRJ and FreeBirds, all are welcome!
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Antisemitism, Antizionism & How We Meet This Moment with Rabbi Blake
Three Thursdays: December 3, 10 & 17, 10:15 – 11:45 am. (In person,
live-streamed, and recorded)
The world’s oldest hatred keeps learning new languages. In three sessions, Rabbi Blake traces antisemitism from ancient scripture and medieval blood libels to Nazi pseudoscience and today’s antizionism. When does criticism of Israel cross a line? Why does this hatred persist? Come for the history. Leave equipped to meet the moment.
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WRJ Presents: Sacred Health
Friday, December 4 at 9:00 am
We'll hear from Senior Cantor Amanda Kleinman, local surrogacy lawyer Alexis Cirel, reproductive endocrinologist Dr. Anate Brauer, and Allison Tombros Korman, founder of The Red Tent Fund, which supports access to abortion. This will be an incredibly meaningful event all about fertility, family planning, maternal mental health, peri/menopause, the right to choose, and navigating antisemitism while advocating for access to reproductive health care.
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A Little Shabbat, A Lot of Meaning
Shabbat invites us to slow down, reconnect, and make time for what matters most. The J Shop’s Shabbat in a Box brings thoughtful touches to Friday evening, making Shabbat beautiful, meaningful, and easy. It’s a lovely way to bring Shabbat home! Schedule a visit with Cynthia (Cynthia.samwick@gmail.com) or Fran (franfrydman@gmail.com).
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Looking to Volunteer at WRT? Our Caring Community has two wonderful ways you can make a difference!
Help care for members of our WRT family by delivering meals to congregants who could use some comfort or yahrzeit candles to families remembering a loved one. Small acts of kindness can mean so much. Please contact Amy.Rossberg@wrtemple.org with any questions.
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*Learn all about our exciting new teen programs! We have a new Confirmation Pathway at the JLL that you and your teens will love.*
(Make sure you are following @wrteen_at_wrt)
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We hope you enjoy learning about all the wonderful events happening at WRT and this newsletter inspires you to join us!
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out — we're always happy to help.
Danielle Feigenbaum, Director of Communications danielle.feigenbaum@wrtemple.org or 914-723-7727
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