AJCC Trip to the Skirball Museum Sunday, November 9, 10:00am Take a trip with your AJCC friends and family and join us as we enjoy the galleries and exhibits of the Skirball. Ladies’ Lunch & Learn Thursday, November 13, 11:30-1:30 Fifty Shades of Oy Vey! Chaya Leah Sufrin teaches us everything we need to know about intimacy in Judaism. Please feel free to bring your own lunch. No charge ECE PJ Party (PJ Library) Thursday, November 20, 6:30pm Come and enjoy wonderful PJ Library stories, have some snacks, and do it all in your pajamas! In coordination with the annual Scholastic Book Fair. Senior Thanksgiving Luncheon Wednesday, November 26, noon $6/$5 MVP December 2014 Chanukah Happening and Boutique Sunday, December 14, 11:30am-3pm Get a jump on your holiday celebration! This year’s event will be bigger and better than ever with new activities for children of all ages. Shop at our one-ofa-kind holiday boutique. Enjoy holiday music and Chanukah lunch (available for purchase). Chanukah Menorah Lighting Daily at 3:30pm, from December 17-24 In the promenade. Senior Chanukah Lunch Wednesday, December 17 $6/$5 MVP Senior Outreach December 18 Volunteers pack and deliver holiday baskets to skilled nursing facilities and homebound seniors. GesherCity Rock the Dreidel Saturday, December 20 While other Chanukah party dreidels spin, OURS ROCKS!! Presale: $15 for one $25 for two. Prices increase to $20 for one and $35 for two the week before the event. $25 for one & $45 for two at the door. Everything Jewish & More! Adult & Family Programming at the Alpert JCC September through December, 2014 Ongoing Alpert JCC Poker 7:30-10:30pm Registration begins at 6:30pm September 16, October 21, November 18, December 9 To reserve your spot at the table, RSVP to Program Assistant Katie Clowdus at (562) 426-7601 x1024 Kaballah Class Wednesdays, 12:00pm, ongoing Enhance or begin your knowledge of Kaballah, an aspect of Jewish mysticism. Rabbi Abba Perelmuter teaches this class with his keen sense of wit and knowledge of Judaism and its teachings. Open to the community. Free Senior Activities Knit Wits: Monday 1-3pm Senior Lunch: Wednesday 12-1:30pm Bridge Lessons: Wednesday 1:30pm Mah Jongg: Thursday 11:30-3pm Happiness & Humor Group First Friday of Every Month Find the positive side of life! All senior adults are invited, so bring your friends and be ready to laugh. Coffee and light refreshments will be served. FREE. Contact Dr. Susan Mathieu, (562) 426-7601 Ext. 1721, smathieu@alpertjcc.org. 3801 E. Willow Street, Long Beach, CA 90815 (562) 426-7601, www.alpertjcc.org Everything Jewish and More! Adult & Family Programming at the Alpert JCC The Alpert JCC provides a full array of social, cultural and educational Jewish programs and events for you and your family. We hope that you will become part of the AJCC family and join us in exploring the Jewish experience. For information on any of the programs and events, please contact Susan Paletz, Director of Program Development & Community Engagement at ext. 1012. September 2014 ECE All-School Shabbat Ruach Rally Friday, September 19, 9:15am The Jewish Vote Thursdays, September 4 & 18, 7:00pm This 2-part lecture series led by Michelle Newman discusses an historical take on the Jewish Vote, trends in the Jewish vote and more. Free to the public. Challah Making Sunday, September 21, 10:30am Learn how to make Challah for Shabbat and holidays. Taught by Kedma Cantor. In the Atrium. Free, but please RSVP. Zena & Pauline Gatov Gallery September 5—October 17 Ruhama Cohen—Ceramic Artist Fran Drosman—Mosaic Artist GesherCity Young Adult Weekend Friday-Sunday, September 12-14 Back to Camp, 2014 style! Enjoy a full weekend with your GesherCity friends at Camp Hess Kramer in Malibu. Games, crafts, sports, Shabbat & Havdallah services. Includes six meals. Dr. Don Schwartz 3-Part Lecture Series “Jews in America” Wed, Sept. 17, Oct. 29 & Nov. 19 Topics include: "Jews and Booze: The Chosen People in the Time of Prohibition." "As American as Potato Latkes: Jews and Baseball." "Jewish Gangsters in America." $10/$9 MVP ECE All-School Havdallah Monday, September 15, 9:15am Family Movie Night: “Ushpizin” Sunday, September 21, 7:00pm An Orthodox couple in Jerusalem wants to celebrate Sukkot, and to invite esteemed guests, or “Ushpizin,” to their sukkah. Come see this heartfelt story about faith and love. Rated PG. in Hebrew with subtitles. (Recommended ages 10 & above). Free. Senior Outreach September 23 Volunteers pack and deliver holiday baskets to skilled nursing facilities and homebound seniors. Senior Rosh Hashanah Lunch Wednesday, September 24, noon Free, thanks to a grant from Archstone. The lunch is underwritten by the Teddy & Sam Roska Fund,Archstone Foundation, St. Mary’s, and SCAN. Apples & Honey Wednesday, Sept 24, 9am & 1pm Join us the AJCC promenade for apples and honey, which signifies our wish for a sweet new year. Shana Tova! Visit to Riley’s Apple Farm Sunday Sept 28, 10am 12201 S. Oak Glen Road, Oak Glen / Yucaipa, CA 92399, 909-797-4061 Join us for a day at Riley’s Apple Farm. Meet Shlomit Jackson there. Bring picnic lunches or buy lunch there. Activities include archery, hayrides, apple picking and more. Some events have fees. October 2014 Four Seasons of Vegan Cooking Thursdays, October 2, December 4, March 12 and May 14, 7:00pm. Led by Barbara Ravid. Learn healthy cooking ideas for Chanukah and Passover and ways to use your slow cooker. $20; $18/MVP per session. Adult Conversational Hebrew Eight-week course Sundays, October 5, 12, 19, 26 and November 2, 9, 16, 23; 1-2pm Taught by Sima Nachshon. Students need to know the Aleph Bet, vowels, and how to decode. $95; $80/MVP Sukkot Fruit Tastings Wednesday, October 8, 9am & 1pm The AJCC wishes you a fruitful fall season as we celebrate the holiday of Sukkot. Join us for a fruit tasting in our promenade as we continue the celebration of the High Holidays. Family Havdallah Under the Stars Saturday, October 11, 6:30pm Join us for Havdallah & dinner under the stars, and celebrate the end of Shabbat with friends and family in the AJCC’s Sukkah. Storyteller Tzipporah Marks-Barnett will entertain us. $6/$5MVP ECE All-School Shabbat-Celebrates Torah Friday, October 17, 9:15am Enjoy singing & dancing along with ECE preschoolers as we bring in the warmth and spirit of Shabbat together. We will also celebrate Simchat Torah as we unfurl the Torah during this special Shabbat. A Story Walk at the Nature Center Sunday, October 19, 1-4:30pm Meet at the amphitheater at El Dorado Park Nature Center for story time with PJ Library and a nature walk. Bring water and snacks. Taste of Mussar Mondays, Oct. 20 & 27, Nov. 3 & 10, 7pm Learn about this Jewish ethical way of life. Taught by Sylvia Marks-Barnett. $60. Jewish Film Festival Wednesday, October 22 through Sunday, October 26 Once again, our annual Film Festival brings you 5 great films. $10 per film/ passes available. Opening night & Jewish Federation reception: Wed: 7pm, “The Outrageous Sophie Tucker” Thurs. 7pm: “Eichmann’s Fate” Sat. 7pm: “The Other Son” Sun. 10am: “Run Boy Run” Sun. 2pm: “Fill the Void” November 2014 Hebrew Crash Course Tuesdays, November 4-December 9, 6pm Designed for anyone with little or no background in Hebrew, the Hebrew Reading Crash Course concentrates on teaching the Hebrew alphabet and reading skills. Free. ECE All-School Shabbat Ruach Rally Friday, November 7, 9:15am Enjoy singing and dancing along with our ECE preschoolers, their teachers, families and friends as we bring in the warmth and spirit of Shabbat together.