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Winter 2014 Volume 15, Issue 1
TU B’SHEVAT SEDER
Thursday, January. 16 • 7:30pm Join us for an evening of fun for the adults. Rabbi Ron Isaacs will conduct an interactive seder. The night’s food will feature a selection of Wine paired with Tu B’Shevat foods. Fee: $18/per person, Register online or call x201.
COMEDY NIGHT SHOW & DINNER Saturday, February 8 Doors open at 7:00pm
Join us for a night with friends and family filled with laughter and great food. Headliners include Keith Anthony, Patty Rosborough and Emcee Harris Bloom. Includes Italian Buffet Dinner. Fee: $50/ per person by Jan. 29, $55/ per person after Jan. 29 Register online or call x201.
FAMILY PURIM CARNIVAL Sunday, March. 9 • 1:00-4:00pm
Join us for an afternoon full of fun and games. Play for a chance to win prizes or rock out to the music provided by a DJ. Climb onto the inflatable mountain climber or pet as many animals as you can at the new petting zoo. Special guest apperances by The Rutgers Scarlet Knight & Sparkee. Kids and adults... march in our Costume Parade at 2:30pm. Fee: Adults are free! $4/Child or $3/Child with a non-perishable food donation. Additional parking & free shuttle bus provided from 685 Route 202/206, Bridgewater. Volunteers Needed: Contact Paige at x207. ! NEW Purim Show presented by Main Stage Theater Company at 1:30pm.
JCC MACCABI GAMES
August 10-15, 2014, Cherry Hill, NJ Calling all Jewish Athletes, boys & girls, ages 13-16! Our delegation is bringing dance, swimming and tennis to the 2014 JCC Maccabi Games. Limited spots available! Contact Carole Webb x212 for more information. Come to an informational meeting on January 23 at 7pm.
Matching Gifts Many companies offer a matching gift program. Please contact your Human Resources Department to see if your company will match your gift to the JCC.
Coming up at the JCC!
• Thurs., Jan. 16, 7:30: Adult Tu’ B’Shevat Wine & Dessert Seder • Sun., Jan. 26, 1-4pm: BBYO Kickoff Event (Grades 6-8) • Wed., Jan. 29, 7:00pm: Jewish Book Club • Thurs., Jan. 30, 7:00pm: Dr. Robert Harris (Jewish LIFE) • Fri.,Feb. 7, March 14 & April 1, 12 Noon: Movie Day at the J (Adults) • Sat., Feb. 8, 7:00pm: Comedy Night Show & Dinner • Fri., Feb. 21, 6pm: Family Shabbat Dinner • Mon., Feb. 24, 7:00pm: “From Eye Rolling to I Love You” with Fern Weis; FREE! • Thurs., Feb. 27, 7pm: Ryan Murray (Jewish LIFE) • Sun., March 9, 1-4pm: Family Purim Carnival • Tues., March 11, 1:00-3:00pm or 5:30-7:30pm: FREE! Hamantaschen Baking Party • Sun., March 16, 8:45am: Mah Jongg Tournament • Wed., March 19: Pippin on Broadway (Matinee) • Sat., March 29, 6pm: Taste of Jewish Spain (Jewish LIFE at Temple Beth-El, Hillsborough) • Thurs April 3, 6:30pm: Night to Celebrate Israel (Jewish LIFE at Raritan Valley Country Club Bridgewater)
13th Annual Golf Outing
Monday, June 9 Raritan Valley Country Club, Bridgewater, New Jersey Fee: $310/Per Golfer paid by May 1 $335/ Per Golfer after May 1 Benefitting The JCC Scholarship Fund and Senior Nutrition & Wellness
Dancing with the Stars a Big Success! Our Dancing with the JCC Stars, Season 2 was fabulous! Thank you to our wonderful and talented dancers for their dedication to the JCC: Randy Berkow (Mirror Ball Trophy winner pictured), Stacey Glassman, Ken Kaus, Josh Leibner, Michael Melango, Lisa Nierenberg, Gary Shiman and Ellen Teller. We can’t thank you enough for the time commitment. Your performances were wonderful to watch and prove that taking on a new challenge can be great and fulfilling! We also want to thank you for the funds you personally raised for The JCC Scholarship Fund. It is clear by the multitude of ads and well wishes in our Journal that you are all beloved by so many people. The Dancing with the Stars event raised $66,000 for the Scholarship Fund…thank you to everyone who made that possible. Thank you to the Dancing with the Stars Committee for planning such an enjoyable and successful event: Caryn Kenin, Chair; David Bernstein, Marsha Chazin, Nancy Gorrell, Andrea Keats, Jordana Klem, Roxanne Levinston, Cindy Wuensch. We also want to thank our co-MC’s Shari Pollak and Cindy Wuensch. Thank you Bernard DeLierre, BD Images for photographing the evening.
Thank You!
The JCC thanks the following for their Tribute Card Donations: In Loving Memory of Edith Berkow: Connie and Sal Adamo; Marsha and Mark Chazin, Adena and Geoff Feinstein; Laura & Brett Friedman Debbie and Paul Golden; Carol Goldstein; Harriet Rosen; Carol and Tony Sacca; Paige and Jason Silberfein; Sherry and Doron Steger
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We are excited to share with you that the JCC is using a new Membership Management System that will enable you to register for programs and update you personal contact information online through our new self-service portal system called “The Hub.” Once you enter from our JCC website, you will be directed to login with an account.
TEXAS HOLD’EM THANK YOU’S Thank you to everyone who participated in our fall Texas Hold’em Tournament. Thank you to our Sponsors: Felt Table Sponsor: The Jeffrey Matthews Group; Premium Table Sponsors: Cables & Chips; Protiviti; Table Sponsors: Money Mailer, Toscana’s Restaurant; Tucker, Fornale & Associates LLC. Thank you to everyone who donated prizes. A big thank you to our Texas Hold’em Committee: Geoff Feinstein, Chair; Josh Cohen, Richard Hirsch and Spencer Tucker.
Discover CATCH:
ROOF!
The JCC is proud to announce its newest program called Discover CATCH (Coordinated Approach to Child Health). This program encourages children of all ages to eat healthier, and also to live healthier lifestyles. It is easier to teach good, healthy habits at an early age rather than change bad ones later in life. By teaching children to eat healthy and exercise at a young age, the expectation is that this knowledge will be part of one’s life and carry on into adulthood. This new program is not limited to just an early childhood setting. Discover CATCH employs a holistic approach to child health. It involves the JCC’s Early Childhood Center, J-Crew After School Program, Camp Ruach, Health & Fitness and Jewish Life departments, and engages teachers, children and families to work together to build healthy habits. Discover CATCH will reinforce education with a series of parent tip sheets to bring the learning home from school, as well as to help families think more carefully about food choices and nutrition. Through Discover CATCH, we hope to help put the community’s youngest members on a lifelong path of health and caring for their bodies. Some of our staff members have already received extensive training and we will be training additional JCC staff members in the Discover CATCH program. We look forward to launching the program with the children in 2014.
Thank You to the following for their Generous Tribute Card Donations: Andrea and Randy Berkow; Adena and Geoff Feinstein; Laura and Brett Friedman; Debbie Golden; Jackie and Errol Melnick; Bea Ormand; Phyllis and Bill Perlowitz; Harriet Rosen; Paige and Jason Silberfein; Sherry and Doron Steger; Pamela and Stuart Teitelbaum; Barbara Westerfield
Tribute Cards are a meaningful way to honor or memorialize loved ones or recognize a milestone or special occasions. Funds generated help support the important programs and services the JCC provides our community. Please call x201 and our Receptionist will be happy to assist you, or donate online: www.ssbjcc.org.
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Dr. Robert Harris
Ryan Murray
“Jews and Christians Read Scripture” Thursday, January 30 7:00 PM at the JCC
Anti-Semitism in the 21st Century: An Ongoing Threat Thursday, February 27 7:00 pm at the JCC
Dr. Robert Harris, associate professor of Bible at The Jewish Theological Seminary, will presenting “Jews and Christians Read Scripture,” He will be examining the commonalities as well as the differences between Jews and Christians in medieval biblical study; the relationships and mutual influences that rabbis and churchmen had on one another (particularly in northern France) and, in particular, the polemics through which they typically interacted. Fee is $8/person in advance; $10/person. at the door
Guest speaker Ryan Murray, a teacher at Watchung Hills High School in Warren, will discuss, “AntiSemitism in the 21st Century: An Ongoing Threat. ” Many incidents of Anti-Semitism receive limited media attention, and yet it is only through recognition and education that the threat of antiSemitism can effectively be countered. Mr. Murray teaches a widely popular course titled “Holocaust & Genocide.”
A Taste of Jewish Spain
Fee is $8/person in advance; $10/person at the door.
with Gerard Edery
Saturday, March 29 6:00pm More details to come
To register for all Jewish LIFE programs, call all 908-725-6994 X201 or register online at www.ssbjcc.org.
A Night to Celebrate Israel Thursday, April 3 • 6:30pm
Support Israel while celebrating with friends and family. Guest Speaker Israel Ambassador Ido
Aharoni. Honoring Elaine Dunst and a Rutgers Hillel Student. A buffet dinner will be served along with a cash bar. Dietary laws observed. Fee: $50/Adult, $18/Student To register, please call x201.
Event will be held at Raritan Valley Country Club in Bridgewater.
March of the Living April, 23-May, 8 2014 JCC Maccabi Israel® is happy to announce its March of the Living program to Poland and Israel. The program is offered to teens entering eleventh or twelfth grade. It will focus specifically on community and leadership. The cost of the program is $5,190 including all travel (from NY), meals, sites and guides. For additional information and questions contact Yaron@jcca.org. For more info: http://www.jccmaccabiisrael.org/mol
Teen Trip to Israel Summer 2014 Experience Israel with Friends from your community. This unique life changing experience includes a comprehensive tour throughout Israel with leadership seminars, social action (tikkun olam) activities and more. The 2014 Israel summer adventure includes visiting and exploring Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, climbing Masada, floating in the Dead Sea, hiking, camel trekking and a traditional Bedouin meal, hanging with Israeli m teens, getting to know about everyday life in the Jewish State, and much, much more! Contact Paige Silberfein x207 for more information.
Vacation Camp Mon., Jan. 20, Fri. Feb 14, Mon., Feb. 17
Vacation camp programs are open to children in grades K-6 and run from 9am-4pm. Open to members and non-members. Early care and late stay are available. For more information contact Ken Kaus x227, KKaus@ssbjcc.org
Party at the J for Your Birthday! Just bring your friends, family and the food! We’ll take care of the rest! Types of Parties: Pool • Dance• Music • Creative Movement Sports • Princess • Science Time
To book your child’s best birthday party ever contact Lisa x206, lkopman@ssbjcc.org
Upcoming Adult Programs !
NEW
Jewish Book Club
Hamantaschen Baking Party
Tuesday, March 11 • 1:00-3:30pm or 5:30-7:30pm Free to all!
Wednesday, January 29 • 7:00pm Free to all!
Join us for the first meeting of our new Jewish Book Club. The first book we will be discussing is “The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak (Purchase book on your own). Each month we will be reading a book with Jewish based content or by a Jewish author. RSVP to Stacey Herman at Sherman@ssbjcc.org.
Sunday, March 16 9:30am
Pippen Wednesday, March 19 • 2:30pm Matinee on Broadway
Limited tickets available Fee: $150/person and includes center orchestra ticket and coach bus. Lunch is on your own in NYC. Bus leaves at 10:30am will return to the JCC at approximately 7pm. Limited Tickets Available.
Les Miserables Wednesday, May 21 • 2pm Matinee on Broadway
Limited tickets! Fee: $130/person for orchestra seat and coach bus. Lunch is on your own in NYC. Bus leaves at 10am will return to the JCC at approximately 5:30pm.
We will provide all the ingredients to shape, fill, and bake hamantaschen. RSVP to Stacey Herman at Sherman@ssbjcc.org.
Doors open at 8:45am and the Tournament begins promptly at 9:30am. Registration Fee includes Tournament play, morning coffee and deli lunch: $50/person when received by March 3 and $60/person after March 3. Questions contact Lisa at x206; LKopman@ssbjcc.org
Metropolitan Museum of Art Thursday, April 3 Guided Tour: Highlights of the MET
$45 per person discounted Member fee $55 per person fee Enjoy lunch at the café (on your own) and then spend time discovering the museum. Bus leaves at 9am and returns by 4pm. Must register by March 14. No refunds.
Spirit Cruise Line Thursday, April 24 • 10am
Fee: $75 includes cruise, buffet lunch, DJ and coach bus. Must register by April 1. No refunds.
Must register by February 21. No refunds.
Questions…contact Lisa Kopman at x206; LKopman@ssbjcc.org. Register online at www.ssbjcc.org or call x201.