Wednesdays at the JCC for Senior Adults - Yearly Individual

LSJCC, Start Date: 09/14/2011, End Date: 09/05/2012, Time: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

A full day program is available to members on Wednesdays. Membership includes discounts to all senior adult programs and Travel club events. Each week offers a variety of activities including lectures, fitness, discussion groups, entertainment and more. Typical courses include current events, Jewish history, play reading, nutrition, Yiddish, Art, choral group and more.   To reserve a Kosher lunch on Wednesdays, please call 617-558-6596 by 12pm the Monday before the Wednesday program. There is a $3 suggested donation for lunch and full day program.   If you are a Brookline or Brighton resident, transportation is available on Wednesdays. For transportation reservations, please call 617-558-6484.   Full day programs planned from September 14, 2011 to June 13, 2012. Summer semester program begins on June 20, 2012 and is limited to the use of all indoor PE facilities.

Wednesdays at the JCC for Senior Adults - Yearly Couple

LSJCC, Start Date: 09/14/2011, End Date: 09/05/2012, Time: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

A full day program is available to members on Wednesdays. Membership includes discounts to all senior adult programs and Travel club events. Each week offers a variety of activities including lectures, fitness, discussion groups, entertainment and more. Typical courses include current events, Jewish history, play reading, nutrition, Yiddish, Art, choral group and more.   To reserve a Kosher lunch on Wednesdays, please call 617-558-6596 by 12pm the Monday before the Wednesday program. There is a $3 suggested donation for lunch and full day program.   If you are a Brookline or Brighton resident, transportation is available on Wednesdays. For transportation reservations, please call 617-558-6484.   Full day programs planned from September 14, 2011 to June 13, 2012. Summer semester program begins on June 20, 2012 and is limited to the use of all indoor PE facilities.

Travel Club Membership - 2011/2012

LSJCC, Start Date: 10/01/2011, End Date: 09/30/2012, Time: 12:00 AM-11:59 PM

Email: travelclub@jccgb.org Be part of our active community of travelers and leave every detail to us! The JCC Travel Club invites members and nonmembers to join us on our upcoming trips. The JCC Travel Club invites members of all of the Greater Boston JCCs to join us on our upcoming trips. For many trips, there will be bus pickups in Stoughton as well as at the JCC in Newton and at 100 Centre Street in Brookline. The Travel Club holds bi-monthly dinners with entertainment at the Leventhal-Sidman JCC. For more information on trips or dinners, call 617-558-6448. Download the Travel Club brochure to sign up You do not need to be a member of the JCC to go on any of our trips. If you wish to join the JCC Travel Club, the fee is $12 for JCC members and $35 for non-members. For more information on any JCC Travel Club trip, contact 617-558-6448 or email travelclub@jccgb.org

Explorations: Adult Learning and Enrichment

Event takes place March 6, 13, 20, 27 and April 3 (10am-12:30pm) at the Leventhal-Sidman JCC

Leventhal-Sidman JCC, Five consecutive Tuesdays beginning March 6 (10am-12:30pm)

Senior adults can explore new interests and develop greater understanding of current events at an upcoming five-week adult learning series called Explorations: Adult Learning and Enrichment. Explorations will take place at the Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center (333 Nahanton Street) in Newton beginning Tuesday, March 6. 

Participants can engage in lively discussions and active learning about current events, the Middle East, the Impressionism period in art and more.

Topics for this series are as follows:

• Current events with Lois Sokol
• Bible with Daniel Brosgol - "From Samual to Ezra: A Historical Overview"
• Understanding the Middle East - A Traveler's Perspective with Barry Pell
• Let's study the arts - Impressionism and post-Impressionism with Jane Blair

Explorations takes place from 10am-12:30pm. Cost is $52/JCC member; $60/nonmember To register, contact 617-558-6443 or seniors@jccgb.org. 

All arts and humanities offerings at the JCC are programs of the Ryna Greenbaum JCC Center for the Arts.

Creative Community Model Seder for Teens and Adults with Disabilities

Leventhal-Sidman JCC, Wednesday, March 14, 2012 6:30-9pm

Designed for teens and adults with disabilities, and for their friends.
Community seder led by Mark Sokoll, JCC President/CEO, and songleader Micah Shapiro. Buffet dinner catered by Dushez Kosher Catering.

As we celebrate our freedom, let us help members of our community realize their dream of freedom from hunger. Please bring a non-perishable food item, to be donated to Needham Community Council.

For information and to register, contact 617-558-6548 or 617-558-6508

Sponsored by The Special Needs Professionals Commitee of the Greater Boston Jewish Community, comprised of: Friend 2 Friend of the Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters; JCCs of Greater Boston Special Needs Services; Jewish Family and Children's Service; Jewish Vocational Service; Gateways: Access to Jewish Education; Jewish Community Relations Council, under the aegis of Combined Jewish Philanthropists, with support from K'sharim: Connecting People with Disabilities to Jewish Life and The Morris J. and Betty Kaplun Foundation.

JCC Travel Club - Eastern Europe and the Black Sea Trip

Leventhal-Sidman JCC, Departs October 18, 2012

Cruise the legendary Danube aboard a private river ship. Step ashore to explore the rich histories and vibrant cultures of Hungary, Croatia, Servia, Bulgaria and Romania. Join the JCC Travel Club on this exciting adventure. Contact 617-558-6448 or travel@jccgb.org for details.