CAI Movie Club – 7:00 pm on Tuesday, January 10. Discussion via Zoom of the movie “Radio Days”. Starring Woody Allen, Mia Farrow and Seth Green. A middle-aged man looks back on his childhood in Rockaway, NY, in a series of vignettes focused on the golden days of radio. Eccentric relatives and radio personalities inhabit various stories, including an unlucky aunt, a cigarette girl with career ambitions, and two burglars with excellent timing. Young Joe involves his friends in a scam to earn a decoder ring. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84434142575?pwd=RmZETkliNUpoN0xsTFNlVGpPYkJZdz09
CAI Adult Ed via Zoom – 4:00 pm on Wednesday, January 11.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84297084858?pwd=S1F6S1ozS2dWNERudTBVZTFsZ3Fadz09
CAI Scholar in Your Residence – 7:00 pm on Tuesday, January 17 via Zoom. CAI member Betsy Solomon presents a short memorized piano recital followed by a group share of coping skills for memory challenges. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89994125318?pwd=bjlrQnRxdTV0UWFsMTMrWDdkVHNvQT09
KOL YISRAEL EVENTS
AA Meetings - 6:00 pm on Monday & Tuesday nights at Kol Yisrael.
We're Hiring! - Kol Yisrael is seeking a Special Events Coordinator with an emphasis on Social Justice. See the full job post here: https://www.newburghjcc.org/about-kol-yisrael.html
Kol Yisrael Joint Planning Spring Gala – The Tradition Continues – 12:00 pm on Sunday, March 19 honoring the visionary members of the original Kol Yisrael board and celebrating 10 years of Kol Yisrael. A Kosher lunch will be served. Reservations required. $50 per person/$18 for children under 12. Please RSVP by Friday, March 3 to (845) 562-5604.
NJCC EVENTS
Line Dancing For Seniors – 12:30 – 2:00 pm on Wednesday, January 11. No Fee to Dance with us just come and have a good time.
Open Men’s Basketball – 7:30 – 8:30 pm on Thursday nights. $5 per person. Please RSVP to (845) 561-6602.
Rae of Light Chair Yoga for Adults — 10:00 am on Tuesdays with Susan. $5 per class for members.
JCC Mah Jongg - 1:00 pm on Mondays in the social hall.
Walk Live – 10:00 am on Mondays & Wednesdays. $6 for JCC members and $8 for non-members. Register by calling (845) 564-7422 or nextstepfitness@yahoo.com.
NJCC Members Group Play (4 - 6 players) is now available in the gym. Members can reserve the gym for private play, pickleball, and sports practice. The schedule is available online. Reservations must be made through the NJCC office. Email VisitNewburghJcc@gmail.com between 7 AM and 7 PM daily.
TBJ EVENTS
TBJ Religious & Hebrew School – Religious School on Sunday, January 15 at 9:30 am. Hebrew School on Tuesday, January 10 at 5:00 pm for Gerry Hecht’s class.
TBJ Friday Night Shabbat Service – No Service on Friday, January 13 via Zoom or in-person.
TBJ Torah Study – 9:30 am on Saturday, January 14 via in person or Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89779864389.
TBJ Saturday Morning Shabbat Service – 10:30 am on Saturday, January 14 via Zoom or in-person
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88109256232.
TBJ Mitzvah Arugah Knitting Group – 7:00 pm every Thursday. Feel free to pick up yarn at the temple office anytime and drop off finished hats. There is NO cost to you and all are welcome to join this growing circle of “Hookers & Loomers”. Stacey and Sherrill will be away for the month of January, but our group will still meet on Thursday night.
TBJ Sisterhood Book Club – 12:30 pm on Tuesday, March 7. Book is “Three Words for Goodbye” by Hazel Gaynor.
New York, 1937: When estranged sisters Clara and Madeleine Sommers learn their grandmother is dying, they agree to fulfill her last wish: to travel across Europe to deliver three letters, in which Violet will say goodbye to those she hasn’t seen since traveling to Europe forty years earlier. But as they reach Vienna to deliver the final letter, old grudges threaten their reconciliation again. As political tensions rise, and Europe feels increasingly volatile, the pair are glad to head home on the Hindenburg, where fate will play its hand in the final stage of their journey.
TBJ Sisterhood Rosh Chodesh – The Rosh Chodesh meetings for January & February have been cancelled.
The Concerning Rise of Antisemitism Series – 6:15 pm on Thursday, January 12 & January 19 at the Newburgh Free Library featuring Rabbi Douglas Kohn. Please register at newburghlibrary.libcal.com. Sponsored by the Newburgh Free Library.
TBJ Jewish Travelogue Series - Passports Not required - TBJ is proud to host a series of thought provoking talks based on recent trips of Jewish interest. Join us for a few Saturday evenings at 7:45 for a quick Havdalah and fascinating travel talk
Saturday, January 14 at 7:45 pm - Student Cantor David Epstein talks about his recent journey to India
Saturday, January 28 at 7:45 pm - Rabbi Douglas Kohn will talk about impressions from his mission to the border
Saturday, February 4 at 7:45 pm - Hear from teen Dillon Murillo discussing his summer sojourn to Israel
TBJ Introduction to Judaism – 7:00 – 8:30 pm on Thursday beginning on January 26, 2023. Introduction to Judaism is a twelve-week course to explore the basic customs, texts, values, history and beliefs of Judaism and Jewish life. It is open to those who may be interested, those who may not be Jewish, those who did not attend Jewish religious school when children, those who are considering becoming Jewish, and those who are related/married/partnered with a Jewish person, and wish to better understand the Traditions and functioning of Jewish life. The course will be taught by Rabbi Douglas Kohn at Temple Beth Jacob, 290 North Street, Newburgh. For more information or to register, please call Rabbi Kohn or the office at Temple Beth Jacob, 845-562-5516. In person attendance is encouraged, however, if you need to join virtually, you may click on the Zoom link. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87892248296
Gift of Life Bone Marrow Swabbing Drive – Stem cell donors needed for the Gift of Life Marrow Registry. Donors simply swab the inside of their cheeks and complete a registration form, must be 18 to 35 years old and in good health. Volunteers are also needed for a couple of hours to help find someone’s match. Contact Sherrill Murray-Lazarus to volunteer at smlazarus@yahoo.com. The upcoming swabbing dates are below:
February 8 at Safe Harbors in Newburgh - time to be determined.
New collection - Recycle for Sight for the Lions Club - Place your slightly used eyeglasses in the box in the front lobby. All donations are gratefully accepted. No cases please.
TBJ Gift Cards - Wednesday Delivery of Gift Cards right to your home! Email maryjean@kolyisraelnewburgh.org with your gift card order by noon on Tuesday. Include your preferred delivery time and pay by check, payable to TBJ, upon receipt of your gift cards.
Mitzvah Mavens - We are seeking donations of scarfs, socks, gloves and any other warm weather attire - new or gently used. We will be donating them in conjunction with our very own Mitzvah Arugah handmade hats at various winter events and will be staging the third annual Scarfs of Love drive where we tie scarfs, with messages of hope to various places around Newburgh - encouraging anyone who needs some warmth of body and spirit to take one.
OTHER EVENTS
PJ Play – 10:00 – 11:00 am on Sunday, January 29 in the children’s library at Kol Yisrael. Sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Orange County.
Jewish Orange Youth Bowling – 2:15 – 4:30 pm on January 15 at Quinnz Pinz, 13 Railroad Avenue in Middletown for an afternoon of bowling and hanging out with friends. $10 per student. Sponsorships available. Register at https://www.jewishorangeny.org/jewishorangeyouth/jewishorangeyouth-bowling For more information call 845-562-7860 or email: office@JewishOrangeNY.org.
Meet Author Esther Erman – 4:00 pm on Sunday, January 22 via Zoom to discuss her book “Rebecca of Salerno: A Novel of Rogue Crusaders, a Jewish Female Physician, and a Murder”. To register go to: https://www.jewishorangeny.org/2022-2023-jewish-book-council Sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Orange County.
CAI Adult Ed via Zoom – 4:00 pm on Wednesday, January 11.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84297084858?pwd=S1F6S1ozS2dWNERudTBVZTFsZ3Fadz09
CAI Scholar in Your Residence – 7:00 pm on Tuesday, January 17 via Zoom. CAI member Betsy Solomon presents a short memorized piano recital followed by a group share of coping skills for memory challenges. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89994125318?pwd=bjlrQnRxdTV0UWFsMTMrWDdkVHNvQT09
KOL YISRAEL EVENTS
AA Meetings - 6:00 pm on Monday & Tuesday nights at Kol Yisrael.
We're Hiring! - Kol Yisrael is seeking a Special Events Coordinator with an emphasis on Social Justice. See the full job post here: https://www.newburghjcc.org/about-kol-yisrael.html
Kol Yisrael Joint Planning Spring Gala – The Tradition Continues – 12:00 pm on Sunday, March 19 honoring the visionary members of the original Kol Yisrael board and celebrating 10 years of Kol Yisrael. A Kosher lunch will be served. Reservations required. $50 per person/$18 for children under 12. Please RSVP by Friday, March 3 to (845) 562-5604.
NJCC EVENTS
Line Dancing For Seniors – 12:30 – 2:00 pm on Wednesday, January 11. No Fee to Dance with us just come and have a good time.
Open Men’s Basketball – 7:30 – 8:30 pm on Thursday nights. $5 per person. Please RSVP to (845) 561-6602.
Rae of Light Chair Yoga for Adults — 10:00 am on Tuesdays with Susan. $5 per class for members.
JCC Mah Jongg - 1:00 pm on Mondays in the social hall.
Walk Live – 10:00 am on Mondays & Wednesdays. $6 for JCC members and $8 for non-members. Register by calling (845) 564-7422 or nextstepfitness@yahoo.com.
NJCC Members Group Play (4 - 6 players) is now available in the gym. Members can reserve the gym for private play, pickleball, and sports practice. The schedule is available online. Reservations must be made through the NJCC office. Email VisitNewburghJcc@gmail.com between 7 AM and 7 PM daily.
TBJ EVENTS
TBJ Religious & Hebrew School – Religious School on Sunday, January 15 at 9:30 am. Hebrew School on Tuesday, January 10 at 5:00 pm for Gerry Hecht’s class.
TBJ Friday Night Shabbat Service – No Service on Friday, January 13 via Zoom or in-person.
TBJ Torah Study – 9:30 am on Saturday, January 14 via in person or Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89779864389.
TBJ Saturday Morning Shabbat Service – 10:30 am on Saturday, January 14 via Zoom or in-person
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88109256232.
TBJ Mitzvah Arugah Knitting Group – 7:00 pm every Thursday. Feel free to pick up yarn at the temple office anytime and drop off finished hats. There is NO cost to you and all are welcome to join this growing circle of “Hookers & Loomers”. Stacey and Sherrill will be away for the month of January, but our group will still meet on Thursday night.
TBJ Sisterhood Book Club – 12:30 pm on Tuesday, March 7. Book is “Three Words for Goodbye” by Hazel Gaynor.
New York, 1937: When estranged sisters Clara and Madeleine Sommers learn their grandmother is dying, they agree to fulfill her last wish: to travel across Europe to deliver three letters, in which Violet will say goodbye to those she hasn’t seen since traveling to Europe forty years earlier. But as they reach Vienna to deliver the final letter, old grudges threaten their reconciliation again. As political tensions rise, and Europe feels increasingly volatile, the pair are glad to head home on the Hindenburg, where fate will play its hand in the final stage of their journey.
TBJ Sisterhood Rosh Chodesh – The Rosh Chodesh meetings for January & February have been cancelled.
The Concerning Rise of Antisemitism Series – 6:15 pm on Thursday, January 12 & January 19 at the Newburgh Free Library featuring Rabbi Douglas Kohn. Please register at newburghlibrary.libcal.com. Sponsored by the Newburgh Free Library.
TBJ Jewish Travelogue Series - Passports Not required - TBJ is proud to host a series of thought provoking talks based on recent trips of Jewish interest. Join us for a few Saturday evenings at 7:45 for a quick Havdalah and fascinating travel talk
Saturday, January 14 at 7:45 pm - Student Cantor David Epstein talks about his recent journey to India
Saturday, January 28 at 7:45 pm - Rabbi Douglas Kohn will talk about impressions from his mission to the border
Saturday, February 4 at 7:45 pm - Hear from teen Dillon Murillo discussing his summer sojourn to Israel
TBJ Introduction to Judaism – 7:00 – 8:30 pm on Thursday beginning on January 26, 2023. Introduction to Judaism is a twelve-week course to explore the basic customs, texts, values, history and beliefs of Judaism and Jewish life. It is open to those who may be interested, those who may not be Jewish, those who did not attend Jewish religious school when children, those who are considering becoming Jewish, and those who are related/married/partnered with a Jewish person, and wish to better understand the Traditions and functioning of Jewish life. The course will be taught by Rabbi Douglas Kohn at Temple Beth Jacob, 290 North Street, Newburgh. For more information or to register, please call Rabbi Kohn or the office at Temple Beth Jacob, 845-562-5516. In person attendance is encouraged, however, if you need to join virtually, you may click on the Zoom link. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87892248296
Gift of Life Bone Marrow Swabbing Drive – Stem cell donors needed for the Gift of Life Marrow Registry. Donors simply swab the inside of their cheeks and complete a registration form, must be 18 to 35 years old and in good health. Volunteers are also needed for a couple of hours to help find someone’s match. Contact Sherrill Murray-Lazarus to volunteer at smlazarus@yahoo.com. The upcoming swabbing dates are below:
February 8 at Safe Harbors in Newburgh - time to be determined.
New collection - Recycle for Sight for the Lions Club - Place your slightly used eyeglasses in the box in the front lobby. All donations are gratefully accepted. No cases please.
TBJ Gift Cards - Wednesday Delivery of Gift Cards right to your home! Email maryjean@kolyisraelnewburgh.org with your gift card order by noon on Tuesday. Include your preferred delivery time and pay by check, payable to TBJ, upon receipt of your gift cards.
Mitzvah Mavens - We are seeking donations of scarfs, socks, gloves and any other warm weather attire - new or gently used. We will be donating them in conjunction with our very own Mitzvah Arugah handmade hats at various winter events and will be staging the third annual Scarfs of Love drive where we tie scarfs, with messages of hope to various places around Newburgh - encouraging anyone who needs some warmth of body and spirit to take one.
OTHER EVENTS
PJ Play – 10:00 – 11:00 am on Sunday, January 29 in the children’s library at Kol Yisrael. Sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Orange County.
Jewish Orange Youth Bowling – 2:15 – 4:30 pm on January 15 at Quinnz Pinz, 13 Railroad Avenue in Middletown for an afternoon of bowling and hanging out with friends. $10 per student. Sponsorships available. Register at https://www.jewishorangeny.org/jewishorangeyouth/jewishorangeyouth-bowling For more information call 845-562-7860 or email: office@JewishOrangeNY.org.
Meet Author Esther Erman – 4:00 pm on Sunday, January 22 via Zoom to discuss her book “Rebecca of Salerno: A Novel of Rogue Crusaders, a Jewish Female Physician, and a Murder”. To register go to: https://www.jewishorangeny.org/2022-2023-jewish-book-council Sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Orange County.