The Quaker Ridge Turkey Bowl: Still Playing After All These Years
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Group Shot 2022: From left to right Josh Shandel, Ethan Zomback, Ray Grazie(back row), Robbie Birns, Max Warshaw(back row), Harry Roth, Ben Spiegelman, Ross Goldberg, Bryan Gertzog, Matt Jacobs (missing in photo David Spiro (had naming service for baby girl!) , Jeff Hassan, Matty Wolf) (Submitted by Neil Goldberg)
I used to bring my football to the kids Sunday soccer practices when they were in second grade, hoping to meet a few of the dads. It worked well and I went from playing catch to playing short games with the all the other Quaker Ridge dads.
Thanksgiving 2003 -Dads from left to right: Neil Goldberg, David Spiegelman, Gary Gertzog, Ken Grazie, Larry Zomback, Rick Spiro, Doug Birns, Rick Wolf, Andy Parets, Charlie Hassan, Kids from left to right: Jeff Hassan, Robbie Birns, Bryan Gertzog, Ross Goldberg, Matt Jacobs, David Spiro, Ray Grazie, , Harry Roth, Mike Parets and Ben Spiegelman
That year, we decided to play a real game on Thanksgiving Day and hired the coach for the kids after school program to supervise them so we could play while they had their own game. By the next Thanksgiving the kids were making their own teams and talking up the game for weeks before Thanksgiving. For the dads, it became a day to which we all looked forward.
Ben Spiegelman, a former Quarterback for the SHS Raider,s read to pass the ball
Now 22 years later, we are still playing a dads’ game side-by-side to a kids game and in all these years we only missed one game due to snow and one game during the pandemic. Our boys are now 30!
Some are married, one just had a daughter and they are all well into their careers, but we’ve been playing this game since we can remember and have no plans to stop.
The Dads at Thanksgiving 2021
Family Fun Day on November 25
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The Scarsdale Business Alliance in Partnership with Scarsdale Moms Announces its Second Family Fun Event, Townsgiving, and its Line-Up of Activities & Sponsors.
On Friday, November 25th, 2022, the Scarsdale Business Alliance (SBA) in partnership with Scarsdale Moms, will host its second family fun event, Townsgiving, presented by The Randi Culang Team and Wonder. The event will take place in the Dine the ‘Dale Tent in Scarsdale Village from 2-5pm. Join us for a festive afternoon full of music, family fun activities, food and drinks.
While this is a free community event, wristbands will be required for participation in kids’ crafts and activities ($35 in advance - $45 day of). Wristbands are available for purchase here. Wristband activities include multiple arts & crafts stations, chocolate turkey decorating, glitter tattoos, face paint, hair braiding and extensions, photo booth and frame decorating and more! Kids can also enjoy Dancing and DJ by Pizzazzles, and fire truck tours and fire safety tips by Scarsdale firefighters (no wristband required).
In addition to attending Townsgiving in the Dine the 'Dale Tent, don't forget to Shop the 'Dale and take advantage of Black Friday promotions and deals at merchants in the Village center and Scarsdale's other retail hubs.
Townsgiving will be donating a portion of proceeds to GrassRoots Grocery, formerly known as Mott Haven. This donation will help fund their mission to expand dignified access to healthy food to reach all neighbors in need. Join GrassRoots Grocery’s community action project to spread holiday cheer by creating holiday food boxes for children in need.
All food and beverages are pay-as-you-go. Pizzarellis will be selling Pizza by the slice, garlic knots and pasta bowls as well as beverages. Guests 21+ can enjoy cider sangria from Popojito, and great brews from Yeomiji. In order to purchase and consume alcohol, you must show ID to prove that you are over 21.
The SBA and Scarsdale Moms are thankful to all of the Townsgiving event sponsors for their generous support. Presenting Sponsors: The Randi Culang Team and Wonder; Supporting Sponsors: ever/body, Central Park Dance, Eye Gallery, Fenom Fitness, Yellow Acorn Montessori, Village Kids Pediatric Dentistry; Junior Sponsors: Camp Hillard, Great Stuff, I Am More Scarsdale, Hi Five Metro, ScentFluence, Songs for Seeds, Sparklicious; In-Kind Activity Sponsors: Chocolate Works, Faces by Wells, Hair Saloon & Cafe, Shake it Off, and Pizzazzles.
FREE PARKING is available in the lower two levels of the Christie Place Garage (64 East Parkway) as well as the Freightway Garage and adjacent outdoor parking lot (72 Freightway).
The SBA is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the Village of Scarsdale and its local businesses. For more information about the SBA: www.scarsdalebusinessalliance.com; Instagram @scarsdalebusiness.
The mission of Scarsdale Moms is to create a community around moms in Scarsdale, and to curate helpful resources and references that would be relevant to this community. Scarsdale Moms is an affiliate of The Local Moms Network. For more information about Scarsdale Moms: www.scarsdalemoms.com; Instagram @scarsdalemoms.
Listen to the Soulful Music Of Noah Aronson at Scarsdale Synagogue
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Noah Aronson Musician in Residence Weekend at Scarsdale Synagogue
Scarsdale Synagogue will host a special weekend of music with recording artist, composer and performer Noah Aronson from Friday November 4 to Sunday November 6, 2022. Aronson creates music and interactive experiences at the intersection of wellness, spirituality and creativity and has been creating and inspiring audiences with his heartfelt and soulful music for the last 20 years. His music is sung in communities and summer camps around the world and he tours year-round giving concerts and leading music-driven prayer experiences.
Join Scarsdale Synagogue for these events:
Friday, November 4
4 - 6:00 p.m. - Playground Playdate & Tot Shabbat includes a pizza dinner at 5:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m. - Musical Shabbat Service
Sunday, November 6
10:15 a.m. - Community Concert. Everyone is welcome to attend!
About Noah Aronson
Noah graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston with a degree in Piano and Jazz Composition. While studying, Noah simultaneously held the position of Artist in Residence at Temple Beth Elohim where he continues to serve in this capacity. He moved to NYC in 2008 and interned at Pulse Music and Headroom Studios. He also served as Conductor of the Manhattan HaZamir choir from 2008-2010. Noah completed the prestigious Lehman Engel BMI Musical Theatre Writing Program in 2011 while attending night classes at DubSpot Electronic Music School.
Noah has released 10 albums of original music including his debut solo album ‘Am I Awake’ in 2011 (see discography below). His groundbreaking album entitled ‘The Left Side of the Page’ revolutionized the way contemporary Jewish communities engage with their liturgy.
Noah attended Rabbinical school at Hebrew College in 2013 and completed the Mechon Hadar yearlong fellowship in 2015. In 2017, Noah released his album More Love, featuring his band of Israeli Berklee musicians, Noam Israeli, Tali Rubenstein, Tamir Shmerling and Eitan Kenner. In 2018, Noah partnered with 18 congregations throughout the US to complete The Chai Project; 18 songs for 18 communities in 2018.
Through the years, Noah has served on the faculty of Hebrew Union College of Sacred Music, Hava Nashira, Shabbat Shira, Shirei Chagigah and the Wexner Heritage Foundation and has partnered with countless communities around the world to help people feel more connected in mind and body and spirit through music.
Listen to his music here. http://www.noaharonson.com/music-video
Scarsdale Synagogue is a reform Jewish congregation located at 2 Ogden Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583. www.sstte.org. 914-725-5175
A Busy Week in Fox Meadow
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The Fox Meadow Neighborhood Association, headed by Janice Starr and Randi Culang had a busy week, hosting an Halloween event for children at Willow Park on Saturday October 29, trick or treating in Fox Meadow on Monday night October 31 followed by a neighborhood cocktail party on Wednesday November 2 at the Starr’s home.
Willow Park Playground, on Harcourt Road behind the Girl Scout House was developed by the neighborhood association almost 20 years ago and is a beautiful shaded playground for kids of all ages.
On Halloween, the neighborhood association set up a table on Shawnee Road and recruited new members, greeted neighbors and handed out hundreds of pieces of candy.
On Wednesday night November 2, Fox Meadow residents met Mayor Jane Veron, a resident of Fox Meadow herself, and enjoyed cocktails and company.
Photo credit Ira Starr.
SAS to Host Conversation with Author Letty Pogrebin
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Letty Cottin Pogrebin, a founding editor of Ms. magazine and author of twelve books, will discuss her newly published memoir in conversation with cultural historian Lori Rotskoff. The event will be held at the JCC of Mid-Westchester at 11 am on Thursday October 20, 2022.
Yiddish for shame, Shanda presents a wise yet funny self-examination of the author's numerous family secrets across three generations. With candor, Pogrebin reveals family traumas, unhappy marriages, abandoned children, religious transgressions, repressed sexual identities, and radical political beliefs. Through unmasking, Pogrebin also paints a touching portrait of a family that, like many others, has a talent for reinvention and survival.
Ms. Pogrebin is co-founder of Ms. magazine, is a nationally acclaimed writer, activist, and public speaker. The author of twelve books, she has also published articles and essays in numerous print and online periodicals, including The New York Times, the Nation, and Huffington Post. She is a co-founder of the National Women’s Political Caucus and the Ms. Foundation for Women, a past president of the Authors Guild and Americans for Peace Now, and has served on the boards of the Harvard Divinity School Women in Religion Program and the Brandeis University Women’s and Gender Studies Program. Among her many honors is a Yale University Poynter Fellowship in Journalism, a Matrix Award for excellence in communication and the arts, and an Emmy Award for her work as consulting editor on the TV version of Marlo Thomas’s "Free to Be...You and Me."
Books will be available for pick up and author signature at the event. Time will be reserved for Q&A.
