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Federation receives PJ Library grant

By Reporter staff

The Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton has received a $2,500 grant from the Donald Etra Futures Fund. The Etra Fund gives grants to small Jewish communities to help them perpetuate their PJ Library program. The money will fund the Federation’s PJ Library program for…

Federation Alert: Federation wants you

By Suzanne Holwitt

Do you want to be more involved with your Jewish community? Well, have we got a great opportunity for you: We need you, we need your ideas and your talents as working members of the Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton. Being on the board of the Federation will give yo…

Federation to hold Shavuot drive-in on May 16

By Reporter staff

The Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton will hold a Shavuot drive-in on Sunday, May 16, from noon-1 pm. The event will take place in the Temple Israel parking lot. Those attending are asked to use the Clubhouse Road entrance to access the lot. The event will include fr…

Intersisterhood 4/27 event to feature Kiddush cup coaster craft project

Intersisterhood April 27 event to feature Kiddush cup coaster craft project 

Temple Israel will host the 2021 Intersisterhood program on Zoom on Tuesday, April 27, at 7 pm. Once a year, the Sisterhoods of Temple Israel, Beth David Synagogue and Temple Concord share a program. This year, ar…

TI/TC adult ed. to hold “Select Jewish Shorts” on April 25

The Temple Israel/Temple Concord Adult Education Group will present another in a series of “Select Jewish Shorts” on Sunday, April 25, at 10:30 am. The program will be dramatic readings of select Jewish short stories.

Ben Kasper, professor emeritus at SUNY Broome, who serves on the Exec…