On the heels of the unanimous vote to return to the JCC building on Amity Road, the building steering committee immediately got to work to vette 4 proposals from architectural firms. It was an exhaustive and rigorous process, and after 4 excellent firms made strong presentations, we are …
What started as a political crisis in November 2013 has evolved into armed conflict and near-humanitarian catastrophe in eastern Ukraine. As social and economic conditions in the country continue to deteriorate, every aspect of daily life is affected. The estimated 200,000 Jews of Ukraine …
In light of the fire that has disrupted the Jewish community operations at the JCC campus on Amity Road, the Jewish Federation undertook an expedited planning process. It is not often in the lifetime of a community that the “pause button” can be pressed to take a step back and eval…
Aristotle said it best, “Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach.” Sydney Perry and Ira Wise, with much learning to share and wisdom to impart, have been leading classes on Jewish learning at Tower One/Tower East, and it has been an enriching experience for both teacher and stud…
Congregation Beth Shalom Rodfe Zedek’s Art Gallery opening in May will feature the work of visual fine artist Moses Hoskins. From Astoria, New York, Hoskins describes his work: “As a visual fine artist, it is customary for me to work abstractly or non-representationally in conventional m…
