Join us at the JCCNS Indoor Pool for our first ever Floating Pumpkin-Patch-A-Palooza! JUMP in the pool and pick your favorite pumpkin! DECORATE your pumpkin with markers, stickers and all kinds of fun crafts! ENJOY pizza, snacks, and drinks with friends on the pool deck! WIN - Each pumpkin has a number on the bottom […]
The Lioness of Boston, by Emily Franklin, is a deeply evocative and imaginative portrayal of the life of Isabella Stewart Gardner, a daring visionary who created an inimitable legacy in American art and transformed the city of Boston itself.By the time Isabella Stewart Gardner opened her Italian palazzo-style home as a museum in 1903 to […]
Join us for this one-hour program where you will learn more about Hebrew College's Me'ah program, which takes you on a fascinating journey through the narrative of the Jewish people from ancient to present times. This program, and all Me'ah programs, are open to all learners- even if this is your first or next step […]
In partnership with Explorers Lifelong Learning Institute, join Peter Sheckman, cellist in the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, to learn about and listen to classical music. Coffee and bagels will be served.FREE and everyone is welcome, but you must RSVP (click "Going" below).
Are you being served or sold? We all want to have young and healthy skin, yet the beauty industry is so mixed in its messages that most consumers have no way to tell which skincare products are helpful and which claims are pure hype. In The Skincare Hoax, Dr. Fayne L. Frey, a New York–based, […]
Join Izzi Abrams for an informative and stimulating course that examines Hollywood’s portrayal of the American Jewish experience through films with Jewish themes and characters such as Gentleman’s Agreement...
Please contact Susan Weiner at susan.templesinai@gmail.com to RSVP and with any questions.
An ancient majestic oak stands beneath the stars on Division Street. And under the tree sits Ben Wilf, a retired doctor, and ten-year-old Waldo Shenkman, a brilliant, lonely boy who is pointing out his favorite constellations. Waldo doesn’t realize it but he and Ben have met before. And they will again, and again. Across time […]
In Roaring Twenties New York City, when the nightclubs closed down, the in-crowd didn’t go home. Everyone went to Polly’s place, the “speakeasy with a harem” run by “The Female Al Capone,” as the newspapers dubbed her. Polly “Pearl” Adler was a diminutive dynamo whose Manhattan brothels were more than oases of illicit sex; they […]
Join Izzi Abrams for an informative and stimulating course that examines Hollywood’s portrayal of the American Jewish experience through films with Jewish themes and characters such as Gentleman’s Agreement, Goodbye, Columbus, Crossing Delancey, The Chosen and Annie Hall. Four Classes on Thursdays, Oct. 26, Nov. 2, 9, 16Drop-in: $20 per class Members, $25 per class […]
Join Izzi Abrams for an informative and stimulating course that examines Hollywood’s portrayal of the American Jewish experience through films with Jewish themes and characters such as Gentleman’s Agreement, Goodbye, Columbus, Crossing Delancey, The Chosen and Annie Hall. Four Classes on Thursdays, Oct. 26, Nov. 2, 9, 16Drop-in: $20 per class Members, $25 per class […]
A lone soldier wearing a German uniform stumbles into a British military camp in the North African desert with an incredible story to tell. He is the sole survivor of an undercover operation meant to infiltrate the Nazi stronghold of Tobruk, trading on the soldiers’ perfect fluency in German. However, this man is not British-born, […]
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With Rabbi Michael Schwartz and Pastor James Bixby Is it all really fair in love and war? Rabbi Michael Schwartz from Temple Sinai and Pastor James Bixby from the Clifton Lutheran Church will hold a discussion about the ethics of war. They will explore the rules of war, how to behave before, during, and after […]
Bring your baby in the stroller, carrier or wear them! Yoga mats available for them to play on. Meet other caregivers and get in a good workout!
Join us every Wednesday for great conversation, caregiver support and to meet other families. Music, Stories, Open Play and My First Holiday Celebrations. For babies under 2 and caregivers.
Monthly Mid-Day Speaker Series In partnership with Explorers Lifelong Learners Institute Join Michael Goldman, political consultant and Salem Explorers lecturer, who will discuss how the year 1968 was the most consequential year of the 20th century. Coffee and bagels will be served. FREE and everyone is welcome, but you must RSVP (click "Going" below.)
Join Alex Safian, PhD, Associate Director and Research Director of CAMERA (Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis) for a talk and Q&A. Free, but please RSVP below (click "Going.") For more information, email Sara Ewing at sewing@jccns.com.
Once We Were Home, a novel that weaves together the fictional lives of four displaced children, has been called a “revelation” that animates WWII histories readers never knew about. Oskar and Ana have been hidden by a Polish farm family. Roger has been raised in a convent. Renata believes her German parents are her own. What happens after […]
