Archive: October 2022

The Israel Action Committee of the five synagogues of White Plains Hosting New HonestReporting Exec. Dir.

Posted on October 22, 2022

October 22, 2022 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm – The Israel Action Committee of the five synagogues of White Plains is hosting the new Executive Director of HonestReporting on Saturday night, October 22 at 8pm at the Hebrew Institute of White Plains, 20 Greenridge Avenue, White Plains, NY. Free and open to all. RSVP – David Mencer david@honestreporting.com  

Westchester Jewish Council Board Retreat

Posted on October 23, 2022

October 23, 2022 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm –

The Leffell School – High School Open House

Posted on October 23, 2022

October 23, 2022 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm –

FIVE YEARS SINCE CHARLOTTESVILLE: GHC PRESENTS DIANE D’COSTA

Posted on October 23, 2022

October 23, 2022 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm – In the 5 years that has passed since the March in Charlottesville, VA, what has changed and what hasn’t? August 12, 2022 marked five years since the deadly Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. This event stunned Jews and Americans alike. This event made us realize that we may not be safe in places that […]

Temple Beth El of Northern Westchester’s Holocaust Education Committee – Free screening of Orchestra of Exiles

Posted on October 23, 2022

October 23, 2022 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Temple Beth El of Northern Westchester’s Holocaust Education Committee Invites you to a free screening of Orchestra of Exiles, a documentary by Academy Award nominated director Josh Aronson. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23 @ 3pm Chappaqua Performing Arts Center 480 North Bedford Road

WJCS – Rewriting Your Life: Better Storytelling and Better Living through Midrash

Posted on October 25, 2022

October 25, 2022 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm – Rewriting Your Life: Better Storytelling, and Better Living, through Midrash 5 Tuesdays: October 25, November 1, 8, 15, 22. 12:00 to 1:00 pm on Zoom The Rabbis of late antiquity loved to riff off the Bible. The Rabbis were often less concerned ending Scripture’s original intent than in using it as a springboard for their […]

Jewish Education Project and Westchester Jewish Council Youth Professionals Roundtable

Posted on October 25, 2022

October 25, 2022 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm –

Westchester Jewish Council’s Jewish Literacy Initiative

Posted on October 25, 2022

October 25, 2022 @ 7:45 pm – 9:00 pm –   Location: Congregation Kol Ami, 252 Soundview Ave, White Plains, NY 10606 (There will be a virtual option) The Council in partnership with The Jewish Education Project, Westchester Association of Temple Educators & the Westchester Board of Rabbis invite you to a free community-wide lecture with Professor Steven Fine about the historical period of the early […]

DOROT Intergenerational Chess Program

Posted on October 26, 2022

October 26, 2022 @ 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm – DOROT Westchester invites older adults (age 60+) to join our Intergenerational Chess Program, starting on October 26, 2022 at the Leffell School in Hartsdale.  The program meets Wednesdays from 4:30 – 6:00 pm until May 10th, with some exceptions for school holidays. Intergenerational Chess centers on social engagements, connecting older adults with local teens through a shared interest in playing […]

Beth El – EcoPeace: Israelis, Jordanians, & Palestinians Optimizing Shared Environmental Resources

Posted on October 26, 2022

October 26, 2022 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Join us for a special conversation with Yuval Ben-David, the Investment and Advocacy Officer at EcoPeace Middle East, to learn about the important work of  EcoPeace Middle East. Founded in 1994, EcoPeace Middle East is a unique -Israeli-Jordanian-Palestinian organization that seeks to advance cooperative efforts in the Middle East region to protect their shared environment, promote sustainable regional development, and create necessary conditions […]