Break Fast
Family Programming
Torah Thoughts – Nitzavim/Vayeilech – Deuteronomy.29.9-31.30 – “Raising Our Tents in Preparation for Rosh Hashanah”
Outside the Everett House on the campus of the Chautauqua Institute is a display of a tent from 1870. Unlike the elaborate popup tents of today, the design of the 19th century was simple – a tall wooden pole, a…
Torah Thoughts – Rosh Hashanah – Genesis 21:1-34 – “My Letter to the Children Born After 9/11”
To my three children, and the 100 million plus Americans under the age of 25, let’s talk. The silver anniversary of 9/11 is today and I need to tell you why it matters. When I was growing up, Pearl Harbor…
High Holy Days 5787/2026
*Event is in person with live stream via Boxcast, Facebook and YouTube. High Holy Days 5787/2026 schedule of services and events Date Time Event Friday, September 11th 11:30am Shofar Blowing – The Amberleigh 12:00pm Shofar Blowing – Canterbury Woods…
Torah Thoughts – Ki Tavo – Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8 – “Can you see Toronto from Highmark Stadium?”
Last week, Boaz and I, like so many fellow congregants, made the trek out to Orchard Park to see the new Highmark Stadium. As part of the open practice, we were given carte blanche to see the entirety of the…
Men’s Group – Mark Ables & Walter Gordon – Desert Storm
High Holy Days Family Services
Fall Family Programming
Torah Thoughts – Ki Teitzei – Deuteronomy.21.10-25.19 – “Shedding the Garments of Captivity”
“Shedding the Garments of Captivity” With clothes ready to get dirty and a determination to make a difference, I joined fourteen other Jewish Federation employees to paint the second floor of the Cornerstone Manor on North Street in Buffalo. A…