UPCOMING EVENTS
As always, there's something for everyone at the J! Check out these great upcoming events! - Staten Islanders 4 Staten Island - Help Feed Families in Need for the Holidays! The JCC is proud to partner with Eden II and the Pride Center of Staten Island on the Staten Islanders for Staten Island initiative! Thank you to everyone who has donated so far! We would also like to thank Elvis Duran and Alex Carr for their generous donation to help bring holiday meals for those in need. Thanks to these donations, we were able to provide Glatt Kosher meals for 125 people this Hanukkah! Even though Hanukkah is over, we are continuing the program throughout the holiday season. To donate a meal, call B&Y Catering at 718.475.5222 and let them know you are ordering a "Staten Islanders for Staten Island" meal package. Then, pay for the meal directly with the caterer. All meal packages will be delivered directly to families in need. To learn more about this wonderful new initiative that is helping feed those in need this holiday season while also helping struggling small businesses, check out this feature from NY1! - Core 24 Holiday Clinic Monday, December 28 & Tuesday, December 29, Bernikow JCC Don't miss our Core 24 Holiday Basketball Clinic next week! Join us for 3 on 3 scrimmages, skills and drills, contests, fun prizes, and a t-shirt! 5th to 8th grade: 9am-12pm Pre-K to 4th grade: 12:30pm-3:30pm 1 Day: $25 M / $30 NM 2 Days: $40 M / $50 NM Register here. - Sentimental Journey: Exploring the History of American Song Join us every Wednesday in December at 7:30pm! Don't miss Part 4 of our fabulous Sentimental Journey lecture series with musician and composer Gary Negbaur! Next Wednesday, the journey continues with the sounds of the 1970s and beyond! Tickets are $10 per lecture or $35 for the entire series. Zoom information to follow registration. If you miss any of the lectures, your ticket also provides access to recordings you can watch at any time! Register here. - Check out our Fall Program Guide—your guide to everything going on, in-person and virtually, in our community this fall! IN THE NEWS Toy Drives Benefit Children in Need this Holiday Season Last weekend, we spread some holiday cheer by giving out over 135 toys to kids in the Richmond Terrace community, in partnership with the Distinguished Gentlemen of Staten Island and the Richmond Terrace Residents' Association! We also recently hosted a toy drive for our Sunrise Day Camp-Staten Island families, presented by the David Harris Collection. Your generous support allowed us to deliver holiday toys and bring lots of smiles to children with cancer and their siblings this year! - CLLD Grab & Go Meals Update Due to Christmas Eve, we are cancelling pickup for Grab-and-Go meals today. CLLD Grab and Go meals will continue to be available through the end of January. If you are in need of assistance, please contact the CLLD office at 718.517.7445. Individuals who have not yet received a meal delivery from the Department for the Aging must call 311 to enroll. - Shop Staten Island During these difficult times, it's more important than ever that we support our local community. As you do your holiday shopping this season, we encourage you to consider buying from Staten Island small businesses. Check out the SI Chamber of Commerce page for listings of great products and services available around the island! Tickets for several JCC events also on sale on the site! - Staten Island: Stay Strong, Stay Safe With the second wave of the pandemic upon us, it's more important than ever that we stay safe and strong this holiday season. Let's keep our community in good health and safeguard one another so that we can all live, work, learn, and play with confidence. We've partnered with the Staten Island Not for Profit Association to be part of the #SIStayStrongStaySafe campaign. We encourage you join us by taking the pledge here and encouraging your networks to do their part! For additional resources, check out this digital toolkit! - Mask Up "Wear a mask for me so I can get back to the JCC!" Check out this special message about wearing masks from our friends at the JCC! If we all do our part and wear our masks, we can help our in-person programs stay open and get back to the regular programs we love sooner. Follow these additional precautions to protect yourself and others from COVID-19:
WELLNESS Virtual Yoga Class Sundays, 11am-12:15pm Join us for a new virtual yoga class, open to all JCC and CLLD members! The class will meet weekly on Zoom and will include deep relaxation, breathing exercises, and meditation along with the physical practice of yoga. In addition to a yoga mat, we recommend that you also have 2 blankets, a pillow, a strap, and a yoga block or thick book. Join us on Zoom here! - Virtual Chair Yoga Classes Fridays, 10am We are excited to bring you a new virtual chair yoga class, open to all JCC and CLLD members! Chair yoga is a gentle, relaxing practice that can help you improve your core strength and balance. Join us on Zoom here. Meeting ID: 951 7046 6404 Password: CLLDFIT - Boosting Your Immunity Through Nutrition Monday, December 28, 10am Join us for a discussion with registered dietitian Samantha Telle on how everyday foods can boost your immunity through the winter months. Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 944 9915 7969 Password: CLLDFIT - 10-Minute Deep Stretch This ten-minute deep stretch is a great way to relax and unwind from any stress you might be experiencing! - Ongoing Classes & At-Home Workouts We are so excited to announce several NEW virtual classes open to all CLLD and JCC members! These low-impact classes will help you get moving and stay fit at home! Check out our website for a full schedule of all our virtual wellness programming! Check out our website for a full schedule of all of our virtual wellness programming! Check out this link for a variety of workouts you can do from the comfort of your own home at any time! SPORTS Drop-In Tennis Sessions Tuesdays, 6-7pm, through December 29 Tennis lessons take place at Staten Island Academy (715 Todt Hill Road). $25 Member / $30 Non-Member per class Register here. - Core 24 Winter Programs Learn about our upcoming Core 24 Basketball Academy programs here. Registration will open a week before the start date. ARTS AND CULTURE Did you know? If you miss one of our amazing virtual seminars, you can still purchase a ticket to watch it on demand! Tickets for past and upcoming virtual programs are available here! - SAJE Presents... Jewish Film Series with Dr. Julia Wagner Sundays, January 3 - February 7, 12pm Over the summer, we enjoyed an amazing lecture series on the Jewish American Princess stereotype in movies with film scholar Dr. Julia Wagner. This time, Dr. Wagner is back for a 5-part Jewish film series, where she'll explore representations of the Jewish experience on screen from early silent films to today, from Hollywood to Israel. We can't wait to kick off the series on January 3 and hope you'll join us virtually, wherever you are!
- SAJE Presents... Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Lecture Series Tuesdays, January 12 & January 19, 2pm Join us for a virtual lecture series on Israel with two outstanding professors from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev! On January 12, Dr. Edo Bar-Zeev will present on How Israel Became a Trailblazer in a Water-Starved World. On January 19, Professor Guy Ben-Porat will discuss Policing Citizens: Minority Policy in Israel. Tickets are $15 per lecture or $25 for both lectures. Zoom information to follow registration. Purchase tickets here. - SAJE Presents... Broadway's Great Jewish Composing Teams with Fred Grieco Wednesdays, January 27-February 17, 7pm Join Fred Grieco for a discussion of the legendary Jewish composing teams who helped define the Broadway musical. This 4-part series will cover Rodgers & Hammerstein, Lerner & Loewe, Comden & Green, and Kander & Ebb. Don't miss it! Tickets are $12 per lecture or $40 for the series. Zoom information to follow registration. Purchase tickets here. - Best of Broadway We miss going to Broadway shows, but this Best of Broadway special by NBC is the next best thing! If you missed it when it aired earlier this month, you can watch it online here! - Ongoing Cultural Arts Classes We miss all of our enriching Cultural Arts classes, but we are so excited to be able to offer some of them virtually! Check out our website for a full schedule of all of our virtual programming! MUSIC Music Making for Families featuring Music With Patrick FREE DEMO: Monday, January 11, 12pm Please join Mr. Patrick, his guitar and his silly puppet friends for a fun-filled, family-friendly performance that will have families singing, laughing, clapping and dancing around the room. Check out a special message from Mr. Patrick here! The demo session of this new program is FREE! Email Ela Seeley at ESeeley@SIJCC.com to register. Zoom information to follow registration. - The Golden Age of the Original Movie Musical Wednesday, January 13, 1pm Escape into the Technicolor world of the 1950s Hollywood movie musical! A true American art form, these films will have you dancing on the ceiling like Fred Astaire & hanging off of lampposts like Gene Kelly in no time! So, "Come on, get happy!" and join Sam & Candy Caponegro for a fabulous lecture! Tickets are $10 and can be purchased here. Zoom information to follow registration. - Music Institute Open for In-Person Lessons The Dorothy Delson Kuhn Music Institute has officially re-opened for individual, in-person instrumental lessons! Lessons will take place on weekdays, Monday through Friday, between 3pm-7pm. Spaces are limited, so make sure to register early. Sign up here! All lessons will follow CDC guidelines. Read more about precautions we are taking to ensure the health and safety of our students and staff here. We look forward to seeing our musicians in person again soon! If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Ela Seeley at ESeeley@sijcc.com. - Scholarship Opportunities We have several scholarship opportunities available for deserving music students! Partial scholarships are open to students entering grades 5-12 who have some prior training on their instrument. Our Harmony Club scholarship program is open to highly motivated students in grades 9-12. “Harmony Club” students will take free private lessons and ensemble classes. Students will also participate in master classes, and solo and group recitals. This program is made possible through a grant from UJA-Federation of New York. To apply for scholarship programs, please email a 1-2 minute performance audition video to Ela Seeley, Music Institute Director, at eseeley@SIJCC.com. Learn more about the programs here. - Music as Medicine In this latest installment of Live with Carnegie Hall, hear medical professionals showcase their music talents, including a special performance by the National Virtual Medical Orchestra and a guest appearance by violinist Joshua Bell. KIDS AND FAMILIES Music from the Sole: Holiday Concert Lincoln Center at Home presents another performance in their ongoing #ConcertsForKids series. Join Music from the Sole for a holiday concert focused on the themes of togetherness, the joys of music and dance, and spending time with loved ones. Watch the concert here! SUNRISE DAY CAMP Sterling Optical Fundraiser Help us envision an amazing summer for kids with cancer and their siblings! Visit Sterling Optical at 2626 Hylan Boulevard* and save 15% when you donate to Sunrise Day Camp-Staten Island! *This promotion is only valid at the Sterling Optical located on Hylan Boulevard. - Help Cory Reach His Goal! We'd like to give a Sunrise Shout-Out to Cory Schifter of Casale Jewelers! Cory is hosting a Facebook fundraiser and matching up to $2500 in donations to benefit Sunrise Day Camp-Staten Island and another local charity. Donate here to help him reach his goal! SOCIAL SERVICES The Extreme Magic of Eric Wilzig Sunday, January 3, 12:30pm We invite individuals with memory loss, their caregivers, and family members to join us for a free, virtual magic and illusion show with Eric Wilzig! Eric has performed on America's Got Talent and several talk shows. To learn a few magic tricks of your own, bring a deck of cards and 2 rubber bands. To register, please contact Leah Wasserman at LWasserman@sijcc.com or 718.508.3880. Zoom Meeting ID: 890 6543 0814 Passcode: 1234 Caregiver Support Center is funded in part by grants from the New York State Department of Health and New York City Department for the Aging. - Connect to Recovery Check out this great SILive feature on Connect to Recovery! Connect to Recovery is our one-stop shop for all of resources you need to help you through these difficult times. For more information about Connect to Recovery services, contact Carolyn at COVID19@sijcc.com or 718.475.5264. - COVID-19 Bereavement Support Group New group forming soon UJA-Federation of New York’s Partners in Caring presents a virtual Covid-19 bereavement support group for family caregivers. Please contact Karen Factor at KFactor@sijcc.com or 718.508.3884 to register. - Volunteer for the JCC's Kosher Food Pantry Since the pandemic began, our Kosher Food Pantry has been serving 4-5 times its typical recipients. With such an increase in need for food assistance, we also need additional volunteers to help us feed local families. Volunteers can help with various jobs including distribution to families, stocking shelves, packing food packages, and more. Please contact Neshama Marcus at nmarcus@SIJCC.com or 718.475.5228 if you would like to help. Thank you! - Free ESL and HSE Classes If you need assistance with the English Language, you should take advantage of this FREE Program on Staten Island! We offer online morning and night classes, and our staff is always here to help get you where you need to be! Come and join us for a great opportunity to advance your language skills! If you have any questions, please call us at 718.508.3885 If you are looking to get your high school equivalency diploma, you can join our online program for free!* Call us at 718.508.3895 Or email us at hcirnigliaro@sijcc.com for more information *Students must be 18 years old or older, and no longer enrolled in High School - Online Learning for Career Development The New York State Department of Labor has partnered with Coursera to offer free online courses that can help you build your skills and advance your career. Learn more and register here. COMMUNITY EVENTS If you're interested in listing your community event or advertising in J at Home, please contact Allison Cohen at ACohen@sijcc.com. - Be sure to check out these additional programs from our friends at other organizations around the country! TODAY: Virtual Viewing Party with Congregation B'Nai Jeshurun: Shtisel, 7pm Join Congregation B'Nai Jeshurun for a virtual viewing party and discussion of the award-winning Israeli series Shtisel, streaming on Netflix. Minimum donation of $10. Register here. Fundraising dinner options available from Holy Schnitzel--mention CBJ event. Order and pickup directly from the restaurant. For more information, contact CBJ at cbjshul@gmail.com or 718.981.5550. Health Challenges Support Chat Tuesday, December 29, 5pm Join a virtual conversation for cancer survivors and those who have serious illnesses, chronic health conditions, and health challenges. Exchange stories, tips, laughs, and frustrations about your life in your new normal, within a supportive online environment. Talk about books, articles and websites that have helped you on your journey. Join the conversation from wherever you are! Register here. Virtual JCC with the Schwartz/Reisman Centre and Prosserman JCC During these challenging times, the entire JCC community across North America has come together to share unique, engaging content with members. You can make a free Virtual JCC account to access a variety of live, virtual events. We'll be sure to keep sharing our favorites with you! Check it out here! Navigating the Media: Always Consider the Source Wednesday, January 6, 7:30pm In today’s media maze, it can be challenging to understand the reliability of the content. Media literacy, recognizing misinformation/disinformation and fake news, has become more important than ever. International expert, Emmy Award-winning freelance journalist and Assistant Director at Trusting News, Lynn Walsh and moderator, retired CBS News White House Correspondent, Peter Maer will present and discuss this important topic. Watch here. An Honest Conversation About Aging with Joan Lunden Sunday, January 10, 7:30pm An award-winning journalist, bestselling author, motivational speaker, and women’s health & wellness advocate, Joan Lunden has been a trusted voice in homes for more than 30 years. For nearly two decades, Lunden greeted viewers each morning on Good Morning America bringing insight to the day’s top stories. As the longest-running female host ever on early morning television, Lunden reported from 26 countries, covered 5 presidents, 5 Olympics, and kept Americans up to date on how to care for their homes, their families, and their health. She will discuss her latest book and discuss embracing each phase of life. Watch here. The Ultimate Comfort Food Makeover with Julie Albert and Lisa Gnat Monday, January 11, 7:30pm Looking to ditch your deep fryer but still longing to satisfy your comfort food cravings? Tune in for tasty tips, tricks, and recipes! Watch here. Takeout Recipes Made Healthy with Julie Albert and Lisa Gnat Monday, January 18, 7:30pm Step back from the takeout menu. Yes, take a giant step back because your New Year's resolutions (Eat Healthier! Save Money! Cook More!) just got way easier to keep. With these healthy spins on traditionally fat and preservative-laden takeout-inspired eats, you'll quickly and easily discover that there's no place like home (cooking). Watch here.
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