Esther Amini, author of the new acclaimed memoir, Concealed, discusses her Persian-Jewish family's move to America – specifically to Queens – and the cultural clash between first-generation Americans and their parents
February 24, 2021
Concealed – Memoir of a Jewish-Iranian Daughter Caught Between the Chador and America
Topic(s) / Lunch & Learn
February 21, 2021
Ideological Extremism and Its Implications for Our Children, Our Campuses, and Ourselves
Topic(s) / Lecture, Shabbat
In an age of polarizing politics, when cancel culture reigns and anti-Semitism rears its head from seemingly all sides, Bari Weiss walks us through the landscape of ideologies emerging in American culture and their ramifications for American Jewry in our generation and the next.
February 20, 2021
UJA Shabbat 2021
Topic(s) / Shabbat
As part of our annual celebration of Park Avenue Synagogue’s strong partnership with UJA-Federation of NY, we welcomed Brett Barth and Ariella Goldfein to discuss their work on Shabbat morning.
February 19, 2021
Cantor Schwartz Sings "Siman Tov"
Topic(s) / Music
In this famous klezmer-style song, the clarinet wails in irrepressible joy at every mitzvah, every wedding, every great occasion. Even in an unsettled world, we are still celebrating great occasions with a hearty “mazal tov” and the strains of this classic song.
February 17, 2021
Memory, Music, and Meaning
Topic(s) / Lunch & Learn
Ira Antelis, who has made a career of creating well-known jingles, speaks about his newest venture: a musical memorial to victims of Covid-19
February 11, 2021
60 Seconds of Torah: Na’aseh V’nishma
Topic(s) / 60 seconds of torah, parashah
We will do and we will listen. How can these words from the Torah reading inform our own Jewish lives? Rabbi Cosgrove discusses this idea by way of the week's Torah reading.
February 11, 2021
Cantor Schwartz sings "L'kha Dodi"
Topic(s) / Music
Welcoming Shabbat as a bride is a tradition going back several centuries – not very long in the scope of Jewish worship, but older than the secular weekend! This setting by Abie Rotenberg is wistful, welcoming the Shabbat bride gently, in the spirit of rest.
February 11, 2021
How to Navigate the NYC Vaccine Websites
Topic(s) / Lecture
Get the 4-1-1 on vaccine appointment registration in New York City from Justin Spiro, LCSW, a teacher at the PAS Congregational School who helps seniors register for their vaccines.
February 10, 2021
Difference. Awareness. Acceptance. Understanding.
Topic(s) / Lunch & Learn, Lecture
Beth Steinberg, the co-founder and director of Shutaf Inclusion Programs in Jerusalem, speaks about her path to reckoning with difference as a parent of a child with a disability and as a community advocate.
February 08, 2021
Yidlife Crisis: Live-ish
Topic(s) / Lecture
What exactly is a “YidLife Crisis”? Jamie Elman and Eli Batalion, co-creators of the world’s first Chai+ Yiddish web series, talk about the origins of their project.