There are so many wonderful cultural learning opportunities within our thriving Greater Buffalo Jewish Community. We've posted links here to the happenings in our community to keep you informed. If you have an announcement that you would like to see included, please email it to us!
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We will not be lured into a false sense of security.
That is why – THE TIME IS NOW – to continue to raise the funds necessary to address immediate security needs and efforts to ensure a more secure Jewish Buffalo.
Blind Date with a Jewish Book is Back at UB
Jewish Repertory Theatre Season Opening
Jewish Repertory Theatre opens its season with
OH MY GOD!, by Anat Gov
October 24 – November 17, 2019, at the Maxine and Robert Seller Theatre, Jewish Community Center, 2640 North Forest Rd., Amherst, NY.
Directed by Saul Elkin and stars Todd Benzin, Max Goldhirsch and Lisa Ludwig
God walks into a therapists’ office…..
When a conflicted and depressed God seeks out an earthly therapist to aid him with his wrenching doubts, it is not always clear who is providing the therapy to whom. Ella, a single mother living with her autistic son is a therapist with issues of her own, but has only one session to convince God not to give up on his creation. How do you help a “being” with no parents to blame?
OH MY GOD! is directed by Saul Elkin and stars Todd Benzin, Max Goldhirsch and Lisa Ludwig
For more information on JRT productions, dates and tickets, visit www.jewishrepertorytheatre.com. Tickets are available at 716-650-7626, through Showclix at 1-888-718-4253 (Monday-Friday, 9am-9pm EST) or at either JCC reception desk.
OH MY GOD!, by Anat Gov
October 24 – November 17, 2019, at the Maxine and Robert Seller Theatre, Jewish Community Center, 2640 North Forest Rd., Amherst, NY.
Directed by Saul Elkin and stars Todd Benzin, Max Goldhirsch and Lisa Ludwig
God walks into a therapists’ office…..
When a conflicted and depressed God seeks out an earthly therapist to aid him with his wrenching doubts, it is not always clear who is providing the therapy to whom. Ella, a single mother living with her autistic son is a therapist with issues of her own, but has only one session to convince God not to give up on his creation. How do you help a “being” with no parents to blame?
OH MY GOD! is directed by Saul Elkin and stars Todd Benzin, Max Goldhirsch and Lisa Ludwig
For more information on JRT productions, dates and tickets, visit www.jewishrepertorytheatre.com. Tickets are available at 716-650-7626, through Showclix at 1-888-718-4253 (Monday-Friday, 9am-9pm EST) or at either JCC reception desk.
Global Day of Jewish Learning at TBZ-Special Guest Speaker
Global Day of Jewish Learning
Sunday, November 17 @ TBZ
TBZ brings Dr. Rachel Korazim Innovative and Inspiring Speaker and Teacher From Israel to Buffalo
9:15 – 11:00 a.m. at 700 Sweet Home Rd. Dr. Korazim joins the Religious School of Temple Beth Zion for learning with parents and Sixth and Seventh Graders. Her topic will be “Challenging Torah” Everyone in the community is invited!
12:30-2:00 p.m. at 700 Sweet Home Rd. Dr. Korazim speaks about “Israel Diaspora Relations – Changing Narratives” – over lunch. Everyone in the Western New York community is welcome!
Lunch provided, please consider a $10 donation per person. RSVP to Darcie, 716-836-6565, darcie@tbz.org
Sunday, November 17 @ TBZ
TBZ brings Dr. Rachel Korazim Innovative and Inspiring Speaker and Teacher From Israel to Buffalo
9:15 – 11:00 a.m. at 700 Sweet Home Rd. Dr. Korazim joins the Religious School of Temple Beth Zion for learning with parents and Sixth and Seventh Graders. Her topic will be “Challenging Torah” Everyone in the community is invited!
12:30-2:00 p.m. at 700 Sweet Home Rd. Dr. Korazim speaks about “Israel Diaspora Relations – Changing Narratives” – over lunch. Everyone in the Western New York community is welcome!
Lunch provided, please consider a $10 donation per person. RSVP to Darcie, 716-836-6565, darcie@tbz.org
Jewish Community Inclusion Mincha Program at Weinberg
The Jewish Community Inclusion Task Force Mincha Service at Weinberg Campus Chapel
Sunday, November 17th 3:30 pm
Weinberg Campus 2700 North Forest Road Getzville, NY 14068
Please join Rabbi Moshe Silberschein and Cantor Mark Spindler for the afternoon Mincha service, Torah study, Yiddish melodies and holiday songs followed by kibitzing with friends over rugalach and juice. Everyone of all ages is welcome! For more information please contact Elinda Reich through the synagogue office, 716-838-3232.
For more information about Jewish Community Inclusion events, please contact Janet Gunner at 716-536-0454.
Sunday, November 17th 3:30 pm
Weinberg Campus 2700 North Forest Road Getzville, NY 14068
Please join Rabbi Moshe Silberschein and Cantor Mark Spindler for the afternoon Mincha service, Torah study, Yiddish melodies and holiday songs followed by kibitzing with friends over rugalach and juice. Everyone of all ages is welcome! For more information please contact Elinda Reich through the synagogue office, 716-838-3232.
For more information about Jewish Community Inclusion events, please contact Janet Gunner at 716-536-0454.
JDC's Institute for Jewish Studies Offers New Learning Series
NEW Feature: We will be offering childcare during the classes. Space is limited so reserve ASAP by calling: 716.400.1550. Please note: Classes will take place at our NEW facility at 831 Maple Rd. (#110) (Next door to the Maple West Elementary School) |
Course A: ZIONISM, POGROMS AND EMIGRATION TO THE “GOLDEN LAND” A Study of Jewish History of the Late 19th Century
In the late 19th century, in response to an intensifying wave of pogroms and state-tolerated anti-Semitism, the Zionist movement emerged with its solution to the “Jewish Problem.” While some Jews embraced the Zionist message, others vehemently disagreed with its mixture of secularism and nationalism. In the meantime, some Jews choose to emigrate to the United States, a country described lovingly as “Der Goldene Medine”, The Golden Land. Come join us as we explore this modern chapter in our history and the still relevant lessons it teaches us. This program will convene on Sunday mornings for six Sundays. We will begin on Sunday, November 17, at 10:00 - 10:50 AM. Click Here to register or call us at (716) 400-1550 to reserve your place. Course B: JUDAISM'S POSITIVITY BIAS The Jewish Formula for Resilience and Success You’re likely familiar with the “The Power of Positive Thinking,” “Think and Grow Rich,” or “Positive Psychology.” Judaism’s positivity bias, rooted in the Torah, predates and is infinitely deeper than any of these modern messages. The Jewish Positivity Bias has been one of the pillars that made us successful and resilient through our long history. In this course, we will explore the richness and depth of this Jewish Positivity Bias and learn how we can uncover, develop, and apply it to our daily lives. This program will convene on Sunday mornings for six Sundays. We will begin on Sunday, November 17, at 11:00 AM - 12:00 noon. Click Here to register or call us at (716) 400-1550 to reserve your place. |
David Blitzer Lecture Series at UB
TBZ Friends Shabbat Lunch at Bagel Jays
Special TBZ Friends Shabbat Lunch
Sunday, November 24, 10 - 11 a.m
Bagel Jays, 100 Plaza Drive (Hopkins and Klein)
Join TBZ friends at Bagel Jays and enjoy eating and socializing with the WNY Jewish community.
This no-host lunch is organized by Jody Goldstein. Questions? Email Jody at: jagoldstein827@gmail.com
Sunday, November 24, 10 - 11 a.m
Bagel Jays, 100 Plaza Drive (Hopkins and Klein)
Join TBZ friends at Bagel Jays and enjoy eating and socializing with the WNY Jewish community.
This no-host lunch is organized by Jody Goldstein. Questions? Email Jody at: jagoldstein827@gmail.com
JRT Presents "Holiday Shorts" by Hank Kimmel
The Jewish Repertory Theatre Presents a Staged Reading of Hank Kimmel's "Holiday Shorts"
Monday, December 2nd, 7:00- 9:00 pm
Maxine and Robert Seller Theater, located inside the Jewish Community Center at 2640 North Forest Road, Amherst
HOLIDAY SHORTS is part of a funny series of offbeat, comic 10-minute plays ranging from the saucy to the sanguine to the sentimental, all featuring themes of the holiday season. A light reception will follow the readings.
Playwright Hank Kimmel is the President (and co-founder) of Working Title Playwrights, an Atlanta-based theater company dedicated to the development of playwrights and new plays – www.workingtitleplaywrights.com. He also serves as the Assistant Managing Director for Jewish Theatre of the South’s reading series, “A Jewish Theatrical Buffet” and is the president of the Alliance for Jewish Theatre.
The Jewish Repertory Theatre’s production of HOLIDAY SHORTS will feature Jacob Albarella, Arin Lee Dandes, and Adam Yellen, who is also directing the reading.
The event is free, with donations encouraged to help support the theatre. Reservations are recommended for this one night only event, due to limited seating. Call 716-688-4114, ext. 335 or email jrt@jccbuffalo.org
Monday, December 2nd, 7:00- 9:00 pm
Maxine and Robert Seller Theater, located inside the Jewish Community Center at 2640 North Forest Road, Amherst
HOLIDAY SHORTS is part of a funny series of offbeat, comic 10-minute plays ranging from the saucy to the sanguine to the sentimental, all featuring themes of the holiday season. A light reception will follow the readings.
Playwright Hank Kimmel is the President (and co-founder) of Working Title Playwrights, an Atlanta-based theater company dedicated to the development of playwrights and new plays – www.workingtitleplaywrights.com. He also serves as the Assistant Managing Director for Jewish Theatre of the South’s reading series, “A Jewish Theatrical Buffet” and is the president of the Alliance for Jewish Theatre.
The Jewish Repertory Theatre’s production of HOLIDAY SHORTS will feature Jacob Albarella, Arin Lee Dandes, and Adam Yellen, who is also directing the reading.
The event is free, with donations encouraged to help support the theatre. Reservations are recommended for this one night only event, due to limited seating. Call 716-688-4114, ext. 335 or email jrt@jccbuffalo.org
Celebrate Hanukkah Nights at Shir Shalom
