The ninth annual Battle of the BBQs returns June 21 at the Albany JCC, raising funds for Shalom Food Pantry’s year-round hunger relief efforts.

Over 250 community members gathered at Albany’s Beth Emeth to hear URJ President Rabbi Rick Jacobs speak on the future of Israel.

Congregation Ohav Shalom in Albany will honor four volunteers at its annual Shomrei HaBayit recognition event on June 7.

Federation and JFS partner for a June 4 kosher luncheon honoring local Holocaust survivors and the emergency fund that keeps them at home.