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2026 Gala Benefit

Monday, November 16th, 2026
7:30pm

The Board of Trustees of The Actors’ Temple and President Carol Ostrow proudly present for our 109th Anniversary:

“Respect For The Past, Bring In The Future”

We are renovating our theatre to bring in the best of Broadway and Off-Broadway productions. Be a part of this very important and momentous journey with us.

Starring Anna Bergman, Dancers from Heidi Latsky Dance, Steve Schalchlin & Blake Lee Zolfo, Jesse Manocherian & Mara Jill Herman, Karin Kayne and her original Broadway cast of The Melody Lingers On, and a special guest appearance by Tovah Feldshuh.

For information about Tickets, starting at $250 and Ads, starting at $200, please visit https://theactorstemple.ecwid.com/#!/Events/c/6745248 or call 212-245-6975 or by email info@theactorstemple.org.

Shabbat & Play Reading

Friday, October 23, 2026
6:30pm Service
8pm Play Reading

"Miracle on 39th & 9th" by Richard Mover, with Bob Greenberg, Rabbi Jill, Michael Gnat, CK Allen, Bill Barry, Don Carter.

Looking Ahead

READ HEBREW IN ONE DAY! Sunday, November 1, 10 AM-Noon, in conjunction with NJOP, Free of charge. Please pre-register to info@thactorstemple.org, so that we know how many people to expect.
Kulanu & SIGD Shabbat: Friday, November 6th, 6:30 PM, about Jews of many cultures.
Play for Kristallnacht: Friday, November 13th, 8 PM. Adjustments, by Ellen Orchid; the play follows our 6:30 service.
Shabbat Chanukah First Night, Friday, Dec. 4th, 6:30 PM, A Special First Night
Shabbat Chanukah Latke Party, Sing Along & Open Mic: Friday, Dec. 11th, 6 PM
Human Rights Shabbat: Friday, December 18th, 6:30 PM, Caring about justice for all
Shabbat Christmas: Friday, December 25th, 6:30 PM. Sing Christmas Carols written by Jews!
Tu B’Shevat Mystical Seder: Friday, January 29th, 6 PM, Music and dinner provided

AT Current Announcements

Recent Events

Havdalah with Rabbi Tobi Innerfield

Saturday, Oct 17th, 2026
7:30pm

A musical 15-minute Zoom for the end of Shabbat.

Shabbat & Play Reading

Friday, October 9th, 2026
6:30pm Service & Oneg Shabbat
8pm Play Reading

"Smittenrock" by Yuval Jonas, a Political Comedy. The play follows our service.

Shemini Atzeret Shabbat

Saturday, October 3rd, 2026
10:30am

Service & YIZKOR on Zoom only.

Shabbat Simchat Torah🎶

Friday, October 2nd, 2026
6:30pm

Service with music, singing and dancing with our Torahs. End the Torah and Begin it again! Please join Aron Bederson, Yaniel at the piano, and Rabbi Jill. All are welcome!

Broadway Cares Flea Market

Sunday, Sept 27th, 2026
10am-6pm

Please contact us to work in two-hour shifts.

Havdalah with Rabbi Tobi Innerfield

Saturday, Sept 26th, 2026
7:30pm

A musical 15-minute Zoom for the end of Shabbat.

Shabbat Sukkot Morning Service

Saturday, Sept 26th, 2026
10:30am

Service and Discussion of the Book of Ecclesiastes.

Shabbat Sukkot Potluck Dinner in the Sukkah

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Friday, Sept 25th, 2026
Dinner 5:30pm, Service 6:30pm

Please join us and bring a dairy/veggie dish to share.

High Holidays Tickets and Membership

RH: Fri-Sun Sept 11-13, 2026

YK: Sun-Mon Sept 20-21, 2026

Reverse Tashlich: Sunday, Sept 13, 2:30pm. Following the service we will walk to the Hudson River, in Person only. (FREE & Snack)

Shabbat Shuvah: Friday, Sept 18, 6:30pm. A special Shabbat between RH & YK.

More Details

Broadway Interfaith Celebration

Monday, Sept 14th, 2026
7:30pm

At St. Malachy's, The Actors' Chapel, 239 West 49th st. (49 St. betw. 8th & Broadway)

Rabbi Jill and Aron Bederson join a starry Broadway Cast for music, prayer, and celebration. FREE

All are welcome.

Selichot Shabbat

Friday, Sept 4th, 2026
6:30pm

Thank you for joining us for the Changing of our Torah Covers ✨

Let us sing as we Enter the Holy Days and Change our Torah Covers Together!

An Actors' Temple Tradition!

Together we will change our Torah covers from red to white and sing melodies of the Holy Days as we prepare to turn toward our sacred season and our inner selves.

MAD Magazine Shabbat

Friday, August 28th, 2026
6:30pm

🎭A FUNNY SHABBAT?🎭

Please Join us to Laugh at the Humor of Barry Liebmann from his pieces for Mad Magazine!!

A Funny and Feel-Good Service for Barry Liebmann's work on the Barry Liebmann Balcony. Honoring him and his hysterical work for MAD Magazine and the Usual Gang of Idiots. Service, Readings from his work, Reflections, and Oneg Shabbat, sponsored by Barbara Bova.

Some of his two- three- and four-page spreads have now been hung in our balcony thanks to Anton Spivack and Barbara. Now we'll revisit and appreciate his irreverent humor. Please join us!

Erev Tisha B'Av and Film

Wed, July 22, 2026, 6:30pm

We will remember the Destruction of the Temple, it's causes, and see a hopeful and uplifting Israeli film.

Zoom only.

Anniversary Shabbat

Friday, June 26th, 2026, 5:30pm

We Celebrate Rabbi Jill's 20 Years At The Actors' Temple with a Light Dinner/Cocktail Party and Service with Music and Song.

We will unveil and dedicate our beautiful new TREE OF LIFE in the Sanctuary, donated by Rabbi Jill and Barbara Bova (Please see below).

The Party and Service are FREE.

Catered Party and Music sponsored by Barbara Bova, including violin, flute, and Rachel Kaufman and others at the piano. Indulge Catering, which provided a delicious Passover Seder dinner will cater the event.

Many congregants will perform. Let's all celebrate the LIFE of our precious synagogue and our 20 years together!

In Person and on Zoom.

Havdalah with Rabbi Tobi Innerfield

Sat, June 27, 2026, 8:30pm

A warm, spiritual, musical 15-minute Zoom Havdalah for the end of Shabbat.

Zoom only.

Shabbat AM

Sat, July 4th, 2026

There will be no Saturday morning Shabbat Zoom service on July 4th, but happy 250th, America!

Juneteenth and Pride Celebration Shabbat

Friday, June 19th, 6:30pm

Service, Speaker & Oneg Shabbat. Marjorie Conn and Kara Allen will speak and help us celebrate these two occasions with Apple Pie for the Oneg.

In Person and on Zoom.

Comedy Benefit

Wed, June 3, 2026, 7pm

Back by Popular Demand! Produced by Bob Greenberg and Starring Stand-Up Comics as seen on TV: Bob Greenberg, Emcee, Scott Blakeman, Mike Fine, Rhonda Hansome, Moody McCarthy, Ellen Orchid, Max Ryvkin, Linda Marcus Smith, Helaine Witt, and Pianist Rachel Kaufman. Don't Miss It!

Tickets: Friend, $40, Mensch $50, Angel $100.

Shabbat Shavuot Morning

Saturday, May 23, 2026, 10:30am

Holiday & Shabbat Service with Yizkor; Reading the Book of Ruth.

Zoon only.

Erev Shavuot Potluck Dinner and Shabbat

Friday, May 22, 2026, 5:30pm

We will celebrate Erev Shavuot on the 2nd night of the holiday, on Shabbat. Dinner at 5:30; Service at 6:30 with a Study Session. Please bring a dairy/vegetarian dish to share. Come for Blintzes & Cheesecake!

In-person and Zoom.

Havdalah with Rabbi Tobi Innerfield

Sat, May 23, 2026, 8:30pm

A warm, spiritual, musical 15-minute Zoom Havdalah for the end of Shabbat.

Zoom only.

Yom Yerushalyim Shabbat

Friday, May 15, 2026, 6:30pm

Musical Service and Oneg Shabbat. Judy Buchman joins us for a Service commemorating and appreciating the Unification of Jerusalem, and for songs from Israel.

In-person and on Zoom.

Jewish South Florida

Friday, May 8, 2026, 6:30pm

A History and Guide to Neighborhoods, Synagogues, and Eateries. A Presentation by Author Paul Kaplan, Shabbat Service at 6:30 PM, Presentation at 7:30 PM.

From the improbable development of Miami Beach to the first pioneers of Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, and Palm Beach. We'll view photos of old Jewish neighborhoods, recounting key Jewish personalities over the decades and much more.

In-person and on Zoom.

Shabbat PM and AM

Friday, April 24, 2026, 6:30pm

Aron Bederson officiates while Rabbi Jill is away for a few days. (No service on Shabbat Morning of Saturday, April 25).

Meaningful Monday Series: Survival of the The Holocaust

Monday, April 27, 2026, 6:30pm

A Wine and Cheese Reception and Talk by Henry and Bernie Schanzer, 91 years old, about their amazing story of Bravery and Survival, A Celebration of their Lives, Carol Ostrow and the Board of Trustees dedicate the evening to Rabbi Jill, who will be honored for 20 years at The Actors' Temple. Tickets, $36.

Special Shabbat Event

Friday, May 1, 2026, 6:30pm

Service, Meditation, Talk-Discussion, and Oneg Shabbat, sponsored by Phyllis Malamud in Honor of the Yahrzeit of her beloved Father, Cantor Louis Malamud, who was the soul of The Actors' Temple for 40 years, whose name is written appears on a panel of stained glass above the ark, and whose Yahrzeit we commemorate.

In-person and on Zoom.

Yom Haatzmaut - Israel Independence Day Service

Friday, April 17, 2026, 6:30pm

Yaniel joins us at the Piano to celebrate Israel's 78th Year!

In-person and on Zoom.

Havdalah with Rabbi Tobi Innerfield

Sat, April 18, 2026, 8:30pm

A warm, spiritual, musical 15-minute Zoom Havdalah for the end of Shabbat.

Zoom only.

Continuing & Ongoing Events

Shabbat and Holiday Services and Programs

7 PM Fridays: Service followed by Oneg Shabbat (Food and Schmooze)
10:30 AM Saturdays: Chavurah-Style Service, Torah Discussion in English & Oneg Shabbat (Food and Schmooze)
3rd Saturdays 10:30 AM: Torah Reading & Breakfast: Opportunities to chant Torah portions.
Sponsor an Oneg Shabbat or a Musical Service, in honor of: Birthdays, Anniversaries, Births, Graduations or any Simcha.
We have services on all the major Jewish holidays.
Learner's service in conjunction with Shabbat Across America and Canada.

More about Shabbat and Holidays on the Prayer page.

Education for Adults and Children

Bar/Bat Mitzvah registration ongoing.
Adult Torah Study: Join us Wednesdays 7:30-9:30 PM, studying the Torah, Prophets, and Writings in English with Rabbi Jill at 96th Street. You are invited to join us by phone or in person. Please contact us for more details concerning what we are currently studying.
Conversion and Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah training.
One day Hebrew review class in conjunction with Read Hebrew America and Canada.

More about education on the Learning page.

This Years' Highlights

Purim Celebration and Spiel 2026

Monday, March 2nd, 2026, 6:30pm

More Details

Shabbat Across America & Potluck Shabbat Dinner 2026

Friday, March 13, 2026, 5:30pm

Join us to celebrate Shabbat with Jews across America and Canada for the 30th Year: to eat, sing, learn, and celebrate! In conjunction with NJOP, National Jewish Outreach Program. Please bring a vegetable/fish/dairy dish to share. Dinner at 5:30, Service at 6:30 PM.

Community 2nd Night Passover Seder

Thursday, April 2nd, 2026, 6pm

More Details

High Holidays Tickets and Membership

More Information and Flyers

Purchase HH Tickets, Membership, Yizkor Book items, or Donate

Finding Love in All the Right Places

Fri., Oct. 24th, 2025, 8 PM

A special program with Beatty Cohan, nationally recognized psychotherapist, sex therapist and author.

Her book will be available at the event for a $30 donation, paid in advance. Buy here: https://theactorstemple.ecwid.com/#!/For-Better-For-Worse-Forever/p/774984787

Tehorah

Wed., Nov. 19th, 2025, 7:30pm

A Poetic Musical Journey, A Portrait about Love, Loss, Hope, and Forgiveness, with songs written by Jewish composers and lyricists. Written, directed, and starring internationally acclaimed Chanteuse
Adrienne Haan.

Buy Tickets and Program Booklet Advertising:

https://theactorstemple.ecwid.com/#!/Events/c/6745248

Last Years' Highlights

Lag B'Omer Shabbat

Friday, May 16, 2025, 6:30 PM

Service, Talk-Discussion, and Oneg Shabbat, Sponsored by Paul Kaplan in Loving Memory of his Father Jack Kaplan's first Yahrzeit. It's a holiday of rejoicing & enjoying Nature. In Person and on Zoom.

Yom Yerushalayim Shabbat

Friday, May 23, 2025, 6:30 PM

We celebrate a re-unified Jerusalem. In Person and on Zoom.

Shavuot Celebration

for 2025

Sunday, June 1, 5:30 PM

EREV SHAVUOT POTLUCK DINNER, SERVICE, AND STUDY: Holiday Service begins at 6:30 PM. Mitchell Kessler joins us on Piano for our late Spring Harvest holiday when it's customary to eat dairy products. Cheesecake and blintzes are guaranteed! Please bring a vegetable/fish/dairy dish to share. In Person and on Zoom.

Monday, June 2, 10:30 PM

SHAVUOT MORNING SERVICE WITH YIZKOR: A Zoom-only service.

The Actors' Temple Comedy Benefit returns for 2025!

Monday, June 9th, 2025, 7pm

Buy Online

Purchase Tickets Here

Buy via Phone

Call 212-245-6975

Yom Ha-Shoah Commemoration

Friday, April 25, 2025, 6:30 PM

Author Talk by Roslyn Bernstein on her historical novel, The Girl Who Counted Numbers.

https://getbook.at/GirlWcN

Judy Buchman will join us to sing and play piano. Oneg Shabbat sponsored by Phyllis Malamud in Loving Memory of her Mother, Hannah Unterman Malamud's Yahrzeit.

Yom Ha-Atsmaut & Yom Ha-Zikaron Shabbat

Friday, May 2, 2025, 6:30 PM

Israel Independence Day Shabbat with Rabbi Jill, Asstant Cantor Aron Bederson, Judy Buchman and Yaniel on Piano. Come to see 5 historic artifacts donated to the synagogue and hear about the Israel that's not reported in the Press.

Shabbat Ha-Gadol

Friday, April 11, 2025, 6:30 PM

Service, Meditation, and Oneg Shabbat.

Saturday, April 12, 2025,10:30 AM

Service and Discussion of Parashat Tzav on Zoom only.

Community Passover Seder

Apr 13th, 2025, 6pm

More Information!

Passover Services

Sun, April 13, 2025, 10:30 AM

Service with Hallel.

Friday, April 18, 2025, 6:30 PM

SHABBAT PESACH: Service, Meditation, and Oneg Shabbat.

Sat, April 19, 2025, 10:30 AM

7th Day Service with Hallel and Yizkor. Hallel and Yizkor service additions can be emailed to you as PDF's.

Chanukah Latke Party, Potluck, Sing-Along, & Open Mic

Friday, December 27th, 2024, starting at 5:30PM!

✨Come and join us to celebrate Chanukah and bring More Light to the world! 🎶🎤🕎

Bring a vegetable/fish dish to share, come and eat latkes and donuts .. and sing, and rejoice with Aron Bederson, Judy Buchman, Rabbi Jill, and Steven Silverstein at the Piano! Anyone wishing to perform (in person only) at the open Mic, please email Rabbi Jill before 12/20. Co-Producer Helaine Witt will bring us wonderful comedic talent. Latkes and all the extras sponsored by Stan Kravitz.

Community Menorah Lighting Ceremony

Thursday, December 26th, 2024, 5pm

Join us at Father Fagan Park for a Community Menorah Lighting Ceremony on the second night of Chanukah! Let’s come together to sing, bless, and celebrate freedom, light, and joy! Led by @rabbijill ✨💫

All are welcome 🕎

Spring 2025 Gala and 108th Anniversary:
Shylock v. Antonio

A new interpretation of the classic tale from The Merchant of Venice

March 31st, 2025, 7:30pm

More Information!

Comic Opera & Operetta Night - An Actors' Temple Benefit

Monday, June 17th, 2024, 7pm

Buy Online

Purchase Tickets Here

Buy via Phone

Call 212-245-6975

"This is my Covenant which you shall Keep" (a play)

JOIN US THIS WEEK✨

SHABBAT: This Friday, August 2nd, 2024, 6:30 PM

Service, Reading of a PLAY: THIS IS MY COVENANT WHICH YOU SHALL KEEP, and Oneg Shabbat.

Service at 6:30 in Person and on Zoom; Play at 8 PM in Person only because of Actors’ Equity Union Rules.

🎭 Michael is estranged from his Orthodox parents, but when his sister invites him to her son’s circumcision, tensions from the past intrude. A new play about Jewish families, Anti Semitism, and much more, written by Y. Zach Greenberger, Directed by Jack Feldstein, produced by Tiara Fielding, with a cast playing 10 characters.

All Are Welcome!

"The Oath" (a play)

LOOKING AHEAD ✨

SHABBAT: Friday, August 23rd & 30th, 2024, 6:30 PM

Service, PLAY: THE OATH, by Clara Grusq, and Oneg Shabbat.

🎭 Two best friends confront a pivotal night that will forever alter their friendship and probe the philosophical depths of what it means to be Jewish amid the terrible decisions the Holocaust caused. The play incorporates a Yiddish singer, live violin, and mandolin.

All Are Welcome!

MISSISSIPPI SUMMER

A play which highlights the Jewish role in the Civil Rights Struggle of the 1960s.

Monday, November 4th, 2024, 7:30 PM

A full production with 11 actors and Bob Greenberg as the Rabbi. Written and directed by Art Feinglass, based on his personal experiences.

Originally produced by the Seattle Jewish Theater Company.

Production underwritten by Barbara Bova. Talkback after the show with a Wine & Cheese Tasting provided by Veritas Studio Wines and sponsored by Marjorie Conn.

Tickets $40, AEA/SAG-AFTRA Members: $30.

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A Very Special Musical Presentation: "The Grip of Evil/The Endurance of Hope"

Friday, May 3rd, 2024, 6:30 PM

A Cantata by composer Leslie Steinweiss, in commemoration of Yom Hashoah, with a chamber ensemble of violin, clarinet/flute, cello, and piano, and singers Aron Bederson and Rabbi Jill Hausman, conducted by the composer, Service at 6:30, Cantata at 8 PM. Don't miss this unique musical event.