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Justice and Compassion
By Rabbi Sara Rich This Shabbat, my family is thrilled to be celebrating our daughter Miriam’s bat mitzvah. We knew this day would come, but the reality of Miriam becoming a bat mitzvah as part of such a loving, caring community exceeds our wildest hopes for what we...
Learning Humility in a Time of Stillness
By Evie Weinstein In late March of this year, I experienced a serious fall that resulted in four broken bones in my right foot and a severe sprain in my left calf. I was placed in a non-weight-bearing cast for eight weeks. For those who know me, I am an active senior,...
Celebrating 100 Years of Scouting in WNY
By Rabbi Alex Lazarus-Klein As a child I always hated packing up my sleeping bag. It was big and fluffy and somehow had to be shoved into a bag so small it could barely carry crackers. I would roll it and reroll it and then roll it again, all in the futile attempt...
Romi Avidor
Last weekend, BBYO, an international Jewish youth group, hosted its inaugural local event – pickleball! Coming off the excitement of BBYO’s roots taking hold here in Buffalo, today we cast the spotlight on Romi Avidor, BBYO's Upstate New York Growth Specialist. She is...
Celebrating Holocaust Survivor Day
Honoring Three Extraordinary Lives Today, we shine a spotlight on Holocaust Survivor Day, observed annually on June 4 since 2021. This special day is dedicated to celebrating the lives, resilience, and contributions of living Holocaust survivors whose courage and...
Celebrating a Century of Jewish Scouting
By Ezra N. Rich As we wrap up Jewish American Heritage Month, it is fitting to highlight Jewish Buffalo’s celebration this Shabbat of the 100th anniversary of the National Jewish Committee on Scouting (NJCOS). The organization prepares young Jews to make ethical and...
Rubarb un Stroberi Borsht
By: Robin Kurss This past Sunday, I had the honor of taking a group of lovely people to see Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish, in Toronto. It was an extraordinary experience. While on the bus, my new friend Tova introduced me to recipe videos from the Forverts, the...
Rugelach Bread Pudding Cheesecake
By: Robin Kurss Oh my goodness…I saw this and just had to pass it along! For those of you that subscribe to The Nosher, they shared this recipe in anticipation of Shavuot, but who doesn’t always love rugelach, cheesecake and bread pudding. This mash up is a brilliant...
Veggie Sesame Noodles
By: Robin Kurss The other day, we went grocery shopping and purchased a 2-pound package of Organic Buckwheat Noodles (aka soba noodles). David said: “this will be healthy and fun” …I think we will never finish the entire package of said noodles any time soon! Looking...