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.

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 David Katz and the officers, trustees and members of B’nai Sholom

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Shabbat Services

8:00 PM. On the first Friday of each month, they begin at 6:00 PM.

Tot Shabbat the second Friday of each month 5:00 PM.

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Office Hours

9:30 am – 3:30 pm Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays. Closed Tuesdays

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Tot Shabbat

Tot Shabbat Friday July 10

Courses

Details and Registration

Beginning Hebrew - Part Two

Teacher:  Carol Smith (Online via ZOOM)
April 6, 13, 22, 27, May 4.  Note:  all are Monday evenings with the exception of Wednesday, April 22.  
All classes 6:30-8 pm
$25 non-member; $20 member

Who Wrote the Hebrew Bible?
Thursday mornings, May 7, 2020 through June 25; 10 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. (Online via ZOOM)
Fee: $36 members; $54 non-members
Taught by Steve Stark-Riemer, noted local lecturer in archaeology, history and religion of the Ancient 
Near East.

Movies
Synagogue Scholars

December 13, 2019

Martha Rozett will lead a discussion of Judas by Amos Oz, the final novel in his distinguished career, set in 1950s Jerusalem and blending a tender coming-of-age story with a thought-provoking study of betrayal. The New York Times called it “magnificent” and made it an Editors’ Choice.

January 10, 2020

Ed Rosen will present “Riding Through the History of the Golan,” treating its history, geography, demographic complexities as well as its prospects for the future. Ed attended Hebrew University and is an active member of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel, and he has hiked and traveled extensively in the Golan including most recently by horseback
Torah Study
Books for Babies!
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
Tot Shabbat
Honey for the Heart
B'nai Sholom is ZOOMing

Welcome to B'nai Sholom

Current and Previous B'nai Sholom Bulletins

Shabbat Services

Rabbi's Blog - Recently Updated

Office Hours

Get Connected with B'nai Sholom

Tot Shabbat

BOOKS FOR BABIES!

Upcoming Events

CLYNK

Tot Shabbat

Honey for the Heart

B'nai Sholom is ZOOMing

From the Union For Reform Judaism / Reform Movement

What Does the Torah Teach Us about Social Distancing?

Here's What It Was Like to Grow Up on a Kibbutz

The Power of Shabbat, Even Over the Loudspeaker

Racism is a Public Health Crisis, and It's Time for Us to Act

Learn invaluable skills while having an incredible summer, all inspired by Reform Jewish values.

Work with mentors, take local action, and make friends and memories that will last a lifetime!

Register now for a teen summer Israel experience, including sports, sci-tech, Hebrew immersion & social justice trips!

Apply for an upcoming semester at URJ Heller High School in Israel!