Adult B'nai Mitzvah - Temple Israel of Northern Westchester

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One of the most inspiring and moving Jewish experiences invariably occurs when you participate in the adult B'nai Mitzvah class. Adults with various backgrounds and life experiences participate in the Adult B'nai class for different reasons:

To learn to read the Hebrew text of our liturgy
To study, in depth, the significance of this milestone
To learn along with or ahead of a child who will be embarking on this process

The class is lead by Rabbi Jaech, and meets every other week. In the class you will learn to read Hebrew and study the background, historical context, and spiritual elements of the B’Nai Mitzvah experience.

For those re-exploring or exploring their Jewish roots and place in Jewish life for the first time, this is a wonderful enhancement to your journey. Participants who have elected to become a Bar or Bat Mitzvah conclude the course by leading a special Shabbat Service. This service, which occurs in June, is always a most moving and memorable occasion.

Thu, October 28 2021
22 Cheshvan 5782

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Friday ,
OctOctober 29 , 2021

5th Shabbat Kaddish & Lecture
Friday, Oct 29th 7:30pm to 8:30pm
Please join us for a 5th Shabbat lecture featuring Yuri Radzievsky, an immigrant from the former USSR, will be speaking about escaping communism and antisemitism and finding great success in America. Yuri and Anna Radzievsky, Yana Fomin’s parents (our Director of Community Engagement) have an American story that begins in 1973 during the height of communism. It is a tale of escaping the Soviet Union, communism, and antisemitism. Life changing events landed them in the United States with a young child and not a penny in their pockets. This husband-and-wife team, against all odds, found great success in a land that was as foreign to them as landing on the moon. Without one word of English and no knowledge of American customs, they built an advertising empire from the ground up. Learn how Yuri Radzievsky and his wife Anna survived a most difficult and dangerous immigration from the Soviet Union during a time when the iron curtain was at its strongest. Yuri will be speaking about their plight to find freedom. Freedom of speech, freedom of enterprise, and most importantly freedom to be Jewish.
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Wednesday ,
NovNovember 3 , 2021

Sisterhood ALL Membership meeting with Guest Speaker (Virtual)
Wednesday, Nov 3rd 7:30pm to 8:30pm
Meeting for all paid up Sisterhood members for 2021-2022. Our guest speaker will be Mara Cates-Bragar, a Brooklyn-based Jewish genealogist and Bat Mitzvah alum of Temple Israel, who will lead an interactive presentation about how modern-day genealogical research can revive and strengthen Jewish identity, culture and tradition.
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Saturday ,
NovNovember 6 , 2021

Brotherhood and Sisterhood Movie Night
Motzei Shabbat, Nov 6th 7:30pm to 9:30pm
Sisterhood and Brotherhood are happy to bring you the movie "Gentlemen's Agreement." This is the 1947 classic about a reporter who pretends to be Jewish in order to report on anti-semitism. We'll have what promises to be a stimulating discussion following the film. Refreshments will be served.
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