Women’s Challah Bake

Wednesday, September 2
6:00PM-8:00PM
$18
Lewis Stolzenberg Social Hall,
Bernikow JCC

Join us for a sweet evening of baking and fun at the JCC ahead of the New Year!

Dr. Snjezana Smodlaka Presents: Michelangelo’s Last Judgement

Thursday, October 1
1:00PM-3:00PM

$15
President’s Room, Bernikow JCC

Join us for an engaging lecture about the beauty and power of Michelangelo's Last Judgement and unfinished sculptures.

Together We Rise: Stories of Hope, Healing & Rebuilding

Tuesday, October 6
7:00PM-9:00PM

FREE Program
Lewis Stolzenberg Social Hall,
Bernikow JCC

Join Alon Futterman, founding Director of the Kfar Aza Foundation, who has been guiding the long-term recovery and rebuilding of one of the communities most devastated after the October 7th massacre. Alon will be joined by Atir Vinnikov, an Israeli-born public speaker and IDF combat veteran in the elite Givati Brigade. He will share his powerful perspective on leadership and resilience.

Celebrating a Neglected Renaissance Paintress with Lou Barrella & Dr. Snjezana Smodlaka

Thursday, October 15
1:00PM-3:00PM

$20
President’s Room, Bernikow JCC

Discover Sofonisba Anguissola, the trailblazing Renaissance painter who defied the odds as a female artist to earn acclaim across Italy and Spain, crossing paths with Michelangelo and the real figures behind Verdi's opera "Don Carlo."

Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Ross

Thursday, November 5
1:00PM-3:00PM

$15
President’s Room, Bernikow JCC

Connect with Rabbi Ross from Temple Israel to engage in spiritual, educational and thoughtful Jewish discussions, all accompanied by delicious nosh!

Joy of Opera with Lou Barrella

Select Mondays
12:30PM-2:00PM

Presidents Room
Bernikow JCC

September 14- Singing Without Words
November 16- Celebrating Klezmer, The Yiddish Theater and The Borscht Belt
January 11- Senior Citizen Characters in Opera
February 8- Remembering Regina Resnick
March 8- Celebrating Queen Elizabeth I in Art, Film, History and Opera
April 5- Exploring Similar Scenes in Film and Opera
May 3- To Be Announced!

Dr. Roger Wesby Presents American Music

Select Tuesdays

1:30PM-3:00PM

Teen Lounge

Bernikow JCC

Roger Wesby is a composer/arranger and conductor, and Wagner College Professor Emeritus. He is the founder and conductor of Concord Choral Consortium (C3), a semi professional chamber choir dedicated to the performance of American Music.

September 8- What is American Music? Origins, Finding “The Sound,” Primacy
October 6- Blendings of Musical Traditions - Minstrelsy and Parlor Songs, Blues, Jazz, Gospel, R & B
November 10- The American Songbook and its Country Cousins: Bluegrass, Newgrass and Americana
December 8- American Music in the Concert Hall, the Opera House and at the Ballet

  Best of NYC Sightseeing Cruise

Tuesday, October 13
Bus departs Bernikow JCC at 11:00am

$65

Circle the entire island of Manhattan as you calmly glide past three rivers, five boroughs, and seven iconic bridges through the crisp fall air. With over 100 landmarks in view, from Midtown's skyline to the outer boroughs' shorelines, this is New York like you've never seen it!

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