Minyanim (Daily Jewish Services) information when visiting Buffalo NY Chabad Knesset Center Young Israel of Greater Buffalo Chabad Center For Jewish Life Chabad Knesset Center 500 Starin Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14216(716) 832-5063 Sun & Legal Holidays: 8:00 AMMon. – Fri.: 7:00 AMMincha: 15 Min before Shkia (Sunset)Maariv: B’zmanChol Ha’moed: 8:30Continue Reading

Family Hamantash Bake 2025 Web

Family Hamantash Bake! 🎭🥟 Join the Chabad Center for Jewish Life of Buffalo for a fun and interactive Family Hamantash Bake as we get into the Purim spirit! 📅 Date: March 2nd, 2025📍 Location: Provided upon registration⏰ Time: 1pm – 2pm💲 Cost: $10 per family Bring the whole family forContinue Reading

JWC Wood Burning Tu B'shvat Web

✨ Jewish Women’s Circle (JWC)✨Join us for a meaningful Tu B’Shvat Ladies’ Night Out – where creativity meets spirituality! 🎨 Design & Wood Burn Your Own MasterpieceCelebrate the beauty of trees and nature while crafting something truly personal and unique with Wood Burning. 📅 Thursday, February 13🕖 7:30 PM📍 Location provided upon RSVP 💌 RSVP Required |Continue Reading

Young Jewish Professionals Havdallah & Game night

🌟 Young Jewish Professionals: Havdallah Game Night in Buffalo 🌟 RSVP form below Are you a young Jewish professional in your 20s or 30s living in Buffalo? Looking for an amazing way to unwind, connect, and have a blast with other like-minded individuals? This event is designed just for you! 📅 When: Motzai ShabbatContinue Reading

Free Menorah Kit

Chanukah Menorah set with everything you need for to light Menorah at home.Order a full Menorah kit Package includes 1 tin menorah, 1 box of 44 candles and 1 dreidel.Or order just a box of Candles. Limited supplies available. Available only during Chanukah season 2024. Please note: Local pickup only.Continue Reading

Buffalo Bills Chanukah Tailgate

Chabad Center For Jewish Life warmly invites you to a special Chanukah Tailgate Celebration before the Bills game! Get ready to ignite the holiday spirit with a festive morning filled with:✨ Delicious Latkes and Donuts✨ Drinks (including L’chaim for the adults!)✨ Uplifting Chanukah Music✨ A spectacular giant LED Menorah lightingContinue Reading

Young Jewish Professionals Buffalo

Get Lit @ Drinks & Dreidels: A Young Professionals Chanukah Event! Come join other young Jewish professionals from Buffalo for a fun-filled Shabbat dinner filled with drinks & dreidels. Whether you’re a seasoned dreidel spinner or a complete newbie, this event is perfect for everyone. Sip on your favorite beveragesContinue Reading

Rabbi Zvi Kogan, 28, Murdered by Terrorists

Rabbi Zvi Kogan, a Chabad emissary dedicated to fostering Jewish life in the United Arab Emirates, was tragically murdered by terrorists after being abducted in Dubai on Thursday afternoon. Emirati authorities confirmed the devastating news early Sunday morning when his body was recovered, ending a days-long, intensive international search effort.Continue Reading

Loaves of Love Buffalo

Share the love, share Shabbat! Nominate a Jewish friend, family, neighbor, or loved-one to receive a freshly baked delicious Challah for Shabbat! Just fill out the form on our site, that’s it! No charge, just sharing the love of Shabbat!Continue Reading

The joyous climax of Simchat Torah is the dancing of hakafot (lit. “circles”), during which we dance and sing with the Torah scrolls. In the words of one Chassidic master, “On Simchat Torah the Torah scrolls wish to dance, so we become their feet.”  The hakafot are a memorable event, certainly one of the highlights on the Jewish calendar. It isContinue Reading