Book Club @ PCS
PCS Book Club
Monday, March 9, 2026 @ 7 PM
Zoom & in person
More Than I Love My Life by David Grossman
All are welcome to join PCS's Book Group Meeting. It's not just about the books!
Come and discuss or sit back and enjoy the conversation, have a nosh, and take pleasure in getting to know your fellow congregants.
Any questions? Contact April Lasher-Sanders; avivalasher@gmail.com
Take a sneak peek ahead for books we will be reading in 2026 (subject to change):
April 2026: House on Endless Waters by Emuna Elon
In Person Meditation @ PCS
IN PERSON MEDITATION @ PCS
7:00pm
Pleasantville Community Synagogue continues its community-led in person meditation group. The group will focus on developing our meditation practice, learning about the teachings of the Dharma, and how these teachings can help calm our minds, increase joy, decrease suffering, and facilitate sacred community during these difficult times.
Instruction will be offered in meditation, followed by a reading and discussion offered by teachers and experienced practitioners from the community. All are welcome, and PCS membership is not required to attend. These meetings are freely offered, although donations to support PCS are welcome.
Contact organizers Rabbi Ben Newman at rabbibennewman@gmail.com or Daniel Blake at dblake2881@gmail.com with any questions, and feel free to spread the word!
Death Cafe
DEATH CAFE FACILITATED BY PHYLLIS SOLAR @ PCS
a 3-part program
Come as you are and say what’s on your mind around the subject of death. No judgment. Not a therapy session.
March 19, April 16,
3-4:30pm
Shabbat Shalom
Shabbat Shalom for ages 0-10 and those that love them!
An interactive musical Shabbat event
Preparing the Inner Exodus: A Spiritual Pre-Passover Journey
Preparing the Inner Exodus: A Spiritual Pre-Passover Journey
ON ZOOM ONLY!
Sunday, March 29 at 7:00 PM on Zoom
As Passover approaches, we often focus on the physical work of preparation: cleaning our homes, shopping for the Seder, organizing the logistics of the holiday. But what might it mean to prepare ourselves for liberation?
Join us for a gentle, spiritually grounded Zoom experience as we get ready for Passover together. During this single-session workshop, we’ll explore a short selection of mystical and mindfulness-based teachings drawn from Jewish and contemplative wisdom traditions. Each teaching will be paired with a brief guided meditation and personal journaling with thoughtfully crafted prompts.
Together, we will create space to notice what constricts us, what we are ready to release, and what freedom might look like in our own lives this year.
No prior experience with meditation, journaling, or text study is necessary.
Rosen Method Movement Class @ PCS
Rosen Movement Class Offering
Monday, March 30, 3pm @ PCS
Please join us for this unique approach to low impact movement. Feel yourself move from the inside out… move all your joints and muscles, free your natural breathing, create more space for yourself and stand taller!
Find ease in a supportive, nurturing, peaceful and playful environment. Set to music, these unhurried movements are simple, practical, and profound. They are done individually, in a circle and with partners.
Most of all, we have fun!
Contact Adrienne to RSVP or with questions. Be prepared to bring a mat/blanket, and being able to get up and down from the floor is preferable. arstonept@gmail.com
2ND NIGHT VEGETARIAN POTLUCK SEDER
Save the date! Join us for an Immigration-themed second night PCS Passover seder led by Rabbi Shoshana, Rabbi Ben and friends to be held on Thursday, April 2, 6-9 pm
Grace Episcopal Church, 7 South Highland Ave, Ossining, NY 10562
Registration will open on Wednesday, March 4, and will be limited to 100 participants; registration information will be provided in future communications. Seder program will be musical, meaningful, joyous, engaging for all ages, and will inspire awareness and righteous action on behalf of our immigrant neighbors. The meal will be "hybrid" pot-luck. Sides/salads/seder plates will be brought by participants. Food will be Passover Kosher-style under the supervision of Rabbi Shosh. Main dishes (vegetarian/salmon) and Matzah Ball soup will be provided.
Email rabbishosh@shalompcs.com with questions or if you'd like to join the planning committee which meets on Thursday afternoons on zoom.
Death Cafe
DEATH CAFE FACILITATED BY PHYLLIS SOLAR @ PCS
a 3-part program
Come as you are and say what’s on your mind around the subject of death. No judgment. Not a therapy session.
April 16,
3-4:30pm
Rosen Movement Class
Rosen Movement Class Offering
Monday, February 23, 3pm
Please join us for this unique approach to low impact movement. Feel yourself
move from the inside out… move all your joints and muscles, free your natural
breathing, create more space for yourself and stand taller! Find ease in a
supportive, nurturing, peaceful and playful environment. Set to music, these
unhurried movements are simple, practical, and profound. They are done
individually, in a circle and with partners. Most of all, we have fun!
Contact Adrienne to RSVP or with questions. Be prepared to bring a mat/blanket, and being able to get
up and down from the floor is preferable. arstonept@gmail.com