The Office of the Birmingham Jewish Federation & Foundation will Closed on New Year's Day
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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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NEMJDS monthly executive board meeting. Co-presidents: Sarah Kunin & Valerie Thompson |
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For those interested in deepening their Jewish learning or converting to Judaism. Class will be in-person on Thursdays at Temple Beth El, approx. two times each month. Begins August 7th 2025. $180/individual and $300/couples
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NEMJDS monthly board meeting. Co-presidents: Sarah Kunin & Valerie Thompson |
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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
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Tot Shabbat with Robin Berger & Shabbat B'yachad with Rabbi Matt Dreffin. Lunch immediately following 
Kehillah Alternative Service: Judaism's 10 Best Ideas by Arthur Green, led by Sharron Swain |
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Our Gail and Jeffrey Bayer Family Religious School of Temple Emanu-El strives to provide students with meaningful and positive experiences that promote a passion for lifelong Jewish learning and living. Program Overview: Our Religious School is centered on Building Community, Tefillah, Hebrew, Judaic study, and Ahavat Yisrael – Love of Israel. Religious School Hours: K – 3rd grade Sundays 9:30 – 12:00 4th – 6th grade Sundays 9:30 – 12:00 & Wednesdays 3:45 – 5:15 7th grade Sundays 9:30 – 12:00 & Cantor appointments for B/M training Learn more and register at Gail & Jeffrey Bayer Religious School: K-7 – Temple Emanu-El
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Jessica Lazarus Carmon will lead us in a sound bath experience. Bring a yoga mat and/or blanket if you like. Chairs will also be available. Free for all women of the congregation. More details to come. 
CJFS is celebrating our 6-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!
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Monthly luncheon for Jewish adults (65+) and volunteers Join us for food, friendship and community! Theme and menu TBD Suggested donation $5 RSVP frumieposner@gmail.com or 205-276-1307
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"See how food goes from donation to delivery by helping us sort and inspect donated food items, prepare the sorted product for our agency partners, and assemble food boxes for our programs." -Community Foodbank of Central Alabama Join CJFS volunteers every 2nd Tuesday of the month from 9-11am to help close the meal gap. "Over 246,000 of our neighbors and 68,000 children in central Alabama live in homes without access to adequate food (2023 numbers). That’s 1 in 5 children and 1 in 6 people who experience hunger regularly. Additionally, many children fall within the meal gap – they do not qualify for federal nutrition aid (SNAP), and they would fall through the cracks without help from the Community Food Bank."-https://feedingal.org/find-food-near-you/ CJFS and the Jewish community are ready to step it up and show our support to the foodbank and our neighbors who face food insecurity. Please contact caleigh@cjfsbham.org with interest and questions.
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What does Judaism say about the afterlife, the soul, and the messianic era? Learn alongside members of the LJCC and Birmingham community in this conversational talk with Rabbi Friedman. While there is a specific monthly theme, Rabbi Friedman is open to any and all questions about Jews and Judaism. A free, kosher lunch comes with registration.
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We invite any over the age 65 to attend our chair yoga on January 13 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. We will be in the Kidzone at Temple Beth El. Join us for 3 Tuesdays in January for a fun and engaging introduction to the world of Mahjong! Whether you're a complete beginner or looking to refresh your skills, this class is designed to teach you the fundamentals of this beloved game. In this hands-on 3 part series, you'll learn the basics of gameplay, including the rules, the tiles, and the strategies that make Mahjong both challenging and exciting. No experience necessary. Just bring your curiosity and a sense of fun! $100 for LJCC members | $150 for non-members
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Gathering of participants in the BJF's Womens Philanthropy Mission to Cuba - "Shalom Havana!"
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The AHEC invites you to join us for our 2026 International Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration. We are honored to welcome Holocaust Survivor Maud Dahme, a hidden child who moved to the United States after the war and became an accomplished Holocaust educator. Maud was only four years old when the Germans invaded her homeland, the Netherlands. In 1942, to save them from deportation, Maud’s parents hid her and her sister with a member of the Dutch underground, then with a Christian family. From 1942 to 1944, Maud and her sister pretended to be the nieces of this family. When it became too unsafe for them to hide with this family, they hid with several other courageous families until the end of the war. After the war ended, Maud and her sister were reunited with their parents. In 1950, the family immigrated to the United States. There, Maud became a passionate Holocaust educator, even writing a book about her experiences. Today, she tells her story to encourage people to treat each other with kindness and compassion and to fight tirelessly for a better world.
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The largest section of the TaNaKh, our most central Jewish text, is Nevi’im, the Prophets. In the numerous books of this section, we encounter the prophets of our tradition. The prophets in this text are passionate and moral people who desperately want to pass the word of God onto the Israelite people. The task of these figures is to be a compelling microphone of God, and help the chosen people find the best way to live according to God’s laws. Each prophet strives to make the world a better place. In the course, we will dive deeply into the Prophets, learning how to apply the text to our modern lives as well as examining the text itself through a lens on the Hebrew and commentary.
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Join Rabbi Wright &/or Cantor Wittner for a light hike and Shabbat service at Birmingham Botanical Gardens |
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Join your Birmingham Hadassah Zoom book club as we delve into the intricacies of one special book a month. For book information and the zoom link contact Sherrie Grunfeld 205-249-7154.
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Join your Birmingham Hadassah Zoom book club as we delve into the intricacies of one special book a month. For book information and the zoom link contact Sherrie Grunfeld 205-249-7154.
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The Office of the Birmingham Jewish Federation & Foundation will Closed on Martin Luther King Jr Day Please join Tammi Calwell-Horn and Dalia Abrams for the newest TBE Village: the Rosh Hodesh Circle, based on materials published by At The Well (link to https://www.atthewellproject.com/). At each evening meeting we will explore the themes of the month through meditation, crafting projects, movement/dance, torah study and food. No experience necessary. Meetings will be monthly, on Rosh Hodesh (so days of the week will vary), at our homes. So, please join us for sisterly bonding through the Jewish wisdom of our ancestresses. All who identify as sisters are welcome. |
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PJ Library Shalom Chaverim and Chabad of Alabama Program Ages K-2nd Grade For more information contact Samantha Palmer: samanthaP@Bjf.org RSVP required Join us for 3 Tuesdays in January for a fun and engaging introduction to the world of Mahjong! Whether you're a complete beginner or looking to refresh your skills, this class is designed to teach you the fundamentals of this beloved game. In this hands-on 3 part series, you'll learn the basics of gameplay, including the rules, the tiles, and the strategies that make Mahjong both challenging and exciting. No experience necessary. Just bring your curiosity and a sense of fun! $100 for LJCC members | $150 for non-members |
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The largest section of the TaNaKh, our most central Jewish text, is Nevi’im, the Prophets. In the numerous books of this section, we encounter the prophets of our tradition. The prophets in this text are passionate and moral people who desperately want to pass the word of God onto the Israelite people. The task of these figures is to be a compelling microphone of God, and help the chosen people find the best way to live according to God’s laws. Each prophet strives to make the world a better place. In the course, we will dive deeply into the Prophets, learning how to apply the text to our modern lives as well as examining the text itself through a lens on the Hebrew and commentary.
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Southern Jewish Voices presents stories about Jewish life in Birmingham and around the South. The program is presented through a series of interviews conducted in front of a live audience and includes a complimentary lunch. Videos of all sessions are archived online.
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From the moment that he stepped onto Germany’s political stage in the early 1920s, Adolf Hitler faced resistance. Cartoonists depicted him as a clown, a butcher, and a knock-off version of Mussolini. One playwright portrayed him as a crazy barber building a cult following with elaborate, unfulfillable promises. One writer produced a history of Nazism in which he described Hitler as a “lazy schoolboy,” among other things. This was all prior to Hitler’s seizure of power in January 1933. Who were these early resisters to Nazism, and what compelled them to sound the alarm on a fringe political group that for years was seen as little more than a novelty act? And how and why did they fail to stop them? This talk will explore a neglected but intriguing corner of history – and ask what lessons we can draw from it for our own time. |
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For those interested in deepening their Jewish learning or converting to Judaism. Class will be in-person on Thursdays at Temple Beth El, approx. two times each month. Begins August 7th 2025. $180/individual and $300/couples
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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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Our Gail and Jeffrey Bayer Family Religious School of Temple Emanu-El strives to provide students with meaningful and positive experiences that promote a passion for lifelong Jewish learning and living. Program Overview: Our Religious School is centered on Building Community, Tefillah, Hebrew, Judaic study, and Ahavat Yisrael – Love of Israel. Religious School Hours: K – 3rd grade Sundays 9:30 – 12:00 4th – 6th grade Sundays 9:30 – 12:00 & Wednesdays 3:45 – 5:15 7th grade Sundays 9:30 – 12:00 & Cantor appointments for B/M training Learn more and register at Gail & Jeffrey Bayer Religious School: K-7 – Temple Emanu-El
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PJ Library & NEMJDS preschool event for ages 2yrs - Pre-K Cooking and science through a Jewish lens with stories and art sprinkled on top.
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Join us for this annual get-together of Temple Circle leaders, both old and new, as we talk about the year - both current and the year ahead - and grow as a team.
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Jewish Birmingham Unites for First-Ever Joint Annual Meeting & Awards On Sunday, January 25, from 3:00–4:15 PM, the Birmingham Jewish community will gather for a milestone event: the first-ever Jewish Birmingham: Joint Annual Meeting & Awards. This historic program brings together six cornerstone institutions: The Birmingham Jewish Federation, the Birmingham Jewish Foundation, the Levite Jewish Community Center, the N.E. Miles Jewish Day School, Collat Jewish Family Services, and the Alabama Holocaust Education Center for a shared moment of reflection, celebration, and vision.<!-- If you embed multiple forms on your page, only copy one of the lines. Otherwise, multiple copies of the form will appear.--><div data-blackbaud-registration-form data-blackbaud-registration-form-envid="p-6y7bAPB6cE6nVgL2Gevslw" data-blackbaud-registration-form-id="2169ebd7-fc47-419f-bf87-d1beb3b83340" data-blackbaud-registration-form-zone="usa" data-blackbaud-registration-form-header-height="0"> <!-- If your page has a header/overlay, then you can set this 'data-blackbaud-registration-form-header-height' value to your header height so that the payment form will scroll to the proper location when opened. --> |
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Join us for 3 Tuesdays in January for a fun and engaging introduction to the world of Mahjong! Whether you're a complete beginner or looking to refresh your skills, this class is designed to teach you the fundamentals of this beloved game. In this hands-on 3 part series, you'll learn the basics of gameplay, including the rules, the tiles, and the strategies that make Mahjong both challenging and exciting. No experience necessary. Just bring your curiosity and a sense of fun! $100 for LJCC members | $150 for non-members
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Join us for conversation and connection as we spotlight local organizations making a difference. Meet others who are passionate about similar work, learn about the nonprofit’s mission, and hear from Jewish community members who are connected with the featured groups. This session will feature representatives from ¡HICA!(Hispanic and Immigrant Center of Alabama) with former Board Member and Tamale Captain Joyce Shevin. Participants are invited to bring their own lunch; we'll provide beverages and desserts! Registration coming soon. The largest section of the TaNaKh, our most central Jewish text, is Nevi’im, the Prophets. In the numerous books of this section, we encounter the prophets of our tradition. The prophets in this text are passionate and moral people who desperately want to pass the word of God onto the Israelite people. The task of these figures is to be a compelling microphone of God, and help the chosen people find the best way to live according to God’s laws. Each prophet strives to make the world a better place. In the course, we will dive deeply into the Prophets, learning how to apply the text to our modern lives as well as examining the text itself through a lens on the Hebrew and commentary.
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