Archive: December 2021

AJC Westchester/Fairfield Board Meeting

Posted on December 8, 2021

December 8, 2021 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm –

Bet Am Shalom – Shorashim

Posted on December 12, 2021

December 12, 2021 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am – Shorashim is a FREE, monthly, Sunday-morning program at Bet Am Shalom for children ages 0-5 and their parents, grandparents and caregivers.  The program brings to life a different Jewish holiday or theme each month with age-appropriate cooking projects, arts & crafts, stories, songs and other activities.  

WJCS – Writing Your Life: Spiritual Memoir through Poetry

Posted on December 13, 2021

December 13, 2021 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am – In each session we will read and discuss 3 different poems addressing the many facets of a spiritual life, and then respond to a 10 minute writing prompt to elicit spiritual memories and connections. This is a generative writing group; you will leave each session with three drafts of poems that reveal the sacred undercurrents […]

The Young Israel of Scarsdale & the Tikvah Fund proudly present: Raising Courageous Jews

Posted on December 13, 2021

December 13, 2021 @ 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm – The Young Israel of Scarsdale & the Tikvah Fund proudly present: Raising Courageous Jews: A Guide Through the Cultural Minefield featuring Liel Leibovitz (Tablet), Jonathan Silver (Mosaic) and Eric Cohen (Tikvah) Monday, December 13, 2021, at 8:00 PM at the Young Israel of Scarsdale 1313 Weaver St, Scarsdale, NY 10583 Join in person or via […]

DOROT – Yiddish Theater with New York Public Library

Posted on December 14, 2021

December 14, 2021 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm – Yiddish Theater with New York Public Library Tuesday, December 14, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM  Take a virtual tour of NYC’s Yiddish theater in its heyday. Meet the stars, visit the theaters, and learn about the drama onstage and off. Join us for this illustrated presentation from the collections of The New York Public Library. Led by Amanda Seigel, Yiddish […]

The Leffell School: MS Meet & Greet

Posted on December 15, 2021

December 15, 2021 @ 8:30 am – 9:30 am –

MJHS Vet-to-Vet Cafe -“How to access and Optimize Veteran Benefits”

Posted on December 15, 2021

December 15, 2021 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm – VET-TO-CAFE Please join us for a pre-holiday virtual gathering for veterans and community members. A presentation will be given on “How to Access and Optimize Veteran Benefits.” We look forward in welcoming you. When:    Wednesday, December 15, 2021 Time:     3:30 p.m. – 4:30pm Where:    Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84764196750? pwd=TDU4MjBQd3pXY25UZWpYdi9HMEp5UT09 Meeting ID: 847 6419 […]

Yiddish II: Back to the Future with Bernie Tolpin (Zoom); Adult Education program at Temple Beth Abraham

Posted on December 15, 2021

December 15, 2021 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – This program will look at how a new generation of Jews and non-Jews spurred a revival of interest in the Yiddish language. Led by the proliferation of Klezmer bands in Europe and throughout the U.S. and the search for information about their own ancestry, students of Yiddish are rediscovering the association of the Yiddish language […]

Westchester Jewish Council Israel Volunteers Roundtable

Posted on December 15, 2021

December 15, 2021 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Zoom meeting for volunteers in member synagogues and institutions who are involved with Israel programming. For more information contact helene@wjcouncil.org 

Movie Mavens at Temple Beth Abraham: Leona

Posted on December 18, 2021

December 18, 2021 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Please join us as Temple Beth Abraham’s “Movie Mavens” club shares a movie via Zoom. At the conclusion of the film, we will have a moderated discussion. This month’s movie is “Leona” Ariela, a young artist in Mexico City from a Syrian Jewish family is pressured into finding an appropriate partner. She develops feelings for […]