CSAIR is committed to providing a range of Jewish learning for the Riverdale community. Classes and programs are open to all. Most of our programs are free and subsidized by CSAIR. For more information or to sponsor an adult education program, please contact Rabbi Katie Greenberg, Director of Engagement and Programming at 718-543-8400 ext. 1 or engagement@csair.org.
Classes, Events & Programs at a Glance
Check your emails or the website for additional programming and updates throughout the year. Check your email for Zoom credentials.
* Represents an ongoing program. Additional ongoing programming can be found below.
Click the programming guide cover for the 2024/2025 schedule of events.
Check further below for updates and additions throughout the year.
April 2025
Community-Wide Yom HaZikaron Ceremony
Tuesday, April 29 | 8:00 - 9:30 PM
Join us for the Riverdale Jewish Community Partnership’s annual Community-Wide Yom HaZikaron Ceremony. Together, we will honor the memories of our dear hostages who were killed while in captivity in Gaza and the brave soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice.
May 2025
Yom HaAtzmaut: Maavar L’Tikvah- Ceremony of Hope
Thursday, May 1st | 5:30 - 8:00 PM
Join us for a Shakshuka Bar and Israeli Hotel Breakfast, Children’s Art Project, followed by a ceremony to help us focus on our hopes and dreams for Israel’s future as we transition to the day after Yom Haatzmaut.
UNSPOKEN Film Screening
Sunday, May 4 | 7:30 PM
Noam, a closeted teenager in a religious community, discovers he may not be alone. When he finds a love letter written to his grandfather by another man before the Holocaust, he sets out to find this mysterious person -- uncovering both his grandfather's identity as well as his own. Seating is limited - advanced registration is strongly recommended. $15 per person.
Note: This film is not rated. The producers describe its contents as comparable to a PG-13 movie.
Co-sponsored by CSAIR, HIR-The Bayit, Riverdale Temple, Congregation Tehillah,The Kehilah of Riverdale, Riverdale Y, and YCT.
ONGOING PROGRAMMING
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Hug Ivri
Sundays, 11:00 AM
A Hebrew discussion group about politics, literature, current events, and more.
For more information and to confirm meeting dates, email Yaakov Taitz.
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Yiddish Vinkl
Sundays, 10:00 AM
(approximately 90 minutes)
Enjoy the joys of Yiddish with a group that meets to schmooze together.
For more information, email Charlie Goldfischer. Feel free to email Charlie to confirm a scheduled meeting date.
Zoom
Sunday, January 5, 2025
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