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The New York Times, NY1, Fox News, and other organizations tell our story. See the “News Coverage” section below.

Want to help rebuild? Get donation info in the “How to Help” section.

The New York Times, NY1, Fox News, and other organizations tell our story. See the “News Coverage” section below.

If you want to help rebuild temple, please click on the “How to Help” section (below) for donation info.

Want to help rebuild the temple? Get more info in the “How to Help” section.

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HOW TO HELP...

Oklahoma: Now it’s our turn to help…

The Union for Reform Judaism has, over the last six months helped West End Temple in collecting donations for us. Let us support relief efforts for those who are suffering…

Info for clean-up volunteers

Want to volunteer on Sunday, February 3? If you are in high school or an adult, and don’t have back or knee problems,…we need your help on Sunday morning from…

Helping the children of West End Temple

West End Temple is a neighborhood community center, open to all local residents. Over 200 children walk through its doors every week, not only to attend the best nursery school…

Donation details…

The Union of Reform Judaism (URJ) has set up a fund to help West End Temple and its congregants, as both were devastated by Hurricane Sandy. Everyone in the community…

Latest Information

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This is Where We Used to Pray
Odyssey Networks spent a day with temple leaders and volunteers as they began the process of digging out, and moving forward.
Click here to see this very moving video story.

For Congregation Leaders, Hurricane Is Taking a Toll
To read the entire article from The New York Times, including Rabbi Slome's comments about Sandy's effect on the West End Temple community, click here.

Temple In Rockaways Struggles To Rebuild From Sandy As Hanukkah Starts
NY1 reporter Arlene Borenstein visited the temple recently and filed this report: "… A decades-old Torah saved from the Holocaust sits safely in Rabbi Marjorie Slome's basement this Hanukkah. The rabbi said she removed the precious item from the West End Temple in the Rockaways just hours before Hurricane Sandy." The complete story and video can be found here.

Houses of Worship Struggle to Recover from Superstorm Sandy
Click here for the video from Fox News.

Funded by UJA Federation of
New York's Connect to Recovery
West End Temple is grateful to the Union for Reform Judaism and UJA Federation of NY for their administrative and financial support during this difficult time in our Temple's life.