TBZ Religious School

TBZ Religious School

Temple Beth Zion Broder Center 700 Sweet Home Road, Amherst, US

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.

Into the Kitchen

Discover the Flavors of Jewish Cuisine! Join me for a journey into the world of Jewish cooking. In this hands-on class, we will prepare traditional dishes for the holidays or the every days in between.  Together, we’ll keep our rich Jewish culinary traditions alive.  Cost: $36 More information to come!

Beit Midrash at KOT

Kehillat Ohr Tzion 879 Hopkins Road, Williamsville, NY, United States

Everyone is welcome.

Author Christine Kuehn – Family of Spies

Virtual Only

Click here to Register! Christine Kuehn was cocooned in the sanctity of a quiet suburban life when a mysterious letter in 1994 pierced that bubble, sending her on a thirty-year quest to discover the truth behind a horrendous family secret kept hidden for half a century. Following a career in journalism, public relations, and nonprofits, Christine now lives is Maryland with her husband, close to their three grown children. Family of Spies:  A propul­sive, nev­er-before-told sto­ry of one family’s shock­ing involve­ment as Nazi and Japan­ese spies dur­ing WWII and the piv­otal role they played in the bomb­ing of Pearl Har­bor. The Kuehns, a once promi­nent Berlin fam­i­ly, saw the rise of the Nazis as a way out of the hard times that had befall­en them. When the daugh­ter of the fam­i­ly, Eberhard’s sis­ter and Christine’s Aunt Ruth, met Nazi leader Joseph Goebbells at a par­ty, the two hit it off, and they had an affair. But Ruth had a secret — she was half Jew­ish, and Goebbells found out. Rather than hav­ing Ruth killed, Goebbels instead sent the entire Kuehn fam­i­ly to Hawaii, to work as spies half a world away. There, Christine’s grand­par­ents and her Aunt Ruth estab­lished an intri­cate spy oper­a­tion from their home, and passed secrets […]

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

Women Gathering

Women Gathering

Various Locations, Buffalo, NY Buffalo, NY, United States

Women Gathering, facilitated by Miriam Abramovich and friends, is a monthly opportunity for women ages 30-55 to gather over food and drink for informal conversation, through a Jewish lens, about issues that matter to us the most such as business trends, gender equality, health, antisemitism and more.  Click here to register!

PJ Pals Shabbat

PJ Pals Shabbat

Join your PJ Library for a family-friendly Shabbat service and dinner featuring your favorite Buffalo synagogues and community partners!  More information to come.

Wise Men Gatherings

Wise Men Gathering

Various Locations, Buffalo, NY Buffalo, NY, United States

This monthly meet-up for men ages 56+ to connect over brunch and meaningful conversation. Together, we explore the issues that matter—from politics and Jewish culture to rising antisemitism—while celebrating our shared experiences through a Jewish lens. Facilitated by Rob Goldberg. Click here to register!

Beit Midrash at KOT

Kehillat Ohr Tzion 879 Hopkins Road, Williamsville, NY, United States

Everyone is welcome.

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