Passover Pour
2022-03-31 16:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
Come enjoy Kosher-for-Passover wines and order in time for your seder! Orders will be picked up at the JCC. Light refreshments will be served.
Sponsored by Aries Wines & Spirits. No registration is necessary.

Community Closet Shopping Days
2022-04-01
The J is thrilled to announce our new partnership with the Community Wardrobe, a joint initiative between the PTA of Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow and the Village of Sleepy Hollow. The Community Wardrobe provides local families in need with good clothes free of charge through a dignified shopping experience. The Community Wardrobe clothed 340 families in its first year (2021).
We are delighted to be the Community Wardrobe’s new home! Come shop for a lightly and gently used spring wardrobe!

The Jewish Roots of Flamenco with Anna de la Paz
2022-04-04 10:00 - 11:30
Flamenco is an art form that arose in Spain, influenced by various populations passing through or living in the southern region of Andalusia. Beginning in the third century BC, Gypsies, Sephardic Jews, Christians, and Moors all contributed to Andalusian culture. This presentation will discuss flamenco and its Jewish connection. Anna de la Paz is a Spanish dance artist specializing in classical and folkloric Spanish dances. After living in Spain and studying with such great master teachers as Mariemma and Pedro Azorín, she moved to New York City in 1999 and began working with Gabriela Granados and American Bolero Dance Company. As a freelance artist, she has performed throughout the New York area at various venues including Carnegie Hall. Anna de la Paz works in collaboration with mezzo-soprano Anna Tonna on many productions including, “Music and Dance in the times of the Duchess of Alba (1762-1802)”, created for the Hispanic Society of America in New York City.

She is the creator and producer of her own shows, which include Alegría Española, Migración and Memorias, and was on the creative team for Making Music Dance, a cross-fusion of flamenco, tap and world music. She was co-director of Walk to the Beat, an annual improvisational music and dance festival in Nyack, NY. In 2017, Ms. de la Paz was invited to perform in the Canary Islands, Spain at the Festival Atlántico in Gran Canaria. Anna de la Paz has been invited as a lecturer on Spanish dance at area colleges, universities and symposia, including the Foundation for Iberian Music’s international conferences on Enrique Granados in New York City and the “Transatlantic Malagueñas and Zapateados in Music Song and Dance” at University of California, Riverside. In 2018, Anna de la Paz co-founded with Anna Tonna, Hispanic Culture Arts, an arts education organization that brings the classical Spanish arts to the New York City schools. Current clients include PS 8 in Upper Manhattan, the New York School for the Deaf and the Hispanic Society Museum and Library. Ms. de la Paz currently lives in Nyack, NY with her husband and three children, where she continues to teach, produce and perform.

Senior Social Club: Book Discussion
2022-04-06 11:30 - 13:30
Come and tell the group about a book you have recently read and its author. Tell us why you think others should also read the book. We will have a short discussion after your presentation. Note that the others in the group do not read the book in advance.

End of Life Details Presentation and Discussion: The Discussion Everyone Needs But Often Avoids Until Too Late with Glenn Eisen
2022-04-11 10:00 - 11:30
Unnecessary grief and expenses are not unusual when some of life’s most important decisions are overlooked or past decisions are not reviewed, updated and addressed. This presentation discusses the full range of issues about end of life issues. It is about living wills/advanced directives, estate plans, last wills and testaments and most of the other issues that might be important to consider. Changes in laws, investments and family situations, along with designated decision makers, funeral venues and disposal of personal assets, are all issues that need to be at least reviewed, discussed and possibly resolved to avoid unnecessary stress and disputes between family members, business associates, healthcare providers and government agencies.

Senior Social Club: Game Day
2022-04-13 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!

Sasha's Seafood Pop up Shop for Passover
2022-04-14 09:00 - 23:00
Tarrytown’s very own Sasha’s Seafood will be doing a special salmon sale at the J, offering a pescatarian seder alternative or side dish accompanying your brisket!
Pre-order a “seder salmon side” (feeds 9-12) or an item from Sasha’s special Passover menu (her smoked salmon is a MUST), posted on 4/11 on her website: sashasseafood.com.
Order by emailing sasha@sashasseafood.com. A percentage of all sales will be donated to the J.
Feed your families and support your community!
Pick up will be April 14, 9:00–11:00 am
Main Entrance of the JCC
371 S. Broadway, Tarrytown
Come by for tastes and recipes as well!

New Parents, New Babies
2022-04-19 09:15 - 10:30
New Parents, New Babies
Drop-in: Members: $12, Nonmembers: $18
Please join us with your new baby (pre-crawling) for this weekly gathering of discussion and connection to support the transition to new parenthood. This group is intended to facilitate and build meaningful community and share resources, and it is open to anyone navigating a new parenting phase, whether or not it is your first child. As the facilitator, it is Tori Cronk’s intention to hold a brave and safe space so that each group member feels seen and heard in their unique experience of parenting.
Tori calls on her background in mental health training, yoga instruction, and meditation to foster an inclusive and nurturing environment. You are welcome just as you are. Tending to babies is a normal and welcome part of the group experience.
Click for more information: https://www.shamesjcc.org/programs/new-parents-new-babies/#overview

2022-04-22 09:45 - 11:00
What might it be like to enter into this Passover season with an open heart and a curious mind?
In the Passover story, Moses begs Pharaoh to free the Jewish people from slavery. But Pharaoh’s heart is “hardened”–five times Pharoah refuses, a reaction that warns us of the dangers of turning away from suffering, difference, and change. What might it be like to enter into this Passover season with an open heart and a curious mind? Join Dr. Tova Markenson for a free 75 minute workshop exploring these and other Passover themes through Jewish mindfulness meditation practices. All are welcome regardless of prior experience with mindfulness meditation and/or Judaism.
About Tova: Dr. C. Tova Markenson loves exploring the mystery of the present moment with individuals and groups. An award-winning scholar, her research and teaching build on 10+ years of leadership in the fields of collaboration, communication, and creativity. Dr. Markenson has designed and taught courses on mindfulness, storytelling, and communication to non-profit professionals, rabbinical and cantorial students, young adults, and life-long learners. She holds a doctorate from Northwestern University and received a certificate in teaching mindfulness from the Institute for Jewish Spirituality. www.drtovamarkenson.com

Confronting Genocide & Mass Atrocities: A Conversation w/ John Prendergast
2022-04-24 15:00 - 16:15
How has genocide evolved over time, why does it continue and what can we do to stop it?
Genocide and mass atrocities have evolved over time since the Holocaust. But the variables going into genocide have remained the same: targeting people on the basis of their identity. Conflicts globally disproportionately target civilians, and despite “never again” rhetoric, we see mass atrocities happening to this very day in places ranging from Ukraine to Myanmar to Ethiopia. What are the policy tools available to confront and counter genocide and mass atrocities? Are there examples of social movements that have made a difference in responding to human rights crises?
Join us for an intimate conversation with human rights activist, New York Times bestselling author and co-founder with George Clooney of The Sentry, John Prendergast. The event will be moderated by the International Rescue Committee’s senior vice president for international programs Ciaran Donnelly.

The Disappeared of Guatemala
2022-04-25 10:00 - 11:30
“Guatemala has the dubious distinction of inventing the political condition of “disappearance” in late 20th century Latin America. In Guatemala’s long history of repressing its own citizenry, forced disappearance is rooted in the 1954 US-backed overthrow of democratically elected President Jacobo Arbenz and was used throughout the military dictatorships that followed. Driven by a Cold War ideology that conflated group identity with real or imagined political beliefs, three decades of successive military regimes expanded their repressive practices to include massive forced disappearances leading to a deliberate campaign of extermination of ladino (non-Maya) political activists and ultimately genocide of the Maya. This lecture traces state deployment of forced disappearance of opposition leaders in Guatemala from the 1966 mass disappearance of members of the Guatemalan Workers Party to the 1980 mass disappearance of union leaders in order to understand the systematic use of forced disappearance by a state so fragile that it disappeared children in the 1980s. Specifically, I consider the case of Dr. Marvyn Perez who was forcibly disappeared and tortured by Guatemalan security forces when he was 14. More than 30 years later, he continues to seek justice for himself and others who did not survive.
Victoria Sanford is Professor of Anthropology and Founding Director of the Center for Human Rights and Peace Studies at Lehman College. She is a member of the Anthropology Doctoral Faculty at the Graduate Center and an Affiliated Scholar at the Center for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Crimes Against Humanity, City University of New York. She holds a doctorate in Anthropology from Stanford University where she studied International Human Rights Law and Immigration Law at Stanford Law School. She was a Bunting Peace Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studies, Harvard University.
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Game Day
2022-04-27 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!

JCC Community Art Exhibition Reception
2022-05-01 14:00 - 17:00
Join us to celebrate our inaugural community art exhibition on May 1st from 2 pm-5 pm.
Come and enjoy:

Art by over 30 local artists ages 16-99
Family art-making with Melissa Lohman-Wild from 2:30 pm-4:30 pm: all ages welcome
Music by Daniel Hoppe
Wine, soft drinks, and snacks

This event is generously sponsored by Proclinix, Atlantic, Urgent Care of Westchester, Crown Janitorial Products, Breakaway Landscaping, ENT and Allergy Associates, LLP, Francine Malina Compass, and Fanning Electric Co., Inc.
Please note you must be vaccinated to attend events at the JCC.

History of the Giants With Larry Hine
2022-05-02 10:00 - 11:30
May 6 will be Willie Mays’ 91st birthday. He is considered by most one of the two greatest ball players of all time (with Babe Ruth). Larry Hines will explore Mays’ amazing career as well as the history of the Giants and the eras of their five Hall of Fame managers.

Tarrytown Police on avoiding Scammers
2022-05-04 11:30 - 13:30
“Scams, Computer Frauds and other cyberattacks. Detectives Kapica and McGee from the Tarrytown Police force will talk about how to stay cyber-safe.
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Women in Art with Suzanne Altman
2022-05-09 10:00 - 11:30
Long overlooked and underappreciated, women have been a force in art history for centuries. From Renaissance portrait painters to the still life painters of the Dutch Golden Age, to accomplished Impressionists to the many important 20th century women in Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism and Feminist Art, this lecture explores artists both obscure and well known. Names such as Artemisia Gentileschi, Rosa Bonheur, Mary Cassatt, Helen Frankenthaler and Georgia O’Keefe will be shown and discussed in this approximately 60 minute talk.

Senior Social Club: Westchester County's Salute to Seniors Celebration
2022-05-11 10:00 - 12:30
Westchester County’s Salute to Seniors Celebration. We are going to Ridge Road Park, 287 Ridge Road, Hartsdale (by car from the JCC) to see the celebration. The county is providing a free box lunch if you sign up ahead of time. Celebration is from 10 to 12:30. Meet at JCC lobby to carpool at 10 AM and 11:30 (note the time changes from previous email). If you plan to attend and want lunch, please respond to Joanne Reed at Joreed578@gmail.com before May 4.

Water Safety Training for Au Pairs, Babysitters, and Caretakers
2022-05-15 13:30 - 14:30
Is your childcare provider ready for summer days at the pool and beach? Sign them up for this water safety course to equip them with essential knowledge and skills to prevent and respond to risks children face in the water. The course consists of an informative lecture and a recreational swim. Cost is $10 (please note that a swim cap is required to swim in the JCC pool. One can be purchased at the Welcome Desk for $5).

Yom Ha'atzmaut Carnival - Northern Westchester
2022-05-15 15:00 - 16:30
Come celebrate Israel with us while making a difference!
During the event we will take part in OPERATION SUITCASE
Help us fill a suitcase for a Ukrainian family by bringing in any of the following:
* Hygiene products
* Cosmetics
* Baseball caps
* Flip flops
* Underwear
* Bed sheets
* Summer clothes
* Socks
Free Admission
All ages are welcome! Please note that event guests who are age eligible will need to show proof of Covid-19 Vaccine.
Location: Sprout Westchester, 500 Yorktown Road Croton -On- Hudson NY, 10520

Violinist at Metropolitan Opera House with Sylvia Danburg
2022-05-16 10:00 - 11:30
Join Metropolitan Opera Orchestra violinist Sylvia Danburg for an exploration of life in a major American orchestra! Engage with unusual performance stories, the audition process, how a violinist pursues a profession in the arts, and the benefits of following a discipline that begins in early childhood. There will be live violin performance and investigation into the making a life following your passion, as well as the benefits of engaging in group-think musical performance at any age. Come, listen, ask questions!
Sylvia Danburg, a native of Houston, Texas, began her musical education at Rice University and completed her Bachelor of Music at Juilliard with Glen Dicterow, concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic. She made her New York debut at Alice Tully Hall in 1996, where she was lauded by the New York Times for “both lyricism and virtuosity”. Sylvia performs chamber music and solo recitals worldwide, and is a regular performer in the Met Chamber Musicians series at Carnegie Hall. She has held the position of Associate Principal Second Violin at the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra since 2000, and makes her home in Hastings-on-Hudson.

Senior Social Club: Game Day
2022-05-18 11:30 - 13:30
Card games, scrabble, Mexican train dominoes, etc. If 4 people wish, we can also have Mah Jong.

Early Childhood Center Family and Friends Celebration
2022-05-22 14:00
Join us for a fun family afternoon at the JCC celebrating our ECC community. All ECC families are welcome and encouraged to bring a family that is new to the J.
Bring a blanket and relax on the field while enjoying:

Music with Joanna’s ‘n Bananas at 2:30 pm
Bounce house
Touch-a-truck with an ambulance and fire truck
Activities including obstacles courses, a bubble station, crafts and more
Light snacks
Raffles! You could win a free 3-month all-inclusive membership to the JCC, private 60-min personal training session or family photoshoot with Alison Sheehy Photography

Tickets are free with a suggested donation of $30 per family.
See you there!

Introduction to Journaling for Mental Health, Mindfulness and Memory with Jen Convissor
2022-05-23 10:00 - 11:30
It’s amazing what benefit one can get with just a notebook and pen! Jennifer Convissor, LCSW, author of Journaling For Non-Journalers: Your Expert Guide To Creating A Journaling Practice That Works For You, will teach you what you need to know to jumpstart your journaling, and how to stay motivated to keep up the habit.
Whether an avid journaler, never kept a diary a day in your life, or somewhere in between, this experiential workshop will leave you inspired to grab the nearest pencil and make time for yourself. Not only has journaling been proven to improve focus, hopefulness, self-awareness and memory, but it’s also a gateway to greater creativity, productivity and personal connection. Come see for yourself!
Jennifer is a psychotherapist in private practice in NY & CT. She teaches journaling for mental health and mindfulness for CEYou NY, educates clinicians at Westchester Center for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy (WCSPP) on therapeutic journaling and has two online journaling courses. Jennifer is the former Shames JCC Partners-in-Caring social worker, where she taught a popular Creative Memoirs class and loves helping people create personalized journaling plans, so do come with your questions!
Supplies needed: Writing implement, notebook, a hard surface to lean on. Note – Choose a pen or pencil that feels comfortable in your hand and that does not bleed through the pages of your notebook.
