East Midwood Jewish Center

Jewish Neighbors Protest EMJC Rabbi’s Installation Over Charter School Controversy

Protesters at EMJC. Curtis Brodner/BklynerMIDWOOD — The installation of Rabbi Sam Levine at the East Midwood Jewish Center (EMJC) was protested by over 100 opponents of the Urban Dove School’s move to one of EMJC’s properties. Urban Dove is a charter school that serves students who failed the

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You Don’t Belong Here: Charter School’s Move to Midwood Splits Jewish Community

MIDWOOD – An informational meeting about East Midwood Jewish Center’s (EMJC) plan to rent a former Jewish day school building to a charter-school devoted to educating at-risk kids devolved into a chaotic shouting match last night, pitting the Orthodox and Conservative Jewish communities in Flatbush against each other. The room

Arts & Culture

“From Shushan to Avenue J! Bans and walls are not OK!”

some local Jewish organizations got a jump on it this past Sunday with a raucous carnival and protest parade. The event, hosted by The Aftselakhis Spectacle Committee [http://spectaclecommittee.org/], Jews for Racial & Economic Justice [http://jfrej.org/], the Workmen’s Circle [https://circle.org/], and Kolot Chayeinu/Voices of

East Midwood Jewish Center

Check Out Some Of New York’s Most Interesting Architecture During Open House New York

Photo via Kings TheatreThe full list of sites open for the Annual Open House New York [http://www.ohny.org/] Weekend, October 17 and 18, were revealed yesterday and there are a number of extraordinary places open to tour and explore. Hundreds of sites across the city are participating in

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NightShul: Classes, Music, Socials, Matzoh Ball And More! (Sponsored)

NightShul at the East Midwood Jewish Center [http://www.emjc.org/2015/01/27/nightshul-at-emjc/] (1625 Ocean Avenue, between Avenues K and L) continues on Thursday, March 19 and Thursday, March 26 with courses on “What You Need to Know About Passover,” “How to Understand the Siddur” and “How to

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Happy Hanukkah, Ditmas Park!

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East Midwood Jewish Center To Hold ‘Barrier-Free’ High Holiday Service This Sunday

The East Midwood Jewish Center [http://www.emjc.org/events/2014/barrier-free-high-holiday-service/] (1625 Ocean Avenue) is inviting neighbors with disabilities, as well as everyone else, to a “Barrier-Free High Holiday Service” this Sunday, September 28 at 11am. The service, for which individuals won’t have to use stairs or sit

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Bensonhurst Locals Launch DIY Music Venue. Flashback To The Punk Temple On Bay Parkway?

All hail the return of local, do-it-yourself rock music for all ages! The Brooklyn Vegan is reporting [http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2014/06/new_diy_venue_o.html] that a new group calling itself Frank’s Basement has popped up in Bensonhurst. The group will put on semi-regular concerts

Health

Feel Your Best With Upcoming Health, Wellness & Beauty Events Around Ditmas Park

Spring is a great time to take up a new workout regimen, make the best of the plants in your garden, or even just revamp your look. Conveniently enough, health conscious Ditmas Parkers can do any of those in the coming weeks with helpful classes just around the corner. Makeup

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Stay-Warm Secret: Swimming At The East Midwood Jewish Center

Neighbor Murray Lantner, a dad to two young kids in the area and board member at the East Midwood Jewish Center [http://www.emjc.org] (1625 Ocean Avenue between Avenues K and L), suggested neighbors might like to know that the EMJC is a fun, warm place for families to

East Midwood Jewish Center

EMJC Offering Rosh Hashanah Service For Special Needs Families

Rosh Hashanah begins next Wednesday, and the East Midwood Jewish Center [http://www.emjc.org/] (1625 Ocean Avenue between Avenues K and L) will be holding a service for families with special needs on Sunday, September 8. The EMJC describes the event: > Our welcoming service, led by Cantor Sam Levine,

East Midwood Jewish Center

Upcoming Events At Local Synagogues

Here’s some of what’s coming up at a few of our local synagogues: • Temple Beth Emeth [http://www2.bethemeth.net/] (83 Marlborough Road at Church Avenue) welcomes back its free Shalom Shabbat program on Fridays at 10am. Children under five (or not yet in school) and their caregivers

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Attend "Our Journeys, Our Stories" This Sunday

The Interfaith Committee of the East Midwood Jewish Center [http://www.emjc.org/] and Our Lady of Refuge Roman Catholic Church [http://www.olrbrooklyn.org/] will hold “Our Journeys, Our Stories,” an event celebrating the lives and travels of recent immigrants to the United States, this Sunday, April 14. The

East Midwood Jewish Center

Passover Events in Ditmas Park

Passover, the holiday that commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt, begins the evening of Monday, March 26, and two synagogues in our area are hosting events: Second-Night Community Seder Temple Beth Emeth [http://www2.bethemeth.net/], 83 Marlborough Rd Tuesday, March 25 The seder includes

East Midwood Jewish Center

Shabbat in the Round and an Israeli Steakhouse Dinner at EMJC

This Friday evening at 6pm there will be a Shabbat Service in the Round at the East Midwood Jewish Center [http://www.emjc.org/]: > Local dad Cantor Sam Levine and Courtney Walsh and Rabbi Alvin and Miryom Kass invite you to participate in a lively musical interactive service that is