Jukai Ceremony
Sunday July 30th, 2023
Rev. Tesshin Silverman held our second annual
Jukai (precepts receiving ceremony)
Congratulations to Ed, Bianca, Juan, Wendy, and Stacy
(Full video of ceremony is below)
Buddha’s Birthday Ceremony
Saturday April 8th, 2023
Rev. Tesshin Silverman celebrated the
Buddha’s Birthday with the entire Sangha.
All had a great time and there was even CAKE!!
Roshi Tesshin Public Talk
Saturday July 15th, 2022
Rev. Tesshin Silverman gave a public
talk for the Soto Zen Association of North America
Jukai Ceremony
Saturday June 11th, 2022
Rev. Tesshin Silverman held our first
Jukai (precepts receiving ceremony)
Congratulations to Hiden, Matilde, Matt, Daphne, Irene, Bob, and Jeff.
Special thanks to Tenku Roshi and George for assisting in the ceremony
(Full video of ceremony is below)
Dokan Roshi Visit
Sunday February 6th, 2022
Our sangha was visited by the secretary of the
Soto Zen Buddhism North America Office
The group had a lively discussion about the current state of Soto Zen in the United States and how our sangha can be an active part of this ongoing story.
Butsudan Ceremony
Saturday December 4th, 2021
Tesshin led a formal ceremony to welcome the Butsudan altar to our sangha.
Below you can see the Sangha enjoying a potluck lunch
and shots of our new Butsudan!
Yorktown Zen Back at the 4th UU
Saturday August 28th, 2021
We had a great turn out for our first in-person Zazenkai in over 1 1/2 years.
We will continue to meet outside while the weather stays nice.
Zoom is still available for those who cannot make it in person.
Please contact yorktownzen@gmail.com if you need details
Yorktown Zen @ Yorktown Pride Party
Saturday June 12th, 2021
Yorktown Zen participated at Yorktown’s first Pride parade.
We handed out fresh mint/green tea to walkers.
Celebrating the Garden of Hope
Monday, January 18th, 2021
Tesshin led the celebrations of the great work done in the Garden of Hope
Please see the videos below…
Awarding the Boy Scout Buddhist Emblem
Friday, September 18th, 2020
Tesshin awarded 4 boys the Boy Scout Buddhist Religious emblem.
They were the first in the tri-state area.
Also, he congratulated all the boys on the work in the Garden of Hope
Please see the videos below…
Tesshin’s Ikebana
Saturday, May 9th, 2020
To support or practice, Tesshin invited everyone to produce a flower arrangement to be shared during the May 9th Zazen program.
The Power of Rules, Rituals, and Routines
Sunday, January 26th, 2020 @ 10:30am
4th Unitarian Universalist Congregation
Full Day Meditation Intensive
Saturday, December 7th, 2019
Tesshin and Tenku want to thank everyone for a successful day
Please keep an eye on our events page for the next intensive!!
“A Day of Zen”
August 24th 9am – 5pm
(Thank you everyone for a very successful day!!)
As this event was very successful, we hope to repeat it at least once or twice a year!
Attached are some photos from the event!
Tesshin Teaching the “Zen of Star Wars”
Tesshin was at Briarcliff Middle School on May 17, 2019 teaching how Zazen (seated meditation) is the first step of Jedi Training.
All had lots of FUN!!
Yorktown Interfaith Service
Tesshin Speaking on Peace
Yorktown Interfaith Service
November 2018