Events
Loading view.
Week of Events
-
“One Big Happy Family” Screening and Talkback with Lisa Brenner
“One Big Happy Family” Screening and Talkback with Lisa Brenner
Members: $10; non-members: $15 Run time: 1 hour 22 minutes Join us to watch this heartfelt and hilarious film and hear from its writer, lead actress, and producer, Lisa Brenner. In the movie Rotten Tomatoes calls “a big-hearted contemporary Bat Mitzvah comedy,” a DNA test completely upends a woman’s life as she prepares for her […]
-
A Time To Remember: A Sukkot Yizkor (Memorial) Conversation
A Time To Remember: A Sukkot Yizkor (Memorial) Conversation
FREE for members & non-members As the fall turns into winter, the Jewish calendar offers us a time to remember those who have died over the years. Our quiet conversation will be inspired by Jewish passages with opportunities for personal reflection and sharing. Join us in and around the Sukkah (Fall Harvest Hut) for a […]
-
Verve Book Club: “The Spy and the Traitor” by Ben MacIntyre
Verve Book Club: “The Spy and the Traitor” by Ben MacIntyre
FREE for members and non-members Discover the thrilling true story of betrayal and espionage in the Cold War. The Spy and the Traitor follows Oleg Gordievsky, a high-ranking KGB officer turned British double agent, whose covert work shaped history. Ben Macintyre brings this gripping tale to life with the pace of a spy novel and […]
-
Sukkot Fest!
Sukkot Fest!
Members: $20; non-members: $30 Celebrate the joyful festival of Sukkot in our favorite season! Join us for a Maple Fizz (cocktail or mocktail version) specially designed by Clink with Colleen; Oktoberfest-inspired eats catered by DeCiccio’s including chicken schnitzel, potato salad, and pretzels and sauerkraut; and your JCC community. In keeping with the Sukkot tradition of […]
-
Common Ground: America at 250 Years… and Still Praying— “A Native American Perspective on Columbus Day and Indigenous People’s Day”
Common Ground: America at 250 Years… and Still Praying— “A Native American Perspective on Columbus Day and Indigenous People’s Day”
FREE for members & non-members Our guests from the Lenape Center of Manhattan will reflect with us about the pride and challenges we all face in making sure that Native American history, culture, and pride are preserved in our western oriented world. Rabbi Ron Symons and Rev. Gareth Evans, St. Barnabas Episcopal Church of Irvington, […]
-
The Community Art Project: Stitch
The Community Art Project: Stitch
FREE, drop in any time This session is geared towards adults. The Community Stitch Project is a collaborative art workshop with artist Natalya Khorover. We’ll transform discarded plastics into a vibrant mixed-media collage, with everyone sorting, cutting, pinning, and stitching pieces together. Please help by collecting soft, colorful, and clean plastic and bringing it to […]
-
“This Is Where I Leave You” Screening and Talkback with Danny Michael
“This Is Where I Leave You” Screening and Talkback with Danny Michael
FREE for members & non-members Run time: 1 hour 43 minutes A stellar cast including Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Adam Driver, Rose Byrne, Dax Shepard, and Jane Fonda stars in this comedy-drama about four grown siblings returning to their childhood home and living under the same roof for a week after the death of their […]
-
Challah and Conversation: “You Want Me to Do 613 Mitzvot (Commandments)? I Thought 10 was Hard Enough.”
Challah and Conversation: “You Want Me to Do 613 Mitzvot (Commandments)? I Thought 10 was Hard Enough.”
FREE for members & non-members As the Jewish community begins reading the Torah again from the start, we will take a look at the scope of 613 commandments in the Torah and the role of obligation and obedience plays in our lives. Rabbi Symons will reveal the 150 mitzvot that guide his life.
