A Passage to Jewish India and Beyond with Rahel Musleah

2009

Jan. 23-24: Westport, CT (Artist-in-Residence)
Feb. 1: Congregation Emanuel, Rye, NY
Feb 7: Beth El, South Orange, NJ (Artist-in-Residence)
March 8: Temple Israel of Great Neck (Purim)
March 15: Museum of Jewish Heritage, Manhattan
April 2: Temple Shalom, Aberdeen, NJ (Passover)
April 19: Temple Beth Israel, Skokie, IL
May 2: Temple Sinai, Middletown, NY
May 3: Beth Zion-Beth Israel, Philadelphia
June 3: Springfield JCC, Springfield, MA
July 13-14: North American Jewish Choral Festival, Kerhonksen, NY
July 22: Samberg Family Genealogy Program, Center for Jewish History, Manhattan
Sept. 12: Temple Beth El Beth Hillel, Wynnewood, PA (Selihot)
Oct. 13, East Meadow Public Library, East Meadow, NY
Oct. 14: Jewish Museum, Manhattan
Nov. 1: Temple Beth Ahm, Bloomfield, MI
Nov. 4: American Sephardi Federation, Center for Jewish History, Manhattan (Salaam Shalom: film discussion)
Dec. 4-5: Tikvat Israel Congregation, Rockville, MD (Scholar-in-Residence)
Dec. 17: East Meadow Public Library, East Meadow, NY (The White Tiger: book discussion)

2010

Jan. 23: Temple Beth El, Poughkeepsie, NY
Jan. 29: Chizuk Amuno Congregation, Baltimore, MD
March 5: The Village Temple, Manhattan
March 7: Temple Beth Sholom, Fairlawn, NJ
March 19-20: Temple Beth Sholom, Manchester, CT (Scholar-in-Residence)
April 23-25: Cong. B’nai Israel, Toledo, OH (Scholar-in-Residence)

Past Events

Libraries and Cultural Events
Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library, March 7, 2001
Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, March 13, 2001
Jewish Community Library, Los Angeles, Ca., March 21, 2001
Baldwin Public Library, Baldwin, NY, April 12, 2001
Makor, Manhattan, May 11, 2001
Kings Bay Library, 3650 Nostrand Ave., Brooklyn, NY, June 7, 2001
North Shore Towers, Great Neck, NY, October 31, 2001
92^nd St. Y Library, 375 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan, Nov.15, 2001
Kings Bay Library, Brooklyn, NY, April 17, 2002
Nyauta Restaurant, Yonkers, NY , July 31, 2002
Plainview-Old Bethpage Library, Plainview, NY, March 5, 2003
Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY, March 11, 2003
Port Washington Library, Pt. Washington, NY, May 15 , 2003
Great Neck Library, Great Neck, NY, Oct. 23, 2003
Bryant Library, 2 Paper Mill Dr., Roslyn, NY, Jan 22, 2004
Malverne Public Library, Malverne, NY, March 24, 2004
Long Beach Public Library, Long beach, NY, May 18, 2004 
Great Neck Library, Great Neck, NY, August 26, 2004
Bryant Library, Roslyn, NY, Oct. 13, 2004
Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, Nov. 9, 2004
East Meadow Public Library, East Meadow, NY, April 7, 2005
Great Neck Library, Great Neck, NY, Nov. 2, 2005
East Meadow Public Library, 1886 Front St., E. Meadow, NY, Dec. 11, 2005
Bryant Library, Roslyn, NY, Feb. 7, 2006
East Meadow Public Library, March 21, 2006
Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, Hewlett, NY, May 2, 2006
Long Beach Public Library, Long Beach, NY, June 13, 2006
Hofstra University, sponsored by Long Island Traditions, March 11, 2007
Bryant Library, Roslyn, NY; March 13 and June 12, 2007
East Meadow Public Library, East Meadow, NY, Sept. 18, 2007
East Meadow Public Library, East Meadow, NY, Sept. 16, 2008
Bryant Library, Roslyn, NY, Oct. 16, 2008
Long Beach Public Library, Long Beach, NY, Dec. 17, 2008

Synagogues
Malverne Jewish Center, Malverne, NY, March 11, 2001
Sutton Place Synagogue, Manhattan, March 15, 2001
Bnai Tikvah Congregation, Westchester, Ca., March 18, 2001
Temple Beth El, Brooklyn, NY, March 27, 2001
Congregation Kol Ami, White Plains, NY, March 28, 2001
Temple Beth El, Cherry Hill, NJ, April 22, 2001
Congregation Ohev Shalom, Wallingford, Pa., April 29, 2001
Babylonian Jewish Center, Great Neck, NY, May 20, 2001
The Hampton Synagogue, 154 Sunset Ave., Westhampton, NY, August 13, 2001
Woodbury Jewish Center, Woodbury, NY, September 5, 2001
Temple Emanuel, 1101 Springdale Rd., Cherry Hill, NJ Nov., 2, 2001
Reform Temple of Forest Hills, 71-11 112th St. Forest Hills, NY, Nov. 18, 2001
Temple Sinai, Roslyn, NY, Feb. 12, 2002
Temple Sinai, Roslyn, NY, Feb. 12, 2002
Temple Beth El, Lancaster, PA, Jan. 27, 2002
Temple Beth El, Patchogue, NY, Feb. 10, 2002
E. 55 St. Conservative Synagogue, Manhattan, Feb. 24, 2002
Beth El Synagogue Center, New Rochelle, NY, March 9, 2002
Community Synagogue, Port Washington, NY, April 16, 2002
Temple Emanuel, Woodcliff Lake, NJ, Selihot, Aug. 31, 2002
Jacksonville Jewish Center, Jacksonville, FL, Dec. 8, 2002
Forest Hills Jewish Center, Jan. 4, 2003
Cong. Emanuel of Westchester, Rye, NY, Jan. 26, 2003
Artist-in-Residence, Summit Jewish Community Center, Summit, NJ, Feb. 7-8
North Shore Synagogue, Chai Club, Syosset, NY, Feb. 23, 2003
Temple Beth El, New Rochelle, NY, March 1, 2003
Temple Shaaray Tefila, Manhattan, March 10, 2003
Scarsdale Synagogue, Scarsdale, NY, March 12, 2003
East Midwood Jewish Center, Brooklyn, NY, March 15, 2003
Beth Sholom, Elkins Park, PA, March 19, 2003
Temple Emanuel, Parkchester, NY, June 22, 2003
Temple Avodah, Oceanside, NY, Oct. 14, 2003
Cong. Sons of Israel, Briarcliff Manor, NY, Dec. 9, 2003
Temple Israel, Ridgewood, NJ, Jan. 17, 2004
West End Synagogue, Manhattan, Feb. 7, 2004
Park Avenue Synagogue, Manhattan, March 13, 2004
Utopia Jewish Center, Flushing, NY, March 14, 2004
Elmont Jewish Center, March 15, 2004
Temple Beth Israel, Port Washington, NY, April 30, 2004
Sisterhood, Young Israel of Long Beach, NY, Sept. 22, 2004
Synagogue Center of Cong. Anshe Chesed, Linden, NJ, Nov. 14, 2004
Cong. Israel, 339 Mountain Ave., Springfield, NJ, March 30, 2005
Rosh Pinah: A Havurah of the River Towns, JCC on the Hudson, Tarrytown, NY, Nov. 13, 2005
Community Synagogue, Rye, NY, Jan. 17, 2006
Temple Emanu-El, East Meadow, NY, March 15, 2006
Monsey Jewish Center, Monsey, NY, March 26, 2006
Temple Beth El, Spring Valley, NY (Passover seder), March 18, 2007
Brotherhood Synagogue, Manhattan, April 13, 2007
Cong. Beth El, Bethesda, MD, Selihot, Sept. 8, 2007
Temple Sinai, Roslyn, NY, Oct. 11, 2007
South Shore Long Island Study Day, Oceanside Jewish Center, Oceanside, NY, Oct. 14, 2007
Bet Am Shalom, White Plains, NY, March 9, 2008
Temple Sinai, Middletown, NY, May 10, 2008
Westchester Jewish Center, Mamaroneck, NY, Sept. 10, 2008
Temple B'nai Or, Morristown, NJ, Sept. 20, 2008 (Selihot)
"Wandering Jew," Cong. Bnai Tikvah, North Brunswick, NJ, Nov. 16, 2008
B'nai Israel, Tom's River, NJ, Dec. 5, 2008

Other Jewish Organizations
Atria Retirement Residence, Manhattan, Jan 7, 2001
Five Towns Senior Center, Woodmere, NY, Feb 6, 2001
Brandeis University Women, Great Neck, March 12, 2001
Workmen’s Circle, East Meadows, NY, May 19, 2001
Samuel Field Y, Little Neck, NY, May 21, 2001
North American Jewish Choral Festival, Nevele Grande Hotel, Ellenville, NY 
August 5-9, 2001
National Council of Jewish Women, Brooklyn, NY, May 7, 2002
National Council of Jewish Women, Brooklyn, NY, May 7, 2002
Hadassah of Nassau County, Rockville Centre, NY, Jan. 30, 2002
Fountainview, Rockland County, Feb. 3, 2002
Rabbinical Assembly Convention, Washington, DC, Feb. 13, 2002
JCC in Manhattan, Feb. 14, 2002
Camp Isabella Friedman, Falls Village, CT, April 1, 2002
Workmen's Circle, Brooklyn, NY, April 21, 2002
Workmen's Circle, Queens, NY, April 27, 2002
National Council of Jewish Women, Brooklyn, NY, May 7, 2002
South Shore JCC, Oceanside, NY, May 9, 2002
Camp Isabella Freedman, Falls Village, CT, July 10, 2002
North American Jewish Choral Festival, Ellenville, NY , July 21-25, 2002
Women's League Convention, Philadelphia, Nov. 19, 2002
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism Lunch ‘‘n Learn, Manhattan, May 21, 2003
North American Jewish Choral Festival, Ellenville, NY, July 6-10, 2003
Camp Isabella Freedman, CT, July 30, 2003
Conference on Alternatives in Jewish Education (CAJE), Columbus, OH Aug. 17-21, 2003
National Council of Jewish Women, Temple Beth El, Spring Valley, NY, Sept. 3, 2003
UJC Women's Division, E. Brunswick, NJ, Oct.21, 2003
Suffolk Y JCC, Hauppage, NY, Oct. 24, 2003
UJC, Southbury, CT, Nov. 12, 2003
UJC, Greenwich, CT, March 3, 2005
UJC, Manhattan, April 22, 2004
Cantors' Assembly Convention, Kutshers', NY, May 3, 2004
American Jewish Library Association convention, Brooklyn, NY, June 22, 2004
National Jewish Choral Festival, July 11-16, 2004
CAJE29, Hofstra University, August 17-18
Herbert Tarr North Shore Institute, Temple Judea, Manhasset, NY, Nov. 22, 2004
Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley, Allentown, PA, Nov. 18, 2004
Hadassah, Central Synagogue, Rockville Centre, April 12, 2005
W. Orange Hadassah, Crystal Plaza, Livingston, NJ, May 11, 2005
North American Jewish Choral Festival, Hudson Valley Resort, NY, July 10-15, 2005
Yiddish Club, Monroe Township, NJ, Sept. 4, 2005
Greater Cleveland Hadassah chapter, Cleveland, OH, Sept 21, 2005
UJC Dutchess County, Dec. 13, 2005
Institute of Jewish Studies, Oyster Bay Jewish Center, Jan. 9 and 16, 2006
Greater Danbury National Council of Jewish Women, March 23, 2006
 St. Paul’s Women’s Forum, United Jewish Fund and Council, Women’s division, St. Paul, MN, May 10, 2006
 Samberg Family History Program, Center for Jewish History, Manhattan, July 12 and 25, 2006
North American Jewish Choral Festival, July 16-20, 2006
Camp Ramah in the Berkshires, August 6-13
Limmud NY, Jan. 11-15, 2007
JCC of Midwestchester, Scarsdale, NY, April 18, 2007
Jewish Association for Services for the Aged, Long Beach, NY, May 16, 2007
North American Jewish Choral Festival, July 9, 2007
Hebrew Culture Club of the Fairways at Lake Ridge, NJ, Oct. 28, 2007
Riverdale Jewish Festival of the Arts, Riverdale, NY, Nov. 14, 2007
Wisconsin Society for Jewish Learning, January 28-31, 2008
Lower Fairfield Jewish Historical Society, CT, Cong Agudath Sholom, Stamford, CT, March 16, 2008
Self-Help Community Services, Riverdale Y, Riverdale, NY, March 27, 2008
Limmud NY Spring Sampler, Skirball Center, Temple Emanu-El, Manhattan, April 9, 2008
Bechol Lashon Diversity Think Tank, San Francisco, May 2-5, 2008
Springfield JCC, Springfield, MA, June 4, 2008
Self-Help Community Services, Young Israel Queens Valley, June 17, 2008
Samberg Jewish Genealogy Program, Center for Jewish History, Manhattan, July 9, 2008
North American Jewish Choral Festival, Kerhonken, NY, July 13-17, 2008
Greenbriar Yiddish Club, Monroe Township, NJ. Oct. 5, 2008
Shalom Club, Tom's River, NJ, Nov. 9, 2008

Schools and Educational Programs
Freeport Public Schools, Freeport, NY, Feb 27, 2001; March 8, 2001
Kellman Hebrew Academy, Cherry Hill, NJ, April 23, 2001
Camp Isabella Freedman, Falls Village, CT., August 27, 2001
Ramaz School, Manhattan, Feb. 6, 2002
Dodd Jr. High School, Freeport, NY , March 13 and 20, 2002
Cong. B'nai Israel, 171 Ridge Rd., Rumson, NJ, Passover program, March 17, 2002
Riverdale Temple, Bronx, NY, March 24, 2002
Woodlands Community Temple, White Plains, NY, May 19, 2002
Cong B'nai Tikvah, N. Brunswick, NJ, Oct. 6, 2002
Riverdale Temple, Bronx, NY, March 24, 2002
Woodlands Community Temple, White Plains, NY, May 19, 2002
Cong B'nai Tikvah, N. Brunswick, NJ, Oct. 6, 2002
Forest Hills Jewish Center, Forest Hills, NY, (Purim), March 16, 2003
Ramaz school program, Manhattan, Jan. 21, 2004
Wellesley College, March 17, 2004
University of Delaware Hillel, May 8-9, 2004
Lindenhurst Middle School, Lindenhurst, NY, June 3-4, 2004
Samberg Family History Program, Center for Jewish History, Manhattan, July 19, 2004
Ramaz School, Manhattan, Feb. 8, 2005
Temple Israel, 475 Grove St., Ridgewood, NJ, April 17, 2005
Temple Beth Sholom, Manalapan, NJ, April 18, 2005
Agnon School, Cleveland, Sept. 21, 2005
Gross Schechter Day School, Cleveland, Sept. 21, 2005
Forest Hills Jewish Center, Forest Hills, NY, Oct. 2, 2005
Temple Shaarey Tefila, Manhattan, Jan. 24, 2006
Temple Sinai, Roslyn, NY, Jan. 3, 2006
Cong Emanuel of Westchester, Rye, NY, Feb. 5, 2006
Barnard College, Manhattan, Feb. 14, 2006
Temple Beth Sholom, Manalapan, NJ, April 5, 2006
Jericho Jewish Center, Jericho, NY, April 9, 2006
Beit Rabban School Benefit, Manhattan, May 9, 2007
Freeport Public Schools, Freeport, NY, Nov. 6, 2007

Scholar-in-Residence
Congregation Adas Israel, Washington, D.C., Feb 23-24, 2001
Scholar-in-Residence, Congregation Emanuel of Westchester,  October 18-20, 2001
Scholar-in-Residence, Town & Village Synagogue, Manhattan, Nov. 17-18, 2001
Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, March 28, 2003
Scholar-in-Residence, Temple Emanuel, Closter, NJ, May 2, 2003
Artist-in-Residence, Temple Emanu-El, Providence, RI, May 30-31, 2003
Cong. Ohev Shalom, Prairie Village, Kansas, Nov. 21-22, 2003
Temple Aliyah, Needham, MA, 781-444-8522, Dec. 5-6, 2003
Temple Beth Or, 111 Valley Rd., Clark, NJ, Jan. 30-31, 2004
Cong. Beth Judah, 700 N. Swarthmore Ave., Ventnor, NJ, Feb. 27-29, 2004
Beth David Synagogue, W. Hartford, CT, May14-15, 2004
Agudas Achim Cong., Alexandria, VA, Oct. 22-23, 2004
Cong. Neve Shalom, Metuchen, NJ, Nov. 19-20, 2004
Har Zion, Philadelphia, Feb. 25-26, 2005
Cong. Adath Jeshurun, Louisville, Kentucky, March 24-25,2005
Blacksburg, VA, May 6-7
Cong. Beth El, 99 Jerusalem Ave., Massapequa, NY, May 13-14
Camp Ramah in the Berkshires, Artist-in-Residence (Writing workshops), July 31-Aug. 7
Mainline Reform Temple, Philadelphia, PA , Jan. 27-28, 2006
Cong. Beth Shalom, Wilmington, DE, Feb. 10-11, 2006
Beth Shalom, Jacksonville, FL, March 17-19, 2006
Yorktown Jewish Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, Feb. 9, 2007
Trinity College Hillel, Hartford, CT, March 9-10, 2007
S. Baldwin Jewish Center, S. Baldwin, NY, April 27-28, 2007
Brith Sholom, Bethlehem, PA, Dec. 7-8, 2007
Temple Shalom, Silver Spring, MD, January 18-19, 2008
Cong. Ohev Shalom, Wallingford, PA, Feb. 1-2, 2008
Temple Sholom, Bridgewater, NJ, April 4-5, 2008

Holiday Programs
Paradise Book Store and Café, Sag Harbor, NY, March 4, 2001 (Making Sense of the Holidays)
Jewish Museum, Manhattan, March 25, 2001 (Passover)
Barnes & Noble, Huntington, NY, sponsored by SAJES, April 1, 2001 (Passover)
Mid-Island Y, Plainview, NY, April 11, 2001 (Passover)
Babylonian Jewish Center, Great Neck, NY, April 21, 2001 (Making Sense of the Holidays)
Marlboro Jewish Center, Marlboro, NJ. (Passover), March 26, 2003
UJA Women's Division, Reading, PA, April 6 (Passover), 2003
Beth Shalom, Manalapan, NJ (Passover), April 9, 2003
Jewish Center of the Hamptons, East Hampton, NY (Passover), April 13, 2003
Bergen County Y, Twp of Washington, NJ. March 10, 2004 (Women's seder)
Temple, Sinai, Stamford, CT, March 21, 2004 (Passover)
Cong. B'nai Tikvah, New Brunswick, NJ, March 28, 2004 (Passover)
Temple Beth Shalom, Manalapan, NJ, March 31, 2004 (Passover)
Greenwich Reform Synagogue, Greenwich, CT,  April 11, 2004 (Passover)
Cong. Beth El, Bethesda, MD, Sept. 11, 2004 (Selihot)
B’nai Shalom, 300 Pleasant Valley Way, W. Orange , NJ, (Passover seder), April 5, 2005
Cong. B’nai Israel, Millburn, NJ, April 13, 2005 (Women’s seder)
Morristown Jewish Center Beit Yisrael, Morristown, NJ (Rosh Hashanah seder), Sept. 27, 2005

For information, or to schedule programs and lectures please e-mail Rahel Musleah.