Check out our full listing of programs below!
Programs by Name

*NEW* My Sprouts Adventure
Your 3 -4-year-old (must be 3 by September 1st) is growing up and ready to explore new adventures! Parachute, cooking, stories, songs, art, and games will engage your child for an active and fun hour on Tuesday afternoons! Jewish holidays and values form the foundation of our meaningful age–appropriate curriculum supporting your child’s growth as a confident and curious learner.
TUESDAYS
4:00 – 5:00 pm (early open play with grown-ups available from 3:00 – 4:00 PM)
This is a gentle separation offering leading to drop off
Taught by Lisa Schiff, Director of our Sholom Sprouts program.

Babies, Bagels and Beer – New Dads Meetup
Calling all dads! Join us for a special brunch event designed exclusively for you and your baby (2 and under) hosted at the home of Alex and Emily Fullman. Get to know one another while enjoying bagels, lox and beer with a fun sing-along led by a songleader.
SAT, OCT 28
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Beginners at Rodeph Sholom School
Beginners at Rodeph Sholom School is an early learning program offered to children who are not yet enrolled in school, but are ready for a separated and more structured school experience.

Chanukah
Chanukah starts on the 25th of Kislev, a month in the Hebrew calendar that usually falls within November or December. Also known as the Festival of Lights, the holiday celebrates the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem following the Maccabean revolt against the Syrian-Greek army. The holiday takes place for eight nights and days, commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple.

Fall New Moms Group
Our weekly New Moms Group offers a warm and familiar space to discuss the joys and challenges of new motherhood. We will cover a range of topics from changing bodies to evolving relationship dynamics to creating family rituals. Our conversation is grounded in Jewish values, and open to all. Join us for some much-needed social time and let’s navigate this journey together! Led by Rabbi Juliana Karol and Jessica Adducchio, LMSW.
TUES: Oct 31 – Nov 28
(Skip 11/21)
1:00 PM

Learning Together
Learning Together classes introduce children to the richness of a school setting. Each session children experience different classroom activities, including free choice, group time, and playtime in our mini gym. All classes incorporate celebrations of Jewish holidays and Thursday/Friday classes celebrate Shabbat with a special visit from our clergy.

Learning Together Aleph – Section 1
THURSDAYS
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
Jan 25 – May 9
(Skipping Feb 22 & Apr 25)
$750 CRS Members
$895 Non-members

Learning Together Aleph: Section 1
FRIDAYS
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
SEP 8 – DEC 22
(Skip 9/15 & 11/24)
$750 CRS Members
$895 Non-members

Learning Together Bet – Section 1
FRIDAYS
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
Jan 26 – May 10
(Skipping Feb 23 & Apr 26)
$750 CRS Members
$895 Non-members
**SOLD OUT**
Join the Waitlist

Learning Together Bet – Section 2
TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS (Dual Class Option)
9:30 – 10:30 AM
Jan 23 – May 9
(Skipping Feb 20, 22 and Apr 23, 25)
$1500 CRS Members
$1790 Non-members

Learning Together Bet: Section 1
FRIDAYS
9:30 – 10:30 AM
SEP 8 – DEC 22
(Skip 9/15 & 11/24)
$750 CRS Members
$895 Non-members
*Sold Out*

Learning Together Bet: Section 2
TUESDAYS & FRIDAYS
9:00 – 10:00 AM
SEP 8 – DEC 19
(Skip 9/15 & 11/24)
$1500 CRS Members
$1790 Non-Members

Learning Together Dalet – Section 1
THURSDAYS
9:00 – 10:30 AM
Jan 25 – May 9
(Skipping Feb 22 and Apr 25)
$1150 CRS Members
$1345 Non-members
*Includes a weekly age-appropriate cooking component

Learning Together Gimmel
THURSDAYS
9:00 – 10:15 AM
SEP 14 – DEC 21
(Skip 11/23)
$940 CRS Members*
$1125 Non-members*
*This class includes an extra 15 minutes devoted to age-appropriate cooking activities.

Learning Together Gimmel – Section 1
FRIDAYS
9:30 – 10:30 AM
Jan 26 – May 10
(Skipping Feb 23 and Apr 26)
$750 CRS Members
$895 Non-members

Learning Together Gimmel – Section 2
TUESDAYS & FRIDAYS (Dual Class Option)
9:00 – 10:00 AM
Jan 23 – May 10
(Skipping Feb 20, 23 and Apr 23, 26)
$1500 CRS Members
$1790 Non-members

Parents Night Out: Vodka Latke Chanukah Celebration
Spice up your Chanukah celebrations with a unique twist! Join us for a special event exclusively for Sprouts parents where we’ll be creating our very own latke concoctions. We will have all the ingredients you need to create some delicious Chanukah treats and we’ll be serving up Vodka cocktails to help you toast to the festival of lights. This is a great opportunity to make new friends and connect with other parents in the community. Don’t miss out on the fun, register today!
WED, DEC 13
7:30 – 9:00 PM

Passover
Passover (Pesach in Hebrew) is a major Jewish spring festival celebrating freedom and family as we remember the Exodus from Egypt more than 3,000 years ago. The main observances of this holiday center around a special home service called the seder, which includes a festive meal.

Purim
Purim is an early springtime holiday of fun, fivolity, and generosity. It’s a holiday that feels like it’s made for families. Traditions include dressing up, sharing gift baskets or mishloach manot with friends, making noise by shaking groggers, and staying up late with your friends and community. People do tzedakah and also read the Book of Esther, or megillah, which shares the story of how the Jews of Persia were saved from annihilation.

Rodeph Sholom Chanukah Shabbat Celebration 2023
The celebration begins with our Family Chanukah Bash followed by Chanukah Shabbat Services and Consecration. This evening of communal joy is the perfect way to kick off the Festival of Lights, and make sure to save room for the delicious Latke Oneg!
FRI, DEC 8
4:15 – 8:00 PM

Rodeph Sholom School
An independent school guided by Reform Jewish values, Rodeph Sholom School inspires each student in Nursery through Eighth Grade to love learning, act with responsibility, and engage in community. We educate the curious learners of today to become the purpose-driven leaders of tomorrow. Please email our admissions team with any questions you have at admissions@rssnyc.org and they will get back to you soon.

Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish new year. This means celebrations, happiness, and also reflecting on the past year and setting goals for the coming one. For families, there are so many wonderful traditions to engage in–dipping apples in honey, braiding and tasting round challah, making cards, and listening to the blast of the shofar. Be sure to wish your family and friends, “L’shana tova,” a happy and sweet new year

Shabbat Sing and Play
Start your Friday mornings with joy and laughter! This interactive drop-in session is perfect for babies aged 6 to 12 months, and their grown-ups. Our sessions are filled with singing, stories, bubbles, and playtime in our mini gym. Plus, our clergy make special Shabbat visits to make the experience even more memorable.
FRI: OCT 13 – DEC 15
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM
Members: $10 per grownup and child
Non-members: $20 per grownup and child

Shabbat Sing and Play Winter/Spring 2024
Start your Friday mornings with joy and laughter! This drop-in session for babies ages 6 to 12 months and their grown-ups is filled with singing, stories, bubbles, and playtime in our mini gym. Plus, Shabbat visits from our clergy make the experience even more memorable.
FRI: JAN 19 – MAR 29
11:00 – 11:45 PM
Members: $10 per grownup and child
Non-members: $20 per grownup and child

Shavuot
Seven weeks after Passover ends, it’s time to celebrate Shavuot. This holiday marks the biblical story of receiving the Ten Commandments and the Torah at Mt. Sinai. While many families don’t regularly celebrate Shavuot, it’s a holiday that’s totally made for kids –a perfect excuse for sleepovers, flower picking, ice cream socials, and lots of other fun activities.

Sholom Adventures
Meaningful, grown-up free fun! Sholom Adventures offers your child a path of discovering what being Jewish means to them through dynamic engagement and community. Epic song sessions and dance parties, art exploration, and a variety of interwoven experiences give Adventurers the opportunity to be seen and heard by their teachers and a community of peers. This action-packed hour is a purely joyful addition to their day.
Sholom Adventures is non-stop fun (with additional activities for the whole family) and bonus opportunities to learn about new ways to be part of our community for families and adults.
Sholom Adventures is open to the community. Members receive discounted program fees and priority registration.

Sholom Baby
Sholom Baby connects young families who anticipate or have recently experienced the birth or adoption of a child (newborn through 12 months of age) with Congregation Rodeph Sholom and the greater Jewish community, assisting in supporting and building social connections.
When you sign up for Sholom Baby, you will receive a gift bag filled with fun and helpful gifts as well as information on parenting, Jewish resources for families, a gift from PJ Library, a Sholom Sprouts onesie and more!
Let us know if you’ve recently had a baby so we can welcome you and your child with this special gift!

Sholom Sprouts Expectant Parents Brunch
New transitions can be made easier with community! Join other expectant parents for a free bagel brunch at Congregation Rodeph Sholom. Children are welcome.
This event is part of our Sholom Sprouts Baby programming. To learn more about our offerings for expectant parents and those with children under 1 year old, please click here.
Sholom Sprouts programming is open to members and non-members of Congregation Rodeph Sholom. For more information contact Lisa Schiff, Director of Sholom Sprouts, at lschiff@crsnyc.org or 646-454-3059.
SATURDAYS
DEC 2, MAR 9 & MAY 18
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Simchat Torah
Simchat Torah is the exuberant conclusion to the fall holiday season in the Jewish calendar. It is an unforgettable outpouring of joy and celebration, all about one thing: the Torah, the first five books of the Bible.

Singin’ Swingin’ Shabbat!
Begin your Saturday morning with a 25-minute sing-along filled with dancing, jumping and storytelling. Bring your appetite for bagels, kid-friendly nosh, and, of course, challah! You won’t want to miss playtime in our mini-gym and an art-based family activity themed to the Jewish calendar: paint your own mezuzah; build an edible sukkah; or decorate a tzedakah box — the fun is endless!
Pre-registration required.

Sukkot
On Sukkot Jewish families build a temporary hut (sukkah) with an open roof made of branches to let in moonlight and an open side to welcome guests.

Yom Kippur
Rosh Hashanah is just the beginning of the new year festival. Ten days after Rosh Hashanah comes Yom Kippur, a day focused entirely on apologizing for our actions over the past year.