VCJC News & Notes 7/25/25

 

Van Cortlandt Jewish Center

News and Notes

Here's this week's edition of the VCJC News and Notes email. We hope you enjoy it and find it useful!

Reminders

1. Shabbos
   
   
   Shabbos information is, as always, available on our website, both in the information sidebar and the events calendar.
   Here are the times you need:  
   Shabbos Candles Friday 7/25/25 @ 8:00 pm
   Shabbos morning services at 8:40 am.  Please join the services if you can do so safely. 
   Shabbos Ends Saturday 7/26/25 @ 9:03 pm
   If you require an aliyah or would like to lead services, read from the torah or haftorah please speak to one of the gabbaim.
    

2. Blood Drive Sunday, July 27, 2025 9:30 am - 2:00 pm

   To be held in the rear entrance lobby (Boyarsky Hall) at 3880 Sedgwick Ave.

   Call 800.933.BLOOD to register, or use this link.

   Pint for a Pint: Every donor gets a voucher for a free beverage at a participating venue.
   

3. Fantastical Realities: Sandra Caplan, Maya Ciarrocchi, and Ray Ciarrocchi

   
   

   September 7, 2025–January 11, 2026 at the Derfner Judaica Museum

   
   

   Reception and Artists’ Talk: Sunday, September 14, 1:30 p.m.

   
   

   
   

   Open House New York Exhibition Tour: Sunday, October 19, 1:30 p.m.
   Derfner Judaica Museum + The Art Collection at Hebrew Home at Riverdale is pleased to announce our upcoming exhibition, Fantastical Realities: Sandra Caplan, Maya Ciarrocchi, and Ray Ciarrocchi, which will be on view from September 7, 2025 through January 11, 2026. A reception and talk with the artists will take place on Sunday, September 14, at 1:30 p.m. As part of Open House New York, a special exhibition tour will take place on Sunday, October 19, at 1:30 p.m. R.S.V.P. 718.581.1596 or art@riverspring.org. Admission to the Museum is always free. Photo I.D. required for entry.

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Van Cortlandt Jewish Center

3880 Sedgwick Ave

Bronx, NY 10463