Sukkot Festival Service
Jewish Center of the Hamptons 44 Woods Lane, East Hampton, NY, United StatesThere will be a light lunch following our festival service. At any point during the holiday, please feel free to visit the Jewish Center’s sukkah, which is located on the lawn adjacent to our playground.
Sukkot Open House
Jewish Center of the Hamptons 44 Woods Lane, East Hampton, NY, United StatesSukkot Open House with Rabbi Franklin and his family Celebrate Sukkot with Rabbi Franklin, his wife Stephanie, and their daughters Lilah & Amelia in their sukkah. RSVP to 631-324-9858 to let us know that you will be stopping by.
Simchat Torah Festival Service
Jewish Center of the Hamptons 44 Woods Lane, East Hampton, NY, United StatesSimchat Torah Festival Service with Yizkor Prayers Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah The Torah has 54 portions (parshiyot) and is read all the way through each year. Simchat Torah celebrates the ending of D’vareem and immediately begins with the book of Bereshit. Chocolates and flags are enjoyed by young and old and our sacred Torah- a blueprint […]
Annual Gleaning Project
Balsam Farms 293 Town Lane, Amagansett, NY, United StatesMEET US AT BALSAM FARMS 293 Town Lane, Amagansett, NY 11930 JOIN US IN THIS MITZVAH ALL ARE WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE In case of inclement weather, classes as usual at the Jewish Center. To attend, please email office@jcoh.org
Book Club: Inheritance by Dani Shapiro
Jewish Center of the Hamptons 44 Woods Lane, East Hampton, NY, United StatesOur first book is Inheritance by Dani Shapiro. This is a wonderful book about how through a genealogy website to which she had whimsically submitted her DNA for analysis, Dani Shapiro received the stunning news that her father was not her biological father. She woke up one morning and her entire history—the life she had […]
Rabbi Sonja K. Pilz: Scholar-in-Residence
Jewish Center of the Hamptons 44 Woods Lane, East Hampton, NY, United StatesFRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8 | 6:00pm | Shabbat Evening Service SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9 | 10:00am | Shabbat Morning Service SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9 | 12:15pm | Torah Study Rabbi Sonja K. Pilz, PhD, earned her doctorate from the department of Rabbinic Literature at Potsdam University in Germany and holds Rabbinic Ordination from Abraham Geiger College in Germany. […]
Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Or Zohar
Jewish Center of the Hamptons 44 Woods Lane, East Hampton, NY, United StatesDeadlock in Israeli Politics from the Viewpoint of an Israeli Rabbi The Israeli election stands without a clear winner. After a second election to decide the shape of the new Israeli government, no party, or bloc of parties, has been able to garner the 61 seats needed in the Kenesset to form a coalition. Explore […]
Good and Evil, Suffering and Joy: Ancient Advice for Understanding my Life
Jewish Center of the Hamptons 44 Woods Lane, East Hampton, NY, United StatesThe Bible offers two distinct ways of understanding our lives. And we get three more ways from three ancient books that were eventualy cut from the Bible. These extra books --- which take the form of allegories about familiar characters like Adam and Eve and Abraham, along with lesser known characters like Enoch --- offer […]
East End Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service
This year for the first time, the East Hampton and Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor clergy are joining together for this service, followed by a pot-luck meal. As well, beginning at 2:00pm, our youth are invited to join the clergy in a question and answer hour at the church.
Hallelujah Shabbat
Jewish Center of the Hamptons 44 Woods Lane, East Hampton, NY, United StatesJoin us as together we give thanks with a special musical Shabbat evening filled with song and dance. If you like Shabbat on the Beach, you’ll love the feeling of this joyous Shabbat experience. Bring your children and your whole family.