Weekly Announcements June 8th, 2026
Actors Temple Information
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Announcements Week of June 8, 2026 The Actors' Temple is a Safe Haven where all people are welcomed, accepted, respected, included, and appreciated. |
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SHABBAT: Friday 6/12, 6:30 PM, Service, Meditation, Talk-Discussion, & Oneg, in Person & on Zoom SHABBAT AM: Saturday, 6/13, 10:30 AM. Service and Discussion on Zoom WEDNESDAY NIGHT TORAH STUDY: Class meets on 6/10, 7:30 PM on Zoom NOTEWORTHY EVENTS |
THIS WEEK SHABBAT: Friday, June 12, 6:30 PM. Service, Meditation, Talk-Discussion & Oneg Shabbat. We commemorate the Yahrzeits of: Fred Feingold (26), Norman Alschuler (29), Setemkia Falling Tree, Seymour Lask (6/13), Philip Hanan (6/16), Joel Riff (6/16), Joan Amsterdam (6/17); A Security guard is present for all in-person Friday night services. In Person and on Zoom; by Phone: 646-876-9923, Meeting ID: 955 755 5342, Password 497495; or use the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9557555342?pwd=NXd5ZmUrdWY0YVdWeW1WUGtqdEtXdz09 SHABBAT AM: Saturday, June 13, 10:30 AM. Service and Discussion of Parashat Shelach Lecha; a Zoom-only service. By Phone: 646-876-9923, Meeting ID: 955 755 5342, Password 497495; or use the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9557555342?pwd=NXd5ZmUrdWY0YVdWeW1WUGtqdEtXdz09 LOOKING AHEAD: JUNETEENTH AND PRIDE CELEBRATION SHABBAT: Friday, June 19th, 6:30 PM. Service and sponsored Oneg. Marjorie Conn and Kara Allen will help us celebrate and commemorate these two occasions. BAR MITZVAH OF THEO DICKSON: Saturday, June 20, 10 AM, Oneg Shabbat Kiddush sponsored by Jennifer and Jacob Dickson, in their son's honor. All are invited! in Person and on Zoom. By Phone: 646-876-9923, Meeting ID: 955 755 5342, Password 497495; or use the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9557555342?pwd=NXd5ZmUrdWY0YVdWeW1WUGtqdEtXdz09 PLEASE SAVE THE DATE AS RABBI JILL CELEBRATES 20 YEARS AT THE ACTORS' TEMPLE, Friday, June 26th, 5:30 PM for a Light Dinne/Cocktail Party and Service with Music and Song. We hope to unveil our beautiful new TREE OF LIFE in the Sanctuary, donated by Rabbi Jill and Barbara Bova (Please see below). The Party and Service are Free. Catered Party and Music sponsored by Barbara Bova, including violin, flute, and Rachel Kaufman and others at the piano. Please RSVP your intention to be there to Executive Director Ben Sumrall at in...@theactorstemple.org (for a count for the caterer) or at 212-245-6975. Many congregants will perform. Let's all celebrate the LIFE of our precious synagogue and our 20 years together!  DONATIONS FOR AN INSCRIBED LEAF ON OUR NEW TREE OF LIFE which will be located in the sanctuary, can be made before and after the Anniversary Celebration. Leaves will be in denominations of Chai: Bronze - $180, Silver - $360, Gold - $540. To Donate please go to: https://theactorstemple.ecwid.com/#!/A-Leaf-on-our-Tree-of-Life-Plaque/p/14030489 CHESED COMMITTEE: (Kindness) If you would like to be visited or for help with errands or appointments, please call or email: Barbara Bova, barb...@gmail.com, 917 528 1364; Karen Hofstein-Heyman, khof...@earthlink.net, 646-281-4852; Carlos Ramirez, rmrzc...@gmail.com, 347 290 2566. EDUCATION WEEKLY TORAH STUDY for Adults: Class meets June 10. Please join us on Wednesday nights on Zoom, 7:30 - 9 PM. We are reading the book of Genesis. By phone: 646 876 9923, Meeting ID: 828 5047 5649, Passcode: 552089. $10 per class donation requested. Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82850475649?pwd=TzN1d1A1R3NjaFdZN282L3JHa1R6QT09 THANK YOU, MAZEL TOV, AND DONATIONS THANK YOU for the Wonderful Comedy Benefit: Producer, Emcee, Comic and Co-President Bob Greenberg; and Comics Scott Blakeman, Mike Fine, Rhonda Hansome, Moody McCarthy, Ellen Orchid, Max Ryvkin, Linda Marcus Smith, Helaine Witt, and Pianist Rachel Kaufman. Thanks to Theresa Greenberg for programs and Ushering, Carol Ostrow, President, for her help and support, Dan Miller for flyers and Web publicity, Exec. Director Ben Sumrall for all his help with tickets and so much else, Barbara Bova, Millicent Kaye, Harry Cohen for Ushering, the Board of Trustees for their help and generosity, Rabbi Jill for production assistance, Brent Katz, Videographer, Karl E. Mischler, Jr. Photographer, Superintendent Eddie Gomez, and all who volunteered; Thank you to all who sang last weekend: Assistant Cantor Aron Bederson, Jacob Goldbas, Rabbi Tobi Innerfield, Lily Nass Rosenberg, and to Barbara Bova who does so much and provides all the nuts and crackers for the Oneg. THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS: Barbara Bova, Helene & Marty Feldman, Neva Small Fenig, Joel Friedland, Ella Gregory Millicent Kaye, Dan Millier Lily Nass, Doreen Pechman, Tamas Racz, Nancy Moore Simpson for the Comedy Benefit; Denise Reiss for the Comedy Benefit and in Honor of Bob Greenberg; Carol Ostrow, in Honor of Alan Kifferstein's Mother's Passing. We are so very grateful! YAHRZEIT & KADDISH FOR A LOVED ONE: We remember many Yahrzeits each week. If you are able to make a donation to honor your relative, we would greatly appreciate it. Rabbi Jill Hausman will say Kaddish for 30 days (Shloshim) for a Loved One who has recently passed away. Please contact her to speak about Kaddish prayers. Suggested Shloshim donation $54. SPONSOR AN ONEG SHABBAT OR A MUSICAL SERVICE in honor of any Life Cycle event such as: Birthdays, Births, Anniversaries, Graduations, Aufruf, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Wedding, or any Simcha or event. A LEAF ON OUR TREE OF LIFE PLAQUE is $180 (bronze) $360 (silver) $540 (gold) on our new Tree in the Sanctuary, and only $220 (gold) on our Gingko Tree in the Lobby, and can be personalized. Please also remember The Actors’ Temple in your will. WE ARE AVAILABLE FOR MEMORIAL SERVICES and we have Cemetery Plots in Paramus, NJ at Cedar Park/Beth El. HEALTH AND HEALING R'FUAH SH'LEMA to: Carmen Richkin, Janela, Phyllis Malamud, Matt Clark, Ron Cavallo, Roberta Nadel, Scott & Brenda Morrow, Kathleen Richardson, Cheryl Pink, Steven Hofstein, Karen Hofstein-Heyman, Denise Jackrel, Sara Jackrel, Vinny and Anthony, Barbara Nathan, Lily Rosenberg, David Rosenberg, Max Nass, Edwin Rusgo, Leslie Rusgo, Sue Marczak, Estelle Meister, Beatrice Jacob, Brenda Gardner, Dalita Rubinstein; Razel Dina bat Toba, Jana Kaplan, Raizel Dina bat Toba, Priscilla Frydman, Alicia Lacher, Paul Platt, Suzanne Brandau, Doris Meyer, Ed Richard, Jeff Passero, Valerie David, Jane Goldman, Julie Waslyn, Marlena Brauer, Howard Schraub, Marcia Brecher, Chris Kolonkowski, Charlotte Pfahl, Charles Brandau. YAHRZEITS AND KADDISH WE COMMEMORATE THE YAHRZEITS OF: (Date in Parentheses is the actual Heb. or Eng. Date of Passing–Month of – Sivan-Tamuz; Bold is the commemoration date at a Shabbat Service: Fred Feingold (26), Norman Alschuler (29), Seymour Lask (6/13), Philip Hanan (6/16), Joel Riff (6/16), Joan Amsterdam (6/17), 6/12; Mildred Pepper (6/22), Lillian Krutman Rosner (6/24), Mike Libien (6/19), Suzanne Steen (6/25), 6/19; Lorraine Rubenstein (6/26), Felix Klein (6/26), Maurice A. Hausman (6/27), Morris Loiterstein (6/30), David Solomon Nathan (7/1), Gloria Sonia Libien (7), Ira Shimshi (9), Sonia Z. Howard (10), Jesse Libien (11), George Burns (13), Irwin Schimmel (13), 6/26; Eric Quinter (7/4), Daniel Snyder (7/5), Larry Storch (7/8), Ronald Walerstein (7/9), 7/3; Beatrice Greenstein (7/16), Harry Shrenkel (26), Lee Hermann (28), 7/10; Pauline Hawkins (7/20), 7/17; Alan Hausman (25), Paul Silverstein (7/25), Louis Hennig (7/29), Irving Rosenblum (7/27) Harold Hofstein (7/30), 7/24 WE RECALL RECENT PASSINGS: Roy Friedenthal, Yaccov Benger, Jean Claude, Pauline Malamud Sholk, Grace Hechinger, Alan Wasser, Roslyn Wolf, Jim Pantazis, Maxine Dolson, Peggy Tobin, Sheila Rabinowitz, Esther Rosenbaum, Michael Conn. NOTEWORTHY EVENTS A Night of Chekhov at Actors' Temple Theater: Three short comic plays, 7 PM on Tues, Wed., Thurs., Sat., Sun., and 3 PM Saturdays. Six week run began last weekend. Tickets: tickets.duseproductions.com Marjorie Conn performs in ‘Pigs And Poor Players’ part of Out/Play’s Short Play Festival’s ‘Program B’: 6/12 & 14, 7 PM, 6/13, 3PM, Chain Theater, 312 W. 36 St., 4th flr. Discount Code for Tickets is PLAYERS5. Tickets: https://us.listmanage.com/16g_72QqmpR?e=7a4a8234c8&c2id=76846379c54c909c0635949fb5788c64 Aron Bederson will perform a staged reading of his play, The Long Journey Home, A Musical Memoir, Bennington Theatre, Vermont, 6/28, 2 PM. https://tickets.benningtontheater.org/event/new-works-series-june-28-2026-ynwpq0 Heidi Latsky Dance's Something Hidden & Living In The Grey, Latsky's documentary short, 6/4 & 6/5, 7 PM, Arts On Site NYC, 12 St Marks Place, Studio 3R, Tickets https://www.artsonsite.org/events-1/something-hidden Dancers who have had life changing events, not visible but deeply felt. RSVP for Heidi’s Weekly online events & classes https://heidilatskydance.org/events. Havdalah with Rabbi Tobi Innerfield: A warm, spiritual, musical 15-minute Zoom Havdalah held once a month on Saturday nights to celebrate at the end of Shabbat, New Dates TBA, at 8:30 PM, Zoom Link: http://bit.ly/3XWsL2I or by phone: 1-646-931-3860, Meeting ID: 719 5073 7639, Passcode: 0veXyi. Shows at AT Theater: Please check for currently running shows; Calling All Toys; Pinkalicious, Wizard of Oz for kids run on weekends. Tickets at Telecharge. https://actorstempletheatre.com/ Veterinarian, Dr. Jeff Levy makes house calls for certified veterinary acupuncture services. (212) 465-1667 or https://housecallvetnyc.com or houseca...@gmail.com He is the best and was married at The Actors’ Temple! The Actors’ Temple is Handicapped Accessible. We have a chair lift and an accessible restroom. Kama Linden, is a personal trainer, guitar teacher, and realtor: www.kamalinden.com She has upcoming shows in PA, NJ, and MD and new releases of You Can't ai Me Away, Ride, Everything in Good Time. Short term rental available in Hell’s Kitchen. Call/text 212-582-3533. |
HAVE A WONDERFUL AND BLESSED WEEK! |
