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.

Film Festival: Between The Temples

Amherst Dipson Theater 3500 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, United States

(Comedy)   U.S.  2024  111 min.     R Director:  Nathan Silver Ben (Jason Schwartzman) is a forty-something cantor losing his voice and possibly his faith. Struggling to meet the expectations of his rabbi, congregation, and not one but two Jewish mothers, Ben finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher re-enters his life as an adult bat mitzvah student. A warm and anxious comedy that explores the complexities of belief, connection, and what it means to be a real mensch. CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS

Babies & Books – Passover

Audubon Library 350 John James Audubon Parkway, Buffalo, NY, United States

Join us at the Audubon Library, 350 John James Audubon Pkwy, Amherst, NY 14228 This event is perfect for babies and toddlers ages 3 months through 4 years-old and the grown-ups who love them! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Film Festival: All About The Levkoviches

Amherst Dipson Theater 3500 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, United States

(Drama/Comedy) Hungary 2024 85 min. Hungarian PG Director: Adam Breier Tamás, an aging boxing coach, gets along well with everyone but his own son. Estranged since Iván became religious and moved to Israel, there had been no reason to mend their severed relationship. Tamás has lived happily in Budapest with his beloved wife, Zsuzsa, but when she dies unexpectedly, Iván resurfaces and insists on a proper Shiva. Reluctant to accept, Tamás realizes it may be his only opportunity to meet his grandson Ariel. Over the course of the week of mourning, past conflicts resurface and they embark on an unexpected journey of self reflection and reconciliation. CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS

Film Festival: Children of Nobody

Amherst Dipson Theater 3500 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, United States

(Drama) Israel 2022 108 min. PG Hebrew Director: Erez Tadmor Inspired by a true story, Children of Nobody gives voice to those on the periphery, often unnoticed and uncared for. In the heart of Tel Aviv's Neve Tzedek neighborhood, a deteriorated house serves as a refuge for youth from troubled backgrounds. Jackie, a young man thrust into the role of running the shelter, house’s at-risk youth, launches a relentless campaign against the municipality’s representatives to save the house, which, for the youth it shelters, is their last refuge. CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS

TBZ Aleph Champ

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

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Open to Children Grades 1-7. $180 per child includes all books and materials. Sessions are on Thursdays from 4 PM-5:30 PM at the Broder Center, 700 Sweet Home Road  

Film Festival: Running On Sand

Amherst Dipson Theater 3500 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, United States

(Drama/Comedy) Israel 2023 104 min. Hebrew PG Director: Adar Shafran Nominated for the Israeli Academy Award for Best Film, Running on Sand is a feel-good tale of mistaken identity. Aumari, a young Eritrean refugee in the process of being deported, is mistaken for a professional soccer player being brought to Israel to help save the struggling Maccabi Netanya team. Despite having no soccer experience, he plays along and somehow manages to reinvigorate the floundering squad. Thank you to our sponsor: Judy Halpern CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS

Cover to Cover | JCC Book Festival

Ari Gold

Virtual Event

Ari Gold is a film­mak­er and win­ner of the Stu­dent Oscar. His films have been select­ed at Sun­dance four times, and his upcom­ing movies Heli­copter and Broth­er Vers­es Broth­er are com­pan­ions to this book. Title: Father Vers­es Sons: A Cor­re­spon­dence in Poem Description: A lush­ly illus­trat­ed ​“cor­re­spon­dence in poems,” ranges across the life, fam­i­ly, and death of a remark­able father. The father and his sons write ten­der­ly of their hunger for con­nec­tion, about the woman that all three men have lost (a moth­er, a wife), and about the pas­sion that all three seek. Ulti­mate­ly, these poems tell a sin­gu­lar sto­ry of men bum­bling their way towards love.

Nuggets of Talmud

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

A weekly study of the moral, psychological and spiritual teachings of the Talmud. Hot, golden chicken soup is served. at Jewish Discovery Center - 831 Maple Rd. www.jewishdiscovery.org