Newsletters & Articles
Shul Newsletters & Articles
Articles
New Downtown Rabbi Crosses Boundaries
Rabbi Eva is interviewed in The Jewish Week (Aug 2016).
Alt Hebrew School Project Hitting Its Stride
Article in The Jewish Week (Aug 2016) about Jewish Journey Project that mentions the Shul and has several quotes from Adam Feder.
Torah, Wine and...Electric Mandolin?
A wonderful 2007 New York Times piece about the Shul Band and our Rosh Hashana services.
Coming of Age and Back to Her Faith
A New York Times article about the 2004 adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah class.
The Shul of New York Newsletter
News From the Heart
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Fall 2015
The final issue of News From the Heart is a moving tribute to our founder, Rabbi Emeritus Burt Siegel. Inside are letters from Rabbi Burt and Rabbi Matthew to the congregation, followed by pages of tributes to Rabbi Burt written by the congregation of the Shul of New York.
Fall 2014
(A large file, but worth the wait.)
A moving message from Rabbi Burt, an introduction to Associate Rabbi Matthew Reimer and interesting stories and pictures of Shul life that run the gamut from Shul School to The Shul Band, there's something for everyone in this issue!
Fall 2013
The JOY of the upcoming High Holidays; Crystal's Conversion; An adventure at the Met; Tributes to Bill Lavner and John Balan; Shul School Update; Martin's Bar Mitzvah and Julia's Bat Mitzvah; Poetry by Ilsa Gilbert.
Fall 2012
An Adult Bat Mitzvah story; Behind the scenes at The Shul; On Becoming Jewish; A Modern Day Solomonic Solution; A Reverie by Musical Director, Adam Feder.
Fall 2011
Shul School student update; Family Programs; Meet our new intern; Tribute to Shelia Grosfeld; Rabbi Burt's "Metropolitan Diary" moment; High Holiday Quiz with Bill Lavner.
Fall 2010
Roving Reporter gets reflections on High Holy Days; new Family Programs and Shul School curriculum; the Shul of New York's Essential Teachings; Shul of New York on Facebook; Interfaith Social Action opportunities.
Spring 2010
Tenth Anniversary of the Shul; Shul Band member profiles; a tribute to founding Co-Presidents Mike and Vera Hearn; Book reviews.
Fall 2009
Rabbi Burt's history of the Shul; excerpts from Bar and Bat Mitzvah speeches; a send-off for Shul Band member Lilly Lavner; musings on the journey from the Holocaust to Maccabiah Chai.
Fall 2007
Approaching the High Holidays, a quilt, interfaith relationships, an inspiring Passover, moving Bar Mitzvahs, great pictures and more.
Chanukah 2006
The idea of "home"; the Villalobos concert, and more!
Fall 2006
Co-President Kenny Bookbinder's (famous) Kol Nidre speech, plus lots of inspiring stories about how people found our Shul.
Fall 2000 - Our First Newsletter
The very first Shul Newsletter. Includes the story of the Shul, how we acquired our Torah and the amazing connection of the Torah to one of the first congregations at the Angel Orensanz Foundation which was originally a synagogue. It was bashert!.
Sat, January 16 2021
3 Sh'vat 5781
Shabbat Services
Next Service:
In-person gatherings are suspended until further notice.
Shabbat Services will someday once again be held on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of every month (unless otherwise noted) in the Social Hall in the annex of Middle Collegiate Church,
50 East 7th St. (East of 2nd Ave.).
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