Embark on virtual and in person day-trips and build community with other adults from within Temple Israel Center and the broader community. In person day trips day trips last about five or six hours and often include a kosher lunch, coach bus transportation, and a docent-led tour or conversation related to the day’s adventure.
Previous trips have included visits to The U.S. Military Academy at West Point, The Museum of Jewish Heritage (NYC), Temple Emmanuel (NYC), The Jacob Burns Film Center’s Jewish Film Festival (Pleasantville), The Hudson River Museum (Yonkers), and The Jewish Museum (NYC).
For more information, please contact the synagogue office at 914-948-2800.
Meet, socialize, and engage with other members who share your interests. Small affinity groups gather on a regular basis, according to the group’s mission. Meetings may be in-person (observing social distance) or virtual, depending on the group’s format, and leaders of each group keep the momentum going. Please click here for a list of ways to get involved at TIC!
For more information, please contact the Rebecca Stulberger at r.stulberger@templeisraelcenter.org.
Enjoy Shabbat afternoon with friends throughout the year with food, fun, and schmoozing. Outstanding educators provide brief words of Torah. No RSVP necessary. Family friendly and all are welcome.
Spend those long summer afternoons at Backyard Shabbat! All are invited for a casual afternoon of mingling in a neighborhood backyard along with a light dairy supper, and a brief text study or song.
Join us in July and August — see weekly emails for details.
During the winter months, join us after kiddush for an intergenerational Shabbat Afternoon Café featuring indoor games in the TIC gym, board games for adults and kids, socializing, learning, and light refreshments.
For dates, please click here to view calendar.
The Temple Israel Center community would like to keep in touch with our students who are studying away from home. Holiday packages as well as mailings from the clergy will be sent to each student.
Please let us know if the student will be away from school for either semester or if there is a change in the student’s address, phone, or email. Please remember that a new form must be filled out each school year.
Our clergy looks forward to staying in touch!
Click here to keep in touch.
Join us for Friday night Shabbat dinner followed by a book talk by a local author who will share their recent publication. Authors speak for about 35 minutes followed by a Q&A session. Books are often available for pre-sale. Supervised activities are available for children during the book talk. This program is presented in collaboration with the JCC of Mid-Westchester’s Books on Tour.
For more information, please contact the Rebecca Stulberger at r.stulberger@templeisraelcenter.org.
Not only is Temple Israel Center one of the few synagogues nation-wide to engage a Director of Inclusion, but ours has been part of our team since 2000. We believe that inclusion should be woven into the fabric of everything we do, and we aspire to make every individual and family in our community feel welcomed to participate fully in all aspects of synagogue life. We focus on:
Disability and Mental Health Awareness — Through programming, speakers, and regular conversations with the staff, we continually reflect and change what we do in order to best meet the needs of our community. In addition, our inclusion committee annually explores the synagogue’s accessibility in terms of physical plant, written materials, signage, welcoming, and website and provides a report to the Executive Committee for review.
We currently have the following inclusive practices in place:
LGBTQ Inclusivity — In conjunction with leadership training from Keshet, we:
Support Groups:
Food Accessibility — We work with TIC catering and facilities to ensure that we are allergy aware and responsive to the community’s needs. We have a gluten-free table at kiddush and provide the option to accommodate special dietary requests for community dinners and events.
The work of inclusion is never complete as everyone’s needs are different. To share with us your accessibility needs and/or to join the inclusion committee, please contact Director of Learning and Inclusion Michelle Steinhart at 914-948-2800 x145.
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Connect with parents of children with special needs (up to age 17) to learn from each other and socialize. Focused topics of discussion are based on the interests of the group. Previous discussion topics included changes in routine, siblings, vacations, and advocating for your child. Meetings are once a month and alternate between morning and evening.
To join our mailing list or learn more, please contact Director of Inclusion Michelle Steinhart at 914-948-2800 x145.
This group is for parents or caregivers of adults with mental health challenges to connect and network with people on similar journeys.
To join our mailing list or learn more, please contact Director of Inclusion Michelle Steinhart at 914-948-2800 x145.
Sisterhood builds community through social, intellectual, and spiritual activities. Women of all ages and stages in life are welcome. Our ongoing activities include a monthly Sandwich Brigade where we make sandwiches for needy families through Lifting Up Westchester, and weekly Mah Jongg games where we play, enjoy conversation, and raise money for charitable causes. We partner with other TIC groups to jointly sponsor programs such as book talks, and each year we offer special programs which have included musical performances, game night, trivia night, and theTorah Fund Dinner. Supporting important areas of synagogue life is a core value of Sisterhood, including offering meals to the synagogue’s bereaved families and gifts for B’nei Mitzvah. If you would like to join Sisterhood, please click here.
For more information about Sisterhood, please email ticsisterhood@templeisraelcenter.org.
Meet and mingle with other Temple Israel Center GenX and Millennial congregants and leave the kids at home! Strengthen existing friendships and meet new people. Past events have included Sushi in the Sukkah and Latke Ball.
New and prospective members are welcome!
For more information, please contact Program and Communications Manager Rebecca Stulberger at 914-948-2800 ext 112.
Building relationships and joyful, Jewish memories that last a lifetime:
For information about K-5th grade programs, please contact Director of Family Engagement Arielle Richman at 914-948-2800 x154.
For more information about 6th-12th grade programs, please contact Director of Learning and Inclusion Michelle Steinhart at 914-948-2800 x145.
