JCCNS, Jewish Community Center of the North Shore

Open Play Canasta at the J!
2025-12-30 12:00 - 15:00, 2026-01-06 12:00 - 15:00, 2026-01-13 12:00 - 15:00, 2026-01-20 12:00 - 15:00, 2026-01-27 12:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | JCCNS, 4 Community Rd., Marblehead, MA, 01945
Join us for weekly Canasta games! Please bring your own playing cards and card holder.
Members: Free
Community $5 to be paid at The Welcome Center.
Please RSVP to Sara Ewing at sewing@jccns.com.

Israeli Folk Dancing
2026-01-01 19:30 - 21:00, 2026-01-08 19:30 - 21:00, 2026-01-15 19:30 - 21:00, 2026-01-22 19:30 - 21:00 | JCCNS, 4 Community Rd., Marblehead, MA, 01945
Class will be held at the JCCNS in WK
FREE but please RSVP if you plan on attending to ns.israeli.folk.dance@gmail.com

Israeli Folk Dancing
2026-01-04 08:00 - 09:50, 2026-01-11 08:00 - 09:50, 2026-01-18 08:00 - 09:50, 2026-01-25 08:00 - 09:50 | JCCNS, 4 Community Rd., Marblehead, MA, 01945
Class will be held at the JCCNS in WK
FREE but please RSVP if you plan on attending to ns.folk.dance@gmail.com

Senior Jazz and Lunch Hour
2026-01-07 11:00 - 12:30 | JCCNS, 4 Community Rd., Marblehead, MA, 01945
This event has been canceled. There will be no Senior Jazz and Lunch Hour in January.
All seniors are welcome to enjoy a live performance by the Insight Band and share a delicious, complimentary lunch at the JCCNS.

Widow/Widower Support Group
2026-01-07 17:30 - 18:30 | Periwinkles, 540B Loring Ave, Salem, 01970, United States
at Periwinkles Food Shoppe, 540B Loring Ave, Salem, MA
Have you recently lost a spouse or partner and are looking for support, connection, and good conversation?
Join us at Periwinkles in Salem for dinner or just coffee and a discussion facilitated by Marla Meyer, LICSW, entitled, “Going Solo: Reimagining how we shop, cook, and gather around food — Including the nightly dinner.”
Free and open to everyone. Please RSVP to sewing@jccns.com

Tap Dance Classes
2026-01-07 18:30 - 19:30 | JCCNS, 4 Community Rd., Marblehead, MA, 01945
Join local tap teacher Erin Pelikhov for a fun and energizing tap class! With over 20 years of experience teaching all ages and levels, Erin is passionate about sharing her love of tap dancing. Basic steps will be reviewed and built upon, and a combination will be taught.
Tap shoes are recommended but not required for first class.
Class runs for 6 Wednesdays: Jan. 7, 14, 21, Feb. 4, 11, 18
(No class Jan. 28)
$110/$140 for all 6 classes ($20/$25 drop-in)
Save on all 6 classes! Series: $110 Members, $140 Community.
Drop-in Fee per Class: $20 Members, $25 Community.

Knitting Knights
2026-01-07 19:00 | JCCNS Women’s Health Center, 4 Community Rd., Marblehead, MA, 01945, United States
Join us for fun evenings of knitting and chat. All ability levels welcome.
First and third Wednesdays of every month.

Let's Talk: Contemporary Issues in the News
2026-01-11 10:30 - 11:30 | JCCNS, 4 Community Rd., Marblehead, MA, 01945
This event has been canceled, but we’d love to see you next Sunday, January 18th at 10:30am, for Schmooze and News with Marty Schneer. Learn more here: https://tinyurl.com/vtbkv3mk

Young Family Gym Time
2026-01-11 10:30 - 12:00, 2026-01-25 10:30 - 12:00 | JCCNS, 4 Community Rd., Marblehead, MA, 01945
Join us Sundays for Young Family Gym Time and enjoy our indoor soft play and equipment!
Perfect for Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers.
Parents/guardians are required to stay with their children.
FREE for members. $10 for community.

JCCNS Women's Book Club
2026-01-12 13:00 - 14:00 | Zoom
We will be discussing The Cemetery of Untold Stories by Julia Alvarez.
Book club will be meeting on Zoom only. Please email Sara Ewing at sewing@jccns.com for Zoom link

Beneath the Surface
2026-01-13 12:30 - 14:00 | JCCNS, 4 Community Rd., Marblehead, MA, 01945
Cottage Gardeners of Marblehead and Swampscott presented at the JCCNS.
Learn the basics of composting and why it matters. This program explores how composting reduces waste, improves soil health, and supports a more sustainable future—one food scrap at a time.
Light refreshments will be served. 12:30pm: refreshments, 1:00pm: program.
FREE and everyone is welcome, please RSVP below.

Tap Dance Classes
2026-01-14 18:30 - 19:30 | JCCNS, 4 Community Rd., Marblehead, MA, 01945
Join local tap teacher Erin Pelikhov for a fun and energizing tap class! With over 20 years of experience teaching all ages and levels, Erin is passionate about sharing her love of tap dancing. Basic steps will be reviewed and built upon, and a combination will be taught.
Tap shoes are recommended but not required for first class.
Class runs for 6 Wednesdays: Jan. 7, 14, 21, Feb. 4, 11, 18
(No class Jan. 28)
Save on all 6 classes! Series: $110 Members, $140 Community.
Drop-in Fee per Class: $20 Members, $25 Community.
Register at the Welcome Center.

Schmooze and News
2026-01-18 10:30 - 11:30 | JCCNS, 4 Community Rd., Marblehead, MA, 01945
Join us for an invigorating discussion about the month’s biggest news stories.
We look forward to seeing you!
Bagels will be served. FREE and open to everyone!

Tap Dance Classes
2026-01-21 18:30 - 19:30 | JCCNS, 4 Community Rd., Marblehead, MA, 01945
Join local tap teacher Erin Pelikhov for a fun and energizing tap class! With over 20 years of experience teaching all ages and levels, Erin is passionate about sharing her love of tap dancing. Basic steps will be reviewed and built upon, and a combination will be taught.
Tap shoes are recommended but not required for first class.
Class runs for 6 Wednesdays: Jan. 7, 14, 21, Feb. 4, 11, 18
(No class Jan. 28)
Save on all 6 classes! Series: $110 Members, $140 Community.
Drop-in Fee per Class: $20 Members, $25 Community.

Knitting Knights
2026-01-21 19:00 | JCCNS Women’s Health Center, 4 Community Rd., Marblehead, MA, 01945, United States
Join us for fun evenings of knitting and chat. All ability levels welcome.
First and third Wednesdays of every month.
Everyone is welcome! You do not need to be a member to attend.

Community Conversation: An Evening with Dr. Kenneth Levin
2026-01-22 19:00 - 20:30 | JCCNS, 4 Community Rd., Marblehead, MA, 01945
Author of The Canary on the Couch: The Psychology of Jewish Self-Delusions in the Face of Rising Antisemitism
at the JCCNS
As antisemitism makes alarming inroads into America’s mainstream, The Canary on the Couch explores why the Jewish community has often struggled to respond effectively. Drawing on historical research and psychological analysis, Levin reveals how the pressures of living under constant threat have led to ineffective responses and offers new paths toward a stronger, more resilient, and proactive future.
Includes dessert reception and book sale/signing. Books will be sold at a discount thanks to the generosity of Sharon and Howard Rich.
Event is free for JCCNS and Temple Sinai members. $5 fee for the community
Co-hosts:

JCCNS and Congregation Shirat Hayam Family Shabbat
2026-01-23 16:30 - 18:00 | JCCNS, 4 Community Rd., Marblehead, MA, 01945
Let’s celebrate Shabbat as a community of young North Shore families. Join us for a family-friendly dinner, engaging stories, activities, and songs!
Hosted by Congregation Shirat Hayam.
For families with Children 8 and younger.

Event is FREE and open to the public. Please RSVP below.

International Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration
2026-01-26 19:30 - 20:30 | Zoom
Please join us on Zoom for a memorable International Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration

The split second it took for then 14-year-old Magda Bader to let go of her mother’s hand and take her sister’s hand to leave the line destined for the gas chamber was her life-changing moment of survival.
We invite you to hear Magda Bader’s testimony of her lived experiences during the Holocaust as she shares memories of the ghetto, deportation, surviving Auschwitz, and more.
The program is free and everyone is welcome.
For more information, please contact Sharon Wyner at 978-565-4450 or email swyner@lappinfoundation.org.
Community Partners:
Brooksby Village Jewish Community, Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Congregation Ahavas Achim, Congregation Ahavat Olam, Congregation Shalom in Chelmsford,Congregation Shirat Hayam, Congregation Sons of Israel, Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany Boston, Consulate General of Israel to New England, Epstein Hillel School, Hadassah North Shore MA, Hadassah Northeast, Israeli American Council, Jewish Community Center of the North Shore, Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston, Jewish Journal. Jewish National Fund – USA, NE Friends of the March of the Living, North Suburban Jewish Community Center, Temple Ahavat Achim, Temple B’nai Abraham, Temple Emanu-El, Marblehead, Temple Ner Tamid, Temple Sinai, Temple Tiferet Shalom, Temple Tifereth Israel, Winthrop, Vermont Holocaust Memorial, Walnut Street Synagogue.
Register below for the Zoom link.

register

The Art of War: The Impact of World War II on Europe’s Greatest Artistic Treasures
2026-01-29 11:00 - 12:30 | JCCNS, 4 Community Rd., Marblehead, MA, 01945
Join Izzi Abrams for a four-week course exploring European art during World War II. Learn about the private Jewish collections that were stolen or destroyed by the Nazis, Hitler’s campaign against so-called “degenerate art,” the Monument Men’s rescue efforts, and the ongoing struggles over restitution that continue today.
Session dates are January 29th, February 5th, February 12th, and February 19th.
Please register below.
