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City Shul: Downtown Reform Synagogue
Downtown. Spiritual. Community. Creative. Welcoming. Warm. Intellectual. Musical. Inclusive. Finally!
These are the words we use to describe ourselves, and the words others use to describe us.
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Rabbi Goldstein's June Message: Cosmic Weddings!
The metaphor of relationship is used throughout the Tanach to describe not only our yearning for Gd but also Gds yearning for us. The relationship is imagined as mutual, like any good love: spouse to spouse, parent to child, friend to friend. We give and we receive. We care and feel care back. We reach out and hope for an answer.
The upcoming holiday of Shavuot is the culmination of our “engagement” at Sinai when we received our “Ketubah”—the Torah. As a community of commitment, in many ways City Shul is a real life paradigm of this celestial wedding. As we continue to hold relationships paramount in our vision of synagogue life, we will strive to renew old friendships and re-establish the strength of our community this June during the metaphoric Jewish t“wedding season” when we reach out to one another with the love of community.
How will we do this? 1) Starting with Shavuot, we will increase our number of outdoor events, services and adult ed so that within the current COVID reality all of us can be together; 2) All our in-person June services will allow children, so we can once again hear the voices of young people as holy as the prayers themselves; 3) We will celebrate all City Shul births during COVID at a special in-person service on June 25 so that we see the future promise of City Shul; 4) We are discussing ways we can safely bring back Saturday am space and programming for children so that families can re-engage; 5) We will re-establish the service attendance covenant for school families beginning in September so they once again become an integrated part of City Shul; 6) We are researching ways to re-introduce Kabbalat Shabbat dinners, Kitchen Kiddush, and other community-building initiatives; and... 7) YOUR IDEA HERE!
May we all see each other as partners in this important re-building of the relationships we all treasure.
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Shabbat Services
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Online Learning
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Our Services are live and concurrently live-streamed, while some are Zoom only.
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CITY SHUL AT PRIDE
Sunday June 26, 2 PM: SHOW YOUR CITY SHUL PRIDE!
Come march in-person this year with us, under our "City Shul Proud" banner at the Pride Parade! All City Shul’ers— of all ages, and all gender identities, and all allies— welcome! Register here to get the exact location and time and so we can be in touch with you.
Sat, June 25 2022
26 Sivan 5782
City Shul Shabbat Services
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City Shul School
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City Shul Family Learning
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City Shul Adult Ed and Adult Programmes
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Upcoming Events
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Saturday ,
JunJune 25 , 2022
Shabbat, Jun 25th 10:00a to 12:00p
In-person and live-streamed Shabbat service with Rabbi Goldstein and Cantor Wunch with communal baby celebration of our newest members born during COVID! And say goodbye to Cantor Wunch, it's her last service with us. -
Saturday ,
JulJuly 16 , 2022
Shabbat, Jul 16th 10:00a to 12:00p
In-Person Service at St George -
Saturday ,
AugAugust 20 , 2022
Shabbat, Aug 20th 10:00a to 12:00p
In-Person Service at St George