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SUMMARY:Family Fundays!
DESCRIPTION:Grab your blanket and join us in the JCC courtyard as Risa Lenore of Jelly Jam Time\, our new Family Fundays! teacher leads us children’s songs\, interactive stories\, dancing\, crafts and more! For children 2-7 years old and their families. (younger and older siblings are always welcome!) Each Family Fundays! we will explore a Jewish Value. \nRisa Lenore Anderson Dye is known for her creative energy in teaching and for her engaging puppet shows. Her business\, Jelly Jam Time congeals her passions into a practice of teaching story-dancing and performing puppet shows for young audiences. She plans to bring many more stories to life. \nClick here for tickets and information.
URL:https://jcceastbay.org/events/family-fundays-4/
LOCATION:JCC East Bay\, 1414 Walnut Street\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94709\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Engagement
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SUMMARY:B is for Bagel with author Rachel Teichman!
DESCRIPTION:Join JCC East Bay\, PJ Library Bay Area\, the Collective Book Studio\, and Mrs. Dalloway’s for a bagel-baking event with B is for Bagel author Rachel Teichman! Learn how to make Rachel’s quick bagel recipe\, and discover bagel flavors from A-Z in this new children’s book. Decorate your own mini-bagel with fun toppings for a sweet snack! \nAll book purchases will come signed with free scratch n sniff bagel stickers\, plus attendees will have the chance to win even more bagel goodies. \nClick here for tickets and more information. \n  \nCOVID Guidelines:\nAll event staff are fully vaccinated (including boosters). All attendees will have to show proof of vaccination (including boosters\, if eligible) prior to entering and remain masked throughout the event. Attendees will be able to remove their masks when eating/drinking\, which will take place outdoors. \n\nRegistration required (no drop-ins)\nProof of vaccination required for those 12 years of age or older at the door\nMasks required for participants 2 years of age or older\nPlease be mindful of social distancing
URL:https://jcceastbay.org/events/b-is-for-bagel-with-author-rachel-teichman/
LOCATION:JCC East Bay\, 1414 Walnut Street\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94709\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Engagement
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SUMMARY:From Ukraine to the Bay: The Jewish Community Response to Refugee Crises
DESCRIPTION:Join the conversation about the Jewish community’s response to refugee crises at a joint event with JCC East Bay\, HIAS\, & JFCS East Bay! \nHear from refugee crisis advocates\, Joe Goldman of HIAS and Robin Mencher of JFCS East Bay\, about their organizations’ efforts to support refugees with resettlement programs\, legal assistance\, and humanitarian crisis campaigns. This event will feature a moderated panel discussion between Goldman\, Mencher\, and Melissa Chapman\, CEO of the Jewish Community Center of the East Bay. \nClick here for registration information. \nHIAS is a Jewish humanitarian organization that offers assistance to refugees of all backgrounds.\nJFCS East Bay is a social services agency that supports individuals\, families\, older adults\, and refugees/immigrants in the East Bay region. \nFeatured Panelists: \nJoe Goldman is the Community Engagement Director for the Western Region at HIAS\, the world’s oldest – and only Jewish – international humanitarian agency serving refugees and asylum seekers of all backgrounds. He mobilizes activists\, organizations\, and lawmakers across California to ensure that displaced people are treated with the dignity they deserve. Before joining HIAS\, Joe worked at MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger\, the San Francisco-based Jewish Community Relations Council\, and began his career working on several political campaigns and progressive advocacy efforts. Joe holds both a BA in Political Communication and Master’s of Political Management from The George Washington University in Washington\, DC and lives in his native Los Angeles with his husband\, Adam. \nRobin Mencher is the CEO of JFCS East Bay\, and has served in this role since December 2020. Prior to JFCS East Bay\, Robin served as executive director of KQED Education where she led the public media organization’s service to the education community in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. She has also worked as a program director at the San Francisco Education Fund\, where she focused on media and digital literacies\, youth voice\, technology integration\, teaching English learners\, and educational equity. As an active member of the Jewish community\, she has served on the New Generations and SF Bay Area regional board of directors of the New Israel Fund. Mencher earned her M.A. in Education at Mills College and her B.A. in American Studies at U.C. Santa Cruz. She also studied at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies year program and attended Hebrew University for a year as an undergrad. \nAdditional Information:\nDoors open at 6:30pm and the event starts promptly at 6:45pm. Light refreshments will be provided.\nVaccination and booster required\, masks encouraged. Event will be held outdoors.
URL:https://jcceastbay.org/events/from-ukraine-to-the-bay-the-jewish-community-response-to-refugee-crises/
LOCATION:JCC East Bay\, 1414 Walnut Street\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94709\, United States
CATEGORIES:Civic Engagement
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SUMMARY:Movie\, Nosh\, Discuss: The Last Days
DESCRIPTION:Our final film series of the year! Join us as we dive into true stories from around the world\, covering the past\, present\, and future. After the film\, teens are welcome to join in group discussions over snacks*. \nPlease note that registration is required and all teens must provide proof of vaccine prior to entering and remain masked. Light refreshments will be provided and consumed outside. We recommend warm layers and reusable thermos to fill up on hot beverages post-film. \n5/6: The Last Days \nIn commemoration of Yom HaShoah\, Holocaust & Heroism Remembrance Day\, join us as we go back to late 1944. Even as they faced imminent defeat\, the Nazis expended enormous resources to kill or deport over 425\,000 Jews during the “cleansing” of Hungary. We will dive into this Oscar-winning documentary\, as we focus on the plight of five Hungarian Jews who survived imprisonment in Auschwitz. Though these survivors recount the horrors they witnessed and endured as a result of the Nazis’ “Final Solution\,” their individual triumphs are a testament to hope and humanity. \nQuestions? Please reach out to Brianna Sommer\, Director of Youth & Teen Programs at briannas@jcceastbay.org. \n*All food provided will be vegetarian. Please email Brianna with any food allergies or dietary restrictions. \nClick here for tickets and information.
URL:https://jcceastbay.org/events/movie-nosh-discuss-the-last-days/
LOCATION:JCC East Bay\, 1414 Walnut Street\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94709\, United States
CATEGORIES:Youth & Teens
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SUMMARY:Ukrainian Refugee Resettlement Collection Drive
DESCRIPTION:The JCC East Bay is partnering with the Jewish Family and Community Services East Bay to host a collection drive for Bay Area-based Ukrainian refugees and their families in need of household supplies during the process of settling into homes. We invite you to support these refugees by donating approved household items at the JCC East Bay in Berkeley. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nFrom April 25 to May 25\, there will be donation bins located at the front of the building during our normal operation hours (Monday-Friday\, 8:30am-6pm) where you can drop off the items. (We will only be accepting newly purchased items listed below). Together\, we can provide relief and support to Ukrainian refugees in the Bay Area! \n  \nAcceptable Donation Items: \n\nToiletries: newly purchased FULL SIZE shampoo\, conditioner\, soap\, toothpaste\, toothbrush\, dental floss\, lotion\, and shaving items. These can be bagged together into individual complete sets (welcome kits)\, or provided in bulk (preferred).\nSmall household items: newly purchased sets of dishes\, utensils\, mixing bowls\, pots\, pans\, microwave\, toaster\, blender\, rice cooker\, electric teapot\, or vacuum. Please no plastic or anything alcohol-related. We are not currently accepting donations of gently used items.\nCleaning supplies: newly purchased brooms\, mops\, vacuums\, scrubbers\, dustpans\, buckets\, cleaning products including dish soap and sponges\, laundry detergent\, and Clorox/Windex.\nBaby items: new packs of diapers and wipes\, baby soap/shampoo/wash\, plush toys.\nSchool supplies: backpacks\, lunch boxes\, pencils\, pens\, binders\, lined paper\, notebooks\, markers\, crayons\, colored pencils\, scissors\, tape\, staplers.\nGift cards: Best stores are Target\, Safeway\, Amazon\, and VISA cards. We put these directly into the hands of those who need them.
URL:https://jcceastbay.org/events/ukrainian-refugee-resettlement-collection-drive/
LOCATION:JCC East Bay\, 1414 Walnut Street\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94709\, United States
CATEGORIES:Civic Engagement
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SUMMARY:Family Fundays!
DESCRIPTION:Grab your blanket and join us in the JCC courtyard as Risa Lenore of Jelly Jam Time\, our new Family Fundays! teacher leads us children’s songs\, interactive stories\, dancing\, crafts and more! For children 2-7 years old and their families. (younger and older siblings are always welcome!) Each Family Fundays! we will explore a Jewish Value. This Sunday we will explore: Caring and being guardians of the Earth / Shomrei Adamah \nRisa Lenore Anderson Dye is known for her creative energy in teaching and for her engaging puppet shows. Her business\, Jelly Jam Time congeals her passions into a practice of teaching story-dancing and performing puppet shows for young audiences. She plans to bring many more stories to life. \nClick here for tickets and information.
URL:https://jcceastbay.org/events/family-fundays-3/
LOCATION:JCC East Bay\, 1414 Walnut Street\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94709\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Engagement
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SUMMARY:Until Love Pleases: A Night of Poetry\, Music\, Dance\, and Art
DESCRIPTION:The Kitchen and JCC East Bay present a night of poetry\, music\, dance\, & art from the Song of Songs.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“I adjure you\, O maidens of Jerusalem!\nIf you meet my beloved\, tell him this:\nThat I am sick with love.” \nJoin us for an evening of experiential delight featuring The Qadim Ensemble\, visual artist Naomie Kremer\, dancer Miriam Peretz\, and LABA East Bay alumna Rabbi Jessica Kate Meyer in collaboration The Kitchen and the JCC East Bay. \nWith its sensuous imagery of love and spring’s rebirth\, the Song of Songs (Shir Hashirim) is traditionally chanted on Pesach. We invite you to get into the mood for love and Pesach. Learn more about the Song of Songs here. \nThe concert will be held safely outdoors at the JCC East Bay. Space is limited\, get your tickets early! \n\n\nCLICK HERE FOR TICKETS ***SOLD OUT!*** \n\n\nCOVID-19 Policy: For all Kitchen and JCC East Bay events\, we require proof of vaccination and booster for all those eligible and masks are optional in outdoor settings. Masks are required indoors. In cases where food is served indoors\, masks will be required unless actively eating or drinking. Our policy is guided by local governing bodies and health agencies and is subject to change. If you have questions\, please email hello@thekitchensf.org. \nImage by Naomie Kremer.
URL:https://jcceastbay.org/events/until-love-pleases/
LOCATION:JCC East Bay\, 1414 Walnut Street\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94709\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:TIPSY: Wine-Tasting and Performance Mash-Up
DESCRIPTION:It’s Adar\, the Jewish month of joy\, and LABA East Bay\, a laboratory for Jewish culture\, would very much like to bring you some joy. “When Adar enters\, joy increases.” -Talmud\, Ta’anit 29a \nJoin LABA East Bay fellows and faculty for TIPSY\, an afternoon of wine-tasting\, mini Jewish text teachings\, art\, music\, dance\, film\, and readings. You’ve had wine paired with food? Now try wine paired with art and text. We will explore the states of merriment\, spontaneity\, and disorientation – and hopefully achieve those states together. \nFeaturing:\nFILM from Ken Paul Rosenthal & Sari Gilman\nTHEATER from Jeff Raz\nART from Leah Koransky and Lauren Ari \nMUSIC from David Katz and Jennifer Ellis\nDANCE from Risa Jaroslow\nFICTION from Michael David Lukas\nTEACHINGS from Rachel Brodie\, Deena Aranoff\, and Sam Shonkoff\nWINE from Zoe Morgan of Covenant Wines \nCLICK HERE FOR TICKETS
URL:https://jcceastbay.org/events/tipsy/
LOCATION:JCC East Bay\, 1414 Walnut Street\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94709\, United States
CATEGORIES:LABA East Bay
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SUMMARY:Dare to Be: 3 Part Series on Mental Health for Middle Schoolers
DESCRIPTION:Calling all middle schoolers! 6th-8th graders are invited to join our three-part mental health workshop. Each of the 3 sessions will dive into different topics relating to mental health including: understanding and destigmatizing mental health\, debunking myths\, supporting our friends and ourselves through challenging times\, and how to set boundaries for our well-being. Sessions will be hosted by trained professionals from the JCC East Bay\, JFCS SF\, Peninsula\, Marin\, & Sonoma counties\, JFCS East Bay\, as well as local teen mentors. Attendees are welcome to attend one or all three events. \nNote: Registration includes a vegetarian lunch. \nClick here for tickets and more information.
URL:https://jcceastbay.org/events/dare-to-be-3-part-series-on-mental-health-for-middle-schoolers/
LOCATION:JCC East Bay\, 1414 Walnut Street\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94709\, United States
CATEGORIES:Youth & Teens
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SUMMARY:Purim Extravaganza!
DESCRIPTION:Get ready for the family costume party of the year! Celebrate Purim with the JCC East Bay and PJ Library Bay Area at this FREE and fun holiday event! \nBring your family to the JCC East Bay for fun activities including Purim songs and dancing with Tkiya Music\, grogger making\, scavenger hunt\, costume parade\, balloon art\, mishloach manot\, hamantaschen\, and more! \nEveryone in your family will have a great time! Invite your friends\, see old friends and make new ones. Register here! \nCOVID Protocols: \n\nRegistration required (no drop-ins)\nAll JCC staff are fully vaccinated (including boosters)\nAll attendees will have to show proof of vaccination (including boosters\, if eligible) prior to entering and remain masked throughout the event.\nPlease be mindful of social distancing\n\nClick here for tickets and more information!
URL:https://jcceastbay.org/events/purim-extravaganza/
LOCATION:JCC East Bay\, 1414 Walnut Street\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94709\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Engagement,PURIM
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SUMMARY:JFI Teen Social Justice Film Fellows Present: Her Dance
DESCRIPTION:Join the JFI Teen Social Justice Film Fellows for an afternoon of film and conversation prompted by a screening of the short film Her Dance at JCC East Bay. \nScreening includes a live Q&A on Zoom with director Bar Cohen and a panel conversation with Bay Area teen activists about LGBTQ+ issues. \nThis program is curated by the Jewish Film Institute’s Teen Social Justice Film Fellows\, a cohort of fourteen teens from around the Bay Area of Jewish and non-Jewish backgrounds\, working with JFI staff to present programs for Bay Area teens and the wider community reflecting the Jewish value of Tikkun Olam: repairing the world with our actions. \nClick here for free registration and more information.
URL:https://jcceastbay.org/events/jfi-teen-social-justice-film-fellows-present-her-dance/
LOCATION:JCC East Bay\, 1414 Walnut Street\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94709\, United States
CATEGORIES:Youth & Teens
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SUMMARY:Truffle Making with 52 Shabbats Author Faith Kramer
DESCRIPTION:Grab a blanket and bring your family to the JCC to join Faith Kramer\, author of 52 Shabbats: Friday Night Dinners Inspired by a Global Jewish Kitchen\, in a truffle-making demonstration! \nIn 52 Shabbats\, Faith Kramer outlines recipe pairings in a mix-and-match friendly format\, incorporating easy substitutes throughout the cookbook to make Shabbat accessible for all lifestyles. From gefilte fish to challah\, berbere lentils to cardamom cheesecakes\, these seasonally organized recipes will never fail to inspire your weekly dinner menu. \nAt this event\, discover how to make chocolate truffles and take home your own batch. Signed copies of the book will be available for purchase. This is a fun event for the whole family—no cooking experience required! In partnership with PJ Library Bay Area\, Jewish Community Center of the East Bay\, Mrs. Dalloway’s\, and the Collective Book Studio. \nRecommended for ages 7 years or older (younger siblings welcome). \nCOVID Protocols: \n\nRegistration required (no drop-ins)\nAll JCC staff are fully vaccinated (including boosters)\nAll attendees will have to show proof of vaccination (including boosters\, if eligible) prior to entering and remain masked throughout the event. (no eating at the event)\nPlease be mindful of social distancing\n\nClick here for tickets.
URL:https://jcceastbay.org/events/truffle-making-with-52-shabbats-author-faith-kramer/
LOCATION:JCC East Bay\, 1414 Walnut Street\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94709\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Engagement
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