Mar

21 2025

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Mar

22 2025

Scholar-in-Residence Shabbat with Rabbi Sam Shor

6:30PM - 8:00PM  

Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob 380 Whitehall Road
Albany, NY 12208
(518) 489-5819
http://cbaj.org

Contact Seanan Herrick
(518) 489-5817
office@cbaj.org

Join CBAJ for a Shabbat filled with learning from Albany native Rabbi Sam Shor!

Bio for Rabbi Shor:

Albany native, Rabbi Sam Shor is the Director of Torah Initiatives for OU Israel, where he oversees a vast network of educational initiatives, including Torah classes, tours and experiential educational programming for the Anglo community across Israel.

For the past three decades, Rabbi Shor has gained acclaim for his inspirational teaching, his work in adult education and as a mentor for young rabbis across the globe. His weekly column of inspirational Jewish wisdom-Simchat Shmuel appears as a regular feature of OU Israel's popular Torah Tidbits publication with a readership of more than 30,000 people each week.

Sam grew up in Albany at CBAJ, served as NCSY Chapter and Regional President, then later as NCSY City Director and Associate Regional Director. Following his work with NCSY, Sam served with distinction as the Director of Judaic Life at the Sidney Albert Albany JCC. Since leaving Albany, Rabbi Sam has maintained a strong connection with the Capital District Jewish community, even following his aliya to Israel in 2009.

Rabbi Shor lives with his family in Yerushalayim where he is a popular Torah teacher for the English speaking community.

LEARN MORE: https://www.cbaj.org/event/scholar-in-residence-shabbat-with-rabbi-sam-shor.html