May 7, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – We invite you to join us for a special viewing of the film SPARK: Robin Williams and His Battle with Lewy Body Dementia. SPARK is a 45-minute educational adaptation of the documentary Robin’s Wish, produced by Lewy Body Disease Association, which delves into the life of Robin Williams and his courageous battle with LBD, a complex and often […]
May 7, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Authors Dr. Alex Kor and Graham Honaker will appear on the HHREC Memory Keepers Story Hour to talk about their recently published book A Blessing, Not a Burden. The book chronicles the lives of Dr. Kor’s parents Eva and Mickey Kor as they managed to survive the unimaginable horrors of life in a concentration camp during […]
May 7, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm – Register here – https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/vn2ev9z. Join us as we celebrate our Jewish community’s outstanding volunteers. Free and open to all. If you would like to make a donation in recognition of an award recipient and/or the work of the Council, we will include congratulatory messages in the program that will be available at the event and […]
May 7, 2024 @ 8:15 pm – 9:15 pm – Women’s Initiative for Jewish Studies (WIJS) at the Young Israel of New Rochelle is proud to present Dr. Nora Rubel on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 @ 8:15 pm (ET) on Zoom. Rubel will be the eighth and final speaker of the 2023-2024 season in the monthly scholarly programming offered by WIJS at YINR. Dr. Rubel’s lecture […]
May 8, 2024 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm – We are thrilled to welcome Israeli artist Hadassa Goldvicht to the JCCMW to share her work and discuss her latest project at the JCCMW, a site-specific artwork that will offer opportunities for reflection, expression, and non-traditional forms of prayer during these challenging times. Following the talk, Hadassa will guide a photography workshop in which participants will […]
May 9, 2024 @ 12:00 pm – The HHREC Annual Spring Luncheon will be held on Thursday, May 9th, and feature a presentation by HHREC Education Director Steve Goldberg entitled How Did the Swastika Become a Symbol of Hate? A Kosher buffet lunch is included.
May 9, 2024 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Cardmaking & Social Thursday, May 9, 2:00 PM White Plains Socializing while working on a craft project is always fun, and knowing that craft will be gifted to someone who will appreciate it is even better! Join DOROT Westchester for our monthly social where we will create cards that will be gifted to residents of […]
May 9, 2024 @ 6:30 pm – 10:30 pm – Sprinting via the silver screen from Major League baseball diamond to Olympic track to Prep School football field to Heavyweight boxing ring, we present four superb films in which Jewish athletes chase their dreams. Distinguished Guest Lecturer, Rabbi Ariel Fellner, has led congregations, taught at the Jewish Theological Seminary, served as scholar-in residence throughout the […]
May 9, 2024 @ 7:15 pm – 9:00 pm –
May 10, 2024 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am – Join us for a moderated discussion about books with Jewish themes. This month’s selection: The Hebrew Teacher: Three Novels by Maya Arad Three Israeli women, their lives altered by immigration to the United States, seek to overcome crises. …In these three stirring novellas—comedies of manners with an ambitious blend of irony and sensitivity—celebrated Israeli author Maya Arad […]
