This 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
Read MoreOn 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 MoreWe 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 MoreHistoric 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 MoreA 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 MoreThis 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 MoreDear 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(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
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