YOGA IN THE CHAPEL Students and members of all levels are invited to practice yoga every Saturday at 9 AM with Darren. Please bring your own mats, towels, and water, and to plan arrive a few minutes prior to the start of class. Please bring a friend. All levels are welcome!
Read MoreDear Readers, The BBC recently ran a story asking, “Is religion relevant anymore?” You might say “yes” by the declining numbers in synagogue affiliation – fewer Jews in the pews. To be relevant, religion must be helpful to people’s real lives. In 2018, most agree that life is complex and challenging and so we need
Read MoreJoin the communities of Trinity Church Wall Street, Tamid: the Downtown Synagogue, and The Interfaith Center of New York to prepare St. Paul’s Chapel and serve a Thanksgiving Lunch at St. Paul’s Chapel to members of our community. Volunteer spots are available on Wednesday, November 21st and Thursday, November 22nd. On the day of Thanksgiving, we
Read More“You’re Already Perfect” Rosh Hashanah Sermon September 10, 2018 Rabbi Darren Levine Tamid: The Downtown Synagogue ********** Print or Read in PDF Teenagers, you have a special place in my heart. For most of the teenagers in this room, we celebrated your bar or bat mitzvahs together and I’ve known you for a lot of
Read More“Find A Way to Liepzig” Yom Kippur Sermon Sept. 19, 2018 Rabbi Darren Levine Tamid: The Downtown Synagogue Read or Print in PDF Many of you know about Diana Nyad, the first person to ever swim from Cuba to Florida. She’s remarkable. Took her three days. Continuous swimming for three days. She swam through sea
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The Best Hanukkah Gift: 8 Nights to Positivity and Happiness By Rabbi Darren Levine Hanukkah offers the perfect opportunity to give a present that will last a lifetime: the gift of positivity and happiness. While it may be customary to give gadgets and toys, studies show these types of presents do not actually raise a
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Dear Tamid, I hope that you will join me and our teens (age 13+) to travel to North Florida February 15-18 to do Hurricane Relief as an “alternative holiday break.” I will chaperone with youth leaders from Tamid and we will spend the weekend working in food banks, doing direct service to those displaced by
Read MoreAuthor Lea Waters, PhD, will join us for coffee on Friday morning, November 3rd, 9 – 10:15 AM. Dr. Waters is an expert in Positive Parenting and her latest book, “The Strength Switch,” shows us how strengths-based parenting can help our children and teens thrive and flourish. Dr. Waters will also discuss the research of how this new parenting method provides kids with a foundation that can protect them from the
Read MoreDear Friends, Let us pray for the victims and families who are suffering today from the horror in Las Vegas. The world always seems out of balance when innocent lives are taken by the forces of madness. Pair this with the natural destruction and loss from the hurricanes earlier this month and we find ourselves
Read MoreCBS New York, September 20, 2017 Woman Changing Tradition By Writing Torah For Downtown Synagogue It’s a modern twist on ancient Hebrew text, as writing Torah is traditionally reserved for Orthodox Jewish men. CBS2’s Vanessa Murdock reports. Click here to watch the story on CBS 2 New York
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