Celebrating the diversity of Jewish Buffalo.
April 2021
Mussar for Teens
Sundays 2:00-4:00 pm April 18, May 2, 16, 30, June 13 Designed for all Jewish Teens in 8th and 9th Grade Facilitated by Evie Weinstein, Ben Wolfson, Ori Bergman, and Mike Steklof Location: Camp Centerland Covid Safety Protocols in place Explore your natural character traits (we call them Middot) Practice ways to grow into the kind of person you want to become All through Jewish wisdom and in community with your friends! Cost $36 Register at bit.ly/mussarforteens21
Find out more »May 2021
Mussar for Teens
Sundays 2:00-4:00 pm April 18, May 2, 16, 30, June 13 Designed for all Jewish Teens in 8th and 9th Grade Facilitated by Evie Weinstein, Ben Wolfson, Ori Bergman, and Mike Steklof Location: Camp Centerland Covid Safety Protocols in place Explore your natural character traits (we call them Middot) Practice ways to grow into the kind of person you want to become All through Jewish wisdom and in community with your friends! Cost $36 Register at bit.ly/mussarforteens21
Find out more »Middle School Leadership Council
The Middle School Leadership council is the premier leadership opportunity for 6th-8th graders in Jewish Buffalo. Consisting of nominated representatives from different organizations, this group meets virtually once a month to plan community-wide events for their peers. Facilitated by Mike Steklof Dates: Thursday, September 3 Thursday, October 15 Thursday, November 5 Thursday, December 3 Thursday, January 7 Thursday, February 4 Thursday, March 2 Thursday, April 1 (this meeting will run 6:30 - 7 PM) Thursday, May 6 Thursday, June 3
Find out more »Teen Leadership Fellowship
Fellowship participants will develop practical skills and gain awareness of community history, civic responsibility, race/diversity, and personal potential all through the lens of applied Jewish wisdom. This program is facilitated by Hadar Borden, Director Blackstone LaunchPad at the University at Buffalo. Cost: $118 Register: bit.ly/CJEL2020 Dates: Wednesday, October 14 Wednesday, November 18 Wednesday, December 9 Wednesday, January 13 Wednesday, February 10 Wednesday, March 10 Wednesday, April 14 Wednesday, May 12 Wednesday, June 9
Find out more »Mussar for Teens
Sundays 2:00-4:00 pm April 18, May 2, 16, 30, June 13 Designed for all Jewish Teens in 8th and 9th Grade Facilitated by Evie Weinstein, Ben Wolfson, Ori Bergman, and Mike Steklof Location: Camp Centerland Covid Safety Protocols in place Explore your natural character traits (we call them Middot) Practice ways to grow into the kind of person you want to become All through Jewish wisdom and in community with your friends! Cost $36 Register at bit.ly/mussarforteens21
Find out more »Youth Family Professional Meeting
Organized by the Center for Jewish Engagement and Learning. For more information, contact Mike Steklof: mike@buffalojewishfederation.org
Find out more »Mussar for Teens
Sundays 2:00-4:00 pm April 18, May 2, 16, 30, June 13 Designed for all Jewish Teens in 8th and 9th Grade Facilitated by Evie Weinstein, Ben Wolfson, Ori Bergman, and Mike Steklof Location: Camp Centerland Covid Safety Protocols in place Explore your natural character traits (we call them Middot) Practice ways to grow into the kind of person you want to become All through Jewish wisdom and in community with your friends! Cost $36 Register at bit.ly/mussarforteens21
Find out more »June 2021
Middle School Leadership Council
The Middle School Leadership council is the premier leadership opportunity for 6th-8th graders in Jewish Buffalo. Consisting of nominated representatives from different organizations, this group meets virtually once a month to plan community-wide events for their peers. Facilitated by Mike Steklof Dates: Thursday, September 3 Thursday, October 15 Thursday, November 5 Thursday, December 3 Thursday, January 7 Thursday, February 4 Thursday, March 2 Thursday, April 1 (this meeting will run 6:30 - 7 PM) Thursday, May 6 Thursday, June 3
Find out more »Project Belonging: Keynote Lecture
Audience: All members of the community Goals: To diversify the voices teaching in the Buffalo Jewish Community, To give voice to trans and queer narratives, To teach interesting and relevant Torah Topic: A combination of Torah and personal experience “Learning from Rabbi Akiva: Torah as Transformation” Register: bit.ly/rabbibecky
Find out more »Project Belonging: LGBTQ Task Force
Audience: LGBTQ Task Force Leadership Goals: To deepen understanding of what their work might encompass, To open a conversation about LGBTQ representation on the Task Force “Expertise and Self-Determination in the Talmud (Lev Yodea Marat Nafsho)”
Find out more »Project Belonging: NCJ
Audience: Nickel City Jews Goals: To engage Young Adults in Torah that is interesting and relevant to the world. Topic: Torah that is relevant to the season “Ritual Innovation in the lives of Queer Jews”
Find out more »Project Belonging: Clergy, Educators, Leadership
Audience: Clergy, Educators, Leadership Goals: To share stories from the LGBTQIA community, To learn strategies for incorporating a message of belonging into their work. “The Power of Being Seen -- Bringing LGBTQ Belonging into Your Work”
Find out more »Project Belonging: A Taste of SVARA Learning
Goals: To introduce a new way of learning to the community “This is Yours: A SVARA-method Talmud Exploration”
Find out more »Teen Leadership Fellowship
Fellowship participants will develop practical skills and gain awareness of community history, civic responsibility, race/diversity, and personal potential all through the lens of applied Jewish wisdom. This program is facilitated by Hadar Borden, Director Blackstone LaunchPad at the University at Buffalo. Cost: $118 Register: bit.ly/CJEL2020 Dates: Wednesday, October 14 Wednesday, November 18 Wednesday, December 9 Wednesday, January 13 Wednesday, February 10 Wednesday, March 10 Wednesday, April 14 Wednesday, May 12 Wednesday, June 9
Find out more »Mussar for Teens
Sundays 2:00-4:00 pm April 18, May 2, 16, 30, June 13 Designed for all Jewish Teens in 8th and 9th Grade Facilitated by Evie Weinstein, Ben Wolfson, Ori Bergman, and Mike Steklof Location: Camp Centerland Covid Safety Protocols in place Explore your natural character traits (we call them Middot) Practice ways to grow into the kind of person you want to become All through Jewish wisdom and in community with your friends! Cost $36 Register at bit.ly/mussarforteens21
Find out more »August 2021
Youth Family Professional Meeting
Organized by the Center for Jewish Engagement and Learning. For more information, contact Mike Steklof: mike@buffalojewishfederation.org
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