The Spirit of Shabbat (Zoom Only). Give yourself a spiritual Shabbat treat. Join Rabbi Greenberg for penetrating insight along with a delightful story. Zoom connection information: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2268494785?pwd=YVFLK0E5TzZGRUk5aUhsVWNzWXZ5Zz09 Meeting ID: 226 849 4785 Password: 613 (if prompted) or Call +1 929 205 6099
Join your PJ Library for a family-friendly Shabbat service and dinner featuring your favorite Buffalo synagogues and community partners! Rabbi Yonina leading. Click here to register!
Join us at The Maxine and Robert Seller Theatre for the opening of the 41st Annual Buffalo International Jewish Film Festival! The festival will kick off with a special Opening Celebration on Saturday, March 14th, at the Benderson Family Building, featuring an Red Carpet Opening Night honoring the Major film awards the following day, so dress your best! This celebratory event sets the tone for a week of outstanding cinema and community connection. 6:00pm - Reception/Photo Opportunity 7:00pm - Movie showing 9:00pm - After the film, there will be a special announcement from JCC Buffalo CEO Patty Simonson About the film: The Ring Director: Adir Miller Israel 2024, 122 mins, Hebrew and Hungarian with English subtitles Arnon Noble is a religious man with a strong bond to his mother, a Holocaust survivor. He usually drives her to school lectures, where she tells students how she saved her baby boy and herself with the help of a thin gold ring. When the mother's health deteriorates, he travels to her old hometown, Budapest, to search for the mythological ring that saved her life in the past. He turns to his estranged daughter, a TV researcher, for help and offers to go on this journey together. Will the search […]
These are dates that Buffalo Community of Learners: September 14, 28 October 5, 19, 26 November 2, 16, 23 December 7, 14 January 11, 25 February 1, 8 March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 April 19, 26 May 3, 17 October 5 & March 22 classes will meet at: Temple Beth Tzedek 1641 N. Forest Williamsville, 14221
Registration is now open, CLICK HERE to register for the 2025-2026 school year. New school hours will be from 9:30-12:00 on Sundays, with a 2nd session for students in grades 2-6 at noon on Sundays or after school on Thursdays. Hebrew will be the primary focus of this additional session. Hebrew instruction will also take place on Sunday mornings in classrooms. We will continue with Aleph Champ for our beginning Hebrew students. Once they complete the Aleph Champ program, they will be moved into the Hineni Hebrew curriculum. Beginning in October, students in grades 4-7 will participate in Chuggim (electives). Students in 7th grade will be exposed to Torah trope (chanting) as part of their curriculum. Their Hebrew studies will be coordinated with their B-Mitzvah preparation. We will have a new Purim Schpiel just for kids, try-outs and rehearsals will begin after the High Holidays. Feel free to contact Susan Goldberg at [email protected] or 716-836-6565 ext. 130.
An exploration of the movements that shaped Jewish spiritual life. Across history, the Jewish people endured upheaval, yet Judaism kept renewing itself. At crucial moments, powerful spiritual movements emerged, reshaping Jewish identity and inner life. Revolutions of the Soul is a 6-week journey through those transformative eras, the ideas and teachers that formed Judaism’s inner story. For anyone interested in Jewish history, thought, or resilience, this course offers a compelling exploration. Delicious brunch served.
Join us for a zoom conversation with: Noor A'wad (Roots Spokesperson and Leadership Team Member) & Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger (Orthodox rabbi and Co-Founder of Roots) Come hear their personal stories of struggle and transformation as well as their vision of mutual national recognition and reconciliation while engaging in a meaningful Q&A session. Sunday March 15th, 2026 11:30am brunch | 12pm conversation starts Congregation Beth Abraham's Social Hall 1073 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14222 Advance registration is required. Please contact [email protected] to RSVP. Co-sponsored by Congregation B'nai Israel, St. Catharines, Ontario and Congregation Beth Abraham, Buffalo, New York
Eleanor the Great Director: Scarlett Johansson USA 2025, 98 mins, English In Eleanor the Great, June Squibb brings to vivid life the witty and proudly troublesome 94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein, who, after a devastating loss, tells a tale that takes on a dangerous life of its own. Scarlett Johansson’s directorial debut is a comically poignant exploration of how the stories we hear become the stories we tell. This film is Sponsored by Monica Neuwirt CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue Director: Barry Avrich Canada 2025, 95 mins, English In a harrowing real-life story that echoes Taken, the feature documentary The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue follows retired Israeli general Noam Tibon, who, on October 7, 2023, received a desperate text from his son: terrorists had stormed his home, and he, his wife, and their two young daughters feared for their lives. With no time to spare, Noam and his wife, Gali, embarked on a ten-hour mission across a country under siege to save their family. Relying only on his instincts and military training, Noam navigated ambushes, roadblocks, and a collapsing security system in a relentless race against time. Directed by acclaimed Canadian filmmaker Barry Avrich, the film retraces every step of that day, blending intimate firsthand testimony with the raw urgency of a survival thriller. Set against the backdrop of one of Israel’s darkest days, The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue is both a gripping cinematic retelling of an extraordinary rescue and an unflinching look at the failures and resilience revealed on October 7. At its core, it is a profoundly human story about courage, family, and the power of love […]
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