+ Sam Marash, Congratulations
On Saturday afternoon, Sam Marash, age 8 and a 3rd grader at the Anderson School, was the only pitcher out of 15 to strike out the rabbi at our Ark fundraiser at Pier 40. Congratulations Sam!
Read More+ Welcome! New Council
We are all grateful to the Tamid Council members, trustees and advisors for dedicating their time, energy, and resources as representatives of our community. Todah Rabbah, thank you for the love and care you bring to Tamid. This picture was taken in May at our Leadership Shabbat after the installation of our New Council. Read each
Read More+ Ark Rescue in The Jewish Week
Historic Ark Moves Further Downtown The Jewish Week, May 1, 2013 Julie Wiener, Associate Editor Call it “Raiders of the Found Ark.” Two months ago, Tamid, a new liberal congregation that holds services and classes in a variety of downtown locations, began raising money to build an ark to hold its Torah scrolA week and
Read More+ Ark story in The East Villager
A Last Look Inside the Mesertiz Syngagogue By Ron Jacobson April 26, 2013 Workers started moving furniture out of Anshei Meseritz Synagogue this week, after the Landmarks Preservation Commission approved a plan to add a penthouse to the historic building on East Sixth Street. The Local recently got what may well be a last look
Read More+ Save the Mesertiz Ark
This is a real life story in b’shert (destiny) that is happening right now. It began two months ago when we started our Ark campaign to create an Ark for our Torah scroll. Last week, I received an email from an architect named Jason Friedman who lives downtown and joined us for the High Holidays. His firm
Read More+ School Open Houses for 2013-14
Dear Families, we hope you will join us! New Student Enrollment begins May 1. In order to maintain the quality education and personal faculty/student relationship that is essential to our model, we are limiting our growth next year to only 20 new students at our four downtown locations in Tribeca, West Village, Battery Park City, and
Read More+ Networked Congregations
(Newsletter Cover, Spring 2013) Friends, When we started Tamid, our goal was to create a Jewish home in Lower Manhattan for people looking to celebrate Shabbat and holidays, to educate their children, and to find the support and care of a loving community. Now, as we approach our first-year anniversary, we’re taking stock of our
Read More+ The Jewish Wedding and Creation
Dear Friends, As wedding season approaches, I wanted to offer a new perspective on the Wedding Ritual. Many rituals in Judaism are designed to re-enact Jewish history and to bring people into a direct and living experience of the past. It’s through the process of re-enactment that gives people a living experience of an historical
Read More+ Youth Group Pizza & Movie – April 19
Shabbat Pizza Party and a Movie – April 19 at 6 PM What could be more fun than to start the springtime with a shabbat pizza party and the viewing of the original “Bad News Bears?” Students ages 2nd – 8th grade are invited to Tamid in Tribeca next week (Friday, April 19) from 6-8:15
Read More+ Jewish History Seminar begins Apr 8
Parents, The students will begin a 4-week seminar on Jewish History this week with visiting educator, Mr. Sami Steigman. Sami is 74 years old, very grandfatherly, kind, gentle and warm. He is a docent at the Jewish Museum in Battery Park City and he also happens to be a Holocaust Survivor. Sami will be in
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