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2 events,
Bubbie’s STEM Kitchen – Candy Seder
Bubbie’s STEM Kitchen – Candy Seder
PJ Library and NEMJDS preschool event for ages 2 – 5 years old. Experience a Passover seder with candy, a unique preschool haggadah, coloring, singing and a lot of fun!
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2 events,
Community Speaking Across Conflict with Resetting the Table (hosted by the JCRC)
Community Speaking Across Conflict with Resetting the Table (hosted by the JCRC)
Resetting the Table (RTT)—a nationally-renowned organization that “equips and activates leaders from all corners of American life to transform toxic political divides and build a shared future”—is coming to Birmingham. The Birmingham Jewish Federation and Jewish Community Relations Council are hosting, and would love for YOU to apply for a seat at the table. Applications are due February 24th. Who it’s for: We’re seeking an ideologically and politically diverse group of participants who are passionate about gaining, practicing, and sharing relationship- and community-building skills. Whether you’re wanting to connect with your children, parents, coworkers, friends or fellow Jews around Israel, US politics or something else, this workshop is for you. Resetting the Table’s celebrated workshop offers communication skill-building for charged conversations and a forum for dialogue across disagreement. Participants will exchange views and experiences, surface differences and commonalities, and practice engaging differences directly and constructively. The workshop builds community capacity to explore disagreements while strengthening relationships, trust, learning, and collaboration.
TRIGGERED: FROM COMBAT TO CAMPUS
TRIGGERED: FROM COMBAT TO CAMPUS
Join Students Supporting Israel, a student-led club at UA, for a special program on April 1! See the flyer for details.
3 events,
Spousal Loss Grief Support Group
Spousal Loss Grief Support Group
CJFS and Community Grief Support partner to facilitate an 8-week Spousal Loss Grief Support Group. The group closes to new participants after the second session on February 26. Snacks and waters provided. Registration required Caleigh@cjfsbham.org or 205-278-7101.
Hebrew School – TEE
Hebrew School – TEE
4th, 5th, & 6th Grade Hebrew School As students begin 4th grade, we teach Hebrew through prayer. We focus on strengthening their decoding skills (mainly in 4th grade), Hebrew vocabulary within the prayers, and the themes, concepts, and meaning of different prayers during Tefillah on Sundays and Wednesdays. Our goal is to help develop our students’ capability to participate in Jewish prayer services. In 5th and 6th grade, students begin mastering the Erev Shabbat (Friday evening) and Shabbat morning prayers that they will chant for their Bar/Bat Mitzvah services.
Torah on Tap
Torah on Tap
Join us for Torah on Tap! Each month, we’ll meet at a different local brewery for socializing and learning with Rabbi Steven Henkin of Temple Beth-El. First round is on us! Please contact Rabbi Henkin at rabbihenkin@templebeth-el.net for specifics about each month’s topic.
1 event,
Kesher
Kesher
Kesher: A Jewish Teen Experience for teens 8th through 12th Grades The Kesher program promotes community learning for our High School students in grades 8th – 12th. The students get to know each other by meeting twice a month, for twelve sessions, beginning in October, at the N. E. Miles Jewish Day School to share dinner and learn. During each session, students will participate in an elective class along with an all-group content-based activity. Each elective will be a current topic of interest. In addition, students will participate in two community mitzvah projects to be done on a Sunday. The students will be part of the decision about what they will do. We also hope to take a community trip if possible.
5 events,
CJFS-LJCC HOP daytime Shabbat service
CJFS-LJCC HOP daytime Shabbat service
Join CJFS, LJCC, and community members to welcome Shabbat through this daytime multigenerational service and lunch. RSVP to caleigh@cjfsbham.org or 205-278-7101 to be included in lunch, sponsored by the LJCC. Volunteers welcome, please contact Caleigh.
Tot Shabbat & Pizza Party! – TEE
Tot Shabbat & Pizza Party! – TEE
Join us for a fun Shabbat service with Cantor Wittner and Elizabeth Bloch followed by a yummy pizza dinner and play time in our play room! RSVP for dinner to kathryn@ourtemple.org.
Musical Shabbat Ruach
Musical Shabbat Ruach
5:15 - “Pre-neg” - Enjoy a drink and enter the service feeling relaxed, closer to one another, and truly at home. 5:45 - Kabbalat Shabbat - Welcome the joy and beauty of Shabbat with an intimate, song-filled service.
Prayer Gathering for the Release of Captives – TEE
Prayer Gathering for the Release of Captives – TEE
It is a custom in Judaism to pray for the release of captives. On Friday evenings, we will gather in the Hess Chapel to read the over 200 names we have of those being held since October 7, and offer a prayer for their release. All are welcome.
2 events,
5 events,
Kugal Cook Off – TEE
Kugal Cook Off – TEE
Every family has a special kugel recipe, often handed down through several generations. After all, what Jewish cook doesn't make a kugel for a holiday meal or at least Shabbat dinner? Now is your chance to earn bragging rights for your recipe! Bring your best kugel to Temple Emanu-El and compete against your fellow congregants. This is sure to be a fun day for all! How to participate: Sign up via monika@ourtemple.org. Bake your kugel at home in at least a 9x13 dish. It can be reheated in our kitchen.
1 event,
The Alabama Holocaust Education Center Presents Mona Golabek: The Children of Willesden Lane
The Alabama Holocaust Education Center Presents Mona Golabek: The Children of Willesden Lane
The Alabama Holocaust Education Center is proud to present Mona Golabek: The Children of Willesden Lane, in partnership with Hold Onto Your Music and Echoes & Reflections. Mona Golabek is the daughter of a Holocaust Survivor, a concert pianist, author, and storyteller. Her book The Children of Willesden Lane recounts her mother Lisa Jura’s experiences as a young Jewish musician who escaped Nazi-occupied Vienna on the Kindertransport. It celebrates resilience, music’s power, and the bonds that sustained children during the Holocaust. Hear Mona Golabek bring her mother’s powerful story to life in person! Through her captivating storytelling and live piano performance, Mona will delve deeper into her mother’s journey, inspiring everyone to form meaningful, personal connections to this remarkable history. This event is sponsored by The Caring Foundation of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama, the Mobile Area Jewish Federation, the Joseph S. Bruno Charitable Foundation, Samford University, and Larry and Cinda Goldberg.
4 events,
Spousal Loss Grief Support Group
Spousal Loss Grief Support Group
CJFS and Community Grief Support partner to facilitate an 8-week Spousal Loss Grief Support Group. The group closes to new participants after the second session on February 26. Snacks and waters provided. Registration required Caleigh@cjfsbham.org or 205-278-7101.
Hebrew School – TEE
Hebrew School – TEE
4th, 5th, & 6th Grade Hebrew School As students begin 4th grade, we teach Hebrew through prayer. We focus on strengthening their decoding skills (mainly in 4th grade), Hebrew vocabulary within the prayers, and the themes, concepts, and meaning of different prayers during Tefillah on Sundays and Wednesdays. Our goal is to help develop our students’ capability to participate in Jewish prayer services. In 5th and 6th grade, students begin mastering the Erev Shabbat (Friday evening) and Shabbat morning prayers that they will chant for their Bar/Bat Mitzvah services.
Intro to Judaism
Intro to Judaism
For those interested in deepening their Jewish learning or converting to Judaism. Class runs annually, beginning each fall.
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3 events,
Burning of Chametz
Burning of Chametz
Community members are welcome to bring their chametz to burn, sell and/or donate at Temple Beth El
Prayer Gathering for the Release of Captives – TEE
Prayer Gathering for the Release of Captives – TEE
It is a custom in Judaism to pray for the release of captives. On Friday evenings, we will gather in the Hess Chapel to read the over 200 names we have of those being held since October 7, and offer a prayer for their release. All are welcome.
Shabbat Family Service & Teacher Appreciation – TEE
Shabbat Family Service & Teacher Appreciation – TEE
Join us for a fun Shabbat Family Service where we celebrate our Religious School teachers & volunteers followed by a yummy oneg!
1 event,
Shabbat Hike – TEE
Shabbat Hike – TEE
Join Rabbi Wright &/or Cantor Wittner for a light hike and Shabbat service at Birmingham Botanical Gardens
2 events,
Passover
The Birmingham Jewish Federation & Foundation will be closed on Monday, April 14th in observance of Passover.
2 events,
Centropa
Centropa
Ronne & Donald Hess cordially invite you to a discussion with Edward Serotta, founding director of Centropa. Edward is a Savannah-born, Vienna-based writer, photographer, and filmmaker who has spent 40 years in Central and Eastern Europe. He has focused on Jewish themes while also covering wars and revolutions. He is the founder of Centropa, a Jewish historical institute. Their archive is unique: Centropa worked with 140 interviewers, editors, and historians, where they interviewed 1,230 elderly Jews still living in 20 European countries. They never used video in those interviews. They did not focus primarily on the Holocaust. Rather, Centropa digitized 25,150 family photographs and transcribed 45,000 pages of stories that begin in the 1920s and end in 2007. In 2023, the US Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased the Centropa archive, which in late 2025 will open a special collections page on the USHMM website. Centropa’s educational teams work in 11 countries in Europe, as well as in North America and Israel and conduct 15 to 17 teachers’ seminars every year. Centropa Summer Academies have brought 1,150 teachers from 15 countries to Europe, where they meet with historians and tour cities such as Berlin, Prague, Sarajevo, Budapest, and Vienna. Edward Serotta has […]
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Julian Resnick – Israel Who are we now?
Julian Resnick – Israel Who are we now?
Israel - 18 months into a war nobody thought would last longer than a few weeks. Who are we now?
3 events,
Hebrew School – TEE
Hebrew School – TEE
4th, 5th, & 6th Grade Hebrew School As students begin 4th grade, we teach Hebrew through prayer. We focus on strengthening their decoding skills (mainly in 4th grade), Hebrew vocabulary within the prayers, and the themes, concepts, and meaning of different prayers during Tefillah on Sundays and Wednesdays. Our goal is to help develop our students’ capability to participate in Jewish prayer services. In 5th and 6th grade, students begin mastering the Erev Shabbat (Friday evening) and Shabbat morning prayers that they will chant for their Bar/Bat Mitzvah services.
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1 event,
Prayer Gathering for the Release of Captives – TEE
Prayer Gathering for the Release of Captives – TEE
It is a custom in Judaism to pray for the release of captives. On Friday evenings, we will gather in the Hess Chapel to read the over 200 names we have of those being held since October 7, and offer a prayer for their release. All are welcome.
2 events,
Love, Pray, & Eat Shabbat Service – TEE
Love, Pray, & Eat Shabbat Service – TEE
Join us for our new once-a-month Shabbat morning experience at Temple Emanu-El, Love, Pray, & Eat! The Rabbi &/or Cantor will lead this casual Saturday morning service focusing on lessons from the Torah. Our worship will be interactive, engaging, and uplifting. A delicious catered lunch will follow the service. 10:00 AM - Shabbat service in Hess Chapel Followed by a catered lunch in Weil Hall. RSVP to Jan Hirsch, 972-358-6399 or cookiemom88@gmail.com
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Southern Jewish Voices
Southern Jewish Voices
Southern Jewish Voices present stories about Jewish life in Birmingham. The program is presented through a series of interviews conducted in front of a live audience. Videos of all sessions are archived online.
Hebrew School – TEE
Hebrew School – TEE
4th, 5th, & 6th Grade Hebrew School As students begin 4th grade, we teach Hebrew through prayer. We focus on strengthening their decoding skills (mainly in 4th grade), Hebrew vocabulary within the prayers, and the themes, concepts, and meaning of different prayers during Tefillah on Sundays and Wednesdays. Our goal is to help develop our students’ capability to participate in Jewish prayer services. In 5th and 6th grade, students begin mastering the Erev Shabbat (Friday evening) and Shabbat morning prayers that they will chant for their Bar/Bat Mitzvah services.
Intro to Judaism
Intro to Judaism
For those interested in deepening their Jewish learning or converting to Judaism. Class runs annually, beginning each fall.
4 events,
Butterflies Return: A Yom HaShoah Memorial Garden
Butterflies Return: A Yom HaShoah Memorial Garden
8AM-2PM Volunteer to plant 3-3:30PM Dedication Ceremony In 2016, a butterfly garden was planted at the LJCC as tribute to the six million Jewish men, women, and children, along with millions of others, who were murdered in the Holocaust. The garden served as a symbol of remembrance and renewal, attracting butterflies and visitors alike. Over time, many of the original plantings faded, and the garden no longer flourished. In commemoration of Yom HaShoah or Holocaust Remembrance Day, the LJCC is calling for volunteers to replant the space with flowers chosen to welcome butterflies once again. Planting will take place from 8AM-2PM Pavel Friedmann’s poem “The Butterfly” is etched in stone here—a lasting tribute to his words and memory. Pavel was one of 15,000 children interned at Terezin; only 100 survived. We will host a rededication ceremony in the garden at 3PM when Pavel's poem will be read. We invite visitors to reflect on his poem and to explore the words of other children imprisoned in Terezin, whose voices live on through the collection I Never Saw Another Butterfly. Their poems are displayed along our outdoor track, offering a window into their dreams, fears, and hopes.
4 events,
CJFS Senior Grocery Initiative (SGI) community service: unload and pack groceries
CJFS Senior Grocery Initiative (SGI) community service: unload and pack groceries
If you are looking for community service that is quick and efficient, then you've come to the right place! Join CJFS volunteers to *unload and pack groceries for Sunday SGI delivery day. Please contact Caleigh@cjfsbham.org or 205-278-7101 to join the SGI signup genius email list. Corporations and groups welcome. Typical volunteer need: 10-12 individuals. Youth 6+ welcome. *Do you have a truck or large vehicle and want to help transport grocery boxes from Community Foodbank of Central Alabama (Homewood) to our CARES site (Cahaba Heights)? Please let Caleigh know! Todah rabah
Prayer Gathering for the Release of Captives – TEE
Prayer Gathering for the Release of Captives – TEE
It is a custom in Judaism to pray for the release of captives. On Friday evenings, we will gather in the Hess Chapel to read the over 200 names we have of those being held since October 7, and offer a prayer for their release. All are welcome.
YBIB Shabbat B’Yachad with TEE
YBIB Shabbat B’Yachad with TEE
Join You Belong in Birmingham for a young adult's Shabbat service and dinner at Temple Emanu El
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CJFS Senior Grocery Initiative Delivery Day
CJFS Senior Grocery Initiative Delivery Day
CJFS is celebrating our 5-year partnership with Community Foodbank of Central Alabama to provide The Senior Grocery Initiative food deliveries directly to client's doorsteps. One Sunday a month, volunteer's transport groceries and have the opportunity to provide a wellness visit! Please contact Caleigh@cjfsbham.org or 205-278-7101 to complete volunteer intake & receive the signup genius emails. Todah rabah Shift 1 2-3 volunteers needed 11:50-1:15 to transfer groceries into delivery volunteers vehicles Shift 2 Volunteers sign up for as few or as many deliveries as they are interested in. Pickup opens at 12:15 and ends at 1:15. Volunteers have opportunity to provide a friendly visit during delivery--friendships encouraged!
Yom HaShoah Commemoration with the Alabama Holocaust Education Center
Yom HaShoah Commemoration with the Alabama Holocaust Education Center
On Sunday, April 27, 2024, the Alabama Holocaust Education Center (AHEC) will host a poignant Yom HaShoah Commemoration. The gathering will honor the memory of the over six million lives lost during the Holocaust and will feature moving stories shared by survivors and their families, who will pay tribute to victims, survivors, and liberators. This event will take place at the historic Virginia Samford Theatre and is free and open to the public.
Roll into Summer- Jewish Teen Skate Night
Roll into Summer- Jewish Teen Skate Night
We're celebrating the end of the school year with a skate party open to all Jewish teens in 8th through 12th grade! Dinner is provided.
2 events,
Yom HaZikaron Memorial Ceremony
Yom HaZikaron Memorial Ceremony
Yom HaZikaron (יום הזיכרון) is Israel’s Memorial Day, a solemn day of remembrance for fallen soldiers and victims of terror. This program is intended for adults only.
4 events,
Hebrew School – TEE
Hebrew School – TEE
4th, 5th, & 6th Grade Hebrew School As students begin 4th grade, we teach Hebrew through prayer. We focus on strengthening their decoding skills (mainly in 4th grade), Hebrew vocabulary within the prayers, and the themes, concepts, and meaning of different prayers during Tefillah on Sundays and Wednesdays. Our goal is to help develop our students’ capability to participate in Jewish prayer services. In 5th and 6th grade, students begin mastering the Erev Shabbat (Friday evening) and Shabbat morning prayers that they will chant for their Bar/Bat Mitzvah services.
Yom Ha’atzmaut Community Celebration
Yom Ha’atzmaut Community Celebration
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Yom Ha’atzmaut Community Celebration: PJ LIBRARY EDITION
Yom Ha’atzmaut Community Celebration: PJ LIBRARY EDITION
Join us for a special PJ Library program during the Community Yom Ha’atzmaut Celebration! Designed for children ages 0 to Pre-K, this fun-filled event with Robin Berger will feature music, arts & crafts, dancing, games, food, and prizes. Bring your grandparents and celebrate Israel’s 77th birthday together! 📅 Date: Tuesday, April 30🕔 Time: 5:00 - 5:30 PM📍 Location: LJCC Senior Lounge Please note: You must RSVP for the Community Yom Ha’atzmaut Celebration in order to participate in this program. For more information, contact Julie Pizitz at jspizitz@gmail.com.
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Civil Rights Experience Shabbat
Celebrating those who've made the Beth El Civil Rights Experience possible; more details coming soon.
Tot Shabbat & Pizza Party! – TEE
Tot Shabbat & Pizza Party! – TEE
Join us for a fun Shabbat service with Cantor Wittner and Elizabeth Bloch followed by a yummy pizza dinner and play time in our play room! RSVP for dinner to kathryn@ourtemple.org.
Musical Shabbat Ruach
Musical Shabbat Ruach
5:15 - “Pre-neg” - Enjoy a drink and enter the service feeling relaxed, closer to one another, and truly at home. 5:45 - Kabbalat Shabbat - Welcome the joy and beauty of Shabbat with an intimate, song-filled service.
Prayer Gathering for the Release of Captives – TEE
Prayer Gathering for the Release of Captives – TEE
It is a custom in Judaism to pray for the release of captives. On Friday evenings, we will gather in the Hess Chapel to read the over 200 names we have of those being held since October 7, and offer a prayer for their release. All are welcome.
Shabbat Service Celebrating Israel – TEE
Shabbat Service Celebrating Israel – TEE
Join us as we celebrate Israel during the Shabbat service with an Israeli-themed oneg to follow.
3 events,
Walk This Way: Intentional Walking at TBE
Walk This Way: Intentional Walking at TBE
Join TBE’s Intentional Walking Village on the first Saturday of every month. Participants are invited to meet in the upper parking lot, and can join for all or part of the walk. More exercise Questions? Reach out to sheribkrell@gmail.com or eitaliaander@gmail.com
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