• PJ & Me: Pop Up Story Time

    PJ & Me Pop Up Story Time
    Location will be given closer to the event

    PJ & Me (Ages 0-2) is a joyful, gentle playtime designed for babies, toddlers, and the adults who love them. This cozy, connection centered program offers a chance to bond with your little one, meet other families and create sweet first Jewish memories. We’ll enjoy simple stories, songs, movement and sensory exploration inspired by PJ library books. Click here to register!

  • Center for Jewish Life Torah Studies

    Center for Jewish Life Torah Studies
    Center for Jewish Life 757 Hopkins Rd, Williamsville, NY, United States

    Wednesdays 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Happiness is Learned. Your weekly dose of Jewish inspiration. Hot dinner served The Torah Studies class brings you the tradition of classical Jewish learning in a series of enticing weekly classes. Each class introduces ideas and issues from the current weekly Torah portion and, through discussion and debate, creates a meaningful connection between the timeless wisdom of the Torah and modern-day living. January 14, 21, 28 February 4, 11, 18, 25 March 4, 11, 18, 25 April 15, 22, 29 May 6, 13, 20, 27 June 3, 10, 17, 24 July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 August 5, 12, 19, 26 September 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

  • MidLife Shabbat

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    Midlife Shabbat Gatherings bring people together through shared meals, meaningful conversation, and the rhythms of Shabbat. Gatherings may include home-based potluck dinners, restaurant outings, Friday evening celebrations, and Saturday Havdalah experiences. Connect with friends old and new while building community through joyful Jewish experiences. Click here to register!

  • Introduction to Kabbalah and Jewish Meditation

    In Person

    Gate to the Heart In this class, you’ll combine text study, introspective conversation, and simple meditation to introduce the basic concepts of Kabbalah and to experience the reality those ideas describe. Work from the book “Gate to the Heart” by Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi and explore ‘four worlds’, Sefirot, levels of the soul, and different modes of encounter with The Divine. No experience with either Kabbalah or meditation is required, only openness and curiosity. Wednesdays 7:00 - 8:00 pm 8 weeks: October 14 – December 23 Cost: $180 (plus cost of book) Instructor: Rabbi Shlomo Schachter CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

  • Adult Beginner Hebrew and Trope

    Adult Beginner Hebrew and Trope
    Virtual Event

    No experience necessary. This course is for beginners interested in learning the Hebrew alphabet, grammar, vocabulary and trope with a focus on reading prayers for Shabbat, synagogue services, and traditional blessings. • Thursdays 6:30–7:30 pm • 8 weeks: October 15 - December 10 • Cost: $180 • Instructor: Cantor Susan Lewis-Friedman CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

  • iEngage Liberal Zionism

    iEngage Liberal Zionism

    iEngage Liberal Zionism: Between Crisis and Aspiration Thursdays: 6:30-8:30 pm 8 weeks: October 15 - December 17 October 15, 22, & 29, November 5, 12, & 19, & December 3, & 17 Cost: $236 Instructor: Rabbi Brent Gutmann The past two years have raised urgent, complex, and painful questions about Zionism. Using the Shalom Hartman Institute’s newest iEngage curriculum, this eight-session course will explore the core tensions and values of liberal Zionism, respond to major critiques of Israel and Zionism after October 7, and offer frameworks for holding moral complexity, for teaching about Israel in a time of war, and for engaging our communities with courage, compassion, and clarity.

  • Adult Beginner Hebrew and Trope

    Adult Beginner Hebrew and Trope
    Virtual Event

    No experience necessary. This course is for beginners interested in learning the Hebrew alphabet, grammar, vocabulary and trope with a focus on reading prayers for Shabbat, synagogue services, and traditional blessings. • Thursdays 6:30–7:30 pm • 8 weeks: October 15 - December 10 • Cost: $180 • Instructor: Cantor Susan Lewis-Friedman CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

  • iEngage Liberal Zionism

    iEngage Liberal Zionism

    iEngage Liberal Zionism: Between Crisis and Aspiration Thursdays: 6:30-8:30 pm 8 weeks: October 15 - December 17 October 15, 22, & 29, November 5, 12, & 19, & December 3, & 17 Cost: $236 Instructor: Rabbi Brent Gutmann The past two years have raised urgent, complex, and painful questions about Zionism. Using the Shalom Hartman Institute’s newest iEngage curriculum, this eight-session course will explore the core tensions and values of liberal Zionism, respond to major critiques of Israel and Zionism after October 7, and offer frameworks for holding moral complexity, for teaching about Israel in a time of war, and for engaging our communities with courage, compassion, and clarity.

  • Jewish Men Rooted

    Jewish Men Rooted
    Location will be given closer to the event

    Jewish Men Rooted, facilitated by local clergy and educators, is an opportunity for men to gather over food and drink for casual conversation about issues and events that matter; politics, Jewish culture, antisemitism, and celebrating our collective experiences through a Jewish lens. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

  • PJ & Me Pop Up Story Time

    PJ & Me Pop Up Story Time
    Location will be given closer to the event

    PJ & Me (Ages 0-2) is a joyful, gentle playtime designed for babies, toddlers, and the adults who love them. This cozy, connection centered program offers a chance to bond with your little one, meet other families and create sweet first Jewish memories. We’ll enjoy simple stories, songs, movement and sensory exploration inspired by PJ library books. Click here to register!