On August 19, the TBE family joined with special guests Rabbi Ben Newman (Shtiebel – River Towns) and Rabbi Rachel Barenblat (Congregation Beth Israel – North Adams, MA) for a mystical contemplative Shabbat morning walk in the New York Botanical Garden as we immersed in the sacred of summer. With …
The community joined Rabbi Shohama and Rabbi David for a soul-opening commemoration of Tisha b’Av, doorway into the High Holy Days that featured the TBE tradition of deconstructing, “destroying” and “rebuilding” our Sanctuary. Tisha b’Av is Judaism’s lowest day, recalling destructions, Jewish exiles and history’s other tragedies. Only as we experience …
Over Shavuot 2017, members of the TBE family joined Rabbi David at the Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center for the ritual immersion of Merissa Ferrar in Lake Miriam, lovingly enfolding her into the Jewish people. We lifted a tallit over her head and escorted her to her first aliyah over …
If you attended TBE’s Passover Community seder, you would have said, “WOW!” A number of guests and members came earlier to help …
In solidarity with those mourning and those suffering from wounds, both physical and emotional, we met at 8pm on Wednesday, June 15th …
Temple Beth-El of City Island celebrated its 82nd Anniversary with a gala dinner-dance on Saturday, April 1, 2016 at the Pelham Bay …
Dinner Dance Ahead–Ahoy! In just one week, beginning with Shabbos eve on April 1 our gala spring shabbaton takes off. It’s here! …
Since February 15th (at 7:30 pm), a new yoga course has been presented on Monday evenings at Temple Beth-El of City island. …
Due to Winter Storm Jonas our seder for Tu B’shevat was postponed to February 7th. Fortunately, this weekend’s snow wasn’t a problem …
On January 19, Rabbi David will begin our spring adult education series entitled “Mitzvah & Mysticism” – a six-month survey of Jewish holy doings (e.g. lighting Shabbat candles, affixing doorpost mezuzot, wearing a tallit) through both traditional and mystical lenses.
