SCHENECTADY–Congregation Agudat Achim (CAA) will hold its Shomrei Kehillah Awards celebration ‘virtually’ on Sunday, April 11, at 1 p.m. The

Two Stars of the Israeli Netflix hit series “Fauda” will join Jewish National Fund-USA (JNF-USA), for the organization’s annual Breakfast

(JNS) – The Genesis Prize Foundation announced plans to honor the late prominent scholar, theologian, philosopher and former Chief Rabbi

By EMILY BURACK NEW YORK CITY (JTA) – “Mank,” the black-and-white Netflix film about Jewish screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz, leads the slate of

Jewish Family Services of Northeastern New York (JFS) will host its second annual Mensches & Mimosas, a community-wide celebration of

By GABE FRIEDMAN NEW YORK CITY (JTA) – Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat character is going out on a high note. Cohen won

ALBANY–Members of the Jewish War Veterans (JWV) recently joined with the First Reformed Church of Schenectady to honor Dr. Elizabeth

By JONATHAN S. TOBIN (JNS) – We already knew that the Genesis Prize was not really the “Jewish Nobel Prize” as its public-relations

The 2021 B’nai B’rith Capital Area Holocaust Essay Contest is underway. according to Dr. Robert Michaels, chairperson. This  free and non-commercial annual contest

HaGaon HaRav Asher Weiss will address “Halachic Guidance And Words Of Inspiration For Medical and Health Care Professionals” on Sunday, Feb.