I hate the middle school. The work is basically impossible, I truly don't understand how students…read moreget A's. I try unbearably hard and still don't get A's and I honestly don't understand how to.

This is a beautiful church. It is spacious, well laid out, and the people are great. You can feel…read morethe faithfulness and respect that the people of this community have for their Church, God, and Catholicism. The staff are kind and helpful. There are multiple entrances and exits so you don't feel packed like sardines when the service ends. Kudos to the people who run this Church. It is inviting and welcoming! One of the staff members, Frank, is kind and very helpful!

what a incredible church from its grand stone exterior structure to its wonderful interior with its…read morestain glass windows and religious statues with christ front and center .i came with a family friend who lives in scarsdale and attends church every sunday for morning mass and all the other important holy days . i must be totally honest , the roman catholic part of me rarely goes to church but i needed to go to sunday service with my friend cause it was important to him and hearing some uplifting words from the holy bible from the priest does help and is good for the soul. for less then an hours time , sunday service was amazing from father (forgot his name) booming and clear voice , outstanding organ player , choir singers who sang like angels to the choir boys who did a noble job. a really wonderful church in scarsdale which i gladly gave a nice donation at the end of the service.

Kind, caring, welcoming community. Scarsdale Congregational Church is a theologically progressive,…read moresolidly Christian church that takes the Bible seriously, but not literally. We work hard to create a warm, mutually supportive atmosphere where questions are encouraged, spiritual growth is our primary concern, and serving others is a high priority. All are welcome! Services are in-person and livestreamed. Sundays at 10:00am

One of the best Catholic High School educations your son can receive. We can only pray that these…read moretraditional educational environments survive the overwhelming tide against a solid "moral education." I graduated in the early 1990s. The education, athletics, cultural programs, facility (stunning), faculty, parents/community and student body...all world class. Most important? Their commitment to your children goes beyond the classroom/sports fields. Your son will leave a better person, with a commitment to serve others...Go Gaels!!!!

We have been attending your Floating lantern ceremony many times. It is such a beautiful thing to…read moredo. We so enjoyed your exhibition, we came out feeling SO relaxed. We have always been made welcome by all the wonderful kind people there. The lake looked amazing with so many lanterns all lit up. We didn't want to leave all the peace and beauty. Thankyou all for sharing it with us xxxx

I was so serious about celebrating my 100th review thus, it took many months to decide what to…read morewrite. I decided to share something very personal. It helped to focus my career when I got out of school. It showed who is "me" and guided "me" to grow personally and spiritually. I have a full of appreciation till this date. If I can explain how, where and what made "me" to grow, it is going to be not easy. Each step was a huge struggle but I understand my life better. I am still searching for more. It is a life long journey. When I was 21 years old, I met this teaching. It was in New York City. The teaching helped to understand my obstacles as a young person and guided to find how to over come each steps. It helped my relationships with my boyfriend and my friends, and career. After the achievement of each obstacles, I knew I became a better person. People around started to tell me how I changed. I became easy to talk to and well rounded. This change helped to develop a good relationship in a business and able to find and keep my boyfriend for long time without any unnecessary arguments (it was important). If you are looking for an answer in your life, it might be to try. It has been a great help for my life. Because of this wonderful experiences, I can respect others that practicing their teachings because it is not easy to do. The teaching, based on the last teaching of Buddha (Nirvana Sutra), gave a tool to find myself. Then, showed me how to elevate as a human and as spiritually but I had to work very hard. We all have some kind of extra senses, awareness (feeling, six sense..etc.). Some has, or can develop, naturally but most need a help to achieve. I definitely needed a lot of it. After sitting for many trainings at the temple in San Francisco ,New York, Paris and Japan, I have polished my inner "me" to be rounded and understand of the others, differences, and the other world. I hope It makes sense? I am not developed as fast as some. Some trainees catches and go very fast and some are slow. I am one of them. The trainings (it's called Sesshin Training). It helped to see another dimensions. It doesn't end there. The training gives a hint of how to overcome. fundamentally, it is mostly to help and do for others and find appreciation in any situation . When I find another dimension, I feel (some see and some feel more). I am starting to sound crazy but the experiences were real and helped to understand tremendously. The training was not easy and especially at the beginning. It was a battle of not want to see and acknowledge or scare to know about..... real "me". Especially, to experience and to know about an existence of the other world was difficult. This unique training (Sesshin) can be finished in 30 minutes. It depends on where your mind are. If your mind are focused, the training can be finished faster or if it's longer, might be what you needed at that time. I had an experience to sit with one of my friends who is a Yoga trainer. Although I practiced much longer, he finished earlier. It may be that he knew how to breath and focus better. Even many years of sitting and meditating, I am still not where I want to be. I am still having difficulty to detach from my attachments. Yes, I have many....believe me. It is a life long training. Wonderful! Doing more free weights, gain more muscle. If you eat a lot, you gain weight. It is simply nature of law, cause and effect (Karma). If I practice more, I shall achieve my goal. I hope I can before I die. Without the body, I can not help others.... There are two locations in New York. Main temple with a gold reclined Buddha of about 15 feet that I was very fortunate to watch carrying into the temple and had a chance to pour some jewels (not actual jewel, consist of grains of rice and so on..) is in White Plains. There is a training center that offer limited trainings in Midtown, 36th between 6th & 5th Avenue.

I don't know whether it's simply the Episcopal churches I end up visiting, but I have yet to attend…read morea service at one where I was anything but warmly welcomed by the rector and the congregation. St. James the Less in Scarsdale was no exception to this rule, and they were quite hospitable to this obvious visitor amongst them. Having attended numerous services at the lovely and highly recommended St. Mary-in-the-Highlands in Cold Spring, N.Y., I had come to realize what I expected from an Episcopal service and what I wanted from a church community as a whole. In addition, I had been spoiled by the quality of the services at St. Mary-in-the-Highlands and was seeking a church that would provide something similar, and I was seeking it with a fairly critical eye. The poor parishioners of St. James the Less had absolutely no idea what they were up against. Fast forward: I am very much looking forward to returning to St. James the Less for a future service. The lovely historic church, which sits on a hill overlooking the only cemetery in Scarsdale - and a peaceful, well-maintained cemetery it is, too - is home to a very nice group of people led by Fr. Tom, who was eager to make sure I had filled out a "newcomer" card when he greeted me at the end of the service. The church itself is beautiful, made of dark stone, with lovely, thin stained-glass windows decorated with saints and flowers; the altar, with its plush embroidered kneelers and delicate carvings, is a site to behold. Fr. Tom's sermon was reflective of the Gospel reading for that day. I generally have no liking for sermons that center their orbit directly on the Gospel if the lector's main message is nothing more than "you should do thus-and-so because it is laid out thus-and-so in the Book of (fill in the name of the appropriate Apostle here)." Sermons with the Gospel as their framework get lost unless the message is tied into real life in some way, thereby showing people how they can apply the Gospel's tenets to themselves; the most effective sermons that I have heard, both Catholic and Episcopal, managed to do this in some manner. The least effective ones, the ones that set me to daydreaming in the pews, were the ones that told me that I must profess X because St. Paul professed X, for example. Um, no thank you. Happily, Fr. Tom's sermon was headed towards the former category with its reflection on Genesis and something to the effect of how mankind was called to value creation. I liked that he added that the passages caused him to reflect personally on nature and how much it moved him. All in all, Fr. Tom gave a good sermon, and the congregation was certainly engaged throughout, some rather thoughtfully. The coffee hour after service was a particularly lively affair, and everyone I met was genuinely friendly. Two people even waved to me as I left the parking lot in my car, which was especially nice given that I'd never met these people before. From what I could gather, St. James the Less appears to be a very nice church that is home to a nice group of people. Scarsdale itself is fairly upscale, but St. James the Less seems to be a down-to-earth congregation, so don't be afraid to give them a try.

Admit bias upfront here. We have been attending for over 20 years. Our kids were baptized here and…read moregrew up here. We have both been involved in so many ways. We now have an amazing new rector- Astrid Storm - who is gradually helping us become the church we want to be. Church is a family that you can join - normally families don't work that way. You will find people who care about you. You will become involved. You will make friends and find another social life. If God is what you are searching for, you will find Him here. More importantly- if it is not heretical to say so - you will find the kinds of relationships that God intended His people to have. Bring your kids - we have lots of them here and great programs for them. Bring your friends. It is a special place.

I've sent both my kids through the 2's, 3's and 4's at Friends, and my son is "graduating" this…read moreyear. I'll be sad to not return next year. Our experience at Friends couldn't have been more wonderful. All of the teachers are kind, warm and nurturing. It's like handing your kids over to family. The 2's program is the perfect introduction to school for toddlers, the 3's is a great continuation of all the social and life skills being taught, and the 4's curriculum emphasizes preparing for kindergarten in an organic and age-appropriate way. In addition, because the school is so small, there's a real sense of community among the parents. We've made lifelong friends at Friends - the school really lives up to its name!

My kids were at a different preschool before Friends so I have something with which to compare it…read more This place is amazing. Kids go to kindergarten extremely prepared as well as cultured. The director of the preschool, Sue, is one of the kindest, gentlest, most education-savvy people I've ever met. She is very down to earth and reads academic articles about preschool education on a regular basis. The families who are a part of this school are wonderful. If you need extended day options, this school is not for you!