The JCC East Bay is excited to carefully transition back to a select number of in-person programs for our older adult community.
More than anything, we are looking to understand how to best meet the needs of our older adult community as we start to bring back in-person programming.
If you are interested in these programs or have suggestions, please contact Sara Feinman. She would be happy to connect with you through a phone call, coffee, or a walk!
Weekly Groups
Passover Luncheon
April 25
11am – 1pm
Cost: $20
Join us for a delicious catered lunch, live music, and a guest speaker. Reconnect with old friends, see new friendly faces, and celebrate Jewish joy with the JCC East Bay!
JCC East Bay
1414 Walnut St
Berkeley, CA
RSVP is required:
sara.feinman@jcceastbay.org
Flower Arranging Workshop
May 30
1:30 – 3pm
Cost: $10
This colorful, joyful, and fragrant event will be led by a local Jewish Florist, paired with a teaching from a Jewish Nature Educator on the significance of nature in Judaism.
JCC East Bay
1414 Walnut St
Berkeley, CA
RSVP is required:
Register on Eventbrite
Intermediate Mah Jongg
Mondays
1 – 4pm
This group is for newer players or those wanting to practice playing in community. Join for good company and a delightful game of Mah Jongg!
RSVP required:
sara.feinman@jcceastbay.org
Advanced Mah Jongg
Wednesdays
10am – 1pm
This group is for experienced players or those wanting to sharpen their competitive edge. Join for tea and fierce games of Mah Jongg.
JCC East Bay
1414 Walnut St
Berkeley, CA
Drop-ins are welcome.
Yiddish Conversation
Wednesdays
10:30 – 11:30am
Participants will take turns reading various Yiddish passages aloud. Keep the art of the Yiddish language alive through laughter and connection.
JCC East Bay
1414 Walnut St
Berkeley, CA
RSVP via email:
sara.feinman@jcceastbay.org
Nosh with Neighbors
Third Thursday
11:30am – 1pm
Each month we open our library and courtyard space for older adults to come together. Bring your own Kosher-style, dessert will be provided.
JCC East Bay
1414 Walnut St
Berkeley, CA
RSVP via email:
sara.feinman@jcceastbay.org
We’re excited to open up our library and courtyard space for older adults to come together on the third Thursday of every month from 11:30am-1pm. Bring your own Kosher-style lunch and gather with the community. Dessert will be provided.
Please RSVP via email: sara.feinman@jcceastbay.org
Please join us every Wednesday from 10:30-11:30am for Yiddish Conversation! Participants will take turns reading various Yiddish passages aloud – laughing at the stories together, connecting with like-minded community members, and keeping the art of the Yiddish language alive!
Please RSVP via email: sara.feinman@jcceastbay.org
Upcoming Events
On January 25, join the JCC East Bay and Jewish Film Institute for an Older Adults Film Screening! JFI will be visiting the JCC East Bay to screen PERIPHERY – a Canadian documentary that bears witness to ethnic diversity in the Jewish community.
To attend, please RSVP via email: sara.feinman@jcceastbay.org
On February 29, join the JCC East Bay for our very first Intergenerational Connections event: Challah Braid with Berkeley Hillel!
Berkeley Hillel has invited JCC East Bay’s Older Adults to join Hillel students for a sit-down dinner and to braid Challah together for Challah for Hunger! Berkeley Hillel students will lead us in the mitzvah of braiding and baking Challah.
To attend, please RSVP via email: sara.feinman@jcceastbay.org