This Friday night, April 25, local families will be celebrating “Pajama Shabbat” at nearby Pleasantville Community Synagogue (aka “Joyful Judaism”). Rabbi Mark Sameth - who last year was named “one of the 36 most inspiring rabbis in America” by The Jewish Daily Forward - will be leading the service, followed by a dinner, which is free and open to the public, synagogue members and non-members welcome but RSVP's to the dinner are required.
“Pajama Shabbat has been a big hit with families,” says Rabbi Sameth. “The idea is really simple. We invite parents to bring their little ones in their pajamas for a 6:00 pm story-time & sing-along. If they can stay up a little later we have dinner at 6:15. If they’re still up there’s a Family Service (which will be featuring the PCS house band “The Pleasmatics,” as well as the Hebrew School 4th Grade Class) at 7:15 pm. And then if they’re still awake there’s a refreshment hour at 8:30 pm.”
Pleasantville Community Synagogue is celebrating its seventeenth year, and describes itself as a “progressive” community which actively welcomes interfaith, multi-racial, and GLBTQ. Synagogue members hail (at last count) from twenty towns, villages, and cities across Westchester. The synagogue is located at 219 Bedford Road, Pleasantville, with parking on Clark Street. For more information see the web-site www.shalompcs.com or contact synagogue administrator Marcy Gray at info@shalomPCS.com.
