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Hillel Academy to offer free soup starting in January

Hillel Academy will offer free lentil soup on Fridays beginning in January to show its gratitude to the Binghamton community and everyone who has been supporting it. The soup, which will be vegan and kosher, will be prepared under the supervision of Rabbi Moshe Schmaryahu in the Temple Israe…

Jewish Family Service year-in-review

The year 2021 continued to bring many challenges to the local community due to COVID-19, according to Jewish Family Service Director Rose Shea. She noted that many in the community lost their employment, were living in isolation and could not visit their families, all while trying to find ne…

The Reporter matches matching grant for second year

By Reporter staff

The Reporter announced that it matched its $500 matching grant, raising more than $1,700. This is the second year the organization has received the grant, which is courtesy of the David and Virginia Eisenberg Fund. 

“We are thrilled that we more than made the grant aga…

Federation to host virtual tour of Auschwitz on Jan. 23

By Reporter staff

The Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton will host a live virtual tour of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp on Sunday, January 23, at 9:30 am. The program is offered in partnership with the Center for Holocaust Education of the East Valley Jewish Community Cente…

TC co-sponsor for “The Bible as a Resource for a Time of Crisis”

Temple Concord will co-sponsor the virtual lecture “The Bible as a Resource for a Time of Crisis” on Saturday, December 11, at noon. The lecture will be given by Rabbi Dr. Tamara Cohn Eskenazi, Effie Wise Ochs Professor of Biblical Literature and History at Hebrew Union College – Jewis…