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Have friends who want to join the J? Not currently a member yourself? Take advantage of our September promotion for a fresh start this fall! Sign up during the month of September and we will waive your join fee. If you’re an educator, you also get your first month free! Click here and: New members: […]
Drag Queen Story Hour (DQSH) is just what it sounds like—drag queens reading stories to children in libraries, schools, and bookstores. DQSH captures the imagination and play of the gender fluidity of childhood and gives kids glamorous, positive, and unabashedly queer role models. In spaces like this, kids are able to see people who defy […]
The Shames JCC on the Hudson, in conjunction with Marinelli's Village Pharmacy, is hosting a flu and updated (bivalent) Covid 19 vaccine booster clinic on Sunday October 2nd, from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm. Flu vaccines are available for anyone age 5 and up. Covid 19 boosters are available for those age 12 and up. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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! […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Card games, scrabble, Mexican train dominoes, and more! If 4 people wish, we can also have Mah Jong, so bring a friend!
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 […]
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
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. Register
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 […]
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 […]
Discussion of James Baldwin's short story "Sonny's Blues." Click here to read ahead.
“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 […]
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