The Power & Possibility of LGBTQ+ Jewish Pride at Riverdale Y
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Riverdale Y is a Jewish community center, of course, but in an increasingly fractured world, it is for me a vision of what the world could be. We remain grounded in our Jewish identity, yet many of our members and program participants are not Jewish. We are multi-racial, multi-religious, and inclusive of all genders and […]
Join us in the sukkah!
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We are excited to extend our heartfelt invitation to you and your loved ones to join us at Riverdale Y to celebrate the joyous Jewish holiday of Sukkot. Sukkot is named after the booths or huts (sukkot in Hebrew) in which Jews traditionally dwell during this week-long celebration. According to Jewish tradition, our sukkot represent […]
Stories like Brenda’s are why we help older New Yorkers visit their family’s burial places
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Many older adults in New York are unable to travel to cemeteries in order to visit their loved ones’ final resting places. To address this issue Riverdale Y organized visits to Jewish cemeteries throughout the New York area for the High Holidays. Brenda, a member of the Y’s older adult center, registered for the cemetery […]
Yizkor Service
It is customary to recite Yizkor, a memorial service honoring our departed loved ones, on Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. Join us the day after Yom Kippur for a free communal Yizkor service led by Rabbi Scott Kalmikoff, Director of Community Engagement at the Riverdale Y. All members of our community, […]