Ideas rooted
in community

Here are musings, reflections, articles, and love letters from us—or about us—all related to Jewish life in Harlem.

Tzibur Team

Parshat Noach: Friendship as an Ark

Oct 12, 2026

The ark becomes a place of refuge, preserving life even as the world outside is coming apart.

Tzibur Team

Parshat Noach: Friendship as an Ark

Oct 12, 2026

The ark becomes a place of refuge, preserving life even as the world outside is coming apart.

Tzibur Team

Parshat Noach: Friendship as an Ark

Oct 12, 2026

The ark becomes a place of refuge, preserving life even as the world outside is coming apart.

Rabbi Dimitry Ekshtut

Reflecting on October 7 + This week at Tzibur

Oct 7, 2026

A reflection from Dimitry, alongside new ways to gather, learn, and step more deeply into community.

Rabbi Dimitry Ekshtut

Reflecting on October 7 + This week at Tzibur

Oct 7, 2026

A reflection from Dimitry, alongside new ways to gather, learn, and step more deeply into community.

Rabbi Dimitry Ekshtut

Reflecting on October 7 + This week at Tzibur

Oct 7, 2026

A reflection from Dimitry, alongside new ways to gather, learn, and step more deeply into community.

Dimitry Ekshtut

October 7th and the Loss of Innocence: A Meditation

Oct 7, 2026

Three years after October 7, Rabbi Dimitry Ekshtut reflects on what changed for a generation of Jews—and what this moment asks of us now.

Dimitry Ekshtut

October 7th and the Loss of Innocence: A Meditation

Oct 7, 2026

Three years after October 7, Rabbi Dimitry Ekshtut reflects on what changed for a generation of Jews—and what this moment asks of us now.

Dimitry Ekshtut

October 7th and the Loss of Innocence: A Meditation

Oct 7, 2026

Three years after October 7, Rabbi Dimitry Ekshtut reflects on what changed for a generation of Jews—and what this moment asks of us now.

Dimitry Ekshtut

Parshat Bereishit: The Human Story

Oct 4, 2026

How does beginning with one human being create peace? The Talmud responds: so that no one should ever be able to say to another person, “My father is greater than your father.”

Dimitry Ekshtut

Parshat Bereishit: The Human Story

Oct 4, 2026

How does beginning with one human being create peace? The Talmud responds: so that no one should ever be able to say to another person, “My father is greater than your father.”

Dimitry Ekshtut

Parshat Bereishit: The Human Story

Oct 4, 2026

How does beginning with one human being create peace? The Talmud responds: so that no one should ever be able to say to another person, “My father is greater than your father.”

Erica Frankel and Dimitry Ekshtut

And Then It Rained + Shemini Atzeret

Sep 30, 2026

Apparently, we have a Sukkot tradition: we build a sukkah, fill it with people, and then it rains.

Erica Frankel and Dimitry Ekshtut

And Then It Rained + Shemini Atzeret

Sep 30, 2026

Apparently, we have a Sukkot tradition: we build a sukkah, fill it with people, and then it rains.

Erica Frankel and Dimitry Ekshtut

And Then It Rained + Shemini Atzeret

Sep 30, 2026

Apparently, we have a Sukkot tradition: we build a sukkah, fill it with people, and then it rains.

Erica Frankel and Dimitry Ekshtut

2 Years of Tzibur Harlem!

Sep 24, 2026

Reflections on our anniversary + join us for Sukkot, find your next cohort, and help write the next chapter.

Erica Frankel and Dimitry Ekshtut

2 Years of Tzibur Harlem!

Sep 24, 2026

Reflections on our anniversary + join us for Sukkot, find your next cohort, and help write the next chapter.

Erica Frankel and Dimitry Ekshtut

2 Years of Tzibur Harlem!

Sep 24, 2026

Reflections on our anniversary + join us for Sukkot, find your next cohort, and help write the next chapter.

Erica Frankel and Dimitry Ekshtut

You Made This Happen

Sep 16, 2026

This first week of the new year has left us with more than a handful of stories that we've just gotta share.

Erica Frankel and Dimitry Ekshtut

You Made This Happen

Sep 16, 2026

This first week of the new year has left us with more than a handful of stories that we've just gotta share.

Erica Frankel and Dimitry Ekshtut

You Made This Happen

Sep 16, 2026

This first week of the new year has left us with more than a handful of stories that we've just gotta share.

The Tzibur Team

Parshat Ha'azinu: Life as a Song

Sep 15, 2026

It is here, on the threshold of Yom Kippur's intensity, that Haazinu comes to sing.

The Tzibur Team

Parshat Ha'azinu: Life as a Song

Sep 15, 2026

It is here, on the threshold of Yom Kippur's intensity, that Haazinu comes to sing.

The Tzibur Team

Parshat Ha'azinu: Life as a Song

Sep 15, 2026

It is here, on the threshold of Yom Kippur's intensity, that Haazinu comes to sing.

Erica Frankel and Dimitry Ekshtut

A Rosh Hashanah Message for Our Community

Sep 11, 2026

Tonight is Rosh Hashanah. As we stand on the precipice of this new year, we want to take a moment to reflect just how far we've come as a community.

Erica Frankel and Dimitry Ekshtut

A Rosh Hashanah Message for Our Community

Sep 11, 2026

Tonight is Rosh Hashanah. As we stand on the precipice of this new year, we want to take a moment to reflect just how far we've come as a community.

Erica Frankel and Dimitry Ekshtut

A Rosh Hashanah Message for Our Community

Sep 11, 2026

Tonight is Rosh Hashanah. As we stand on the precipice of this new year, we want to take a moment to reflect just how far we've come as a community.

Dimitry Ekshtut

Apply Now: Harlem Service Corps, Cohort 5

Sep 7, 2026

Give back here in our neighborhood in Harlem, make new friends, and earn a $1,000 stipend!

Dimitry Ekshtut

Apply Now: Harlem Service Corps, Cohort 5

Sep 7, 2026

Give back here in our neighborhood in Harlem, make new friends, and earn a $1,000 stipend!

Dimitry Ekshtut

Apply Now: Harlem Service Corps, Cohort 5

Sep 7, 2026

Give back here in our neighborhood in Harlem, make new friends, and earn a $1,000 stipend!

Ideas rootedin community

Here are musings, reflections, articles, and love letters from us—or about us—all related to Jewish life in Harlem.

Here are musings, reflections, articles, and love letters from us—or about us—all related to Jewish life in Harlem.

Parshat Noach: Friendship as an Ark

Parshat Noach: Friendship as an Ark

Parshat Noach: Friendship as an Ark

Reflecting on October 7 + This week at Tzibur

Reflecting on October 7 + This week at Tzibur

Reflecting on October 7 + This week at Tzibur

October 7th and the Loss of Innocence: A Meditation

October 7th and the Loss of Innocence: A Meditation

October 7th and the Loss of Innocence: A Meditation

Parshat Bereishit: The Human Story

Parshat Bereishit: The Human Story

Parshat Bereishit: The Human Story

And Then It Rained + Shemini Atzeret

And Then It Rained + Shemini Atzeret

And Then It Rained + Shemini Atzeret

2 Years of Tzibur Harlem!

2 Years of Tzibur Harlem!

2 Years of Tzibur Harlem!

You Made This Happen

You Made This Happen

You Made This Happen

Parshat Ha'azinu: Life as a Song

Parshat Ha'azinu: Life as a Song

Parshat Ha'azinu: Life as a Song

A Rosh Hashanah Message for Our Community

A Rosh Hashanah Message for Our Community

A Rosh Hashanah Message for Our Community

Apply Now: Harlem Service Corps, Cohort 5

Apply Now: Harlem Service Corps, Cohort 5

Apply Now: Harlem Service Corps, Cohort 5

Donate

Donate

Donate

Ideas rooted
in community