Two chametz sale forms are available. One form is a sale that will take place on the 13th of Nissan, marked 13 on the top left corner. The other is for the regular sale, taking place on the 14th of Nissan, marked 14 on the top left corner. If you will be traveling for Pesach to a place that is in a different (further east) time zone (for example to Israel), you must fill out a 13 form, because Pesach will…
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Information from Rabbi Lowenthal – Selling Chametz Information from Congregation Kol Israel’s Rabbi Reinstein The following has been extracted from email to the Congregation Kol Israel. As Pesach comes near, we are all grappling with how this year will be different than all other years. This year, our main concern should be safety of ourselves and those around us – instead of Pesach prep. At the bottom of this letter, I have shared a joint statement of guidelines from a…
Rabbi David Borenstein of Van Cortlandt Jewish Center is leaving for Israel Rabbi David Borenstein has been the extremely dedicated and effective spiritual leader of the Van Cortlandt Jewish Center, since 2009. Rabbi Borenstein is now making Aliyah, which means he and his family are moving to Israel. As a gesture of sincere appreciation for his efforts, Van Cortlandt Jewish Center is having a “Farewell to the Rabbi” brunch for him on Sunday, August 18, 2019, at 10:30 AM…
VCJC will again be hosting its annual Holocaust Remembrance. It takes place on Sunday, May 5 at the synagogue. There will be a breakfast at 9:30 am followed by the program at 10 am. The program will include a lecture by Larry Hartstein on “The Role of Jewish Women in the Resistance and in Battle Against the Nazis” The event will also include a candle lighting ceremony by Holocaust survivors and family, announcement of the winners of our High School Holocaust…
We are having a lecture by Larry Hartstein in observance of the 80th Anniversary of Kristallnacht. Larry will speak on The Wannssee Conference and its results. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2018 9:30 am Breakfast 10:00 am Program begins At the Van Cortlandt Jewish Center 3880 Sedgwick Ave Bronx, NY 10463 We have two breakfast sponsors, who we sincerely thank for their support. There is no charge to attend.
The Van Cortlandt Jewish Center is once again publishing its Book of Remembrance. The Book of Remembrance is available at Yom Kippur services and during the entire year in the Synagogue whenever Yizkor is recited. This Book is a dignified memorial to our departed relatives and friends and we are sure that all of our members, affiliates, and neighbors will want to inscribe the names of their departed loved ones in this Book. The charge is $10 per individual name inscribed. …
The annual Holiday Greetings issue of the Center Light will be the September 2018 issue. As before, you can (and should!) add your greetings to those of the rest of the community. We continue to offer the standard size greeting ad at $18, which allows six lines of text. This year you can get a double size ad (twice as tall) that will have up to ten lines of larger text for only $27. Lines of text count ALL lines,…