Park Slope Jewish Center — Attraction in New York

I attended PS 107 (John Kimball) across the street from the PSJC from 1978-1984; Kindergarten-5th grade. I started taking Hebrew classes at PSJC around first grade in 1979. They were good classes, I acquired a working knowledge of conversational Hebrew, which is IMPORTANT even for assimilated secular American Ashkenazi Jews (like me) to have because the language is such a distinct part of Jewish identity and culture, and of course to prepare for being Barmitzvahed, and for those pilgrimages to Israel. 🇮🇱

My grandparents wouldn't let me have my Barmitzvah there though, LOL 😂 PSJC was too: "Liberal" a Synagogue for them (hey, they were old-world European Hasidic Jews who'd escaped Europe just before the Holocaust got bad) so I had to do it at their old Synagogue, East Midwood Jewish Center (which was actually closer to our house in Ditmas Park than PSJC was) which they used to attend (and where my Mother had her Batmitzvah) before they moved out to Long Island from Brooklyn. Tradition, TRADITION! ✡️🕎 I wanted to have it at PSJC but I also had to please my grandparents out of respect. Plus they had to come all the way from Florida, so it was the LEAST I...

Wonderful place has been in the community for over 100 years probably longer than that you know it's like I don't know why some people don't get along with everyone but you know what if you don't want to get along with every people leave people alone these folks are great they've been here forever they help the community and you know what Mazel Tov have a great day with that said keep loving it and have a...

This is not just a synagogue, it’s a community. You will always feel warm and welcome. PSJC is a judgement free zone, where you are free to be Jewish to whatever extent or in whatever domains you want to. Everyone should give it a try for an event, a Shabbat service, zoom havdallah, a Hebrew School lesson… you...