Welcome to Congregation Or Zarua

Celebrate Pesah with Or Zarua! Pesah begins Wednesday night, April 1 Shaharit with Siyyum for Ta’anit Behorot Wednesday, April 1, 7:15 am Festival Services with Hallel, Kiddush to follow Thursday, April 2, 9:00 am Community Second Night Seder Thursday, April 2, 7:00 pm Registration has closed for this event. Festival Services with Hallel, Kiddush to follow Friday, April 3, 9:00 am Shabbat Evening Services, Oneg to follow Friday, April 3, 6:15 pm Shabbat Hol HaMoed Service, with Hallel & Shir HaShirim Kiddush and Chaburah with Rabbi Bolton to follow Saturday, April 4, 8:45 am Shabbat ends 8:06 pm Hol HaMoed Services with Hallel, Breakfast to follow Sunday, April 5, 8:45 am Hol HaMoed Services with Hallel, Breakfast to follow Monday, April 6, 7:15 am Hol HaMoed Services with Hallel,- Erev Yom Tov Tuesday, April 7, 7:10 am – Zoom only Candle lighting for 7th night of Passover, 7:08 pm Festival Services with Hallel, Kiddush to follow Wednesday, April 8, 9:00 am Candle lighting for last night of Passover, after 8:10 pm Festival Services with YIZKOR & Hallel, Kiddush to follow Thursday, April 9, 9:00 am. Yizkor is around 10:45 am. Passover ends, 8:11 pm Hametz reverts to seller, 8:12 pm #passover2026 #uessynagogue

Please join us tonight for a book talk for “Inheritance: Love, Loss and the Legacy of the Holocaust,” by OZ member Charlie Scheidt. The talk will be followed by a book signing and reception. Fellow member Owen Pell will interview and dialogue with Charlie. Books will be available for sale at the event. #booktalk #uessynagogue #jewishbooks

Antisemitic hate crimes made up 57% of all reported hate crimes in NYC last year, but Jewish people make up only about 10% of NYC’s population. The legislative package from @speakermenin is urgently needed and would help ensure safe access to synagogues, schools, and other houses of worship while protecting the right to peaceful protest.

In-person event. Lecture by Benjamin Marcus On Purim we read Megillat Esther. And on Passover – always 30 days later – we read Song of Songs. Both holidays mark crucial events of our redemption by G-d from imminent genocidal annihilation by the rulers of our exilic host nations. But the stories we read could not be more different in tenor from the events we make it a duty to remember, and they could not be more different from each other in their narrative structures. Come on March 18 to see the how these differences were addressed in the two illustrated megillot that fellow congregant Benjamin Marcus has produced as he presents his own visual interpretations in a short talk about the work.

Registration for this event has closed. Get ready to bring a little summer camp magic into the winter! Join us on Friday, March 13 for a joyful Family Shabbat Dinner that will feel just like Shabbat at camp—songs, community, and plenty of food! Families are invited to wear their favorite camp swag, sing loudly, and settle in for a relaxed, ruach-filled evening together. Evening Schedule 5:00 pm – Families arrive for a shabbat celebration, summer camp style • Song sheets with favorite camp songs • Egg shakers, guitar, and lots of singing with a song leader! 5:45 pm – Shalom Aleichem, Blessings & Dinner • Deli-style Shabbat dinner inspired by camp 6:45 pm – Kabbalat Shabbat & Maariv in the Sanctuary 7:45–8:30 pm – Dessert & Community Oneg in the Social Hall • Sweet time together

Artist Barbara Wolff will speak about her latest manuscript at this Gallery Event. “A Tent For The Sun: Hebrew Poetry of Muslim Spain (950—1140)” This manuscript of a shared cultural richness and innovation reflecting the legacy of Convivencia, the cultural interaction between Muslims, Jews and Christians in 10th and 11th century Iberia. #gallerytalk #jewishart #uessynagogue

“Restoring Faith in Democracy Through Civic Spirit” Judaism and other faiths elevate the transmission of tradition from one generation to another. With political polarization challenging American society, we will learn how civic education prepares the next generation to participate in democracy and its vital role in rebuilding trust in the system and in each other. #uessynagogue #civicsshabbat

Shushan Sushi to break your fast, evening services, Megillah reading and the annual OZ Purim Spiel! Join us at Or Zarua, or watch the livestream! Link in bio #purim #purim2026 #uessynagogue #purimspiel

A fun-filled Purim celebration for kids of all ages! No charge for members, $5 for non-members. #purimparty #kidspurim