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 schedule
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 112/5/25 @ 4:10 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 12/6/25 @ 5:13 pmIf you require an aliyah or would like to lead services, read from the torah or haftorah please speak to one of the gabbaim.
CORRECTION: Kiddish is sponsored by Ron Wegsman in memory of his mother, Helen Wegsman.
Shabbos parsha
Parashat Vayishlach 5786 / פָּרָשַׁת וַיִּשְׁלַח
6 December 2025 / 16 Kislev 5786
Parashat Vayishlach is the 8th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.
Torah Portion: Genesis 32:4-36:43
Vayishlach (“He Sent”) follows Jacob and his family as Jacob wrestles with a man (commonly understood as an angel), is renamed Israel, and reconciles with his brother, Esau. Jacob’s daughter, Dina, is raped by a Hivite prince, and her brothers sack a city in response. Rachel dies as she gives birth to Jacob's youngest child, Benjamin. [1]
Save the date - the VCJC Chanukah Party 12/15/25
Join us for a community-wide, free Chanukah celebration at the Van Cortlandt Jewish Center, 3880 Sedgwick Avenue, on Monday, December 15th, at 7 PM—the night of the second candle. Enjoy live entertainment by musician and singer Chaim Zadok, dreidel games, and gifts for children. Take part in $1 raffles with great prizes, and savor delicious latkes (potato pancakes) and jelly donuts. Free admission. Everyone is welcome!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.
Our mailing address is:
Van Cortlandt Jewish Center
3880 Sedgwick Ave
Bronx, NY 10463
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