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Know The Member - Cindy Ruskin

Get to know our members!

Cindy Ruskin - Oil painter and mixed media artist

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Hanukkah Preschool Program

Yonatan Gutfeld’s preschool program at the Y.

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The Great Crocodile

by Rabbi Misha

Kabbalistic wisdom on God, good and evil for the week of January 6th.

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Moments

by Rabbi Misha

A year is made up lots of little moments.

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Practicing Lightness

by Rabbi Misha

Days like these demand a light state of being if we do not want to fall into despair, anger and depression.

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No Rewards Please

by Rabbi Misha

One of the most helpful concepts Jews have come up with, and one of the hardest to accomplish is called “Lishma”

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Choreography of Nearness

by Rabbi Misha

One of my closest childhood friends became very religious when we were 16. Over the course of a year or two he transitioned from being the kid that introduces cheeseburgers to his slightly more traditional Jewish friends, to a bearded aspiring rabbi.

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The Awareness Exercise

NEW MEDITATION EXERCISE: The Awareness Exercise will help you wake up to the world around you and find peace. Find a quiet spot and meditate for 13 minutes to Michael Posnick soothing guidance.

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Maoz Tsur

by Rabbi Misha

Before I share some thoughts on Hanukkah in advance of our celebration tomorrow, I’d like to acknowledge the anxiety and fear that the discussion in the Supreme Court on Wednesday may have provoked in many of you, especially women.

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MUSIC: Shalom Aleichem

Shalom Aleichem (Hebrew: שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם‎, 'Peace be upon you') is a traditional song sung by Jews every Friday night upon returning home from synagogue prayer.

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Thank you

by Rabbi Misha

A prayer of gratitude from the daily prayers.

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MUSIC: Warrior of the Light

Warriors of the Light is this week's music video.

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Us and the Stars

by Rabbi Misha

Imagine you knew the constellations as well as you knew your neighborhood. Like you knew how to get from the subway stop to your apartment, you knew the way from the Big Dipper to Orion.

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MUSIC: Tehila - Psalm 5

Watch and listen to another Tehila, a musical improvisation inspired by Psalm 5.

Played on qanun by John Murchison and introduced by rabbi Misha Shulman.

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Strong Women

by Rabbi Misha

Divine though it may be, the Torah was written by and about men.

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MUSIC: Tehila - Psalm 69

Watch and listen to a Tehila, a musical improvisation inspired by Psalm 69.

Played on the Violin by Marandi Hostetter and introduced by rabbi Misha Shulman.

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Wine, Cheese and Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream

by Rabbi Misha

This week I posted a note on the Shul’s Instagram about State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli’s decision to divest New York state’s pension fund from Unilever, the parent company of Ben and Jerry’s.

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MUSIC: Kuma Elohim

Watch and listen to Kuma Elohim. This is rabbi Misha’s melody for Psalms 86 verse 8.

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Conversing in the Field

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MUSIC: Lecha Dodi

Watch and listen to ‘Come my friend’. Lecha Dodi is the hymn sung during the synagogue service on Friday night to welcome the Sabbath. It was composed by Solomon Alkabetz, a Kabbalist (mystic).