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Jewish Life + Learning

RUTH & SAUL WEINBERGER CENTER FOR JEWISH LIFE + LEARNING

Throughout the JCC, we enable and empower our community to help make our world a better place by offering comfort, engendering joy, creating peace, and connecting to others and to Jewish tradition.

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FEATURED EVENTS

HOLIDAY STORY HOURS
Ages: Birth-8 years
Have fun on Saturday mornings learning about holidays with an interactive reading, being creative with crafts, and enjoying snacks in partnership with PJ Library!
Saturday, May 11: Israel Independence Day • Register
Saturday, June 8: Shavuot • Register
11am-12pm
$10 members / $20 nonmembers per family, per event


SHABBAT PROGRAMS

SHABBAT DINNERS
Welcome in Shabbat with friends, old and new! We’ll light the Shabbat candles, recite the blessings and prayers, and enjoy a delicious Kosher meal.
Friday, April 19: An Early Passover Celebration • Register
Friday, May 10: Blue + White to Celebrate Yom HaAtmaut• Register
Friday, June 21: Pride Shabbat• Register
5-7pm
$30 members / $40 nonmembers per Shabbat dinner

SHABBAT UNPLUGGED
Everyone needs a day to reset! Find ways to ways to relax, restore, refresh, and reconnect right here at SJJCC on Saturdays.

  • 1-3pm: Decompress with a movie in the Library
  • 2-4pm: Afternoon Tea + Games in the Gezunter Café
  • 4-5pm: Refresh with a Shabbat Nature Walk at the Nassau County Museum of Art (or indoors at the JCC depending on weather)

WEEKLY PROGRAMS

These programs are only open to members and Senior Passport Holders.

JEWISH ETHICS
Delve into the mind of one of the great modern Jewish sagas.
Mondays
12:30-1:30PM

TASTE OF TORAH
Starting from the Book of Genesis with Chaplain Jonah Sanderson, come and learn Jewish wisdom as the blue print for climbing up life’s ladder.
Wednesdays
11am-12pm

LEARNING OUR PRAYERS
Learn why we pray, how we pray, and whether or not we need a book to do it.
Wednesdays
12pm-1pm

Jonah Sanderson

Coordinator of Jewish Life

(516) 484-1545 x122

Chaplain Jonah Sanderson is thrilled to be SJJCC’s Coordinator of Jewish Life! Jonah is originally from Los Angeles, CA, and has spent time in both Israel and North Carolina where…

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Events

Shabbat Dinner: An Early Passover Celebration

Fri, Apr 19, 2024

5:00pm - 7:00pm

Jewish American Heritage Month Presentation

Tue, May 07, 2024

7:00pm - 9:00pm

Shabbat Dinner: Blue + White to Celebrate Yom HaAtmaut

Fri, May 10, 2024

5:00pm - 7:00pm

Pride Shabbat Dinner

Fri, Jun 21, 2024

5:00pm - 7:00pm