HYBRID LUNCH & LEARN PROGRAM With Author Sylvie Bigar, Cassoulet Confessions Moderated by Lonnie Sussman 12:00 PM | Lunch at the JCC | Author Will Join Virtually When Sylvie accepted an apparently anodyne assignment on cassoulet, France’s ancestral bean and meat stew, she could not have known that she was about to jump into a […]
Elementary Shabbat: A short service, song session, and community building! Dinner: $5, registration requested. Family Camp: Family Camp is part of our monthly Elementary Shabbats, although younger and older siblings are totally welcome, too! Each time we will have a different theme, largely focused on Jewish holidays, and we will play team-building games and have competitions […]
Join community members to show support by making signs to be carried at the Washington March for Israel. Materials (markers, stickers, poster boards) will be provided but please also feel free to bring your own. REGISTER HERE Please note that flag poles and carrying sticks will not be permitted.
Calling all Jewish 7th and 8th graders! Join us on November 12th for your first taste of BBYO! $10 includes a limo ride, bowling + shoes, and a special stop for dessert. You won't want to miss this event! The limo will leave at 12:15pm prompt. Please arrive 10-15 minutes prior to ensure you have […]
IN-PERSON CHILDREN'S PROGRAM With Author Anita Fitch Pazner, The Topsy-Turvy Bus 12:00 PM at the JCC Sponsored By Reuse, recycle, renew, and rethink! Climb aboard the Topsy-Turvy Bus with Maddy and Jake as it travels around the country teaching communities the importance of taking care of the earth and creating a better, cleaner, healthier world. […]
Ethiopian Jewish holiday occurring 50 days after Yom Kippur
IN-PERSON CHILDREN’S PROGRAM With Author Elyssa Friedland, The Museum of Lost Teeth 10:00 AM at the JCC Sponsored By Toothy lives in Liam’s mouth next to his best friend Fang. He’s a good tooth — sparkly and strong, and he loves doing the floss. One day, Toothy notices that he is loose and panics! Where will he […]
VIRTUAL PROGRAM With Author Richard Hurowitz, In the Garden of the Righteous 7:00 PM over Zoom Moderated by Rabbi Eli Mayerfeld, CEO, Zekelman Holocaust Center Sponsored By The Second World War took the lives of more than fifty million, more than six million exterminated through crimes of such enormity, a new name to describe the […]
Beginning of new Hebrew month of Kislev
VIRTUAL PROGRAM With Author Jonathan Freedland, The Escape Artist Moderated by Rita Benn 12:00 PM over Zoom In April 1944, Rudolf Vrba became one of the very first Jews to escape from Auschwitz and make his way to freedom—among only a tiny handful who ever pulled off that near-impossible feat. He did it to reveal […]
VIRTUAL PROGRAM With Author Andrew Lawler, Under Jerusalem Moderated by Yaron Eliav, Associate Professor of Rabbinic Literature and Jewish History of Late Antiquity, University of Michigan 7:00 PM over Zoom In 1863, a French senator arrived in Jerusalem hoping to unearth relics dating to biblical times. Digging deep underground, he discovered an ancient grave that, he […]