MAKOMNY - A NEW KIND OF JEWISH COMMUNITY
  • WELCOME
    • Who We Are
    • Our Rabbi >
      • Sermons and Writings
    • Our Team
    • Our Model
    • Our Media History
    • Our Calendar
    • FORM: Contact Form
    • Makom Blog
  • HOLIDAYS
    • Jewish Holidays >
      • RECIPES
    • Shabbat
    • PURIM
    • PASSOVER >
      • PASSOVER WOMEN's SEDER
      • PASSOVER COMMUNITY SEDER
      • PASSOVER RESOURCES
  • LEARN
    • Moadon School Program >
      • Moadon Shorashim Program
      • MOADON REGISTRATION
    • Bar and Bat Mitzvah >
      • Bar and Bat Mitzvah Payment Form
    • Teen Programs >
      • Teen Moadon
      • Teen Madrichim
    • Klezmer Youth Band
    • Adult Learners
  • COMMUNITY LIFE
    • We Stand With Israel
    • Mitzvah Opportunities
    • Becca's Butterflies
    • Torah Study
    • Baking with Bravos
    • Rosh Chodesh Women's Gatherings
    • Books and Movies
    • Cultural and Community Events
  • UPCOMING EVENTS
    • FORM: Upcoming Events RSVP
    • FORM: Shabbat Dinner RSVP
    • FORM: Open House RSVP
    • Israel Journey
  • SUPPORT OUR FUTURE
    • The MakomNY Model
    • Become Shorashim >
      • FORM: Shorashim Program Monthly
      • FORM: Shorashim Annual
    • Community Contributions
    • FORM: General Donation Form
    • FORM: Emergency Israel Fund

WELCOME TO MAKOM NY

A NEW KIND OF JEWISH COMMUNITY

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PIONEERING THE FUTURE OF ​JEWISH COMMUNITY

ABOUT MAKOM NY


INCLUSIVE

​We embrace and nurture each individual in their evolving relationship with Judaism and development of Jewish identity.​​

PROGRESSIVE

​​We offer new and creative pathways to fulfill the diverse and emerging desires of today's ​​​​Jewish community.​​

MINDFUL

We create intentional and spiritually ​enriching experiences to foster flourishing ​​​​and fulfillment.

UPCOMING AT MAKOM NY

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​AT-A-GLANCE CALENDAR 

MAY, 2025

SPECIAL SHABBAT DINNER AND SERVICE AND CELEBRATION OF MAKOM's 10TH ANNIVERSARY: 
Friday, May 16 at 7:30pm at Bethpage Worship Center.
Shabbat Dinner at 6:00pm - RSVP HERE!

Celebrate Upcoming B'nai Mitzvah, Birthdays, Anniversaries and Much More.
Festive Oneg Shabbat to follow!
Featuring our own Matt Orgel!

ISRAEL CLASS 301; Sunday, May 18 at 4:00pm at Rabbi Bravo's Home. 
Limited space, so RSVP NOW. Free for Shorashim.

TO RSVP, PLEASE CLICK HERE!

TEEN MITZVAH BAKING: Tuesday, May 27 at 6:30-8:00pm at Rabbi Bravo's Home in Woodbury.
Please RSVP to Barrie HERE.

JUNE, 2025

VIRTUAL HEALING SERVICES: Wednesday, June 4 at 8:00pm
Click 
HERE for Zoom Link; Email Names HERE.

COOKING UP A MITZVAH
: Saturday, June 22 at 11:00am at the Bravo's Home in Woodbury.
Please RSVP HERE.


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​OUR VISION

LECH L'CHA

BRIGHT FUTURE

Lead a new generation forward to a bright, promising Jewish FUTURE with an agile, joyous and innovative community model.

CHAIM

JEWISH LIFE

Infuse and enhance personal and community connections with Jewish LIFE, culture and living, and inform our lives for years to come.

TIKKUN

RENEWAL

Inspire RENEWAL of heart, and mind, fostering paths for spiritual expression through ​Jewish experiences ​'without borders'.

TZEDEK

JUSTICE

Empower community to raise a shared voice for JUSTICE in the world whether through service, prayer, or practice.

LEARN MORE ABOUT MAKOMNY

COMMUNITY LIFE

SHABBAT

Shabbat
Shabbat Musical Shabbat Services
Shabbat Dinners at Rabbi Bravo's Home
Shabbat in the Park
Shabbat Morning Torah Study
Shabbat Morning Services + Celebrations

SERVE

Justice Projects
Community Service Projects
Social Justice Work
Local Civic Engagement
Mitzvah Projects

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HOLIDAYS

Holidays
High Holy Days Services + Experiences
Holiday Services + Celebrations
​Holiday Cooking  + Cultural Programs
Community Holiday Meals + Seders
Special Holiday Events + Programs


ENGAGE

Book Club
Book Club
Meditation + Mindfulness
Rosh Chodesh + Women's Programs
Flourishing Program
Cultural Experiences + ​Israel

LEARN

Jewish Life Cycle
KIDS CLUB: K-2nd Grade
MOADON 3rd-7th Grade
Bar and Bat Mitzvah Experience
Teen Programs

Adult and Family Learning​​

LIFE CYCLE

Bar and Bat Mitzvahs
Bar and Bat Mitzvah Experience
Weddings, Engagement Blessings, 
Baby Namings and Celebrations of Birth
Healing Prayers + Support
Funerals, Shiva, Unveilings + Remembrance

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OUR RABBI

RABBI DEBORAH BRAVO

Rabbi Deborah Bravo
​"On my journey, I have made connections with thousands of people, and each has made me a better Rabbi, and more importantly a better person. My fervent hope and vision for the future is for MakomNY to  forever grow and evolve as a community that attracts engagement in Jewish life, and embraces each person who may not otherwise feel part of a Jewish community. We are here to meet people where they are on their individual journey with Judaism. We do so by helping each person to flourish, and by making Judaism the vehicle for flourishing. I cherish serving the community, and find great joy in building relationships each day within our community - with children, teens and adults. I love that so many have found a place, a Makom, here. I hope you will get to know us." Deborah Bravo

Connect with RABBI BRAVO
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Holding the Torah overhead
Makom Family
Rabbi Bravo wearing a tallit and smiling

OUR MODEL

"​Our ROOTS are our history, deeply planted in tradition. 
​Like a tree, the roots are bare, showing what we have in common. 
We share the same past; we remain strong because our roots are strong."
MakomNY Brings a Refreshing New Model to Jewish Community.
We are an inclusive, welcoming 'place',offering meaningful experiences, relevant to the world today, respectful of all backgrounds and traditions.  Rabbi Bravo and the MakomNY leadership team are committed to offering the highest quality programming, opportunities for deep learning, spiritual connection, beautiful worship, and engagement for all ages, as well as social justice, cultural, travel and social experiences. Our MODEL creates a community without borders where you can put down ROOTS and find a sense of belonging, whether you come from a traditional or liberal background.
​"We are here to ensure a strong Jewish world for today and for generations to come.
We are here to enable each person to flourish and grow as an individual,
with Judaism as the vehicle for that flourishing."  
​Rabbi Bravo
How Our Model Works
Through our model we bring the Long Island community new and inspiring ways to experience Judaism, with NO mandatory membership dues OR building fund. You will find Educational Programs (children + teens), Bar + Bat Mitzvah Experiences, High Holy Days, Passover Seders + Holiday Meals, Adult Learning Opportunities, Lifecycle Events, etc.

​"We exist today and can only thrive, and deliver high-level programming with your ongoing voluntary contributions. How wonderful it is, and what pride you should take knowing you are giving towards the future, and building a promising Jewish foundation for today and for generations to come." Rabbi Bravo
Planting Roots and Branching Out: The 'Shorashim Donation Program' 
We created our Shorashim Donation Program, literally meaning 'Putting Down Roots', as a way for individuals, couples and families to simply make easy automatic monthly donations to the community (or annual if preferred). We welcome your participation and engagement in MakomNY,
and hope you will call on us to share in your lives. 
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Those who engage in the Shorashim Donation Program may attend all MakomNY programs and activities at no additional per program donation, including High Holy Day Services, as well as family, social, cultural and learning events.
*only exceptions are catered dinners, Seders, mitzvah projects, day trips, etc.

"As my ancestors planted for me, so too I plant for my children and my children's children." ​​~ Talmud Taanit 23a
SIGN-UP FOR THE SHORASHIM DONATION PROGRAM
​BE PART OF OUR  JEWISH FUTURE
​DONATE IN MEMORY OR IN HONOR OF A LOVED ONE, DEDICATE A GIFT TO MAKOMNY, MAKE A CONTRIBUTION
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Holiday Celebration
Service on the beach
Children of Makom NY
MAKOMNY: A NEW KIND OF JEWISH COMMUNITY
CONTACT US
516.447.0818 | [email protected]

MakomNY, Bethpage Worship Center 
​​
600 Broadway, Bethpage, NY

​MakomNY, P.O. Box 383 Woodbury, NY 11797
(for correspondence)

​RABBI DEBORAH BRAVO
Founder and Spiritual Leader 
[email protected]




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  • WELCOME
    • Who We Are
    • Our Rabbi >
      • Sermons and Writings
    • Our Team
    • Our Model
    • Our Media History
    • Our Calendar
    • FORM: Contact Form
    • Makom Blog
  • HOLIDAYS
    • Jewish Holidays >
      • RECIPES
    • Shabbat
    • PURIM
    • PASSOVER >
      • PASSOVER WOMEN's SEDER
      • PASSOVER COMMUNITY SEDER
      • PASSOVER RESOURCES
  • LEARN
    • Moadon School Program >
      • Moadon Shorashim Program
      • MOADON REGISTRATION
    • Bar and Bat Mitzvah >
      • Bar and Bat Mitzvah Payment Form
    • Teen Programs >
      • Teen Moadon
      • Teen Madrichim
    • Klezmer Youth Band
    • Adult Learners
  • COMMUNITY LIFE
    • We Stand With Israel
    • Mitzvah Opportunities
    • Becca's Butterflies
    • Torah Study
    • Baking with Bravos
    • Rosh Chodesh Women's Gatherings
    • Books and Movies
    • Cultural and Community Events
  • UPCOMING EVENTS
    • FORM: Upcoming Events RSVP
    • FORM: Shabbat Dinner RSVP
    • FORM: Open House RSVP
    • Israel Journey
  • SUPPORT OUR FUTURE
    • The MakomNY Model
    • Become Shorashim >
      • FORM: Shorashim Program Monthly
      • FORM: Shorashim Annual
    • Community Contributions
    • FORM: General Donation Form
    • FORM: Emergency Israel Fund