The New Shul
We are a progressive synagogue in Greenwich Village in Lower Manhattan (downtown New York).SERVICES & EVENTS
272 W 10th St
New York City
(unless otherwise noted)
OFFICE
505 8th Ave
Suite 1212
New York, NY 10018
212-284-6773 (phone)
212-284-6806 (fax) info@newshul.org
-- Nachman of Bratslav
Forms, dues & tuition info for 2011-12.
The New Shul Blog
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The New Shul Registry
An online tool to help you help us.
Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Handbook
How we do it here.
Death & Mourning Guide
Jewish practices and readings. This version for members only -- call office for password.
Party Guide
Recommendations by
members for caterers,
florists, bands, etc.
(Updated 8/11.)
Member Directory
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(Updated 11/11.)
10th Anniversary Video
Where we've been, where we're going
Welcome to The New Shul
New Shul 101
Wednesday, 1/25, 7pm; future dates TBD
Anne Davison's apartment (email the office for address)
Join us for this series of low-key beginning Jewish lessons. Whether you're new to The New Shul or to Judaism or to Hebrew—or just new to wanting to follow along—this is the group for you.
We're going to hang out, learn the alef-bet, work on some of the common blessings, and help all of us feel more part of things. We'll talk about holidays, food, liturgy, and whatever comes up. Nothing will intimidate us from our skill-building. Dinner and notebooks provided for participants. RSVP to info@newshul.org so we have a head count.
Suzanne Tick: Reuse, Rekindle, Rejoice
At The Rebbe's Table at City Winery's Klezmer Brunch
Sunday, 2/5, 9:45am
City Winery, 155 Varick @ Vandam, $15/Admission, $12/New Shul Members
(Includes music cover charge & coffee/tea & juice; brunch is a la carte)
"Weaving holds everything together," says Tick. "Fibers create protection and shelter, can be strong and stable or fragile and graceful."
Join weaver, textile designer, salvager and New Shul member Suzanne Tick and Rabbi Dan Ain for a conversation about reinvention, re-appropriation and re-energizing our lives and the discarded items in our world. Tick's fiber-optic yarn weavings are in the collections of the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum and the Museum of Arts & Design and her work "Refuse DC," which incorporates 3,470 hangers in a warp of sheath core vinyl, a metallic polyester thread, was recently commissioned for an installation at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. See the flyer for more info.
Join Suzanne for the opening reception of her exhibit, SALVAGE. Wednesday, 2/1, 5:30–7pm, at Gensler, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, 15th Floor.
Torah Schmooze
Thursdays, 6-7pm, Le Pain Quotidien, 550 Hudson at Perry St.
Whether you've studied Torah all your life or have never read a word, you'll find plenty to talk about at The New Shul's weekly Torah Schmooze. It's free, you can come when you like and no prior experience, knowledge or belief is required. If you're interested, email torahschmooze@newshul.org.
Also Coming in February...
- Shabbat Tish, Saturday, 2/4, 10:30am - Talk poetry and grab a nosh with Rabbi Darby Leigh at 272 W10th St.
- Tu B'Shevat Shabbat, Friday, 2/10 - Join us when we celebrate the mystical festival of trees and Shabbat with Rabbi Zach. Details to follow.
Rabbi Darby's Translation of the Shema
If you joined us for the High Holy Days, you experienced the Shema in American Sign Language, but perhaps you didn't know it was Rabbi Darby's own translation. In this video, he explains the thinking that went into it.
Join The New Shul
Find out about membership, check out our sliding scale dues schedule based on income, and send in your membership form. If you came to High Holy Day services, the cost of your tickets will be counted toward your dues.
In the News
Our very own Rabbi Darby Leigh was featured in Too Cool for Shul, a piece by WNET's online news & culture magazine, MetroFocus, alongside some of the city's coolest Jewish clergy.