Congregation Berith Sholom

05/14/2026

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Come join our joyous garden party celebration of Rabbi Debora S. Gordon’s wonderful 29 years at Congregation Berith Sholom in Troy, New York. Congregants, colleagues, friends, and family from the Capital Region and beyond are welcome!

05/13/2026

Come Meet Our Interim Rabbi Candidate this weekend -

Rabbi Moshe Halfon will be at Berith Sholom this weekend to get to know Berith Sholom and for the Congregation to get to know him! Rabbi Halfon’s resume can be read here.

05/09/2026

Great turn out for our school Shabbat last night. We also broke out our new grill in our brand new patio.

05/07/2026

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Join us for a special combination Lag B’Omer Celebration & Religious School Shabbat! We’ll kick off the evening at 5:45 p.m. with a community grill featuring Hebrew National and vegan hotdogs. Please bring your favorite potluck side dish to share. Enjoy fun games like co****le and tug-of-war, pe...

05/06/2026

Join our Congregational Conversation on Listening Project and Synagogue Security, Tuesday May 12th at 7:00pm! -

We hear that you want to know what’s in store for Congregation Berith Sholom, and what our “Listening Project” found during group discussions earlier this year.

04/30/2026

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As part of the congregation’s retirement gift to Rabbi Gordon, we are collecting your stories about what she means to you. Please share anecdotes, personal reflections, notes, funny stories, best wishes for retirement—anything you would like to share with Reb Deb. You can submit your stories and...

04/24/2026

Mazel tov to our congregant Wayne Cochran! 🎉

We are proud to share that Wayne will have another of his religious poems published in the upcoming CCAR Journal, a quarterly publication of Jewish thought by the Reform rabbinic association. This marks the third time his work has been featured—an incredible accomplishment!

We celebrate Wayne’s creativity, dedication, and the meaningful way he brings Jewish tradition and spirituality to life through his writing.

Join us in wishing him a heartfelt mazal tov! 💙

04/21/2026

Don’t miss this inspiring evening!
Friday, April 24 at 7:30 p.m.
At Berith Sholom & on Zoom

What does it really mean to turn Jewish values into action?

Join us as Jane Ginsburg , President and CEO of Jewish Family Services of Northeastern New York, takes you inside the powerful work of an organization that has been changing lives in our community for over 170 years.

From compassion to loving-kindness to respect for all people, JFSNENY doesn’t just talk about values—they live them every day. And now, you’ll get a behind-the-scenes look at how it all happens—and how you can be part of it.

If you care about making a real difference, this is a conversation you won’t want to miss.

👉 Come be inspired.
👉 Come get involved.
👉 Come help repair the world