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.
Join You Belong in Birmingham for a young adult's Shabbat service and dinner at Temple Emanu El
Moroccan Celebration - Kiddush Lunch
Holocaust Memorial Dedication
Gail & Jeffrey Bayer Family Religious School
Class led by Rabbi Wright. Details coming soon!
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!
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.
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.
The Birmingham Jewish Federation's Board of Directors will meet.