Events

Transgender, nonbinary, and gender-questioning children need adult support, but adults may not know the best way to provide this. Join Rena DeLevie, mom to a beautiful transgender nonbinary child, as she addresses critical questions that can help individuals better understand the experiences guiding the transgender, nonbinary, or questioning child.

Peruse and purchase a curated collection of LGTBQ+ fiction and non-fiction from our local bookstore.

FREE for members and non-members Come discuss the month’s social and political issues with your fellow news enthusiasts. With timely and changing international, national, and local issues from the news arenas of government, arts, sports, science, and religion, we welcome all participants to voice their ideas. All points of view are welcome in this lively, […]

Join us for an interactive culinary experience led by talented cooking instructor, Kate Sonders Solomon. Learn the art of crafting a delicious spring graze board, socialize, and celebrate Shavuot as you indulge in the joy of food and community! Kate is a cooking instructor living in Hastings-on-Hudson. She provides a relaxed, hands-on cooking experience for […]

Calling all little chefs and curious minds! Get ready to make your own personalized pizza and learn about Shavuot with Shames JCC and PJ Library! Location: Jefferson Valley area and the address was given upon registration

Give your children’s outgrown clothing new life by donating them to families in need. The NY Common Pantry is a nonprofit dedicated to promoting dignity, health, and self-sufficiency for low-income families in New York City. Help them support these individuals by donating the following to the J between 6/10-6/21 (sizes newborn-4T): Summer/early fall clothing (shorts, […]

Join Tracy Brown, CEO of Riverkeeper—one of the most important environmental organizations in the Hudson Valley– for a screening and discussion of two short documentaries about Riverkeeper’s work with dam removal. The first film, "One Dam At A Time," centers on the Hudson River watershed, while the second film, "Sister River," documents Riverkeeper’s work helping […]

Bring your appetite (and maybe some to-go boxes) for our next lunch at Racanellis Pizza and Brew! Your meal includes your choice of  salad, pasta, main entree, and dessert for $33 cash. There’s plenty for vegetarians and omnivores alike! These events are always lots of fun and are open to all. NOTE: We will be […]

Get a special gift for the father in your life at the J! Artist Maggie Chow will be selling handmade functional ceramics with special designs, all created with love and passion locally in Westchester. All works are created without any toxic materials.

Traditionally, Americans were taught about binary genders, but Gen Z challenges this. They explore gender freely and need parental support. This workshop guides parents in navigating disruptions related to gender, names, pronouns, and lifestyles, offering insights, mindsets, and tools for creating a supportive home.

Soprano Dominique Hellsten and pianist Craig Ketter will perform music by Austrian composer and Holocaust victim Viktor Ullmann, whose substantial body of work was lost for decades after his death at Auschwitz. Weaving together songs and stories, Dominique will tell the haunting and fascinating story of Ullmann’s short life and how his music survived the […]

To celebrate 18 years of PJ Library–the organization that sends free Jewish storybooks to children every month– the Shames JCC is hosting a festive birthday bash. Our celebration will include a book festival in our new theater, The Ark, featuring some of PJ Library's favorite storybooks, and a lively family concert with Rebecca Schoffer of […]

Join us for a special, free line dance event as we celebrate Juneteenth with Steven "Fun Bunch" Dillard! Using an upbeat and fun soundtrack as a backdrop, Steven will break down easy line dances that allow everyone to learn at a comfortable pace. You'll learn basic steps, rhythms and routines choreographed to music.

Give your children’s outgrown clothing new life by donating them to families in need. The NY Common Pantry is a nonprofit dedicated to promoting dignity, health, and self-sufficiency for low-income families in New York City. Help them support these individuals by donating the following to the J between 6/10-6/21 (sizes newborn-4T): Summer/early fall clothing (shorts, […]

Laughter Yoga is a unique exercise routine that combines unconditional laughter with yogic breathing. Laughter reaps many scientific benefits including reduction of stress, anxiety, and depression; lower blood pressure; a strengthened immune system; and much more. Laughter is initially stimulated as a physical exercise and soon leads to real and contagious laughter. Bring your playful […]

Join us for our monthly Friday night free-swim to families who have an immediate member with a disability. The pool will be exclusively reserved for this event, so that we can ensure a sensory-friendly pool environment for a fun family night out!

When Elwood Curtis, a Black boy growing up in 1960s Tallahassee, is unfairly sentenced to a juvenile reformatory called the Nickel Academy, he finds himself trapped in a grotesque chamber of horrors. Elwood’s only salvation is his friendship with fellow “delinquent” Turner, which deepens despite Turner’s conviction that Elwood is hopelessly naive, that the world […]