Welcome to Vassar Temple
- Join a Reform congregation with a rich history and discover the powerful relevance of Judaism today.
- Participate in projects that improve our world.
- Delight in spiritual and intellectual growth.
- Share your joys and challenges and achieve a sense of peace and belonging.
- Enjoy opportunities for prayer, learning, social interaction, and Jewish and personal life-cycle support.
- Enrich your life with meaningful rituals, caring friendships, and joyful celebrations.
- Join a welcoming congregation where you are accepted as you are at any level of involvement.
Make Merry on Purim March 20 !
Celebrate the joyous holiday of Purim on
Wednesday, March 20 at 7pm
with a lively megillah reading, interspersed with hilarious parodies based on songs of the 60’s (to which everyone will be able to sing along).
Adults, children, everyone–come in your favorite costume or in one evoking the era!
Join in the Great Costume Parade!
And don’t forget to bring unopened boxes of pasta to shake as noisemakers to drown out the name of Haman during the megillah reading.
After Purim, the boxes of pasta will be delivered to a local food pantry by the Social Action Committee.
Prior to the megillah reading, at 5:30pm, Men’s Club will be serving a pasta dinner in the social hall.
Cost for the meal is $5 per adult, children under 16 free.
*Please RSVP for the dinner to mensclub@vassartemple.org by March 15.
Vassar Temple is united with our interfaith community in condemning all forms of hatred and bigotry. We stand in solidarity with our Muslim friends locally and globally following the horrific attacks in New Zealand. We mourn the victims and pray for the injured, families, and Christchurch community.
The Golden Gelt Raffle
with all cash prizes!!
Only 200 tickets will be sold, thus dramatically
increasing the odds of winning a prize *
First prize: $5000.00 cash
Second prize: $1000.00 cash
Third prize: $500.00 cash
Fourth prizes (4): $250.00 cash each
The cost of each ticket will be $100.00
**The drawing date for the Golden Gelt Raffle has been changed to April 28.
Tickets will be available in the office, Monday-Friday, as well as through various sellers.*More sellers are needed*
** More assistance is needed in selling tickets to the community to make this a successful fundraiser for our Temple. To help promote the raffle, please call the office or call
Gail D’Alessio@845 723 4657 or gaildalessio@yahoo.com
*Prizes above based on the sale of all 200 tickets,
to be adjusted as follows:
First prize: 25% of sales
Second prize: 5% of sales
Third prize: 2.5% of sales
Fourth prizes: 1.25% of sales
Popular Links
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The Tiny Temple program allows young children to become familiar with the Temple, the Rabbi, and the Jewish holidays, while giving their parents the opportunity to meet and socialize with other young Jewish families. Click here for more information -
Adult Education offerings at Vassar Temple -
Vassar Temple Sisterhood maintains a year-round Judaica Shop with items for sale on display in the East Chapel and in a glass case in the hallway in front of the office. The Shop is open every weekday except Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. For an appointment outside of these hours, contact Perla at
914-456-7309 or brandaliz5@optonline.net.Among the items we stock are jewelry, gifts, books, ritual items, art and cosmetics from Israel. We even have Jewish Silly Bandz in unique solid color, glitter pack, tie-dye pack and glow-in-the-dark varieties. Perla will also be glad to help you with special orders.
Come and see us for all your Judaica needs; we look forward to your visit!
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Members of the Vassar Temple Men’s Club who participated in the annual Men’s Club Shabbat service on November 18, 2016 pose on the Bimah following the service.
Rabbi Paul Golomb, Senior Scholar, honored the group by continuing a recent tradition of reading from the Torah during the service.
