Photo Galleries
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There are 12 images in this galleryNovember 6, 2011 - 11:18pmOn Sunday November 6, teens from Bet Am Shalom, Kol Ami and the Elm Street Youth Center gathered together in the Bet Am Shalom kitchen. Chef Linda Lantos led an afternoon of vegetarian cooking in preparation for next week's Harvest Luncheon. The teens will help to lead the cooking at each table next Sunday, when participants from Bet Am, Kol Ami, Hebrew Institute and the Elm Street Youth Center join together in our Simcha Room to celebrate another year of bounty in the Elm Street Vegetable Garden (a project supported by a generous grant from UJA Federation of New York.)
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There are 11 images in this galleryDecember 12, 2011 - 11:27pmOn November 13, 2011 families from the Elm Street neighborhood, Bet Am Shalom, Kol Ami and Hebrew Institute gathered to celebrate our harvest by creating and eating lunch together. We were led in our culinary adventure by Chef Linda Lantos, who provided direction for each table group in assembling a healthy and nutritious kosher vegetarian meal. Teens who had attended Linda's workshop the previous weekend (see Teen Cooking photo gallery) guided fledgling cooks at each table. What might have looked like chaos, turned into a delicious repast for all, the product of an immensely enjoyable experience.
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There are 14 images in this galleryOctober 24, 2011 - 5:26pmOn Sunday, October 23, families from Bet Am, Kol Ami, Hebrew Institute, and the Elm Street neighborhood gathered with the help of Westhab, to harvest the final crop of this season's vegetables from the Elm Street Community Garden. After the harvest, the beds were cleaned out, and the soil was turned over and raked. We then covered the raised beds with salt hay to nourish and protect the soil through the winter. Herbs, which were still plentiful, were gathered, sorted, and distributed to the children to take home. And throughout the afternoon, we had the luxury of working in cool air and bright sunshine.
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There are 11 images in this galleryOctober 23, 2011 - 7:57pmEarly Sunday morning, October 23rd, Rabbi Bronstein took a Torah scroll from the ark in the presence of the Hebrew school students. With the children gathered on both sides of a series of tables, aligned end to end, on a diagonal, from one end of the sanctuary to the other, Abby stood at one end, and the Rabbi unrolled the scroll. The children were able to see the expanse of the Torah extended.
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There are 13 images in this galleryOctober 19, 2011 - 2:27pmOctober 10, 2011. Columbus Day was celebrated at Bet Am Shalom by decorating our sukkah. Come by and see it for yourself!
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There are 10 images in this galleryOctober 13, 2011 - 10:21amOn October 10th, many Bet Am families took advantage of a day off from school to join the annual synagogue trip to the lower east side to purchase lulavs and etrogs. Rhonda Magid brought her camera to record the experience and share with the rest of our community.
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There are 12 images in this galleryApril 10, 2011 - 11:39pmApril 10, 2011 we held our seventh Women's Seder, honoring the music and memory of Debbie Friedman.
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There are 15 images in this galleryMay 1, 2011 - 11:01amBet Am Shalom Talent Night with host, Ivy Eisenberg. Proceeds from the concert will benefit The Children's Center for Learning, Midnight Run and The St. Bernard's Project.
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There are 8 images in this galleryOctober 24, 2010 - 4:45pm -
There is 1 image in this galleryNovember 6, 2011 - 11:00pm2011's guest author was Oscar Israelowitz. His history of the Catskills was a major hit! Please check out that, and all his books.
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There are 11 images in this galleryAugust 1, 2011 - 2:53pmWednesday, July 27, 2011, was the official "re-dedication" of the Elm Street Vegetable Garden. A storm this past spring caused a huge tree to fall on the garden, destroying a portion of the fence, entrance gate, and part of the garden. After the tree was removed, the fence replaced, and the garden repaired, we celebrated. A metal sign was affixed to the chain link fence formally naming the garden as well as its sponsors... including us. The event was well attended by the Elm Street community and Yonkers officials.
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There are 11 images in this galleryNovember 10, 2010 - 1:48am -
There are 4 images in this galleryMay 17, 2010 - 2:27pm -
There are 4 images in this galleryMay 18, 2010 - 3:32pm -
There are 11 images in this galleryOctober 11, 2010 - 9:23pm -
There are 11 images in this galleryOctober 25, 2010 - 10:25pm -
There are 9 images in this galleryMay 17, 2010 - 11:08amFriday, May 7th, members of Bet Am Shalom and Kol Ami returned to Elm Street garden for warm weather planting. Tomatoes, herbs, other vegetables and flowers were planted with a large group of neighborhood children.
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There are 11 images in this galleryApril 4, 2011 - 10:56amBet Am Shalom, Kol Ami, Hebrew Institute and Elm Street Youth Center members gathered at the Elm Street Community Garden on a sunny and warm Sunday afternoon. We cleaned up after a long, harsh winter, tilled the soil, planted seedlings for spring crops and built supports of netting for growing pea vines. Crocuses were in bloom and daffodils were breaking through the soil. Pansies were planted for additional color. Rabbi Bronstein provided context for our work and brought our diverse group of participants ever closer.
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There are 13 images in this galleryMay 17, 2010 - 11:02am -
There are 12 images in this galleryOctober 10, 2010 - 7:39pmSadly, the devastation left in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita is taking years to recover from. A group of BAS families and friends have been traveling to New Orleans each year since 2007 to help the community rebuild.
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There are 10 images in this galleryOctober 19, 2010 - 5:14pm -
There are 10 images in this gallerySeptember 5, 2010 - 3:30pmSetting up our annual tent for the High Holidays. Volunteers meet to unpack and place chairs and then eat pizza and drink beverages.
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There are 3 images in this galleryMay 18, 2010 - 3:21pm -
There are 9 images in this galleryMay 17, 2010 - 2:53pm