High Holidays 2022/5783
High Holidays 2022/5783
We look forward to having you join us at Beth Jacob Synagogue for the High Holidays this year! More information coming soon...
Leader-
Rabbi Rena Blumenthal
Rena Blumenthal is a freelance rabbi based in New Paltz, New York. She graduated from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in 2003, and worked at Vassar College as Assistant Director of the Office of Religious & Spiritual Life and Rachlin Advisor to Jewish Students from 2003-2014. Prior to becoming a rabbi, Rena worked for fifteen years as a psychologist in New York City and Jerusalem. Her freelance rabbinate has included many adventures, including campus consultation for Jewish life, a wide range of formal and informal teaching opportunities, training of interfaith college chaplains, hospital chaplaincy, officiating at weddings and other lifecycle events, and leadership of a monthly Havurah service for the New Paltz community. Rena is the author of a novel, The Book of Israela. She loves to hike and swim, and can't imagine a lovelier place to lead High Holiday services than Vermont in the fall.
Wed, July 6 2022
7 Tammuz 5782
Upcoming Events
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Friday ,
JulJuly 8 , 2022
Friday, Jul 8th 2:00p to 3:00p
Mah Jongg is back! Join in on the fun with this beloved tile-based game. -
Friday ,
JulJuly 8 , 2022
Friday, Jul 8th 7:00p to 8:00p
Please join us to welcome Shabbat with a Kabbalat Shabbat service led by Ira Wolf in person. This will be a slightly abridged traditional service. -
Tuesday ,
JulJuly 12 , 2022
Tuesday, Jul 12th 9:30a to 10:30a
Join us for a weekly opportunity to chat and do a NYT's crossword puzzle together on Zoom. -
Tuesday ,
JulJuly 12 , 2022
Tuesday, Jul 12th 4:00p to 5:00p
We've returned to our regular Tuesday sessions. Please join us as we sing a short song from the Psalms, sit for twenty minutes, walk for ten minutes, then sing another Hebrew song. Sometimes a brief discussion follows. Words to songs are supplied in Hebrew and transliteration. All are welcomed whatever your experience may be. We do not offer instructions or guided meditations. -
Wednesday ,
JulJuly 13 , 2022
Wednesday, Jul 13th 7:00p to 8:00p