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- Happy Yom Ha'atzmaut! Today, we celebrate Israel's 73rd Independence Day! UPCOMING EVENTS As always, there's something for everyone at the J! Check out these great upcoming events! - The Tattooed Torah: Film Screening and Panel Discussion Sunday, April 18, 6pm-7:30pm We are proud to partner with the Boulder JCC to present a FREE program in honor of Yom HaShoah. Join us for a free screening of the award-winning animated short film, "The Tattooed Torah," followed by a panel discussion with the filmmakers and narrator Ed Asner. "The Tattooed Torah" is a profound story of love, bonds across generations, tradition, resilience, and above all – a story of hope. Check out the trailer here. Register for free here. Zoom information to follow registration. - SAJE Presents... Derfner Judaica Museum: Impressions of Eastern Europe Tuesday, April 20, 1pm Enjoy a special look at prints from the Derfner Judaica Museum's permanent collection, including lithographs, etchings, engravings and woodcuts by Eastern European artists who participated in some of the most significant art movements of the 20th century. Register here. Donations are suggested. Zoom information to follow registration. - SAJE Presents... Jewish Composers: A Lecture Series by Deborah Rosengaus, Mezzo Soprano Wednesdays, April 21 - May 12, 7pm We are excited to present a new lecture series on Jewish Composers with Deborah Rosengaus, Mezzo Soprano. This series celebrates Jewish composers from around the world, including many whose works were suppressed by the Nazis. We will listen to works by Hahn, Mendelssohn, Mahler, Bernstein, Copland, Weill, and Meyerbeer—from household names to those only now starting to receive the recognition they deserve. Tickets are $12 per lecture or $40 for the series and can be purchased here. Zoom information to follow registration. - April Virtual Book Club Meeting Thursday, April 22, 12:30pm We are excited to have author Roberta Seret join us for a discussion of her books, Gift of Diamonds and Love Odyssey. Join us on Zoom here. Meeting ID: 834 7608 4132 Passcode: books - 12th Annual Nancy Avis L'Dor V'Dor Awards Thursday, April 22, 7pm Join us virtually as we honor four extraordinary women and continue the legacy of Nancy Avis. Proceeds from the event will benefit the JCC's Families in Need COVID-19 Emergency Fund. This year, we are pleased to honor Ilene Pappert, Ruth Greenwald, Stephanie Feldman, and Natalie DeVito. Read about our honorees here. Tickets are complimentary, but preregistration is required. Acknowledge our honorees with a journal ad or sponsor the event here. Purchase a 50/50 raffle ticket here. Each ticket will also be entered into a drawing for additional raffle prizes. - Check out our Program Guide—your guide to everything going on, in-person and virtually, in our community! IN THE NEWS Next Week’s Fitness Center, Group Exercise, & Indoor Pool Slots Now Open! Fitness Center and Indoor Pool slots for April 19 - April 25 are now open! Sign up for a Fitness Center slot here. Sign up for a Group Exercise class here. Sign up for an Indoor Pool slot here. - Partners in Caring We are grateful to the Mannix Family, ShopRite, and General Mills for supporting our Kosher Food Pantry through their Partners in Caring initiative! - COVID-19 Testing and Vaccines Need a COVID test? Find testing sites near you here. Learn more about the COVID-19 vaccines by watching our virtual Town Hall with RUMC's Dr. Otterbeck here. Click here to sign up here to be notified of new pop-up COVID-19 vaccine clinics. We will let you know about clinics as we hear of them. You can also find vaccine locations near you here. SUNRISE DAY CAMP Girls' Night Out Featuring Danielle Cabral Thursday, May 6, 6pm-9pm Join us for Girls' Night Out, hosted by funny mom and media personality Danielle Cabral, to benefit the Lucille & Jay Chazanoff Sunrise Day Camp- Staten Island! Ladies will enjoy delicious food, entertaining speakers, and a whole lot of laughs while supporting a great cause! All proceeds will support Sunrise Day Camp-Staten Island. Tickets are limited, so be sure to get yours today! - Touchstone Crystals for Sunrise Check out this online fundraiser for Sunrise Day Camp-Staten Island! When you purchase Touchstone Crystal jewelry from the link above, including this beautiful sunflower necklace, 20% of all proceeds will support our amazing campers! When you make a purchase, you'll also be entered to win a prize. - Register for SunriseWALKS Register for our virtual SunriseWALKS celebration to help us give summer back to children with cancer and their siblings! SPECIAL EVENTS 41st Annual Golf & Tennis Classic Presented by IDB Bank Monday, July 12 We hope you’ll join us at our 41st Annual Golf & Tennis Classic on Monday, July 12th! All funds raised at this event allow us to award camp scholarships to children who are desperately in need. Your support will directly impact Staten Island families who need our help the most. Support the event by buying tickets, sponsorships, or raffle tickets here. WELLNESS JCC Trailblazers Hikes With the weather warming up, we are so happy that we've been able to resume our JCC Trailblazers hikes! Sign up for our next hike at the Greenbelt Nature Center on Tuesday morning here! - Stress Reduction Lecture Tuesday, April 27, 1pm April is Stress Reduction Month! In this past year, we have all experienced a great deal of stress. Please join Nancy Wagner-Wetzel, NYS Licensed Psychologist, for a lecture on how to reduce stress. Join us here, on Zoom Meeting ID: 962 8589 0626 Passcode: JCC - Barre Workout for Beginners Check out this full body barre workout for beginners! If you enjoy this, check out our barre class on Wednesday mornings! Reserve your spot in the class here. - Ongoing Classes & At-Home Workouts Check out our 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! SPORTS Register for Summer Sports Camps! We offer specialty summer camps in basketball, soccer, gymnastics, and aquatics for kids at all skill levels! Learn more and sign up here! We hope to see you at our Sports Camp Open House at the Bernikow JCC on Sunday, May 23 from 2-4pm!* *Masks are required and social distancing will be observed during our Open House. - Core 24 Basketball Academy Programs Sign up for basketball programs here! - Gymnastics Register for gymnastics here! For more information, please contact Mary Fontana at 917.975.5347 or mfontana@sijcc.com. AQUATICS Lifeguard Re-Certification Courses Complete your re-certification for Lifeguard Training without needing to take the full content course again. Sign up here. ARTS AND CULTURE Did you know? If you missed any of the lectures or programs, you can also purchase access to a recording on demand by buying a ticket! Learn more here. - SAJE Presents... Shtisel: Freudian Readings of the Hit Israeli Series with Dr. Julia Wagner Sundays, April 25 & May 2, 12-1pm EST/ 5-6pm BST This series is sponsored by Susan and Andrew Hirsch. Shtisel tells stories of love and loss in an Israeli ultra-Orthodox Jewish community. In this 2-part lecture series, Dr. Wagner will explore the first 2 seasons of Shtisel through a Freudian perspective, enriching our understanding of the emotional drama and its phenomenal audience appeal. No prior reading is necessary but familiarity with Shtisel (seasons 1 & 2) is recommended. Learn more and register here. Tickets are $12 per lecture or $20 for the series. Zoom information to follow registration. - Celebrating the Remarkable: Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer Sunday, April 25, 1pm We are pleased to partner with American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, to honor Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer as she receives her first honorary doctorate from an Israeli university. From orphan of the Holocaust, to sniper in the Israeli Haganah, to removing sexual stigmas, Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer has spent her life breaking the glass ceiling and paving the way for the next generation of strong women. Register for this free virtual event here. - SAJE Presents... The Bible in Our Hands: A Virtual Lecture by Professor Gary A. Rendsburg Monday, April 26, 7pm This series is sponsored by Iris Baum. Join us on April 26 for "The Bible in Our Hands," the first in a new series of virtual lectures by Professor Gary A. Rendsburg, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Jewish Studies at Rutgers University. Tickets are $15 per lecture or $35 for the series of 3 lectures and can be purchased here. Zoom information to follow registration. - SAJE Presents... Journey to Jewish Rome: A Virtual Tour Tuesday, May 4, 12pm - 2pm Join tour guide and art historian Micaela Pavoncello as she introduces us to the rich history and culture of Jewish Rome! Explore the neighborhood home to the oldest Jewish community in all of Europe, visit a famous 200-year old Jewish Bakery, and hear stories from a local guide that won't be found in a travel book! Tickets are $20 and can be purchased here. Zoom information to follow registration. We would like to thank the Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere for partnering with us to present this program. - SAJE Presents... Abby Stein: Her Journey from Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi to Transgender Woman Tuesday, May 4, 8-9pm EST We are pleased to partner with Boulder JCC to present Abby Stein, author of Becoming Eve: My Journey from Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi to Transgender Woman, as she shares her powerful story. She will take us through her journey from being born and raised in a Hasidic family of rabbinic descent to completing a rabbinical degree to leaving the Hasidic world to explore a self-determined life. Abby came out as a woman of trans experience in 2015. Since coming out, she has been working to raise support and awareness for trans rights and those leaving Ultra-Orthodoxy. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased here. Zoom information to follow registration. - SAJE Presents... The Golden Age of Italian Cinema: 1940s-1960s, A Lecture Series by Dr. Julia Wagner Sundays, May 23 – June 27, 12-1pm EST | 5-6pm BST (Note: No class on 6/20) This series is sponsored by Aaron Richman. Join us wherever you are for a 5-part online course exploring the films that brought audiences around the world to fall in love with Italian cinema! Film studies scholar Dr. Julia Wagner will examine the politics, style & aesthetics of Italian filmmaking during the landmark decades that saw new directions in storytelling on screen. Tickets are $12 per lecture / $50 for series and can be purchased here. Zoom information to follow registration. We would like to thank the Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere for partnering with us to present this program. - SAJE Presents... Never Alone: A Conversation with Natan Sharansky & Gil Troy, Moderated by Amy Posner Wednesday, May 26, 7pm This event is co-sponsored by Hillel at CSI and presented in collaboration with... Arden Heights Boulevard Jewish Center, Congregation B'Nai Jeshurun, Jewish Russian Learning Center, Congregation Toras Emes of Staten Island, Wagner College Holocaust Center, Aur Torah Sephardic Minyan. Join us for a conversation with Israeli politician and human rights activist Natan Sharansky and historian Gil Troy about their new book, Never Alone. Never Alone is a classic account of courage, integrity, and most of all, belonging. The conversation will be moderated by Amy Posner, Executive Director of Hillel at the College of Staten Island. Tickets are $25 and include the link to the virtual event, a copy of Never Alone with a signed bookplate, and delivery of the book. *Note: Book must be purchased from the JCC in order to receive Zoom link for event. Purchase tickets here. Donations are welcome. - 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 Institute Open for In-Person Lessons The Dorothy Delson Kuhn Music Institute offers both in-person and virtual lessons for students of all ages and a variety of instruments! As one of our youngest students shows us in this video, you can even learn all the piano notes in just two lessons with our instructors! Learn more and sign up for lessons here! - TODAY: Independence Celebration Concert with the Israeli Opera, 12pm Watch a livestreamed concert from the Israeli Opera in celebration of Yom Ha'atzmaut! The concert will include a musical retrospective of popular Israeli folk songs. Register here. KIDS AND FAMILIES Celebrating Yom Ha'atzmaut With Children Check out this guide to celebrating Yom Ha'atzmaut with children, including family-friendly games, resources, and more! CAMP Register for Camp! Summer will be here before you know it! Register for camp today! You can also register for our specialty camps—basketball, soccer, gymnastics, aquatics, and performing arts--here! - The Weekly Schmooze: Celebrating Israel at Camp In honor of Yom Ha'atzmaut, today is a fitting time to tell you about one of our favorite days at camp each summer—Israel Day! On Israel Day, our campers are "transported" to Israel with fun activities that allow them to explore Israeli history, culture, and geography. We believe our world is a better place when we try to understand and connect with others, and our celebration of Israeli culture helps us do that! You can read all about previous our Israel Day celebrations on the JCC Bulletin blog here! - Camp Open House Sunday, May 23, 2-4pm We enjoyed seeing so many new faces at our first in-person Open House over the weekend! If you couldn't make it, you can join us at our next Open House on Sunday, May 23 at Henry Kaufmann Campgrounds. Again, masks will be required and social distancing will be observed. SOCIAL SERVICES Caregivers Weekly Zoom Chat Thursdays, now through June, 4:15pm - 5pm We are offering FREE Weekly Zoom Chats for individuals with memory loss and their caregivers! Chat with speech-language pathology graduate students and participate in fun memory-related activities! For more information and to register, contact Stefanie Schechter at 718.475.5244 or SSchechter@sijcc.com - Free ESL and HSE Classes We offer free, online ESL classes to help advance your language skills! Please call us at 718.508.3885. Get your high school equivalency diploma online for free!* Call us at 718.508.3895 or email hcirnigliaro@sijcc.com for more information. *Students must be 18 years old or older, and no longer enrolled in High School 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! UJA-Federation Events in Honor of Yom HaZikaron and Yom Ha'Atzmaut April Check out this list of virtual events celebrating the establishment of the Jewish homeland and paying respects to the fallen. TODAY: JFNA Celebrates Israel, 7pm Join the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) for a virtual celebration of Yom Ha'atzmaut! Israel’s tenth President Reuven Rivlin will deliver a farewell address to the Diaspora community. Special appearances will also be made by Israeli Olympic-gold-medal-hopefuls who are on their way to Tokyo this summer, and Jewish athletes from around the world. Register here. Patrol Borough Staten Island Community Job Fair Saturday, April 17, 12pm-4pm, Clove Lakes Park Basketball Courts Stop by the PBSI Community Job Fair to meet with companies that are hiring, as well as continuing education and training programs. Israeli Dance & Music Convention Sunday, April 18 Join the Rady JCC in Winnipeg for a virtual dance & music convention! In honor of Yom Ha’Atzmaut and the incredible contributions that Israel has made to the world of cultural arts, this full-day virtual event will feature workshops with renowned choreographers and musicians from around the world. Learn more and register here. AIFL Virtual Tour of Upper Galilee Sunday, April 18, 12pm Join the America-Israel Friendship League for a virtual tour of Upper Galilee with Reuven Solomon, Master Tour Guide. Reuven will share photos, maps and stories as he guides us virtually and explores some of the sites in this region and their historical and modern-day significance. We will travel through the mountainous area in Northern Israel, to the Rosh HaNikra grottoes along the western coast of the Mediterranean Sea, and to the Village of Peki’in where a story of harmony is alive today. Register here. TYSA Presents: Naloxone/Narcan Training Tuesday, April 20, 3pm Join Tackling Youth Substance Abuse (TYSA) for a virtual training session where you will learn how to administer Narcan, a nasal spray that reverses opioid emergencies. Email Sean@sipcw.org to receive the link. TYSA Presents: Global Youth Service Day Saturday, April 24, 2pm Youth ages 14 and up are invited to join Tackling Youth Substance Abuse (TYSA) for a virtual youth-led panel on youth substance abuse. Register here. Webinars for Wise Nonprofits: Negotiating Commercial Leases During and After the Pandemic Tuesday, April 27, 12pm During this commercial leasing webinar, David Portal and Ari Glatt will present the most important elements of a lease and how the leasing process can significantly impact a tenant’s operations or business. Participants will learn tips and strategies on negotiating a favorable lease with their landlords and reducing their risk and limiting personal liability. The webinar will cover some typical tenant requested abatement deals, as well as provide guidance on how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed what current tenants should do going forward. The presentation is designed primarily for nonprofits and those whose operations have been significantly affected by the pandemic. Register here. Stars of David from Around the World by Moy Volcovich Tuesday, April 27, 7:30pm Join the Schenectady JCC for a virtual exhibit and talk by award-winning photographer Moy Volcovich. Check out the virtual exhibit here and register for the talk here. Save the Date: UJA Staten Island Virtual Community Breakfast Sunday, May 2, 11am Each year, the Staten Island Community Breakfast celebrates individuals in the community whose efforts and dedication mark them as leaders. We hope you join us this year as we honor those in our community. Stay tuned for more details! 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! Leonard Cohen's Mystical Midrash Thursday, April 22, 8pm In this multimedia program incorporating still images, video, and close textual analysis, Seth Rogovoy explores the deep and profound influence of the Jewish background and scriptural roots of the late Leonard Cohen’s life and work. We will see how the legendary rock poet’s familiarity with Torah, Talmud, and Kabbalah has worked its way into his songs and public utterances. Participants will be encouraged to reflect on and discuss how Cohen can best be seen and appreciated as a Jewish artist. Watch here. Jewish Gems of Pop Culture Part 1 Thursday, April 29, 8pm For decades, Seth Rogovoy and his boyhood friend and fellow music journalist Harold Lepidus have been collecting little-known Jewish stories of pop culture. Join Seth and Harold as they swap secret Jewish tales, play songs with surprising Jewish lyrical and musical references, and make you reconsider artists including the Who, the Eagles, Aerosmith, the Bee Gees, Elvis Presley, and Tupac Shakur. Watch here. At Great Risk: Memoirs of Rescue During the Holocaust Sunday, May 2, 7pm Please join us to celebrate the launch of the Azrieli Foundation’s recent publication, At Great Risk: Memoirs of Rescue during the Holocaust. At Great Risk is an anthology that focuses on rescue and survival, and the honor of being named as Righteous Among the Nations. Watch here.
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