Tikkun Leil Shavuot
Jewish Center of the Hamptons 44 Woods Lane, East Hampton, NY, United StatesTikkun Leil Shavuot Saturday, June 8 | 7:00pM We shall gather together on Shavuot to celebrate the early summer harvest in Israel and the gift of Torah given on Sinai. Joyously, we shall recite and chant our prayers, study Torah and then join in eating blintzes and cheesecake, two of the traditional foods for this […]
Shavuot Service with Yizkor
Jewish Center of the Hamptons 44 Woods Lane, East Hampton, NY, United StatesTikkun Leil Shavuot SUNDAY, June 9 | 10:00aM We shall gather together on Shavuot to celebrate the early summer harvest in Israel and the gift of Torah given on Sinai. Joyously, we shall recite and chant our prayers, study Torah and then join in eating blintzes and cheesecake, two of the traditional foods for this […]
Tutti Suonare Chamber Music & Chorus Concert (Perlman Music Program)
Jewish Center of the Hamptons 44 Woods Lane, East Hampton, NY, United StatesTutti Suonare CHAMBER MUSIC & CHORUS CONCERT Sunday, June 9 at 7:00PM Featuring The Perlman Music Program's Chamber Music Workshop The Perlman Music Program Chamber Music Workshop performs the beloved annual concert “Tutti Suonare” (“Everyone plays”). Hear Itzhak Perlman and the master faculty of the Workshop perform alongside their students in chamber music and sing […]
The Bible as Literature: Reading the Torah on its own Terms
Jewish Center of the Hamptons 44 Woods Lane, East Hampton, NY, United StatesThe Bible as Literature: Reading the Torah on its own Terms MONDAYS: JULY 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 10:00–11:15am with Rabbi David Whiman The Hebrew Bible employs a uniquely non-Western approach to story telling. Using the new Robert Alter translation of the Tanach, we will explore the techniques and conventions of Hebrew narrative to examine […]
Movie Night: The Women’s Balcony
Jewish Center of the Hamptons 44 Woods Lane, East Hampton, NY, United StatesTHE WOMEN'S BALCONY MONDAY, JULY 8 | 7:00PM An accident during a bar mitzvah celebration leads to a gender rift in a devout Orthodox community in Jerusalem, in this rousing, good-hearted tale about women speaking truth to patriarchal power. When the women’s balcony in an Orthodox synagogue collapses, leaving the rabbi’s wife in a coma […]
Speaking Truth to Power: The Prophets
Jewish Center of the Hamptons 44 Woods Lane, East Hampton, NY, United StatesSpeaking Truth to Power: The Prophets TUESDAYS: JUNE 11, 18, 25 | JULY 2, 9, 16 10:00–11:15am with Michael Senft Come uncover the enigmatic history of the Prophets. Their literature encompasses an entire section of the Hebrew Bible, their messages permeate modern calls for social justice, and their lives are the stories of legends.
Talmudic Debate
Jewish Center of the Hamptons 44 Woods Lane, East Hampton, NY, United StatesTalmudic Debate THURSDAYS: JUNE 20, 27 | JULY 11, 18, 25 | AUGUST 1, 8, 15 12:15–1:30pm with Rabbi Joshua Franklin Why do Jews love to debate? We might point to the great book of legal debates, The Talmud. The complex legal formulations have exercised the Jewish mind for thousands of years, causing it to […]
The Salon
Jewish Center of the Hamptons 44 Woods Lane, East Hampton, NY, United StatesThe Salon series is one of the highlights of the summer season at Jewish Center of the Hamptons. Each week, influential and noteworthy speakers from around the country will join us for a casual and informative forum. Attendees will have an opportunity to engage with the speakers as they share personal anecdotes from their lives. […]
Jewish & Christian Parables
Jewish & Christian Parables FRIDAYS: JUNE 28 | JULY 19, 26 | AUGUST 9, 23, 30 10:30–11:45am with Rabbi Joshua Franklin & Very Reverend Denis C. Brunelle (St. Luke's Episcopal Church) Jews and Christians have used the art of parables throughout the ages to imprint faith’s most important messages into tightly knit metaphors and stories. […]
Shabbat on the Beach
Main Beach 104 Ocean Avenue, East Hampton, NY, United StatesFRIDAY NIGHTS at MAIN BEACH | 6:00PM MAY 24 – AUGUST 30 Continues through Friday, August 30 (Labor Day Weekend)! Shabbat on the Beach is a joyful service open to everyone who calls the Hamptons their home – a completely unique experience replete with the sound of the ocean, the voices of children at play, […]