Drag Queen Bingo
Drag Queen Bingo
This is not your grandmother's bingo! Join us for an adult only gender bending hysterical bingo game. Bingo cards are $5 and all proceeds will support trans youth in Buffalo.
This is not your grandmother's bingo! Join us for an adult only gender bending hysterical bingo game. Bingo cards are $5 and all proceeds will support trans youth in Buffalo.
It’s just what it sounds like! Storytellers using the art of drag to read books and leading crafts for kids! This program is in partnership with PJ Library and recommended for children ages 3 and up. Join us for RAINBOW BAGELS from 8:30 - 9 am. Story time will run 9 - 10 am.
March with Us or Watch the Pride Parade! The Parade begins at 11 am and marches down Elmwood Avenue (from Forest Ave to Allen Street). Jewish Buffalo will be represented in the Pride Parade with an incredible float featuring Queen Esther! If you'd like to march with us, please contact Mike for the meet up location and time at mike@buffalojewishfederation.org Are you interested in watching the parade and not sure where to go and who to sit with? Reach out to Mike at mike@buffalojewishfederation.org Purchase a Jewish Pride shirt to wear at the parade. All proceeds support trans youth in Buffalo: Men's cut shirts: https://www.zazzle.com/jewish_buffalo_t_shirt_for_pride_week-25611392198122403 Women's cut shirts: https://www.zazzle.com/jewish_buffalo_t_shirt-256142150539229894
Residents of the Jewish Women's Group Home gather for songs, stories with Rabbi Ori Bergman in celebration of Jewish holidays and festivals.
Virtually Limitless: Our Shared Shelf Season 3 National Women’s Philanthropy Monthly Book & Author Series National Women’s Philanthropy and Jewish Buffalo Women’s Philanthropy invite you to Virtually Limitless: Our Shared Shelf Monthly Book and Author Series - Season 3. Join women from Buffalo and other Federations across the country for this unique book club opportunity. Sign up once and receive information for ALL events in the series. Wednesday, June 7 at 8:00 pm Book: Anvils, Mallets and Dynamite: The Unauthorized Biography of Looney Tunes by Jamie Weinman https://a.co/d/eWGynlX Register: http://jfeds.org/NWPsharedshelf Additional Series Dates: January 24 | February 15 | March 29 | May 17 | June 28 | July 19
The community is invited to celebrate the winners of the: Arts & Writing Contest Sophia Veffer Upstander Award Toby Ticktin Back Educator Award *kosher dessert reception to follow RSVP: bit.ly/HRCAWARDS23
The whole family is invited to celebrate Shabbat with PJ Library and our friends at our partner organizations. On June 9, join us at Jewish Discovery Center (831 Maple Rd, Williamsville) to celebrate Shabbat together. We will sing, dance, and read PJ Library stories. Dates include: October 14, December 9, January 20, February 3, March 3, April 14, May 12, June 9, & August 11. Register at https://buffalojewishfederation.org/link-gatherings
Bring your own lunch and join the conversation! Dates: March 13, April 17, May 8, June 12
Student presenters from Student to Student will gather for an end of year celebration. For more information about Student to Student, contact Mike at mike@buffalojewishfederation.org
This monthly peer-led Rosh Chodesh gathering connects women to body, soul, and community through wellness learning and Jewish spirituality. This group is designed for women in their 40s and younger. Dates include: Tuesday, October 25, Monday, November 21, Monday, December 19, Monday, January 23, Thursday, February 16, Thursday, March 23, Thursday, April 20, Thursday, May 18, & Tuesday, June 20. Cost: Free Register at buffalojewishfederation.org/link-gatherings/
Join us for an informational meeting for 8th graders interested in attending the IsraelNow Teen Trip on Tuesday, June 20th from 7 - 9 PM. The purpose of this program is to nurture and strengthen a long-lasting connection and commitment to Jewish life among our community's youth. This trip is an educational program designed to give eighth graders an immersive, emotional and memorable taste of Israel and their Jewish heritage through a week-long, hands-on experience. Rachel Kest, Rochester IsraelNow coordinator and Rochester Trip alumni will be joining us in person to share firsthand information about the trip. CLICK HERE TO RSVP
For more information on the Holocaust Resource Center or to get involved with the Descendants group, please contact Lauren Bloomberg at lauren@buffalojewishfederation.org
Join the Buffalo Jewish Teen Initiative for an end of year celebration at the JCC featuring swimming, dinner, and campfire activities. Register at https://bit.ly/BUFSUMMERSENDOFF23
A portion of the Annual Meeting this year will include a special dedication of the Holland building lobby to David Feuerstein and his family in recognition for their commitment to Life and Legacy. More details to come.
Celebrate Shabbat with Young Adults throughout Buffalo. To RSVP, contact Mike at mike@buffalojewishfederation.org
Come hike at Devils Hole State Park for a 2-3 mile hike along the beautiful Niagara Gorge followed by a trip to Hibbard’s Custard in Lewiston. This is a pay your own way event. Contact Mike Steklof at mike@buffalojewishfederation.org to RSVP.
Kick off the summer with a blast for the whole family! Live music, food and tap trucks, kids' activities, community vendors, games, volleyball, swimming, and pickleball. Creekside Concert runs from 12-6pm and will feature Magenta Sunshine, Chillent, Tim Britt Band, and Nerds Gone Wild! Ticket Prices: Single Ticket - $8.00 | Family Ticket - $18.00 | JCC Members- FREE CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS
The community is invited to attend a FREE one-hour Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation training (please note - this is not a certification class). Amherst Memorial Chapel and Buffalo Jewish Federation have partnered with the American Heart Association and the 3 For Heart CPR Challenge. Attendance is limited, please register by emailing msteinhorn@amherstmemorialchapel.com Donations to the American Heart Association are suggested
Tuesday, June 6 | 6:00- 7:00 pm Burt Freiman - The Darker Shades of Night is about the life of a brilliant Jewish woman who is compelled to confront the misogynistic restrictions which dictate the course of her life in the Jewish ghetto of Ostropol, Ukraine at the turn of the 20th century. https://www.jccbuffalo.org/events/2023/06/06/arts-and-culture/people-of-the-book-spring-series-author-burt-freiman/ Tuesday, June 13 | 6:00- 7:00 pm Mark Goldman - City of My Heart is romantic and infused with hope, an effort to extract from the often painful pages of the history aspects of our past that will inspire faith in ourselves and our community. https://www.jccbuffalo.org/events/2023/06/13/arts-and-culture/people-of-the-book-spring-series-author-mark-goldman/ Tuesday, June 20 | 6:00- 7:00 pm Howard Wolf - Distant Love dramatizes in terms both humorous and elegiac a quest for something like love at an earthly level for the protagonist and a cosmological height for the heroine. https://www.jccbuffalo.org/events/2023/06/20/arts-and-culture/people-of-the-book-spring-series-author-howard-wolf/ Tuesday, June 27 | 6:00 – 7:00 pm Richard Laub - Two Acres of Time explores the nearly three decades, work at the site—the “Byron Dig”—unearthed new evidence of changing fauna, flora, cultures, and environments over the past 13,000 years. https://www.jccbuffalo.org/events/2023/06/27/arts-and-culture/people-of-the-book-spring-series-author-richard-laub/
Marvel at grandiose monuments to the Gilded Age and enjoy the intriguing stories of the families who built them on this tour of Delaware Avenue from North Street to Bryant Street. A light lunch will be provided after at the JCC. https://www.jccbuffalo.org/events/2023/06/28/adults/delaware-ave.-mansions-walking-tour/
Virtually Limitless: Our Shared Shelf Season 3 National Women’s Philanthropy Monthly Book & Author Series National Women’s Philanthropy and Jewish Buffalo Women’s Philanthropy invite you to Virtually Limitless: Our Shared Shelf Monthly Book and Author Series - Season 3. Join women from Buffalo and other Federations across the country for this unique book club opportunity. Sign up once and receive information for ALL events in the series. Wednesday, June 28 at 8:00 pm Book: Salt in My Soul: An Unfinished Life by Mallory Smith (Diane Shader Smith) https://a.co/d/fQ2FDhh Register: http://jfeds.org/NWPsharedshelf Additional Series Dates: January 24 | February 15 | March 29 | May 17 | June 7 | July 19
Celebrate Pride with Young Adults at Twenty Six. This is a pay your own way event. Contact Mike at mike@buffalojewishfederation.org to RSVP