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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9:30 am: Camp-Style Service A brief service geared toward our youth. Children will be dismissed to religious school at 10:00 and adults will remain in their seats. 10:00 am: D’var Torah The candidate will offer Torah teaching and reflection. 10:30 am–11 am: Schmear and Schmooze Reception, Atrium
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Families will dive in(literally) to a mountain of boxes and craft supplies! We’ll unleash your littles into a festival of experimentation, imagination, and a lesson on reuse and recycling as well as Tu B’Shevat. We will also have some nosh during our fun. Do you have any empty boxes? We’d love to take them off your hands. All sizes are needed. Questions? Contact Monika Singletary at monika@ourtemple.org. RSVP at https://ourtemple.shulcloud.com/form/tbp5786
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BBYO is kicking off another semester of programming! All 8th through 12th grade teens are invited for an afternoon of bowling. Lunch is provided.
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NEMJDS monthly executive board meeting. Co-presidents: Sarah Kunin & Valerie Thompson |
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This facilitated conversation will allow the congregation to hear directly from Rabbi Weinstein and explore his vision and approach. To help ensure a thoughtful and inclusive discussion, questions for the Town Hall must be submitted in advance to: searchcommittee@ourtemple.org |
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The AHEC invites you to join us for the opening screening of our 13th annual Holocaust in Film Series: Rescue, Escape, and Liberation, sponsored by the Perlman Donor Advised Fund. On February 3rd at Sidewalk Film Center & Cinema, we will screen “My Name is Sara,” a stunning drama based on the true-life story of thirteen-year-old Sara Góralnik. After escaping the Jewish Ghetto in Poland and losing her family, Sara hides in plain sight by passing as an Orthodox Christian in the Ukrainian countryside. There, she is taken in by a farmer and his young wife, but she soon discovers the dark secrets of her employers’ marriage, compounding the greatest secret she must strive to protect: her true identity. Following the screening, the filmmaker Steven Oritt will join us via Zoom for an exclusive Q&A. Tickets are $10 per person. Buy your tickets today!
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4 events,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.
Free
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Celebrate Tu B'Shvat by exploring your own family tree in this introductory Jewish genealogy class. Led by Noah Lapidus, research manager at Ancestry, the class covers why researching Jewish families can be uniquely complex and how to navigate common challenges. You'll leave with practical steps and resources to begin tracing your family's history.
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Celebrate Tu B’Shvat at Thursday Family Fun Night: The Lorax Edition! Bring the whole family, enjoy pizza available for purchase, and be inspired by a story that reminds us all to speak for the trees! Film starts at 5:30pm
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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
$180.00
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NEMJDS monthly board meeting. Co-presidents: Sarah Kunin & Valerie Thompson NOTE LOCATION: LJCC |
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n honor of Tu B'Shvat, join us for an afternoon of short films that explore our relationship to the natural world and the responsibilities that come with stewardship. Through 3 powerful, Alabama-centered documentaries, we'll look at how water, land, and living ecosystems sustain communities and how they are being challenged in this moment. After the short documentaries, Alabama Rivers Alliance will lead a talk back. About the films: Hyperscaled exposes the hidden environmental and community costs of rapidly expanding data centers and AI infrastructure, focusing on the strain on water and energy resources in the Southeast. The River's Gift offers a quieter, healing story of veterans finding connection and restoration through the Tallapoosa River and the natural community it sustains. Salabama invites us underground into the fascinating world of Alabama's salamanders, revealing the beauty and fragility of often-overlooked ecosystems. SOUTHERN EXPOSURE is a film fellowship program actively raising awareness about Alabama's incredible natural resources and important environmental issues that impact all of us. This innovative summer fellowship brings emerging filmmakers from across the country to tell authentic, engaging stories through short documentary films about Alabama's environment and the people who cherish it ? from the mountains to the coast. The […]
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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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6 events,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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Plunderer is a feature-length documentary that focuses on the career of Bruno Lohse, a Nazi art dealer who served as Göring’s art agent in Paris and headed the ERR, the Nazis’ clearinghouse for confiscated art in France. Captured and interrogated by the Monuments Men after the war, Lohse served a brief prison sentence. Following his release, he profitably dealt in stolen art for sixty years, selling to collectors, galleries, and major museums. The film includes stories of Holocaust survivors working to reclaim their families’ lost artworks and examines the continuity between the post-war era and the contemporary art world and its secretive culture. Popcorn, candy, and soft drinks will be served. View the trailer here: https://youtu.be/vuypyjv-ZHA?si=5QD-LUJD5Y2vYo-- RSVP Here: https://ourtemple.shulcloud.com/form/plunderer
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3 events,
Providing group respite care for people living with memory and/or movement disorders while giving caregivers a much-needed break. Click here for more information.
$45
Held virtually to accommodate your demanding role, our groups create community and provide emotional support while offering guidance and strategies to cope with stress, manage difficult behaviors, and prioritize self-care. Click here for more information.
Free
Join us for for a hands-on quilting class led by Bib & Tucker Sew-Op. Throughout the 4-week course, participants will help create a Levite JCC community quilt which will be proudly displayed in our building. No prior quilting experience is needed, and all materials are included in the class fee. $75 for members $100 for non-members |
3 events,"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.
Free
Providing group respite care for people living with memory and/or movement disorders while giving caregivers a much-needed break. Click here for more information.
$45
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An engaging session on Kabbalah, supernatural beliefs, and how traditional Judaism approaches mystical ideas. 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. Rabbi Yossi Friedman is a Chabad rabbi and teacher. With over 25 years of experience, he is dedicated to fostering Jewish education and community engagement. A free, kosher lunch comes with registration.
Free
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4 events,
Providing group respite care for people living with memory and/or movement disorders while giving caregivers a much-needed break. Click here for more information.
$45
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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Executive Committee Meeting on February 11th, 2026, at CJFS Main Office. |
3 events,
Providing group respite care for people living with memory and/or movement disorders while giving caregivers a much-needed break. Click here for more information.
$45
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Women attending the Cuba Misison will be getting togther |
1 event,
Join CJFS, LJCC, local clergy, and community members to welcome Shabbat through a daytime multigenerational service and lunch. RSVP to caleigh@cjfsbham.org or 205-278-7101 to be included in lunch, sponsored by the LJCC. Transportation volunteers needed, please contact Caleigh.
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Join Rabbi Wright &/or Cantor Wittner for a light hike and Shabbat service at Birmingham Botanical Gardens |
1 event,
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February 15 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm CST Tentative Date for movie viewing with talkback session to follow |
4 events,
Providing group respite care for people living with memory and/or movement disorders while giving caregivers a much-needed break. Click here for more information.
$45
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Held virtually to accommodate your demanding role, our groups create community and provide emotional support while offering guidance and strategies to cope with stress, manage difficult behaviors, and prioritize self-care. Click here for more information.
Free
Join us for for a hands-on quilting class led by Bib & Tucker Sew-Op. Throughout the 4-week course, participants will help create a Levite JCC community quilt which will be proudly displayed in our building. No prior quilting experience is needed, and all materials are included in the class fee. $75 for members $100 for non-members |
1 event,
Providing group respite care for people living with memory and/or movement disorders while giving caregivers a much-needed break. Click here for more information.
$45
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4 events,
Providing group respite care for people living with memory and/or movement disorders while giving caregivers a much-needed break. Click here for more information.
$45
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.
Free
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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.
Free
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Sisterhood exclusive: Join us Thursday, February 19 at 10am for a free guided tour of the Birmingham Museum of Art's permanent collection. Afterward, you're welcome to visit the new "Monet to Matisse: French Moderns 1850-1950" exhibit at your own pace by purchasing a ticket.
Providing group respite care for people living with memory and/or movement disorders while giving caregivers a much-needed break. Click here for more information.
$45
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Join us for drinks, connection, and conversation as we spotlight a local organization making a difference. Meet others who are passionate about similar work, learn about the nonprofit's mission, and hear from a Jewish community member who advocates with the featured group. Registration coming soon.
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Twenty-five years ago, Dr. Lauren Bairnsfather wrote an oral history of the “second generation,” children of Holocaust Survivors, in the United States. How did they think of themselves as individuals and as a group? How were they viewed from the outside of the close-knit communities that Holocaust Survivors formed in this country? How did they rise to meet the expectations of their legacy? In the 1970s, objecting to their being defined by a psychological profile of Survivors that focused on damage and trauma, the second generation formed organizations of their own. Yet, due to conflicting identities, priorities, and personalities, these groups often disbanded. What has lasted are nearly 100 museums and education centers across the United States. Holocaust remembrance has been institutionalized, from small towns to the National Mall. But who carries the torch now? In this talk, Dr. Bairnsfather will revisit the topic of Holocaust remembrance in 2026. To what extent does Holocaust remembrance rest in the hands of the third and fourth generations? How can the work of memorializing the Holocaust, viewed as sacred by many, rise to meet the growing need to counter rising antisemitism across the globe?
$10
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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
$180.00
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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Celebrating collaboration and the volunteers who make the Beth El Civil Rights Experience possible. Friday, February 20th: Community Tour Musical Shabbat Ruach Celebratory Dinner Introduction to "Healing History" with Lisa Bachman and Kathy Boswell Saturday, February 21st: Celebrating this year's award winners.. Karen Weinrib (Pursuing Justice) Michael Sznjaderman (Ambassador) D’var Torah by Lisa Bachman Delicious Kiddush lunch 
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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Discover Birmingham’s Jewish and civil rights stories in a dynamic guided tour of our historic synagogue—complete with film, audio, and hands-on activities. Stay for services and dinner as we kick off Civil Rights Experience Shabbat! Come see what all the buzz is about! As featured in the New York Times, Haaretz, The Birmingham Times, WBHM and more...
$12 – $15
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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
Free
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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PJ Library & NEMJDS invite parents of preschoolers ages 1 - Pre-K to join us for a Parents Night Out at the N. E. Miles Jewish Day School ArtWalk 2026 gallery. Enjoy a wine reception, community and beautiful artwork.
Free
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4 events,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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Join your Birmingham Hadassah Zoom book club as we delve into the intricacies of one special book a month. This month's book will be JAMES facilitated by Sherrie Grunfeld. For more book information and the zoom link text Sherrie Grunfeld 205-249-7154.
Free
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!
Free
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4 events,
Providing group respite care for people living with memory and/or movement disorders while giving caregivers a much-needed break. Click here for more information.
$45
Held virtually to accommodate your demanding role, our groups create community and provide emotional support while offering guidance and strategies to cope with stress, manage difficult behaviors, and prioritize self-care. Click here for more information.
Free
Join us for for a hands-on quilting class led by Bib & Tucker Sew-Op. Throughout the 4-week course, participants will help create a Levite JCC community quilt which will be proudly displayed in our building. No prior quilting experience is needed, and all materials are included in the class fee. $75 for members $100 for non-members |
3 events,
Providing group respite care for people living with memory and/or movement disorders while giving caregivers a much-needed break. Click here for more information.
$45
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5 events,Birmingham Jewish Federation Women’s Philanthropy announces plans for an unforgettable four-night Women’s Mission to Havana, Cuba, where we will meet and learn about the vibrant Jewish community, explore Cuba’s deep historical roots and unique cultural traditions.The trip is open to Women’s Philanthropy Lion of Judah and Pomegranate members only.
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In partnership with UAB’s Office of Service Learning and Undergraduate Research, this intergenerational tech help class brings young people and seniors together to explore what artificial intelligence (AI) is and how to use it thoughtfully and safely. No prior tech experience needed — just curiosity and a willingness to learn together. Free for members and non members.
Free
Providing group respite care for people living with memory and/or movement disorders while giving caregivers a much-needed break. Click here for more information.
$45
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.
Free
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3 events,
Providing group respite care for people living with memory and/or movement disorders while giving caregivers a much-needed break. Click here for more information.
$45
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