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B’nai Sholom Launches “Tot Shabbat” Program of Songs, Prayers and Stories For Kids

Posted on June 2, 2018

B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation in Albany announces the launch of its new “Tot Shabbat” program offering families with young children the opportunity to welcome the Jewish Sabbath with child-friendly songs, prayers and stories. Starting June 8, Tot Shabbat at B’nai Sholom will be held the second Friday of every month from 5 p.m. until 6 … Continue Reading »

B’nai Sholom to Join with Albany Synagogues in Day of Volunteerism and Social Action

Posted on April 9, 2018

B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation in Albany will join forces with three other Albany synagogues in a “Mitzvah Day” of volunteerism and social action. Mitzvah Day is planned for Sunday, April 15.  Starting at 11:30 a.m., more than 200 congregants from B’nai Sholom, Congregation Beth Emeth, Congregation Ohav Shalom and Temple Israel will gather at Beth … Continue Reading »

B’nai Sholom Signs “Covenant with the World,” Joins Nationwide Movement to Reaffirm Commitment to Meaningful Social Justice Work

Posted on April 3, 2018

B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation in Albany has joined with Reform synagogues nationwide in a covenant to create a world of justice, compassion and wholeness. The congregation has signed a Brit Olam (“Covenant with the World”) from the Religious Action Center of the Reform Jewish movement to publicly reaffirm its commitment to meaningful social justice work … Continue Reading »

Development of Rabbinic Judaism and Early Christianity Examined at B’nai Sholom

Posted on March 31, 2018

A course at B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation in Albany will look at how Second Temple Judaism gave birth both to early Christianity and rabbinic Judaism and will examine the events that ultimately led to their parting of ways. “Siblings: Second Temple Judaism and the Development of Early Christianity and Rabbinic Judaism” will be taught Thursday … Continue Reading »

Coffeehouse Offers Evening of Music, Poetry and Stories

Posted on February 2, 2018

The many talents of the region’s Jewish community will be on display at B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation’s 12th Bet Kafeh (“Coffeehouse”) on Saturday, Feb. 24, 7 p.m. at the synagogue, 420 Whitehall Road, Albany, New York. Hosted by singer/songwriters Phil Teumim and Will Vail, the open mic event will showcase the singing, storytelling, poetry recitation … Continue Reading »

B’nai Sholom to Screen Life-Affirming Documentary “Rosenwald”

Posted on January 24, 2018

B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation in Albany will present a screening of “Rosenwald,” Aviva Kempner’s 2015 documentary on the life of Chicago philanthropist Julius Rosenwald, son of an immigrant peddler who became president of Sears, Roebuck and who partnered with Booker T. Washington in the early 1900s to build more than 5,000 schools in African American … Continue Reading »

UAlbany Professor Martha Rozett to Lead “Synagogue Scholars” Book Discussion

Posted on January 17, 2018

B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation concludes its 2017-18 “Synagogue Scholars” series with a book discussion by Professor Martha Rozett of Their Promised Land: My Grandparents in Love and War by Ian Buruma. Rozett will lead the conversation immediately following the congregation’s Friday, February 9, Shabbat service.  The service and program, open to all who wish to … Continue Reading »

Former Labor Relations Board Chief Barney Horowitz to Lead “Synagogue Scholars” Talk on Bagel Bakers and Trade Unionism

Posted on November 1, 2017

B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation continues its popular “Synagogue Scholars” series with “Bagel Bakers Union, Local 338: A Remembrance,” a presentation by Barney Horowitz, former head of the National Labor Relations Board’s Albany office. Horowitz will lead the conversation immediately following the congregation’s Shabbat service Friday, Nov. 17.  The service and program, open to all who … Continue Reading »

Fair Trade Sale, Judaica Sale, Clothing and Blood Drive at B’nai Sholom

Posted on October 24, 2017

                The Capital Region community will have an opportunity to purchase beautiful fair trade products and Judaica for this holiday season and help people in need through B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation’s Fair Trade Sale, Judaica Sale, and clothing and blood drives Sunday, Nov. 12.                 The Fair Trade and Judaica sales will be held 10 … Continue Reading »

B’nai Sholom to Screen Award-Winning Israeli Drama “Lemon Tree”

Posted on October 24, 2017

B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation in Albany presents a screening of “Lemon Tree,” a 2008 Israeli allegory about the lengths that a Palestinian widow must go through to stop the Israeli defense minister, her neighbor, from destroying the lemon grove that her family has cultivated for generations. “Lemon Tree” will be shown Saturday, Nov. 18, 7:30 … Continue Reading »

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