SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Saratoga Jewish Cultural Festival presents its 2021 season of programs which continue through Sunday, Aug. 22.
The season features plays, films, discussions, lectures, and family outdoor events using Zoom for streaming, hybrid programs, and the return of on-site experiences. The events and registration information can be found online at saratogajewishculturalfestival.org
June 16 • 7 p.m. - HARDCHARLIE, Charlie Rapper, a new talent to both the hip hop and acoustic post hardcore rock, with a blend of heart, head, and gut. On Zoom
June 24 • 5 p.m. - The 8thKlezmer and Kosher Festival in Collins Park, Clifton Park. Kosher food by Chabad Guys and live Klezmer music and games for kids.
June 27 • 7 p.m. - The reverent and irreverent Michael Takiff’s Jews, God and History exploring the big questions asked by all people: God and humanity, faith and reason, tribe and society. On Zoom.
June 28 • 6 p.m. - Rabbi Avraham Stolik, the Jewish Indiana Jones, founder & director of the Jerusalem Uncovered Institute and Biblical archeological scholar with a unique presentation on the findings of Jerusalem.
July 6 • 4-8 p.m. - Pop Artist Yitchock Moully displays his conceptual art intersecting the spiritual and the material and will produce a custom T-shirt upon request. In person at Saratoga Chabad and on Zoom.
July 11 • 7 p.m. - Memories and Mishegas: My Jewish Grandmother and Other Crazy Stories. Beth Sabo Novik, warm, witty, engaging storyteller makes folktales and personal stories come alive. On Zoom.
July 25 & August 1 • 1 & 5 p.m. (two performances each day) - New Jerusalem, a 1656 drama by David Ives of the interrogation and excommunication of Baruch de la Spinoza in a moral dispute still echoing today. Outdoor performances at Congregation Shaara Tfille on July 25 and Congregation Beth Shalom on August 1. Streaming may be available.
July 27 • 4-8 p.m. - Klezmer, Chassidic and Israeli Music with Kosher deli meal in-person at Saratoga Chabad or available for pickup. On Zoom.
August 8 • 5 p.m. - King in the Field Barbecue at Collins Park in Clifton Park. Kosher food, crafts and music.
August 15 • 7 p.m. - A panel discussion of Homecoming, the 2018 film by Beyonce as part of a Social Justice series. Performance art that is feminist and steeped in African American culture. On Zoom.
August 18 • 7 p.m. - Heart Songs, A Holocaust Memoir by Barbara Gifford. One family’s escape from the Nazi invasion of Czechoslovakia in March of 1939. On Zoom.
August 22 • 4 p.m. - The Shalom Festival, a celebration of kosher food, music, art, and activities for all ages at Saratoga Chabad, 130 Circular Street.
