[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Dear Friends, High Holiday Services will be virtual this year.  Please join Rabbi Scott Matous, Cantor Irene Failenbogen and me as we joyfully welcome the New Year 5781 in our Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur High Holiday Services.  All are welcome. This year has...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Dear Friends: If you would like to join our zoom meeting, please click the following link: https://tcsedsystem.zoom.us/j/99202699437?pwd=dlRPZlhMN3lMVnFKeENnNnRUKzRZdz09 Dial in number: 646 876 9923 US (New York) Meeting ID: 992 0269 9437 Passcode: 627340 One tap mobile +16468769923,,99202699437#,,,,,,0#,,627340# US (New York) Find your local number: https://tcsedsystem.zoom.us/u/acaxRb46Rb We look forward...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Wander no more. Join our online Friday night Shabbat service and enjoy the peace of Shabbat community from the safety of your home! About this Event The pandemic has kept a lot of us isolated from the people and communities...

According to the Mishna, the ten plagues we read about in the Haggadah at Passover lasted one year. That year, so long ago, was a tumultuous time of spiritual crisis, trial and transformation. So, this time we are experiencing, with the Coronavirus, is a difficult...

Date & Time: April 8, 2020 Location: Online Cost: Free Description This unprecedented crisis is impacting religious observances. Some rules about supplies are being relaxed, according to this source. Is it permitted to use Zoom to celebrate Passover due to the pandemic? One source says yes. Details are here. Here is advice on how...

Please, our merciful and gracious God, let this be a time of mercy and good will before You. Show grace, compassion, and mercy to all of us: men, women, and children.   Save us from bad affliction, and in particular from the coronavirus, which is spreading throughout...

Below is a shortened version of a prayer by Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef, the Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel, along with a transliteration. English Translation: Please, our merciful and gracious God, let this be a time of mercy and good will before you. Show grace, compassion and mercy...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Unfortunately, we have decided to cancel this week's Friday Night Shabbat service scheduled for Friday, April 10, 2020 at the Makor Center. Due to concerns about the COVID-19 continuing to rise and confirmation last week of NYC residents testing...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]On Friday night, February 14, 2020 at 6:00pm, begin the weekend by joining us at MAKOR for a special Shabbat Service being led by Rabbi Scott Matous. Here at the Center for Spiritual Judaism, we take a progressive approach...