Fleetwood Synagogue Blog

Fleetwood Synagogue Housing Incentive Program

Fleetwood Synagogue — Fri, 11 May 2012 20:22:05 +0000

House for sale by owner – one block from Fleetwood Synagogue

Fleetwood Synagogue — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 14:41:54 +0000

Pre-listing Offer

Two-family brick
corner house, one block from Fleetwood Synagogue, being offered by
owners to the community

Each 6-room apartment has 3 bedrooms & 2 full baths.
With finished basement, large backyard and 2-car garage.
Buyers’ offers will be considered before formal
listing of the home with a broker.
Interested parties contact:

Marilyn Marcus 917-843-5465

Fred Epstein 914-472-5067

Charles Sidlow Memorial Scholar-in-Residence

Fleetwood Synagogue — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:09:28 +0000

Shabbat Feb 3 – 4, 2012

Dr. Steven Fine, Professor of Jewish History and Director of the Center for Israel Studies at Yeshiva University, an expert on the interface of Jewish History and Art History, and on the archaeology of the Talmudic period.

Steven Fine is a cultural historian, specializing in Jewish history in the Greco-Roman world. He focuses on relationships between the literature of ancient Judaism, art and archaeology. Holding a doctorate in Jewish history from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, an MA in art history from the University of Southern California and a BA in religious studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara, Professor Fine is also an alumnus of Jerusalem’s Pardes Institute for Jewish Studies and of Yeshiva University of Los Angeles.Dr. Fine’s unique blend of history, rabbinic literature, archaeology and art is expressed in a broad range of publications. The author of academic monographs, museum catalogs, articles and even a book for children, Professor Fine’s most recent book is Art and Judaism in the Greco-Roman World: Toward a New Jewish Archaeology (Cambridge, 2005), the second edition of which will appear in late 2009. He is an editor of IMAGES: A Journal for the Study of Jewish Art and Visual Culture.

Professor Fine has lectured throughout the United States, Israel and in Europe, including presentations at the University of Haifa, Oxford University, the Hebrew University, Yale University, the Hebrew Union College, UC Davis, Duke University and the Brooklyn Museum. Dr. Fine delivered the first Cecil Roth Memorial Lecture at the Jewish Museum in London. His current projects include a web-based learning portal on Jews and Judaism in the Greco-Roman Period and studies in Samaritan-Jewish relations during late antiquity, polychromy in ancient Jewish art and God’s Artisan: Bezalel the Tabernacle Builder in Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

Professor Fine lectures widely to adult audiences. His combination of history, Talmud, archaeology and “bonhomie” make Dr. Fine a popular with both Jewish and Christian audiences.

Steven Fine is Professor of Jewish History at Yeshiva University in New York, head of the department of Jewish History at Yeshiva College, and director of Yeshiva University’s Center for Israel Studies.

Purim 2011

Fleetwood Synagogue — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 15:35:10 +0000

$25,000 home-buying incentive

Rabbi Berger — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 22:50:19 +0000

Maccabeats – Live and In Concert!

Rabbi Berger — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 03:26:11 +0000

MARCH 5, 2011 – SAVE THE DATE!!! The Maccabeats @ Fleetwood Synagogue

Rabbi Berger — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:51:20 +0000

Dear Fleetwood Synagogue Members and Friends:

MARCH 5, 2011 – SAVE THE DATE!!!

There is a very popular a cappella group called the “Maccabeats” – and one of their videos has gone viral:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSJCSR4MuhU

They have been highlighted on CNN and the Today Show.

The Maccabeats are scheduled to appear at Fleetwood Synagogue on Saturday evening, March 5, 2011.

SAVE THE DATE!!!

Details to follow!

Please join us on Saturday evening
March 5, 2011

Rosh Chodesh Adar Bet 5771

for the

Yeshiva University’s a cappella sensation
Live and In Concert!

Fleetwood Synagogue
11 East Broad Street
Mount Vernon, NY 10552
914-664-7643

Doors open at 8:30 PM
Concert begins at 9:00 PM

$25 for advance purchase general admission seats
$30 at the door
$100 sponsorships include two premium seats & a program listing

Seating is limited
Advance orders will be accepted until February 25^th
To purchase tickets please visit our website:
www.fleetwoodsynagogue.org

Payment can be made on our website (using PayPal)
or by check payable to Fleetwood Synagogue

Please view our website for directions, parking information, and to find out more about our community and the Fleetwood Synagogue Housing Incentive Program

8th Annual Charles Sidlow Scholar-in-Residence Program

Rabbi Berger — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 21:46:45 +0000

Fleetwood Synagogue’s

8th Annual Charles Sidlow Scholar-in-Residence Program

January 7-8, 2011

Dr. Marc Shapiro

Marc B. Shapiro holds the Weinberg Chair in Judaic Studies at the University of Scranton. A graduate of Brandeis, Prof. Shapiro received his Ph.D. from Harvard University, and is the author of numerous articles and reviews on Jewish history and philosophy. He has also written Between the Yeshiva World and Modern Orthodoxy (1999) and The Limits of Orthodox Theology (2004), both of which were National Jewish Book Award Finalists. Other books of his include Saul Lieberman and the Orthodox (2006) and Studies in Maimonides and His Interpreters (2008).

Friday evening, January 7

Kabbalat Shabbat – 4:30 PM

Dinner and Lecture – 5:30PM

Rabbi Yehiel Jacob Weinberg:

Between the Yeshiva World and Modern Orthodoxy

An examination of one of the most fascinating rabbinic figures in modern times. He was a man who lived in many worlds and emerged as one of the most original halakhic authorities.

Shabbat morning, January 8

Shacharit – 8:45 AM

Lecture – 11:00 AM

Judaism and Islam:

Some Historical and Halakhic Perspectives

Islam is constantly in the news. How has our religious tradition viewed Islam, an unquestionably monotheist religion? We will look at the halakhic and theological challenges this unprecedented phenomenon presented.

Shabbat afternoon, January 8

Minchah and Se`udah Shelishit – 3:20 PM

Lecture – 4:20 PM

Some Unusual Orthodox Responses

to the Rise of Nazism

How did the Orthodox leadership respond to the rise of Nazism? Were mistakes made, and can lessons be learned?

Game Night at Fleetwood Synagogue!

Rabbi Berger — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 22:49:59 +0000

Renting and looking to buy?

Already own, but considering a move?

Six young families have moved in and joined our shul in recent months – come find out why!

(Would $25,000 be helpful too?)

Commute from southern Westchester’s Fleetwood neighborhood in a half-hour or less to Manhattan, Queens, White Plains, Rockland, and Bergen.

Fleetwood is a modern Orthodox community with an eruv and convenient access to day schools, high schools, mikva’ot, and kosher shopping.

$25,000 interest-free loans are available for home-buyers to ease your transition.

To find out more, join us for a fun and informative evening on motza’ei Shabbat, Dec. 18, 6:30-8:30 PM.

(Children welcome!)

Save the date – motzae’i Shabbat March 5, 2011, Rosh Chodesh Adar Sheini

The Maccabeats in concert at Fleetwood Synagogue!

Fleetwood Synagogue

11 East Broad Street

Mount Vernon, NY 10552

(914) 664-7643

www.fleetwoodsynagogue.org

Rabbi Gedalyah Berger

Save the date – motzae’i Shabbat March 5, 2011, Rosh Chodesh Adar Sheini