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

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.

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.

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.

When we opened our front door this Sunday morning, the first thing we noticed wasn’t the smell of bagels or the sound of our neighbors—it was the line of strollers spilling down our hallway.

A few years ago, in the middle of leading a lively Shabbat gathering, Erica was pounding the table so joyfully in song that she actually cracked her engagement ring.

Last night, our living room filled to its capacity. Chairs were pulled from every corner of the house, neighbors squeezed shoulder-to-shoulder, and people stood along the walls, hungry for...

Every time I lead a Jewish Harlem walking tour, something almost magical happens—though maybe it isn’t magic at all.

Erica Frankel and Rabbi Dimitry Ekshtut are always inviting people into their community. Like a metaphorical tent open on all sides, their home is full of guests eating, learning, and celebrating together.

Erica Frankel and Dimitry Ekshtut moved to Harlem a decade ago after meeting as New York University students. She now works at Hillel’s Office of Innovation, and he’s a public school music teacher and aspiring rabbi.