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About the PJC
- Our Synagogue
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Rabbi Alex Salzberg
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Rabbi Salzberg's Sermons
- 2019 Rosh Hashanah Day 2 -- "Why Are We Here?"
- 2019 Rosh Hashanah Day 1 -- "Searching for the Words"
- 2018 Yom Kippur -- "God Remembers"
- 2018 Kol Nidre -- "Broken Tablets"
- 2018 Rosh Hashanah Day 2 -- "Darchei Noam and the Armadillo"
- 2018 Rosh Hashanah Day 1 -- "Hakarat Hatov Means More Than Gratitude"
- 2017 Yom Kippur -- "Yizkor -- The Power of Words"
- 2017 Kol Nidre -- "The Yichus of Converts"
- 2017 Rosh Hashanah Day 2 -- "Unbinding Isaac"
- 2017 Rosh Hashanah Day 1 -- "Saddle the Donkey"
- 2017 Erev Rosh Hashanah -- "Praying with Intention"
- 2016 Yom Kippur Morning -- "Remembering Elie Wiesel"
- 2016 Kol Nidre -- "How Can We Approach Difficult Texts?"
- 2016 Rosh Hashanah Day 2 -- "Hineni -- Here I Am"
- 2016 Rosh Hashanah Day 1 -- "Fear and Meaning"
- 2015 Yom Kippur Morning -- "Stakeholders"
- 2015 Rosh Hashanah Day 2 -- "Connecting With Abraham"
- 2015 Rosh Hashanah Day 1 -- "A Biblical Photo Album"
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Rabbi Salzberg's Sermons
- Education Director -- Ana Turkienicz
- Board of Directors & Committee Chairs
- PJC Bylaws
- Synagogue History
- Office Manager -- Julia Coss
- Caretaker -- Adam Bukowski
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Synagogue History
Synagogue History
The Pelham Jewish Center was founded in 1953. Having emerged from the Pelham Community League, (a community center, not a synagogue), it was created to meet the social and educational needs of Pel
ham's Jews. The PJC rented space in the Pelham Community Church in its first year, then moved to the second floor of a commercial building at the corner of Pelhamdale and Boston Post Road. The Pelham Jewish Center evolved into a religious organization, incorporating as a Conservative synagogue. To serve as rabbis, the synagogue hired students from the Jewish Theological Seminary in Manhattan.
By 1956, the small group of families making up the PJC's membership, raised $40,000 to purchase a house in an residential section of Pelham Manor. The PJC is located in that same house today!
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The photo to above is the original Bimah, prior to our major renovation in 2005.
Over the past 60 years, the PJC has seen much change. We have grown. No longer a strictly local synagogue, it attracts members from Larchmont, New Rochelle, Mount Vernon, the Bronx, Bronxville, Parkchester, Eastchester, New York City, and upper Westchester. The Pelham Jewish Center is an integral part of the Pelham community. Our synagogue participates in programs with local churches and social action organizations. Having raised $1.5 million, the PJC undertook its first expansion and renovation in 2005. During this time, while members were "homeless," two local churches, St. Catherine's and the Parish of Christ the Redeemer, gave us space for services, a Hebrew school, an administrative office, and programs. These remarkable acts of kindness and generosity enabled the synagogue to focus on expanding, updating and refurbishing its facility, which is now a unique, wonderful home for Jewish life.
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Sun, February 23 2020
28 Shevat 5780
Upcoming Events
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Sunday ,
FebFebruary 23 , 2020Pack it Up for Purim
Sunday, Feb 23rd (All day)
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Monday ,
FebFebruary 24 , 2020Yoga with Nora
Monday, Feb 24th 9:15a to 10:45a
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Tuesday ,
FebFebruary 25 , 2020"The Talmud of Relationships"/Adult Education with Rabbi Salzberg
Tuesday, Feb 25th 7:30p to 9:00p
The Talmud of Relationships The Talmud is the basis for Rabbinic Judaism. Compiled over the course of six centuries, it has been the center of Jewish study for 1400 years. It is the Oral Torah, interpreting the laws of the Written Torah into a new setting, which we still find relevant today. Even more significantly, it gives us the model of learning and inquiry that has allowed Judaism to respond to change across millennia. It teaches us a way to engage with our faith, our families, our communities, and our world. Inspired by Rabbi Amy Scheinerman’s book, which you can find on Amazon, we will study sections of the Talmud and discuss how they can inform our lives and relationships today. Each session will look at a different sugya (passage) from the Talmud. We will look at its context in the Talmud and in the historical context. We will also reference later commentaries on the passage and its Biblical connections. Tuesdays from 7:30-9:00 p.m. on November 12, November 19, December 10, December 17, January 21, January 28, February 11, February 25, March 17, March 24, May 12 & May 19. There will be no classes in April in observance of Pesach. -
Wednesday ,
FebFebruary 26 , 2020"The Talmud of Relationships"/Adult Education with Rabbi Salzberg
Wednesday, Feb 26th 4:30p to 6:00p
The Talmud of Relationships The Talmud is the basis for Rabbinic Judaism. Compiled over the course of six centuries, it has been the center of Jewish study for 1400 years. It is the Oral Torah, interpreting the laws of the Written Torah into a new setting, which we still find relevant today. Even more significantly, it gives us the model of learning and inquiry that has allowed Judaism to respond to change across millennia. It teaches us a way to engage with our faith, our families, our communities, and our world. Inspired by Rabbi Amy Scheinerman’s book, which you can find on Amazon, we will study sections of the Talmud and discuss how they can inform our lives and relationships today. Each session will look at a different sugya (passage) from the Talmud. We will look at its context in the Talmud and in the historical context. We will also reference later commentaries on the passage and its Biblical connections. Wednesdays from 4:30-6:00 p.m. on November 13, November 20, December 11, December 18, January 22, January 29, February 12, February 26, March 18, March 25, May 13 & May 20. There will be no classes in April in observance of Pesach. -
Friday ,
FebFebruary 28 , 2020Yoga with Nora
Friday, Feb 28th 9:30a to 11:00a
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Saturday ,
FebFebruary 29 , 2020Alexandra (Sasha) Herzog Bat Mitzvah
Shabbat, Feb 29th (All day)
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Saturday ,
MarMarch 7 , 2020Annual Gala
Motzei Shabbat, Mar 7th 7:00p
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Sunday ,
MarMarch 8 , 2020Purim Party
Sunday, Mar 8th 1:30p to 3:00p
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Monday ,
MarMarch 9 , 2020Megillah Reading
Monday, Mar 9th 7:00p to 9:00p
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Tuesday ,
MarMarch 10 , 2020Purim
Tuesday, Mar 10th (All day)