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Since your web browser does not support JavaScript, here is a non-JavaScript version of the image slideshow: On the morning of Sunday, June 1, 2008, YJC members gathered at the Center for a trip to New York City to march in the Salute to Israel parade. YJC joined seven other Northern Westchester synagogues to march as part of the NOW ISRAEL NORTHERN WESTCHESTER contingent. We would later read in The Jewish Week that the parade drew about 500,000 spectators and set a record of over 100,000 marchers. Debbie May, coordinator of the YJC group, gave out the T-shirts we had ordered, outlined the logistics for the day … … and we were on our way. We got to the City before noon. We were scheduled to step off from our assembly point on 55th Street at 2 PM, so there was plenty of time for most of the group to walk up to Central Park, eat lunch in the park, and get back to 55th Street in time to assemble. In fact, we got back much earlier so, … … in keeping with our ecumenical spirit, some of us found a cool, shady spot on the steps of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. At 1:45 we were directed to assemble in preparation for our 2 o’clock march time. But 2 o’clock came and went as did 2:30 and 3:00 o’clock, and we were still on 55th Street. What does one do while waiting? Skyler Levy and Harrison Senor thought it would be fun to wrap Skyler’s mom, Jolie, in one of the banners. As 3:30 approached, the delay was getting serious. Some of us had tickets for the Kol Rinah concert in Pleasantville at 7:00 PM that evening; in fact, Debbie May and Rabbi Sternstein were singing in the concert. When word came that everything was running at least 2 hours behind schedule –apparently the record turnout had played havoc with the schedule – we decided to forgo the march. We could walk up Fifth Avenue as spectators and still rendezvous with the bus at 81st Street as planned. So here we are marching in the parade. I invoke the Fifth Amendment as I omit the details of how we became marchers. And here are more YJC marchers, all of us enthused by our participation in this event. Did you notice Julia Rudin and Emily Mandel in the last photo marching along with the group. The Yorktown Jewish Center is a great place for people of all ages to form friendships. Invite your friends to come with you when you attend a YJC event. We were cheered along by the record crowd that lined Fifth Avenue … … and continued our march up to 81st Street, where the parade ended. From there, we headed over to Third Avenue, where our bus was waiting. We boarded the bus for the trip back to Yorktown, with the satisfaction of having experienced first hand that Am Yisroel Chai – The People of Israel Live. P.S. Debbie and Rabbi Sternstein made it to the concert with just minutes to spare. Those of us who attended the concert were able to cap off an exciting day at the parade with a wonderful Kol Rinah concert marking 60 Years of Israel – 3,000 Years of Song.
On the morning of Sunday, June 1, 2008, YJC members gathered at the Center for a trip to New York City to march in the Salute to Israel parade. YJC joined seven other Northern Westchester synagogues to march as part of the NOW ISRAEL NORTHERN WESTCHESTER contingent. We would later read in The Jewish Week that the parade drew about 500,000 spectators and set a record of over 100,000 marchers. Debbie May, coordinator of the YJC group, gave out the T-shirts we had ordered, outlined the logistics for the day …
… and we were on our way. We got to the City before noon. We were scheduled to step off from our assembly point on 55th Street at 2 PM, so there was plenty of time for most of the group to walk up to Central Park, eat lunch in the park, and get back to 55th Street in time to assemble. In fact, we got back much earlier so, …
… in keeping with our ecumenical spirit, some of us found a cool, shady spot on the steps of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. At 1:45 we were directed to assemble in preparation for our 2 o’clock march time.
But 2 o’clock came and went as did 2:30 and 3:00 o’clock, and we were still on 55th Street. What does one do while waiting? Skyler Levy and Harrison Senor thought it would be fun to wrap Skyler’s mom, Jolie, in one of the banners. As 3:30 approached, the delay was getting serious. Some of us had tickets for the Kol Rinah concert in Pleasantville at 7:00 PM that evening; in fact, Debbie May and Rabbi Sternstein were singing in the concert. When word came that everything was running at least 2 hours behind schedule –apparently the record turnout had played havoc with the schedule – we decided to forgo the march. We could walk up Fifth Avenue as spectators and still rendezvous with the bus at 81st Street as planned.
So here we are marching in the parade. I invoke the Fifth Amendment as I omit the details of how we became marchers.
And here are more YJC marchers, all of us enthused by our participation in this event.
Did you notice Julia Rudin and Emily Mandel in the last photo marching along with the group. The Yorktown Jewish Center is a great place for people of all ages to form friendships. Invite your friends to come with you when you attend a YJC event.
We were cheered along by the record crowd that lined Fifth Avenue …
… and continued our march up to 81st Street, where the parade ended. From there, we headed over to Third Avenue, where our bus was waiting.
We boarded the bus for the trip back to Yorktown, with the satisfaction of having experienced first hand that Am Yisroel Chai – The People of Israel Live. P.S. Debbie and Rabbi Sternstein made it to the concert with just minutes to spare. Those of us who attended the concert were able to cap off an exciting day at the parade with a wonderful Kol Rinah concert marking 60 Years of Israel – 3,000 Years of Song.
