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‘American Idol’ for Westchester rabbis

January
9

You often hear about newcomers to the suburbs going “shul shopping” or “church shopping,” trying to find the right house of worship.

Jews who want to get a feel for eight Westchester rabbis now have a relatively easy way to do so!

The Rosenthal JCC in Pleasantville is beginning a 15-class “Introduction to Judaism” series this Tuesday (Jan. 13). It will cover all the Big Stuff— Torah, the sages, keeping kosher, holidays, lifecycle events, prayer, Kabbalah and more—and will be taught by the following rabbis:


  • Rabbi Joshua Davidson of Temple Beth El

  • Rabbi Steven Kane of Congregation Sons of Israel

  • Rabbi Douglas Krantz of Congregation B’nai Yisrael

  • Rabbi Seth Limmer of Congregation B’nai Yisrael

  • Rabbi Geoffrey Mitelman of Temple Beth El

  • Rabbi Jason Nevarez Temple Shaaray Tefila

  • Rabbi Mark Sameth of Pleasantville Community Synagogue

  • Rabbi Jeremy Winaker of Bet Torah


So come try ‘em out. The whole series costs only 36 bucks.

This entry was posted on Friday, January 9th, 2009 at 10:08 am by Gary Stern.
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Gary Stern has covered religion for The Journal News for a decade. He's reported on just about every major religious group in New York's spiritual mix and covered many of the significant trends, stories and people of the day.

Gary SternThe world of religion, we don't have to tell you, is vast. The purpose of this blog is for Stern to note, flag and comment on some of the more interesting religious developments on the scene – weighty and quirky, somber and laughable, far away and just down the road. He won't interpret Scripture, take sides in conflicts or judge anyone. But he will take advantage of the journalist's license to observe.

Stern was once leery of taking on the religion beat. It's a sensitive subject, you know. But a wise editor told him "Just cover it like you would cover anything."

Since then, he's learned a lot about many hard-to-define elements of religious life, including the modern meaning of religious history, the myriad ways that people reconcile their faith with everyday life, and the unspoken cultural characteristics that help to define each faith and sect.

He's won some awards along the way, including the two highest honors given by the Religion Newswriters Association: National Religion Writer of the Year (2001) and National Religion Reporter of the Year (2005).





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