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“Separate Yourself Not from the Community”

[All times EST]

The Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy  Visit their site for more information and to register (under Public Tours and Events)

Walking Tours

Virtual Tours

  • TBD

American Museum of Natural History [200 Central Park West]

  1. Discover The Secret World of Elephants
  2. Experience the beauty of Invisible Worlds
  3. Davis Family Butterfly Vivarium

BZD Baltimore Zionist District 

  • November 19 (11 AM) – Recalling Jewish Calcutta: A Journey Through Time and Diaspora
  • November 26 (11 AM) – Hidden Histories: Unveiling 500 Years of Jewish Life in the Jungles and Cities of Brazil

Metropolitan Museum of Art

  • Beginning on March 14 – The Rothschild Mahzor and The Mishneh Torah of Maimonides Located in Gallery 503

Museum of the City of New York [1220 Fifth Ave at 103rd St]

Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust

Museum at Hebrew Union College – Dr. Bernard Heller Museum (admission free) NYC

  • Programs on-demand – recorded  – Archived video recordings of faculty and guest experts illuminating the full scope of Jewish studies

New York Historical Society – [170 Central Park West]

Passaic Torah Institute a Baalei Tshuva Yeshiva, Young Professional Program

  • Thursday (8 PM) Contact Ben Rand at 201-280-8145 for more information

Rutgers Bidner Center – Jewish Studies Online 

  • November 7-21, 2024 – Rutgers Jewish Film Festival – in-person ( November 7 – 17) Regal Cinema, North Brunswick and virtual (options November 15 – 21)

Free, non-credit online courses allow you to learn at your own pace and study with the Jewish Studies faculty at Rutgers.

Jewish Agriculture in the Garden State – Free, Virtual Digital

Rutgers Zimmerli Museum   free admission

  • Wednesday – Friday 11 AM –6; Saturday – Sunday noon–5  PM, Thursday 11 AM – 8 PM

Sousa Mendes Foundation  – Founded in 2010, the Sousa Mendes Foundation is dedicated to honoring the memory of the Holocaust rescuer Aristides de Sousa Mendes and educating the world about his good work. 

  • November 24 (4 PM) Royals at War
  • December 8 (2 PM) Here Lived… [German artist Gunter Demnig, creator of the Stolpersteine project. The film Here Lived opens as Demnig lays his 100,000th stone in Nuremberg. It retraces his work, journey, and impact, through the stories of families of Holocaust victims and survivors.]

The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History – Established in 1976, and situated on Philadelphia’s Independence Mall (free admission)

  • November 14-24 – Philadelphia Jewish Film & Media’s annual Fall Festival, a week-long series celebrating cinematic and digital Jewish storytelling
  • November 21 – Comedy Night with Judy Gold
  • December 1 – Humans of Judaism Book Release
  • December 5 – (7:30 PM) Secret Chord Concerts: Chana Raskin’s Raza Ensemble 
  • December 25 – Being ___ at Christmas! Family Day

The Museum of Hunger  virtual

Whitney Museum of American Art whitney.org

YIVO 

  • November 18 (1 PM) JEWISH SONGS AND DANCES FOR PIANO: JOEL ENGEL’S “A KRANTS YIDISHE FOLKSNIGUNIM” (1924)
  • November 20 (1 PM) REPRESENTATIONS OF THE ISRAELI EXPERIENCE IN YIDDISH PROSE, 1948–1967
  • November 20 (7:30 PM) ‘TEFILATAH’ (HER PRAYER): THE FEMALE EXPERIENCE THROUGH THE EYES OF MALE COMPOSERS
  • December 2 (1 PM) YIDDISH LANGUAGE DURING THE HOLOCAUST
  • December 4 (7 PM) JOSEPH BRODSKY: EPITAPH FOR A CENTAUR, SIX YEARS LATER
  • December 5 (7 PM) PROOF OF IDENTITY
  • December 10 (7 PM) BURNING OFF THE PAGE

Online self-paced free courses

  • Is Anything Okay? The History of Jews and Comedy in America
  • A Seat at the Table: A Journey into Jewish Food
  • Oh Mama, I’m in Love! The Story of the Yiddish Stage
  • Folksong, Demons, and the Evil Eye: Folklore of Ashkenaz
  • Discovering Ashkenaz: Jewish Life in Eastern Europe

Information You Can Use

Adult Clothing Gemach Chabad of Maplewood For information contact: Lenny Levy, at 201-836-7376 or email umbrellapickup@aol.com

Bergen Volunteers Center’s Make-It-Home division is interested in donations of gently used furniture for those in need. For more information 201-489-9454 info@bergenvolunteers.org or www.bergenvolunteers.org/making-it-home

Beth Aaron Centerpiece Gemach For information contact Michele at 201-403-6409  www.bethaaron.org/gemach

Bikur Cholim Bergen County (BCBC) is a volunteer-run 501(c)3 organization that provides support, facilities, and services to ease the burden of families services Englewood Hospital and Medical Center,  Hackensack University Medical Center, Holy Name Medical Center, The Valley Hospital, and Kessler Rehabilitation of Saddlebrook For information contact info@bikurcholimbergencounty.org or 201-579-3066

Center for Food Action  (CFA) provides emergency services to northern New Jersey’s poorest and most vulnerable residents. CFA provides food, housing, utility, and heating assistance and offers counseling and advocacy services to low-income individuals and families. CFA is headquartered in Englewood and has sites in Hackensack

Community Food Bank of New Jersey (CFB – NJ) Working with volunteers, donors, and our many partners to fill the emptiness caused by hunger with Food, Help, and Hope.

Fair Lawn – 

  • Gemach for information email FairLawnGemach@gmail.com
  • Costume Gemach – Sophie’s Costume Gemach simifleischer@gmail.com 845-548-1319

JEMA needs volunteers for a virtual free tutoring service to study with/support Yavneh students in grades K – 8 in all subjects. (No formal teaching experience is needed. ) Contact Dr. Brecker-Blum at hr@thehrca.com or Yavneh Academy at yavnehedoffice@yavnehacademy.org

Jewish Family Services and Alzheimer’s Association – Virtual caregiver support group – 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month 10:30 – 11:30 AM. Contact Rebecca Schochet at 862-233-1598 or r.schochet@jfsclifton.org

Project Ezrah helps by finding employment opportunities for candidates seeking entry-level to senior leadership positions. 201.569.9047; Info@ezrah.org

Re-Pleat: Gemach of outfits for dressy occasions, is new in Edison/Highland Park! Have something to donate? Have a special occasion and need something to wear?  Open by appointment only: text 732-267-3216

Teaneck  – 

  • SHPBC  Shearit Haplate of Bergen County collects, repackages, and distributes surplus food to individuals and families within Teaneck, NJ, and surrounding communities in a respectful way that helps to ensure the recipients’ privacy and self-esteem. If you know of a family in need, are having an upcoming Simcha and would like us to pick up leftover food, or want more information about volunteering Email: shpbcinc@gmail.com Phone: 225-DON8-FUD or 225-366-8383
  • Preemie Clothing Gemach Yad Yocheved, Teaneck, for information 201-836-2071
  • Baby Gemach assists Jewish families in Bergen County with baby equipment, and clothing for babies – toddlers. http://www.teaneckbabygemach.org/contact-us.html
  • Bike Gemach For information email Rebecca at rebeccadklar@gmail.com
  • Gown Gemach – Something Borrowed – somethingborrowedTCG@gmail.com
  • Simcha Gemach Chairs, tables, coat racks, vases, and bris table decor are available for loan. For information email TeaneckSimcha@yahoo.com

Tomchei Shabbos provides Shabbos food and weekly groceries to families in need. Sites organized by location: LA, Dallas, Providence, Rhode Island [Jewish Collaborative Services], Toronto, Queens [Masbia], Rockland County, Bergen County, Passaic, Middlesex, Kansas City, Chicago, Florida, Montreal [The Family Store].,

Donation ONLY: Houston, Pittsburg, Cleveland, Staten Island, Queens, Brooklyn, Lakewood,  St. Louis, Detroit, Florida, Denver,

United Hatzalah (a partnership group of mental health trauma professionals practicing in Israel) provides free & anonymous online 24/7 mental health counseling to US frontline healthcare providers.

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