As always, there's something for everyone at the J! Check out these great upcoming events!
Bocce Tournament Monday, September 13 Join us for a Bocce Tournament to benefit the Lucille & Jay Chazanoff Sunrise Day Camp-Staten Island and the JCC's Kosher Food Pantry! Register to play or become an event sponsor here. You can also support our Bocce Tournament by donating to this fundraiser created by our friend Elen! Krav Maga... Self-Defense for the Whole Family Learn Israeli martial arts in order to defend yourself! Our new Krav Maga classes are open to all ages and we offer discounts when you register multiple family members. (PIC) Sundays, through August 29
Wednesdays, July 14-September 1
Register here. Youth Chamber Ensemble Mondays, through August 30, 4pm-5:30pm Join us for a FREE summer adventure! Musicians ages 9-18 are invited to apply to join our Youth Chamber Ensemble! Prior experience required. Please send a 1 minute audition video to Ela at ESeeley@SIJCC.com IlluminArt Productions Performing Arts Camp August 2-August 6 Bernikow JCC Performing Arts Camp, run by IlluminArt Productions, is a great way to make new friends, build self-confidence, and express yourself! Campers will dive into an imagination zone, where they’ll get hands-on experience in all aspects of theater including acting, improvisation, dance, and music. Our young thespians will even create an original play to perform for their fellow campers and family members! Register here! The Dr. Esther Grushkin Seminars for Adult Jewish Education (SAJE) Presents... F11: Digital Paintings for Full Screen Tuesday, August 3, 12pm Join Emily O'Leary, Associate Curator at the Derfner Judaica Museum, for a virtual tour of a new exhibition that explores how contemporary artists use computers to 'paint' in the same way as they'd use a brush! While many virtual art tours during the pandemic used the computers to showcase artworks that exist in the physical world, this special presentation features digital paintings best viewed on a screen. Donations are suggested. Register here. Join us on Zoom here Meeting ID: 881 4176 5372 Password: 4F4ZpU The Dr. Esther Grushkin Seminars for Adult Jewish Education (SAJE) Presents... Hidden Gems of the Museums of Europe Tuesdays, August 3 - August 31, 10am Teen Lounge, Bernikow JCC Peter Whitehouse is back for another exciting exploration of Europe's greatest museums! This time, you will explore hidden gems of the museum landscape, "visiting" smaller institutions like the Musée d'Orsay and Pinacoteca Civica di Forlì. We are excited to welcome you back in-person for this series! Tickets are $12 per lecture or $50 for the series. Register here. Check out our Program Guide—your guide to everything going on, in-person and virtually, in our community! ECHO Sponsors Sunrise Pool Lift We would like to thank the Emergency Children's Help Organization (ECHO) for generously donating a pool lift to Sunrise Day Camp-Staten Island! This assistive device makes our pool accessible to all of our campers, including those who use wheelchairs. We love seeing the smiles on our campers' faces as they have fun together in the pool! Read more about ECHO's support for Sunrise Day Camp here. Driver's Ed is Back! We are excited to announce that Driver’s Ed will be back this fall! The JCC contracts with a local vendor to provide a Driver Education program for new drivers 16 years and older. The class meets at the South Shore/Avis JCC for classroom work and in-car classes. The course is a comprehensive introduction to the driving experience. Students must successfully complete both the road and theory portions of the course in order to receive a MV 285, formerly known as the Blue Card. For more information, call 718.851.1876. Apply for After School Explorers The application for Explorers is now open! Our Explorers after school program aims to educate the whole child through various kinds of activities that stimulate the mind, body, and spirit. Apply here. Please understand that pick up from specific schools is not guaranteed and you will be fully refunded if we are unable to provide transportation from the school your child attends. COVID-19 Vaccines A city Health Department doctor is warning that the situation on Staten Island could become "dangerous" again as we see an increasing positivity rate alongside fewer people getting vaccinated. Read the full story here. City Health Department Commissioner Dr. Dave Chokshi recently stated that "the spread of the Delta variant means it is perhaps the most dangerous time to be unvaccinated." Now is the time to get vaccinated to protect yourselves, your loved ones, and vulnerable members of the community. Widespread vaccine uptake is the best way for us to get back to doing all of the activities we love soon! If you need a vaccine appointment, visit nyc.gov/vaccinefinder or call 877-VAX-4NYC (877-829-4692). Food Pantry Volunteers Needed Our Kosher Food Pantry needs volunteers to help with distribution and to prepare packages. If you are interested in a wonderful opportunity to give back to those in need, please contact Sara Cohen at sacohen@sijcc.com or 718.475.5242. B&Y Catering Now Open for Online Orders Order breakfast and lunch online and have it delivered to you while you enjoy our facilities! Click here or scan the QR code to order from B&Y Catering. Please include in the instructions what area of the JCC you are located in so that your order can be delivered to you. Please see Café operating hours below. Monday to Friday Breakfast: 9am - 11am Lunch: 11am - 4:30pm Celebrating Sixty for Sunrise In honor of Angela Olsen's 60th birthday, the Olsen family hosted a special fundraiser benefiting Sunrise Day Camp-Staten Island! We are grateful to all who supported this celebration and to the Olsen family for their dedication to Sunrise Day Camp through the years. Cycle for Sunrise! Sunday, August 22 At this year's Five Boro Bike Tour, we are racing towards the goal of raising $6,000 to send a child to Sunrise Day Camp-Staten Island next summer! Secure your spot for the Bike Race by registering here. Your entry fee includes bike race entry, custom race-day shirt, and a ticket to the after party brunch. After registering, you will receive a link to share with family and friends that will allow them to donate to support you in the race. Spots are limited, so be sure to register early! Special thanks to the David Harris Collection for leading this team effort to give summer back to children with cancer and their siblings! Benefits of Strength Training Check out this article to learn how incorporating strength training into your workout routine can improve your overall well-being! We offer several strength-based group exercise classes, including Pilates, barre, and more. Sign up for our fitness classes here! CLLD Summer Hybrid Course Schedule Check out the schedule for our virtual and in-person CLLD classes! Register for Summer Sports Camps! There are still a few spots available in our summer sports camps! We offer basketball, soccer, gymnastics, and aquatics programs for kids at all skill levels. Learn more and sign up here! Summer Tennis Session Registration for the summer tennis session is open! Sign up here! Core 24 Basketball Academy Programs Sign up for basketball programs here! 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. The Medici: Portraits and Politics, 1512–1570 Take a virtual tour of the Met's new exhibit, The Medici: Portraits and Politics, 1512–1570, which features more than 90 works by the period's most celebrated artists! 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! Live Concert by the Rock-A-Silly Band, Presented by the Dorothy Delson Kuhn Music Institute and JCC Day Camp Sunday, August 15, 11am-12pm Bernikow JCC Lawn Join the Rock-A-Silly Band for a FREE, fun-filled performance for families with young children! Registration is required. Please register here. If you have any questions, please contact Ela Seeley at ESeeley@SIJCC.com Music with Mr. Ray, Presented by the Dorothy Delson Kuhn Music Institute and JCC Day Camp Sunday, August 22, 11am-12pm Bernikow JCC Lawn Join us for a FREE music performance for children and families by Mr. Ray! Mr. Ray sings original songs with positive messages about kindness, respect, and social-emotional awareness. Registration is required. Please register here. If you have any questions, please contact Ela Seeley at ESeeley@SIJCC.com Ellen Reid's Griffith Park Soundscape In her latest work 'Soundwalk,’ Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Ellen Reid transforms a stroll in Los Angeles’ Griffith Park into a musical performance. Watch it here! 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! STEM Activity: Water Flow In this activity, kids will learn about the flow of water by building a model of a river from materials found at home! Camp Photos Be sure to follow our Facebook page for photos from summer camp! We post photos from each division weekly! Mensch of the Week We love when parents send us photos of their campers showing off their camp pride at home! Here is one of our campers, who was so excited to be chosen as Mensch of the Week! If you'd like to share a photo of your camper, please send it to KRoche@sijcc.com for a chance to be featured on our social media! Post-Camp Week Monday, August 23 - Friday, September 3 Keep the fun going by signing up for our post-camp program for campers ages 4-12! Register here. Leaders for Tomorrow (LFT) Today’s high school students are tomorrow’s Jewish leaders. Leaders for Tomorrow (LFT), American Jewish Committee's education and advocacy program for teens, empowers young Jews to speak up for Israel and the Jewish people. The program is open to students who will be high school sophomores, juniors, or seniors this upcoming fall. (Special preference will be given to juniors.) Learn more and apply here. 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! American Jewish Committee: Take Action The American Jewish Committee encourages you to take action against antisemitism by urging your U.S. Representative to support the Palestinian International Terrorism Support Prevention Act (H.R.261). This bipartisan bill helps ensure that Hamas cannot access funds or materials that might be used for activities related to terror. Learn more and contact your Representative here. NYPD Summer of Growth Tuesdays and Thursdays, through September 2 The NYPD is hosting a series of fun summer events as part of their commitment to safer and cleaner neighborhoods! All events will take place around Staten Island on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11am-2pm. TODAY: Clean Team at Veterans Park 7/29: Cops and Kids Chess Tournament at 121 Precinct 8/3: Clean Team @ Midland Beach 8/5: Volleyball @ Midland Beach 8/10: Borough Graffiti Clean Up 8/12: Nature Walk @ Greenbelt Nature Center 8/17: Clean Team @ Bloomingdale Park 8/19: Soccer @ Bloomingdale Park 8/24: Clean Team @ Corporal Thompson Park 8/26: Football @ Corporal Thompson Park 8/31: Clean Team @ Grandview Park 9/2: End of Summer Bash at Grandview Park confines of the 121 Precinct Justice, Justice Shall You Pursue Wednesday, August 4, 7pm Admired as one of the most effective NY state attorneys general of our time, Robert Abrams thinks of himself as “The Luckiest Guy in the World.” Join UJA for a virtual conversation with Bob and hear about his journey in politics, his remarkable career, and his life of public service. Pulling from his book, The Luckiest Guy in the World, we'll hear about it all -- from his days in the Bronx where he worked in his parents’ luncheonette to his role as a pathbreaking political reformer working on key issues protecting citizen rights, to his leadership in the Soviet Jewry movement. This is a story you don’t want to miss. Register here. Mosaic Visions Presents "I Pray With My Feet," A Three-Part In-Depth Discussion Of Allyship and the Civil Rights Movement Series Sundays, August 15-August 29, 6pm This three-part conversation on civil rights aims to enlighten and motivate audiences to be allies against racial injustice. Dee Sanae, founder of Mosaic Visions, will be joined in conversation by two Jewish allies who were involved in organizing and rallying for the civil rights movement with Martin Luther King, Jr. 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! Follow Up Conversation - The Fight For One Minute: Fulfilling Justice For the Munich 11 Wednesday, July 28, 7:30pm After viewing Joe Allen's documentary about the Munich 11, you are invited to join the Virtual J for a conversation about The Fight for 1 Minute: Fulfilling Justice for the Munich 11. Ankie Spitzer, the wife of the murdered Israeli Olympic coach, will join director Joe Allen to discuss the ongoing struggle for justice, where it stands today in the fight for one minute of silence, and the role of the JCC movement in helping to finally fulfill the mission of this campaign. Watch here. Inside David Steinberg's Comedy World Thursday, August 5, 8pm The New York Times has called David Steinberg “a comic institution.” His legendary 60-year career has included 26 years of stand-up and 140 Tonight Show appearances (second only to Bob Hope). He also directed episodes of sitcoms such as Seinfeld, Friends, and The Golden Girls. Discover tales of directing, performing, and personal stories working alongside comedy’s greats from the comedian’s comedian, as he discusses his new book Inside Comedy: The Soul, Wit, and Bite of Comedy and Comedians of the Last Five Decades. Watch here.
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