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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Secure Jewish Buffalo Fund
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Jewish Renewal Healing Community Gathering
Sunday, April 28th
1:00 p.m - 2:30 p.m.
At Congregation Beth Abraham, 1073 Elmwood Ave.
All faiths, all welcome. Dr. Yonina Andrea Foster, historian, music specialist, Reiki master, and returnee to Buffalo (Amherst grad ’75), looks forward to gathering with you to open the gates of healing through community sharing. Bring friends. Rhythm instruments also welcome.
Suggested donation—$10.00 love offering recommended Welcome to bring: a song, story, dance, a snack
Contact Dr. Foster @ (301) 452-7847 or bflogalagain@gmail.com
1:00 p.m - 2:30 p.m.
At Congregation Beth Abraham, 1073 Elmwood Ave.
All faiths, all welcome. Dr. Yonina Andrea Foster, historian, music specialist, Reiki master, and returnee to Buffalo (Amherst grad ’75), looks forward to gathering with you to open the gates of healing through community sharing. Bring friends. Rhythm instruments also welcome.
Suggested donation—$10.00 love offering recommended Welcome to bring: a song, story, dance, a snack
Contact Dr. Foster @ (301) 452-7847 or bflogalagain@gmail.com
"Jewish Geographies: Jewish Space in Contemporary Art"
Date: April 11, 2019- May 25, 2019
Location: University at Buffalo, North Campus, Center for the Arts, Lower Art Gallery
Contact: Benjamin Kersten
“Jewish Geographies” examines how contemporary artists envision, create, and critique Jewish space. Space is central to understanding Jewish life and cultural expression. The Temple, the diaspora, and the shtetl are some of the many examples of spaces that orient Jewish thought. Jews often produce these spaces, or ideas of these spaces, according to the political conditions in which they find themselves. The artists in this exhibition address different aspects of Jewish space through a diverse range of media including painting, poetry, performance, and video. Some explore physical spaces like synagogues and cemeteries. Others explore the space of Jewish memory or ruminate on the concept of “home.” Several artists interrogate the politics of Jewish space, offering a feminist critique of ritual submersion in the mikveh during conversion or satirizing the masculinist ideology of Jewish nationalism. Taken together, the works in this exhibition expand concepts of Jewish space beyond a State of Israel and a state of exile.
Location: University at Buffalo, North Campus, Center for the Arts, Lower Art Gallery
Contact: Benjamin Kersten
“Jewish Geographies” examines how contemporary artists envision, create, and critique Jewish space. Space is central to understanding Jewish life and cultural expression. The Temple, the diaspora, and the shtetl are some of the many examples of spaces that orient Jewish thought. Jews often produce these spaces, or ideas of these spaces, according to the political conditions in which they find themselves. The artists in this exhibition address different aspects of Jewish space through a diverse range of media including painting, poetry, performance, and video. Some explore physical spaces like synagogues and cemeteries. Others explore the space of Jewish memory or ruminate on the concept of “home.” Several artists interrogate the politics of Jewish space, offering a feminist critique of ritual submersion in the mikveh during conversion or satirizing the masculinist ideology of Jewish nationalism. Taken together, the works in this exhibition expand concepts of Jewish space beyond a State of Israel and a state of exile.
Jewish Repertory Theatre Dybbuk Panel Discussion
Jewish Repertory Theatre presents:
Spirit Possession and Kabbalah in Judaism: The Dybbuk’s Backstory
Sunday, April 28th 10:30am - 12:00pm, Benderson Family Building, Amherst
A “spirited” panel will explore the soul and afterlife in Jewish mysticism—and how they are “played out” in Ken Kaissar’s powerful retelling of “The Dybbuk”.
FREE and open to the community - RSVP to Patricia Quinn at 716 - 688 - 4114, x 335 orjrt@jccbuffalo.org
Spirit Possession and Kabbalah in Judaism: The Dybbuk’s Backstory
Sunday, April 28th 10:30am - 12:00pm, Benderson Family Building, Amherst
A “spirited” panel will explore the soul and afterlife in Jewish mysticism—and how they are “played out” in Ken Kaissar’s powerful retelling of “The Dybbuk”.
FREE and open to the community - RSVP to Patricia Quinn at 716 - 688 - 4114, x 335 orjrt@jccbuffalo.org
Multi-Cultural Women's Group Meeting at CBA is Growing
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The Multi-cultural women's group is an independent organization that meets on a monthly basis in the CBA social hall to share in their experiences.
For more information about this group and future meetings please contact Deborah Greitzer. |
UB Department of Jewish Thought Book Launch
BOOK LAUNCH:"The Other Others" by Professor Sergey Dolgopolski
Date: April 29th, 2019
Time: 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Location: University at Buffalo, North Campus, 708 Clemens Hall
Come join us in the Friedman Library to celebrate Professor Sergey Dolgopolski's new book! "The Other Others" puts contemporary political theory and a literary-theoretical exploration of the core text of Rabbinic Judaism, the Talmud, into both a fruitful and tensed conversation one with another. In the words of the book's catalogue description: "Denying legal and moral existence to those who do not belong to a land, while tolerating diversity of those who do stabilizes a political order—or does it? Revisiting this core problem of contemporary political theory, Other Others turns to the Talmud as an untapped resource for a conception of the political and a take on excluded others our philosophical and theological traditions have effaced."
Free and open to all students and the public. For more information, contact: jfarrugi@buffalo.edu
Date: April 29th, 2019
Time: 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Location: University at Buffalo, North Campus, 708 Clemens Hall
Come join us in the Friedman Library to celebrate Professor Sergey Dolgopolski's new book! "The Other Others" puts contemporary political theory and a literary-theoretical exploration of the core text of Rabbinic Judaism, the Talmud, into both a fruitful and tensed conversation one with another. In the words of the book's catalogue description: "Denying legal and moral existence to those who do not belong to a land, while tolerating diversity of those who do stabilizes a political order—or does it? Revisiting this core problem of contemporary political theory, Other Others turns to the Talmud as an untapped resource for a conception of the political and a take on excluded others our philosophical and theological traditions have effaced."
Free and open to all students and the public. For more information, contact: jfarrugi@buffalo.edu
Jewish Repertory Theatre Presents "Looking Through Glass"
"Looking Through Glass" A Modern Adaptation of The Dybbuk
May 9th - June 2nd
Directed by: Saul Elkin
Starring: Zachary Bellus, Arin Lee Dandes, Angelo J. Heimowitz,
David Lundy and Tina Rausa.
Playwright Ken Kaissar will join cast and director on stage after opening night performance for an audience discussion event.
Looking Through Glass tells the story of Leah, who after going against the wishes of her heart and marrying a man to please her parents, is possessed by the soul of her true love whom she has met shortly before her planned wedding. Can an exorcism untangle their souls, or will they be entwined for the rest of eternity? Set in our turbulent times, this haunting and romantic modern-day rendition of the Jewish classic reminds us love is a destiny which can't always be escaped.
Don't miss this extraordinary production! GET TICKETS NOW!
For more information, 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.
May 9th - June 2nd
Directed by: Saul Elkin
Starring: Zachary Bellus, Arin Lee Dandes, Angelo J. Heimowitz,
David Lundy and Tina Rausa.
Playwright Ken Kaissar will join cast and director on stage after opening night performance for an audience discussion event.
Looking Through Glass tells the story of Leah, who after going against the wishes of her heart and marrying a man to please her parents, is possessed by the soul of her true love whom she has met shortly before her planned wedding. Can an exorcism untangle their souls, or will they be entwined for the rest of eternity? Set in our turbulent times, this haunting and romantic modern-day rendition of the Jewish classic reminds us love is a destiny which can't always be escaped.
Don't miss this extraordinary production! GET TICKETS NOW!
For more information, 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.
The JCC Celebrates 70 Years!
JCC’s 70th Anniversary! Celebrating 70 years of bringing communities together!
Sunday, May 19th 6:00 - 9:00 pm
JCC Holland Family Building 787 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo
• Delicious hot and cold food stations
• Live music throughout the building
• Dancing – Light up dance floor!
• Basket Raffle
• Special exhibit by Israeli artist Smadar Livne
• And much more!
Tickets $70 at either JCC Member Services Desk or at www.jccbuffalo.org.
Free parking available on site and at Temple Beth Zion, located next door to the JCC.
Sunday, May 19th 6:00 - 9:00 pm
JCC Holland Family Building 787 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo
• Delicious hot and cold food stations
• Live music throughout the building
• Dancing – Light up dance floor!
• Basket Raffle
• Special exhibit by Israeli artist Smadar Livne
• And much more!
Tickets $70 at either JCC Member Services Desk or at www.jccbuffalo.org.
Free parking available on site and at Temple Beth Zion, located next door to the JCC.
53rd Annual JCC Book and Arts Fair
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MAY 6 - JUNE 28
The Annual JCC Buffalo Book and Arts Fair will showcase acclaimed authors, playwrights, artists, musicians and more! Programs begin May 6, with an opening night reception of Ghosts: French Holocaust Children, by artist, curator, educator and historian Robert Hirsch. The JCC Book and Arts Fair will also feature Buffalo author Sandra Block and her newest novel, What Happened That Night, presented with Crisis Services. Included in the line-up is guest speaker Judge Rachel “Ruchie” Freier, featured on the documentary 93 Queen, The JCC is proud to feature another female powerhouse, Cantor Barbara Ostfeld, the first ordained woman cantor in Jewish history, who has made a lasting impact on the Cantorate and WNY Community. Many more events/presentations are included in the fair. Please visit the JCC website for more details. |
Book and Arts Fair Tickets
Tickets may be purchased at the door based on availability or in advance at either JCC member services desk or at www.jccbuffalo.org. For information about schedules, or donation opportunities for the JCC Book and Arts Fair and People of the Book Endowment Fund, please visit www.jccbuffalo.org or contact Katie Wzontek, Cultural Arts Director at kwzontek@jccbuffalo.org. |
Ghosts: French Holocaust Photography Exhibit at the JCC
MAY 6 - JUNE 28
Ghosts: French Holocaust Children, by artist, curator, educator, Robert Hirsh, is a haunting 3-dimensional photographic installation that commemorates the lives of French children murdered during the holocaust.
Wednesday, May 22nd 7:00-9:00 pm
Lecture Presentation: Ghosts, An Artistic Meditation on the Holocaust and Anti-Semitism. Hirsh will examine the artistic, cultural, political, and personal principles that formed his art exhibit. He will discuss how he created his installation, the history behind it, and Israel's place on the world stage.
Please click on the picture for more detailed information about the exhibit and events.
If you are interested in coordinating a group to view the exhibit please contact Katie Wzontek at 716-204-2084 or kwzontek@jccbuffalo.org to reserve a spot and discussion guide for your group.
Ghosts: French Holocaust Children, by artist, curator, educator, Robert Hirsh, is a haunting 3-dimensional photographic installation that commemorates the lives of French children murdered during the holocaust.
Wednesday, May 22nd 7:00-9:00 pm
Lecture Presentation: Ghosts, An Artistic Meditation on the Holocaust and Anti-Semitism. Hirsh will examine the artistic, cultural, political, and personal principles that formed his art exhibit. He will discuss how he created his installation, the history behind it, and Israel's place on the world stage.
Please click on the picture for more detailed information about the exhibit and events.
If you are interested in coordinating a group to view the exhibit please contact Katie Wzontek at 716-204-2084 or kwzontek@jccbuffalo.org to reserve a spot and discussion guide for your group.
