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!
A Night of Comedy with Israeli Comedian Benji Lovitt
https://www.jccbuffalo.org/event/benji/
Jerusalem: The History, Majesty & Mystery Series at the JDC*
*July 25th class at the JDC is postponed to August 1st.
The Buffalo Jewish Community Relations Council Needs You!
https://buffalojewishfederation.org/racial-justice/
Click on the image below to learn more.
JCRC Recommends Restorative Justice Program
https://www.ecrjc.org/
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Parsha Beyond the Reading Class Thursday Nights at the JDC
https://JDCthursdaynightparshaclass/
Spring Classes are in Session at the JCC
https://www.jccbuffalo.org/
New Classes Starting Now!
The New Spring Class Schedule for the JCC Cultural Arts is available by clicking HERE.
You can also visit https://www.jccbuffalo.org/ or email Katie Wzontek at kwzontek@jccbuffalo.org for more information.
The New Spring Class Schedule for the JCC Cultural Arts is available by clicking HERE.
You can also visit https://www.jccbuffalo.org/ or email Katie Wzontek at kwzontek@jccbuffalo.org for more information.
Pool Side Summer Concert Series at the JCC
Jewish Artists Workshop Series at the JCC
https://www.jccbuffalo.org/adult-programs/
Art In The Style Of…
Mondays, July 12 – Aug 30
JCC Benderson Family Building | 2-3pm
Join Jennifer Judelsohn in an a NEW 8-week workshop series presented by the JCC, Art In The Style Of, where participants will explore the life and artistic expression of several different Jewish Artists, who had an influence on the general art scene of their times. Each week will begin with looking at a different Jewish artist, and exploring their use of medium, form, color, and composition. The second half of each session will be hands-on as you will have the opportunity to create your own art in the style of the artist such as Modigliani, Rothko and more.
Weather permitting this class will meet outside and is limited to 15 participants. Social distancing and CDC protocol will be followed. Please bring Face masks.
Registration required: https://www.jccbuffalo.org/adult-programs/
JCC members: $100
JCC Non-Members: $133.33
Mondays, July 12 – Aug 30
JCC Benderson Family Building | 2-3pm
Join Jennifer Judelsohn in an a NEW 8-week workshop series presented by the JCC, Art In The Style Of, where participants will explore the life and artistic expression of several different Jewish Artists, who had an influence on the general art scene of their times. Each week will begin with looking at a different Jewish artist, and exploring their use of medium, form, color, and composition. The second half of each session will be hands-on as you will have the opportunity to create your own art in the style of the artist such as Modigliani, Rothko and more.
Weather permitting this class will meet outside and is limited to 15 participants. Social distancing and CDC protocol will be followed. Please bring Face masks.
Registration required: https://www.jccbuffalo.org/adult-programs/
JCC members: $100
JCC Non-Members: $133.33
What's Your Favorite Jewish Joke?
https://momentmag.com/jokes/?
A first-rate Jewish joke—whether told by a Talmudic sage, Sigmund Freud, Joan Rivers, Jerry Seinfeld, Sarah Silverman or your grandmother—does more than make you laugh; it illuminates complex corners of the Jewish psyche. culture and history. That’s why we’ve asked joke tellers, writers, and scholars to share their favorite Jewish joke and tell why it’s funny or meaningful. Fair warning: some jokes in this collection will make you laugh, others will make you groan and grimace, and many are for mature audiences only. All will teach you something.
Calling All Artists: Needy Ego Arts Festival at Temple Beth El
Try Cool Summer Borscht
https://momentmag.com/talk-of-the-table
Borscht: Hot and Cold and Red All Over
Borscht is experiencing a revival, thanks in part to the influence of the waves of immigrants from the former Soviet Union to the United States. American chefs have embraced the borscht challenge, providing inventive modern takes such as bright butternut squash borscht. By some counts, there are now over 100 bona fide varieties of the soup. I can rarely resist a hearty meat and vegetable borscht, which I learned to make from Russian immigrants. And to beat the summer heat, a bowl of cold watermelon borscht makes a wonderful first course for dinner.
Borscht is experiencing a revival, thanks in part to the influence of the waves of immigrants from the former Soviet Union to the United States. American chefs have embraced the borscht challenge, providing inventive modern takes such as bright butternut squash borscht. By some counts, there are now over 100 bona fide varieties of the soup. I can rarely resist a hearty meat and vegetable borscht, which I learned to make from Russian immigrants. And to beat the summer heat, a bowl of cold watermelon borscht makes a wonderful first course for dinner.
Historians Discuss Henry Ford and anti-Semitism
https://momentmag.com/moment-zoominar-henry-ford-antisemitism
In the years between World War I and World War II, American society became increasingly xenophobic and prejudiced against minorities; these years also are considered the apogee of American antisemitism. One man, perhaps more than any other, played an outsized role in disseminating it. His name was Henry Ford.
Sponsored by Moment Magazine with the support of the Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation, in commemoration of Jewish American Heritage Month.
Sponsored by Moment Magazine with the support of the Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation, in commemoration of Jewish American Heritage Month.
New Program Helps WNY Jewish Teens Fight Anti-Semitism
https://news.wbfo.org/post/new-program
A new educational initiative of the Buffalo Jewish Federation is facilitating conversations between Jewish teenagers and their non-Jewish high school peers in an effort to promote understanding and fight anti-Semitism.
The program, called Student to Student, was originally developed by the Jewish Federation of St. Louis more than 10 years ago, but its replication in Western New York couldn’t be more timely: Hate crimes motivated by religion rose about 7% in 2019, according to the latest FBI statistics, and 60% of crimes in that category targeted Jews—far more than any other religious group. There’s also a closely documented link between anti-Semitism and a wide range of extremist groups in the U.S.
The program, called Student to Student, was originally developed by the Jewish Federation of St. Louis more than 10 years ago, but its replication in Western New York couldn’t be more timely: Hate crimes motivated by religion rose about 7% in 2019, according to the latest FBI statistics, and 60% of crimes in that category targeted Jews—far more than any other religious group. There’s also a closely documented link between anti-Semitism and a wide range of extremist groups in the U.S.
Join Virtual Tours of Israel with Jewish National Fund
https://www.jnf.org/visit-israel
Visit Israel LIVE from Your Living Room
on a Virtual TourCan’t get to Israel? Let Israel come to you. JNF is bringing hundreds of people to Israel—RIGHT NOW! Pack your bags and take a trip without leaving the comfort of your own home.
See a side of Israel you have never seen with JNF. Join a "busload" of participants and experience biblical and modern Israel, famous tourist attractions, off the beaten path sites, Jewish National Fund projects and places, and hidden gems—all from the comfort of your own home. See sites like the Old City of Jerusalem, the Ayalon Institute, Rosh Ha'Nikra, Akko, JNF's Sderot Indoor Recreation Center, Be'er Sheva, Timna Park, and more without even leaving your house! It's the next best thing.
Cost
Your $50 registration fee per Zoom spot includes a week of touring. Invite your household to come along on the journey.
How It Works
For one week, join us for one hour a day (Monday through Thursday) for live touring of Israel. After a short break, log back in for a one hour social dinner/cocktail hour. Friday will feature a one hour pre-Shabbat experience.
on a Virtual TourCan’t get to Israel? Let Israel come to you. JNF is bringing hundreds of people to Israel—RIGHT NOW! Pack your bags and take a trip without leaving the comfort of your own home.
See a side of Israel you have never seen with JNF. Join a "busload" of participants and experience biblical and modern Israel, famous tourist attractions, off the beaten path sites, Jewish National Fund projects and places, and hidden gems—all from the comfort of your own home. See sites like the Old City of Jerusalem, the Ayalon Institute, Rosh Ha'Nikra, Akko, JNF's Sderot Indoor Recreation Center, Be'er Sheva, Timna Park, and more without even leaving your house! It's the next best thing.
Cost
Your $50 registration fee per Zoom spot includes a week of touring. Invite your household to come along on the journey.
How It Works
For one week, join us for one hour a day (Monday through Thursday) for live touring of Israel. After a short break, log back in for a one hour social dinner/cocktail hour. Friday will feature a one hour pre-Shabbat experience.
Community Compassion Fund
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Help Create the JCC Virtual Covid-19 Time Capsule
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The Buffalo Jewish Federation and The Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies have created a Community Compassion Fund to help our community through the COVID-19 crisis.
Every dollar raised will go to support individuals and families. Distributions will be administered by Jewish Family Services enabling them to support essential services to our most vulnerable populations so their basic needs can be met including mental health and wellness counseling, as well as funds for food, prescriptions, rent subsidies and other essentials. So far, the Community Compassion Fund has provided financial support to furloughed Jewish communal workers, helped to underwrite the Seder in a Box program through Kosher Meals on Wheels, and assisted families with burial arrangements. Together, we can do more! Your gift today will help the people of Jewish Buffalo tomorrow. |
We each have experiences to share about coping, growing and learning from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. You are invited to reflect, and join us to create a “virtual time capsule” of photographs and words. The process will be easy and enjoyable, using PixStori, a new social media platform to add brief audio reflections to photos you provide.
Please contact Katie Wzontek with questions kwzontek@jccbuffalo.org. Share your Pixstori Today, everyone is welcome and encouraged to join! |
