Events

Set the stage for Passover with an entertaining and uplifting evening featuring professional storytellers, live music, and a delicious dinner! Passover is a time for telling tales and we’re thrilled to welcome award-winning storytellers and performers Bill Gordh and Therese Folkes Plair to explore the themes of freedom as told through Jewish and African sources. […]

Join us on Jackie Robinson Day to celebrate the contributions of Jackie Robinson and the Brooklyn Dodgers. Robinson was not only a great athlete but a civil rights champion and American icon. We’ll reminisce about his accomplishments through literature and music, all  dedicated to the first Black American to play in organized baseball.

Come connect with our Shishin (Junior Israeli ambassador) Noy Laufer, born in Haifa. Noy is spending her gap year after graduating high school working with different institutions. In a roundtable conversation, she will share her experiences and perspectives as an Israeli. Light refreshments will be served.

Finding Passover-friendly appetizers can be a hassle, or expensive, or both. In this workshop, teaching chef Amy Pane will teach you how to make two simple and delicious recipes for Passover while we discuss our favorite holiday traditions and recipes. Get hands-on experience making the apps, or just come and observe. Everyone will go home […]

Grab a friend or meet a new one over coffee and a good game. We provide Scrabble, playing cards, Rummikub, Mah Jongg, Othello, chess, and more; you're also welcome to bring your own. Feel free to bring your lunch!

by the J for all of your seder desserts–or treats to enjoy throughout Passover! Get a Passover cookie box (brown butter coconut macaroons, peanut butter s’mores, and more) or a cake box (including (flourless chocolate cake and apple crisp). All recipes are grain and leavening-free.

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 […]

Finding Passover-friendly appetizers can be a hassle, or expensive, or both. In this workshop, teaching chef Amy Pane will teach you how to make two simple and delicious recipes for Passover while we discuss our favorite holiday traditions and recipes. Get hands-on experience making the apps, or just come and observe. Everyone will go home […]

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!

Location: Yorktown Heights, Location provided upon registration  Experience the joy of Passover with our exciting family culinary workshop! Amy Pane, our expert cooking instructor, will guide us in making delicious Passover treats like matzah pizzas and coconut macaroons. Take home all the recipes to recreate the magic in your own kitchen. This program is designed […]