Shames JCC

Baseball in the American Culture with Evan Weiner
2022-10-03 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York)
Baseball has been embedded in the American culture since the end of the Civil War. There have been poems, songs, comedy routines, movies, TV shows, books with baseball themes. Baseball cards also were a big part of the culture. Casey At the Bat was required reading for elementary school students at one point. Abbott and Costello’s Who’s On First routine debuted on radio and led them to the Hall of Fame. The name Cooperstown means something special. And even Broadway got into the act with a play. Nobody ever wanted to be “Wally Pipped”. Even today business analytics may have evolved from Money Ball. Baseball was once the king of American sports, that may have ended but baseball in the culture has never gone away.

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Renew, Rejuvenate, and Reconnect: A Jewish Yoga practice (at the Mt. Kisco library)
2022-10-06 10:00 - 11:00
Renew, Rejuvenate, and Reconnect: A Jewish Yoga practice open to all levels
Join us for a Jewish yoga class for all levels that explores the holiday of Sukkot. Enjoy this opportunity to stretch the body, mind, and soul, while re-jew-venating with tools and lessons that can be practiced beyond the class. Please dress comfortably and bring your own yoga mat if you have one. No experience necessary!
About the instructor: Emily Herzfeld has been a certified yoga instructor (200 hours) since 2013 and completed training for teaching yoga to children in 2015. Her style of yoga is Raja Yoga (including poses, breathing, meditation, self-study, etc.), and her passion lies in teaching Jewish-themed yoga to adults and children alike. Emily’s yoga classes are comprehensive, enriching, and appropriate for all levels.
This event will take place at the Mount Kisco Public Library at 100 East Main Street in Mount Kisco.
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Private Tour and Lecture at Untermyer Gardens
2022-10-06 13:00 - 15:00
Get your walking shoes on and join us for a private lecture and tour of the incomparably enchanting Untermyer Gardens in Yonkers, NY.
Stephen Byrns, President of the Untermyer Conservancy, will treat guests to a lecture about Samuel Untermyer, one of the most prominent Jewish Americans in the early 19th century, and the fascinating history behind the establishment and reinvigoration of this 40 acre garden.
Afterwards, you’ll have the option of going on a 1-hour docent-led tour of this beautiful and unique space, or exploring the gardens on your own. Please note, the walking tour includes some stairs and uneven terrain.
Transportation: We will be meeting at the Gardens at 945 N. Broadway, Yonkers, NY 10701. If you need a ride from the JCC, or have room in your car for others, please email cjacobs@shamesjcc.org
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Weekly Mah Jongg
2022-09-09 11:30 - 13:30
Fridays from 11:30-1:30 PM (Subject to change)
Experienced Mah Jongg players welcome! Interested in learning how to play? Email cjacobs@shamesjcc.org. Location: Kidspace

Transform Your Space, Transform Your Life: A Broad River Gathering
2022-10-11 18:30 - 20:00
It’s that time of the year…fall is in the air, carrying the winds of change and the excitement of new beginnings. Join Gal Yaguri, founder of Balaboste, as she shares different ways we can prepare our work spaces, and ourselves, for the new season and beyond.
Exploring methods for creating wellness in our space, we will discuss and practice how to define what we need now and determine what no longer serves us. All of this will inform how we can make transformative changes in our spaces, and in our lives.
About the Speaker:
For over 25 years, Gal has assisted brands like AOL and Mobius Executive Leadership turn their visions and brand initiatives into tangible business results. Utilizing her wealth of experience in project management, Gal began to focus on personal and professional development. Her goal: To address the way we discern clutter by altering our perception of how we define it. Gal’s holistic approach centers around unearthing sustainable solutions to create spaces that feel peaceful, organized, connected, and inspired.
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Renew, Rejuvenate, and Reconnect: A Jewish Yoga practice
2022-10-12 11:00 - 12:00
Join us for a Jewish yoga class for all levels that explores the holiday of Sukkot. Enjoy this opportunity to stretch the body, mind, and soul, while re-jew-venating with tools and lessons that can be practiced beyond the class. Please dress comfortably and bring your own yoga mat if you have one. No experience necessary!
About the instructor: Emily Herzfeld has been a certified yoga instructor (200 hours) since 2013 and completed training for teaching yoga to children in 2015. Her style of yoga is Raja Yoga (including poses, breathing, meditation, self-study, etc.), and her passion lies in teaching Jewish-themed yoga to adults and children alike. Emily’s yoga classes are comprehensive, enriching, and appropriate for all levels.
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Sukkot Harvest Party with Doni + Eric from Nefesh Mountain
2022-10-13 17:30 - 19:30
Join us for a lively and delicious outdoor Sukkot party featuring “Jewgrass” sensation, Doni and Eric from Nefesh Mountain!
The agricultural festival of Sukkot asks us to rejoice—and we could not be more excited to welcome bluegrass masters and Nefesh Mountain founders Doni Zasloff and Eric Lindberg for an early evening concert to kick off a new season of adult programs at the J!
When you’re tired of dancing, feast on an abundant vegetarian graze board created by Kate Sonders Solomon that features raw honeycomb, seasonal vegetables and fruits, local cheeses, breads, crackers, dried fruit, nuts, dips, and small bites. Bring your instruments to jam along!
This event is made possible by a generous grant from Verve 55+ Living/UJA
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Herbal Medicine Workshop
2022-10-17 13:00 - 14:30
Join local Herbalist Clare Pierson of Dancing Spirits Herbs for a brief weed walk to identify medicinal plants that are growing nearby, then move inside to do a start-to-finish demo of salve and lip balm making. Everyone will go home with their own lip balm and a chance to taste unique herbal tinctures and vinegars that are safe for all bodies.
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Fused Glass Pop-Up with Abe Rosenthal
2022-10-18 09:00 - 13:00
JCC member Abe Rosenthal has been working with fused glass since he retired ten years ago, and will be setting up a pop-up shop at the J selling a beautiful selection of homemade objects in our lobby! From large plates to trinket dishes, necklaces and paperweights, come see and purchase new items to treat yourself or buy a gift for a special someone.

Pickleball Clinics
2022-10-19 11:30 - 13:30
Learn pickleball or improve your game
4 weeks 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, & 11/9
Beginner: 11:30 AM-12:30 PM Int./Adv: 12:30 PM-1:30 PM
The most popular game in the past few years!
Learn quickly or take your game to the next level.
Paddles will be provided
Members: $100 Nonmembers: $120
Clinics are taught by certified pickleball instructors Joanne Dondero and Charlene Dundie
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Sambal Thai and Malay in Irvington
2022-10-20 12:30 - 14:00
Join your fellow foodies for our monthly Lunch Club! Our second trip will be to Sambal Thai and Malay, an award-winning restaurant with gorgeous views of the Hudson River in Irvington, NY.
You’ll dine on a multi-course family-style meal that includes appetizers, mains, and dessert all for $35 (tax and gratuity included). Weather permitting, we will be seated outside on their deck.
Vegetarians and other dietary restrictions can be accommodated. Bring a friend or come make new ones! Advance registration by Oct. 17 required.
NOTE ON TRANSPORTATION: This event will be taking place at Sambal Restaurant, 4 West Main St in Irvington, NY. There is plenty of parking in their lot. If you need a ride to the restaurant from the JCC or have room in your car for others, please email cjacobs@shamesjcc.org when you register.

PINK Challah Bake with Sharsheret
2022-10-20 12:45 - 13:45
Join us for a pink challah bake and an informational session on the facts of breast cancer, the risks we face, and how we can take action as a community to keep ourselves safe and healthy.
We are delighted to host Sharshert, an organization that aims to educate people about the risk of breast and ovarian cancer within the Jewish community and support those who are currently fighting it. They will provide critical information on recognizing signs of breast and ovarian cancer, taking steps to stay well, and supporting those who have and are going through it.
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Let's Talk Menopause
2022-10-20 18:30 - 20:00
It might be 2022, but too many of us are still in the dark about menopause. Join us for a talk with Let’s Talk Menopause, a national nonprofit that’s raising awareness and changing the conversation about menopause. 1.3 million women in the U.S. alone enter menopause every year. And they can have symptoms, even debilitating ones, for years before that, which can affect them at home, at work and everywhere in between. But menopause isn’t a disease; it is a natural transition. By talking and learning more about it, and insisting that the medical community do the same, we can position women to feel their best in midlife and beyond. Share your experience and bring your burning questions to this participatory Let’s Talk Menopause presentation and Q&A.
Refreshments will be served.
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Challenging Time, Ageless Insights
2022-10-21 10:00 - 11:30
Challenging Times, Ageless Insights: offers participants the opportunity to engage with clergy in exploring contemporary issues through a Jewish lens. These discussions will provide insights, debate, and if we are successful, even more questions.
Topic: American Jews have a diverse array of social and political concerns. In this rapid-fire conversation, Rabbi Stein will reflect on what Jewish tradition says about topics including, but not limited to, gun legislation, abortion, the economy, the crisis in Ukraine, immigration reform, and much more.
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River Friends Day Camp's Fall Fest & Family Concert w/ Music for Aardvarks
2022-10-23 10:00 - 13:00
Featuring: Music, Pumpkin Painting, Bounce House, Fall Family Portraits, And More!
Join us with your favorite camp counselors for fun fall activities!
The event will kick off with a concert by Music for Aardvarks at 10:15 am! Other fall festivities will include a bounce house, fall family portraits, pumpkin painting, and more!
River Friends families who bring and refer a friend who signs up for camp will receive a portable picnic blanket!
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5 Steps to Friendships, Being Social, and Finding Love with Neurodiversity
2022-10-23 11:00 - 12:30
Please join us for a special event curated for young adults who are Neurodiverse and their caregivers.

This event will be facilitated by Jeremy Hamburgh from My Best Social Life.
A little about Jeremy:
Jeremy “helps young adults who are Nuerodiverse make friends, land dates and experience the joy of having a girlfriend or boyfriend by giving them the strategy and the confidence they need to meet new people while remaining 100% genuine and true to themselves”

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Introduction to Plant-Powered Nutrition
2022-10-24 10:00 - 11:30
If you’ve ever struggled with chronic illness — or supported someone else who has — join Plant Powered Metro New York for this empowering introduction to the evidence behind whole food, plant-based nutrition for lifelong health.
You’ll learn how a diet comprised largely of unprocessed plant foods can clear arteries, improve gut health, put diabetes into remission, and prevent cognitive decline, among many other feats!
Learn the basics with Lianna Levine Reisner, PPMNY’s Network Director, and get inspired with simple meal ideas from Karina Pearse, a certified health coach and certified Food for Life instructor.
Take away tips, tools, and resources to take charge of your health now, in the comfort of your own home and kitchen. Enjoy a cooking demo during the class as well!
Plant Powered Metro New York empowers people to find better health and overcome chronic disease through whole food, plant-based nutrition. Learn more here

Senior Social Club: Game Day
2022-10-26 11:30 - 13:30
Card games, scrabble, Mexican train dominoes, and more! If 4 people wish, we can also have Mah Jong, so bring a friend!

Be SMART about Gun Safety with Moms Demand Action
2022-10-26 18:30 - 20:00
Join us to learn about Moms Demand Action‘s Be SMART framework, which provides concrete guidance on actionable steps adults and parents can take to prevent accidental child gun deaths and injuries.
There are over 13 million households with children in the U.S. that contain at least one gun. This presentation will cover questions to ask when your child goes to another friend’s home, safe storage guidelines, and more to ensure participants feel more equipped, empowered, and encouraged to to keep their children safe.
With speakers Adriana Pentz, Survivor Lead, Moms Demand Action Westchester, and Jessica Roman Buck, Be SMART lead for Moms Demand Action, Westchester

Family Fun Night- Pool Party
2022-10-28 18:00 - 20:00
We are excited to announce our newest partnership with GiGi’s Playhouse of Westchester. Join us for a family pool party on Friday, October 28th 6-8pm. Spots will be limited and registration is required.
**Please note that someone in your party must have Down Syndrome as this is an event to celebrate this community.
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Tic Tac Go Fall Social
2022-10-30 15:45 - 17:45
We are excited to be partnering with the organization Tic Tac Go to host a Fall Social at the Shames JCC.
Tic Tac Go is a Facebook social group that has been created to encourage peer:peer connections for young adults with intellectual disabilities in Westchester County NY. The Fall social is being hosted to provide an afternoon for group members to enjoy festive music, delicious snacks, and spending time with friends!
Seasonal costumes are welcome!

Triangle Shirt Waist Factory Fire with Eugene Boesch
2022-10-31 10:00 - 11:30
On March 25, 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist Company factory at Washington Square in New York City burned, killing 145 workers. It is remembered as one of the most infamous incidents in American industrial history as the deaths were largely preventable – most of the victims, young immigrant women, died as a result of neglected safety features and locked doors within the factory building. The tragedy brought widespread attention to the dangerous workshop conditions of factories of the day and lead to the development of laws and regulations that better protected the safety of workers.

Senior Social Club: Book Club
2022-11-02 11:30 - 13:30
Discussion of James Baldwin’s short story “Sonny’s Blues.” Click here to read ahead.

Challenging Time, Ageless Insights: Reproductive Rights: it’s not just about abortion
2022-11-04 10:00 - 11:30
“Challenging Times, Ageless Insights” offers participants the opportunity to engage with clergy in exploring contemporary issues through a Jewish lens. These discussions will provide insights, debate, and if we are successful, even more questions.
This month will feature Rabbi David Holtz of Temple Beth Abraham: From Judaism’s very beginning, the issue of reproduction has been very down to earth, and also deeply connected with God and spirituality. Our tradition has always acknowledged that women do and should have a powerful voice when it comes to sexuality and their own bodies. We’ll explore the sometimes surprising views of the otherwise very male-centric rabbis, and discuss how they do and do not apply to reproductive rights today.

Improving Balance & Reducing Fall Risks with Glenn Eisen
2022-11-07 10:00 - 23:30
Explore balance improvement techniques to reduce falls with Tai Chi instructor Glenn Eisen. The likelihood of falling increases as we get older, and the fear of falling can actually increase the probability that a fall will occur. Glenn Eisen will provide helpful information and movement exercises that focus on balance improvement in accordance with The National Institute of Aging’s recommended balance program.
