JANUARY 2018
2018 TO-DOs
The Time is NOW!
NEW YEAR, NEW YOU!
CHILDREN, TEENS & FAMILIES
$0 initiation fee benderjccgw.org/newyear
JCC MACCABI GAMES MID-ATLANTIC JR. GAMES
Wednesday, January 10 | 7:30 PM benderjccgw.org/film
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BENDER JCC/HADASSAH BOOK CLUB
Enrollment for the 2018-19 school year opens this month
Ages 5-14 | Starts January 7 benderjccgw.org/sports
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Family Program Monday, January 15 | 10 AM-1 PM benderjccgw.org
J PLAY
SWIM LESSONS Private, semi-private & group classes benderjccgw.org/aquatics
ISADORE AND BERTHA GUDELSKY EXCEPTIONAL SWIM PROGRAM
For individuals with orthopedic-related disabilities
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“Enchanted Islands” by Allison Amend
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LESSANS FAMILY LITERARY SERIES
SHABBAT SHABBANG
BUILDING A BETTER WORLD
YOUTH CO-ED BASKETBALL LEAGUE
NOW OPEN!
Thursday, January 11 | 1 PM
Tuesday, January 9 | 10 AM benderjccgw.org/preschool-open-house Friday, January 12 benderjccgw.org/ShabbatShabbang
Tryouts start January 14 benderjccgw.org/maccabi
CINEMA J: “Shalom Italia”
BENDER PRESCHOOL
Open House for Prospective Parents
HEALTH & FITNESS
ARTS & CULTURE
WINTER-SPRING PROGRAM REGISTRATION
Fun in the Forest Tuesday, January 23 | 10 AM Aleph to ZBounce Tuesday, January 30 | 10:30 AM benderjccgw.org/jplay
International Holocaust Remembrance Day Program with author Bruce Henderson
Thursday, January 25 | 6 PM benderjccgw.org/LitSeries
ADULTS INTRODUCTION TO KABBALAH Thursdays, Jan 4-Feb 1 | 7:30-8:30 PM benderjccgw.org/all
A WINTER’S DANCE
PRESIDENT TRUMP’S FIRST YEAR: 12 MONTHS UNLIKE ANY OTHER
Sunday, February 4 | 3 PM benderjccgw.org/dance
Thursday, January 18 | 7:30 PM benderjccgw.org/all
NA'ASEH V'NISHMA: WE WILL DO AND WE WILL HEAR
INTERGENERATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
With Liz Schrayer of the US Global Leadership Coalition
Bender JCC Dance School Concert
A group exhibit featured through February 18
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Teens help adults to learn or hone technology skills.
Thursdays starting February 1 3:30-4:30 PM | Free benderjccgw.org/all
LINKS
One-on-one Jewish study in a group setting
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6125 Montrose Road | Rockville, MD 20852
Wednesdays | 8-9 PM Free; registration required benderjccgw.org/all
The Lessans Family Literary Series Presents
CENTER STORY
Cinema J Presents
SHALOM, ITALIA
You voted us Best of Bethesda!
When it comes to working out, Darryl Weiler has a fighting spirit.
Wednesday, January 10 | 7:30 PM Three Italian Jewish brothers set off on a journey through Tuscany in search of a cave where they hid as children to escape the Nazis.
International Holocaust Remembrance Day Program
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Thursday, January 25 Film at 6 PM: The Ritchie Boys Author talk at 7:30 PM: Bruce Henderson, author of Sons and Soldiers: the Untold Story of the Jews Who Escaped the Nazis and Returned with the U.S. Army to Fight Hitler, in conversation with Mike Rugel
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Readers’ Pick, Best Preschool
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Join the Bender JCC
THE TIME IS NOW!
A WINTER’S DANCE Bender JCC School of Dance’s Annual Winter Concert Sunday, February 4 | 3 PM The Bender JCC School of Dance offers classes in ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop and lyrical for preschoolers through adults; register now!
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ALL ARE WELCOME
NEW YEAR, NEW YOU! Now is the time Start your New Year off right by joining the Bender JCC! $0 initiation fee when you join in January!
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Readers’ Pick, A Top Vote Getter, Best Gym for People Over 40
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2017
Readers’ Pick, A Top Vote Getter, Best Camp Two years running!