Tzibur Harlem

Dimitry Ekshtut and Erica Frankel

Community in Miniature

Dec 9, 2025

This past week reminded us just how much of our community’s power lives in purposefully curated micro-communities — the gatherings that fit around a single table or into a single living room.

Dimitry Ekshtut and Erica Frankel

Community in Miniature

Dec 9, 2025

This past week reminded us just how much of our community’s power lives in purposefully curated micro-communities — the gatherings that fit around a single table or into a single living room.

Dimitry Ekshtut and Erica Frankel

Community in Miniature

Dec 9, 2025

This past week reminded us just how much of our community’s power lives in purposefully curated micro-communities — the gatherings that fit around a single table or into a single living room.

Dimitry Ekshtut and Erica Frankel

A 9' Menorah is On It's Way

Dec 2, 2025

At the heart of Hanukkah is the mitzvah of pirsumei nisa (literally: publicizing the miracle)—sharing light out loud, letting the miracle spill past the threshold of our homes and into the streets we live in.

Dimitry Ekshtut and Erica Frankel

A 9' Menorah is On It's Way

Dec 2, 2025

At the heart of Hanukkah is the mitzvah of pirsumei nisa (literally: publicizing the miracle)—sharing light out loud, letting the miracle spill past the threshold of our homes and into the streets we live in.

Dimitry Ekshtut and Erica Frankel

A 9' Menorah is On It's Way

Dec 2, 2025

At the heart of Hanukkah is the mitzvah of pirsumei nisa (literally: publicizing the miracle)—sharing light out loud, letting the miracle spill past the threshold of our homes and into the streets we live in.

Dimitry Ekshtut

Warning: Reading this may inspire you to join something big

Nov 27, 2025

Picture this: it's Monday night in our home, and twenty young adults—Black, Jewish, or both, all claiming pieces of this neighborhood as their own—step through our door.

Dimitry Ekshtut

Warning: Reading this may inspire you to join something big

Nov 27, 2025

Picture this: it's Monday night in our home, and twenty young adults—Black, Jewish, or both, all claiming pieces of this neighborhood as their own—step through our door.

Dimitry Ekshtut

Warning: Reading this may inspire you to join something big

Nov 27, 2025

Picture this: it's Monday night in our home, and twenty young adults—Black, Jewish, or both, all claiming pieces of this neighborhood as their own—step through our door.

Dimitry Ekshtut and Erica Frankel

Introducing: Hanukkah Across Harlem!

Nov 18, 2025

Over eight nights (December 14–21), we’ll be bringing light, joy, and Jewish pride to our neighborhood — with candle-lighting celebrations in homes, lobbies, cafés, and public spaces all across Harlem.

Dimitry Ekshtut and Erica Frankel

Introducing: Hanukkah Across Harlem!

Nov 18, 2025

Over eight nights (December 14–21), we’ll be bringing light, joy, and Jewish pride to our neighborhood — with candle-lighting celebrations in homes, lobbies, cafés, and public spaces all across Harlem.

Dimitry Ekshtut and Erica Frankel

Introducing: Hanukkah Across Harlem!

Nov 18, 2025

Over eight nights (December 14–21), we’ll be bringing light, joy, and Jewish pride to our neighborhood — with candle-lighting celebrations in homes, lobbies, cafés, and public spaces all across Harlem.

Dimitry Ekshtut and Erica Frankel

When community members open their own homes.

Nov 18, 2025

Every once in a while, there’s a moment in community life that feels like a tiny flashlight beam—illuminating who we are and who we’re becoming. This week, that moment happened in the home of our friends Ilana Maier and Scott Berlin.

Dimitry Ekshtut and Erica Frankel

When community members open their own homes.

Nov 18, 2025

Every once in a while, there’s a moment in community life that feels like a tiny flashlight beam—illuminating who we are and who we’re becoming. This week, that moment happened in the home of our friends Ilana Maier and Scott Berlin.

Dimitry Ekshtut and Erica Frankel

When community members open their own homes.

Nov 18, 2025

Every once in a while, there’s a moment in community life that feels like a tiny flashlight beam—illuminating who we are and who we’re becoming. This week, that moment happened in the home of our friends Ilana Maier and Scott Berlin.

Dimitry Ekshtut and Erica Frankel

Cutting up fruit for someone else's kid.

Nov 11, 2025

This past Sunday, our living room was full — of music, laughter, sticky fingers, and stories. Shalom Harlem families gathered for songs and scarves, and then, as we always do, we paused to share a meal.

Dimitry Ekshtut and Erica Frankel

Cutting up fruit for someone else's kid.

Nov 11, 2025

This past Sunday, our living room was full — of music, laughter, sticky fingers, and stories. Shalom Harlem families gathered for songs and scarves, and then, as we always do, we paused to share a meal.

Dimitry Ekshtut and Erica Frankel

Cutting up fruit for someone else's kid.

Nov 11, 2025

This past Sunday, our living room was full — of music, laughter, sticky fingers, and stories. Shalom Harlem families gathered for songs and scarves, and then, as we always do, we paused to share a meal.

Erica Frankel and Dimitry Ekshtut

Our team is growing!

Oct 28, 2025

Last night felt like a turning point and a dream coming to life: Tzibur's team is growing!

Erica Frankel and Dimitry Ekshtut

Our team is growing!

Oct 28, 2025

Last night felt like a turning point and a dream coming to life: Tzibur's team is growing!

Erica Frankel and Dimitry Ekshtut

Our team is growing!

Oct 28, 2025

Last night felt like a turning point and a dream coming to life: Tzibur's team is growing!

Dimitry Ekshtut and Erica Frankel

We have a new name — and a renewed vision

Oct 21, 2025

At our Town Hall, we shared something we’ve been holding close for many months — a new name and a renewed identity for the umbrella effort we’ve been calling Project Harlem.

Dimitry Ekshtut and Erica Frankel

We have a new name — and a renewed vision

Oct 21, 2025

At our Town Hall, we shared something we’ve been holding close for many months — a new name and a renewed identity for the umbrella effort we’ve been calling Project Harlem.

Dimitry Ekshtut and Erica Frankel

We have a new name — and a renewed vision

Oct 21, 2025

At our Town Hall, we shared something we’ve been holding close for many months — a new name and a renewed identity for the umbrella effort we’ve been calling Project Harlem.

Dimitry Ekshtut

Why we are completely unprepared...

Throwing crumbs into water as part of Tashlich

Sep 30, 2025

As we step into Yom Kippur tomorrow night, we find ourselves holding two truths at once: we are completely unprepared, and yet somehow this holy day arrives right on time.

Dimitry Ekshtut

Why we are completely unprepared...

Sep 30, 2025

As we step into Yom Kippur tomorrow night, we find ourselves holding two truths at once: we are completely unprepared, and yet somehow this holy day arrives right on time.

Dimitry Ekshtut

Why we are completely unprepared...

Sep 30, 2025

As we step into Yom Kippur tomorrow night, we find ourselves holding two truths at once: we are completely unprepared, and yet somehow this holy day arrives right on time.

Dimitry Ekshtut

A Rosh Hashanah Letter to Our Community

Sep 22, 2025

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

Dimitry Ekshtut

A Rosh Hashanah Letter to Our Community

Sep 22, 2025

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

Dimitry Ekshtut

A Rosh Hashanah Letter to Our Community

Sep 22, 2025

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

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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.

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

Community in Miniature

Community in Miniature

Community in Miniature

A 9' Menorah is On It's Way

A 9' Menorah is On It's Way

A 9' Menorah is On It's Way

Warning: Reading this may inspire you to join something big

Warning: Reading this may inspire you to join something big

Warning: Reading this may inspire you to join something big

Introducing: Hanukkah Across Harlem!

Introducing: Hanukkah Across Harlem!

Introducing: Hanukkah Across Harlem!

When community members open their own homes.

When community members open their own homes.

When community members open their own homes.

Cutting up fruit for someone else's kid.

Cutting up fruit for someone else's kid.

Cutting up fruit for someone else's kid.

Our team is growing!

Our team is growing!

Our team is growing!

We have a new name — and a renewed vision

We have a new name — and a renewed vision

We have a new name — and a renewed vision

Why we are completely unprepared...

Why we are completely unprepared...

Why we are completely unprepared...

A Rosh Hashanah Letter to Our Community

A Rosh Hashanah Letter to Our Community

A Rosh Hashanah Letter to Our Community

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