History professor, author, and presidential historian Gil Troy will speak at two programs in the region Tuesday, Feb. 25, at 7 p.m. in the Gannett Auditorium in Palamountain Hall at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs and at a community event on Wednesday, Feb. 26, at 7:30 p.m. at Beth Emeth, 100 Academy Rd., Albany. Both are free and open to the community. Troy will discuss his 2018 […]

SCHENECTADY – The Sadie Schneider Rosh Hodesh Learning Group  of  Congregation Agudat Achim will host Michelle Ostrelich at it’s Wednesday, Feb. 26, meeting at 7 p.m. at the home of Mery Gross,  2198 Fox Hill Dr., Niskayuna. The title of the program is “Money, Sex & Power— The New Landscape for Women in Politics.”  The program is open to the […]

Anti-Semitism is a public health crisis—let’s treat it like one! By DR. GARY SLUTKIN CHICAGO (JTA) – Some commentators have used the word “epidemic” to describe the recent spikes in anti-Semitism. They may not realize how correct they are. Twenty years ago, upon my return to the United States after serving as a senior infectious disease epidemiologist at the World […]

SCHENECTADY–Congregation Gates of Heaven Tot Shabbat services for nursery through second-grade children are on Friday evenings on the first Friday of every month at 5:30 p.m. The next tot service March 6 will be at the temple at 852 Ashmore Ave. Families gather on the bima with Rabbi Matt Cutler and Elisa Harrington-Verb, cantorial vocalist, in the sanctuary. Singing and […]

The Capital Region Jewish Genealogical Society (CRJGS) will hold its next meeting on Sunday, March 1, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York, 184 Washington Ave.,  Extension, Albany.  The meeting will be in a workshop format for members of the public seeking assistance in conducting Jewish genealogical research. Experienced researchers will attend to assist with […]

ALBANY–The Colonie Jewish Community Association annual lecture is slated for Tuesday, March 3, at 7 pm. at the William K. Sanford Library (Colonie Library) 629, Albany Shaker Rd., Loudonville. Speaker, Dr. Aviva Ben-Ur, will present on “Being Jewish in a Slave Society: The Case of Early Modern Suriname.” The program, free and open to the public, begins with refreshments at 6:30 p.m.  Ben-Ur is professor […]

SARATOGA SPRINGS– Sharona Wachs will lead and teach new and old expressions of Israeli folk dance during the Saratoga Jewish Community Arts (SJCA) Israeli Folk Dancing program on Sunday, Feb. 16. The 7 p.m. program will be at the Falstaff building on the Skidmore Campus in Saratoga Springs. According to organizers, Jews have a long dance history. The Bible and […]

CLIFTON PARK–The Congregation Beth Shalom Men’s Club will sponsor a program on security and safety, both for the synagogue and the home on Sunday, Feb, 16, at 10 a.m. The program will be at the synagogue, 688 Clifton Park Center Rd. and is open to the community. A representative from the NY State Police, Steven M. Roshwein, Sr. will speak. […]

TROY– “Escape From The Inquisition,” an adventure game, is set for Saturday, Feb. 22, at Beth Tephilah Synagogue, 82 River St., Troy at 7:30 p.m. Adults in the community are welcome to attend. Teams of five will work together, each with a special function, to help various Jews get out of Portugal at the time of the Inquisition. “This game […]

LONG BRANCH, N.J. – For the first few days of 2020, the Ocean Place Resort and Spa on the Jersey shore became a center of Torah learning for more than 350 teens coming together from across the United States, Canada and South America. Aspire: The NCSY Yarchei Kallah program, a signature annual event for almost 30 years, has capitalized on […]