Today is September 21, 2026 ()
Today is September 21, 2026 ()
B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation today announced the election of new officers and members to the board of trustees. At the 46th annual meeting, the congregation elected Barbara Devore of Delmar, president; Joan Savitt of Albany, vice president; Joshua Brody of Albany, secretary; and Eleanor Davis of Albany, treasurer. The meeting was held recently at the … Continue Reading »
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 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 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 »
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