Events
September 2019
Join our Active Seniors tor our first-ever "Make & Take Babka Bake". What do you prefer? Chocolate? Cinnamon? Or both? Come along to find out and hear "fun facts" about the origins of this traditional sweet treat as you prep your personal babka to take home and bake. Pre-registration required. Email Ruth B. to reserve your spot. Stay for Kosher lunch following the program for a $4 suggested donation.
Do a Mitzvah! Build a Sukkah! Join JCCNNJ as we build Sukkahs for those in need. Sign up to volunteer your time to help make this special holiday extra meaningful to you and your family. After registering, you will receive detailed information with an address of a private home in Fair Lawn, NJ. You will be added to a team with three other volunteers. We are looking for a total of 12 volunteers. Sukkah building: Sunday, September 29 at 10…
October 2019
Bar Mitzvah Boy: Dramatic Play Reading and Audience Q&A Join the JCCNNJ as we watch the story of "Bar Mitzvah Boy" unfold before us. Joey – a poker-playing divorce attorney – needs a Bar Mitzvah, and he needs it now (he’s free tonight). But Rabbi Michael Levitz-Sharon — a woman leading a small synagogue and facing her daughter’s cancer diagnosis — doesn’t play that way. Can their friendship and their faith survive tragedy? With humor and pathos abound, this play…
November 2019
Mingle Before the Movie: Gather, Eat, Drink, Watch Join JCCNNJ for food, drink and socializing before the film, Fractures, part of Jewish Federation of Northern NJ's Israel Film Fest. Schedule: 5:30 PM: Meet at The Office Tavern Grill to fill your belly with food and drink such as flatbread pizzas, their famous truffle tater tots, artisanal brews and more! 7:00 PM: Head over together to Bow Tie Cinemas in Ridgewood for Federation's film choice for the evening, Fractures. More about…