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New York City: • HOLIDAYS • ADULT PROGRAMS • CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS • CALENDAR • JOIN US
The Interfaith Community of New York holds family services for major holidays. Since 1990, the Interfaith Community has celebrated the Jewish High Holidays to meet the deeply felt need for services at which the non-Jewish spouse and the children can feel at home. A Christmas/Hannukah family service is held in December. The end-of-year gathering celebrates Shavuot and Pentecost. In addition, programs for children about Sukkot/Simchat Torah and about Easter and Passover are held. These are intimate, participatory services, researched, written and led by Community members, with advice and participation from our religious advisors. Geared for families and their school age children, the services are designed to teach about the meaning of the holidays and to provide resonance with established traditions and rituals. Reservations are required for all holiday events. Admission is free for members; nonmembers' fees vary by event.
For children 4-8, a parallel arts-based program will be provided furing the Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services.
Fees: Sukkot/Simchat Torah Christmas/Hannukah Service and Celebration The Christmas service is designed and led by members of our Community to convey the essential and spiritual meaning of Advent and Christmas. It is geared for families with children ages 9 and up. For children 4-8, a parallel arts-based program will teach about Christmas and Hannukah, respectively. The main service is followed by a brief Hannukah celebration and a festive gathering (with latkes, dreidels, carols, and holiday treats). Easter/Holy Week Service The Interfaith Community will celebrate Easter and Holy Week with a special service designed by members to help share the meaning of the season- the most sacred period in the Christian calendar- with Jewish partners and children. This service is geared toward families and children, ages 9 and older. A parallel program is provided for children ages 4-9. (See Children's Programs). Passover Seders A model seder will be held for children and families to learn about and celebrate the meaning and the rituals of this ancient tradition- dipping greens in salt water, recalling the ten plagues, inviting Elijah's return, and sharing matzah, the "bread of affliction." Following the commandment "You shall tell it to your children!" we will hear the founding story of Judaism - the story of the birth of a people and an evolved understanding of God. We look forward to a lively and enjoyable gathering of the Community for this event. In addition, Interfaith community member families share interfaith seders in members' homes. Shavuot/Pentecost End-of-Year Gathering
To mark the end of our year, the Community gathers in Central Park for a picnic celebration. The date is chosen to coincide with the two closely related holidays of Pentecost and Shavuot (also referred to as Pentecost or Feast of Weeks) which are both typically fifty days after Easter and Passover, respectively. Pentecost evolved from Shavuot, which evolved from an ancient agricultural festival. Shavuot commemorates God's giving of the Torah on Mt. Sinai; Pentecost celebrates the manifestation of the Holy Spirit to the early Christians.
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