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!
Shabbos candles Friday 11/6/26 @ 4:28 pm
Shabbos morning services 11/7/26 8:40 am
Shabbos Ends 10/31/26 5:31 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.
Our enhanced kiddush has been a popular hit. Join us for services and stay to enjoy the kiddush and the company. This week’s kiddush is being sponsored by Stu Trivax in honor of several family yahrzeits.
Shabbos parsha
Parashat Chayei Sara
This week’s Torah portion is Parashat Chayei Sara (read on 7 November 2026).
Chayyei Sarah (“The Life of Sarah”) opens as Sarah dies and Abraham buys the Cave of Machpelah to bury her. Abraham sends his servant to find a wife for Isaac. The servant meets Rebecca at a well, and Rebecca returns with the servant to marry Isaac. Abraham remarries, has more children, and dies at age 175. [1]
Torah reading: Genesis 23:1-25:18
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THIS SUNDAY: Kristallnacht Memorial Lecture: The Wannsee Conference and Its Ramifications
We will present a Kristallnacht Memorial lecture, “The Wannsee Conference and Its Ramifications,” on Sunday, November 8, 2026, at 10:30 AM. Light refreshments will be served at 10:00 AM.
The lecture will be presented by Larry Hartstein, who has been widely praised and well received for his previous lectures.
The Wannsee Conference was a high-level meeting of senior Nazi German government officials and SS leaders held on January 20, 1942, in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee. The meeting played an important role in the Nazi regime’s plans for the systematic persecution and murder of Europe’s Jews.
This lecture will explore the Wannsee Conference, what took place there, the decisions that were made, and the ramifications that followed.
The program is free and open to everyone, regardless of faith or religious affiliation. The Van Cortlandt Jewish Center invites members of the community to attend this important and informative presentation.
For more information, contact the Van Cortlandt Jewish Center at 718-884-6105 or info@VCJewishCenter.org.
AND Mark your Calendar: Sunday, November 22nd, 10 AM
Rabbi Lowenthal will be giving a class on the laws of:
Eating the Cheese & Milk of a Non-Jew
No cost to attend, no prior experience is needed, and the books are provided by the synagogue.
If you are interested in learning Talmud with a group of fellow members of your community, but want more details, contact the VCJC office at 718-884-6105 or info@vcjewishcenter.org, or speak to Stuart Harris or Matthew Hartstein after davening on Shabbat morning.
We Have an Eruv!
We are delighted to announce that the Van Cortlandt Jewish Center Eruv has been completed!
The accompanying map shows the boundaries of our new eruv, which includes both the Van Cortlandt Playground on Van Cortlandt Park South and the Fort Independence Playground.
Our sincere thanks go to Rabbis Willig and Lowenthal for their invaluable guidance, support, and assistance in bringing this important project to fruition.
We have not decided on the best way to inform you of whether the Eruv is “up”. We are considering including the update in this newsletter, posting it on the website, and other methods. If you have a suggestion as to what will work the best, please let us know.
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Van Cortlandt Jewish Center
3880 Sedgwick Ave
Bronx, NY 10463
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