Congregation Tehillah

This Sunday, September 6, the Riverdale Y Sunday Market will host a special event for children for Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Children and their parents/caregivers are invited to join an art project and storytime. This drop-in session will start at 10:30am and continue until 12pm, with storytime at about 11am. As we mark the new year and new beginnings, we will celebrate Hope, Peace and Love, and create a gift for the Sunday Market together - a gift of this season of renewal and rebuilding. In addition, each family will get a special apple and honey to take home for a sweet new year! This event is co-sponsored by PJ Library and Congregation Tehillah. The Riverdale Y Sunday Market is located at 4545 Independence Avenue in the Riverdale Temple parking lot (near 246th Street).

Join us whenever you can throughout the month of Elul as we prepare together for the High Holy Days and the year ahead with study sessions and learning opportunities. Shabbat morning services resume this week and our first Elul study session will be this Tuesday from 2 to 3pm, when we will explore what it means to create a sacred space in your home and how each of us can approach this unique challenge.

We are excited to begin "Tehillah Time" this Friday -- our summertime programming for elementary and younger aged children. Students will be taught Jewish values, talk about current events, have fun with creative writing, and do much more in a youth-led and welcoming environment on Zoom. Tehillah Time" is scheduled each Friday from 4:00 to 6:00 pm from July 24th to mid-August via Zoom. Parents can register their children by going to https://docs.google.com//1yLpSFsFR-GYLIB47eJmzbUywiKt5xv40. For more information, email [email protected].

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Rabbi Bob Kaplan summed up at the end perfectly: "May we be blessed by these words and actions." With Letitia James, Gregory Meeks, Jennifer Jones Austin, Rev. Charles Galbreath, Samuel Pierre, and our very own Tamara Fish.