Jewish Family Services of Northeastern New York (JFS) scholarships of $1,000-$2,000 are now available to help support Jewish students with college-related expenses. Applications now being considered are for the 2020-2021 academic year. Students must provide proof of enrollment/admission prior to scholarship being issued. Scholarships are made possible by The David and Rose Udelson Bray Scholarship Fund, The Hessberg Trust, and […]

By EMILY BURACK NEW YORK CITY (JTA) – “Schitt’s Creek,” the show co-created by the father-and-son duo Eugene and Dan Levy, swept the Emmy Awards on Sunday night. The beloved series won every comedy category for its sixth and final season, and the younger Levy alone won four awards. This year’s Emmys ceremony was broadcast live, but from nearly 100 […]

Touro College, the nation’s largest institution of higher education under Jewish auspices, and the Orthodox Union (OU), the nation’s oldest and largest umbrella organization for the North American Orthodox Jewish community, have awarded Yael Gonzalez from Schenectady its Sarah Rivkah and Dr. Bernard Lander Scholarship. Yael, daughter of Margarita and Florentino Gonzalez, an Albany High School senior, plans to use […]

ALBANY–Rabbi Donald P. Cashman of B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation recently retired  after 35 years of service. He conducted his final Shabbat service from the B’nai Sholom synagogue in Albany the last Friday of June. It was conducted via zoom. With more than 150 participant logons, B’nai Sholom organizers estimate that 175-200 congregants, family and friends came together to hear his […]

The Hebrew Academy of the Capital District (HACD) recently gathered both in-person and virtually to celebrate its newest class of eighth-grade graduates. This year’s graduates include Zvi Gomez, Jesse Graber, Layla Israel, Dov Kovach, Joshua Marx, Shoham Randall, and Ayelet Rosenblum. All seven will  attend Albany High School in the fall. Noah Greenblatt, HACD class of 2015, was also honored […]

Joel E. Simon, received the 2020 Chesed Shel Emes award from the Hebrew Free Burial Association at a zoom bunch on June 14. The breakfast had been originally scheduled for March 29 at the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale “The Bayit” but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hebrew Free Burial Association (HFBA) devotes its resources to performing chesed shel […]

ALBANY–Ya’ir Sasson a student at Myers Middle School in Albany and the B’Yachad Collaborative Religious School held at Ohav Shalom Synagogue in Albany is the 2020 winner of its B’Yachad’s Better Together/Better2Write Essay contest sponsored by the New York based Legacy Heritage Fund. The prize is a scholarship for 50% off the cost of Jewish summer camp, up to $5,000. Ya’ir, […]

Student winners of the 2020 B’nai B’rith Capital Area Holocaust Essay Contest were honored at a June 3 zoom award ceremony. Three winning high school and three winning middle school students read their essays and were awarded with cash prizes totaling $1000. Each student also was awarded certificates of achievement from B’nai B’rith, New York State Assembly Member Phil Steck, and U. […]

Boy scout Elijah Knowlton recently received a “Do The Right Thing Award.” The Rochester Police Department program, designed to foster positive relationships between law enforcement and the youth of the community, recognizes bravery, valor and courage. Grandfather Gene Altman of Niskayuna reports: Ten-year old Elijah, was home with his grandmother, Margaret Carter when she fell down a flight of stairs.  […]

The Sidney Albert Albany Jewish Community Center has announced that the 2020 Annual Pillars Of The Community Award winners are Debbie and Jeff Cohen, Lauren and Bob Finkle and Donna and Lee Rosen. The Pillars of the Community Awards recognizes individuals who have made exceptional contributions to the Center and/or the Jewish community at-large through education, service and acts of […]