North Country Reform TempleWelcomes YOU to OUR Table
North Country Reform Temple Ner Tamid strives to provide Long Island's North Shore with a center for Reform Jewish Values. Our temple supports and promotes a dynamic Jewish community from generation to generation through an inclusive and participatory approach to Worship, Study, Mitzvot, and Social Activities.
People of all backgrounds will find a home in our congregation. Some of our members come from traditionally observant homes, while others have lead a more secular lifestyle. Many of our most active members are Jews by choice and we welcome the participation of parents and partners who continue in their own faith as they raise a family in ours. Those who have felt cut off from religious life for a variety of reasons have a found a spiritual home at NCRT. Our temple family reaches out to everyone - including you.
We invite you to browse our website to learn more About Us. Come discover the North Shore's Best Kept Secret. The Little Temple in the Woods.
Many organizations match the charitable contributions you make including those to North Country Reform Temple. Contact your Human Resources Department for details. Donations can be made through the link below or by calling the Temple Office at (516)671-4760.
NCRT News and Information
NCRT Comedy Night Saturday, May 12,8:00 PM Starring Marion Grodin (Charles Grodin's daughter) and Scott Blakeman $25 per person-open to family & friends- -coffee & cake served-Please contact the temple office to reserve your seats
Get Fit With NCRT in 2012
A new round of fitness classes are starting the week of April 24th.
Zumba Classes:
Tuesday mornings at 9:30am -10:30am
Zumba is a dance fitness class based on international rhythms and combines music culture with synchronized choreography. Wear sneakers and comfortable clothing. We suggest you bring a water bottle and a towel.
Yoga Class
Thursday mornings at 9:45am - 10:45am
Yoga: ISHTA stands for Integrated Science of Hatha, Tantra, and Ayurveda, or a combination of physical, energetic, and healing practices. But ISHTA has a double meaning that stretches back to the very roots of yoga. ISHTA is also a Sanskrit word translating to 'that which resonates with the individual spirit.' Please wear comfortable clothing and bring a yoga mat.
Temple Fundraising News
NCRT Partners with Amazon.com
Each tme you access Amazon through the NCRT website a percentage of your purchases helps support our congregation. Shop today and tell your family and friends!
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by Jonathan Segal The year 70 BCE, the most valuable place to the Jewish people was destroyed. The second temple and everything that came along with it was demolished, leaving the Jewish people without a religious center in the world. Although the temple was destroyed, the west wall of the complex remained standing and to this day this wall is remembered as the greatest physical evidence of prosperous Jewish life before the Common Era. Today, the Western Wall stands for many things and for many people. To some people the wall stands for history, loss, or victory while to others [...]
Shavuot is not the first holiday that comes to mind when someone asks me about Jewish holidays. When I’m asked about my faith, I usually talk about Shabbat services and dinner with my family, regaling them with stories about my family’s obsession with making the utmost of the roast chicken we have every Shabbat (it’s an Olympic sport in my family). Yet as we approach Shavuot, more and more I think it exemplifies much of the best that Judaism has to offer. On Shavuot we celebrate the handing down of the Ten Commandments to Moses at Mt. Sinai with a [...]
It was just a year ago when I had the opportunity to be part of the listening campaign of the Campaign for Youth Engagement with the WRJ District Presidents during their annual retreat to Kutz Camp. Last year these women shared their unique and powerful stories about a time when an interaction with a young person influenced their lives.
Jewish World News
Host the Cantor
We need your help! As the new year begins, we once again, need families to host our lovely student cantor, Faryn Kates. We also need help driving her to and from the train station. Please check the website to see our needs and do a mitzvah! So many members helped out last year, and enjoyed getting to know our cantor in a more personal setting. Faryn does not keep kosher and makes an excellent house guest!
