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Celebrating Incredible Women in Jewish Buffalo

Mar 24, 2023 | Jewish Thought of the Week, My Jewish Buffalo

Celebrating Incredible Women in Jewish Buffalo By Rabbi-Cantor Penny Myers Reflecting on this month’s many activities, what stands out to me is our recent celebration of Purim. When we fulfill the mitzvah of hearing the 10 chapters of Megillat Esther, we find...

Ronna Glickman

Mar 24, 2023 | Community Member Spotlight, My Jewish Buffalo

Ronna Glickman This week, we are thrilled to spotlight Ronna Glickman, M.Ed. who was born and raised in Indiana and moved to Buffalo in 1983. Upon her arrival to Western New York, Ronna immediately became a part of Jewish Buffalo contributing to the community as a...

Matzo Farfel Stuffing

Mar 24, 2023 | Nosh of the Week, My Jewish Buffalo

Matzo Farfel Stuffing By Robin Kurss My Aunt Marsha Bernhard passed away a few year ago. She was an elegant woman who kept a beautiful home. She made many magnificent holidays for our family there. When I was a little girl, she would have me over for special times,...

Darci Cramer

Mar 17, 2023 | Community Member Spotlight, My Jewish Buffalo

Darci Cramer This week we are delighted to spotlight Darci Cramer, who with her husband Jim Cornell, own Eckl’s restaurant. Darci grew up in Beachwood, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland that is a predominately Jewish community. With access to two locations of the famous...

Oven Risotto with Crispy Roasted Mushrooms

Mar 17, 2023 | Nosh of the Week, My Jewish Buffalo

Oven Risotto with Crispy Roasted Mushrooms By Sari Arrow My whole life, I have always thought of risotto to be a massively complex and fancy dish to make. Perhaps, I got this mindset from watching too much Gordan Ramsay on “Hell’s Kitchen” where the problem dish was...

Righteous Women and Jewish Survival

Mar 17, 2023 | Jewish Thought of the Week, My Jewish Buffalo

Righteous Women and Jewish Survival By Rabbi Ori Bergman The Jewish people have always thanked heaven for Jewish women, because our survival as a nation has been primarily because of Jewish women. Consider: The biblical matriarchs guided the Jewish people through...

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Jewish Telegraphic Agency

How an encounter with Guillermo del Toro led to NYC’s first Mexican Jewish Film Festival March 24, 2023
The Mexico City-born president of Tribeca Synagogue is organizing the event, which opens April 2. -- The post How an encounter with Guillermo del Toro led to NYC’s first Mexican Jewish Film Festival appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Jackie Hajdenberg
Major Jewish groups urge US rugby team to withdraw from South African tournament that excluded Israel March 24, 2023
The San Clemente Rhinos had been invited to replace a team from Tel Aviv. -- The post Major Jewish groups urge US rugby team to withdraw from South African tournament that excluded Israel appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Jacob Gurvis
Jewish leaders say only 16% of European nations have lived up to pledges to fight antisemitism March 24, 2023
Dozens of countries made pledges at a forum in Malmö, Sweden, in 2021. -- The post Jewish leaders say only 16% of European nations have lived up to pledges to fight antisemitism appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
David I. Klein
The Jewish Sport Report: A Jewish guide to the 2023 MLB season March 24, 2023
This week's Jewish Sport Report features a preview of the 2023 MLB season and an update on Jewish stars in March Madness. -- The post The Jewish Sport Report: A Jewish guide to the 2023 MLB season appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Jacob Gurvis
Connecticut College president says she will resign following protests over planned fundraiser at golf club with antisemitic past March 24, 2023
Katherine Bergeron said she would step down at the end of the semester, as student activists celebrated the victory. -- The post Connecticut College president says she will resign following protests over planned fundraiser at golf club with antisemitic past appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Andrew Lapin
Jewish teen sinks putts and breaks down barriers on a Lutheran school’s golf team March 24, 2023
Boaz Ginzburg brought his winning ways to a Christian school when his own Jewish day school didn't field a golf team. -- The post Jewish teen sinks putts and breaks down barriers on a Lutheran school’s golf team appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Lucas Milgrim
How a once-cautious Benjamin Netanyahu came to lead the most radical coalition in Israel’s history March 24, 2023
The "old Bibi" once sought to unite the country, until hubris and self-preservation took hold, writes a fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute. -- The post How a once-cautious Benjamin Netanyahu came to lead the most radical coalition in Israel’s history appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Ofer Kenig
All the Jewish MLB players to watch in 2023 March 24, 2023
It could be a historic season for Jews in baseball. -- The post All the Jewish MLB players to watch in 2023 appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Jacob Gurvis
Netanyahu vows more active role in Israel’s judiciary fight following a day of tense protests March 23, 2023
Netanyahu's speech came soon after lawmakers passed a law that shields him being removed from office on court order. -- The post Netanyahu vows more active role in Israel’s judiciary fight following a day of tense protests appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Ben Sales
New York protestors yell ‘shame’ at Israeli judicial reform architect Moshe Koppel March 23, 2023
"I don't sleep at night," Koppel said about the tensions roiled by the ideas he advanced, according to an audience member. -- The post New York protestors yell ‘shame’ at Israeli judicial reform architect Moshe Koppel appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Jacob Henry