Temple of Universal Judaism
A URJ: Union for Reform Judaism Congregation
יְהִי בֵיתְךָ פַּתוּחַ לִרְוָחָה...
May your house be open
so that all may come in...
- The Talmud
1010 Park Avenue
@ E 85th 10028
Rabbi Ari Fridkis
Our doors are open to welcome you...
TUJ is the WORLD's most open Reform Congregation!
Torah Meditation Before the Ark
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Sights & Sounds of the Summer Shabbat Candles
November 2022
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חשון
visit TUJ's FULL 2022-23 / 5782 calendar
TUJ's Monthly
"85shabbat"
2nd & 4th
Shabbat
Fri NOV 11, 25
ONline 630P
KABBALAT SHABBat
& TORAH STUDY
Torah study TOPIC
ANNOUNCED soon
NOV 11: _____
NOV 25: _____
Online TUJ@Home Shabbat Candle Lighting, Service and Torah Study will continue generally twice-a-month - or whenever TUJ does not meet In-Person.
Prior to the pandemic, TUJ met only 2x per month on the 1st & 3rd Fridays. Due to the meaningful gathering of the congregation online every week during the pandemic, we've decided to continue that tradition.
Click for Service link above.
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If you misplaced your Member's copy of our Prayerbook - or are a visitor - use the following download link:
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NOV 11/ 18 STUDY MATERIAL:
• Links to come
3rd
Shabbat
Fri NOV 18
In-Person 630P
CELEBRATION OF
SONG & THE SPIRIT
NOV 18 IN HONOR OF
JEWISH BOOK MONTH
In-Person musical and spiritual Shabbat Service led by Rabbi Fridkis, along with TUJ Cantorial Soloist Rochelle Chamlin and Cantorial Soloist/Pianist Paul Chamlin.
More info to follow.
Click for Service link above.
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If you misplaced your Member's copy of our Prayerbook - or are a visitor - use the following download link:
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Nov 18 STUDY MATERIAL:
• Links to come
1st
Shabbat
Fri Nov 4
In-Person 630P
TUJ's New Monthly
"SHABBES TISCH"
monthly SHabbat-
around-THe-table
NOV 4 COMMEMORATing
KRISTALNACHT
In-Person Shabbat Candle Lighting & Kiddush, Kabbalat Shabbat Service & Discussion around the Shabbat Table adorned by a tasty Shabbat Snack & Dessert.
A Tisch (Yiddish = Table) was originally a Hasidic tradition of sitting around the Rabbi's Sabbath table, usually later on Friday evening following Shabbat Dinner. An informal celebration of Shabbat would commence, adorned by
• Niggun (Heb = wordless melodies),
• Zemirot (Heb = Shabbat table song),
• Divrei Torah (Heb = Words of Torah).
Rabbi Fridkis realized we celebrated - in part - a "Tisch" online every Shabbat during the pandemic, albeit without the food and especially without the spirit of an in-person community. Hence TUJ's monthly In-Person Tisch was born.
At our Friday, November 4th Tisch we will commemorate Kristalnacht with an empty chair at our Shabbat Table, as we contemplate ...
• If I lived through Kristalnacht 1938, who do I imagine from my family was taken my the Nazis away - and therefore not at the Shabbat table? -OR-
• What might I have written in my Diary after the first Shabbat in 1938 following Kristallnacht.
For those unable to attend in person,
click for Zoom link above.
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If you misplaced your Member's copy of our Prayerbook - or are a visitor - use the following download link:
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NOV 4 STUDY MATERIAL:
• Tisch at Wikipedia
Shofar :) here are our
FAMILY HOURS
Rosh Hashanah 11a-12n
followed by family-friendly Lunch
✡︎ ✡︎ ✡︎
Yom Kippur 1pm-2pm
Free framed Selfie w our Shofar
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SEPTEMBER 2022
from TUJ's
COLLECTION OF
HOLY DAY MUSIC
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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) - and the world's most open Reform congregation! What does this mean? For nearly fifty years we’ve been a Reform congregation where both Jews and non-Jews can find a welcoming Jewish home.
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.
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.
TUJ is historically blessed to have great longevity with clergy. Our founding rabbi, Roy Rosenberg, was with the congregation for over twenty years.
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.
Cantor, Dana Anesi, an HUC-JIR ordained Reform cantor joined us in 2014. She too is here to stay.
Both Rabbi Fridkis and Cantor Anesi are supportive and open to both intrafaith and interfaith couples and families and both officiate at interfaith weddings.
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.
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.
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 on the Upper East Side and all of New York City! Regardless of one's footing, we make it possible for all to join us.
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VISIT US
If you haven't visited us - or haven't recently - we hope you will soon: all are always welcome. Consider joining us for the Holy Days, for any 1st, 2nd or 3rd Shabbat evening, or a holiday service and celebration. We promise you will receive a very warm and personal welcome.
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Whether you are a member, visitor or guest, we need and welcome your financial support.
We are New York City's - and North America's! - most theologically progressive, mainstream URJ: Union for Reform Judaism congregation. TUJ's open-door and open-minded presence is an example to Jews all around the world: that every Jewish community can maintain and build a full Jewish life, inclusive of every human being, each with his or her differing spiritual needs.
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212 658 0810 Temple Office
917 617 3615 In case of Family Emergency,
please TEXT Rabbi Fridkis
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East 85 NY NY 10028
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