Leadership
General Questions about Getting Involved
Contact us at info@dnoam.org if you need help getting connected to a volunteer opportunity at Darkhei Noam.
Participate in Lay-Led Weekly Services
As a lay-led community, Darkhei Noam’s weekly services are led and coordinated entirely by volunteers. There is no need for prior experience to participate in weekly services. Our coordinators can connect community members to teachers and resources to learn how to lead any portion of the service, including davening, leining, acting as a gabbai, and giving a D'var Torah. Please reach out to our coordinators or fill out the volunteer form to learn more. We’d love to hear from you!
Davening Coordinators: daven@dnoam.org
Michael Kasdan
Ayelet (Yelli) Lobel
Leining Coordinators: torah@dnoam.org
Zahava Blumenthal
Robert Mayer
Gabbaim Coordinator: gabbai@dnoam.org
Aaron Marks
Dvar Torah Coordinator: dvar@dnoam.org
Hannah Rothstein
Get Involved in Communal Programming
Hospitality and Welcoming: hospitality@dnoam.org
Connecting community members and visitors to hosts for Shabbat meals; coordinating bi-annual community-wide Mix and Match events.
Primary contact: Allie Alperovich
Scholar-in-Residence: sir@dnoam.org
Selecting and inviting speakers for Scholar-in-Residence Shabbat events throughout the year.
Primary contact: Chaim Trachtman
Young Professionals (DNYP): youngprofessionals@dnoam.org
Planning social and educational events for young professionals throughout the year, including annual Tikkun Yom on Shavuot, Potluck Shabbat, and the DNYP book club.
Primary contact: Shoshana marder and Isaac Altman co-chairs
Committee Members:Chris Penello, Lily Schmidt-Swartz, Rachel Weintraub, Racheli Weil, Ateret Sultan-Reisler, Ayelet Rubenstein, Abby Stein.
Pride Committee: pride@dnoam.org
Organizing educational and social events, as well as chesed opportunities, for LGBTQ+ Darkhei Noam members of
all ages and the broader Jewish queer community of NYC.
Primary contacts: Leana Tapnack, Neta Lerner, and Isaac Altman
Climate Action Committee: cac@dnoam.org
Planning events to educate our community about the climate crisis within a Jewish framework, including Climate Action Shabbat; overseeing the Darkhei Noam composting program; promoting the reduction of food waste at community events; and creating opportunities for personal and collective action in addressing the climate crisis.
Primary contacts: Rachel Mackson-Landsberg and Rachela Elias
Shiva and Aveilut Support: shiva@dnoam.org
Supporting families by assisting with Shiva details, including setting up the Shiva site and delivering necessary items; providing help with planning a post-cemetery meal; and coordinating Shiva Minyanim and text study.
Primary contacts: Ozzie Haller, Gail Gordon, and Bruce Goldberger
PLEASE NOTE:
Initial contact for burial and shiva needs should be sent to info@dnoam.org
Development Committee: development@dnoam.org
Coordinating community giving initiatives and planning for Darkhei Noam's ongoing financial development.
Primary contact: Eric Kaplan
Youth Programming: youth@dnoam.org
Planning and coordinating youth programming for children of all ages during Shabbat morning and holiday services.
Primary contact: Deena Nerwen
Wed, April 30 2025
2 Iyyar 5785
Tonight's Sefirah Count Is 18
היום שמונה עשר יום שהם שני שבועות וארבעה ימים לעמר |
Today's Calendar
Yom Hazikaron |
Sefirat HaOmer- counting the Omer. : 12:00am |
This week's Torah portion is Parshat Tazria-Metzora
Shabbat, May 3 |
Candle Lighting
Friday, May 2, 7:35pm |
Havdalah
Motzei Shabbat, May 3, 8:36pm |
Yom Hazikaron
Wednesday, Apr 30 |
Upcoming Events
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Sunday ,
AprApril 13 , 2025
Sunday, Apr 13th 9:00p to Sunday, Jun 1st 12:00p
Sefirat haOmer, the counting of the omer/”sheaf,” refers to the commandment to count the 49 days from the second day of Pesach until Shavuot. In biblical times, these 7 weeks comprised the grain harvest, beginning with barley (for which the barley omer offering was brought on Pesach) and concluding with wheat (on Shavuot). Although we no longer bring these offerings at the Temple, we continue to count the 49 days. While the biblical origin of sefirat ha’omer is agricultural, this time period also connects Pesach, the celebration of Israelite liberation from slavery, and Shavuot, the culmination of that liberation process whereby the Israelites became a realized nation with their own Torah. Counting the omer each year can remind us to always elevate ourselves from an enslaved mentality to one of freedom. We perform the counting each evening after sundown. We recite a bracha and then officially count the day of the omer, indicated by weeks and days. If the counting at night is missed, we count in the morning/during the day but without a bracha. If a whole day is missed, we continue counting the rest of the omer but without a bracha. The bracha and formula for counting the omer each night can be found here: Siddur Sim Shalom Sefirat haOmer -
Saturday ,
MayMay 3 , 2025
Shabbat, May 3rd 1:00p to 3:00p
Celebrate Israel with Darkhei Noam. Join us for a family friendly Shabbat lunch. The program includes children's programing, a special speaker and musical performance and sing along. -
Sunday ,
MayMay 4 , 2025
Sunday, May 4th 11:00a to 1:00p
Are you looking for a way to be outside in this wonderful spring weather? Darkhei's Jewish Youth Climate Movement group has just the event for you! We are organizing a park cleanup on Sunday, May 4th from 11 AM to 1 PM. We will meet at the entrance to Central Park on 85th and move to the swings and around the Great Lawn. All people of all ages are welcome-invite your friends! We will provide refreshments and supplies! Hope to see you there! -
Saturday ,
MayMay 10 , 2025
Shabbat, May 10th 1:00p to 3:00p
Register to either host or be a guest for Shabbat Lunch on Shabbat May 10. Open to Darkhei Noam members only. -
Sunday ,
MayMay 18 , 2025
Sunday, May 18th 11:30a to 4:00p
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Friday ,
JunJune 13 , 2025
Friday, Jun 13th 7:00p to Shabbat, Jun 14th 8:00p
Sara Tillinger Wolkenfeld is a Rabbinic Fellow of the David Hartman Center in Jerusalem. She serves as Chief Learning Officer at Sefaria, the innovative online database and interface for Jewish texts. This Scholar in Residence is sponsored by Ozzie Haller In memory of Jack O Haller MD and his excitement for Jewish learning.
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Meeting address: 150 W 85 St, NY, NY 10024
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