The U.S. again barred Palestinian Authority officials from the UN, citing ICC provocations against Israel and unended terror payments.

UN chief Guterres accuses Israel of blocking Mideast peace at the General Assembly, as Jordan’s King Abdullah also criticizes Israel’s policies.

Saratoga Jewish Community Arts opens its season Sept. 23 with a documentary on Hadassah founder Henrietta Szold, screening at Beth Shalom.

Congregation Berith Sholom in Troy opens its religious school year Sept. 27, with class times and a program contact for interested families.

Mitchell Bard argues it’s time to stop debating Zionism and treat its success as settled, not something to keep defending.

JNS columnist Jonathan S. Tobin reviews last year’s picks and previews the new Jewish year with his annual Rosh Hashanah pundit quiz.

Congregation Gates of Heaven hosts three Jewish poets for an evening of poetry, conversation and reflection on Sept. 24.

Rabbi Yossy Goldman on what makes Yom Kippur uniquely powerful and why it reveals who we really are.

Alan Koslow’s weekly guide to Capital Region campus events, with Kai Bird and Susan Goldmark on Roy Cohn at UAlbany, Suketu Mehta on immigration and citizenship, a free Shakespeare production at Hudson Valley Community College, and a jazz trio at SUNY Schenectady.

Congregation Gates of Heaven hosts an open house and Family Sukkot Celebration on Sept. 25 in Schenectady, with dinner and a family service.