Would you support a law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom? My Houston colleague, Rabbi Joshua Fixler, joined with 15 other lone star state families in opposition to a Texas law requiring the public school posting of a distinctly Christian version of the Ten Commandments in every classroom. The law is on hold while it wends its way through the courts. Here is Rabbi...Read more...
Congregation Kol Ami of White Plains was filled to capacity on Wednesday night for an interfaith gathering in solidarity with the people of Minneapolis. Congregations from across the broad spectrum of American faith traditions came together in prayer and song, united by the belief that the people of Minnesota should know they are not alone—and by the conviction that we are all God’s children.
I know it shouldn’t shock me but it does. About one in five Westchester children know or have known hunger. Here’s one way to address it: Feeding Westchester is our county’s food collection clearing house, sending food and pre-sorted food-pacs to about 300 area schools, soup kitchens, pantries and senior centers
This past Monday morning, on MLK Day, 27 CBYers of all generations went to Feeding Westchester’s mother...Read more...
Rabbi Josh Weinberg (he/him) serves as the Vice President of the URJ for Israel and Reform Zionism and is the Executive Director of ARZA, the Association of Reform Zionists of America.
Follow his thoughts on the War in Israel and other issues confronting American Jews here.
Below are two items I think are worth your attention.
First, our congregation’s founding rabbi, Douglas Krantz, and our second president, John Stern, both alerted me to the key behind-the-scenes role that Rabbi Daniel Wolk, who died last week, played in the founding of our congregation. Click here to learn more and for information about a memorial service for Rabbi Wolk.
Thank you for allowing the staff and clergy of CBY to help guide your child on their journey as they seek to develop their Jewish identity. Registration is now open for the 2024/25 school year. Click here to learn more!
Students enrolled in the 2019/20 JID year will have the opportunity to work and connect with two Shinshinim - recent high school graduates from Israel who are taking a year off before fulfilling their military obligations back in Israel. Elian and Shai will work in our classrooms and give students a perspective that they have yet to experience.
We invite you to learn more about this program by clicking here.
Founded in 1969, Congregation B’nai Yisrael is a Reform congregation with over 330 family members. CBY is the center of Jewish life in Armonk, and as a neighborhood synagogue, we form a bond among our member families. Our synagogue serves as a spiritual and a social center where individuals fulfill their religious needs and find meaning in Judaism at every stage of life.
With various and innovative programs, CBY...Read more...
