Hold the Date
JCC Early Childhood Program is proud to announce...
Texas Holdem Poker Tournament
Saturday, March 8
8:00pm - Midnight
Texas Holdem Poker
Tournament & Spring Benefit
Join friends for a night of fun at the JCC.
Play your hand
against professional dealers.
Learn to play
Texas Holdem at the learners' table.
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Kosher Meals on Wheels / Advocacy
The JCC, in cooperation
with the Yonkers Office for the Aging, provides kosher meals for frail
homebound senior adults through the Lillian Elkin Kosher Meals Home
delivery Fund. At present the JCC provides ten to 15 noontime meals,
Monday through Friday, in addition to on-going visits and advocacy by a
certified social worker.
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Partnership 2000
PARTNERSHIP 2000
Inspiration Israel - Jewish Mosaic 2007-2008
Many important,
diverse, and life changing programs have been completed during the past
seven years collaborating with our sister agencies, JCC of
Mid-Westchester in Scarsdale, and Ginot Ha’ir in Jerusalem: “Hishtakfuyot,”
a story/art exhibition, “Cook My Story,” a cookbook compiled of
family recipes from around the world which touched the generations, “The
Spider” project where music was used as a social and communication tool
for American and Israeli teens to find common areas of interest.
“The Jewish Mosaic,”
our current two-year program is a twinning project. Last year,
Westchester educators traveled to Israel to meet their counterparts,
attend an educational conference, spend time in the classroom with
teachers and students learning their curriculum, and planning dual
projects. This fall, Israeli educators will come here to work, teach and
learn about our early childhood programs, our congregational schools,
and Jewish day schools. Hopefully, a fourth partner from Bulgaria,
Brazil or Argentina will join this project, expanding our experiences
and adding a new dimension to the concept of Jewish Peoplehood.
More history..... A delegation from JCC
of Mid-Westchester and JCC on the Hudson traveled to Israel as part of the
Spider initiative in May 2005 and again in 2006. The Spider bands made connections
through music with Israeli band member counterparts. In exchange, we
were fortunate to host a group of Israeli band members
who divided their time between the two
Westchester JCCs.
Inspiration Israel,
the educational track of twinning with Israeli school teachers also took
place during this time. The New York delegation included the director of
the BJE White Plains, Irene Lustgarten as well as Sheila Sturmer of the
JCC of Mid-Westchester, Lois Green of the JCC on the Hudson, Lisa
Kingston and Glen Tamir.
They
formed connections among the reform, conservative and orthodox
movements both here and in Israel. The plan is to have each institution teach parallel courses so that we can expand our understanding of each
other in the classroom and in the community. During our conference in Jerusalem in December of 2006, we
were able to meet each other and explore our similarities and
differences.
We gratefully
acknowledge the continued funding by UJA-Federation of New York and the
Jewish Agency For Israel in Jerusalem.
Westchester
connects with Jerusalem
Project Spider - Musical
Dialogue Between Youth from New York and Jerusalem
By Shoshi Bogush
"When I met the girl from Westchester, I understood
the difference between living as a Jew in New York and being a Jew
of my age in Jerusalem." (Dudi, 17, member of the Spider 1
delegation). "I met friends who talk about music and make music just
like I do. I am sure that we will continue to keep in touch." (Orr,
16, member of the Spider 1 delegation).
For further information or to participate in Partnership 2000, call Lois
Green, ext. 104.
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