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  • By Reporter staff

    The Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton will hold a memorial service at the Holocaust Memorial Monument in the Temple Israel Cemetery, on Conklin Avenue in Conklin, on Sunday, October 6, at 10 am. The service will be led by area rabbis. Stephen Herz will speak at the event. The monument was one of the first memorial stones in the United States to acknowledge the Holocaust. 

    “We are pleased to be able to hold this important event again this year,” said Shelley Huba...

  • By Reporter staff

    The Binghamton Jewish Film Fest will feature six films in its 2024-25 season: 

    • November: “Martha Liebermann: A Stolen Life” (The film will be viewed online and a Zoom discussion will take place on Sunday, November 10)
    • December: “All About the Levkoviches” (The film will be viewed online and a Zoom discussion will take place on Sunday, December 8)
    • January: “Golden Voices” (The film will be viewed online and a Zoom discussion will take place on Sunday, Janua...
  • By Reporter staff

    The Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton will hold the kick-off of Campaign 2025 on Super Sunday, September 8, at 10 am, at the Jewish Community Center, 500 Clubhouse Rd., Vestal. The event will include a brunch and talk by author Joan Leegant called “Israel’s multi-culture: it’s not just the Ashkenazim and Sephardim anymore – and never was.” Attendees will have the opportunity to make their pledge for Campaign 2025 if they have not already done so. The brunch ...

  • By Reporter staff

    The Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton’s Safety and Security Committee and the Jewish Community Center will hold a program on how to use an automatic defibrillator and perform CPR on Wednesday, September 25, from 6:30-9:30 pm, at the Jewish Community Center, 500 Clubhouse Rd., Vestal. Additional sponsors of the program include the Sisterhoods of Beth David Synagogue, Temple Concord and Temple Israel. The program is free and open to the entire community. To register f...

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  • Campaign Kickoff Brunch

    The Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton will hold the kick-off of Campaign 2025 on Super Sunday, September 8, at 10 am, at the Jewish Community Center, Vestal. The event will include a brunch and talk by author Joan Leegant called "Israel's multi-culture: it's not just the Ashkenazim and Sephardim anymore – and never was." Reservations are requested by Tuesday, September 3.

  • AED and CPR Training

    The Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton, Jewish Community Center and sisterhoods of Beth David Synagogue, Temple Concord and Temple Israel will hold a program on how to use an automatic defibrillator and perform CPR on Wednesday, September 25, from 6:30-9:30 pm, at the Jewish Community Center. The program is free. Registration is required.

  • By Rabbi Rachel Esserman

    I’ve written before about how I like to pause during the fall holiday season and appreciate the many things in my life for which I am grateful. Since parts of 2024 were ...

  • By Rabbi Rachel Esserman

    I’ve been watching videos of “Saturday Night Live Weekend Update” hosts Michael Che and Colin Jost on my Facebook feed. The videos began to pop up after I read about...

  • By Rabbie Rachel Esserman

    The discovery of the BRCA1 gene has greatly affected many women’s lives, particularly those with a family history of breast cancer. Now they can test to see if they hav...

  • By Rabbi Rachel Esserman

    Most of the women who appear in the Talmud weren’t considered important enough to be named or given distinguishing features. In her fascinating “The Madwoman in the Ra...

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