January 2021
Ask the Rabbi?
With Rabbi Reinhart.
Find out more »Making Music
With Sheldon Low.
Find out more »Shabbat Services – Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
With Rabbi Gelfand & Hadar Orshalimy. The Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. for 2021
Find out more »Soul to Soul Concert
Temple Israel, in partnership with the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene and the JCC Association of America Proudly presents: Soul to Soul - An online concert depicting the historical journeys, and shared cultural legacy of the African American and American Jewish communities.
Find out more »American Selfie: One Nation Shoots Itself
Presented by the Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center. Join the Emmy-winning documentarian, Alexandra Pelosi, for a discussion on American Selfie: One Nation Shoots Itself and about the dangerous refusal of so many Americans to see the country from the perspective of those who aren’t members of their own “tribe.”
Find out more »Living Room Learning
With Rabbi Gelfand & TI Clergy with guests.
Find out more »Cantor-Tinis with a Jewish Twist
With Cantor Altshul.
Find out more »Shabbat Services
With Rabbi Gelfand. In These Times, May God Continue to Bless America
Find out more »WLC/Sisterhood Book Club
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead. In this Pulitzer Prize winning novel, Colson Whitehead (author of THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD) presents two adolescents unjustly sentenced to a hellish reform school in Jim Crow-era Florida during the 1960s. Depicting the friendship of these two very different boys whose fates become intertwined, Whitehead has written a searing tale that will stay with you forever. The story is based on a real reform school that operated for 111 years and warped the lives of…
Find out more »Women Inspiring Women: Natalie Portman
Presented by the Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center. Born in Jerusalem, Natalie Portman made her first appearance on the screen at the age of 12, her Broadway debut while she was still in high school and found time to graduate from Harvard in between filming the Star Wars prequel trilogy and acting in Chekhov’s The Seagull opposite Meryl Streep. Join acclaimed actress, newly published author, long-time animal, anti-poverty, and women’s rights activist to seek inspiration!
Find out more »Saul & Ruby’s Holocaust Survivor Band
Presented by the Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center. Saul & Ruby celebrate life and honor the six million dead. Featuring a live performance, followed by a discussion and Q&A with Saul, Ruby and filmmaker Tod Lending.
Find out more »Evening of Song & Memory Honoring Debbie Friedman’s Legacy
Join us to celebrate Debbie with an evening of song and memory. Together we will sing some of the beloved music that shaped our Jewish souls, our collective Jewish identity, and in so doing continue to be inspired and renewed by Debbie's spirit!
Find out more »Shabbat Services
With Peter Young, Rabbinic Intern & Hadar Orshalimy. Crossing the Sea
Find out more »It Was Never You – Jazz By Jews Concert
Hadar Orshalimy and her all-star band of Jewish musicians, are performing a LIVE FULL BAND virtual concert of songs from the Great American Songbook, and the funny, fascinating, and heart wrenching stories of the Jewish composers who wrote the vast majority of it. Grab a bottle of wine, order some takeout and cozy up on your favorite couch for a night you won't soon forget!
Find out more »NYConnect: Virtual Campfire
Join our virtual campfire, as we feel the warmth of community through songs & stories. Be sure to gather a candle and s’mores supplies for a tasty treat.
Find out more »February 2021
This is What Jewish Looks Like
Presented by the Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center. For Black History Month, celebrate our richly diverse experience through the personal stories of four prominent Black Jews who will talk about life as a minority within a minority and what the Jewish community needs to do to turn the word inclusion into a reality.
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