‘Alone Together’ to be screened at Nassau Shul on April 19; Maya Tiberman, director, to discuss
Ravit Reichman, a volunteer with Israel’s First Hug Association, holds two abandoned newborns in...
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Category: Tzedakah
U. Albany Hillel to honor Ilene Sykes, longtime board chairwoman, at April 10 Shabbat Dinner
ILENE SYKES ALBANY–U.Albany Hillel is honoring longtime volunteer and board chairwoman for over 10...
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SJCC lists spring online auction
SCHENECTADY– The Schenectady Jewish Community Center (SJCC) is hosting its annual spring online...
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Pesach Q&A with O.U. KosherÂ
A man holding an open book with many question bubbles next to him. Courtesy of Pixabay. On any...
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Love letters to Israel
A pile of colored letter envelopes. Courtesy of Pixabay. The last time I went to Carnegie Hall to...
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From fleeing Iran to saving lives in Israel
Anat Mastor with a child patient after surgery in Zambia, 2025. Photo courtesy of Save a Child’s...
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The Jewish Federation slates Super Sunday Phone-A-Thon for March 15
ALBANY–Super Sunday, the largest Jewish community phone-a-thon fund-raiser of the year will be...
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Why I acquired the whiteprint of the Auschwitz-Birkenau crematoria
The Auschwitz-Birkenau crematoria whiteprint. Photo courtesy of Elliott Broidy. By ELLIOTT BROIDY...
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Tu B’Shevat challah bake raises $250 for Israeli food-rescue charity
Left: Mussia and Chanie Simon; Right: Josie and Rahel Fox ALBANY– Chabad and PJ Library of...
Read MoreKnit one, purl two: Weaving warmth for Israeli soldiers
By HOWARD BLAS JNS It all started with a single hat and a protracted negotiation with the Israel Defense Forces 20 years ago, and it has been evolving and growing. For All Soldiers In 2006, one Gush Etzion mother asked another...
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Creating a new view from Jerusalem’s Mt. Of Olives
A view from the construction site of the new visitor center of the Jewish cemetery on the Mount of...
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JNF Breakfast for Israel on Veteran’s Day, Nov. 11
ALON WALD ALBANY— The Jewish National Fund-USA is hosting its annual Breakfast for Israel in the...
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