Van Cortlandt Jewish CenterNews 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
- Shabbos scheduleShabbos 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 8/22/25 @ 7:25 pmShabbos morning services at 8:40 am. Please join the services if you can do so safely.Shabbos Ends Saturday 8/23/25@ 8:28 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.
- Shabbos parshaHere’s a short summary of this week’s parsha.
Parashat Re’eh 5785 / פָּרָשַׁת רְאֵה
23 August 2025 / 29 Av 5785
Parashat Re’eh is the 47th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.
Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17
Re’eh (“See”) details a series of laws in advance of the Israelites’ entrance into the Land of Israel. These include the obligation to destroy idolatry, laws of tithing and charity, dietary laws, holiday laws, and the prohibition of offering sacrifices outside of the place designated by God. [1]
Rosh Chodesh Elul
Sunday and Monday, 7/24 and 7/25
- 2025 High Holiday GreetingsVCJC is again offering ads to be run in the Center Light for you to wish your friends and neighbors a Healthy, Happy New Year. See our blog post about. Note that the deadline is 8/31/25 - and earlier is better!
A Plea from the NY Blood Center
This summer was and continues to be one of our most challenging and certainly August even more so with last-minute Vacations and back-to-school preparations for many of our donors.
While I know that you have already run a blood drive this summer at Van Cortlandt Jewish Center, I am hoping you might help as we head into and out of the Labor Day Holiday. We are hopeful you can assist NYBC by making an additional push in your area to increase donor participation at NYBC open blood drives and Donor Centers and share our blood drive locator. Please help us meet the needs of our area’s patients. The number 1 reason people don’t donate is that they were not asked. Any messaging you can share with members of your organization to make this ask would be greatly appreciated.
From all of us at NYBC — thank you for your generosity, your time, and the hope you give to so many.
With deep gratitude,
Michele Lariviere
Sr. Director, NYBC Donor Recruitment
- From the Derfner Judaica MuseumJoin Us for Fantastical Realities and Related Programs this Fall
Reception and Artists' Talk
Sunday, September 14, 1:30 p.m. in person
R.S.V.P. art@riverspring.org or 718-581-1596
AND
OPEN HOUSE NEW YORK: Guided Exhibition Tour
Sunday, October 19, 1:30 p.m. in person
Reserve a spot art@riverspring.org or 718-581-1596
To learn more about Open House New York, click here.
ANDCreating Fantastical Spaces
Join the Museum's Senior Curator for a Free Virtual Talk
Tuesday, October 28, 2 p.m. on Zoom
5901 Palisade Avenue
Riverdale, New York 10471
718-581-1596
- Buy a shirt, support VCJCJpodPlus, operated by Jack Kleinfeld, will donate all profits made from the sale of its Bring them home, NOW, T-shirt to VCJC. The shirt is available in adult, youth long sleeve and youth short sleeve tees. The shirts are available in several colors and will be shipped directly to the buyer from the Print On Demand manufacturer. The adult version in black is shown below along with a few of the available colors.
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