BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//JCCNS, Jewish Community Center of the North Shore - ECPv6.18.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:JCCNS, Jewish Community Center of the North Shore X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://jccns.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for JCCNS, Jewish Community Center of the North Shore REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20280312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20281105T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270804T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270804T170000 DTSTAMP:20260918T173854Z CREATED:20260608T183614Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T173854Z UID:10003425-1817391600-1817398800@jccns.org SUMMARY:Open Play Canasta & Mah Jongg DESCRIPTION:With introduction and facilitated Q&A by with Jewish tattoo artist Sayge Hesse. Butterfly:Butterfly is an animated short film that chronicles the life of Alfred Nakache\, a Jewish French Olympic swimmer. From his childhood and rise as a butterfly-stroke champion to the horrors of Auschwitz\, where he lost his wife and child\, the film follows Nakache’s remarkable survival and return to the pool. Nominated for Best Animated Short at the 2026 Academy Awards and a César\, Butterfly is a moving portrait of resilience and triumph. Double Happiness:Double Happiness is a romantic dramedy that begins where most love stories end—with a shiva. For forty years\, Lillian Zelman\, a 75-year-old Jewish spitfire\, and Richard Wang\, a stoic Chinese-American restaurateur\, have crossed paths every Christmas (as it is written in the Talmud\, of course). When they reconnect after the death of Lillian’s husband\, shared grief turns into companionship—and perhaps\, unexpectedly\, into love. Half a Date:Tzvi\, an ultra-Orthodox yeshiva student\, arrives at a military recruitment office expecting to receive a routine deferral from service. Instead\, he becomes entangled in a bureaucratic mix-up that threatens his status at the yeshiva. Assigned to process his paperwork is Carmel\, a soldier his own age. Alone together in the office\, they form an unlikely connection over the newspaper’s daily crossword puzzle\, which they begin solving together. For a brief moment\, they glimpse the possibility that in another life they might have been the closest of friends—perhaps even something more. The Last Jews of Guantanamo: The Last Jews of Guantanamo explores a tiny\, resilient Jewish community of roughly 50 people in Guantanamo\, Cuba. The film follows two octogenarian women\, Fortuna and Lidia\, as they prepare for their Bat Mitzvah while navigating daily life—from shopping to candle lighting. Against the backdrop of a small and often isolated community\, it celebrates their efforts to sustain faith\, tradition\, and connection across generations. Tattooed4Life:Liraz\, a survivor of the Nova Music Festival massacre\, transforms her tattoo needle into an instrument of remembrance. Her mission: to immortalize the 364 souls who perished that day. Through fractal tattoos\, she weaves their stories of loss\, fear\, faith\, love\, and hope into the very fabric of skin. Each inked line becomes a thread of healing\, stitching together the trauma left by October 7. The film captures the transformative power of art\, as Liraz’s creations serve as both memorials and symbols of resilience—a living testament to the human spirit\, seeking connection\, solace\, and redemption through creativity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets URL:https://jccns.org/event/open-play-canasta-mah-jongg/2027-08-04/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Canasta-and-Mah-Jongg-Open-Play-2026-Eblast.png ORGANIZER;CN="Lauren Weiss":MAILTO:lweiss@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270804T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270804T190000 DTSTAMP:20241227T164601Z CREATED:20241018T180055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164601Z UID:10000881-1817406000-1817406000@jccns.org SUMMARY:Knitting Knights DESCRIPTION:With introduction and facilitated Q&A by with Jewish tattoo artist Sayge Hesse. Butterfly:Butterfly is an animated short film that chronicles the life of Alfred Nakache\, a Jewish French Olympic swimmer. From his childhood and rise as a butterfly-stroke champion to the horrors of Auschwitz\, where he lost his wife and child\, the film follows Nakache’s remarkable survival and return to the pool. Nominated for Best Animated Short at the 2026 Academy Awards and a César\, Butterfly is a moving portrait of resilience and triumph. Double Happiness:Double Happiness is a romantic dramedy that begins where most love stories end—with a shiva. For forty years\, Lillian Zelman\, a 75-year-old Jewish spitfire\, and Richard Wang\, a stoic Chinese-American restaurateur\, have crossed paths every Christmas (as it is written in the Talmud\, of course). When they reconnect after the death of Lillian’s husband\, shared grief turns into companionship—and perhaps\, unexpectedly\, into love. Half a Date:Tzvi\, an ultra-Orthodox yeshiva student\, arrives at a military recruitment office expecting to receive a routine deferral from service. Instead\, he becomes entangled in a bureaucratic mix-up that threatens his status at the yeshiva. Assigned to process his paperwork is Carmel\, a soldier his own age. Alone together in the office\, they form an unlikely connection over the newspaper’s daily crossword puzzle\, which they begin solving together. For a brief moment\, they glimpse the possibility that in another life they might have been the closest of friends—perhaps even something more. The Last Jews of Guantanamo: The Last Jews of Guantanamo explores a tiny\, resilient Jewish community of roughly 50 people in Guantanamo\, Cuba. The film follows two octogenarian women\, Fortuna and Lidia\, as they prepare for their Bat Mitzvah while navigating daily life—from shopping to candle lighting. Against the backdrop of a small and often isolated community\, it celebrates their efforts to sustain faith\, tradition\, and connection across generations. Tattooed4Life:Liraz\, a survivor of the Nova Music Festival massacre\, transforms her tattoo needle into an instrument of remembrance. Her mission: to immortalize the 364 souls who perished that day. Through fractal tattoos\, she weaves their stories of loss\, fear\, faith\, love\, and hope into the very fabric of skin. Each inked line becomes a thread of healing\, stitching together the trauma left by October 7. The film captures the transformative power of art\, as Liraz’s creations serve as both memorials and symbols of resilience—a living testament to the human spirit\, seeking connection\, solace\, and redemption through creativity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets URL:https://jccns.org/event/knitting-knights-3/2027-08-04/ LOCATION:JCCNS Women’s Health Center\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Knitting-Knights-square.png ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Pat Hawkins":MAILTO:mphawkins@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270805T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270805T210000 DTSTAMP:20241227T164654Z CREATED:20241018T174651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164654Z UID:10000716-1817494200-1817499600@jccns.org SUMMARY:Israeli Folk Dancing DESCRIPTION:With introduction and facilitated Q&A by with Jewish tattoo artist Sayge Hesse. Butterfly:Butterfly is an animated short film that chronicles the life of Alfred Nakache\, a Jewish French Olympic swimmer. From his childhood and rise as a butterfly-stroke champion to the horrors of Auschwitz\, where he lost his wife and child\, the film follows Nakache’s remarkable survival and return to the pool. Nominated for Best Animated Short at the 2026 Academy Awards and a César\, Butterfly is a moving portrait of resilience and triumph. Double Happiness:Double Happiness is a romantic dramedy that begins where most love stories end—with a shiva. For forty years\, Lillian Zelman\, a 75-year-old Jewish spitfire\, and Richard Wang\, a stoic Chinese-American restaurateur\, have crossed paths every Christmas (as it is written in the Talmud\, of course). When they reconnect after the death of Lillian’s husband\, shared grief turns into companionship—and perhaps\, unexpectedly\, into love. Half a Date:Tzvi\, an ultra-Orthodox yeshiva student\, arrives at a military recruitment office expecting to receive a routine deferral from service. Instead\, he becomes entangled in a bureaucratic mix-up that threatens his status at the yeshiva. Assigned to process his paperwork is Carmel\, a soldier his own age. Alone together in the office\, they form an unlikely connection over the newspaper’s daily crossword puzzle\, which they begin solving together. For a brief moment\, they glimpse the possibility that in another life they might have been the closest of friends—perhaps even something more. The Last Jews of Guantanamo: The Last Jews of Guantanamo explores a tiny\, resilient Jewish community of roughly 50 people in Guantanamo\, Cuba. The film follows two octogenarian women\, Fortuna and Lidia\, as they prepare for their Bat Mitzvah while navigating daily life—from shopping to candle lighting. Against the backdrop of a small and often isolated community\, it celebrates their efforts to sustain faith\, tradition\, and connection across generations. Tattooed4Life:Liraz\, a survivor of the Nova Music Festival massacre\, transforms her tattoo needle into an instrument of remembrance. Her mission: to immortalize the 364 souls who perished that day. Through fractal tattoos\, she weaves their stories of loss\, fear\, faith\, love\, and hope into the very fabric of skin. Each inked line becomes a thread of healing\, stitching together the trauma left by October 7. The film captures the transformative power of art\, as Liraz’s creations serve as both memorials and symbols of resilience—a living testament to the human spirit\, seeking connection\, solace\, and redemption through creativity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets URL:https://jccns.org/event/israeli-folk-dancing-11/2027-08-05/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Israeli-Folk-Dancing-square.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270811T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270811T170000 DTSTAMP:20260918T173854Z CREATED:20260608T183614Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T173854Z UID:10003426-1817996400-1818003600@jccns.org SUMMARY:Open Play Canasta & Mah Jongg DESCRIPTION:With introduction and facilitated Q&A by with Jewish tattoo artist Sayge Hesse. Butterfly:Butterfly is an animated short film that chronicles the life of Alfred Nakache\, a Jewish French Olympic swimmer. From his childhood and rise as a butterfly-stroke champion to the horrors of Auschwitz\, where he lost his wife and child\, the film follows Nakache’s remarkable survival and return to the pool. Nominated for Best Animated Short at the 2026 Academy Awards and a César\, Butterfly is a moving portrait of resilience and triumph. Double Happiness:Double Happiness is a romantic dramedy that begins where most love stories end—with a shiva. For forty years\, Lillian Zelman\, a 75-year-old Jewish spitfire\, and Richard Wang\, a stoic Chinese-American restaurateur\, have crossed paths every Christmas (as it is written in the Talmud\, of course). When they reconnect after the death of Lillian’s husband\, shared grief turns into companionship—and perhaps\, unexpectedly\, into love. Half a Date:Tzvi\, an ultra-Orthodox yeshiva student\, arrives at a military recruitment office expecting to receive a routine deferral from service. Instead\, he becomes entangled in a bureaucratic mix-up that threatens his status at the yeshiva. Assigned to process his paperwork is Carmel\, a soldier his own age. Alone together in the office\, they form an unlikely connection over the newspaper’s daily crossword puzzle\, which they begin solving together. For a brief moment\, they glimpse the possibility that in another life they might have been the closest of friends—perhaps even something more. The Last Jews of Guantanamo: The Last Jews of Guantanamo explores a tiny\, resilient Jewish community of roughly 50 people in Guantanamo\, Cuba. The film follows two octogenarian women\, Fortuna and Lidia\, as they prepare for their Bat Mitzvah while navigating daily life—from shopping to candle lighting. Against the backdrop of a small and often isolated community\, it celebrates their efforts to sustain faith\, tradition\, and connection across generations. Tattooed4Life:Liraz\, a survivor of the Nova Music Festival massacre\, transforms her tattoo needle into an instrument of remembrance. Her mission: to immortalize the 364 souls who perished that day. Through fractal tattoos\, she weaves their stories of loss\, fear\, faith\, love\, and hope into the very fabric of skin. Each inked line becomes a thread of healing\, stitching together the trauma left by October 7. The film captures the transformative power of art\, as Liraz’s creations serve as both memorials and symbols of resilience—a living testament to the human spirit\, seeking connection\, solace\, and redemption through creativity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets URL:https://jccns.org/event/open-play-canasta-mah-jongg/2027-08-11/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Canasta-and-Mah-Jongg-Open-Play-2026-Eblast.png ORGANIZER;CN="Lauren Weiss":MAILTO:lweiss@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270812T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270812T210000 DTSTAMP:20241227T164654Z CREATED:20241018T174651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164654Z UID:10000717-1818099000-1818104400@jccns.org SUMMARY:Israeli Folk Dancing DESCRIPTION:With introduction and facilitated Q&A by with Jewish tattoo artist Sayge Hesse. Butterfly:Butterfly is an animated short film that chronicles the life of Alfred Nakache\, a Jewish French Olympic swimmer. From his childhood and rise as a butterfly-stroke champion to the horrors of Auschwitz\, where he lost his wife and child\, the film follows Nakache’s remarkable survival and return to the pool. Nominated for Best Animated Short at the 2026 Academy Awards and a César\, Butterfly is a moving portrait of resilience and triumph. Double Happiness:Double Happiness is a romantic dramedy that begins where most love stories end—with a shiva. For forty years\, Lillian Zelman\, a 75-year-old Jewish spitfire\, and Richard Wang\, a stoic Chinese-American restaurateur\, have crossed paths every Christmas (as it is written in the Talmud\, of course). When they reconnect after the death of Lillian’s husband\, shared grief turns into companionship—and perhaps\, unexpectedly\, into love. Half a Date:Tzvi\, an ultra-Orthodox yeshiva student\, arrives at a military recruitment office expecting to receive a routine deferral from service. Instead\, he becomes entangled in a bureaucratic mix-up that threatens his status at the yeshiva. Assigned to process his paperwork is Carmel\, a soldier his own age. Alone together in the office\, they form an unlikely connection over the newspaper’s daily crossword puzzle\, which they begin solving together. For a brief moment\, they glimpse the possibility that in another life they might have been the closest of friends—perhaps even something more. The Last Jews of Guantanamo: The Last Jews of Guantanamo explores a tiny\, resilient Jewish community of roughly 50 people in Guantanamo\, Cuba. The film follows two octogenarian women\, Fortuna and Lidia\, as they prepare for their Bat Mitzvah while navigating daily life—from shopping to candle lighting. Against the backdrop of a small and often isolated community\, it celebrates their efforts to sustain faith\, tradition\, and connection across generations. Tattooed4Life:Liraz\, a survivor of the Nova Music Festival massacre\, transforms her tattoo needle into an instrument of remembrance. Her mission: to immortalize the 364 souls who perished that day. Through fractal tattoos\, she weaves their stories of loss\, fear\, faith\, love\, and hope into the very fabric of skin. Each inked line becomes a thread of healing\, stitching together the trauma left by October 7. The film captures the transformative power of art\, as Liraz’s creations serve as both memorials and symbols of resilience—a living testament to the human spirit\, seeking connection\, solace\, and redemption through creativity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets URL:https://jccns.org/event/israeli-folk-dancing-11/2027-08-12/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Israeli-Folk-Dancing-square.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270818T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270818T170000 DTSTAMP:20260918T173854Z CREATED:20260608T183614Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T173854Z UID:10003427-1818601200-1818608400@jccns.org SUMMARY:Open Play Canasta & Mah Jongg DESCRIPTION:With introduction and facilitated Q&A by with Jewish tattoo artist Sayge Hesse. Butterfly:Butterfly is an animated short film that chronicles the life of Alfred Nakache\, a Jewish French Olympic swimmer. From his childhood and rise as a butterfly-stroke champion to the horrors of Auschwitz\, where he lost his wife and child\, the film follows Nakache’s remarkable survival and return to the pool. Nominated for Best Animated Short at the 2026 Academy Awards and a César\, Butterfly is a moving portrait of resilience and triumph. Double Happiness:Double Happiness is a romantic dramedy that begins where most love stories end—with a shiva. For forty years\, Lillian Zelman\, a 75-year-old Jewish spitfire\, and Richard Wang\, a stoic Chinese-American restaurateur\, have crossed paths every Christmas (as it is written in the Talmud\, of course). When they reconnect after the death of Lillian’s husband\, shared grief turns into companionship—and perhaps\, unexpectedly\, into love. Half a Date:Tzvi\, an ultra-Orthodox yeshiva student\, arrives at a military recruitment office expecting to receive a routine deferral from service. Instead\, he becomes entangled in a bureaucratic mix-up that threatens his status at the yeshiva. Assigned to process his paperwork is Carmel\, a soldier his own age. Alone together in the office\, they form an unlikely connection over the newspaper’s daily crossword puzzle\, which they begin solving together. For a brief moment\, they glimpse the possibility that in another life they might have been the closest of friends—perhaps even something more. The Last Jews of Guantanamo: The Last Jews of Guantanamo explores a tiny\, resilient Jewish community of roughly 50 people in Guantanamo\, Cuba. The film follows two octogenarian women\, Fortuna and Lidia\, as they prepare for their Bat Mitzvah while navigating daily life—from shopping to candle lighting. Against the backdrop of a small and often isolated community\, it celebrates their efforts to sustain faith\, tradition\, and connection across generations. Tattooed4Life:Liraz\, a survivor of the Nova Music Festival massacre\, transforms her tattoo needle into an instrument of remembrance. Her mission: to immortalize the 364 souls who perished that day. Through fractal tattoos\, she weaves their stories of loss\, fear\, faith\, love\, and hope into the very fabric of skin. Each inked line becomes a thread of healing\, stitching together the trauma left by October 7. The film captures the transformative power of art\, as Liraz’s creations serve as both memorials and symbols of resilience—a living testament to the human spirit\, seeking connection\, solace\, and redemption through creativity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets URL:https://jccns.org/event/open-play-canasta-mah-jongg/2027-08-18/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Canasta-and-Mah-Jongg-Open-Play-2026-Eblast.png ORGANIZER;CN="Lauren Weiss":MAILTO:lweiss@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270818T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270818T190000 DTSTAMP:20241227T165037Z CREATED:20241018T175943Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T165037Z UID:10000941-1818615600-1818615600@jccns.org SUMMARY:Knitting Knights DESCRIPTION:With introduction and facilitated Q&A by with Jewish tattoo artist Sayge Hesse. Butterfly:Butterfly is an animated short film that chronicles the life of Alfred Nakache\, a Jewish French Olympic swimmer. From his childhood and rise as a butterfly-stroke champion to the horrors of Auschwitz\, where he lost his wife and child\, the film follows Nakache’s remarkable survival and return to the pool. Nominated for Best Animated Short at the 2026 Academy Awards and a César\, Butterfly is a moving portrait of resilience and triumph. Double Happiness:Double Happiness is a romantic dramedy that begins where most love stories end—with a shiva. For forty years\, Lillian Zelman\, a 75-year-old Jewish spitfire\, and Richard Wang\, a stoic Chinese-American restaurateur\, have crossed paths every Christmas (as it is written in the Talmud\, of course). When they reconnect after the death of Lillian’s husband\, shared grief turns into companionship—and perhaps\, unexpectedly\, into love. Half a Date:Tzvi\, an ultra-Orthodox yeshiva student\, arrives at a military recruitment office expecting to receive a routine deferral from service. Instead\, he becomes entangled in a bureaucratic mix-up that threatens his status at the yeshiva. Assigned to process his paperwork is Carmel\, a soldier his own age. Alone together in the office\, they form an unlikely connection over the newspaper’s daily crossword puzzle\, which they begin solving together. For a brief moment\, they glimpse the possibility that in another life they might have been the closest of friends—perhaps even something more. The Last Jews of Guantanamo: The Last Jews of Guantanamo explores a tiny\, resilient Jewish community of roughly 50 people in Guantanamo\, Cuba. The film follows two octogenarian women\, Fortuna and Lidia\, as they prepare for their Bat Mitzvah while navigating daily life—from shopping to candle lighting. Against the backdrop of a small and often isolated community\, it celebrates their efforts to sustain faith\, tradition\, and connection across generations. Tattooed4Life:Liraz\, a survivor of the Nova Music Festival massacre\, transforms her tattoo needle into an instrument of remembrance. Her mission: to immortalize the 364 souls who perished that day. Through fractal tattoos\, she weaves their stories of loss\, fear\, faith\, love\, and hope into the very fabric of skin. Each inked line becomes a thread of healing\, stitching together the trauma left by October 7. The film captures the transformative power of art\, as Liraz’s creations serve as both memorials and symbols of resilience—a living testament to the human spirit\, seeking connection\, solace\, and redemption through creativity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets URL:https://jccns.org/event/knitting-knights-2/2027-08-18/ LOCATION:JCCNS Women’s Health Center\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Knitting-Knights-square.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270819T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270819T210000 DTSTAMP:20241227T164654Z CREATED:20241018T174651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164654Z UID:10000718-1818703800-1818709200@jccns.org SUMMARY:Israeli Folk Dancing DESCRIPTION:With introduction and facilitated Q&A by with Jewish tattoo artist Sayge Hesse. Butterfly:Butterfly is an animated short film that chronicles the life of Alfred Nakache\, a Jewish French Olympic swimmer. From his childhood and rise as a butterfly-stroke champion to the horrors of Auschwitz\, where he lost his wife and child\, the film follows Nakache’s remarkable survival and return to the pool. Nominated for Best Animated Short at the 2026 Academy Awards and a César\, Butterfly is a moving portrait of resilience and triumph. Double Happiness:Double Happiness is a romantic dramedy that begins where most love stories end—with a shiva. For forty years\, Lillian Zelman\, a 75-year-old Jewish spitfire\, and Richard Wang\, a stoic Chinese-American restaurateur\, have crossed paths every Christmas (as it is written in the Talmud\, of course). When they reconnect after the death of Lillian’s husband\, shared grief turns into companionship—and perhaps\, unexpectedly\, into love. Half a Date:Tzvi\, an ultra-Orthodox yeshiva student\, arrives at a military recruitment office expecting to receive a routine deferral from service. Instead\, he becomes entangled in a bureaucratic mix-up that threatens his status at the yeshiva. Assigned to process his paperwork is Carmel\, a soldier his own age. Alone together in the office\, they form an unlikely connection over the newspaper’s daily crossword puzzle\, which they begin solving together. For a brief moment\, they glimpse the possibility that in another life they might have been the closest of friends—perhaps even something more. The Last Jews of Guantanamo: The Last Jews of Guantanamo explores a tiny\, resilient Jewish community of roughly 50 people in Guantanamo\, Cuba. The film follows two octogenarian women\, Fortuna and Lidia\, as they prepare for their Bat Mitzvah while navigating daily life—from shopping to candle lighting. Against the backdrop of a small and often isolated community\, it celebrates their efforts to sustain faith\, tradition\, and connection across generations. Tattooed4Life:Liraz\, a survivor of the Nova Music Festival massacre\, transforms her tattoo needle into an instrument of remembrance. Her mission: to immortalize the 364 souls who perished that day. Through fractal tattoos\, she weaves their stories of loss\, fear\, faith\, love\, and hope into the very fabric of skin. Each inked line becomes a thread of healing\, stitching together the trauma left by October 7. The film captures the transformative power of art\, as Liraz’s creations serve as both memorials and symbols of resilience—a living testament to the human spirit\, seeking connection\, solace\, and redemption through creativity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets URL:https://jccns.org/event/israeli-folk-dancing-11/2027-08-19/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Israeli-Folk-Dancing-square.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270825T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270825T170000 DTSTAMP:20260918T173854Z CREATED:20260608T183614Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T173854Z UID:10003428-1819206000-1819213200@jccns.org SUMMARY:Open Play Canasta & Mah Jongg DESCRIPTION:With introduction and facilitated Q&A by with Jewish tattoo artist Sayge Hesse. Butterfly:Butterfly is an animated short film that chronicles the life of Alfred Nakache\, a Jewish French Olympic swimmer. From his childhood and rise as a butterfly-stroke champion to the horrors of Auschwitz\, where he lost his wife and child\, the film follows Nakache’s remarkable survival and return to the pool. Nominated for Best Animated Short at the 2026 Academy Awards and a César\, Butterfly is a moving portrait of resilience and triumph. Double Happiness:Double Happiness is a romantic dramedy that begins where most love stories end—with a shiva. For forty years\, Lillian Zelman\, a 75-year-old Jewish spitfire\, and Richard Wang\, a stoic Chinese-American restaurateur\, have crossed paths every Christmas (as it is written in the Talmud\, of course). When they reconnect after the death of Lillian’s husband\, shared grief turns into companionship—and perhaps\, unexpectedly\, into love. Half a Date:Tzvi\, an ultra-Orthodox yeshiva student\, arrives at a military recruitment office expecting to receive a routine deferral from service. Instead\, he becomes entangled in a bureaucratic mix-up that threatens his status at the yeshiva. Assigned to process his paperwork is Carmel\, a soldier his own age. Alone together in the office\, they form an unlikely connection over the newspaper’s daily crossword puzzle\, which they begin solving together. For a brief moment\, they glimpse the possibility that in another life they might have been the closest of friends—perhaps even something more. The Last Jews of Guantanamo: The Last Jews of Guantanamo explores a tiny\, resilient Jewish community of roughly 50 people in Guantanamo\, Cuba. The film follows two octogenarian women\, Fortuna and Lidia\, as they prepare for their Bat Mitzvah while navigating daily life—from shopping to candle lighting. Against the backdrop of a small and often isolated community\, it celebrates their efforts to sustain faith\, tradition\, and connection across generations. Tattooed4Life:Liraz\, a survivor of the Nova Music Festival massacre\, transforms her tattoo needle into an instrument of remembrance. Her mission: to immortalize the 364 souls who perished that day. Through fractal tattoos\, she weaves their stories of loss\, fear\, faith\, love\, and hope into the very fabric of skin. Each inked line becomes a thread of healing\, stitching together the trauma left by October 7. The film captures the transformative power of art\, as Liraz’s creations serve as both memorials and symbols of resilience—a living testament to the human spirit\, seeking connection\, solace\, and redemption through creativity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets URL:https://jccns.org/event/open-play-canasta-mah-jongg/2027-08-25/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Canasta-and-Mah-Jongg-Open-Play-2026-Eblast.png ORGANIZER;CN="Lauren Weiss":MAILTO:lweiss@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270826T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270826T210000 DTSTAMP:20241227T164654Z CREATED:20241018T174651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164654Z UID:10000719-1819308600-1819314000@jccns.org SUMMARY:Israeli Folk Dancing DESCRIPTION:With introduction and facilitated Q&A by with Jewish tattoo artist Sayge Hesse. Butterfly:Butterfly is an animated short film that chronicles the life of Alfred Nakache\, a Jewish French Olympic swimmer. From his childhood and rise as a butterfly-stroke champion to the horrors of Auschwitz\, where he lost his wife and child\, the film follows Nakache’s remarkable survival and return to the pool. Nominated for Best Animated Short at the 2026 Academy Awards and a César\, Butterfly is a moving portrait of resilience and triumph. Double Happiness:Double Happiness is a romantic dramedy that begins where most love stories end—with a shiva. For forty years\, Lillian Zelman\, a 75-year-old Jewish spitfire\, and Richard Wang\, a stoic Chinese-American restaurateur\, have crossed paths every Christmas (as it is written in the Talmud\, of course). When they reconnect after the death of Lillian’s husband\, shared grief turns into companionship—and perhaps\, unexpectedly\, into love. Half a Date:Tzvi\, an ultra-Orthodox yeshiva student\, arrives at a military recruitment office expecting to receive a routine deferral from service. Instead\, he becomes entangled in a bureaucratic mix-up that threatens his status at the yeshiva. Assigned to process his paperwork is Carmel\, a soldier his own age. Alone together in the office\, they form an unlikely connection over the newspaper’s daily crossword puzzle\, which they begin solving together. For a brief moment\, they glimpse the possibility that in another life they might have been the closest of friends—perhaps even something more. The Last Jews of Guantanamo: The Last Jews of Guantanamo explores a tiny\, resilient Jewish community of roughly 50 people in Guantanamo\, Cuba. The film follows two octogenarian women\, Fortuna and Lidia\, as they prepare for their Bat Mitzvah while navigating daily life—from shopping to candle lighting. Against the backdrop of a small and often isolated community\, it celebrates their efforts to sustain faith\, tradition\, and connection across generations. Tattooed4Life:Liraz\, a survivor of the Nova Music Festival massacre\, transforms her tattoo needle into an instrument of remembrance. Her mission: to immortalize the 364 souls who perished that day. Through fractal tattoos\, she weaves their stories of loss\, fear\, faith\, love\, and hope into the very fabric of skin. Each inked line becomes a thread of healing\, stitching together the trauma left by October 7. The film captures the transformative power of art\, as Liraz’s creations serve as both memorials and symbols of resilience—a living testament to the human spirit\, seeking connection\, solace\, and redemption through creativity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets URL:https://jccns.org/event/israeli-folk-dancing-11/2027-08-26/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Israeli-Folk-Dancing-square.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270901T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270901T123000 DTSTAMP:20260409T153603Z CREATED:20251119T193841Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260409T153603Z UID:10000538-1819796400-1819801800@jccns.org SUMMARY:Senior Jazz and Lunch Hour DESCRIPTION:With introduction and facilitated Q&A by with Jewish tattoo artist Sayge Hesse. Butterfly:Butterfly is an animated short film that chronicles the life of Alfred Nakache\, a Jewish French Olympic swimmer. From his childhood and rise as a butterfly-stroke champion to the horrors of Auschwitz\, where he lost his wife and child\, the film follows Nakache’s remarkable survival and return to the pool. Nominated for Best Animated Short at the 2026 Academy Awards and a César\, Butterfly is a moving portrait of resilience and triumph. Double Happiness:Double Happiness is a romantic dramedy that begins where most love stories end—with a shiva. For forty years\, Lillian Zelman\, a 75-year-old Jewish spitfire\, and Richard Wang\, a stoic Chinese-American restaurateur\, have crossed paths every Christmas (as it is written in the Talmud\, of course). When they reconnect after the death of Lillian’s husband\, shared grief turns into companionship—and perhaps\, unexpectedly\, into love. Half a Date:Tzvi\, an ultra-Orthodox yeshiva student\, arrives at a military recruitment office expecting to receive a routine deferral from service. Instead\, he becomes entangled in a bureaucratic mix-up that threatens his status at the yeshiva. Assigned to process his paperwork is Carmel\, a soldier his own age. Alone together in the office\, they form an unlikely connection over the newspaper’s daily crossword puzzle\, which they begin solving together. For a brief moment\, they glimpse the possibility that in another life they might have been the closest of friends—perhaps even something more. The Last Jews of Guantanamo: The Last Jews of Guantanamo explores a tiny\, resilient Jewish community of roughly 50 people in Guantanamo\, Cuba. The film follows two octogenarian women\, Fortuna and Lidia\, as they prepare for their Bat Mitzvah while navigating daily life—from shopping to candle lighting. Against the backdrop of a small and often isolated community\, it celebrates their efforts to sustain faith\, tradition\, and connection across generations. Tattooed4Life:Liraz\, a survivor of the Nova Music Festival massacre\, transforms her tattoo needle into an instrument of remembrance. Her mission: to immortalize the 364 souls who perished that day. Through fractal tattoos\, she weaves their stories of loss\, fear\, faith\, love\, and hope into the very fabric of skin. Each inked line becomes a thread of healing\, stitching together the trauma left by October 7. The film captures the transformative power of art\, as Liraz’s creations serve as both memorials and symbols of resilience—a living testament to the human spirit\, seeking connection\, solace\, and redemption through creativity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets URL:https://jccns.org/event/senior-jazz-and-lunch-hour-6-10/2027-09-01/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Senior-Jazz-Hour-and-Lunch-square.png ORGANIZER;CN="Sara Ewing":MAILTO:sewing@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270901T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270901T170000 DTSTAMP:20260918T173854Z CREATED:20260608T183614Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T173854Z UID:10003429-1819810800-1819818000@jccns.org SUMMARY:Open Play Canasta & Mah Jongg DESCRIPTION:With introduction and facilitated Q&A by with Jewish tattoo artist Sayge Hesse. Butterfly:Butterfly is an animated short film that chronicles the life of Alfred Nakache\, a Jewish French Olympic swimmer. From his childhood and rise as a butterfly-stroke champion to the horrors of Auschwitz\, where he lost his wife and child\, the film follows Nakache’s remarkable survival and return to the pool. Nominated for Best Animated Short at the 2026 Academy Awards and a César\, Butterfly is a moving portrait of resilience and triumph. Double Happiness:Double Happiness is a romantic dramedy that begins where most love stories end—with a shiva. For forty years\, Lillian Zelman\, a 75-year-old Jewish spitfire\, and Richard Wang\, a stoic Chinese-American restaurateur\, have crossed paths every Christmas (as it is written in the Talmud\, of course). When they reconnect after the death of Lillian’s husband\, shared grief turns into companionship—and perhaps\, unexpectedly\, into love. Half a Date:Tzvi\, an ultra-Orthodox yeshiva student\, arrives at a military recruitment office expecting to receive a routine deferral from service. Instead\, he becomes entangled in a bureaucratic mix-up that threatens his status at the yeshiva. Assigned to process his paperwork is Carmel\, a soldier his own age. Alone together in the office\, they form an unlikely connection over the newspaper’s daily crossword puzzle\, which they begin solving together. For a brief moment\, they glimpse the possibility that in another life they might have been the closest of friends—perhaps even something more. The Last Jews of Guantanamo: The Last Jews of Guantanamo explores a tiny\, resilient Jewish community of roughly 50 people in Guantanamo\, Cuba. The film follows two octogenarian women\, Fortuna and Lidia\, as they prepare for their Bat Mitzvah while navigating daily life—from shopping to candle lighting. Against the backdrop of a small and often isolated community\, it celebrates their efforts to sustain faith\, tradition\, and connection across generations. Tattooed4Life:Liraz\, a survivor of the Nova Music Festival massacre\, transforms her tattoo needle into an instrument of remembrance. Her mission: to immortalize the 364 souls who perished that day. Through fractal tattoos\, she weaves their stories of loss\, fear\, faith\, love\, and hope into the very fabric of skin. Each inked line becomes a thread of healing\, stitching together the trauma left by October 7. The film captures the transformative power of art\, as Liraz’s creations serve as both memorials and symbols of resilience—a living testament to the human spirit\, seeking connection\, solace\, and redemption through creativity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets URL:https://jccns.org/event/open-play-canasta-mah-jongg/2027-09-01/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Canasta-and-Mah-Jongg-Open-Play-2026-Eblast.png ORGANIZER;CN="Lauren Weiss":MAILTO:lweiss@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270901T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270901T190000 DTSTAMP:20241227T164601Z CREATED:20241018T180055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164601Z UID:10000882-1819825200-1819825200@jccns.org SUMMARY:Knitting Knights DESCRIPTION:With introduction and facilitated Q&A by with Jewish tattoo artist Sayge Hesse. Butterfly:Butterfly is an animated short film that chronicles the life of Alfred Nakache\, a Jewish French Olympic swimmer. From his childhood and rise as a butterfly-stroke champion to the horrors of Auschwitz\, where he lost his wife and child\, the film follows Nakache’s remarkable survival and return to the pool. Nominated for Best Animated Short at the 2026 Academy Awards and a César\, Butterfly is a moving portrait of resilience and triumph. Double Happiness:Double Happiness is a romantic dramedy that begins where most love stories end—with a shiva. For forty years\, Lillian Zelman\, a 75-year-old Jewish spitfire\, and Richard Wang\, a stoic Chinese-American restaurateur\, have crossed paths every Christmas (as it is written in the Talmud\, of course). When they reconnect after the death of Lillian’s husband\, shared grief turns into companionship—and perhaps\, unexpectedly\, into love. Half a Date:Tzvi\, an ultra-Orthodox yeshiva student\, arrives at a military recruitment office expecting to receive a routine deferral from service. Instead\, he becomes entangled in a bureaucratic mix-up that threatens his status at the yeshiva. Assigned to process his paperwork is Carmel\, a soldier his own age. Alone together in the office\, they form an unlikely connection over the newspaper’s daily crossword puzzle\, which they begin solving together. For a brief moment\, they glimpse the possibility that in another life they might have been the closest of friends—perhaps even something more. The Last Jews of Guantanamo: The Last Jews of Guantanamo explores a tiny\, resilient Jewish community of roughly 50 people in Guantanamo\, Cuba. The film follows two octogenarian women\, Fortuna and Lidia\, as they prepare for their Bat Mitzvah while navigating daily life—from shopping to candle lighting. Against the backdrop of a small and often isolated community\, it celebrates their efforts to sustain faith\, tradition\, and connection across generations. Tattooed4Life:Liraz\, a survivor of the Nova Music Festival massacre\, transforms her tattoo needle into an instrument of remembrance. Her mission: to immortalize the 364 souls who perished that day. Through fractal tattoos\, she weaves their stories of loss\, fear\, faith\, love\, and hope into the very fabric of skin. Each inked line becomes a thread of healing\, stitching together the trauma left by October 7. The film captures the transformative power of art\, as Liraz’s creations serve as both memorials and symbols of resilience—a living testament to the human spirit\, seeking connection\, solace\, and redemption through creativity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets URL:https://jccns.org/event/knitting-knights-3/2027-09-01/ LOCATION:JCCNS Women’s Health Center\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Knitting-Knights-square.png ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Pat Hawkins":MAILTO:mphawkins@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270902T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270902T210000 DTSTAMP:20241227T164654Z CREATED:20241018T174651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164654Z UID:10000720-1819913400-1819918800@jccns.org SUMMARY:Israeli Folk Dancing DESCRIPTION:With introduction and facilitated Q&A by with Jewish tattoo artist Sayge Hesse. Butterfly:Butterfly is an animated short film that chronicles the life of Alfred Nakache\, a Jewish French Olympic swimmer. From his childhood and rise as a butterfly-stroke champion to the horrors of Auschwitz\, where he lost his wife and child\, the film follows Nakache’s remarkable survival and return to the pool. Nominated for Best Animated Short at the 2026 Academy Awards and a César\, Butterfly is a moving portrait of resilience and triumph. Double Happiness:Double Happiness is a romantic dramedy that begins where most love stories end—with a shiva. For forty years\, Lillian Zelman\, a 75-year-old Jewish spitfire\, and Richard Wang\, a stoic Chinese-American restaurateur\, have crossed paths every Christmas (as it is written in the Talmud\, of course). When they reconnect after the death of Lillian’s husband\, shared grief turns into companionship—and perhaps\, unexpectedly\, into love. Half a Date:Tzvi\, an ultra-Orthodox yeshiva student\, arrives at a military recruitment office expecting to receive a routine deferral from service. Instead\, he becomes entangled in a bureaucratic mix-up that threatens his status at the yeshiva. Assigned to process his paperwork is Carmel\, a soldier his own age. Alone together in the office\, they form an unlikely connection over the newspaper’s daily crossword puzzle\, which they begin solving together. For a brief moment\, they glimpse the possibility that in another life they might have been the closest of friends—perhaps even something more. The Last Jews of Guantanamo: The Last Jews of Guantanamo explores a tiny\, resilient Jewish community of roughly 50 people in Guantanamo\, Cuba. The film follows two octogenarian women\, Fortuna and Lidia\, as they prepare for their Bat Mitzvah while navigating daily life—from shopping to candle lighting. Against the backdrop of a small and often isolated community\, it celebrates their efforts to sustain faith\, tradition\, and connection across generations. Tattooed4Life:Liraz\, a survivor of the Nova Music Festival massacre\, transforms her tattoo needle into an instrument of remembrance. Her mission: to immortalize the 364 souls who perished that day. Through fractal tattoos\, she weaves their stories of loss\, fear\, faith\, love\, and hope into the very fabric of skin. Each inked line becomes a thread of healing\, stitching together the trauma left by October 7. The film captures the transformative power of art\, as Liraz’s creations serve as both memorials and symbols of resilience—a living testament to the human spirit\, seeking connection\, solace\, and redemption through creativity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets URL:https://jccns.org/event/israeli-folk-dancing-11/2027-09-02/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Israeli-Folk-Dancing-square.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270908T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270908T170000 DTSTAMP:20260918T173854Z CREATED:20260608T183614Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T173854Z UID:10003430-1820415600-1820422800@jccns.org SUMMARY:Open Play Canasta & Mah Jongg DESCRIPTION:With introduction and facilitated Q&A by with Jewish tattoo artist Sayge Hesse. Butterfly:Butterfly is an animated short film that chronicles the life of Alfred Nakache\, a Jewish French Olympic swimmer. From his childhood and rise as a butterfly-stroke champion to the horrors of Auschwitz\, where he lost his wife and child\, the film follows Nakache’s remarkable survival and return to the pool. Nominated for Best Animated Short at the 2026 Academy Awards and a César\, Butterfly is a moving portrait of resilience and triumph. Double Happiness:Double Happiness is a romantic dramedy that begins where most love stories end—with a shiva. For forty years\, Lillian Zelman\, a 75-year-old Jewish spitfire\, and Richard Wang\, a stoic Chinese-American restaurateur\, have crossed paths every Christmas (as it is written in the Talmud\, of course). When they reconnect after the death of Lillian’s husband\, shared grief turns into companionship—and perhaps\, unexpectedly\, into love. Half a Date:Tzvi\, an ultra-Orthodox yeshiva student\, arrives at a military recruitment office expecting to receive a routine deferral from service. Instead\, he becomes entangled in a bureaucratic mix-up that threatens his status at the yeshiva. Assigned to process his paperwork is Carmel\, a soldier his own age. Alone together in the office\, they form an unlikely connection over the newspaper’s daily crossword puzzle\, which they begin solving together. For a brief moment\, they glimpse the possibility that in another life they might have been the closest of friends—perhaps even something more. The Last Jews of Guantanamo: The Last Jews of Guantanamo explores a tiny\, resilient Jewish community of roughly 50 people in Guantanamo\, Cuba. The film follows two octogenarian women\, Fortuna and Lidia\, as they prepare for their Bat Mitzvah while navigating daily life—from shopping to candle lighting. Against the backdrop of a small and often isolated community\, it celebrates their efforts to sustain faith\, tradition\, and connection across generations. Tattooed4Life:Liraz\, a survivor of the Nova Music Festival massacre\, transforms her tattoo needle into an instrument of remembrance. Her mission: to immortalize the 364 souls who perished that day. Through fractal tattoos\, she weaves their stories of loss\, fear\, faith\, love\, and hope into the very fabric of skin. Each inked line becomes a thread of healing\, stitching together the trauma left by October 7. The film captures the transformative power of art\, as Liraz’s creations serve as both memorials and symbols of resilience—a living testament to the human spirit\, seeking connection\, solace\, and redemption through creativity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets URL:https://jccns.org/event/open-play-canasta-mah-jongg/2027-09-08/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Canasta-and-Mah-Jongg-Open-Play-2026-Eblast.png ORGANIZER;CN="Lauren Weiss":MAILTO:lweiss@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270909T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270909T210000 DTSTAMP:20241227T164654Z CREATED:20241018T174651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164654Z UID:10000721-1820518200-1820523600@jccns.org SUMMARY:Israeli Folk Dancing DESCRIPTION:With introduction and facilitated Q&A by with Jewish tattoo artist Sayge Hesse. Butterfly:Butterfly is an animated short film that chronicles the life of Alfred Nakache\, a Jewish French Olympic swimmer. From his childhood and rise as a butterfly-stroke champion to the horrors of Auschwitz\, where he lost his wife and child\, the film follows Nakache’s remarkable survival and return to the pool. Nominated for Best Animated Short at the 2026 Academy Awards and a César\, Butterfly is a moving portrait of resilience and triumph. Double Happiness:Double Happiness is a romantic dramedy that begins where most love stories end—with a shiva. For forty years\, Lillian Zelman\, a 75-year-old Jewish spitfire\, and Richard Wang\, a stoic Chinese-American restaurateur\, have crossed paths every Christmas (as it is written in the Talmud\, of course). When they reconnect after the death of Lillian’s husband\, shared grief turns into companionship—and perhaps\, unexpectedly\, into love. Half a Date:Tzvi\, an ultra-Orthodox yeshiva student\, arrives at a military recruitment office expecting to receive a routine deferral from service. Instead\, he becomes entangled in a bureaucratic mix-up that threatens his status at the yeshiva. Assigned to process his paperwork is Carmel\, a soldier his own age. Alone together in the office\, they form an unlikely connection over the newspaper’s daily crossword puzzle\, which they begin solving together. For a brief moment\, they glimpse the possibility that in another life they might have been the closest of friends—perhaps even something more. The Last Jews of Guantanamo: The Last Jews of Guantanamo explores a tiny\, resilient Jewish community of roughly 50 people in Guantanamo\, Cuba. The film follows two octogenarian women\, Fortuna and Lidia\, as they prepare for their Bat Mitzvah while navigating daily life—from shopping to candle lighting. Against the backdrop of a small and often isolated community\, it celebrates their efforts to sustain faith\, tradition\, and connection across generations. Tattooed4Life:Liraz\, a survivor of the Nova Music Festival massacre\, transforms her tattoo needle into an instrument of remembrance. Her mission: to immortalize the 364 souls who perished that day. Through fractal tattoos\, she weaves their stories of loss\, fear\, faith\, love\, and hope into the very fabric of skin. Each inked line becomes a thread of healing\, stitching together the trauma left by October 7. The film captures the transformative power of art\, as Liraz’s creations serve as both memorials and symbols of resilience—a living testament to the human spirit\, seeking connection\, solace\, and redemption through creativity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets URL:https://jccns.org/event/israeli-folk-dancing-11/2027-09-09/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Israeli-Folk-Dancing-square.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270915T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270915T170000 DTSTAMP:20260918T173854Z CREATED:20260608T183614Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T173854Z UID:10003431-1821020400-1821027600@jccns.org SUMMARY:Open Play Canasta & Mah Jongg DESCRIPTION:With introduction and facilitated Q&A by with Jewish tattoo artist Sayge Hesse. Butterfly:Butterfly is an animated short film that chronicles the life of Alfred Nakache\, a Jewish French Olympic swimmer. From his childhood and rise as a butterfly-stroke champion to the horrors of Auschwitz\, where he lost his wife and child\, the film follows Nakache’s remarkable survival and return to the pool. Nominated for Best Animated Short at the 2026 Academy Awards and a César\, Butterfly is a moving portrait of resilience and triumph. Double Happiness:Double Happiness is a romantic dramedy that begins where most love stories end—with a shiva. For forty years\, Lillian Zelman\, a 75-year-old Jewish spitfire\, and Richard Wang\, a stoic Chinese-American restaurateur\, have crossed paths every Christmas (as it is written in the Talmud\, of course). When they reconnect after the death of Lillian’s husband\, shared grief turns into companionship—and perhaps\, unexpectedly\, into love. Half a Date:Tzvi\, an ultra-Orthodox yeshiva student\, arrives at a military recruitment office expecting to receive a routine deferral from service. Instead\, he becomes entangled in a bureaucratic mix-up that threatens his status at the yeshiva. Assigned to process his paperwork is Carmel\, a soldier his own age. Alone together in the office\, they form an unlikely connection over the newspaper’s daily crossword puzzle\, which they begin solving together. For a brief moment\, they glimpse the possibility that in another life they might have been the closest of friends—perhaps even something more. The Last Jews of Guantanamo: The Last Jews of Guantanamo explores a tiny\, resilient Jewish community of roughly 50 people in Guantanamo\, Cuba. The film follows two octogenarian women\, Fortuna and Lidia\, as they prepare for their Bat Mitzvah while navigating daily life—from shopping to candle lighting. Against the backdrop of a small and often isolated community\, it celebrates their efforts to sustain faith\, tradition\, and connection across generations. Tattooed4Life:Liraz\, a survivor of the Nova Music Festival massacre\, transforms her tattoo needle into an instrument of remembrance. Her mission: to immortalize the 364 souls who perished that day. Through fractal tattoos\, she weaves their stories of loss\, fear\, faith\, love\, and hope into the very fabric of skin. Each inked line becomes a thread of healing\, stitching together the trauma left by October 7. The film captures the transformative power of art\, as Liraz’s creations serve as both memorials and symbols of resilience—a living testament to the human spirit\, seeking connection\, solace\, and redemption through creativity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets URL:https://jccns.org/event/open-play-canasta-mah-jongg/2027-09-15/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Canasta-and-Mah-Jongg-Open-Play-2026-Eblast.png ORGANIZER;CN="Lauren Weiss":MAILTO:lweiss@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270915T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270915T190000 DTSTAMP:20241227T165037Z CREATED:20241018T175943Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T165037Z UID:10000942-1821034800-1821034800@jccns.org SUMMARY:Knitting Knights DESCRIPTION:With introduction and facilitated Q&A by with Jewish tattoo artist Sayge Hesse. Butterfly:Butterfly is an animated short film that chronicles the life of Alfred Nakache\, a Jewish French Olympic swimmer. From his childhood and rise as a butterfly-stroke champion to the horrors of Auschwitz\, where he lost his wife and child\, the film follows Nakache’s remarkable survival and return to the pool. Nominated for Best Animated Short at the 2026 Academy Awards and a César\, Butterfly is a moving portrait of resilience and triumph. Double Happiness:Double Happiness is a romantic dramedy that begins where most love stories end—with a shiva. For forty years\, Lillian Zelman\, a 75-year-old Jewish spitfire\, and Richard Wang\, a stoic Chinese-American restaurateur\, have crossed paths every Christmas (as it is written in the Talmud\, of course). When they reconnect after the death of Lillian’s husband\, shared grief turns into companionship—and perhaps\, unexpectedly\, into love. Half a Date:Tzvi\, an ultra-Orthodox yeshiva student\, arrives at a military recruitment office expecting to receive a routine deferral from service. Instead\, he becomes entangled in a bureaucratic mix-up that threatens his status at the yeshiva. Assigned to process his paperwork is Carmel\, a soldier his own age. Alone together in the office\, they form an unlikely connection over the newspaper’s daily crossword puzzle\, which they begin solving together. For a brief moment\, they glimpse the possibility that in another life they might have been the closest of friends—perhaps even something more. The Last Jews of Guantanamo: The Last Jews of Guantanamo explores a tiny\, resilient Jewish community of roughly 50 people in Guantanamo\, Cuba. The film follows two octogenarian women\, Fortuna and Lidia\, as they prepare for their Bat Mitzvah while navigating daily life—from shopping to candle lighting. Against the backdrop of a small and often isolated community\, it celebrates their efforts to sustain faith\, tradition\, and connection across generations. Tattooed4Life:Liraz\, a survivor of the Nova Music Festival massacre\, transforms her tattoo needle into an instrument of remembrance. Her mission: to immortalize the 364 souls who perished that day. Through fractal tattoos\, she weaves their stories of loss\, fear\, faith\, love\, and hope into the very fabric of skin. Each inked line becomes a thread of healing\, stitching together the trauma left by October 7. The film captures the transformative power of art\, as Liraz’s creations serve as both memorials and symbols of resilience—a living testament to the human spirit\, seeking connection\, solace\, and redemption through creativity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets URL:https://jccns.org/event/knitting-knights-2/2027-09-15/ LOCATION:JCCNS Women’s Health Center\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Knitting-Knights-square.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270916T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270916T210000 DTSTAMP:20241227T164654Z CREATED:20241018T174651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164654Z UID:10000722-1821123000-1821128400@jccns.org SUMMARY:Israeli Folk Dancing DESCRIPTION:With introduction and facilitated Q&A by with Jewish tattoo artist Sayge Hesse. Butterfly:Butterfly is an animated short film that chronicles the life of Alfred Nakache\, a Jewish French Olympic swimmer. From his childhood and rise as a butterfly-stroke champion to the horrors of Auschwitz\, where he lost his wife and child\, the film follows Nakache’s remarkable survival and return to the pool. Nominated for Best Animated Short at the 2026 Academy Awards and a César\, Butterfly is a moving portrait of resilience and triumph. Double Happiness:Double Happiness is a romantic dramedy that begins where most love stories end—with a shiva. For forty years\, Lillian Zelman\, a 75-year-old Jewish spitfire\, and Richard Wang\, a stoic Chinese-American restaurateur\, have crossed paths every Christmas (as it is written in the Talmud\, of course). When they reconnect after the death of Lillian’s husband\, shared grief turns into companionship—and perhaps\, unexpectedly\, into love. Half a Date:Tzvi\, an ultra-Orthodox yeshiva student\, arrives at a military recruitment office expecting to receive a routine deferral from service. Instead\, he becomes entangled in a bureaucratic mix-up that threatens his status at the yeshiva. Assigned to process his paperwork is Carmel\, a soldier his own age. Alone together in the office\, they form an unlikely connection over the newspaper’s daily crossword puzzle\, which they begin solving together. For a brief moment\, they glimpse the possibility that in another life they might have been the closest of friends—perhaps even something more. The Last Jews of Guantanamo: The Last Jews of Guantanamo explores a tiny\, resilient Jewish community of roughly 50 people in Guantanamo\, Cuba. The film follows two octogenarian women\, Fortuna and Lidia\, as they prepare for their Bat Mitzvah while navigating daily life—from shopping to candle lighting. Against the backdrop of a small and often isolated community\, it celebrates their efforts to sustain faith\, tradition\, and connection across generations. Tattooed4Life:Liraz\, a survivor of the Nova Music Festival massacre\, transforms her tattoo needle into an instrument of remembrance. Her mission: to immortalize the 364 souls who perished that day. Through fractal tattoos\, she weaves their stories of loss\, fear\, faith\, love\, and hope into the very fabric of skin. Each inked line becomes a thread of healing\, stitching together the trauma left by October 7. The film captures the transformative power of art\, as Liraz’s creations serve as both memorials and symbols of resilience—a living testament to the human spirit\, seeking connection\, solace\, and redemption through creativity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets URL:https://jccns.org/event/israeli-folk-dancing-11/2027-09-16/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Israeli-Folk-Dancing-square.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270922T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270922T170000 DTSTAMP:20260918T173854Z CREATED:20260608T183614Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T173854Z UID:10003432-1821625200-1821632400@jccns.org SUMMARY:Open Play Canasta & Mah Jongg DESCRIPTION:With introduction and facilitated Q&A by with Jewish tattoo artist Sayge Hesse. Butterfly:Butterfly is an animated short film that chronicles the life of Alfred Nakache\, a Jewish French Olympic swimmer. From his childhood and rise as a butterfly-stroke champion to the horrors of Auschwitz\, where he lost his wife and child\, the film follows Nakache’s remarkable survival and return to the pool. Nominated for Best Animated Short at the 2026 Academy Awards and a César\, Butterfly is a moving portrait of resilience and triumph. Double Happiness:Double Happiness is a romantic dramedy that begins where most love stories end—with a shiva. For forty years\, Lillian Zelman\, a 75-year-old Jewish spitfire\, and Richard Wang\, a stoic Chinese-American restaurateur\, have crossed paths every Christmas (as it is written in the Talmud\, of course). When they reconnect after the death of Lillian’s husband\, shared grief turns into companionship—and perhaps\, unexpectedly\, into love. Half a Date:Tzvi\, an ultra-Orthodox yeshiva student\, arrives at a military recruitment office expecting to receive a routine deferral from service. Instead\, he becomes entangled in a bureaucratic mix-up that threatens his status at the yeshiva. Assigned to process his paperwork is Carmel\, a soldier his own age. Alone together in the office\, they form an unlikely connection over the newspaper’s daily crossword puzzle\, which they begin solving together. For a brief moment\, they glimpse the possibility that in another life they might have been the closest of friends—perhaps even something more. The Last Jews of Guantanamo: The Last Jews of Guantanamo explores a tiny\, resilient Jewish community of roughly 50 people in Guantanamo\, Cuba. The film follows two octogenarian women\, Fortuna and Lidia\, as they prepare for their Bat Mitzvah while navigating daily life—from shopping to candle lighting. Against the backdrop of a small and often isolated community\, it celebrates their efforts to sustain faith\, tradition\, and connection across generations. Tattooed4Life:Liraz\, a survivor of the Nova Music Festival massacre\, transforms her tattoo needle into an instrument of remembrance. Her mission: to immortalize the 364 souls who perished that day. Through fractal tattoos\, she weaves their stories of loss\, fear\, faith\, love\, and hope into the very fabric of skin. Each inked line becomes a thread of healing\, stitching together the trauma left by October 7. The film captures the transformative power of art\, as Liraz’s creations serve as both memorials and symbols of resilience—a living testament to the human spirit\, seeking connection\, solace\, and redemption through creativity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets URL:https://jccns.org/event/open-play-canasta-mah-jongg/2027-09-22/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Canasta-and-Mah-Jongg-Open-Play-2026-Eblast.png ORGANIZER;CN="Lauren Weiss":MAILTO:lweiss@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270923T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270923T210000 DTSTAMP:20241227T164654Z CREATED:20241018T174651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164654Z UID:10000723-1821727800-1821733200@jccns.org SUMMARY:Israeli Folk Dancing DESCRIPTION:With introduction and facilitated Q&A by with Jewish tattoo artist Sayge Hesse. Butterfly:Butterfly is an animated short film that chronicles the life of Alfred Nakache\, a Jewish French Olympic swimmer. From his childhood and rise as a butterfly-stroke champion to the horrors of Auschwitz\, where he lost his wife and child\, the film follows Nakache’s remarkable survival and return to the pool. Nominated for Best Animated Short at the 2026 Academy Awards and a César\, Butterfly is a moving portrait of resilience and triumph. Double Happiness:Double Happiness is a romantic dramedy that begins where most love stories end—with a shiva. For forty years\, Lillian Zelman\, a 75-year-old Jewish spitfire\, and Richard Wang\, a stoic Chinese-American restaurateur\, have crossed paths every Christmas (as it is written in the Talmud\, of course). When they reconnect after the death of Lillian’s husband\, shared grief turns into companionship—and perhaps\, unexpectedly\, into love. Half a Date:Tzvi\, an ultra-Orthodox yeshiva student\, arrives at a military recruitment office expecting to receive a routine deferral from service. Instead\, he becomes entangled in a bureaucratic mix-up that threatens his status at the yeshiva. Assigned to process his paperwork is Carmel\, a soldier his own age. Alone together in the office\, they form an unlikely connection over the newspaper’s daily crossword puzzle\, which they begin solving together. For a brief moment\, they glimpse the possibility that in another life they might have been the closest of friends—perhaps even something more. The Last Jews of Guantanamo: The Last Jews of Guantanamo explores a tiny\, resilient Jewish community of roughly 50 people in Guantanamo\, Cuba. The film follows two octogenarian women\, Fortuna and Lidia\, as they prepare for their Bat Mitzvah while navigating daily life—from shopping to candle lighting. Against the backdrop of a small and often isolated community\, it celebrates their efforts to sustain faith\, tradition\, and connection across generations. Tattooed4Life:Liraz\, a survivor of the Nova Music Festival massacre\, transforms her tattoo needle into an instrument of remembrance. Her mission: to immortalize the 364 souls who perished that day. Through fractal tattoos\, she weaves their stories of loss\, fear\, faith\, love\, and hope into the very fabric of skin. Each inked line becomes a thread of healing\, stitching together the trauma left by October 7. The film captures the transformative power of art\, as Liraz’s creations serve as both memorials and symbols of resilience—a living testament to the human spirit\, seeking connection\, solace\, and redemption through creativity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets URL:https://jccns.org/event/israeli-folk-dancing-11/2027-09-23/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Israeli-Folk-Dancing-square.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270929T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270929T170000 DTSTAMP:20260918T173854Z CREATED:20260608T183614Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T173854Z UID:10003433-1822230000-1822237200@jccns.org SUMMARY:Open Play Canasta & Mah Jongg DESCRIPTION:With introduction and facilitated Q&A by with Jewish tattoo artist Sayge Hesse. Butterfly:Butterfly is an animated short film that chronicles the life of Alfred Nakache\, a Jewish French Olympic swimmer. From his childhood and rise as a butterfly-stroke champion to the horrors of Auschwitz\, where he lost his wife and child\, the film follows Nakache’s remarkable survival and return to the pool. Nominated for Best Animated Short at the 2026 Academy Awards and a César\, Butterfly is a moving portrait of resilience and triumph. Double Happiness:Double Happiness is a romantic dramedy that begins where most love stories end—with a shiva. For forty years\, Lillian Zelman\, a 75-year-old Jewish spitfire\, and Richard Wang\, a stoic Chinese-American restaurateur\, have crossed paths every Christmas (as it is written in the Talmud\, of course). When they reconnect after the death of Lillian’s husband\, shared grief turns into companionship—and perhaps\, unexpectedly\, into love. Half a Date:Tzvi\, an ultra-Orthodox yeshiva student\, arrives at a military recruitment office expecting to receive a routine deferral from service. Instead\, he becomes entangled in a bureaucratic mix-up that threatens his status at the yeshiva. Assigned to process his paperwork is Carmel\, a soldier his own age. Alone together in the office\, they form an unlikely connection over the newspaper’s daily crossword puzzle\, which they begin solving together. For a brief moment\, they glimpse the possibility that in another life they might have been the closest of friends—perhaps even something more. The Last Jews of Guantanamo: The Last Jews of Guantanamo explores a tiny\, resilient Jewish community of roughly 50 people in Guantanamo\, Cuba. The film follows two octogenarian women\, Fortuna and Lidia\, as they prepare for their Bat Mitzvah while navigating daily life—from shopping to candle lighting. Against the backdrop of a small and often isolated community\, it celebrates their efforts to sustain faith\, tradition\, and connection across generations. Tattooed4Life:Liraz\, a survivor of the Nova Music Festival massacre\, transforms her tattoo needle into an instrument of remembrance. Her mission: to immortalize the 364 souls who perished that day. Through fractal tattoos\, she weaves their stories of loss\, fear\, faith\, love\, and hope into the very fabric of skin. Each inked line becomes a thread of healing\, stitching together the trauma left by October 7. The film captures the transformative power of art\, as Liraz’s creations serve as both memorials and symbols of resilience—a living testament to the human spirit\, seeking connection\, solace\, and redemption through creativity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets URL:https://jccns.org/event/open-play-canasta-mah-jongg/2027-09-29/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Canasta-and-Mah-Jongg-Open-Play-2026-Eblast.png ORGANIZER;CN="Lauren Weiss":MAILTO:lweiss@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270930T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270930T210000 DTSTAMP:20241227T164654Z CREATED:20241018T174651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164654Z UID:10000724-1822332600-1822338000@jccns.org SUMMARY:Israeli Folk Dancing DESCRIPTION:With introduction and facilitated Q&A by with Jewish tattoo artist Sayge Hesse. Butterfly:Butterfly is an animated short film that chronicles the life of Alfred Nakache\, a Jewish French Olympic swimmer. From his childhood and rise as a butterfly-stroke champion to the horrors of Auschwitz\, where he lost his wife and child\, the film follows Nakache’s remarkable survival and return to the pool. Nominated for Best Animated Short at the 2026 Academy Awards and a César\, Butterfly is a moving portrait of resilience and triumph. Double Happiness:Double Happiness is a romantic dramedy that begins where most love stories end—with a shiva. For forty years\, Lillian Zelman\, a 75-year-old Jewish spitfire\, and Richard Wang\, a stoic Chinese-American restaurateur\, have crossed paths every Christmas (as it is written in the Talmud\, of course). When they reconnect after the death of Lillian’s husband\, shared grief turns into companionship—and perhaps\, unexpectedly\, into love. Half a Date:Tzvi\, an ultra-Orthodox yeshiva student\, arrives at a military recruitment office expecting to receive a routine deferral from service. Instead\, he becomes entangled in a bureaucratic mix-up that threatens his status at the yeshiva. Assigned to process his paperwork is Carmel\, a soldier his own age. Alone together in the office\, they form an unlikely connection over the newspaper’s daily crossword puzzle\, which they begin solving together. For a brief moment\, they glimpse the possibility that in another life they might have been the closest of friends—perhaps even something more. The Last Jews of Guantanamo: The Last Jews of Guantanamo explores a tiny\, resilient Jewish community of roughly 50 people in Guantanamo\, Cuba. The film follows two octogenarian women\, Fortuna and Lidia\, as they prepare for their Bat Mitzvah while navigating daily life—from shopping to candle lighting. Against the backdrop of a small and often isolated community\, it celebrates their efforts to sustain faith\, tradition\, and connection across generations. Tattooed4Life:Liraz\, a survivor of the Nova Music Festival massacre\, transforms her tattoo needle into an instrument of remembrance. Her mission: to immortalize the 364 souls who perished that day. Through fractal tattoos\, she weaves their stories of loss\, fear\, faith\, love\, and hope into the very fabric of skin. Each inked line becomes a thread of healing\, stitching together the trauma left by October 7. The film captures the transformative power of art\, as Liraz’s creations serve as both memorials and symbols of resilience—a living testament to the human spirit\, seeking connection\, solace\, and redemption through creativity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets URL:https://jccns.org/event/israeli-folk-dancing-11/2027-09-30/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Israeli-Folk-Dancing-square.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20271006T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20271006T123000 DTSTAMP:20260409T153603Z CREATED:20251119T193841Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260409T153603Z UID:10000539-1822820400-1822825800@jccns.org SUMMARY:Senior Jazz and Lunch Hour DESCRIPTION:With introduction and facilitated Q&A by with Jewish tattoo artist Sayge Hesse. Butterfly:Butterfly is an animated short film that chronicles the life of Alfred Nakache\, a Jewish French Olympic swimmer. From his childhood and rise as a butterfly-stroke champion to the horrors of Auschwitz\, where he lost his wife and child\, the film follows Nakache’s remarkable survival and return to the pool. Nominated for Best Animated Short at the 2026 Academy Awards and a César\, Butterfly is a moving portrait of resilience and triumph. Double Happiness:Double Happiness is a romantic dramedy that begins where most love stories end—with a shiva. For forty years\, Lillian Zelman\, a 75-year-old Jewish spitfire\, and Richard Wang\, a stoic Chinese-American restaurateur\, have crossed paths every Christmas (as it is written in the Talmud\, of course). When they reconnect after the death of Lillian’s husband\, shared grief turns into companionship—and perhaps\, unexpectedly\, into love. Half a Date:Tzvi\, an ultra-Orthodox yeshiva student\, arrives at a military recruitment office expecting to receive a routine deferral from service. Instead\, he becomes entangled in a bureaucratic mix-up that threatens his status at the yeshiva. Assigned to process his paperwork is Carmel\, a soldier his own age. Alone together in the office\, they form an unlikely connection over the newspaper’s daily crossword puzzle\, which they begin solving together. For a brief moment\, they glimpse the possibility that in another life they might have been the closest of friends—perhaps even something more. The Last Jews of Guantanamo: The Last Jews of Guantanamo explores a tiny\, resilient Jewish community of roughly 50 people in Guantanamo\, Cuba. The film follows two octogenarian women\, Fortuna and Lidia\, as they prepare for their Bat Mitzvah while navigating daily life—from shopping to candle lighting. Against the backdrop of a small and often isolated community\, it celebrates their efforts to sustain faith\, tradition\, and connection across generations. Tattooed4Life:Liraz\, a survivor of the Nova Music Festival massacre\, transforms her tattoo needle into an instrument of remembrance. Her mission: to immortalize the 364 souls who perished that day. Through fractal tattoos\, she weaves their stories of loss\, fear\, faith\, love\, and hope into the very fabric of skin. Each inked line becomes a thread of healing\, stitching together the trauma left by October 7. The film captures the transformative power of art\, as Liraz’s creations serve as both memorials and symbols of resilience—a living testament to the human spirit\, seeking connection\, solace\, and redemption through creativity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets URL:https://jccns.org/event/senior-jazz-and-lunch-hour-6-10/2027-10-06/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Senior-Jazz-Hour-and-Lunch-square.png ORGANIZER;CN="Sara Ewing":MAILTO:sewing@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20271006T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20271006T170000 DTSTAMP:20260918T173854Z CREATED:20260608T183614Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T173854Z UID:10003434-1822834800-1822842000@jccns.org SUMMARY:Open Play Canasta & Mah Jongg DESCRIPTION:With introduction and facilitated Q&A by with Jewish tattoo artist Sayge Hesse. Butterfly:Butterfly is an animated short film that chronicles the life of Alfred Nakache\, a Jewish French Olympic swimmer. From his childhood and rise as a butterfly-stroke champion to the horrors of Auschwitz\, where he lost his wife and child\, the film follows Nakache’s remarkable survival and return to the pool. Nominated for Best Animated Short at the 2026 Academy Awards and a César\, Butterfly is a moving portrait of resilience and triumph. Double Happiness:Double Happiness is a romantic dramedy that begins where most love stories end—with a shiva. For forty years\, Lillian Zelman\, a 75-year-old Jewish spitfire\, and Richard Wang\, a stoic Chinese-American restaurateur\, have crossed paths every Christmas (as it is written in the Talmud\, of course). When they reconnect after the death of Lillian’s husband\, shared grief turns into companionship—and perhaps\, unexpectedly\, into love. Half a Date:Tzvi\, an ultra-Orthodox yeshiva student\, arrives at a military recruitment office expecting to receive a routine deferral from service. Instead\, he becomes entangled in a bureaucratic mix-up that threatens his status at the yeshiva. Assigned to process his paperwork is Carmel\, a soldier his own age. Alone together in the office\, they form an unlikely connection over the newspaper’s daily crossword puzzle\, which they begin solving together. For a brief moment\, they glimpse the possibility that in another life they might have been the closest of friends—perhaps even something more. The Last Jews of Guantanamo: The Last Jews of Guantanamo explores a tiny\, resilient Jewish community of roughly 50 people in Guantanamo\, Cuba. The film follows two octogenarian women\, Fortuna and Lidia\, as they prepare for their Bat Mitzvah while navigating daily life—from shopping to candle lighting. Against the backdrop of a small and often isolated community\, it celebrates their efforts to sustain faith\, tradition\, and connection across generations. Tattooed4Life:Liraz\, a survivor of the Nova Music Festival massacre\, transforms her tattoo needle into an instrument of remembrance. Her mission: to immortalize the 364 souls who perished that day. Through fractal tattoos\, she weaves their stories of loss\, fear\, faith\, love\, and hope into the very fabric of skin. Each inked line becomes a thread of healing\, stitching together the trauma left by October 7. The film captures the transformative power of art\, as Liraz’s creations serve as both memorials and symbols of resilience—a living testament to the human spirit\, seeking connection\, solace\, and redemption through creativity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets URL:https://jccns.org/event/open-play-canasta-mah-jongg/2027-10-06/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Canasta-and-Mah-Jongg-Open-Play-2026-Eblast.png ORGANIZER;CN="Lauren Weiss":MAILTO:lweiss@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20271006T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20271006T190000 DTSTAMP:20241227T164601Z CREATED:20241018T180055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164601Z UID:10000883-1822849200-1822849200@jccns.org SUMMARY:Knitting Knights DESCRIPTION:With introduction and facilitated Q&A by with Jewish tattoo artist Sayge Hesse. Butterfly:Butterfly is an animated short film that chronicles the life of Alfred Nakache\, a Jewish French Olympic swimmer. From his childhood and rise as a butterfly-stroke champion to the horrors of Auschwitz\, where he lost his wife and child\, the film follows Nakache’s remarkable survival and return to the pool. Nominated for Best Animated Short at the 2026 Academy Awards and a César\, Butterfly is a moving portrait of resilience and triumph. Double Happiness:Double Happiness is a romantic dramedy that begins where most love stories end—with a shiva. For forty years\, Lillian Zelman\, a 75-year-old Jewish spitfire\, and Richard Wang\, a stoic Chinese-American restaurateur\, have crossed paths every Christmas (as it is written in the Talmud\, of course). When they reconnect after the death of Lillian’s husband\, shared grief turns into companionship—and perhaps\, unexpectedly\, into love. Half a Date:Tzvi\, an ultra-Orthodox yeshiva student\, arrives at a military recruitment office expecting to receive a routine deferral from service. Instead\, he becomes entangled in a bureaucratic mix-up that threatens his status at the yeshiva. Assigned to process his paperwork is Carmel\, a soldier his own age. Alone together in the office\, they form an unlikely connection over the newspaper’s daily crossword puzzle\, which they begin solving together. For a brief moment\, they glimpse the possibility that in another life they might have been the closest of friends—perhaps even something more. The Last Jews of Guantanamo: The Last Jews of Guantanamo explores a tiny\, resilient Jewish community of roughly 50 people in Guantanamo\, Cuba. The film follows two octogenarian women\, Fortuna and Lidia\, as they prepare for their Bat Mitzvah while navigating daily life—from shopping to candle lighting. Against the backdrop of a small and often isolated community\, it celebrates their efforts to sustain faith\, tradition\, and connection across generations. Tattooed4Life:Liraz\, a survivor of the Nova Music Festival massacre\, transforms her tattoo needle into an instrument of remembrance. Her mission: to immortalize the 364 souls who perished that day. Through fractal tattoos\, she weaves their stories of loss\, fear\, faith\, love\, and hope into the very fabric of skin. Each inked line becomes a thread of healing\, stitching together the trauma left by October 7. The film captures the transformative power of art\, as Liraz’s creations serve as both memorials and symbols of resilience—a living testament to the human spirit\, seeking connection\, solace\, and redemption through creativity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets URL:https://jccns.org/event/knitting-knights-3/2027-10-06/ LOCATION:JCCNS Women’s Health Center\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Knitting-Knights-square.png ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Pat Hawkins":MAILTO:mphawkins@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20271007T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20271007T210000 DTSTAMP:20241227T164654Z CREATED:20241018T174651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164654Z UID:10000725-1822937400-1822942800@jccns.org SUMMARY:Israeli Folk Dancing DESCRIPTION:With introduction and facilitated Q&A by with Jewish tattoo artist Sayge Hesse. Butterfly:Butterfly is an animated short film that chronicles the life of Alfred Nakache\, a Jewish French Olympic swimmer. From his childhood and rise as a butterfly-stroke champion to the horrors of Auschwitz\, where he lost his wife and child\, the film follows Nakache’s remarkable survival and return to the pool. Nominated for Best Animated Short at the 2026 Academy Awards and a César\, Butterfly is a moving portrait of resilience and triumph. Double Happiness:Double Happiness is a romantic dramedy that begins where most love stories end—with a shiva. For forty years\, Lillian Zelman\, a 75-year-old Jewish spitfire\, and Richard Wang\, a stoic Chinese-American restaurateur\, have crossed paths every Christmas (as it is written in the Talmud\, of course). When they reconnect after the death of Lillian’s husband\, shared grief turns into companionship—and perhaps\, unexpectedly\, into love. Half a Date:Tzvi\, an ultra-Orthodox yeshiva student\, arrives at a military recruitment office expecting to receive a routine deferral from service. Instead\, he becomes entangled in a bureaucratic mix-up that threatens his status at the yeshiva. Assigned to process his paperwork is Carmel\, a soldier his own age. Alone together in the office\, they form an unlikely connection over the newspaper’s daily crossword puzzle\, which they begin solving together. For a brief moment\, they glimpse the possibility that in another life they might have been the closest of friends—perhaps even something more. The Last Jews of Guantanamo: The Last Jews of Guantanamo explores a tiny\, resilient Jewish community of roughly 50 people in Guantanamo\, Cuba. The film follows two octogenarian women\, Fortuna and Lidia\, as they prepare for their Bat Mitzvah while navigating daily life—from shopping to candle lighting. Against the backdrop of a small and often isolated community\, it celebrates their efforts to sustain faith\, tradition\, and connection across generations. Tattooed4Life:Liraz\, a survivor of the Nova Music Festival massacre\, transforms her tattoo needle into an instrument of remembrance. Her mission: to immortalize the 364 souls who perished that day. Through fractal tattoos\, she weaves their stories of loss\, fear\, faith\, love\, and hope into the very fabric of skin. Each inked line becomes a thread of healing\, stitching together the trauma left by October 7. The film captures the transformative power of art\, as Liraz’s creations serve as both memorials and symbols of resilience—a living testament to the human spirit\, seeking connection\, solace\, and redemption through creativity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets URL:https://jccns.org/event/israeli-folk-dancing-11/2027-10-07/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Israeli-Folk-Dancing-square.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20271013T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20271013T170000 DTSTAMP:20260918T173854Z CREATED:20260608T183614Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T173854Z UID:10003435-1823439600-1823446800@jccns.org SUMMARY:Open Play Canasta & Mah Jongg DESCRIPTION:With introduction and facilitated Q&A by with Jewish tattoo artist Sayge Hesse. Butterfly:Butterfly is an animated short film that chronicles the life of Alfred Nakache\, a Jewish French Olympic swimmer. From his childhood and rise as a butterfly-stroke champion to the horrors of Auschwitz\, where he lost his wife and child\, the film follows Nakache’s remarkable survival and return to the pool. Nominated for Best Animated Short at the 2026 Academy Awards and a César\, Butterfly is a moving portrait of resilience and triumph. Double Happiness:Double Happiness is a romantic dramedy that begins where most love stories end—with a shiva. For forty years\, Lillian Zelman\, a 75-year-old Jewish spitfire\, and Richard Wang\, a stoic Chinese-American restaurateur\, have crossed paths every Christmas (as it is written in the Talmud\, of course). When they reconnect after the death of Lillian’s husband\, shared grief turns into companionship—and perhaps\, unexpectedly\, into love. Half a Date:Tzvi\, an ultra-Orthodox yeshiva student\, arrives at a military recruitment office expecting to receive a routine deferral from service. Instead\, he becomes entangled in a bureaucratic mix-up that threatens his status at the yeshiva. Assigned to process his paperwork is Carmel\, a soldier his own age. Alone together in the office\, they form an unlikely connection over the newspaper’s daily crossword puzzle\, which they begin solving together. For a brief moment\, they glimpse the possibility that in another life they might have been the closest of friends—perhaps even something more. The Last Jews of Guantanamo: The Last Jews of Guantanamo explores a tiny\, resilient Jewish community of roughly 50 people in Guantanamo\, Cuba. The film follows two octogenarian women\, Fortuna and Lidia\, as they prepare for their Bat Mitzvah while navigating daily life—from shopping to candle lighting. Against the backdrop of a small and often isolated community\, it celebrates their efforts to sustain faith\, tradition\, and connection across generations. Tattooed4Life:Liraz\, a survivor of the Nova Music Festival massacre\, transforms her tattoo needle into an instrument of remembrance. Her mission: to immortalize the 364 souls who perished that day. Through fractal tattoos\, she weaves their stories of loss\, fear\, faith\, love\, and hope into the very fabric of skin. Each inked line becomes a thread of healing\, stitching together the trauma left by October 7. The film captures the transformative power of art\, as Liraz’s creations serve as both memorials and symbols of resilience—a living testament to the human spirit\, seeking connection\, solace\, and redemption through creativity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets URL:https://jccns.org/event/open-play-canasta-mah-jongg/2027-10-13/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Canasta-and-Mah-Jongg-Open-Play-2026-Eblast.png ORGANIZER;CN="Lauren Weiss":MAILTO:lweiss@jccns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20271014T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20271014T210000 DTSTAMP:20241227T164654Z CREATED:20241018T174651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T164654Z UID:10000726-1823542200-1823547600@jccns.org SUMMARY:Israeli Folk Dancing DESCRIPTION:With introduction and facilitated Q&A by with Jewish tattoo artist Sayge Hesse. Butterfly:Butterfly is an animated short film that chronicles the life of Alfred Nakache\, a Jewish French Olympic swimmer. From his childhood and rise as a butterfly-stroke champion to the horrors of Auschwitz\, where he lost his wife and child\, the film follows Nakache’s remarkable survival and return to the pool. Nominated for Best Animated Short at the 2026 Academy Awards and a César\, Butterfly is a moving portrait of resilience and triumph. Double Happiness:Double Happiness is a romantic dramedy that begins where most love stories end—with a shiva. For forty years\, Lillian Zelman\, a 75-year-old Jewish spitfire\, and Richard Wang\, a stoic Chinese-American restaurateur\, have crossed paths every Christmas (as it is written in the Talmud\, of course). When they reconnect after the death of Lillian’s husband\, shared grief turns into companionship—and perhaps\, unexpectedly\, into love. Half a Date:Tzvi\, an ultra-Orthodox yeshiva student\, arrives at a military recruitment office expecting to receive a routine deferral from service. Instead\, he becomes entangled in a bureaucratic mix-up that threatens his status at the yeshiva. Assigned to process his paperwork is Carmel\, a soldier his own age. Alone together in the office\, they form an unlikely connection over the newspaper’s daily crossword puzzle\, which they begin solving together. For a brief moment\, they glimpse the possibility that in another life they might have been the closest of friends—perhaps even something more. The Last Jews of Guantanamo: The Last Jews of Guantanamo explores a tiny\, resilient Jewish community of roughly 50 people in Guantanamo\, Cuba. The film follows two octogenarian women\, Fortuna and Lidia\, as they prepare for their Bat Mitzvah while navigating daily life—from shopping to candle lighting. Against the backdrop of a small and often isolated community\, it celebrates their efforts to sustain faith\, tradition\, and connection across generations. Tattooed4Life:Liraz\, a survivor of the Nova Music Festival massacre\, transforms her tattoo needle into an instrument of remembrance. Her mission: to immortalize the 364 souls who perished that day. Through fractal tattoos\, she weaves their stories of loss\, fear\, faith\, love\, and hope into the very fabric of skin. Each inked line becomes a thread of healing\, stitching together the trauma left by October 7. The film captures the transformative power of art\, as Liraz’s creations serve as both memorials and symbols of resilience—a living testament to the human spirit\, seeking connection\, solace\, and redemption through creativity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets URL:https://jccns.org/event/israeli-folk-dancing-11/2027-10-14/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Israeli-Folk-Dancing-square.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20271020T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20271020T170000 DTSTAMP:20260918T173854Z CREATED:20260608T183614Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T173854Z UID:10003436-1824044400-1824051600@jccns.org SUMMARY:Open Play Canasta & Mah Jongg DESCRIPTION:With introduction and facilitated Q&A by with Jewish tattoo artist Sayge Hesse. Butterfly:Butterfly is an animated short film that chronicles the life of Alfred Nakache\, a Jewish French Olympic swimmer. From his childhood and rise as a butterfly-stroke champion to the horrors of Auschwitz\, where he lost his wife and child\, the film follows Nakache’s remarkable survival and return to the pool. Nominated for Best Animated Short at the 2026 Academy Awards and a César\, Butterfly is a moving portrait of resilience and triumph. Double Happiness:Double Happiness is a romantic dramedy that begins where most love stories end—with a shiva. For forty years\, Lillian Zelman\, a 75-year-old Jewish spitfire\, and Richard Wang\, a stoic Chinese-American restaurateur\, have crossed paths every Christmas (as it is written in the Talmud\, of course). When they reconnect after the death of Lillian’s husband\, shared grief turns into companionship—and perhaps\, unexpectedly\, into love. Half a Date:Tzvi\, an ultra-Orthodox yeshiva student\, arrives at a military recruitment office expecting to receive a routine deferral from service. Instead\, he becomes entangled in a bureaucratic mix-up that threatens his status at the yeshiva. Assigned to process his paperwork is Carmel\, a soldier his own age. Alone together in the office\, they form an unlikely connection over the newspaper’s daily crossword puzzle\, which they begin solving together. For a brief moment\, they glimpse the possibility that in another life they might have been the closest of friends—perhaps even something more. The Last Jews of Guantanamo: The Last Jews of Guantanamo explores a tiny\, resilient Jewish community of roughly 50 people in Guantanamo\, Cuba. The film follows two octogenarian women\, Fortuna and Lidia\, as they prepare for their Bat Mitzvah while navigating daily life—from shopping to candle lighting. Against the backdrop of a small and often isolated community\, it celebrates their efforts to sustain faith\, tradition\, and connection across generations. Tattooed4Life:Liraz\, a survivor of the Nova Music Festival massacre\, transforms her tattoo needle into an instrument of remembrance. Her mission: to immortalize the 364 souls who perished that day. Through fractal tattoos\, she weaves their stories of loss\, fear\, faith\, love\, and hope into the very fabric of skin. Each inked line becomes a thread of healing\, stitching together the trauma left by October 7. The film captures the transformative power of art\, as Liraz’s creations serve as both memorials and symbols of resilience—a living testament to the human spirit\, seeking connection\, solace\, and redemption through creativity. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets URL:https://jccns.org/event/open-play-canasta-mah-jongg/2027-10-20/ LOCATION:JCCNS\, 4 Community Rd.\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jccns.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Canasta-and-Mah-Jongg-Open-Play-2026-Eblast.png ORGANIZER;CN="Lauren Weiss":MAILTO:lweiss@jccns.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR