The Neighborhood:
An Urban Center for Jewish Life
Our Mission
At The Neighborhood, we’re gathering people together for inventive and unexpected Jewish arts, culture, and spirituality. We bring together Brooklyn energy with Jewish experience to spark meaning and joy.
Our Vision
Our Core Values
We are Good Neighbors
שכנים.ות טובים.ות
Shkhenim Tovim
We foster belonging. We care for others. We are thoughtful and kind. We are stewards of our environment. We recognize that together we are stronger, safer, and can collaboratively create the neighborhood we want to live in. We live on top of each other, but we have boundaries. It’s a delicate balance, but Brooklynites make it work.
We Practice Sacred Disagreement
מחלוקת
Machloket
We believe we are better when we encounter diversity of thought, opinion, expression, and experience. We support neighbors sharing space across differences, holding and honoring discomfort and disagreement. Basically, we agree to disagree.
We are Brooklyn
אנחנו ברוקלין
Anachnu Brooklyn
We attract and celebrate sacred iconoclasts. We are future-thinking, steeped in our storied past and fully engaged in the moment. We are rooted and reaching. We renew the old and sanctify the new. What makes Brooklyn magic? Is it the pigeons and the mermaids? Bagels and bourekas? Everyone has an opinion. Tell us yours.
We are Curious and Creative
פלא
Peleh
We are fully present. We look around. We notice and discover. We bring ideas and stories to the surface that have been forgotten or untold. We see opportunities everywhere for artistic expression, spiritual moments, and cultural nourishment – and manifest them with excellence time and again. Where does wonder lead you? Let’s explore together.
We’re into Being Jewish
הכרת הטוב
Hakarat HaTov
We love that Brooklyn is one of the most diverse Jewish places in the world. We embrace the multiplicity and complexity of our ever-evolving spiritual, historical, and cultural traditions. We are here for the joy and for the struggle.