The Village Temple

The Village Temple The Village Temple is a vibrant, diverse & inclusive Reform congregation. We welcome all to join us!

Beautiful day on 5th walking with UJA-Federation of New York & showing up for Israel, along with 60,000 friends. Thank ...
06/01/2026

Beautiful day on 5th walking with UJA-Federation of New York & showing up for Israel, along with 60,000 friends. Thank you Rabbi Alex for organizing this team!

Shavuot begins tonight. This festive spring holiday has a lot to offer! We celebrate Matan Torah, or receiving of the To...
05/21/2026

Shavuot begins tonight. This festive spring holiday has a lot to offer! We celebrate Matan Torah, or receiving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. We read the Book of Ruth, which is set during the ancient wheat harvest. Our 3 pilgrimage holidays mentioned in Torah all have an agricultural element to them.

Rabbinic Judaism wisely connected the physical and spiritual together when infusing each holiday with layers of meaning. During the times of the ancient Temple in Jerusalem we brought Bikkurim, the first fruits of the harvest. There is also a beautiful legend that when the Torah was given at Har Sinai, the mountain burst out in flowers. For these reasons it is a tradition to bring greens and flowers into our homes and synagogues on Shavuot.

Of course what would Shavuot be without the added element of cheesecakes! Come celebrate Shavuot with us this year:

Friday morning Yizkor Zoom 9:30am (email for link)
Friday night Shabbat and Shavuot service and learning at 6pm

What a fun night making knishes along with Chef Marisa Baggett and the Institute for Southern Jewish Life. appeared on ...
05/07/2026

What a fun night making knishes along with Chef Marisa Baggett and the Institute for Southern Jewish Life.

appeared on our radar after news of the arson attack earlier this year at Beth Israel in Jackson, Mississippi. We were moved to donate then and happy to continue supporting programming from this community attacked by Jew hatred and violence.

Will community cooking save the world? Maybe. But can we do a better job at Jewish achdut/unity? Yes. One knish at a time.

It's also Jewish American Heritage month and we're celebrating it like loud, proud NYers. B'te-avon!

Special thanks to Sandy Albert for this one!

Celebrate vibrant Jewish life in downtown NYC. We're a small, warm community offering services, education, and programs ...
05/06/2026

Celebrate vibrant Jewish life in downtown NYC. We're a small, warm community offering services, education, and programs for all ages. Get to know us and help pass it forward to the next era of village temple leadership.

RSVP and Donate here: tinyurl.com/VTSpringBenefit

Tomorrow, Wednesday May 6, 7pmWe're Zooming into Knish class with Chef Marisa Baggett, and the Institute for Southern Je...
05/05/2026

Tomorrow, Wednesday May 6, 7pm

We're Zooming into Knish class with Chef Marisa Baggett, and the Institute for Southern Jewish Living. We'll have all the supplies ready for you to make delicious knishes. Meet us at 6:45pm and we'll enjoy wine and snacks and follow along with Chef Marisa.

Sign up today: https://tinyurl.com/knishesVT

Its Cabaret Shabbat! Services at 6pm followed by a light oneg, then back to the sanctuary for a nostalgic musical journe...
05/01/2026

Its Cabaret Shabbat! Services at 6pm followed by a light oneg, then back to the sanctuary for a nostalgic musical journey with Cantor Dubov. Sing along or just listen and enjoy the experience.

See you tonight! Shabbat shalom.

Religious School is heading outside! We're thrilled to be partnering with this Sunday for an interactive scavenger hunt...
04/29/2026

Religious School is heading outside! We're thrilled to be partnering with this Sunday for an interactive scavenger hunt in the park where we'll look at nature through a Jewish lens.

Love and care of the natural world is a core Jewish value! Come explore with us. 💚🌿

RSVP today! We're excited to be making knishes together at VT but on Zoom with Chef Marisa Bagget and the Institute for ...
04/24/2026

RSVP today! We're excited to be making knishes together at VT but on Zoom with Chef Marisa Bagget and the Institute for Southern Jewish Living. Wednesday, May 6th meet at VT at 6:45pm for a 7pm start time. Sip your favorite southern drinks, enjoy a NY Kosher hot dog and roll your sleeves up!

$18 per person.

https://tinyurl.com/VTknishes

We're so excited to announce and introduce you to Rabbi Ethan Bair, who will be joining us as our Rabbi on July 1.Meet R...
04/24/2026

We're so excited to announce and introduce you to Rabbi Ethan Bair, who will be joining us as our Rabbi on July 1.

Meet Rabbi Bair at our Spring Benefit on May 13th at 6pm. Celebrate the future of VT and enjoy this beautiful evening.

RSVP at link in bio.

Mazal tov and thank you to the Social Action Committee for creating a meaningful and uplifting program marking the 8th a...
04/20/2026

Mazal tov and thank you to the Social Action Committee for creating a meaningful and uplifting program marking the 8th annual HIAS Refugee Shabbat at VT.

It was incredible hearing from Ilze and Amy, attorney mentors motivated by their strong Jewish values.

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33 E 12th Street
New York, NY
10003

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Tuesday 9am - 7pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

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