Due to inclement weather, the Park Avenue Synagogue buildings will be closed on Monday, February 23. All programming in the building is canceled, including Congregational School, Penn Family Early Childhood Center, Young Family Education, and Bnei Mitzvah tutoring. Morning and afternoon Minyan will be held online. Staff will be working remotely and remain available.
Rabbi Zuckerman: Do Clothes Make the Person? (February 21, 2026)
Rabbi Zuckerman explores why the Torah goes into such detail about the clothing one should wear in a sacred space. Clothing, according to the Torah, is not decorative. Rather, it binds us and shapes us. In the biblical imagination, clothing does not merely express identity – it creates identity.
WATCH SERMON
Celebrate this joyous holiday and the story of the heroic Esther. PAS has everything you need to celebrate, whether it's with young children, those in their 20s and 30s, or entire families.
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‘Bilvavi’: A Sanctuary of the Heart
As this week’s parashah recalls the building of the Mishkan, this song’s beautiful lyrics invite us to imagine what it means to build a sanctuary.
WATCH MUSIC VIDEO
Rabbi Zuckerman: Do Clothes Make the Person? (February 21, 2026)
Rabbi Zuckerman explores why the Torah goes into such detail about the clothing one should wear in a sacred space. Clothing, according to the Torah, is not decorative. Rather, it binds us and shapes us. In the biblical imagination, clothing does not merely express identity – it creates identity.
WATCH SERMON
Celebrate this joyous holiday and the story of the heroic Esther. PAS has everything you need to celebrate, whether it's with young children, those in their 20s and 30s, or entire families.
LEARN MORE
‘Bilvavi’: A Sanctuary of the Heart
As this week’s parashah recalls the building of the Mishkan, this song’s beautiful lyrics invite us to imagine what it means to build a sanctuary.
WATCH MUSIC VIDEO
Thu / Apr 2 / After Services / 87th Street
Join us for a warm and festive Passover Seder with your congregational family.
$225 / member, $280 / general, $120 / child under 12
Space is limited. Register by March 9.
Tue / Feb 24
Online
Rabbi Cosgrove and Rabbi Jeremy Gordon
Examine the deeply challenging sexual mores at the heart of the Purim story.
Thu / Feb 26
87th Street and Online
Rabbi Angela Buchdahl, Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz, and Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove
Three rabbis will discuss Rabbi Buchdahl’s new memoir and their longstanding relationship as colleagues and friends.
Fri / Feb 27
87th Street
Michelle Shapiro Abraham and Jill Rothstein
Learn about transcribing texts into Braille and efforts to increase accessibility to Jewish spaces for those with vision impairments.
Fri / Feb 27
87th Street
Celebrate your first grader.
Sun / Mar 1
Moise Safra Center
A summit by and for teens that fosters Jewish joy, community, and confidence.
Mon / Mar 2
87th Street
Calling all Congregational School families for our annual Purim celebration.
Mon / Mar 2
87th Street and Online
Revisit the Purim story with a trio of dramatic tales.
Mon / Mar 3
87th Street and Online
Hear the Megilah reading
Wed / Mar 4
87th Street
Dr. Clifton Jackness
Learn about nutrient‑sensing pathways, metabolic therapies, and geroprotectors.
Tue / Mar 10
87th Street
Learn about the mitzvah project component of the Bnei Mitzvah program.
Thu / Mar 12
87th Street
A parents' night out with light bites, cocktails, and laughter.
Fri / Mar 13
87th Street
Join us for dinner with Jeffrey Rosen, an American legal scholar and president and emeritus CEO of the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.
Thu / Mar 19
87th Street
Assemble care packages with the Tikkun Olam committee and The Blue Card.
Fri / Mar 20
87th Street
Hear Rabbi Cosgrove and Benjamin Anthony of the MirYam Institute discuss Israel.
Fri / Mar 20
87th Street
Welcome Shabbat with a musical family service followed by a kid-friendly dinner.
Sun / Mar 29
87th Street
Get in the Passover spirit with a YFE concert featuring Shira Kobren and her band.
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