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Jewish Ethical Wisdom: Ethics of Our Fathers
Jewish Discovery Center 831 Maple Road, Amherst, NY, United StatesEnjoy a delicious lunch while listening to an engaging discussion of Jewish ethics from practical as well as spiritual perspectives.
Center for Jewish Life Torah Studies
Center for Jewish Life 757 Hopkins Rd, Williamsville, NY, United StatesHappiness 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. Feel free to join the class. Click here to register!
Talmud Weekly Study Group
Center for Jewish Life 757 Hopkins Rd, Williamsville, NY, United StatesEvery 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
Rescheduled Authors Abigail Pogrebin and Dov Linzer
Jewish Community Center – Maxine and Robert Seller Theater 2640 North Forest Road, Getzville, NY, United StatesRegistration is required! Seating is limited. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER! *Please note, this event was rescheduled from Tuesday, September 9 to Thursday, September 11.* 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. Purchase a Copy Here 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 […]
Wise Women Gathering
Various Locations, Buffalo, NY Buffalo, NY, United StatesWise Women Gathering, facilitated by Robin Kurss and friends, is a monthly opportunity for women ages 55+ to gather over food and drink for informal conversation, through a Jewish lens, about issues that matter to us the most such as life transitions, spirituality, relationships, and more. Click here to register!
Men Gathering
Various Locations, Buffalo, NY Buffalo, NY, United StatesMen Gathering, facilitated by Rob Goldberg and Rabbi Brent Gutmann, is a monthly opportunity for men ages 30-55 to gather over food and drink for casual conversation about issues and events that matter such as fatherhood, politics, Jewish culture, and antisemitism. Click here to register!
The Spirit of Shabbat
Virtual EventThe 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
PJ Pals Shabbat
Congregation Shir Shalom 4660 Sheridan Drive, Williamsville, NY, United StatesJoin us for a family-friendly Rosh Hashanah Themed Shabbat service led by Rabbi Alex Lazarus-Klein and Cantor Arlene Frank! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
Buffalo Community of Learners Session
Congregation Shir Shalom 4660 Sheridan Drive, Williamsville, NY, United StatesThese are dates that Buffalo Community of Learners: September 14, 28 October 5, 19, 26 November 2, 16, 23 December 7, 14 January 11, 25 February 1, 8 March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 April 19, 26 May 3, 17 October 5 & March 22 classes will meet at: Temple Beth Tzedek 1641 N. Forest Williamsville, 14221