B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation wraps up its popular “Synagogue Scholars” lecture series with a talk by award-winning author/journalist and B’nai Sholom congregant Peter Golden. Golden will present his talk, “Jews, the Cold War, and Do Facts Really Matter?” during the congregation’s Friday, February 21, Shabbat service. The service and program, open to all who wish … Continue Reading »
B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation in Albany will present a screening of “Love at Second Sight,” an intriguing story of romantic obsession and searching for love in modern-day Tel Aviv. The program will take place Saturday, February 1, at 7:30 p.m. at B’nai Sholom, 420 Whitehall Road, Albany. Refreshments will be available. Suggested contribution: $3. Produced, … Continue Reading »
B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation continues its popular “Synagogue Scholars” lecture series with a book discussion by University at Albany Professor Martha Rozett of Philip Roth’s Nemesis. Rozett will lead the conversation during the congregation’s Friday, January 24, Shabbat service. The service and program, open to all who wish to worship and learn, begin at 8 … Continue Reading »
A new course at B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation in Albany will look at how Second Temple Judaism gave birth both to early Christianity and rabbinic Judaism and will examine the events that ultimately led to their parting of ways. “Siblings: Second Temple Judaism and the Development of Early Christianity and Rabbinic Judaism” will be taught … Continue Reading »
How the Jewish community in Palestine dealt with the Holocaust, and how the Holocaust continues to impact the State of Israel, will be examined in a new course at B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation. “Israel and the Holocaust” will be taught four Thursday evenings beginning January 16 from 7:30 p.m. until 9 p.m. at B’nai Sholom, … Continue Reading »
Is health care a human right or a way to maximize profits? B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation in Albany will host two screenings of “The Healthcare Movie,” an hour-long look at the development of the contrasting American and Canadian health care systems, and a discussion led by Dr. Richard Propp and attorney Steven Klein. “The Healthcare … Continue Reading »
B’nai Sholom Program Tells the True Story of the Eight-Day Festival Can Hanukkah be explained without resorting to supernatural tales of a little jar of oil? Yes, says Rabbi Don Cashman, if one knows where to look. B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation presents “The True Story of Hanukkah in Three Theories” on Thursday, December 5, … Continue Reading »
Do the Ten Commandments provide the moral underpinning of American law? Legal scholar Dr. Paul Finkelman will address that question and others as B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation in Albany resumes its popular “Synagogue Scholars” lecture series. Finkelman will deliver his talk, “The Ten Commandments: Are They the Moral Foundation of American Law?” during the … Continue Reading »
B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation in Albany offers two courses for those who want to learn about and speak Yiddish. Classes in beginning and advanced Yiddish will be offered Wednesday evenings starting October 16. All sessions are held at B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation, 420 Whitehall Road, Albany. The courses present the Yiddish language using both a … Continue Reading »
If the Hebrew Bible is the word of God, why are there inconsistencies and repetitions? A course at B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation in Albany will provide many of the answers. “Who Wrote the Hebrew Bible? Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Documentary Hypothesis” will be taught eight Thursday mornings beginning October … Continue Reading »