Welcome to the
Roosevelt Island jewish congregation
Our Temple in the Cultural Center
Over 40 years of prayers, services & more...
High Holiday Childrens Services
One of the many family friendly events
RIJC Holidays
Annual observances of festivals & holidays, including Tu B'Shevat & more...
RIJC Events
Purimschpiel!
Adult Learning!
WELCOME TO THE ROOSEVELT ISLAND JEWISH CONGREGATION
Cantor Sarah Myerson, Spiritual Leader. Nina Lublin, President.
About us
We are a warm community, welcoming Jews (and loved ones) of all ages, ethnicities, genders, sexualities, and abilities. We meet a few times each month to celebrate Shabbat and festivals through prayer and study, singing and meditating, eating and drinking.
We have an incredible Hebrew School where each student learns at their own individual pace, and we craft each B’nei Mitzvah process to be personally meaningful. Please be in touch with Michal if you would like to enroll your child in our Hebrew School, and if you have a child nearing the age of 12, please contact Cantor Myerson about B’nei Mitzvah.
High Holy Days
Our High Holy Day services are as participatory and inclusive as possible. There are plenty of ways to actively participate, from setting up the space before services begin, to packing up afterward (and everything in between!). There are opportunities for fluent Hebrew speakers, such as chanting Torah from the scroll, as well as pathways for those who are more comfortable with Hebrew in transliteration (such as Torah blessings), and even English readings. There are also non-speaking honors, such as lifting and dressing the Torah scroll, opening and closing the ark. While some honors are restricted to Jewish people 13 years and older, many honors are open to people of all ages, and all faiths. While we can of course assign some of these honors during the service, we’d love to get started now. Please email Cantor Myerson to start the conversation about how you’d like to be involved in our High Holy Day services. This is especially true for honors that take some advance preparation, such as chanting Torah from the scroll or Haftarah, or if you’d like to coordinate livestreaming of our services to those who cannot join in person. We weren’t able to offer that last year, and we’d really appreciate someone stepping forward to do that this year. Thank you in advance!
Please see below for a list of our fall Shabbatot, Festivals, and Young Family events. We look forward to hearing from you soon, and meeting in the Fall.
Schedule of Services and Events
Please see our Coming Up page here.
Suggestions & Questions always welcome & appreciated.
Looking Forward...
Nina
Cantor Myerson
cantor.sarah.myerson@gmail.com