Scarsdale

The Village of Scarsdale Board of Trustees meeting, originally scheduled to convene at 8:00 PM on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 has been revised to a start time of 7:00 PM on the same date. The meeting will be held via Zoom video conferencing service. Members of the public wishing to participate in the meeting may do so online at https://zoom.us/j/93183703358, or by calling 1-929-436-2866 and entering the Meeting ID 931 8370 3358. To participate in public comment online, click “Raise Hand,” or dial “*9” if commenting by telephone.* There will be no Village Board Agenda Review meeting.

Journey From West Africa with Sadarri and Company

February 24th at 7:00PM

Travel along in an imaginary journey from West Africa through the Caribbean and into the United States. Sway to the music and rhythm that accompany a West African Folktale energetically performed in interpretive dance and Sign Language. All Ages are welcomed.

Event Link: https://bit.ly/3rKGXuQ

A Peek Inside the Admissions Office

February 25th at 7:00PM

Do you wish you could be a fly on the wall of the college admissions office? Ever wonder what it's like to be a college admissions officer? Join Amy Estersohn for her interactive and illuminating presentation, A Peek Inside the Admissions Office, to see inside the decision-making processes that make admissions officers tick. As time allows, there will be a Q&A where you may ask your most pressing admissions questions. Students, parents, and educators are welcome to participate.

Registrants will receive emails containing Zoom credentials as well as background materials for the interactive portions of the program prior to the event.

Event Link: https://bit.ly/3aqTyfH

Cinema Saturday

February 27th at 8:00PM

Let's watch a movie with the Scarsdale Library! Participants arriving promptly to Cinema Saturday will vote for which hoopla film (rated PG-13 or younger) they want to watch over Zoom and then we'll watch it together!

In accordance with applicable laws and hoopla's policies, no host nor participant may record the contents of this Zoom event. By registering for and participating in this event, you are agreeing to abide by these terms.

Event Link: http://bit.ly/3baZXw3

A Work Session of the Scarsdale Village Board of Trustees is scheduled for Monday, March 1, 2021 at 5:00 PM. The meeting will be held via Zoom video conferencing service. Members of the public wishing to participate in the meeting can do so via online link at https://zoom.us/j/93183703358, or call into the meeting using 1-929-436-2866 and entering the Meeting ID 931 8370 3358. To participate in public comment online, click “Raise Hand,” or dial “*9” if commenting by telephone. *

Agenda
1. Advisory Council on Technology – Presentation of Village–Wide Information Technology Report

The public is invited to attend and participate in two briefing sessions on the preliminary operating and capital budgets for Scarsdale Village. The briefings will be held via Zoom Video Conferencing and have been scheduled for:

Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 5:00 P.M --Operating Budget

Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at 5:00P.M.-- Capital Budget

Members of the public wishing to participate in any of the meetings can do so via online link at https://zoom.us/j/93183703358, or call into the meeting using 1-929-436-2866 and entering the Meeting ID 931 8370 3358.

Join the Scarsdale Library on Sunday March 7 at 3 pm for a virtual conversation with the author Robert Marchant to hear about his new book Westchester: History of an Iconic Suburb. This live virtual event will provide an informative and lively dialogue on Westchester's fascinating and often surprising past, moderated by Jordan Copeland. This book examines four centuries of development in Westchester uncovering “a complex and often surprising narrative of slavery, anti-Semitism, immigration, Jim Crow, silent film stars, suffragettes, gangland violence, political riots, eccentric millionaires, industry and aviation, man-made disasters and assassinations.”

Robert Marchant is a staff reporter at Hearst Media in southern Connecticut and the Greenwich Time newspaper. He lives with his family in Croton-on-Hudson, NY. Jordan Copeland is a Scarsdale resident and member of the SPL and SHS Board of Trustees who has researched extensively and given many presentations about the history of Scarsdale.

This event is sponsored by The Scarsdale Forum, League of Women Voters Scarsdale, Scarsdale Historical Society and Scarsdale Public Library.

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The Village Election will be held on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. The polling location for all Election Districts (1 through 19) is the Scarsdale Congregational Church, 1 Heathcote Road, in Dyckman Hall. Hours of the election are 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.The last date to register with the Westchester County Board of Elections to vote in the Village Election on Tuesday, March 16, 2021, is Friday, March 05.Mail-in registration forms are available at the Scarsdale Village Clerk’s Office, online from the Westchester County Board of Elections, or in-person at the Westchester County Board of Elections Office, 25 Quarropas Street, White Plains. Please note that although the voter registration form indicates that it must be returned to Westchester County at least 25 days prior to the election, at least 10 days ahead of the election is adequate for a Village ElectionIn order to register to vote, one must:•

Be a U.S. Citizen

Be 18 years of age by the date of the election in which you want to vote

Live at your present address at least 30 days before an election

Not be in prison or on parole for a felony conviction; and

Not claim the right to vote elsewhere.

For registered voters who will be out of Westchester County on Village Election Day, an absentee ballot can be obtained by filling out an application form at the Village Clerk’s Office in Village Hall, requesting one by phone or mail, or downloading one directly from the Village website. The last day for the Village Clerk to receive an application by mail for an absentee ballot is Tuesday, March 09, 2021; however, applications made in-person will be accepted until Monday, March 15, 2021.

Speaker at Scarsdale Synagogue - Mark Gerson: The Telling: How Judaism's Essential Book Reveals the Meaning of Life
Friday, March 19, 7:00 p.m.

To attend: Email Temple Administrator, Fawn Mendel at fawn@sstte.org if you are interested in receiving the zoom link.

Following the 6:15 p.m. service, Scarsdale Synagogue's Brotherhood presents Mark Gerson. Mark is beginning a national virtual tour ahead of the publication of his book on the Haggadah, The Telling: How Judaism's Essential Book Reveals the Meaning of Life — which will be published by St. Martin’s Essentials in March. It promises to be one of the most important Jewish books of the year. You might have already heard Mark's popular podcast, The Rabbi's Husband. The podcast is noted for having the world's most interesting people discuss their favorite Torah passage. Previous guests include Senators Cory Booker, Bill Cassidy, Tom Cotton and Marco Rubio, Congressmen Mike Gallagher, Josh Gottheimer and Max Rose, Ambassadors Michael Oren and Ron Dermer, Rabbis Matt Gewirtz, Jonah Pesner, Moshe Schneiner, and David Wolpe, Pastors Teo Hayashi, Rick Pino, Samuel Rodriguez and Robert Stearns, authors Yossi Klein Halevi, Sarah Hurwitz and Bret Stephens, Yale Law School Dean Heather Gerken, Yeshiva University President Ari Berman and Hebrew Union College President Andrew Rehfeld, Professor AJ Levine and Marc Brettler, NFL players Tiki Barber and Benjamin Watson and many others. Mark is the co-founder and Chairman of United Hatzalah, the crowd-sourced system of volunteer first responders that enables Israelis to be treated within the three minutes that separate life from death following a trauma. He is also the co-founder and Chairman of African Mission Healthcare, which supports the work of Christian missionary physicians in Africa. He can discuss the work of these organizations in his session as well. As a part of Scarsdale Synagogue's adult learning curriculum, Mark would be delighted to conduct a Zoom conversation about the lessons we learn from the Exodus story and at the Pesach Seder. This session will likely leave your members with a renewed appreciation of our treasure (the Torah), while enabling them to make their Pesach Seders what they should be: the most meaningful, important and interesting evening of the Jewish year.

Scarsdale Synagogue is a reform Jewish congregation located at 2 Ogden Road, Scarsdale, NY. 10583. 914-725-5175. www.sstte.org