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High Holiday services at area synagogues

All information was provided by the synagogues listed below. Other area synagogues are still in the process of planning their services to ensure the safety of their congregants. See the Congregational Notes on page 10 for contact information for all of the area synagogues and further informa…

JFS seeks donations for We Remember You project by Reporter Staff

Jewish Family Service is seeking donations for the We Remember You Project. The project, which is now in its 13th year, supports Jewish families locally who struggle to make ends meet.

Due to the pandemic and participant concerns with the risk of exposure to COVID-19, JFS has decided not to…

TC-TI to hold virtual Selichot concert with Dan Nichols

Temple Concord and Temple Israel invite the community to join them for a Selichot concert featuring Dan Nichols on Saturday, September 12, at 8:30 pm. “A number of congregations have joined together to bring about this concert for Selichot as we move closer to Rosh Hashanah and all the hol…

Film Fest to hold virtual film event in September

By Reporter staff

The Jewish International Film Fest of Greater Binghamton will hold a virtual showing of the film “They Ain’t Ready for Me” directed and produced by Brad Rothschild. “They Ain’t Ready for Me” is a full-length documentary about Tamar Manasseh, an African American…

Hillel Academy receives grant for technology

Hillel Academy of Broome County announced that it has received a grant from the Eisenberg Fund, which will provide support for new technology for students and teachers. “We have been able to turn our classrooms into truly multimedia environments, while still emphasizing the intimate learni…