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
The whole family is invited to celebrate Shabbat with PJ Library and our friends at our partner organizations. On June 9, join us at Jewish Discovery Center (831 Maple Rd, Williamsville) to celebrate Shabbat together. We will sing, dance, and read PJ Library stories. Dates include: October 14, December 9, January 20, February 3, March 3, April 14, May 12, June 9, & August 11. Register at https://buffalojewishfederation.org/link-gatherings
Contact Randi Morkisz for more details!
Each week Rabbi Heschel Greenberg leads an insightful conversation on relevant Jewish topics. Followed by a delicious brunch.
Bring your own lunch and join the conversation! Dates: March 13, April 17, May 8, June 12
Where it’s fun to be Jewish Dinner will be served. For more information call Brocha Leah Greenberg at 716.908.0133
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/
Enjoy a delicious lunch while listening to an engaging discussion of Jewish ethics from practical as well as spiritual perspectives.
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.
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
