“Ritual, Ethics, Food and Choice” Focus of Evening and Day Overflowing with Learning B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation in Albany will host the 2015 Founders’ Day observance, the annual gathering of the Capital Region’s Reform synagogues, with a Shabbaton on Friday and Saturday, March 27 and 28. Rabbi Mary L. Zamore, editor of The Sacred … Continue Reading »
DIVERSITY OF ANCIENT ISRAEL EXAMINED IN COURSE AT B’NAI SHOLOM A course at B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation will examine the diversity of ancient Israel from its beginnings to the Diaspora. “The Diversity of Ancient Israel” will be taught eight Tuesday mornings beginning March 10 from 10 a.m. until 11:45 a.m. at B’nai Sholom, 420 Whitehall … Continue Reading »
B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation continues its popular “Synagogue Scholars” lecture series with a talk by University at Albany survey research director Joel Bloom. Bloom will present his talk, “What a Jew Believes: Trends and Patterns in the Public Opinion of American Jews” during the congregation’s Friday, February 20, Shabbat service. The service and program, open … Continue Reading »
B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation in Albany will present a screening of “Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber,” a documentary exploring the life of the foreign correspondent and photojournalist who made the news and changed the world. “Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber” will be shown Saturday, February 28, at … Continue Reading »
B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation in Albany offers two courses for those who want to learn about and speak Yiddish. Classes in beginning and intermediate Yiddish will be offered Wednesday evenings starting February 11. All sessions are held at B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation, 420 Whitehall Road, Albany. The courses present the Yiddish language using both a … Continue Reading »
TURN UP THE HEAT ON JANUARY 31 AT B’NAI SHOLOM’S CHILIPALOOZA B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation ______________________________________________________________________________ 420 WHITEHALL RD. ALBANY, NY 12208-1792 (518) 482-5283 FAX (518) 489-6353 e-mail: office@bnaisholom.albany.ny.us www.bnaisholom.albany.ny.us N E W S FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, January 12, 2015 CONTACT: Deb Adler Phone: 518-475-0463 E-mail: office@bnaisholom.albany.ny.us TURN UP … Continue Reading »
B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation resumes its popular “Synagogue Scholars” lecture series with a book discussion by University at Albany Professor Martha Rozett of The World to Come by Dara Horn. Rozett will lead the conversation during the congregation’s Friday, January 23, Shabbat service. The service and program, open to all who wish to worship and … Continue Reading »
A SPLIT JEWISH DIASPORA FOCUS OF COURSE AT B’NAI SHOLOM N E W S FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sunday, December 21, 2014 CONTACT: Deb Adler Phone: 518-475-0463 E-mail: office@bnaisholom.albany.ny.us A SPLIT JEWISH DIASPORA FOCUS OF COURSE AT B’NAI SHOLOM After the destruction of the Temple by the Romans in 70 C.E., the diaspora … Continue Reading »
B’NAI SHOLOM COURSE CONTINUES EXAMINATION OF ISRAEL IN JEWISH THOUGHT N E W S FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sunday, December 21, 2014 CONTACT: Deb Adler Phone: 518-475-0463 E-mail: office@bnaisholom.albany.ny.us B’NAI SHOLOM COURSE CONTINUES EXAMINATION OF ISRAEL IN JEWISH THOUGHT The special character of the Land of Israel and the unique relationship of the … Continue Reading »
In honor of the 50th anniversary of “Fiddler on the Roof,” B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation in Albany will present a screening of “Tevye,” the 1939 masterpiece that was selected as the first non-English language film to be included in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress “Tevye” will be shown Saturday, January 10, … Continue Reading »