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, Rabbi-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.
October Programming
Shabbat Chamudim
Friday, October 24 | 5:30 PM
Join us for a Friday night service and dinner for children ages 0-7 and their grown ups. Register here by Wednesday, October 22.
Lessons for Negotiators: Insights from Jewish Tradition and the Middle East Negotiating Room with Daniel Taub
Saturday, October 25 | After Kiddush
Daniel Taub will be speaking about his new book Beyond Dispute: Rediscovering the Jewish Art of Constructive Disagreement and copies will be available to purchase after Shabbat.
Daniel Taub is the former Israeli Ambassador to the United Kingdom, member of the Israel-Syria peace negotiation team, and Director of Strategy and Planning at Yad Hanadiv Foundation, who has been at the negotiation table with the Palestinians and Syrians.
Wednesday Morning Learning with Rabbi Barry Dov Katz and Rabbi Katie Greenberg*
Wednesday, October 29 | 10:30 AM | Zoom
Sacred Aging: Exploring Jewish Texts on Growing Older. Dive into the rich world of Jewish texts and traditions that explore aging, wisdom, and the meaning of life’s later stages. Each week, we’ll study classical and contemporary sources—from Torah and Talmud to modern voices—to uncover how Judaism understands and honors the process of growing older.
Sponsored by the CSAIR Sisterhood
Sixty-Years after Nostra Aetate: The Future of Jewish-Catholic Dialogue with Rabbi Dr. Ron Kronish and Prof. Elena Procario-Foley
Wednesday, October 28 | 8:00 PM | Zoom
Join a discussion with Rabbi Dr. Ron Kronish and Professor Elena Procario-Foley about current Jewish-Catholics relations. Participants should view the film "I am Joseph Your Brother" on their own at home before the discussion.
Rabbi Dr. Ron Kronish is an independent scholar, writer, blogger, lecturer, teacher, peacebuilder and a Library Fellow at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute.
Professor Elena Procario-Foley teaches at Iona University as the Brother John G. Driscoll Professor of Jewish-Catholic Studies and Religious Studies and is Director of the Core Curriculum.
Anne Frank - The Exhibition
Thursday, October 30 | 5:15 PM | The Center for Jewish History
Join us for a tour of Anne Frank Exhibition which immerses visitors in a full-scale recreation of the Annex, where Anne Frank, her parents, sister, and four other Jewish inhabitants spent two years hiding to evade Nazi capture. Located at the Center for Jewish History, 15 W 16th St, New York, NY 10011. Following the tour we will eat at a kosher restaurant in the area. Sign up here.
Sponsored by the Baby Boomers
ONGOING PROGRAMMING
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Hug Ivri
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
Sundays, November 2 · December 7 · January 4 · February 1 · March 1 · April 5 · May 3 · June 7 · July 5 · August 2 · September 6
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Monday Minyan Mahjong
Mondays, 6:00 PM
Join us for Monday Minyan Mahjong on Mondays at 6:00 PM, followed by evening minyan at 7:30. Players should know how to play and bring their own card.
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