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CLUBS + VERVE

Be moved as you engage in various art forms that convey messages, meaning, and emotion! Programs funded in part by UJA-Federation of New York’s Verve 55+ Living.

ART + TRIP PROGRAMS

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COMMUNITY BABKA BAKE
Experience the joy of hands-on baking as you craft your own babka—a sweet, twisted loaf full of flavor and tradition. With expert guidance from Avery Robinson, culinary historian, co-founder of Rye Revival, and manager of Black Rooster Food,  you’ll learn how to prepare and shape this beloved treat to take home and bake. All ingredients and refreshments are Kosher.
Monday, September 29, 6:30-8pm
$18 members / $36 nonmembers
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CLUBS

SINGLES CAFÉ V55*
Mix and mingle at The Café at Sid Jacobson JCC with activities, music, and food! (Café will not meet in October)
Thursday, November 6, 6:30-8:30pm • Register
Thursday, December 4, 6:30-8:30pm • Register
$20 members / $30 nonmembers per event

BOOK CLUB*
Share your thoughts on today’s best-selling novels, moderated by Nicole Yablans, an English teacher and library consultant.
Thursday, September 18, 7-9pm: Going Home by Tom Lamont • Register
Thursday, November 13, 7-9pm • Register
$20 members / $30 nonmembers per event

WALKING CLUB*
Lace up your sneakers and join us as we walk the grounds of the Nassau County Museum of Art, right across the street from SJJCC! Indoor strolls will take place when weather is inclement. Please park in the museum’s main parking lot.
Thursdays, meet at 9:15am, walking begins at 9:30am

*Programs funded in part by UJA-Federation of New York’s Verve 55+ Living

Audrey Kurland

Associate Executive Director, Adult Programming

(516) 484-1545 x109

For over 30 years, Audrey has put the needs of SJJCC members first along with motivating them through classes and clinics in aquatics, fitness, and sports. Starting her career at…

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Alyson Goodman

Assistant Director of Arts + Culture, Maccabi Manager

(516) 484-1545 x157

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Events

Spotlight Speaker: The Sword of Freedom

Tue, Sep 16, 2025

7:00pm - 7:00pm

Community Babka Bake with Avery Robinson

Mon, Sep 29, 2025

6:30pm - 8:30pm

In Conversation With…Rebecca Bloom, author of “When Women Get Sick”

Tue, Oct 14, 2025

10:30am - 12:00pm

Author Breakfast: The Art Spy by Michelle Young

Thu, Oct 16, 2025

10:30am - 12:00pm

Singles Café V55: November

Thu, Nov 06, 2025

6:30pm - 8:30pm

Author Breakfast: Six Days in Bombay by Alka Joshi

Thu, Nov 13, 2025

10:30am - 12:00pm

Author Breakfast: Such Good People by Amy Blumenfeld

Thu, Dec 04, 2025

10:30am - 12:00pm

Singles Café V55: December

Thu, Dec 04, 2025

6:30pm - 8:30pm

Author Breakfast: Fagin the Thief by Allison Epstein

Thu, Mar 26, 2026

10:30am - 12:00pm

Author Breakfast: Typewriter Beach by Meg Waite Clayton

Thu, May 07, 2026

10:30am - 12:00pm