Every Thursday morning 9:00 – 10:00am Dive into the vast sea of the Talmud, the compilation of centuries of Halachic discussion between the greatest of sages. With its stimulating and mind-sharpening twists of logic, the Talmud represents the ultimate in Jewish scholarship. Feel free to join the class at the Center for Jewish Life: 757 Hopkins Rd, Williamsville NY 14221 716 639-7600
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Open to Children Grades 1-7. $180 per child includes all books and materials. Sessions are on Thursdays from 4 PM-5:30 PM at the Broder Center, 700 Sweet Home Road
Jewish Family Services of WNY invites you to Lighting the Path, a special event for donors and supporters. The event will be held from 6pm-8pm on Thursday, December 5, 2024 at Resurgence Brewing Co. (55 Chicago St.), and will feature a holiday market, food, drinks, program updates, and more! It will be a celebration and show of gratitude for the impact we were able to make together in 2024. Since 1862, JFS of WNY has been providing all members of our community with critical health and human services. We stay connected to our Jewish roots by approaching clients from a place of cultural understanding and respect. We provide services like trauma systems therapy for youth, refugee resettlement, and job training and placement. The event is free to attend but we ask that you kindly RSVP Here to help us plan accordingly.
Philip Terman’s books of poetry include The Whole Mishpocha: New and Selected Jewish Poems, 1998-2023, My Blossoming Everything (Saddle Road Press, 2024), Our Portion: New and Selected Poems (Autumn House, 2015), The Torah Garden (Autumn House, 2011) and Rabbis of the Air (Autumn House, 2007) and, as co-translator, Tango Beneatha Narrow Ceiling: The Selected poems of Riad Saleh Hussein (Bitter Oleander, 2021). His poems and essays have appeared in many journals and including Poetry Magazine, The Kenyon Review, Tikkun, The Georgia Review and Poetry International, and anthologies, including The Bloomsbury Anthology of Contemporary Poetry, 101 Poets for the Next Millennium, Blood to Remember: American Poets on the Holocaust, Joyful Noise: An Anthology of Spiritual Literature, Extraordinary Rendition: American Writers on Palestine. Retired from Clarion University, he served as co-director of the Chautauqua Writers Festival for 14 years. Currently, he directs The Bridge Literary Arts Center in Venango County, PA (https://www.bridgeliteraryartscenter.org/) and is co-curator of the Jewish Poetry Reading Series, sponsored by the Jewish Community Center of Buffalo. Recipient of the Anna Davidson Rosenberg Award for Poems on the Jewish Experience, Terman conducts poetry workshops and coaches writing hither and yon. He has collaborated with composers, visual artists, and he performs […]
