Beit Midrash at KOT

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

Everyone is welcome.

Colorful Profiles – Short Stories of Extraordinary Lives from Jewish History

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

Join us for a captivating four-week journey as we explore twelve of Jewish history’s most fascinating figures. From converts and captives to royal advisors and philanthropists, discover their sacrifices, adventures, and achievements that shaped our people’s rich heritage. 4 Mondays, May 5, 12, 19 and 26th, 7:00 - 8:30 PM Hot dinner served Click here to register!

JEWISH ENRICHMENT KIDS CLUB

Jewish Enrichment Kids Club

Jewish Discovery Center 831 Maple Road, Amherst, NY, United States

Where it’s fun to be Jewish Dinner will be served at 5:00 PM For more information call Brocha Leah Greenberg at 716.908.0133 www.jewishdiscovery.org

Miriam’s Well

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

Residents of the Jewish Women’s Group Home will gather with Rabbi Sara Rich for stories, songs, and crafts.

Jewish Ethical Wisdom: Ethics of Our Fathers

Jewish Discovery Center 831 Maple Road, Amherst, NY, United States

Enjoy a delicious lunch while listening to an engaging discussion of Jewish ethics from practical as well as spiritual perspectives.

The Next Adventure

The Next Adventure

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

The Next Adventure is a year-long experience for people 55+ who want to explore different ways to age with curiosity, purpose, and soul. Inspired by Jewish wisdom, texts, and traditions, we will enjoy deep and open conversations about this extraordinary time of our lives. Dates: September 11, October 9, November 13, December 11, January 8, February 6, March 12, April 9, May 14, & June 11 Time:  Wednesdays 7-8:30 pm Cost: Free CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Cover to Cover | JCC Book Festival

Authors Abigail Pogrebin and Dov Linzer

Canterbury Woods Performing Arts Center 705 Renaissance Dr., Williamsville, NY

Rab­bi Dov Linz­er is the Pres­i­dent and Rab­binic Head of YCT Rab­bini­cal School of Yeshi­v­at Chovevei Torah. He has writ­ten for The For­ward, Tablet and The New York Times and pub­lished over 100 teshu­vot (respon­sa) and schol­ar­ly articles. Abi­gail Pogre­bin is the author of My Jew­ish Year: 18 Hol­i­days, One Won­der­ing Jew which was a final­ist for a 2017 JBC Nation­al Jew­ish Book Award and Stars of David: Promi­nent Jews Talk About Being Jew­ish. She has writ­ten for The Atlantic, The For­ward, and Tablet, and mod­er­ates con­ver­sa­tions for The Stre­ick­er Cen­ter and Jew­ish Broad­cast­ing Service. It Takes Two to Torah: An Orthodox Rabbi and Reform Journalist Discuss and Debate Their Way Through the Five Books of Moses For the first time, read­ers can take a tour of the entire Torah through the medi­um of a sin­gle instruc­tive, irrev­er­ent, involv­ing con­ver­sa­tion. Over a two-year peri­od, an Ortho­dox rab­bi and Reform jour­nal­ist talked through the Five Books of Moses with can­dor, humor, emo­tion, per­son­al rev­e­la­tion, and schol­ar­ship. Pogre­bin and Linz­er engaged in these short dia­logues — ten min­utes per par­sha — on a pod­cast for Tablet Mag­a­zine, and these live­ly exchanges have now been col­lect­ed and edit­ed by Fig Tree Books. Dov is a renowned expert […]

Center for Jewish Life Torah Studies

Center for Jewish Life Torah Studies

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

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.