Westchester Reform Temple

Thank you to everyone who joined us last night for the viewing of the documentary, “Deciding Vote” and the amazing panel that followed.

You can view the documentary on The New Yorker website for free.

Thank you to for the wonderful talk at WRT yesterday. Check out his new book, “Gray Matters”.

Order your ECC merch today!

Order here:
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Swinging into a new school year at the ECC! We are off to a great start with lots of smiling faces! 😊

There’s still time to sign up for this Sunday.

https://donate.nybc.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/322953

This Monday at Temple Israel of Westport. We will awaken our souls as we begin to prepare for the High Holy Day season with Cantor Becky Mann, Cantor Julia Cadrain, and our very own, Cantor Isaac Sonett-Assor. This special concert will feature music written by Cantor Becky Mann and Cantor Isaac Sonett-Assor as well as familiar favorites that inspire us to look inward as we enter the month of Elul, a time of reflection and returning. Register at https://templeisraelwestport.shulcloud.com/form/songs-of-reflection-and-return

Have you reserved your High Holiday tickets yet?
Make sure you have renewed your membership and then you can reserve your tickets! 🍎🍯

https://westchesterreformtemple.my.site.com/s/login/?ec=302&startURL=%2Fs%2Fhhd-registration

https://www.ccarnet.org/reform-jewish-leaders-condemn-the-murder-of-six-hostages-by-hamas-in-gaza/

Reform Jewish Leaders Condemn the Murder of Six Hostages by Hamas in Gaza - Central Conference of American Rabbis Reform Jewish leaders in American condemn the murder of six hostages by Hamas in Gaza.

So much fun at the ECC Summer Play Place luau party featuring the Kona Ice Truck!

Please join us for WRT’s annual observance of Tisha B’Av on Monday, August 12th, at 7:30 PM. The 9th of Av commemorates the destruction of the ancient Temple in Jerusalem and is considered to be the most important day on the Jewish calendar for commemorating tragedies that have befallen our people.

In light of the devastation of October 7th, we will pray, sing, chant verses of Lamentations, and study. Join Rabbi Blake, Cantor Sonett-Assor, and our newest member of the clergy team, Rabbi Alissa Platcow, for this moving and meaningful service.

Thank you to everyone who came last Sunday to help pack backpacks for 🎒

Spread the word! The Jewish Learning Lab is looking for educators. https://jll.wrtemple.org/

Supplies for Success
Sunday, August 4 11:00 am - 12:15 pm at Westchester Reform Temple

Join us at WRT for UJA Westchester’s annual Supplies for Success to pack new backpacks with new school supplies for donation to local children in need through WJCS, and HOPE Community Services. All fundraising for this event goes towards backpacks and school supplies, as well as gift cards to include in the backpacks for children to choose additional back to school items.

*Parents, grandparents, and children all welcome! At checkout, be sure to choose the WRT location.

The families of the hostages have launched a Week of Goodness. The families state “We are living in a fractured period, and our beloved hostages are in unimaginable darkness. Helps us repair and bring more light into the world.” The website gives actions each day from July 14 – July 19 that you can do in order to participate, or you commit to your own acts of goodness and share it on the website.
Website: https://weekofgoodness.com/

Meet the Temple Tots 2024-2025 Facilitators and Expert Consultants!

Monday and Friday Facilitator and ECC Social Worker: Rachel Fell, LMSW, MSEd
Rachel is an experienced and passionate early childhood educator who has worked as a teacher and social worker in diverse school settings. She received a Masters of Social Work from Hunter College Silberman School of Social Work and a Masters in Early Childhood General and Special Education from Bank Street College of Education. She has worked as a Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant, an Early Childhood teacher, a Special Education evaluator and a SEIT (Special Education Itinerant Teacher) at several public and Independent Schools in Manhattan and Brooklyn. In 2022, she started her own creative arts company called CreativeMe where she leads process-art activities and events for children and families. She recently moved to the Westchester area with her husband and young baby.

Wednesday Facilitator: Sammi Strahl, LCSW
Sammi Strahl, LCSW, is a clinical child therapist who has developed expertise working with young children through a social-emotional and play-focused lens. As the founder of BeHive Therapy, a private practice in NYC, Sammi offers personalized in-home and at-school therapy services to kids ages 2-10, tailored to meet each child’s unique needs. From play therapy to facilitated social groups and 1:1 social skill-building sessions, Sammi creates opportunities for kids to learn and grow in a safe, structured, and fun environment.

☀️Summer Play Place is so much fun!☀️

Summer Stage
Tuesday, August 6, 7:30 pm at WRT

Save the date for Summer Stage! This year’s program, hosted by WRT in partnership with Kol Ami, will feature folk, rock, and pop classics, performed by clergy, talented congregants, and a fabulous band.

Bring a lawn chair or a blanket, and join us at WRT for an evening of music and community.🎶

*TEMPLE TOTS REIMAGINED*
We have many exciting changes coming to our Temple Tots program for the 2024–2025 school year!

Have you signed up yet?