Upcoming Events
22
February
Fans for the Cure
In 2003, ED RANDALL founded Fans for the Cure because of his personal experience with prostate cancer. The organization’s mission is to promote prostate cancer awareness and focus on the importance of testing to achieve early detection and the best outcomes. Fans for the Cure is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
19
February
SCAM AND FRAUD AWARENESS with Gregory Drucks
Gregory has been leading initiatives that not only enhance the safety of our synagogues, early childhood centers, and day schools, but also empower congregants and staff with the knowledge and tools they need to protect their community. Since joining Federation just under two years ago, he has trained over 3,400 people across 150 sessions, each of which has been a step toward fostering a more secure and resilient environment.
18
February
Bus Trip to Kehila Kedosha Janina
Kehila Kedosha Janina is the only Romaniote synagogue in the Western Hemisphere. Romaniote Jews are a unique community of Jewish people whose history in Greece dates back over two thousand three hundred years to the time of Alexander the Great. The Romaniotes are historically distinct from the Sephardim, who settled in Greece after the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492.
15
February
JOURNEY OF JEWISH DISCOVERY
Jewish Journeys — Collective Memories through Place and Time
14
March
Rabbi Josh Warshawsky Artist in Residence Weekend
03
April
My Son the Barber-Surgeon: Jews and Medicine from Moses and Aaron
14
February
Study of Sefer Ha Chinuch
Join us for weekly learning every Shabbat Between Mincha and Maariv
21
February
Tefillah Tot Shabbat at B'nai Shalom
Join Rabbi Tobin & Morah Amy for Tefillah Tot Shabbat! We will play, single and celebrate Shabbat together!
09
February
Talmud Class with Rabbi Tobin
Join Rabbi Tobin and a special group of friends at B’nai Shalom for our weekly Talmud Mondays class. This year’s class will begin on Monday, October 20th.
Bus Trip to Kehila Kedosha Janina
Kehila Kedosha Janina is the only Romaniote synagogue in the Western Hemisphere. Romaniote Jews are a unique community of Jewish people whose history in Greece dates back over two thousand three hundred years to the time of Alexander the Great. The Romaniotes are historically distinct from the Sephardim, who settled in Greece after the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492.
The congregation was first organized in New York in 1906 by Greek-speaking Romaniote Jews from the city of Ioannina in Northwestern Greece who needed a place of their own where they could preserve their unique traditions, customs, liturgy, and language. The congregation opened its doors to worship at its current location in 1927 and has served the Romaniote community on the Lower East Side since then. In 1997, a Museum was created in the women’s gallery to tell the story of this distinct community to a world that knew so little about them. Today, KKJ is proud to be one of only a handful of active synagogues that remain on the Lower East Side.
The synagogue is a designated New York City landmark and continues to hold services every Shabbat as well as all Jewish holidays. In addition, it houses a museum about Greek Jewry that serves as a repository for Romaniote and Sephardic Greek Jewish history, both in Greece and on the Lower East Side, and hosts many educational events including lectures, book signings, film screenings, and concerts.