Chabad Center announces that it will hold a Passover seder open to the general community on the first night of the holiday, Wednesday, April 1. Festivities will begin with services at 7:10 pm, followed by the seder; services and the seder will be held at the Chabad Center, 420 Murray Hill Rd., Vestal. Reservations for attending the seder will be taken until Monday, March 30. For more information and reservations, e-mail aslonim@Jewishbu.com or call the Chabad office at 607-797-0015.

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On Thursday, March 5, at 7:30 pm, the Judaic Studies Department at Binghamton University, together with the College of Jewish Studies, will host a screening of the silent film “The Man Without a World” at Casadesus Recital Hall on the BU campus.
This is the third event in an ongoing series, featuring an original score, composed and performed live by Klezmer violinist Alicia Svigals and pianist Donald Sosin, a practitioner of silent film music. “For years, this extraordinary duo has been...

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The Binghamton Jewish Film Fest will hold an in-person showing of the documentary “Soul of a Nation” on Sunday, March 15, at 11:30 am, at the Jewish Community Center, which is co-sponsoring the event. There is a suggested donation of $5. Irle Goldman, who has been a clinical psychologist for more than 50 years, will be the moderator. The film, which is in Hebrew and English with English subtitles, “delves into Israel’s most perilous chapter in recent history, a ti...

The Adult Education Committee of Temple Concord and Temple Israel will hold a program and light brunch on Sunday, March 22, from 10 am-noon, at Temple Israel, 4737 Deerfield Pl., Vestal. Rabbi Talia Laster will speak on “Law and Reason,” focusing on the role of rationality in mitzvah observance.
“The Torah tells us, ‘do not cook a kid in its mother’s milk’ and this has translated to extensive practices among traditionally practicing Jews – from separate sinks to abstaining from ...

The community is invited to attend the Jewish Community Center Purim Carnival on Sunday, March 1, from 12-2 pm. The cost to attend is $6 per child and $2 per adult. There will be games, crafts, holiday treats and more. Organizers are looking for volunteers. "If you want to help make the carnival a special event, you can find the volunteer sign up here," organizers said.