Community Calendar of Learning, Engagement & Connecting Opportunities

Blue denotes Israel programs/Dark Blue denotes Israel at War programs/Red denotes Westchester Jewish Council programs

 

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27 Apr
April 27, 2020    
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Summary Genocide Awareness and Prevention Month - Why April? The 20th Century is often referred to as the “Century of Genocide.” Unfortunately, this trend has [...]
27 Apr
April 27, 2020    
11:00 am
Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr.'s office will be hosting a Zoom meeting on Monday, April 27th at 11am to discuss their plan to investigate the [...]
27 Apr
April 27, 2020    
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Join with others around the country for Hazon’s “We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast” online book club discussion. There are multiple [...]
27 Apr
April 27, 2020    
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Westchester Jewish Center ISRAELI DANCING Led by World-Famous Teacher and Choreographer  Shmulik Gov-Ari Advanced session of Israeli Dancing, Learn the latest hits. Every Monday at [...]
28 Apr
April 28, 2020    
All Day
28 Apr
April 28, 2020    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
How to Support Your Children During Uncertain Times Tuesdays @ 11:00 am-12:00  March 31, April 14, April 28 Call in number for all calls: 201-616-0673 [...]
Yom HaZikaron Memorial with FIDF
April 28, 2020    
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Join us as we honor the IDF soldiers and victims of terror who gave their lives in defense of the State of Israel Yom HaZikaron: [...]
28 Apr
April 28, 2020    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM An Eight-Part Weekly Series Led by Rabbis From Throughout the Region Date Subject 3/31/2020 An Overview of Jewish History 4/7/2020 Jewish Calendar: [...]
29 Apr
April 29, 2020    
All Day
29 Apr
April 29, 2020    
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Lions and Tigers and Bears? This successful series is being repeated for those who missed it the first time around!  And it's actually Equanimity, Resilience, Compassion, [...]
29 Apr
April 29, 2020    
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
In this global moment of uncertainty around COVID-19 resulting in both personal and organizational questions, we would like to offer our rabbis and spiritual leaders [...]
A Global Celebration on Israel's Independence Day
April 29, 2020    
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
A Global Celebration on Israel’s Independence Day It’s not every year that we get to celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut as one global people, together, in the [...]
29 Apr
April 29, 2020    
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Westchester Jewish Center ISRAELI DANCING FOR BEGINNERS NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE NEEDED Led by World-Famous Teacher and Choreographer  Shmulik Gov-Ari Israeli dance session specifically for Beginners [...]
Elder Law 101: Everything Families Need to Know about Planning to Preserve Your Assets
April 30, 2020    
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sponsored by the Senior Law Day Collaborative, this is a free overview of necessary legal documents, advanced directives, types of trusts, assets preservation techniques, Medicaid [...]
30 Apr
April 30, 2020    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
We’re in this together: Support Group for Seniors Thursdays @ 10:30 am- 11:30 April 2nd,  April 16, April 30   Call in number for all [...]
30 Apr
April 30, 2020    
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm
Join UJA Federation New York and Westchester Jewish Council as we host: A DISCUSSION WITH U.S. SENATOR KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND THURSDAY, APRIL 30th 1:15 PM - [...]
30 Apr
April 30, 2020    
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm
Join UJA Federation New York and Westchester Jewish Council as we host: A DISCUSSION WITH U.S. SENATOR KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND THURSDAY, APRIL 30th 1:15 PM - [...]
30 Apr
April 30, 2020    
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm
    UJA-Federation of New York, JCRC-NY, and Westchester Jewish Council invite you to A Special Briefing on the Federal Response to the Covid-19 Crisis [...]
01 May
May 1, 2020    
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Contact Person: Stephanie Balkin balkins@jccmw.org 914-472-7672
01 May
May 1, 2020    
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
“Let’s Challah” with Tami Arnowitz Join Tami Arnowitz to make challah dough together. You can follow along with her as she makes her favorite recipe [...]
03 May
May 3, 2020    
10:30 am - 9:30 pm
  Featuring: Israel Story, Mayumuna, and members of the Fauda cast. Join thousands across North America to celebrate Israel’s 72nd Independence Day! Virtual celebrations throughout [...]
04 May
May 4, 2020    
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Contact Person: Vicki Kline klinev@ajc.org 914-948-5585 Annual AJC Westchester/Fairfield Gala at the Ritz Carlton New York, Westchester.
04 May
May 4, 2020    
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Westchester Jewish Center ISRAELI DANCING Led by World-Famous Teacher and Choreographer  Shmulik Gov-Ari Advanced session of Israeli Dancing, Learn the latest hits. Every Monday at [...]
05 May
May 5, 2020    
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Contact Person: Pam Goldstein pam@wjcouncil.org 914-328-7001
05 May
May 5, 2020    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM An Eight-Part Weekly Series Led by Rabbis From Throughout the Region Date Subject 3/31/2020 An Overview of Jewish History 4/7/2020 Jewish Calendar: [...]
05 May
May 5, 2020    
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Contact Person: Susan Scharf Glick glicks@ujafedny.org 914-385-2120
06 May
May 6, 2020    
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Lions and Tigers and Bears? This successful series is being repeated for those who missed it the first time around!  And it's actually Equanimity, Resilience, Compassion, [...]
06 May
May 6, 2020    
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
In this global moment of uncertainty around COVID-19 resulting in both personal and organizational questions, we would like to offer our rabbis and spiritual leaders [...]
06 May
May 6, 2020    
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Join us to discuss current research and warning signs of suicide and share resources that might benefit both survivors of suicide loss as well as [...]
Climbing God’s Mountains: Building bonds between Israel, the Jewish People and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
May 6, 2020    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Jewish community have for more than a decade worked steadily and quietly to [...]
06 May
May 6, 2020    
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Westchester Jewish Center ISRAELI DANCING FOR BEGINNERS NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE NEEDED Led by World-Famous Teacher and Choreographer  Shmulik Gov-Ari Israeli dance session specifically for Beginners [...]
06 May
May 6, 2020    
10:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Join with others around the country for Hazon’s “We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast” online book club discussion. There are multiple [...]
07 May
May 7, 2020    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Please contact Pam Goldstein, pam@wjcouncil.org  for Zoom login details
07 May
May 7, 2020    
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Featuring: Peter Stern, Director, Content Policy Stakeholder Engagement at Facebook and Lisa Roman, Public Policy and Corporate Philanthropy at Twitter. Moderated by Holly Huffnagle, AJC [...]
08 May
May 8, 2020    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
75 years ago, on May 8,1945, the second world war in Europe ended. The joy was tempered by the knowledge that the greatest mass atrocity [...]
Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center Memory Keepers: GenerationsForward Speaker Series with Sam Rosmarin
May 8, 2020    
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
As part of our mission, the Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center has established the Memory Keepers Online Cocktail Hour--our stories, where our members will [...]
11 May
May 11, 2020    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Update with NY State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and NY State Senator Shelley Mayer We are pleased to inform you that NYS Senate Majority [...]
12 May
May 12, 2020    
All Day
12 May
May 12, 2020    
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Virtual Iftar – May 12th @ 10am   Please join AJC Westchester/Fairfield on Tuesday, May 12th at 10:00 a.m. for a very special program with [...]
12 May
May 12, 2020    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM An Eight-Part Weekly Series Led by Rabbis From Throughout the Region Date Subject 3/31/2020 An Overview of Jewish History 4/7/2020 Jewish Calendar: [...]
13 May
May 13, 2020    
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Lions and Tigers and Bears? This successful series is being repeated for those who missed it the first time around!  And it's actually Equanimity, Resilience, Compassion, [...]
13 May
May 13, 2020    
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
In this global moment of uncertainty around COVID-19 resulting in both personal and organizational questions, we would like to offer our rabbis and spiritual leaders [...]
13 May
May 13, 2020    
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Dr. David Bryfman from The Jewish Education Project will converse each week with a different guest to explore the big questions, challenges, and successes that [...]
13 May
May 13, 2020    
7:15 pm
Contact Person: Elliot Forchheimer elliot@wjcouncil.org 914-328-7001
14 May
May 14, 2020    
9:30 am - 10:15 am
Join friends at WJC for a music and movement Shabbat experience! 9:30 – 10:15am at Westchester Jewish Center Open to children birth through pre-school age [...]
14 May
May 14, 2020    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
more details to follow
14 May
May 14, 2020    
2:30 pm
  Join ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt and our Center on Extremism team for this conversation about the results, and ways you can take action to [...]
14 May
May 14, 2020    
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Contact Person: Susan Scharf Glick glicks@ujafedny.org 914-385-2120
15 May
May 15, 2020    
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
“Let’s Challah” with Tami Arnowitz Join Tami Arnowitz to make challah dough together. You can follow along with her as she makes her favorite recipe [...]
Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center Memory Keepers: GenerationsForward Speaker Series with Rebecca Freimann
May 15, 2020    
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Join the Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center as we welcome Rebecca Freimann, author and 3rd generation speaker as part of our Memory Keepers: GenerationsForward Speaker [...]
17 May
May 17, 2020    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Since 1950, WJC has hosted an annual gala and has honored esteemed members of our community.  It is the most significant, and critical, yearly fundraising [...]
17 May
May 17, 2020    
6:00 pm
Contact Person:  David Goldstein david@wjcenter.org 914-698-2960
17 May
May 17, 2020    
8:00 pm
Contact Person: Teri Kopp teri@hiwp.org 914-948-3095
18 May
May 18, 2020    
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Responsa Radio Live!  Tune into your Zoom rooms Monday, May 18th, 7:30-8:30 PM EDT for a live taping of the popular podcast Responsa Radio with [...]
19 May
May 19, 2020    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM An Eight-Part Weekly Series Led by Rabbis From Throughout the Region Date Subject 3/31/2020 An Overview of Jewish History 4/7/2020 Jewish Calendar: [...]
19 May
May 19, 2020    
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
20 May
May 20, 2020    
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Lions and Tigers and Bears? This successful series is being repeated for those who missed it the first time around!  And it's actually Equanimity, Resilience, Compassion, [...]
Westchester Jewish Council Israel Roundtable - Lunch n Learn with Nadav Shachmon, Community Shaliach
May 20, 2020    
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Join Nadav Shachmon and learn more about the lasting impact of Covid 19 on Israel. Please register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYudOuurTwtG9d7Qo8dQolL8QyBUKm-yQIG After registering, [...]
20 May
May 20, 2020    
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
In this global moment of uncertainty around COVID-19 resulting in both personal and organizational questions, we would like to offer our rabbis and spiritual leaders [...]
20 May
May 20, 2020    
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
COVID-19 ZOOM Support Group: If you have recovered (or are recovering) from COVID-19 and would like a safe place in which to process and share [...]
20 May
May 20, 2020    
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Dr. David Bryfman from The Jewish Education Project will converse each week with a different guest to explore the big questions, challenges, and successes that [...]
20 May
May 20, 2020    
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
for more information please contact security@wjcouncil.org
21 May
May 21, 2020    
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
For zoom information please contact Pam@wjcouncil.org
21 May
May 21, 2020    
8:00 pm
Contact Person: Maria Creanza development@leffellschool.org 914-948-8333
Jewish Community Memorial Day Event
May 21, 2020    
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
22 May
May 22, 2020    
All Day
Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center Memory Keepers Online Cocktail Hour: GenerationsForward Speaker Series with Michael Gyory
May 22, 2020    
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
The Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center’s Memory Keepers Online Cocktail Hour will feature GenerationsForward speaker Michael Gyory on May 22 at 5 p.m. Michael [...]
24 May
May 24, 2020    
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Approaching Sinai:  A Hadar Pre-Shavuot Mini Yom Iyyun The holiday of Shavuot commemorates the epic moment when Moshe and the Israelites received the Torah at [...]
26 May
May 26, 2020    
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Join Friends of the IDF for a delicious kosher cheese tasting via Zoom. Brent, "The Cheese Guy" will walk us through the five gourmet cheeses, [...]
26 May
May 26, 2020    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM An Eight-Part Weekly Series Led by Rabbis From Throughout the Region Date Subject 3/31/2020 An Overview of Jewish History 4/7/2020 Jewish Calendar: [...]
Westchester Jewish Council Jewish Visioning Committee presents Envision the Future with Dr. Steven Windmueller
May 27, 2020    
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Join Dr. Steven Windmueller, Emeritus Professor at HUC-JIR, Los Angeles, for a presentation on the present and future status of the Jewish community.  He will [...]
27 May
May 27, 2020    
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Lions and Tigers and Bears? This successful series is being repeated for those who missed it the first time around!  And it's actually Equanimity, Resilience, Compassion, [...]
27 May
May 27, 2020    
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
For more information please contact info@wjcouncil.org
27 May
May 27, 2020    
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
In this global moment of uncertainty around COVID-19 resulting in both personal and organizational questions, we would like to offer our rabbis and spiritual leaders [...]
27 May
May 27, 2020    
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
COVID-19 ZOOM Support Group: If you have recovered (or are recovering) from COVID-19 and would like a safe place in which to process and share [...]
27 May
May 27, 2020    
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Dr. David Bryfman from The Jewish Education Project will converse each week with a different guest to explore the big questions, challenges, and successes that [...]
27 May
May 27, 2020    
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Please contact Elliot@wjouncil.org for zoom details
The Jewish Visioning Committee of the Westchester Jewish Council invites you to: ENVISIONING OUR JEWISH COMMUNITY’S FUTURE, TOGETHER
May 27, 2020    
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
The Jewish Visioning Committee of the Westchester Jewish Council invites you to: ENVISIONING OUR JEWISH COMMUNITY’S FUTURE, TOGETHER Join Dr. Steven Windmueller, Emeritus Professor at [...]
27 May
May 27, 2020    
8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Westchester Jewish Center's World Jewry Committee, together with the Teen Engagement Committee, will be co-hosting a Zoom panel on Anti-Semitism/Anti-Zionism on College Campuses on Wednesday, [...]
28 May
May 28, 2020 - May 29, 2020    
5:00 pm - 7:00 am
A Night of Joyful Jewish Learning with Rabbis from America to Israel Thursday, May 28, 5:00 pm (EDT) - Friday, May 29, 7:00 am (EDT) [...]
Celebration of Torah
May 28, 2020    
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Jewish congregations of Putnam, Northern Westchester and Danbury join together to receive and celebrate Torah. During this pandemic, community support and the vision and wisdom [...]
28 May
May 28, 2020    
8:00 pm
29 May
May 29, 2020 - May 30, 2020    
All Day
02 Jun
June 2, 2020    
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
The annual USY Scholarship Gala, which raises funds to send teens on USY trips nationwide and to Israel, will be honoring the Hurvitz sisters, Matt [...]
02 Jun
June 2, 2020    
7:45 pm - 8:45 pm
“Is God Listening?” Exploring Prayer today through the Prayers of the Bible Our partnership with the Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem continues at a new time [...]
03 Jun
June 3, 2020    
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Lions and Tigers and Bears? This successful series is being repeated for those who missed it the first time around!  And it's actually Equanimity, Resilience, Compassion, [...]
03 Jun
June 3, 2020    
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
COVID-19 ZOOM Support Group: If you have recovered (or are recovering) from COVID-19 and would like a safe place in which to process and share [...]
03 Jun
June 3, 2020    
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Dr. David Bryfman from The Jewish Education Project will converse each week with a different guest to explore the big questions, challenges, and successes that [...]
Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center Memory Keepers Online Cocktail Hour: GenerationsForward Speaker Series with Joan Poulin
June 4, 2020    
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center Memory Keepers Online Cocktail Hour: GenerationsForward Speaker Series-Joan Poulin The Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center’s Memory Keepers Online [...]
Pride Shabbat - June 5, 2020
June 5, 2020    
8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
PRIDE IS THE TOTALITY OF YOU Woodlands Community Temple in White Plains will livestream its fourth annual Pride Shabbat service at 8pm on Friday, June [...]
Scarsdale Synagogue Fundraiser Gala
June 6, 2020    
7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
CELEBRATING COMMUNITY AT SCARSDALE SYNAGOGUE'S Annual Fundraising Gala Saturday, June 27 7:00 - 11:00 p.m. Sunningdale Country Club 300 Underhill Road, Scarsdale, NY We will [...]
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