By Reporter staff

The Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton announced its slogan for Campaign 2025: “This Year It’s Different.” The official Campaign kick-off will take place on Super Sunday, September 8, and feature a brunch and a talk by author Joan Leegant. However, the Federation will be sending out solicitation letters at the end of August. “We hope everyone will send in the letter with their pledge,” said Shelley Hubal, executive director of the Federation. “This helps us...

By Reporter staff 

The Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton will hold a “Guardian/Greeter Safety Training” on Tuesday, August 27, at 6:30 pm, at the Jewish Community Center, 500 Clubhouse Rd., Vestal. Mark Henderson, the director of community security for the Jewish Community Federation of Greater Rochester, will lead the session. The training is open to the entire community. To register for the program, click here or contact the Federation office at 607-724-2332 or director@jfgb.org...

By Reporter staff

The Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton will hold a vigil/program on Thursday, August 8, at 7 pm, at Temple Israel, 4737 Deerfield Pl., Vestal. The event will start with a vigil featuring area rabbis and the reading of the names of the hostages, and then conclude with a one-hour long presentation by Eitan and Varda Morell, whose son, IDF Staff Sgt. Maoz Morell, was wounded on February 15 while fighting in Gaza and died on February 19 at the age of 22. If the hostages ar...

Beth David Synagogue will host a luncheon and speaker on Saturday, August 10. The community is invited to attend. Morning services will begin at 9:30 am, followed by the luncheon and talk at approximately 11:45 am. The luncheon is free and open to all. Rabbi Aaron Goldscheider will speak on “What the Jewish People have Learned since October 7.” 

Goldscheider serves as the chief editor of the OU Israel’s weekly “Torah Tidbits,” is the coordinator of rabbinical and leadership traini...