This Saturday night, August 6, we begin Tisha b'Av. Join us at 8:15 pm for a learning session with Rabbi Zauzmer on the themes of the day, and at 9:00 pm for the evening service and reading of Eikhah, Lamentations.
In these words, from Psalm 126, the psalmist comforts us with the idea that the labor of weeping leads to the harvest of joy, and it is the work of mourning that helps us move forward.
Drawing this song from our June concert of Debbie Friedman’s music, the largest in-person gathering at the syn...
Graduation season reminds us that time moves forward inexorably. Rabbi Cosgrove teaches that even though it is human nature to resist change, we live best when we move forward with openness to becoming our best selves in whatever circumstances the future brings.
In celebration of Pride Month, Dr. Joy Ladin, the first openly transgender professor at Yeshiva University, joined in discussion with Rabbi Cosgrove on gender, faith, and how Jewish communities can affirm diverse identities. A celebrated poet, Dr. Ladin has a unique approach to tackling questions...
