Welcome Back JSU: Movie Screening Night – The Infidel I hope everyone enjoyed this wonderful summer! Thanks to the hard work of many dedicated people – This year, we will be using the Rohr Jewish Center as our home for many events and gatherings, so feel free to drop by anytime, take a friend, and get involved. Read More »

Jacob Meeting The Jewish Art Collaborative Of Brooklyn JACOB meets the third Wednesday of the month at 8pm in Hadas Gallery, 541 Myrtle Ave. The Jewish Art Collaborative Of Brooklyn is an artist forum sponsored by the Rohr Jewish Center. JACOB serves as a discussion round-table between artist. Read More »

Mnyan on Myrtle Join a hipster community in a fresh vision for translating the inspiration of Judaism for a new generation. At the Rohr Jewish Centre, 543 Myrtle Ave Friday Night – Shabbat Service at 7pm (Starting after Labor Day) Reinvent the Synagogue as a relaxed and enjoyable setting for personal growth and communal connection. Read More »

High Holidays The Rohr Center serving the Pratt Community High Holidays. Join a community of artists for a contemplative, intellectually stimulating and heart-centered experience. Services led with meaning, melody and humor by Rabbi Simcha. English/Hebrew books provided. Read More »

Patriot Games: Is Captain America Too American? In March 1941 — nine months before the attack on Pearl Harbor impelled America to enter the Second World War — one colorful American hero had already joined the battle: Captain America. Read More »

In case you have spent your Passover vacation on another planet, you have not heard that the wedding of Prince William of Wales and Catherine (Kate) Middleton is scheduled to take place at Westminster Abbey on Friday. Read More »

Rabbi Simcha invites you all to a One Hour Passover Seder 1hr Passover Seder short on time and long on meaning Join a community of artists for a Passover Seder short on time and long on meaning Monday April 18th 8. Read More »

Rabbi Simcha.com is pleased to present the Art School Rabbi Comic, an on going satirical series about Rabbi Simcha’s life as campus rabbi Please use the comments form below. We welcome all feedback and look forward to hearing your ideas for future storylines. Read More »

Rabbi Simcha invites you all to the Inaugural Student Art Show Party Inaugural Student Art Show Party Sunday March 6th at 8pm Hadas Gallery 541 Myrtle Ave (across from the Pratt store) Opening Reception 2-5pm BEATS BITES AND ARTS Hadas Gallery is a Read More »

Of all the annual “Hallmark holidays”, I hate Valentine’s Day the most. In high school, we ran to our lockers, hoping to see a bunch of pink and red cards waiting for us. While my locker was never empty, it wasn’t exactly overflowing, either. High school was a long time ago, but as a rabbi, my contempt for Cupid has only grown. Read More »

A Benefit for The Rohr Jewish Student Center Serving Pratt Institute and the Downtown Brooklyn Collegiate Community An evening with Martin Fletcher An evening with Martin Fletcher NBC News Israel Bureau Chief MARTIN FLETCHER is one of the most respected foreign correspondents in television news. Read More »

Welcome to “Extreme Sports: Jewish Style.” I’ll leave the suicidal skateboarding to the kids. Being a rabbi, I’m more of a dreidel blackbelt! No Gelt, No Glory While they aren’t as transformative as the Kabbalah or as lucrative as a lottery win, I’m Read More »

Join the Pratt JSU for a Chanukah Party replete with FOOD and a Menorah Building Competition! JSU’s Menorapalooza 2010! Latkes, doughnuts and more! Come build a Menorah from recycled materials: Wood, metal, ceramics…anything goes. First Prize Your Menorah will be THE OFFICIAL PRATT Menorah to be lit by President Dr. Tom Schutte. Read More »

As an Englishman in New York, I sometimes find myself balanced between two cultures that are more different than you might think. Read More »

Amongst the harder Jewish traditions to explain to Jews and non-Jews alike is kaparot. This symbolic “atonement” rite, conducted in preparation for Yom Kippur, involves waving a chicken over one’s head three times while reciting the appropriate text. Read More »

Rabbi Simcha invites you to A Pratt JSU Event Hookah in the Sukkah Monday 27th September 7pm in the Pratt Sukkah (courtyard outside of the chapel) Read More »

Rabbi Simcha.com is pleased to present the Art School Rabbi Comic, an on going satirical series about Rabbi Simcha’s life as campus rabbi In this seventh episode Rabbi Simcha learns a Rosh Hashanah lesson. Please use the comments form below. We welcome all feedback and look forward to hearing your ideas for future storylines. Read More »

High Holidays The Rohr Center serving the Pratt Community HIGH HOLIDAYS Join a community of artists for a contemplative, intellectually stimulating and heart-centered experience. Services led with meaning, melody and humor by Rabbi Simcha. English/Hebrew books provided. Read More »

Hadas Gallery Hadas Gallery is a grass roots student-driven organization committed to using the arts as a means for creative self-expression and reflection. (Hebrew Myr ∙ tle) – noun 1. Hadas. A bough of the Myrtle tree that forms one of the Four Species held together on the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. Submissions? Contact: Info@HadasGallery. Read More »

It turns out that my mundane reality of morning school runs and chai tea lattes on the way to the office may not be as real as I thought, at least according to a new hit movie. Read More »