Healing - Resilience - Repair Activities include: Speakers Electric Vehicles Informational tabling and Vendors Food Children's Activities Concluding Ceremony Stay tuned for more details!
Led by Jill and Rabbi Brent Gutmann, “Mazel Tots” includes Jewish stories, crafts, music, fun, and friendship. Children up to age 5 are welcome to attend with a parent, grandparent, or caregiver. Our doors will be open on “Mazel Tots” mornings at 9:15 AM for free play -- perfect timing for those dropping off older children at the Community Religious School. No reservations are necessary. The cost for “Mazel Tots”, which includes all materials, is $18 per child per session or $36 per child for all 5 sessions. Request for payment will be sent following the sessions. Dates: March 19 April 23 May 7 Doors open at 9:15 am for free play in the gym. Formal program runs from 10 - 11 am.
Register at https://buffalojewishfederation.org/link-gatherings
We invite you to join us for a community commemoration ceremony in honor of Israel’s fallen soldiers and victims of terror. The ceremony will be followed by a personal story from an IDF veteran about his service and the friends he lost. Click here for more information or to register
Join us for a delicious kosher lunch on with Prof. Chaya Halberstam. CLICK HERE TO RSVP If you are available afterward, walk over to 107 Capen for Professor Halberstam's 12:30pm lecture!
This basic introductory Hebrew reading course is for beginners interested in learning the Hebrew alphabet, grammar and vocabulary with a focus on reading prayers for Shabbat, synagogue services and traditional blessings. This course meets on Wednesdays for 12 weeks. Dates include: February 8, 15 & 22, March 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29, April 19, 26, & May 3, 10. No previous experience necessary. Cost: $200/ semester (books purchased separately) Facilitated by Zahava Fried Register at https://buffalojewishfederation.org/link-gatherings
This intermediate level Hebrew course is to further develop skills for those who already know the Hebrew alphabet and can read several words and phrases. The focus of this course is on Hebrew prayer. This course meets Wednesdays for 12 weeks. Dates include: February 8, 15 & 22, March 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29, April 19, 26, & May 3, 10. Course will be held over Zoom Must have taken the Beginning Hebrew class and have the ability to read alef-bet Cost: $200/ semester (books purchased separately) Facilitated by Zahava Fried Register at https://buffalojewishfederation.org/link-gatherings
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