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  • By Reporter staff

    The Binghamton Jewish Film Fest will hold a virtual showing of the film “Shoshana.” Shay Rabineau, Ph.D., chairman of the Judaic Studies Department and director of the Center for Israel Studies at Binghamton University, will moderate a Zoom discussion. People can register for links to the film and discussion here. The film will be available for viewing from Thursday-Sunday, February 6-9. Virtual screening is available for those living in New York state only. The discuss...

  • The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute will hold the new class “Decoding the Talmud” taught by Rivkah Slonim on six Mondays beginning February 3, at 7 pm. The course aims to “demystify the intricate world of the Talmud, the monumental classic that has shaped Jewish learning for centuries.” 

    For more information or to register, contact Chabad Center at 607-797-0015, rshea@Jewishbu.com or www.myJLI.com. The cost for the course is $90 or $150 per couple, which includes one textbook. Additi...

  • The Adult Education Committee of Temple Concord and Temple Israel will hold a program and brunch on Sunday, January 12, from 10 am-noon, at Temple Israel, 4737 Deerfield Pl., Vestal. Professor Dina Danon will offer a talk called “The Transformation of the Marriage Market in the Eastern Sephardi Diaspora.” The entire community is welcome to attend. There is a suggested donation of between $5-20 per person. For more information and to RSVP, contact Temple Israel at 607-723-7461 or Temple Co...

  • By Reporter staff

    The Binghamton Jewish Film Fest will hold a virtual showing of the film “Golden Voices.” Andy Horowitz, founder and director of the Galumpha dance troupe, will moderate a Zoom discussion of the film. To register for links to the film and discussion, click here. The film will be available for viewing from Thursday-Sunday, January 23-26. The discussion will be held on Sunday, January 26, at 7 pm. The film is in Russian and Hebrew with subtitles. The film fest is co-sponso...

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  • Golden Voices

    The Binghamton Jewish Film Fest will hold a virtual showing of the film “Golden Voices.” Registration is due by Wednesday, Jan. 22. The discussion will be held on Sunday, Jan. 26, at 7 pm.

  • Shoshana

    The Binghamton Jewish Film Fest will hold a virtual showing of the film “Shoshana.” Registration is due by Wednesday, Feb. 5. The discussion will be held on Sunday, Feb. 9, at 4 pm.

  • By Rabbi Rachel Esserman

    Recent events have left me puzzling the connections between several things that, at first, may not seem connected. They are the results of the U.S. House Ethics Committee...

  • By Rabbi Rachel Esserman

    The USA Today headline said, “Subway killing divides country.” The article announced the acquittal of Daniel Penny. For those unaware of the trial, Penny was found not...

  • By Rabbi Rachel Esserman

    That the number of novels featuring golems – creatures of dirt/clay brought to life by means of a magical formula– has been increasing with the rise of antisemitism is...

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