Temple of Universal Judaism

A URJ: Union for Reform Judaism Congregation

1010 Park Avenue

@ E 85th  10028

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Rabbi Ari Fridkis

יְהִי בֵיתְךָ פַּתוּחַ לִרְוָחָה...

May your house be open

so that all may come in . . .

- The Talmud   

t:  212 658 0810

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Cantor Dana Anesi

2nd

Shabbat

Fri Nov 8   630p

Out & About:

VISIT THE MET BREUR*

MEET @  The Met Breuer Building

                   945 Madison Ave @75th St

                   (Google Maps)

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   NOT @  The Met Museum of Art

                    5th Ave @84th St

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TUJ's 2nd Shabbat is a special program outside of the synagogue - usually on Friday evenings - bringing members and friends together for the Sabbath.

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On Fri Nov 8 @630pm we will meet at The Met Breuer for a unique "Podcast Architecture Tour" of the modernistic Met Breuer building itself - and its inventive architect: Marcel Breuer.

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The Podcast is available for listening now via computer, Smartphone or Tablet - as well as at the exhibit by bringing your Smartphone, iPod, iPad or any Tablet (eg Amazon Fire, Samsung Galaxy Tab) along with Headphones (Headphone example here).  Pretty cool!

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For New York residents, the admission cost to The Met Breuer (and The Met itself) is by one's choice according to The Met's Suggested Admission Policy.

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With your RSVP we'll meet you at The Met Breuer entrance - or dispatch a search party if you're running late.

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Around 815pm (The Met Breuer closes @9pm) we'll head East toward 3rd Ave for Pizza, Salad, Dessert and Coffee.

3rd

SHABBaT

fri Nov 15   730p

SHABBAT SERVICE with

Torah & MIDRASH ON

THE BINDING OF ISAAC

On the 3rd Friday of the month we follow the traditional Shabbat evening liturgy with joyous prayers and melodies celebrating creation, the Jewish concern for the oppressed as well as other universalistic hopes.

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We will usually take the ancient, hand-written Torah scroll from the ark and read a short excerpt from the weekly Torah portion (in Hebrew with English translation).

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If we're lucky and it's a special Shabbat, part of the service and Torah reading will be led by one of TUJ's individually-trained Bar Mitzvah or Bat Mitzvah.

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On Fri Nov 15 we are honored to have  one of TUJ's own, psychologist Dr. Neal Aponte,  reading from his new work  of

Midrash:  In the Shadows of Genesis.

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Neal will discuss his own understanding and commentary of the week's Torah portion, Vayera, which includes Abraham and Sarah blessed with a son, Isaac - and later, the Binding of Isaac atop Mount Moriah.

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Weekly Torah Portion:  Vayera

                  Genesis 18:1 - 22:24

Our temporary URL is:

TUJ-TorahNYC.org

Members

Temple of Universal Judaism members includes multi-generational families, same-sex couples and individuals, interfaith families and couples, those descended from matrilineal or patrilineal Jewish parents, Jews-by-choice, and people of all ages.  Though we are a mainstream Reform congregation with strong, traditional Jewish values and practices, we feel privileged to welcome both Jews and non-Jews.

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TUJ is far more than a synagogue or simply a "religious" group: we are a true “community” – a warm, devoted congregation of caring and supportive individuals and families who share a culture of Jewish living.

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As we continue to grow, our members come from all the great population centers of world Jewry: North America, South America, France, Israel, and many more.  And with our very low cost Membership, TUJ is the most financially egalitarian Reform congregation in New York!  Regardless of one's footing, we make it possible for all to join us.

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about us

At TUJ, The Temple of Universal Judaism we take pride in being a “house for all people” (Isaiah 56).  For nearly fifty years we’ve been a Reform congregation where both Jews and non-Jews can find a welcoming Jewish home.

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As a URJ: Union for Reform Judaism congregation, we embrace the two-millennia old premise of Rabbinic Judaism which saw the unfolding Jewish future as a shifting mirror of Judaism’s ancient past.   At TUJ you will find a combination of beautiful Jewish traditions and modern creative adaptations.

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Throughout history, Jews have been a people of diverse origins united by the Torah’s message of compassion and justice for all.  We honor that tradition as we embrace individuals of all races, backgrounds and orientations and strive to bestow dignity on every human soul.

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TUJ is historically blessed to have great longevity with clergy.  Our founding rabbi, Roy Rosenberg, was with the congregation for over twenty years.

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Rabbi Ari Fridkis, one of the most ideologically progressive ordained Reform rabbis in North America came to us back in 2012 and has no plans of tiring out.

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Cantor, Dana Anesi, an HUC-JIR ordained Reform cantor joined us in 2014.  She too is here to stay.

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Both Rabbi Fridkis and Cantor Anesi are supportive and open to both intrafaith and interfaith couples and families and both officiate at interfaith weddings.