May 18, 2012   26 Iyyar 5772
Community Synagogue Rye NY
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Welcome to Community Synagogue  

Our Vision:
Community Synagogue of Rye strives to create a sacred community that reflects the vitality and rich diversity of Jewish practice.

As a Shabbat centered congregation guided by Torah, we aspire to provide a welcoming environment that invites people to embrace and explore Judaism in a dynamic and supportive atmosphere.

This vision is guided by our commitment to the values of Worship, Lifelong Learning, Community, Loving Kindness, Repairing the World, and Love of Israel.

 

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Become a permanent part of
Community Synagogue of Rye.

Create a lasting tribute to family and friends
and celebrate the passages and milestones of our lives
with an engraved brick for our walkway.

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PJ Library  

Click here to sign up Community Synagogue is pleased to announce its affiliation with the PJ Library! See how families with children from 6 months to 8 years can get a free Jewish content book or CD each month.
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High Holy Day Sermons 5772  

 
Click here to view Rabbi Gropper's High Holy day sermons.

 

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Our Partners  


Community Synagogue shares
 a special relationship with each of the organizations below.
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Kibbutz Lotan
our partner community in Israel,
where desert and spirit come together

Israel Religious Action Center
public and legal advocacy arm of the Reform Movement in Israel

The Religious Action Center
social justice arm of the URJ educating and mobilizing the Reform Jewish community on legislative and social concerns

Eisner/Crane Lake Camps
nuturing and welcoming Jewish summer camps in the Berkshire Mountains

 

RJ.org - The Reform Blog  

Shavuot, Sinai and Ruth: A Renewal of Reform Jewish Outreach

In several days time, we will celebrate Shavuot which, commemorates God’s revelation of Torah at Mount Sinai. As part of our commemoration, we will join together as one community, stand again at Mount Sinai and receive the Torah all over again. In her groundbreaking book, Standing Again at Sinai, published more than 30 years ago, Judith Plaskow calls upon Jewish women to reclaim scripture rather than discard it because of its patriarchal nature. Her inspiring words challenge each and every one of us to stand again at Sinai and reclaim Torah for ourselves—regardless of our gender, sexual orientation, or life experiences that [...]

Who Needs Shavuot?

by Rabbi Rick Schechter It’s the black sheep of the Jewish calendar—unfortunately. Shavuot, the Feast of Weeks, is a holy day often overshadowed and overlooked in the contemporary Jewish world. How could this have happened? It had such an auspicious start. The Torah considers Shavuot a major Jewish festival—right up there with Passover and Sukkot. In ancient times, it was thus distinguished as one of the three pilgrimage festivals in which all of Israel would travel to Jerusalem to celebrate. Even more so, after the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple in 70 C.E., the ancient rabbis renewed and deepened Shavuot’s [...]

What’s in a Name? Preparing to Reignite Synagogue Youth Engagement

by Rabbi Neil Hirsch While at this past year’s URJ Biennial, I attended the launch of the movement’s Campaign for Youth Engagement. As I heard the different stories, as colleagues and friends stood up and spoke of what’s going on with teens in their congregations, it resonated with my own experiences, and I realized that we all share in our struggles together. We have students and families dedicated to Jewish education that leads up to the bar and bat mitzvah experience. What about the day after the students become b’nai mitzvah? Our movement is facing an 80% drop-off rate after [...]
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