Today is April 26, 2024 ()
Today is April 26, 2024 ()
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 »
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 »
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 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 »
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 »
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 »
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 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 »
What do Jewish values – and in particular Reform Jewish values – have to offer about elevating the ethical, religious and spiritual level of our diet? That will be the focus of a course offered at B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation. “The Ethics of Eating – or, Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is” will be … Continue Reading »
Seth Rogovoy, termed “American Jewry’s greatest Dylan scholar” by Religion News Service, will present a multimedia program exploring the Jewish influences in the life and work of the recent Nobel Prize winner at B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation in Albany. “The Kabbalah of Bob Dylan” will be presented Saturday, Oct. 21, 7:30 p.m. at the synagogue, 420 … Continue Reading »
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