BEDFORD CORNERS, N.Y. -- Temple Shaaray Tefila helped spread the holiday spirit with Westchester families this past weekend in its annual Mitzvah Day.Participants took part in a number of fund raising activities to benefit local charities such as Neighbors Link, A Home, the Cottage School, the Mount Kisco Interfaith Food Pantry, My Sisters Place, and others.Volunteers ...

BEDFORD CORNERS, N.Y. -- The smell of good food cooking will fill the air as congregants of Temple Shaaray Tefila came together on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26, to prepare and deliver almost 800 Thanksgiving meals for Neighbors Link and other community organizations. For many years, this has been the Temple’s Thanksgiving gift to the local community. Cooking and delivering will take place ...

BEDFORD CORNERS, N.Y. -- The Bedford Presbyterian Church and Temple Shaaray Tefila have extended and invitation to the Westchester community to share the spirit of Thanksgiving in an Interfaith Thanksgiving Service on Sunday, Nov. 22.Led by Rabbi David Greenberg and Reverend Paul Alcorn, the service features the beautiful voices of the choirs from both organizations and other area ...

BEDFORD CORNERS, N.Y. -- Northern Westchester families will join together at Temple Shaaray Tefila’s Mitzvah Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to help community members in need. Based on the Jewish value of “healing the world,” Mitzvah Day will benefit local organizations such as Neighbors Link, A Home, The Cottage School, the Mount Kisco Interfaith Food Pantry, My Sisters Place, and ...

BEDFORD CORNERS, N.Y. -- Temple Shaaray Tefila's 'Shabbat on the Second' will present photographer Marisa Scheinfeld's Echoes of the Borscht Belt on Friday, Nov. 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the temple.Marisa Scheinfeld has been documenting the dramatic degradation of some of the most famous Borscht Belt hotels and colonies in upstate New York. The Borscht Belt is a term used to describe the ...

BEDFORD CORNERS, N.Y. -- Get a head start on holiday shopping this Thursday, Nov. 12 from 7 p.m. -- 10 p.m. at Temple Shaaray Tefila. The free event will  be held in the temple's social hall, and is expected to have over 20 vendors on site. Guest can choose from a variety of jewelry, clothing, housewares, and and kid's wear as well as win raffles and door prizes.Mahjong lessons and ...

BEDFORD CORNERS, N.Y. -- Eagle Scout Hudson Miller's contribution to Temple Shaaray Tefila has certainly been making waves. As part of his final Eagle Scout project, Miller designed, fundraised and constructed a water wall in the playground of the temple's Early Childhood Center playground."My original plan was to gather a group of parent volunteers to help build the wall" ...

BEDFORD CORNERS, N.Y. -- It is hard to believe, but there is a growing number of homeless men and women in Northern Westchester. As the winter approaches, these individuals face the unthinkable challenge of having to sleep outdoors in the freezing cold.The Emergency Shelter program began operation in January 2005 at the Bedford Presbyterian Church in Bedford Village, providing shelter ...

BEDFORD CORNERS, N.Y. -- Which way do merry-go-rounds turn? What U.S. state has the longest coastline? What facial feature is missing from the Mona Lisa? What number is 1 followed by 100 zeroes? How many candles will be lit during Chaunuka? Know the answer to these questions? Come join Temple Shaaray Tefila to showcase your knowledge on its 4th annual Trivia Night, held this Sunday ...