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Chabad to hold JLI course on “Secrets of the Bible”

Reservations will be accepted until Friday, October 30, for the six-session course from the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute titled “Secrets of the Bible: Iconic Stories, Mystical Meanings, and Their Lessons for Life.” The cost for the course that will be held via the Zoom platform is $59 …

Fall CJS series to focus on two new Jewish history books

The fall College of Jewish Studies program will feature presentations from the authors of two new scholarly books in modern Jewish studies. The talks – presented via Zoom – are scheduled for Thursdays, October 29 and November 5, at 7:30 pm. 

On October 29, Nancy Sinkoff, professor of J…

TC/TI to take part in Global Day of Learning on Nov. 8

Temple Concord and Temple Israel will again join together for this year’s Global Day of Jewish Learning on Sunday, November 8, from 10 am-noon. The theme of the Global Day of Jewish Learning 2020 is “Human Dignity – K’vod Habriot.” Rabbis Geoffrey Brown and Barbara Goldman-Wartell …

Hillel Academy announces journal honorees

Hillel Academy of Broome County announced the 2020 honorees for its 57th Annual Journal. Rabbi Moshe Shmaryahu, director of Judaic studies at Hillel, will receive the A.M. Pierson Award. The N. Theodore Sommer Community Service Award will be presented to Kathy Connerton, president and CEO of…

Super Safe Super Sunday

By Reporter staff

The Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton held a Super Safe Super Sunday on October 18. Rather than having volunteers gather at the Jewish Community Center, the volunteers made calls from the safety of their own homes. 
“We were already planning on having a limited nu…