Welcome to B'nai Sholom

We Are Very Glad To Welcome You To B’nai Sholom

A place Reform Jews and their families — of 
whatever backgrounds — can truly call “home.”

We are all dealing with a dynamic and challenging situation as the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread worldwide. Like most other synagogues, B’nai Sholom has moved to a virtual platform for services and learning. Our current schedule is below.

Please join in our worship and our studying. On the first two Fridays of every month, our services start at 6:13 PM; on the remaining Fridays, join us at 7:30 PM.

Call us at 518-482-5283 or email office@bnaisholom.albany.ny.us and we will send you information in a confirming email.

We look forward to welcoming you – online now, in-person in the very near future.

–Rabbi Danielle Weisbrot and the officers, trustees and members of B’nai Sholom

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Shabbat Services

First 2 Fridays of each month at 6:13 PM; remaining Fridays at 7:30 PM

via ZOOM.

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Office Hours

9:30 am – 3:30 pm Tuesdays-Fridays.

Closed Mondays

Get Connected with B'nai Sholom

Honey From The Heart

Courses
Details and Registration
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The Legends of Our People - Past and Present (Via Zoom)
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Teacher: Rabbi Katz
April 21, 28, and Thursday May 13
7:00 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.
$15 non-member; $10 members
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Cooking Class with Deanna Fox (Via Zoom)
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Teacher: Deanna Fox
April 13, 2021
4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
$18 per screen
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The Archeology and Meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls (Via Zoom)
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Teacher: Steve Stark-Riemer
March 2 – April 20, 2021 (7 Sessions)
7:00 p.m. to 8 p.m.
$54 non-member; $36 members
Movies
Synagogue Scholars
Torah Study
Saturdays: Open to all.
- Join in at 10 am for a continuation of our 20-year tradition of sacred text study. We closely read the weekly Parshot with the first Shabbat of the month devoted to the Prophets and the Writings.
All are welcome to participate and learn, reading aloud and discussing in the context of the history of the Bible, including the sociology, archeology, and politics of The Land. No prior experience is necessary! Sessions generally last about 90 minutes.
Social Action/Social Justice
Israel Education & Advocacy

ADULTS

Over 100 people have traveled on our 8 congregational trips to Israel in 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2012. From age 3 1/2 to over 80, we’ve gone from the Golan Heights up north to Eilat in the south, and once went over to Petra in Jordan. While our itinerary varies each time, we always spend plenty of time in Jerusalem, and visit Safed, Masada, the Dead Sea, and Tel Aviv.

HIGH SCHOOL

We provide scholarships for our High School students to visit Israel on Summer programs. Our students have gone on trips sponsored by NFTY, Ramah Seminar, HaShomer HaTza’ir, BBYO,Young Judea, and Nesiya.

COLLEGE

Many college students from B’nai Sholom have gone on Birthright-Taglit trips to Israel, FREE trips for students ages 18-29. Our members can get priority status for KESHER Refrom Movement trips by contacting Rabbi Cashman

Upcoming Events

CLYNK
CLYNK Fund Raiser
Honey From The Heart
Tot Shabbat, 2nd Friday of each Month

From the Union For Reform Judaism / Reform Movement

One Small Step in the Battle for Religious Pluralism in America

One Small Step in the Battle for Religious Pluralism in America jstern July 19, 2021

Interfaith Affairs

President George W. Bush and Mrs. Bush participate in an Easter service at the Evergreen Chapel at Camp David, Maryland, Sunday, April 16, 2006. Also pictured in front row, from right, are Jenna Welch, Barbara Bush, Former President George H. W. Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush.

Rabbi A. James Rudin recalls being the only Jew on the committee charged with raising funds to build Evergreen Chapel at Camp David.

Why We Need a “Spiritual Co-conspiratorship” for Justice

Why We Need a “Spiritual Co-conspiratorship” for Justice jstern July 12, 2021

Arts and Culture

40 days of teshuvah - a story of bringing hewish spiritual practice into the fight for racial justice

During the 2020 uprising for Black lives, Yehudah was the lead organizer of the 40 Days of Teshuvah action that created a space of mourning the destruction of Black communities and crying out to the Heavens for spiritual co-conspiratorship in the fight for racial justice.

A Conversation with Cantor Aviva Marer

A Conversation with Cantor Aviva Marer jstern July 6, 2021

COVID-19

I sat down with Aviva recently to learn more about her Indian-Jewish heritage and her decision to establish the India Covid Campaign Partnership.

Embracing Sufferers of Mental Ailments

Embracing Sufferers of Mental Ailments jstern July 6, 2021

Mental Health

I glance at the empty box of tissues next to my bed. Worn out from weeping, I am clawing my way back from the most severe depressive episode I’ve had in years and am finding comfort in an unlikely place: our sacred texts.