The Reporter announced that it has received a $5,000 matching grant courtesy of the David and Virginia Eisenberg Fund. Donations will be accepted now through Giving Tuesday, December 1. Donations may be made several ways: Give online through The Reporter Group’s website, www.thereportergroup.org. Through the Giving Tuesday e-mail that will be sent by the Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton. Anyone who does not receive Federation e-mails, but would like to be on the list, should e-mail d...

The Binghamton Jewish Film Fest will feature five events during its 2026-27 season, including one in-person viewing and discussion. People will be able to register for links to the films and discussions at www.jfgb.org. “Lucky Star”: The Zoom discussion of the film will take place on Sunday, November 22, at 7 pm. Dora E. Polachek, Ph.D., professor emerita of Romance languages and literatures at Binghamton University, will lead the discussion. The film is in French with English subtitles. Reg...

The Jewish Community Center will hold its Annual Fundraising Gala on Saturday, November 7, at 7 pm. The gala will feature a roast and toast honoring JCC Chief Executive Officer Sheryl Brumer. The deadline to purchase tickets, or become a sponsor, is Sunday, October 25, which can be done online at www.binghamtonjcc.org/gala, by calling the JCC at 607-724-2417, or by stopping by the JCC’s front office. An individual ticket is $70 and includes drinks, dinner, dessert and evening entertainment.
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The community is invited to the annual Pauline and Philip M. Piaker Memorial Lecture to be held on Thursday, October 29, at 7 pm, at the Chabad Center in Vestal. The guest speaker will be Henry Abramson, Ph.D., the dean of Lander College for Men, Touro University and a specialist in Jewish history and thought. He will present on “American Jews, Meet History; The National Experiment at 250.” A Q-and-A session and book signing will follow his presentation. Refreshments will be served. There is ...

On Saturday, October 24, Beth David Synagogue’s Shabbat Luncheon Speaker Series will feature the first guest presenter of the season: Professor Marla Segol, of Buffalo University, whose talk is titled “God as a Loving Mother in Ancient Jewish Prayer.” This monthly series will begin with Shabbat services at 9:30 am, with the luncheon and program following. All community members are invited to attend.
Segol’s talk, part of her current book project, will draw on Jewish liturgical and exegetical ...