CSAIR is committed to providing a range of Jewish learning for the Riverdale community. Classes and programs are open to all. Most of our programs are free and subsidized by CSAIR. For more information or to sponsor an adult education program, please contact Rabbi Katie Greenberg, Director of Engagement and Programming at 718-543-8400 ext. 1 or engagement@csair.org.
Classes, Events & Programs at a Glance
Check your emails or the website for additional programming and updates throughout the year. Check your email for Zoom credentials.
* Represents an ongoing program. Additional ongoing programming can be found below.
Click the programming guide cover for the 2024/2025 schedule of events.
Check further below for updates and additions throughout the year.
FEBRUARY 2025
CSAIR Goes to Broadway! Cabaret
Tuesday, February 4, 7:00 PM
Join Rabbi Greenberg and 45 members of CSAIR for a visit to the August Wilson Theater for their showing of the acclaimed Broadway show, Cabaret!
The innovative musical tells the story of two doomed romances set against the emergence of antisemitism and fascism in Germany. Click here to read a review.
Tickets are $75. The seats are located in the upper mezzanine. The tickets will be first come first served.
For those who are interested, we will meet for dinner beforehand around 5:30 PM. More information to follow. In addition, we will attempt to arrange carpools from Riverdale for those who need.
Please RSVP by Monday, November 25 at Noon.
We look forward to going to Broadway with you!
MARCH 2025
Sy and Elsie Ruzal: The Experiences That Shaped My Parents' Legacy
Tuesday, March 25 | 8:00 PM
Carrie Ruzal-Shapiro is the proud daughter of Elsie and Sy and mother of two adult sons. She is a pediatric radiologist at Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York Presbyterian and Vice Chair of Mentoring and Faculty Development of the department of Radiology at Columbia University. She strives to live up to her parents' examples of resilience, kindness, good will and the creation of community.
Click here for the Zoom link
Meeting ID: 8377 4367 769
WZO Election Speaker
Thursday, March 27 | 8:00 PM
On Thursday, March 27 at 8:00 PM on Zoom, the Men’s Club of CSAIR is honored and delighted to present Rabbi Eytan Hammerman to help inform and educate on this important and timely topic.
Rabbi Eytan Hammerman is a Vice President of MERCAZ USA, the Zionist organization of the Conservative movement, and the spiritual leader of Temple Gates of Prayer in Flushing. A native of Toms River, NJ, he is a graduate of the Jewish Theological Seminary, where he held the prestigious Gladstein Fellowship in Entrepreneurial Rabbinic Leadership.
Sponsored by the CSAIR Men's Club
Click here for the Zoom link
Meeting ID: 8239 4629 245
Scholar-in-Residence Weekend with Yair Ettinger
Friday & Saturday, March 28 & 29
Anne Klaber L'Dor V'Dor Lecture Series
Friday Night: 17 Months Into The War: A Journalist perspective into Israeli society and politics in conversation with Rabbi Barry Dov Katz
Kabbalat Shabbat services at 6:00 PM
Dinner at 7:00 PM
Lecture at 8:00 PM
Saturday, After Kiddush: Faith and Power: Understanding the Landscape of the Religious Zionist Community in Israel
Reservations required for dinner. To RSVP click here.
April 2025
Shabbat Chamudim Services and Dinner
Friday, April 4 | 5:30 PM
Please join us for Shabbat Chamudim, a family-friendly Friday night service and dinner, held at a convenient time for young children (ages 0-7) and their grown-ups. We will meet at 5:30 PM for a family service, followed by dinner. The whole program will be over by 7:00 PM.
RSVP required for dinner. To RSVP click here.
Matza Baking
Wednesday, April 9 | 5:00 PM | CSAIR Kitchen
Join Rabbi Ethan Tucker for a special opportunity to bake your own matzah for the seder. Learn about the laws of matzah baking and get ready to move quickly to get the dough in the oven.
This activity is intended for adults and older children who are being fully and actively supervised by a parent.
ONGOING PROGRAMMING
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Hug Ivri
Sundays, 11:00 AM
A Hebrew discussion group about politics, literature, current events, and more.
For more information and to confirm meeting dates, email Yaakov Taitz.
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Yiddish Vinkl
Sundays, 10:00 AM
(approximately 90 minutes)
Enjoy the joys of Yiddish with a group that meets to schmooze together.
For more information, email Charlie Goldfischer. Feel free to email Charlie to confirm a scheduled meeting date.
Zoom
Sunday, January 5, 2025
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