Please Support Our Synagogue The Sisterhood will be selling flowers for Mother’s Day (Sunday, May 12). You can order at the office. The floral arrangements will be made by Columbia Florists and will be available for pick up in the synagogue lobby on Mother’s Day, May 12th from 9 AM to noon. You must pick up the flowers on May 12. The deadline to order is Weds. May 8. Please pay at the office with a check made out to Sisterhood…
The Mother’s Day and More! online auction is live now! It will run through May 5th at 9PM. Lots of great Mothers Day gifts and many other items as well. Opening bids run from as low as $18, increasing with the value of the item.
VCJC will be holding our ANNUAL GALA on Sunday, June 30, 2019 at 12 noon at the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale to celebrate this year’s honoree, Howard E. Kamiel. We have closed sales of ads for the Journal. If you purchased an ad, but have not paid for it yet, please do so ASAP. Please join us at the Gala, see below. If you need a ride to attend, please let the office know – see the form below. To…
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…
Once again, please join us for PASSOVER SEDERS with full DINNERS to be held Friday and Saturday nights, April 19th & 20th starting at approximately 8:10 pm on Friday and 8:30 pm on Saturday. The caterer is Riverdale Kosher Market. No one should spend Passover alone. The Van Cortlandt Jewish Center is offering these Seders for anyone who wishes to participate in the mitzvah of the celebration of Passover. Families are welcome to join us, as well as individuals who…
The Van Cortlandt Jewish Center and its community mourn the tragic casualties and loss of life during the recent shooting at the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh. It is an act directed at the soul of the entire Jewish community and at all other communities that have been the targets of hate or discrimination. We share in the grief resulting from this and every senseless act of violence. We strongly denounce all words and deeds of hate. As always, the VCJC will take appropriate…
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.
VCJC has scheduled the 14th Annual Bazaar & Carnival for November 11, 2018, from 11 AM to 3 PM As in previous events, we will be having a great raffle with some major prizes. These include an LG 49” HD Smart TV, an Acer 15.6” Laptop w/Windows 10, an Amazon Echo Spot Alexa w/Screen, a $100 DiningAdvantage card, and a Homedics Humidifier. Raffle tickets will be available onsite for $1 each or a book of 6 for $5. Extra raffle…
HOT MEALS IN OUR SUCCAH REVISED 9/21/18 – The only meals that can still be reserved are Friday evening 9/28 and Shabbos lunch 9/29. They must be reserved by Wednesday Morning 9/26. Best in the office, but you can reserve with the revised form below. Once again, the Van Cortlandt Jewish Center will have hot meals in our Succah. This year there will be 6 meals available: 3 dinners and 3 lunches. You can come for as many or as few…
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. …