Pleasantville Community Synagogue

Upcoming Events

Our year together, 5787 · 2026–2027

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High Holy Days + Fall Festivals 5787

“Listening for the Still, Small Voice”

Full schedule Slichot Song Circle Family Service Tashlich Pizza in the Hut

Ongoing at PCS

Every Saturday morning

Shabbat Services

Led by our rabbis and by members of the community, followed by Kiddush and Torah study.

Every Thursday morning · on Zoom

Zoom Meditation

Sit with Rabbi Ben to start the day. Thursday mornings at 8:40, wherever you are. Get in touch for the link.

Monthly · in person

Pleasantville Community Sangha

In-person meditation, once a month. Open to anyone who wants to sit, whatever your practice or background.

Monthly, Thursdays

Mahjong

Come play, come learn, come sit and talk. No experience needed.

Monthly · at PCS and on Zoom

PCS Book Club

September’s book is Here Where We Live Is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund by Molly Crabapple. Come discuss or just listen. Contact April Lasher.

Roughly monthly · in members’ homes

A text-based salon on what it means to be a person and a Jew at this moment. Transcending polarization, living with AI, a post-truth world, climate grief. A spot or two may be open — contact Shari Cohen.

Seasonally

Finite Lives, Shining Lights

Rabbi Shosh leads this conversation on the Death Cafe model, using A Year to Live and So That Our Values Live On. How awareness of mortality clarifies what we value.

Throughout the year

Adult Education

Classes run through the year on text, practice, and Jewish life. See what’s being offered and what’s coming next.

Families with young children

Shabbat Songs & Playground Fun

Singing, playground, and Shabbat together. Built for the under-six crowd and whoever brought them. RSVP here.

September 2026

Elul 5786 · Tishrei 5787

Thu, Sept 3

High Holiday Choir rehearsal

Anyone who wants to sing is welcome, new voices included. Contact Jeff Rachlin.

Sat, Sept 5

Slichot Song Circle

Sing your way into the new year with Rabbi Ben Newman, Jeff Rachlin, and the PCS High Holiday Choir.

Mon, Sept 14

PCS Book Club

At PCS and on Zoom. Here Where We Live Is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund by Molly Crabapple. Come discuss, or sit back and enjoy the conversation. Contact April Lasher.

Wed, Sept 23

Yavneh

A text-based salon on what it means to be a person and a Jew right now. Upcoming topics include transcending polarization, living in a world of AI, and climate grief. One or two spots may be open — contact Shari Cohen.

Fri, Sept 11

Musical Erev Rosh Hashanah + Shabbat

Welcome the new year with our band.

Sat, Sept 12

Rosh Hashanah, Day One

Morning service, children’s programs, and the Oneg luncheon. Blessing of the Children and a special shofar story.

Sun, Sept 13

Rosh Hashanah, Day Two

Morning service and children’s programming, plus the Free Musical Family Service and Musical Tashlich.Free options

Sun, Sept 20

Kol Nidrei

Erev Yom Kippur evening service.

Mon, Sept 21

Yom Kippur

Morning service, family service, and children’s programming, continuing through Yizkor, Mincha, Ne’ilah, and Break Fast.

Sept 23–25

Sukkah building + decorating

All hands welcome. Come help put it up.

Fri, Sept 25

Pizza in the Hut + book launch

Erev Sukkot, with the launch of The Enchanted Sukkah Trilogy by Rabbi Ben Newman.

Sat–Sun, Sept 26–27

Sukkot

Sukkot I and II. Hebrew School’s first day falls on Sunday the 27th.Hebrew School

October 2026

Tishrei · Cheshvan 5787

Fri, Oct 2

Hoshana Rabbah

Sat, Oct 3

Simchat Torah Celebration

Shalom & Play, pizza, then music and dancing as we unroll the scroll and begin again.

Sun, Oct 4

Shemini Atzeret + Yizkor

Morning service in the sanctuary, during Hebrew School.Hebrew School

Fri, Oct 23

Musical Shabbat

November 2026

Cheshvan · Kislev 5787

Fri, Nov 6

Grief, Presence, and Fierce Love

A retreat led by Rabbi Ben at the Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing in Cragsmoor, NY, open to anyone living with loss of any kind — bereavement, relationship transitions, health changes, or shifts in work and identity. Not a PCS event, but one our community may want to know about.Date to confirm

Sun, Nov 15

Shalom & Play

During Hebrew School.Hebrew School

Fri, Nov 20

Musical Shabbat

Thanksgiving theme.

December 2026

Kislev · Tevet 5787

Fri, Dec 4

Erev Chanukah

Sat, Dec 5

Public Menorah Lighting

Open to the whole village.

Sun, Dec 6

Chanukah Program

During Hebrew School.Hebrew School

Fri, Dec 11

Musical Shabbat

Chanukah theme.

January – February 2027

Tevet · Adar 5787

Fri, Jan 22

Musical Shabbat

Tu BiShvat theme.

Fri, Feb 26

Musical Shabbat

March 2027

Adar · Nisan 5787

Fri, Mar 12

Musical Shabbat

Sun, Mar 14

Shalom & Play Purim Celebration

For our youngest families.

Mon, Mar 22

Purim Celebration

Costumes, megillah, and pizza.Date to confirm

April 2027

Nisan · Iyar 5787

Fri, Apr 9

Musical Shabbat

Sun, Apr 11

Model Seder

Kindergarten through 4th grade.Hebrew School

Sat, Apr 17

Matzah & Bookfest

Sun, Apr 18

Model Seder

5th through 7th grade.Hebrew School

Wed–Fri, Apr 21–23

Passover

Erev Pesach on the 21st, with a Community Seder to follow.Seder to confirm

May – June 2027

Iyar · Sivan 5787

Sat, May 8

Hebrew School Shabbat

Our students lead, with a B’nai Mitzvah celebration.Hebrew School

Fri, May 14

Musical Shabbat

Sun, May 16

Last Day of Hebrew School + Open House

Curious about our school? This is the day to come see it.Hebrew School

Thu–Sat, Jun 10–12

Shavuot

Erev Shavuot program, morning service, and Yizkor.

Fri, Jun 18

Pride Shabbat

Musical Shabbat, and one of our favorite nights of the year.

Through the holidays

High Holiday Food Drive

We’re collecting non-perishable food — canned fruit, vegetables and fish, pasta, rice, beans, cereal — for distribution by the Upper Westchester Muslim Center. The green donation box is in the Community Room.

Lend a hand

This place runs on people who show up

Every service, every holiday, every oneg happens because someone set up the chairs, greeted a stranger at the door, or stayed to wash the cups. If you have an hour here and there, we can use it — and it’s one of the fastest ways to actually get to know people here.

Greet + usher

Welcome people in at services and events.

Set up + clean up

Chairs, tables, food, and the part nobody sees.

Feed people

Oneg, Kiddush, and holiday meals.

Bring a skill

Music, tech, teaching, driving, or something we haven’t thought of.

Not sure where you’d fit? Sign up anyway, or call (914) 769-2672.

Come to any of it

Members and guests alike. Get in touch for the time and place of anything on this page, and we’ll send you what you need.

Get in touch Join the community

(914) 769-2672

Pleasantville Community Synagogue