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April 2021
Great news! We have partnered with the JCC of Central Jersey's Older Adults programming department to bring you a variety of daytime programs this month. Select all you'd like to attend and enjoy this fabulous opportunity for fantastic daytime programming. Wednesday, April 14 at 11:15 AM: From Back to Sinatra with Thomas Elfant Wednesday, April 21 at 11:15 AM: Celebrate with Vocalist/Guitarist Phyllis Chapell Thursday, April 22 at 11:15 AM: Robin Williams: "Reality, What a Concept!" with Professor John Kenrick…
Join your friends from JCCNNJ's Active Adults program for some casual fun and engaging brain games, puzzlers and teasers! Free; best suited for our Active Adults. Register below or email [email protected] or call 201-666-6610 ext 1 to reserve your spot. Registration
Calling all PJ Library families! Join us for an outdoor Israeli-themed play date in the park on Sunday, April 25 from 10 AM to 12 PM. We'll have Israeli music, make and take a potted herb plant and send you home with an Israeli-style DYI meal kit. This kick-off event is part of our "familiar places, friendly faces" series for young families. Join us for some light-hearted fun at your neighborhood playground. All are welcome. Best for ages 2-10 years…
In partnership with Pozez JCC of Northern Virginia, Nashville JCC and JCC of Northern New Jersey Based on a true story of forbidden love and unholy heroism, Newark Minutemen is set against the backdrop of an America ripped apart by the Great Depression and on the brink of war. It’s 1938 in Newark, New Jersey, and a shadow Hitler-Nazi party called the German-American Bund led by an American “Fuhrer” threatens to swallow democracy. In this dangerous time of star-spangled fascism,…
May 2021
Northern NJ community...road trip! Let's hop in our cars and join our friends at JCC MidWestchester for an outdoor drive-in musical concert to celebrate the story of Israel. Led by Israeli Cellist Elad Kabilio, Founder and Artistic Director of MusicTalks, our audience will enjoy over a dozen songs performed by a collection of musical artists. This unique program offers an intimate look at the history of Israeli song and its most inspiring cultural figures. Starting with Naomi Shemer, who reveled…
Mondays, May 3, 10, 24 & 31 (no “trip” on 5/17) from 2:00-3:15pm (EDT) Many visitors go to Morocco to visit its most famous city, Marrakech. But, the country holds countless interesting treasures throughout the land from its coasts to its deserts! Pour yourself a cup of mint tea and let James Sokol zoom you away on our virtual “trips” to this magical North African country, so different from most Arab-dominant countries. Morocco has its own unique, fascinating culture –…
Mondays, May 3, 10, 24 & 31 (no “trip” on 5/17) from 2:00-3:15pm (EDT) Many visitors go to Morocco to visit its most famous city, Marrakech. But, the country holds countless interesting treasures throughout the land from its coasts to its deserts! Pour yourself a cup of mint tea and let James Sokol zoom you away on our virtual “trips” to this magical North African country, so different from most Arab-dominant countries. Morocco has its own unique, fascinating culture –…
Perfect for Shavout! Let's cook with the Kosher Baker herself, Paula Shoyer! Paula will be pulling out all the stops, making a few delicious dishes just in time for Shavuot! First, it's NY cheesecake in the Instant Pot followed by a more traditional recipe for her famed cheese blintzes. Either way, you don't need an Instant Pot to participate -- all of her recipes can be made using appliances you already own! Links to both recipes are below if you'd…
A celebration of the "land of milk & honey"....Israel! Join us at MEVO Fresh Roots Farm in Mahwah, NJ for an exploration all about bees. We'll visit the hives, learn how bees make honey and talk about the meaning of honey in our Jewish traditions. Tickets are just $5 per family. This program is best for ages 4-10.
ANTITRUST is important, urgently needed book from the much-admired senior senator from Minnesota, and former candidate for president of the United States--a fascinating exploration of antitrust in America and the way forward to protect all Americans from the dangers of curtailed competition, and from vast information gathering, through monopolies. From Standard Oil, and the Sherman Anti-Trust Act, to the Progressive Era's trust-busters, Amy Klobuchar, in this large, compelling history, writes of the fight against monopolies in America. She writes of…