Event Series People of the Book Spring Series

People of the Book Spring

Jewish Community Center - Lippman Lounge 2640 N Forest Rd., Getzville, United States

Tuesday, June 6 | 6:00- 7:00  pm Burt Freiman - The Darker Shades of Night is about the life of a brilliant Jewish woman who is compelled to confront the misogynistic restrictions which dictate the course of her life in the Jewish ghetto of Ostropol, Ukraine at the turn of the 20th century. https://www.jccbuffalo.org/events/2023/06/06/arts-and-culture/people-of-the-book-spring-series-author-burt-freiman/ Tuesday, June 13 | 6:00- 7:00 pm Mark Goldman - City of My Heart is romantic and infused with hope, an effort to extract from the often painful pages of the history aspects of our past that will inspire faith in ourselves and our community. https://www.jccbuffalo.org/events/2023/06/13/arts-and-culture/people-of-the-book-spring-series-author-mark-goldman/ Tuesday, June 20 | 6:00- 7:00 pm Howard Wolf - Distant Love dramatizes in terms both humorous and elegiac a quest for something like love at an earthly level for the protagonist and a cosmological height for the heroine. https://www.jccbuffalo.org/events/2023/06/20/arts-and-culture/people-of-the-book-spring-series-author-howard-wolf/ Tuesday, June 27 | 6:00 – 7:00 pm Richard Laub - Two Acres of Time explores the nearly three decades, work at the site—the “Byron Dig”—unearthed new evidence of changing fauna, flora, cultures, and environments over the past 13,000 years. https://www.jccbuffalo.org/events/2023/06/27/arts-and-culture/people-of-the-book-spring-series-author-richard-laub/

BJF Board Mtgs 2023

Buffalo, NY Buffalo, NY, United States

Buffalo Jewish Federation Board of Governors virtual meetings will begin at 5:00pm in-person meetings will begin at 7:00pm Wednesday, February 15 — Zoom Wednesday, March 29 — Zoom Wednesday, June 7 — in-person Wednesday, Aug 16 — in person Wednesday, October 18 — TBD

Virtually Limitless: Our Shared Shelf Book and Author Series 2023

Virtual Event

Virtually Limitless: Our Shared Shelf Season 3 National Women’s Philanthropy Monthly Book & Author Series National Women’s Philanthropy and Jewish Buffalo Women’s Philanthropy invite you to Virtually Limitless: Our Shared Shelf Monthly Book and Author Series - Season 3. Join women from Buffalo and other Federations across the country for this unique book club opportunity. Sign up once and receive information for ALL events in the series. Wednesday, June 7 at 8:00 pm Book: Anvils, Mallets and Dynamite: The Unauthorized Biography of Looney Tunes by Jamie Weinman https://a.co/d/eWGynlX  Register: http://jfeds.org/NWPsharedshelf Additional Series Dates: January 24 | February 15 | March 29 | May 17 | June 28 | July 19

Center for Jewish Life Torah Studies

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

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.  

Event Series Talmud Weekly Study Group

Talmud Weekly Study Group

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

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

HRC Awards Ceremony 2023

Congregation Shir Shalom 4660 Sheridan Drive, Williamsville, NY, United States

The community is invited to celebrate the winners of the: Arts & Writing Contest Sophia Veffer Upstander Award Toby Ticktin Back Educator Award *kosher dessert reception to follow RSVP: bit.ly/HRCAWARDS23

The Inside Story: Explore the Torah

Virtual Event

The Inside Story: Explore the Torah (Zoom Only). Join Rabbi Greenberg for a penetrating and inspiring exploration of the weekly torah portion. 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

Event Series The Spirit of Shabbat

The Spirit of Shabbat

Virtual Event

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