Upcoming events.
Award-Winning Author Howard Langer to Visit Park
Please join us when National Jewish Book Award winner Howard Langer will appear at Park to speak about his new book, The Last Dekrepitzer. Langer achieved a life-long dream when he wrote and published the novel in his 70s. It is the affecting story of a rabbi, the sole survivor of his fictional Polish shtetl, as he wanders through post-war Europe where he meets a cast of characters who help him along in ways big and small.
Rabbi Skoff's Class
Bible Class, Weekly Themes, Modern Legal Issues and a few of Rabbi's Surprise Topics!
Please send your name & email address to eva@parksyn.org in order to receive updates & news about Rabbi’s Skoff's Class.
Commanders for Israel's Security
Join us Monday Evening, November 3rd at Park Synagogue for a special guest speaker, Dr. Shimshoni will discuss:
“The Road Not Taken: Opportunities, Risk and Choice - Where to from Here?”
This Evening is Sponsored by Elisabeth and Bradley Sherman.
Shabbat Morning Special Speaker - November 8
Welcome two wounded IDF soldiers, Haim Otachi and Gabriel Timchenko, to Park Synagogue. These special guests will each speak for about 10 minutes followed by a 10 minute combined Q&A.
This is through the Together for Them project of El Ami-El Atzmi, a charitable educational organization accredited by the state of Israel. It has the mission of strengthening Jewish Zionist Idenitity, while empowering wounded IDF soldiers by documenting and presenting their inspiring selfless stories of responsibilities and overcoming challenges.
We look forward to seeing you on Shabbat!
Rabbi Skoff's Class
Bible Class, Weekly Themes, Modern Legal Issues and a few of Rabbi's Surprise Topics!
Please send your name & email address to eva@parksyn.org in order to receive updates & news about Rabbi’s Skoff's Class.
Women of Park: Lunch & Learn
Join the Women of Park for two upcoming daytime Lunch & Learn Events!
Voting Rights: The Power of Civil Action
Revisions in voting laws at both state and federal levels have created an often confusing and intimidating landscape for exercising a fundamental right of our democracy – the right to vote! Join us for a vital, informative and up-to-the-minute program on voting rights.
Rabbi Skoff's Class
Bible Class, Weekly Themes, Modern Legal Issues and a few of Rabbi's Surprise Topics!
Please send your name & email address to eva@parksyn.org in order to receive updates & news about Rabbi’s Skoff's Class.
Cleveland Orchestra Friday Morning Concert, Featuring Dvořáks New World Symphony
Board our small bus for a trip to Severance Hall to hear Dvořák's magnificent Symphony No. 9, “From the New World,” played by the Cleveland Orchestra with Dalia Stasevska conducting. We will arrive in time for the 10:00 am pre-concert lecture, for those who want to attend it.
Others can enjoy complimentary hot beverages and donuts before heading up to our reserved orchestra level seats in the Mandel Concert Hall for the 11:00 am concert.
Women's Shabbat
Join us for the Women’s Shabbat Service and Lunch featuring Scholar-in -Residence Gayle Horwitz, Director of Education Policy for the American Jewish Committee (AJC) and Park Member, speaking on “Hope is Mandatory: Surprising Lessons from the Frontlines of Fighting Antisemitism."
Rabbi Skoff's Class
Bible Class, Weekly Themes, Modern Legal Issues and a few of Rabbi's Surprise Topics!
Please send your name & email address to eva@parksyn.org in order to receive updates & news about Rabbi’s Skoff's Class.
Women of Park Book Group
How to Read a Book - A Novel
by Monica Woods
How To Read a Book is a charming, deeply moving novel about second chances, unlikely friendships, and the power of books to change our lives.
Rabbi Skoff's Class
Bible Class, Weekly Themes, Modern Legal Issues and a few of Rabbi's Surprise Topics!
Please send your name & email address to eva@parksyn.org in order to receive updates & news about Rabbi’s Skoff's Class.
Women of Park: Lunch & Learn (Copy)
Join the Women of Park for two upcoming daytime Lunch & Learn Events!
Rabbi Skoff's Class
Bible Class, Weekly Themes, Modern Legal Issues and a few of Rabbi's Surprise Topics!
Please send your name & email address to eva@parksyn.org in order to receive updates & news about Rabbi’s Skoff's Class.
Celebrate Chanukah at Park Synagogue
Celebrate Klezmer Shabbat and a special Chanukah Dinner!
Enjoy services followed by a
festive dinner with lots of latkes, gelt and fun!
The event is free and open to all congregants, however RSVP’s are requested by Wednesday, Dec. 10 to Liz Gregory at LGregory@parksyn.org or (216) 371-2244, ext. 165. Limited Seating, RSVP early.
Donations can be made in memory of Cyndi to help provide gifts for children in our community online at www.parksynagogue.org/donate.
Newborn Chanukah Shabbat
Each year we honor all Park families who have celebrated the arrival of a child since last Chanukah. Bring grandparents and great-grandparents and the whole family to join us for this fun & festive ceremony! The official "newborn ceremony" will take place after 11:15 am. Chanukah gifts given to each Park child honored on this Shabbat are provided through the generosity of the Barry P. Garson Memorial Fund.
Contact Eva by December 12th at (216) 371-2244, Ext. 127 to RSVP or for further information.
Rabbi Skoff's Class
Bible Class, Weekly Themes, Modern Legal Issues and a few of Rabbi's Surprise Topics!
Please send your name & email address to eva@parksyn.org in order to receive updates & news about Rabbi’s Skoff's Class.
Journey Center for Safety & Healing
Join us in bringing warmth, comfort, and nourishment to families rebuilding their lives at the Journey Center for Safety & Healing. One Sunday a month, Park volunteers provide a homemade dinner for courageous mothers and resilient children staying at the shelter.
Rabbi Skoff's Class
Bible Class, Weekly Themes, Modern Legal Issues and a few of Rabbi's Surprise Topics!
Please send your name & email address to eva@parksyn.org in order to receive updates & news about Rabbi’s Skoff's Class.
Erev Simchat Torah
Join us for a dinner together and an exciting Erev Simchat Torah Celebration! We will be dancing and singing with music by Yiddishe Cup and marching with our Torahs in the Sanctuary!
No Cost.
RSVP preferred to LIz Gregory at LGregory@parksyn.org.
Park Synagogue Men's Club: Burgers, Booze and Browns with Ben in the Sukkah
Come hang out, eat some burgers, sip a drink (or two), and meet Ben - Park Synagogue’s brand new Executive Director! Then kick back and yell at the TV together as the Browns take on the Steelers.
Sips in the Sukkah
Join NextDor for an evening of wine and light bites. Find the perfect pairing, discover your new favorite wines, and expand your knowledge, all while enjoying a night in the Sukkah and Havdalah service.
Sisters in the Sukkah
Calling all Park women and friends for the annual Sister in the Sukkah program. Enjoy fall desserts in Park’s beautiful Sukkah before hearing from Annie Roth, Founder of the non-profit Find Your Voice Now, that helps women in “toxic” relations, whether with a spouse, family member, friend, or work associate, to lead a healthier life.
Sukkah Decorating
You’ll find the Park Sukkah this year on the interior patio near Davis Community Hall—perfect for a cozy and festive gathering!
Join fellow Park members and friends of all ages for a fun-filled afternoon as we transform the Sukkah into a vibrant, welcoming space! Bring the kids, grandkids, and your creative spirit to help us hang colorful decorations—from veggies and beads to paper chains and handmade art.
Rabbi Skoff's Class
Bible Class, Weekly Themes, Modern Legal Issues and a few of Rabbi's Surprise Topics!
Please send your name & email address to eva@parksyn.org in order to receive updates & news about Rabbi’s Skoff's Class.
Cemetery Visitation
A long-held Jewish tradition is to visit the graves of our departed loved ones before or during the High Holidays. Gadi Galili will be available to offer prayers and comfort during your visits to cemeteries on Sunday, September 21st and Sunday, September 28th by appointment only. Other days are also available by appointment with Gadi or our Rabbis. Please contact Amy Rosen at (216) 371-2244, ext. 155 or arosen@parksyn.org to make arrangements.
Journey Center for Safety & Healing
Join us in bringing warmth, comfort, and nourishment to families rebuilding their lives at the Journey Center for Safety & Healing. One Sunday a month, Park volunteers provide a homemade dinner for courageous mothers and resilient children staying at the shelter.
Cemetery Visitation
A long-held Jewish tradition is to visit the graves of our departed loved ones before or during the High Holidays. Gadi Galili will be available to offer prayers and comfort during your visits to cemeteries on Sunday, September 21st and Sunday, September 28th by appointment only. Other days are also available by appointment with Gadi or our Rabbis. Please contact Amy Rosen at (216) 371-2244, ext. 155 or arosen@parksyn.org to make arrangements.
Havdalah Under The Stars
Join us for the first NextDor group event! Havdalah Under the Stars Welcome Event!
Register Here: https://partiful.com/e/zweeRhH4enQE1Kkz2utB
Honoring Park's Clergy at 25
We will present each honoree with a commemorative book including your congratulatory greetings, words of appreciation, anecdotes and/or pictures. Email to Carol Wolf at cwolf@parksyn.org.
Selichot
The soul-stirring introduction to the Days of Awe! Join us for the Selichot Institute on Saturday, September 13th at Park Synagogue. Register by sending your RSVP to mcorpora@parksyn.org.
Women of Park: Featuring Rabba Amalia Haas
Join us for a delicious casual lunch in our beautiful outdoor setting in Wain Pavilion. Afterward, hear from environmental leader, Rabba Amalia Haas, one of the first 50 women ordained as clergy by the Orthodox movement. She will help us prepare for the High Holidays by sharing a rich tapestry of personal narrative and earth-based Torah. During this time when the liturgy says that the earth itself was born, we'll explore how to connect the renewal of our spirits and communities to the renewal of our planet.
Free Outdoor Klezmer Concert
Join the Yiddishe Cup Klezmer Band for a free outdoor concert to benefit the American Friends of Magen David Adom, the Israel Emergency Service organization.
Cirque Du Park
Park Synagogue wants to thank you for being a part of our family and welcome perspective members to join us! We are so grateful for your continued support!
Free and open to the public! Registration encouraged.
All Together In August
Come for a great summer event with our friends from Cory United Methodist Church! Enjoy a live rocking jam session with the Terrance Robinson Band playing your favorite rock & roll and Motown classics! Fun for all ages! Stay cool with ice cream treats and cookies!
Journey Center for Safety & Healing
Love to cook and bake? Park has begun a new monthly mitzvah project to prepare a healthy and delicious Sunday dinner for the mothers and children residing at the Journey Center for Safety & Healing, a shelter for families affected by domestic violence, and we need YOU to help! While the 20 mothers and 25 children receive meals every day, they normally don’t get Sunday dinner. Park wants to fill that gap!
The Music of Billy Joel
Enjoy a relaxing summer evening at Blossom Music Center as Tony DeSare, on vocals and piano, and the Cleveland Orchestra perform the Piano Man’s music. Please note: Billy Joel will not appear at the concert.
Those who would like can meet for a picnic (BYO non-meat dinner and beverages) on the Blossom grounds before the concert. Gesher will supply dessert. Then enjoy the performance from our reserved Pavilion seats in Section 36.
Women's Rosh Chodesh Book Group
The Marriage Box by Corie Adjmi
The Marriage Box is the story of Casey Cohen, a 16-year-old Jewish girl in New Orleans in the 1970s who starts hanging out with the wrong crowd. When she gets in trouble, her parents turn her world upside down by deciding to return to their roots, the Orthodox Syrian Jewish community in Brooklyn. Casey journeys from wild teen to 18-year-old married woman and grapples to balance her need for independence with the comforts and constraints of tradition. This story is both a heartbreaking and heartwarming story of the families we are born into and the families we choose, and the unbreakable bonds between women.
PSWRS: Summer Pool Party
Join the Park Synagogue Education Department for a Summer Pool Party!
Tisha B'Av Speaker
Professor Haas earned his B.A. in Ancient Near East History from the University of Michigan (1970) and was ordained as a Reform rabbi at Hebrew Union College (1974). After serving three years as a U.S. Army chaplain, he completed a Ph.D. in Jewish Studies at Brown University (1980). He taught at Vanderbilt University from 1980, later joining Case Western Reserve University in 2000, where he chaired the Department of Religious Studies (2003–2015). He retired in 2016. In retirement, he volunteers with local emergency response and court advocacy groups and teaches adult education courses through CWRU and Baldwin Wallace University.
The Golden Age of Shlomo Katz
Enjoy seeing and learning about the unique art of Israeli artist Shlomo Katz with exhibit Curator Matthew Garson. The exhibit is the first of Katz’s work since his death in 1992. Shlomo Katz was born in Poland in 1937 and immigrated to Israel as a young boy.
LESSONS FROM THE TREE OF LIFE EXHIBIT & THE TEMPLE-TIFERETH ISRAEL JUDAICA GALLERY
Get “two for one” when you join Park at the Maltz Museum on July 23rd! Enjoy a docent-guided tour of the world-class Judaica collection that is on display at the Maltz. Then take a self-guided tour through the Tree of Life installation. This new exhibit features a powerful selection of artifacts that highlight the historic roots of antisemitism, along with a curated selection from the over 10,000 items left outside the Tree of Life Synagogue or mailed to Pittsburgh in the months after the attack. The installation shares the impact of the 2018 attack, yet focuses on the incredible outpouring of support from all parts of the United States and beyond.
Journey Center for Safety & Healing
Love to cook and bake? Park has begun a new monthly mitzvah project to prepare a healthy and delicious Sunday dinner for the mothers and children residing at the Journey Center for Safety & Healing, a shelter for families affected by domestic violence, and we need YOU to help! While the 20 mothers and 25 children receive meals every day, they normally don’t get Sunday dinner. Park wants to fill that gap!
Women's Spirituality
Join Anne Sportas for a warm and welcoming session of Jewish Women’s Spirituality, open to women of all ages and backgrounds. Whether you’re deeply rooted in Jewish learning or just beginning your journey, no prior knowledge needed- just a curious spirit and an open heart. Come connect, reflect, and explore meaningful Jewish wisdom together in a supportive and inspiring environment.