Have you ever seen the inside of the entire Torah? It’s truly a sight for eyes to see the scope of text from the first line of Genesis to the last line of Deuteronomy. Everyone is welcome, Oct 14 at 6 PM at the Chapel. And be sure to bring a friend!
Read MoreAre you a teen-ager that wants to make a difference in your community? Our teens are meeting one Saturday night per month to serve food to the homeless living downtown. If you are a teen who wants to help, join us. Read more and thank you for making a difference in somebody else’s life. Join
Read MoreJacob’s Ladder encourages our students to achieve great things at Hebrew School and to earn pins as they climb the ladder to Bar and Bat Mitzvah. Over the course of 3,4, or 5 years, we expect our students to reach these learning goals and to be rewarded with handsome pins of accomplishment. Good luck –
Read MoreDear Members and Friends, Yizkor is the Hebrew word for remember and on Yom Kippur, we offer a special service of memory to honor and pay tribute to the dearly departed in our lives. This unique service of memory will take place during the main morning service and the names of your departed will be
Read MoreFrom last Sunday’s, NY Times. Front Page J. Emilio Flores for The New York Times LOS ANGELES — The American bar mitzvah, facing derision for Las Vegas style excess, is about to get a full makeover, but for an entirely different reason. Jordan focused on combating hunger before his bar mitzvah last year. Families have
Read MoreTamid is the first (that we know of) Hebrew School with an Achievement Plan. It’s a “badge of accomplishment” structure which we call Jacob’s Ladder. Students work towards earning pins by accomplish great things in the following areas: prayer, Hebrew, community service, and Jewish ethics. Learn more about Jacob’s Ladder and how it works.
Read MoreWe’re proud of our teens for helping the homeless this year. Starting Sept 28, teens from Tamid and the New Shul will be serving dinner to the homeless one Saturday night per month. We’re grateful to UJA Federation of NY for supporting this program, thanks! Please share this with a teen so they can give
Read MoreThis time, the ark itself needed saving June 19, 2013 | Filed under: News | Posted by: admin A piece of the Mesertiz Shul’s ark, a religious relic which was saved by Tamid, The Downtown Synagogue, a new Jewish congregation that holds services in a church. Ark photo courtesy of Tamid, Downtown Express inset photo by Tequila Minsky BY TEQUILA
Read MoreJune, 2013 Dear Tamid Friends and Family, In November 2012, I had the pleasure of meeting Aron Kintu Moses, a member of the Abayudaya Community from eastern Uganda. Aron and my Rabbi, Darren Levine, are old acquaintances. On Aron’s first trip to the United States, he agreed to come speak to our congregation about his
Read MoreDear Friends, we hope this finds you well and we look forward to seeing you this weekend and next downtown. And stay tuned, next week we’ll be posting our summer calendar of classes, events, and programs. Lets walk this Sunday in Battery Park City at 9 AM. We’ve partnered with AFMRC and other Jewish organizations to fight
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