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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...
What the Ashes Teach Us
By Rabbi Jim Egolf I always find that ashes cause my internal reflection to ask, ‘what was this?’ There is something about ashes that invites my curiosity. What clues are there of an object or place and is now reduced to something charred? Ironically in Judaism...
Comfort in the Wilderness
By Rabbi Brent Gutmann Most of us know how to live with noise. We work through it, drive through it, scroll through it, eat through it, and sometimes even pray through it. Silence is harder. It strips away the noise that insulates us from our worries. Some silence...
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...
Stu Boyar & Jonathan Safir
Jewish American Heritage Month continues with today’s spotlight on two local Jewish men who have made their mark in the world of American sports. First featured in the May/June Jewish Journal, Stu Boyar spent decades earning the respect of athletes and viewers alike...
Gale Burstein & Honorable Peter Allen Weinmann
As Jewish American Heritage Month continues, so does Federation’s spotlight series on Buffalo Jews who have had modern influence in their respective areas of work. Today, we cast the spotlight on Gale Burstein, Erie County Health Commissioner, and the Honorable Peter...
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...
Spinach Kugel with Feta
By: Robin Kurss Tomorrow is Shavuot…dairy dishes are in order. This spinach kugel is a little different than traditional blintzes, cheesecake, and dairy kugel…hope you like it! Ingredients:• Nonstick cooking spray, for the baking dish• Kosher salt and freshly ground...
Israeli Cheesecake
By: Robin Kurss Shavuot is next week, and I’m already thinking about cheesecake! Israeli no-bake cheesecake recipes seem to be everywhere lately, and this one is especially easy—it comes together in just a few minutes and disappears even faster. Enjoy! Makes 10...