BEDFORD CORNERS, N.Y. -- Temple Shaaray Tefila will take to the stage to celebrate Purim this year, as singers Alli West and Shalyn Courtenay and pianist Howard Kilik present Broadway hits, past and present at the Temple’s Purim cabaret.  “Making festive music is one of the best ways to celebrate Purim,” states Rabbi David Greenberg. “We hope everyone will come to our cabaret.” Purim ...

BEDFORD CORNERS, N.Y. -- Bassem Eid, a Palestinian leader living in Israel, will be the featured speaker at Temple Shaaray Tefila on March 20 at 7 p.m. Born in Jerusalem, Mr. Eid is a political analyst, human rights activist, and expert commentator on Arab and Palestinian affairs. He is the founder of the Palestinian Human Rights Monitoring Group and is an outspoken critic of BDS ...

BEDFORD CORNERS, N.Y. -- Rabbi Stacy Bergman of Temple Shaaray Tefila will be leading a Shabbat service based on chair yoga on Friday, March 11 at 7:30pm. There is no charge for the program and all are welcome.“It is great to connect the spirituality of Judaism and yoga,” states Rabbi Bergman. “This program is perfect for yogis of all levels and faiths.”A gentle and unique yoga style, ...

BEDFORD CORNERS, N.Y. -- Temple Shaaray Tefila, a leading reform congregation in Westchester, will host a special Holocaust Remembrance Program for teenagers and their parents. The series launches on March 6 and is open to all members of th community.“It is compelling for us to not only remember the Holocaust, but to understand its causes and its lessons. And while I have always tried ...

BEDFORD CORNERS, N.Y. -- For most teens, vacation means a time to kick back, relax and unwind. However, more than 60 Westchester students traveled to Nicaragua this winter to spend their February break helping rural families in needs.Students traveled to the remote Nicaraguan villages through Temple Shaaray Tefila and Bedford Presbyterian Church, and built homes for the poorest of the ...

BEDFORD CORNERS, N.Y. -- Rabbi Ilan Ashkenazi, a well-known scholar and artist, will discuss Kabbalah and Jewish mysticism at Temple Shaaray Tefila on Feb. 24, March 2, 9, and 16 at 7:30 p.m. Kabbalah is a set of mystical Jewish teachings pertaining to the relationship of the infinite to the finite universe. No prior knowledge of Kabbalah is required and all who are curious about ...

BEDFORD CORNERS, N.Y. -- Over 40 teens, parents, and staff from Temple Shaaray Tefila and the Bedford Presbyterian Church will be journeying to Nicaragua to build homes in Nicaraguan villages during their February vacation. The trip will be under the auspices of the Westchester-based not for profit organization, Bridges to Community. The temple and church volunteers will work together ...

BEDFORD CORNERS, N.Y. -- On Thursday, Jan. 28 at 8 p.m. Rabbi Stacy Bergman will present the first in a series of programs focusing on the Jewish connection to the Grateful Dead. This program will explore the shared cultural thread between Judaism and the themes of celebration and sanctity in the music of the Grateful Dead. Future programs will present connections between Dead lyrics ...

BEDFORD CORNERS, N.Y. -- Temple Shaaray Tefila will be hosting the choir and pastor of the Antioch Baptist Church on Friday, Jan. 15 at 7:30 p.m. for a special service honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.Reverend Merle J. McJunkin and Rabbi David Greenberg will be speaking and both the church and temple choirs will perform. People of all faiths are welcome.Temple Shaaray Tefila is a ...

BEDFORD CORNERS, N.Y. -- Dr. Joanne Intrator will visit the Temple’s Jewish Heritage Center to discuss her experiences as the daughter of refugees from Hitler’s Germany and her fight to regain family property stolen by the Nazis.After her father Gerhard Intrator’s death in 1993, Joanne took up the cause of pursuing restitution for her family’s Nazi-robbed property at 16 Wallstrasse in ...