ALBANY- Rabbi Yossi Paltiel will lecture on “Toward A Meaningful Life” on Monday, Aug. 19, at 6 p.m. at the Colonie Town Library, 629 Albany Shaker Rd., Albany. Paltiel is a teacher at the Rabbinical College of Tomchei Temimim Lubavitch and Machon L’Yahadus Women’s Institute in Brooklyn. Thousands of his audio classes may be found at www.insidechassidus.org and www.theyeshiva.net, according to Rabbi Mordechai and Chana […]

NASSAU–The Nassau Synagogue and Jewish Community Center will present a free program at the synagogue entitled, “Adirondack Jews – Community and Contribution” at 7 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 19, at 12 Albany Ave. (Route 20), Nassau. The featured speaker will be Diane O’Connor, managing director, Ticonderoga Historical Society. She will focus on Jewish migration into the Adirondacks, Jews who lived […]

SARATOGA SPRINGS–Congregation Shaara Tfille/The Jewish Community Center of Saratoga Springs will present the documentary “Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People” on Sunday, Aug. 4, at 7 p.m.  It will be held at the synagogue, 84 Weibel Ave. as part of the 2019 Saratoga Jewish Cultural Festival. Pulitzer, (1847 – 1911), a newspaper publisher, who also served briefly as a Democratic Party congressman […]

ALBANY–The Congregation Beth Emeth Renaissance Group will host a Shabbat dinner and learning session focused on “Weddings and Funerals & Everything in Between” on Friday, July 26, at the synagogue, 100 Academy Rd., Albany. The evening will begin with a Shabbat service at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m. and an education program on Jewish lifecycle events. Cantor […]

ALBANY–Rabbi Daniel Judson will present “Pennies for Heaven:  The History of American Synagogues and Money,” based on his 2018 book as The Sidney Albert Albany Jewish Community Center concludes its 2019 Jules and Paula Stein Live and Learn Lecture –Lunch Series on Thursday, July 11. The 11a.m. lecture program, open to the community, will be in the Center’s auditorium, 340 […]

Dr. Ralph Nurnberger will discuss “Does “Hamilton” Get Hamilton Right?  “on Sunday, May 19, at 7 p.m. at the Saratoga City Center in Saratoga Springs. The Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York will host the annual North Country event, open to the community, that will also include a catered dinner, and dessert reception. Nurnberger’s presentation will analyze the accuracy of […]

ALBANY–Bethlehem Chabad will host an evening with Justice Richard Bernstein on Thursday, May 16, beginning at 7 p.m. Bernstein will share what is expected to be a motivational message of optimism, determination and advocacy during his lecture at Bethlehem Chabad, according to organizers. The program, open to the community, will be at 393 Delaware Ave., Delmar. Bernstein, the first blind […]

Tania Pons Allon will be the featured  speaker at  a community Jewish National Fund  (JNF) breakfast on Monday, May 20,  at the Albany Marriott, 189 Wolf Rd., Albany. Pons Allon will discuss  “A Desert Frontier: Challenges of Development in the Arava,” at the free breakfast, which will begin at 7:30 a.m. Pons Allon will be accompanied by Annette Vacarro and […]

SCHENECTADY–In honor of what would have been the late Golda Meir’s 121st birthday, the Schenectady Jewish Community Center, 2656 Balltown Rd., Schenectady, will host the annual Joint Rosh Hodesh Women’s Program and feature a Golda Meir theme. The event on Monday, May 6, from 7 to 9 p.m. is co-sponsored by Rosh Hodesh groups from Congregations Agudat Achim, Beth Israel, […]

SCHENECTADY– Rabbi Cutler, senior rabbi of Congregation Gates of Heaven, will facilitate a discussion with a panel of students and higher education professionals, with diverse experiences and political orientations about the future of the American Jewish relationship to Israel on Wednesday, May 8, at 7 p.m. the program at the temple, 852 Ashmore Ave., Schenectady will examine thoughts on the […]