Archive: January 2021

Sprout Camps Prospective Camper Day!

Posted on January 10, 2021

January 10, 2021 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm – YJ Sprout Camps Prospective Camper Day Come and learn about the magic of Young Judaea Sprout Camps! Prospective Camper Day Sunday, January 10th at 10 AM Join us to hear about our day camps in Westchester and Brooklyn, and/or our overnight camp in upstate New York! YJ Sprout Camps offer summer programs for campers entering […]

Greenburgh Hebrew Center – An Illuminated Megillah

Posted on January 10, 2021

January 10, 2021 @ 10:15 am – 11:30 am – An Illuminated Megillah  On Sunday, January 10, at 10:15 am, Greenburgh Hebrew Center of Dobbs Ferry presents NYC architect and artist Benjamin Marcus who will speak about a unique megillah that he illuminated. Benjamin was commissioned to decorate an original Megillah Esther scroll purchased from a scribe in Jerusalem. He then spent a year extensively […]

Mishkan Ha’am Adult Ed – Different Voices in the Torah

Posted on January 10, 2021

January 10, 2021 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm – Richard Elliot Friedman is one of the modern Biblical scholars who addressed the question of the Torah’s authorship in his 1987 book, “Who Wrote the Bible?” His work demonstrates how the Torah weaves together the perspectives of four distinct traditions, referred to as the “documentary hypothesis.” We will explore how these traditions reveal fascinating discrepancies and […]

Congregation Emanu-El – Chag-in-a-Box! Chag-in-a-Box!

Posted on January 11, 2021

January 11, 2021 @ All Day – Sign up now for Chag-in-a-Box! Each month, families will receive a holiday-themed care package filled with crafts, recipes, and games for you to make Jewish memories with your little ones. This special program is free and open to all families with children in 2nd grade and younger.   Sign-up today at https://tinyurl.com/chaginabox. Questions? Contact Director […]

Westchester Jewish Council Presidents Plus One Roundtable

Posted on January 11, 2021

January 11, 2021 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – For more information contact Helene Schonbrun, Helene@wjcouncil.org

Westchester Jewish Council Synagogue Presidents Roundtable

Posted on January 11, 2021

January 11, 2021 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm –

Congregation Emanu-El – Chag-in-a-Box! Chag-in-a-Box!

Posted on January 12, 2021

January 12, 2021 @ All Day – Sign up now for Chag-in-a-Box! Each month, families will receive a holiday-themed care package filled with crafts, recipes, and games for you to make Jewish memories with your little ones. This special program is free and open to all families with children in 2nd grade and younger.   Sign-up today at https://tinyurl.com/chaginabox. Questions? Contact Director […]

Westchester Jewish Council Greening Roundtable

Posted on January 12, 2021

January 12, 2021 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am – For more information please contact pam@wjcouncil.org

Westchester Jewish Council Israel Connection: Building a Democratic and Inclusive Israel in the Time of COVID-19 with NIF

Posted on January 12, 2021

January 12, 2021 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm – Please register in advance for this zoom meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUrfuCvrj8oGtMKSm8cX9QjkMOHdjW1TyQM After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Join Westchester Jewish Council and the New Israel Fund (NIF) for a conversation with Shira Ben Sasson Furstenberg, NIF’s Associate Director in Israel, to learn about the fight for democracy and equality in Israel. NIF has […]

Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center Memory Keepers GenerationsForward Speaker-Naomi Koller

Posted on January 12, 2021

January 12, 2021 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center Memory Keepers Story Hour: GenerationsForward Speaker-Naomi Koller Please join the Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center from the safety and comfort of your own home on January 12 at 7 p.m. to hear Naomi Koller tell about her family’s incredible story of survival and how the family’s piano is […]