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SUMMARY:"One Big Happy Family" Screening and Talkback with Lisa Brenner
DESCRIPTION:Members: $10; non-members: $15\nRun time: 1 hour 22 minutes \nJoin 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 daughter’s big day\, leading her to embark on a journey with her eccentric mother\, played by Linda Lavin\, to find out who she really is. After the viewing\, stay for a moderated discussion and Q&A with Lisa for a behind the scenes look at the film.
URL:https://shamesjcc.npgdev.com/event/one-big-happy-family-screening-and-talkback-with-lisa-brenner/
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SUMMARY:A Time To Remember: A Sukkot Yizkor (Memorial) Conversation
DESCRIPTION:FREE for members & non-members \nAs 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 bagel and a moment of memory. We welcome you regardless of your religious background or practice.
URL:https://shamesjcc.npgdev.com/event/a-time-to-remember-a-sukkot-yizkor-memorial-conversation/
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SUMMARY:Verve Book Club: “The Spy and the Traitor” by Ben MacIntyre
DESCRIPTION:FREE for members and non-members \nDiscover 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 the depth of a biography. Perfect for fans of real-life intrigue and political drama!
URL:https://shamesjcc.npgdev.com/event/verve-book-club-the-spy-and-the-traitor-by-ben-macintyre/
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SUMMARY:Sukkot Fest!
DESCRIPTION:Members: $20; non-members: $30 \nCelebrate 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. \nIn keeping with the Sukkot tradition of inviting in the Ushpezin (honoring our ancestors)\, we invite you to bring in a family artifact of significance to display and share in our pop-up gallery. \nDon’t want to drive at night? Round-trip transportation from your home is available by emailing Rena Delevie at rdelevie@shamesjcc.org by October 13. \n 
URL:https://shamesjcc.npgdev.com/event/sukkot-fest/
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SUMMARY:Common Ground: America at 250 Years… and Still Praying— "A Native American Perspective on Columbus Day and Indigenous People’s Day"
DESCRIPTION:FREE for members & non-members \nOur 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. \nRabbi Ron Symons and Rev. Gareth Evans\, St. Barnabas Episcopal Church of Irvington\, host two of their clergy colleagues each month from around the Rivertowns to explore the themes of civic life and civility along with American and religious values.
URL:https://shamesjcc.npgdev.com/event/common-ground-america-at-250-years-and-still-praying-a-native-american-perspective-on-columbus-day-and-indigenous-peoples-day/
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SUMMARY:The Community Art Project: Stitch
DESCRIPTION:FREE\, drop in any time\nThis session is geared towards adults.  \nThe 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 the J ahead of time or with you to the event. The final piece will be unveiled at the JCC as a bold celebration of creativity\, teamwork\, and sustainability. \nWe are collecting soft single-use plastic packaging. Examples: Shopping bags\, wrapping from paper towels and toilet paper\, chip bags\, bread bags\, frozen food packaging\, newspaper bags\, mailers\, granola bar wrappers and any other colorful soft and pliable fabric-like plastic\, lightly cleaned. \nRegistration is requested  \nThis project is made possible with funds from Arts Alive\, a regrant program of ArtsWestchester with support from the Office of the Governor\, the New York State Legislature\, and the New York State Council on the Arts.
URL:https://shamesjcc.npgdev.com/event/the-community-stitch-project-2/
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SUMMARY:"This Is Where I Leave You" Screening and Talkback with Danny Michael
DESCRIPTION:FREE for members & non-members\nRun time: 1 hour 43 minutes\n \nA 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 father. Confronting their history and relationships\, they ultimately reconnect in hysterical and emotionally affecting ways amid the chaos\, humor\, heartache and redemption that only families can provide. After the screening\, hear from the film’s sound mixer\, BAFTA winner Danny Michael\, as he shares behind-the-scenes insights on the making of this film.
URL:https://shamesjcc.npgdev.com/event/this-is-where-i-leave-you-screening-and-talkback-with-danny-michael/
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SUMMARY:Challah and Conversation: "You Want Me to Do 613 Mitzvot (Commandments)? I Thought 10 was Hard Enough."
DESCRIPTION:FREE for members & non-members \nAs 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.
URL:https://shamesjcc.npgdev.com/event/challah-and-conversation-you-want-me-to-do-613-mitzvot-commandments-i-thought-10-was-hard-enough/
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