Van Cortlandt Jewish CenterNews and Note
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 11/21/25 @ 4:15 pm (Yes, we are back on standard time!)Shabbos morning services at 8:40 am. Please join the services if you can do so safely.Shabbos Ends Saturday 11/22/25 @ 5:18 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.
Benzi Panush will sponsor a kiddush in honor this week’s congregant’s birthdays. Join us for the services and the kiddush.
Shabbos parsha
Parashat Toldot 5786 / פָּרָשַׁת תּוֹלְדוֹת
22 November 2025 / 2 Kislev 5786
Parashat Toldot is the 6th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.
Torah Portion: Genesis 25:19-28:9
Toldot (“Generations”) opens with the births of Isaac and Rebecca’s twins, Jacob and Esau. Esau sells his birthright to Jacob in exchange for soup. Isaac and Rebecca travel to Gerar, where Isaac makes a peace treaty with King Abimelech. Isaac gives Jacob the blessing meant for Esau, and Jacob runs away to his uncle Laban. [1]
- Upcoming Virtual Tour of Judaica at The Metropolitan Museum of Art!
[This is from a post to the Riverdale Shuls group.]
Let’s connect with our heritage and each other through beautiful and meaningful symbols of Jewish culture in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This virtual tour will include works featured on our in-person tour, along with rare treasures from the Judaica collection that are not currently on display.
Feel uplifted and strengthened as we celebrate our enduring resilience, devotion to Judaism, and the vibrant customs that have enriched Jewish life throughout time.
Two times available:
Tuesday, November 18, 7:30 pm EST
Friday, November 21, 11:15 am EST
Register at:https://forms.gle/
YHN3kWo78h9fpVUp7 Lauren R. Perlman, M.S. Ed
Founder/Director, Mummies and Masterpieceslauren.perlman@
mummiesandmasterpieces.com www.mummiesandmasterpieces.com
Alternate email mummiesmasterpiece@me.com
Please help with information about buildings
As part of rebuilding the membership and congregation, the Board of Trustees would like your help. There are a lot of either new or renovated buildings being put up in our catchment area. We would like to seek the cooperation of the owners / developers of those properties in publicizing these opportunities to live near an orthodox synagogue. If you are aware of any of these buildings, please provide what information you can about them. This could include the address, any contact information that might be posted, and any information about the building itself (size, type, etc.). Additionally, if you are aware of vacancies in existing buildings or of houses for sale, please let us know about that as well.
An Appeal from the Met Council for SNAP help
See the VCJC blog post from the Met Council’s announcement.
Thanksgiving 11/27
The office will be closed in observance of Thanksgiving. Happy Holiday!
Van Cortlandt Jewish Center
3880 Sedgwick Ave
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