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East Midwood Jewish Center

A collection of 15 issues

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

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

“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

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

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

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

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

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

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