BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//JCC East Bay - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:JCC East Bay
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://jcceastbay.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for JCC East Bay
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/Los_Angeles
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20240310T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20241103T090000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20250309T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20251102T090000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20260308T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20261101T090000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250223T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250223T160000
DTSTAMP:20260514T181341
CREATED:20240910T131529Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250204T153412Z
UID:14262-1740315600-1740326400@jcceastbay.org
SUMMARY:The Joy of Jewish Music and Dance
DESCRIPTION:Join our monthly series celebrating The Joy of Jewish Music and Dance! Great for musicians\, dancers\, and enthusiasts to meet\, schmooze\, or simply to take in the beauty of these rich traditions. Bring your instruments and dancing shoes. \nThis month is all about Klezmer music and dance traditions. We are thrilled to be joined by Ilya Shneyveys and Sarah Myerson\, two experts in the genre! \nDuring the first 90 minutes\, participants can choose between spaces to learn multi-ethnic music and dance technique and styles. Participants will all come together for a 30 minute dance party focusing on the dances and tunes taught in the prior hour. The remaining segment will be an informal music jam in one or more of the classroom spaces at the JCC East Bay. \n______________ \nMeet our guest teachers: \nOriginally from Riga\, Latvia\, now based in Brooklyn\, NY\, Ilya Shneyveys is a accordionist and multi-instrumentalist\, educator\, composer\, arranger\, and producer of Yiddish music. With expertise spanning from traditional klezmer accordion to experimental and fusion projects\, Ilya performs and teaches at Jewish festivals around the world\, in venues ranging from Carnegie Hall to your local synagogue catering hall. Ilya is a founding member of Berlin’s Neukölln Klezmer Sessions and Shtetl Berlin\, and a long-time faculty member of Yiddish Summer Weimar. His notable projects and collaborations include Forshpil\, Alpen Klezmer\, KaraYam\, Caravan Orchestra\, Dobranotch\, Shekedina\, Black Rooster Kapelye\, Michael Winograd and The Klezmatics. \nSarah Myerson is an ordained cantor actively working to connect egalitarian Jewish religious with secular/cultural Yiddish communities. She serves as the Kol Bo Spiritual Leader of Roosevelt Island Jewish Congregation and lives in Brooklyn\, New York. She teaches Yiddish song workshops and Yiddish dance workshops in person worldwide\, hybrid\, and fully remotely online. She writes and performs new compositions\, for example with Jewish spiritual music duo Shekedina. Sarah has a Master of Sacred Music and Diploma of Hazzan from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America\, and a Bachelor of Music (Composition Honors) from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. \n______________ \nSingle session tickets: Sliding scale $25-54\nFull series ticket: $180 \nFull series tickets: Register here \nSingle session tickets:\nFebruary 23\, 2025 – Ilya Shneyveys and Sarah Myerson\nMarch 23\, 2025  – Peter Bonos and Bruce Bierman\nApril 27\, 2025  – Dror Sinai\, Rachel Valfer\, and Bruce Bierman\nMay 18\, 2025  – To be announced \n  \nThe Joy of Jewish Music and Dance is co-presented by JCC East Bay and KlezCalifornia\, and funded in part by a generous grant from the KlezCalifornia Yiddish Culture Fund. \n 
URL:https://jcceastbay.org/events/joy-2-2025/
LOCATION:JCC East Bay\, 1414 Walnut Street\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94709\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture,Jewish Life
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jcceastbay.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/JMD-2425-updated-web-event.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250225T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250225T203000
DTSTAMP:20260514T181341
CREATED:20241213T173101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250214T201850Z
UID:15824-1740510000-1740515400@jcceastbay.org
SUMMARY:Hebrew Sing-Along
DESCRIPTION:It’s a JCC East Bay sing-along!\nJoin us for an evening of Hebrew singing with Asaf Ophir. Bring your friends and family for a night of music\, laughter\, and community. No need to be a professional singer\, just come with a smile and a love for Hebrew music! This event is geared towards Hebrew speakers\, but all are welcome. \n ג’ייסיסי ברקלי מזמין את כולכם להצטרף לערב שירה בציבור בעברית בהובלת אסף אופיר. \nחברים ובני משפחה מוזמנים להצטרף לערב של מוזיקה\, צחוק וקהילה. אין צורך בניסיון קודם בשירה\, מספיקה רהבת מוזיקה ושירים בעברית. \nבין אם אתם דוברי עברית או לא\, אתם מוזמנים! מוסיקה ומילים תמיד מגשרים. \n\n  \nRegister here.\nCost:\n$8/adult\nNo cost for children under 12
URL:https://jcceastbay.org/events/hebrew-sing-along/
LOCATION:JCC East Bay\, 1414 Walnut Street\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94709\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture,Jewish Life
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jcceastbay.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Hebrew-Sing-Along-web-event-1.png
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR