The Shul of New York
A Synagogue for Spiritual Judaism
Cooking With the Shul
The one thing that binds all Jews together is cooking (and shmaltz). The Shul has no shortage of wonderful cooks as anyone who has attended one of our food-based events knows. (There are non-food events?) Several have presented cooking lessons on Zoom, but the most prolific by far has been devoted amateur cook and Shul Co-President, Karen Seidman. Enjoy!
Understanding Hate and how to Counter It: A Talk by Ken Stern
A talk by Kenneth S. Stern, Director of the Bard Center for the Study of Hate. Presented on Zoom by the Shul Justice Project. This is a unique opportunity to hear from an award-winning author and attorney who has been a voice against extremism and for human rights through his writings, teaching, testimony, legal defense work and professional positions.
League of Women Voters Activism Training
The League of Women Voters will present a 1-hour Zoom training session on how to be an effective advocate and lobbyist. Learn how we can make our voices heard on the issues we care passionately about. Download League slideshow.
Genealogy with Doug Seidman
Get started in family tree research with amateur genealogist Doug Seidman. (Download: Family Tree Chart, Jewish Genealogy Info, Family History Interview Questionnaire)
Talking About Race and Racism
An evening with Nicole Alifante, one of the founders of, and the president of CURE, the Coalition for Understanding Racism through Education.
Alexis Michelle Makeup Tutorial
Celebrity hair/makeup/production expert Alexis Michelle/Alex Michaels will increase your online fabulous-ness when he shares practical, professional tips for how to look your very best on Zoom in the first ShulThrive! event.
This is a fun, informative evening and a rare opportunity for an intimate session with this charming and talented performer (and great friend to the Shul).
Zoom Video Archive
We entered the wonderful world of Zoom (Feh!) during the pandemic (Oy! Double-Feh!) in 2020.
We know what with working, social distancing, matching your masks to your outfit, and throwing matzoh balls at the cat (What, it's only us?) you may not be available for every Zoom session. Not to worry, we've thought of everything.
After many requests we recorded some of the sessions and we present them here for your viewing pleasure.
Cooking with Karen
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Fall Minestrone (Ingredients & Bonus Pita Recipe) Pumpkin Pasta Sauce & Pumpkin Mousse (Ingredients)
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Sufganiyot (Jelly Donuts) (Recipe)
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Savory Pancakes (Ingredients)
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Vegetable Lasagna (Ingredients)
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Vegan No-Tomato Pasta Sauces (Ingredients)
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Vegetable Moussaka (Ingredients)
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Baked Chickpeas & Olive Bread (Ingredients)
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S’erbuzzu - Sardinian Herb Soup (Ingredients)
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Porcini Mushroom & White Bean Stew (Ingredients)
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Harissa White Bean Stew with Turmeric Yogurt (Ingredients)
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Savory Crepes (Ingredients)
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Gnocchi (recipe)
Cooking with Karen
Cooking with Karen
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Hashed Brussel Sprouts with Lemon and Pan-Griddled Sweet Potatoes with Miso-Ginger Sauce (Ingredients)
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Patti's Pasta Puttanesca and Orzo with Artichokes & Peas (Ingredients)
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Meatless Bolognaise Sauce (Ingredients) Hamantaschen (Ingredients)
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Spring Quinoa with Asparagus, Peas and Pickled Onion (Ingredients)
Cooking with Don
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Frittata (recipe)
Cooking with Patti
Cookin' with the
Shul Band
Cooking with Sara
Challah Making Class
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Join Sharon Graubard for a 3-part challah making class. (Ingredients)
Intro to Meditation
with Cheryl Jacobs
Author, Author!
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Betsy Polivy Discussion of Walking Manhattan Sideways. Buy the book.
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Betsy Polivy 2 Discussion of Walking Manhattan Sideways - Hidden Gems on the Side Streets. Buy the book.
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Rabbi Mordecai Schreiber, Dr. Iqbal Unus, Dr. Ian Punnett Discussion of How Millennials Can Lead Us Out of the Mess We're In: A Jew, a Muslim, and a Christian Share Leadership Lessons from the Life of Moses. Buy the book.
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Rich Mintzer Discussion of how to be a professional writer. (Resources for writers.)
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Jim Dratfield A unique session with a best-selling celebrity pet photographer (www.petography.com).
Music-Fest & Cocktails
with The Shul Band
Flower Pressing with Arline Rubin
Learn to press flowers for cards and jewelry with the Shul's crafty crafter. Watch Video
Virtual Film Society
with Josh Cabat
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Hitchcock: Rear Window, Strangers on a Train, Vertigo, Shadow of a Doubt, North by Northwest
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Musicals: 42nd Street, Top Hat, Singin' in the Rain, West Side Story, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Moulin Rouge!
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Black Directors: Daughters of the Dust, Crooklyn, Rosewood, Fruitvale Station
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Political Satire: Duck Soup, Dr. Strangelove, Wag the Dog, Bulworth, Idiocracy
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French New Wave: The 400 Blows, Breathless, La Jetee, Elevator to the Gallows, Cleo from 5 to 7, Hiroshima Mon Amour, Le Samourai
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Films of the 2010s: Carol, Her, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Inside Llewyn Davis, La La Land, Winter's Bone, Boyhood
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Silent Film: Sunrise , Steamboat Bill, Jr, The Passion of Joan of Arc, Speedy
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Hollywood New Wave: Mean Streets, The King
of Marvin Gardens, The Last Picture Show, The Conversation, American Graffiti, Nashville, Jaws
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Film Noir: Double Indemnity, The Killers, D.O.A, Gun Crazy, The Big Heat, The Kiling, Touch of Evil
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Mexican New Wave: Amores Perros. Y Tu Mama Tambien, Children of Men, Pan's Labryrinth, Birdman, The Shape of Water, Roma, Heat
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Neo Noir: Chinatown, Night Moves, Body Heat, Black Widow, One False Move , The Last Seduction
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Top 10 of the 2012 Sight & Sound Poll: 8-1/2, The Searchers, The Rules of the Game, Tokyo Story
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Films of Val Lewton: Cat People (1942), I Walked With A Zombie, The Leopard Man, The Seventh Victim, Curse of the Cat People, Isle of the Dead, Bedlam
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BFI 2022 Sight & Sound Poll: The Power of the Dog, The Hurtlocker, Wanda, The Hitch-Hiker, Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.
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Forgotten Films of the 1930s: The Lady Vanishes, Baby Face, The Power and the Glory,