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Welcome to the PSJC Events Page! Here you can find a listing of all of the classes, religious services, social and special events that are coming up at PSJC.
Events @ PSJC
Welcome to the PSJC Events Page! Here you can find a listing of all of the classes, religious services, social and special events that are coming up at PSJC.
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Park Slope Jewish Center
Your home for liberal, egalitarian Conservative Judaism ~A diverse, passionate, caring community
We are a multifaceted, thriving congregation in the heart of Brownstone Brooklyn under the leadership of Rabbi Carie Carter. We warmly encourage families and individuals of all ages, gender identities, races, abilities, cultural backgrounds, and interfaith couples to join us in finding opportunities to embrace Jewish life through multiple avenues, including spiritual, ritual, learning, life cycle milestones, social events, and social justice work.
Fractures and Voices: The Struggles That Shape Israel
Series sessions - Thursdays | April 16 | 7:00pm | PSJC
Israeli society is not divided by a single line, but shaped by multiple overlapping tensions. This series examines three of the most significant fault lines that continue to influence Israeli identity, politics, and cultural life. Instead of beginning with headlines or ideological arguments, we begin with culture.
Through music, poetry, film, and popular media, each session combines historical grounding with cultural expression. Participants encounter the past that explains the present, connect deeply with Israeli cultural creativity, and engage in honest conversations about identity, belonging, and responsibility.
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Criminal Justice Shabbat
Saturday, April 18 | 1:00PM | PSJC
At 1:00PM we will have a Kiddush lunch discussion about the Treatment Court Expansion Act (S4547/A6513, 2025-2026 Session) and the urgent need for mental health treatment services as an alternative to incarceration. We are delighted that we will be joined by Stephanie Bazell, Senior Policy Attorney from New York County Defenders Services and Pastor Ibrahim Ayu. Pastor Ayu, is a graduate of Howard University School of Law and Rikers Island. He will discuss his lived experience with bipolar disorder, incarceration, and street homelessness after release, and his advocacy for mental health treatment, second chances, and transformative justice through legislative advocacy and community empowerment.
The talk and kiddush lunch are supported by a generous grant from the New York Jewish Coalition for Criminal Justice Reform/JCRC-NY to assist PSJC’s efforts at Rikers Island, including joining Jewish worship services with people in custody, and working to increase our awareness about the dire conditions there.
Brooklyn Joint Yom HaZikaron Event
Living On | Grief and What Continues Through Stories and Songs
April 20, 2026 | 06:45 PM - Doors Open
Brooklyn Heights Synagogue | 131 Remsen St, Brooklyn, NY
7:00–8:00 PM Voices from across Israeli and Jewish communities, alongside clergy and community leaders, with student reflections.
8:00–9:00 PM “The Speed of the Distance Between Us” film screening and conversation with the filmmaker, exploring grief through diverse voices in Israeli society.
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Singing Songs of Shabbat with Cantor Ribnick
Friday, May 8 | 6:30PM | in person and on Zoom
Raise your voice in song and in community!!
Let the music of Shabbat fill your heart and warm your soul, with Cantor Judy Ribnick, who will lead melodious and inclusive Kabbalat Shabbat services at PSJC and on Zoom.
Future Fridays: June 12
All voices welcome – and bring a good appetite, too, for the dairy/ vegetarian potluck after services. Bring a dish to share, if you are able.
5-Minute Flash Talk: The Meal of Consolation
Shabbat, May 2 at 1pm at PSJC
In Jewish tradition is customary for the community to provide a meal of condolence (seudat havra’a) for the mourners after the burial of one who has died.
This crash course on a beautiful Jewish tradition you may have never heard of is planned to be the shortest post-kiddush talk ever. Join Marjorie Rothenberg, Eden Wofsey & Rabbi Carie Carter for a short but meaningful discussion on the Meal of Consolation .
Class to be held directly after Kiddush. Open to all.
Sponsored by the PSJC Hevra Kadisha