See our new classes for expecting parents and New Jewish Mothers with Meredith – click here. Meredith Fein Lichtenberg, the director of A Mother Is Born, is an Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), a Certified Childbirth Educator (CCE – CEA/MNY), parenting educator and non-fiction writer. She has served on the Board of Directors of theChildbirth Education Association
Read MoreWe’re excited to present our first program guide which shows our unique approach to synagogue life. At Tamid, we see prayer and learning as the inspiration for goodness in the world. You’ll see that organizational friendships are core to who we are and we’re thrilled to announce partnerships with the JCC in Manhattan, The Educational
Read MoreNEW VISION FOR A DOWNTOWN HEBREW SCHOOL, by Rabbi Darren Levine As a rabbi working with students in New York for the past ten years, there are a number of important lessons I’ve learned – and they’ve all influenced my vision for the Tamid Hebrew School. First, we should be dealing with Jewish identity formation,
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Thank you to everyone who joined us in Celebration of our First Shabbat Gathering as a community. A hearty thanks to St. Paul’s Chapel and Trinity Church for welcoming us so warmly – enjoy a short movie from our shabbat and we look forward to sharing more special moments with you in the future!
Read MoreShabbat Shalom from Laurie Katz Braun, Tamid’s Theater and Creative Arts Rabbi! Never met a Theater Rabbi before? You’re not alone! Rabbi Braun is the founder of Theater 8–a place where life, stage, and the human spirit are fused. Created in God’s Image. Now What???Our tradition teaches that we are all created in God’s image,
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Shabbat Shalom, This week is Parashat Emor and the Torah says, “you shall not put a stumbling block in front of the blind.” For the past decade, Ruth Messinger has dedicated her work to removing stumbling blocks for some of the neediest people and places on our globe. Through political advocacy, education, and a deep personal
Read MoreMay 4, 2012 Reverend Dr. James Cooper Rector, Trinity Church 74 Trinity Place New York, NY 10006 Dear Revered Cooper, Thanks to your support, the life of our synagogue has been more exciting these past few weeks that ever before. I wanted to personally thank you and the Trustees at Trinity for opening the doors
Read More“A Child’s Blessing on Shabbat” by Rabbi Darcie Crystal, Young Family Rabbi Perhaps my favorite moments of the week are the ones each Friday night when my husband and I place our hands on our children’s heads one by one and bless them. Our seven and five year-old son and daughter look forward to that moment,
Read MoreJoin other Battery Park City families for a Shabbat Potluck on May 4th at 6 PM at an apartment building on North End Avenue. RSVP to the synagogue office for details and to tell us what you can bring – wine? dessert? etc. Think Kibbutz style- very informal – it’s just a great way to
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Fused By Their Faiths Published: April 16, 2012 9:17 PM By MARIA ALVAREZ. Special to Newsday Photo credit: Nancy Borowick | Rabbi Darren Levine of Tamid stands inside St. Paul’s Church on Broadway. (April 11, 2012) Two dads developed a relationship watching their sons play basketball at a neighborhood playground, never knowing they had a common link —
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