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Hitting the Right Notes 2
CEO’s Message 3
Dinner of Champions 4
Health & Fitness 5
Arts & Culture 6
Book Festival 7
Camp, Children, Youth & Teens 8
Jewish Family Living & Learning 9
Adults 10
Contributions 11
Upcoming Events 12
Cover photo: Polinger Artists of Excellence Concert Series patron Vanlal Hruaia (right) with Chee-Yun, a world renowned violin soloist who has performed frequently at the JCCGW. Story, page 2.
Fall Classes: Session 2 Starts Mid-November.
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CENTER STORY Hitting the Right Notes
This month’s feature is an interview with Vanlal Hruaia, a loyal and enthusiastic patron of the JCCGW’s Polinger Artists of Excellence Concert Series. You recently converted to Judaism. Can you please tell us about that journey? Searching for spirituality in my life, I studied different religions and narrowed my interest to Judaism. The Jewish value of questioning everything was so enticing to me. I’m a very ritualistic person, and Judaism stresses finding meaning and understanding of God and life through rituals. I enrolled in Sixth & I Historic Synagogue’s Jewish Welcome Workshop [an indepth introduction to Judaism course]. After a year and a half of learning and actively participating in the Jewish community, I deepened my understanding of Judaism and am now a proud member of the tribe. Janet attended my welcoming [conversion] ceremony, and I was so touched to see her get teary-eyed. It was such an emotional day that it brought me to tears, as well.
Vanlal Hruaia, right, demonstrated his musical talent ─ and his charming personality ─ at a 6th & I Shabbat service earlier this year. With him is Halley Cohen, director of GLOE (GLBT Outreach and Engagement).
Please tell us how you came to be involved with the JCCGW. I got to know about the JCCGW through Chee-Yun, a wonderful friend who is a world-renowned violin soloist. Chee-Yun has been performing at the JCCGW for 25 years. When I attended her performance at the JCC in October of 2012, I was very impressed to see what a fantastic selection of recitals the Center’s Polinger Artists of Excellence Concert Series has to offer. I have continued attending the concert series since then.
What does it mean to you to be Jewish? Being Jewish, to me, is to be spiritually connected with my Jewish people and the greater world. I try to find purpose, inspiration and the essence of God and humanity in what I do, whether it’s keeping kosher or participating in acts that help with tikkun olam [repairing the world]. Judaism instilled a sense of hope in my life. It has given me a community to call my own. What’s your favorite/least favorite “Jewish” food? My favorite Jewish dish is a Moroccan fish recipe that an Israeli friend recommended to me. I’m not so keen on gefilte fish.
Is there anything else you’d like readers to know? Although I have changed my major to a non-music related field [respiratory therapy and biology], I still try to keep the musical side of me alive as much Through my attendance at these concerts, I have gotten to know [Music Programs as possible. At services at Sixth & I on the second Friday of every month, I join Director] Janet Getz. Our bond has developed to the point where I refer to Rabbi Shira Stutman and Jewish rock star Sheldon Low on the bima with my Janet as my DC Jewish mother, encompassing all the usual advice, direction, electric violin. encouragement, Jewish mothering and support that one might expect. Oh, and my cholent recipe is better than yours! ;) Please talk about your interest in music. I was born in India and raised in Oman. Like many Asian parents, my parents For more information on the Polinger Artists of Excellence Concert Series, were musically ambitious, and they enrolled me in voice and piano lessons at please contact Janet Getz at 301.348.3779 or jgetz@jccgw.org. a young age. At 12, I picked up the violin and have never looked back. After completing high school in Oman, I came to the United States to major in violin performance at American University, and was a member of the American University Symphony Orchestra for two years.
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Inclusion permeates our Center. Inclusion is belonging.
Center Scene, the magazine of the Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington, is issued monthly from September through June. The Center is a member of the Jewish Community Centers Association of North America, a beneficiary agency of The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, and receives support from the United Way and Combined Federal Campaigns.
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ALL ARE WELCOME
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LEADERSHIP OFFICERS Felicia K. Gottdenker, Chair of the Board of Directors Helen Rubin, Administration/Finance Chair & Treasurer Heidi Hookman Brodsky, Development Chair Darryl Shrock, Membership and Programming Chair Mindy Berger, Governance Chair Neil Gurvitch, General Counsel Matthew Weinberg, Secretary Andrew Chod, Assistant Secretary Brian Pearlstein, Assistant Treasurer Brian Gaines, Ombudsperson IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Bradley C. Stillman BOARD OF DIRECTORS Gilly Arie Arthur Polott Brent Berger, MD Adam Polsky Robert I. Black Tracy Bloom Schwartz Nathan Bortnick Reed Sexter Andrew Bridge Andrew P. Shulman Ron Gorfinkel Dale Singer Toby Gottesman Maurice “Mac” Lisa Gunty VerStandig Holli Beckerman Jaffe David Waghelstein Rami Kandel The Honorable Jeff Randi K. Meyrowitz Waldstreicher Candace Ourisman Sharon Zissman COUNCIL OF ADVISORS Daniel H. Abramowitz Jeffrey Linowes David S. Bender Lawrence Mann Stuart Bindeman Alan Meltzer Dean Eisen Robert Phillips Bernard Forseter Pamela Nadell, PhD Greg Friedman Howard Ross The Honorable Julie Silver Douglas F. Gansler Kathy Sklar Toni Goodman Marc Solomon Eric Kassoff Robin Taub Michael Kay Michael E. Winer Mark Lerner Susan Zuckerman PAST PRESIDENTS Morris Cafritz z”l Steven D. Lustig Marcella E. Cohen Philip N. Margolius Scott M. Cohen Col. Benjamin Ourisman z”l The Honorable Sydney M. Polakoff Stuart E. Eizenstat Richard B. Reff, M.D. Barry P. Forman Leo Schlossberg z”l z”l Rosalie B. Gerber Burnett Siman z”l Michael S. Gildenhorn Beth C. Sloan z”l Col. Julius Goldstein Charles E. Smith z”l z”l Simon Hirshman Andrew M. Stern Lesley Israel Bradley C. Stillman Rosalyn Levy Jonas John D. VerStandig Edward H. Kaplan Bernard M. Weisz z”l Joel S. Kaufman Bernard S. White z”l z”l Harry King Morton H. Wilner z”l z”l Fred Kogod Donald E. Wolpe Robert P. Kogod z”l Samuel Lehrman of blessed memory Harry M. Linowes EXECUTIVE TEAM
Interfaith Couples and Families Welcome Message from Michael My wife and I recently hosted a Shabbat dinner for activities during college – in particularly Birthright a small group of friends. Almost all of those present and campus-based Jewish groups – “the impact was were baby boomers and almost all of our children profound.” “They were much more likely to observe are in their 20s and not yet married. Inevitably, the Jewish holidays and practices, feel connected to conversation turned to our kids Israel and the Jewish people, have Jewish and their lives – including the friends and partners and believe that it is relationships that they and their important to raise children Jewish.” friends are in. It wasn’t long before the conversation turned to marriage So, what do these trends say about the and intermarriage. It was a lively direction and future of the American Jewish discussion of differing attitudes community? For some, it is cause for more about interfaith dating and marriage, hand-wringing about intermarriage and its and its impact on our families and impact, and the need to take actions they the direction of the American Jewish believe will promote more in-marriage. Michael Feinstein, CEO community. For me, these studies make it clear that intermarriage is a fact of life and that our best chance Our conversation was fueled by the recent release to create a thriving Jewish community for the future of two surveys. The first, conducted by Big Tent is to be more welcoming and accepting of interfaith Judaism, found through an opt-in survey of 249 couples and families. At the Center, our welcoming Conservative rabbis that 40% of them would officiate statement makes this clear: at interfaith weddings if allowed. The second, and The JCCGW embraces and welcomes the diversity more important, conducted by Brandeis University’s of our community and encourages everyone to seek Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies, focused meaning and fulfillment by participating in our rich on millennial children of intermarriage. Before programming inspired by our Jewish heritage. getting into this new study’s findings, it’s important to remember what we already learned from the 2013 We open our doors to everyone, including people Pew study, A Portrait of Jewish Americans, about of all backgrounds, religions, abilities and sexual intermarriage: orientations, and interfaith couples and families. • Over 70% of non-Orthodox marriages since 2000 were interfaith. • Almost half of Jewish millennials have one Jewish parent. • Among adults under 30 with one Jewish parent, 59% consider themselves Jewish.
Inclusion permeates our Center. Inclusion is belonging.
November is Interfaith Family Month. (You can learn more at www.interfaithfamily.com/dc.) At the Center, we will use this time to think more deeply about how we can better engage our interfaith couples and The new Brandeis study of more than 2,500 millennial families by providing resources and programming, adult children of intermarriage found that over 40% and making it clear that everyone is welcome. said they were raised exclusively Jewish. Compared with children who were raised with two Jewish As Thanksgiving approaches, it is a time to give parents, this group was less likely to have received thanks for what we have and appreciate all those any formal Jewish education or participated in who choose to make Judaism a part of their life. informal Jewish activities during their childhood or teen years. They were also less likely to participate in Jewish groups in college or go on a Birthright Israel trip. But, of those who did participate in Jewish
Michael Feinstein, Chief Executive Officer Treva Bustow, Chief Marketing Officer Ruth E. Carski, Chief Financial Officer Amy I. Gantz, Chief Operating Officer Adam Tennen, Chief Development Officer EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EMERITUS Robert H. Weiner
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Your Feedback is Needed
We are in the midst of our biannual participant survey which you should have received by email. Your feedback is critical to direction-setting at the Center and I encourage you to take a few minutes to complete it. And, if you happen to be part of an interfaith couple or family, we are interested to hear your thoughts on how we can be more welcoming and better meet your needs. Photo by Shmulik Almany
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SUPPORT The Dinner of Champions is held annually to raise funds to support our nationally-recognized Camp JCC inclusion program, and to honor those who have achieved success in the world of sports and those who have made extraordinary contributions to our community. For more information on the event and honorees or to purchase tickets, please visit jccgw.org/champions or contact Jodi Shulimson at 301.348.3769 or jshulimson@jccgw.org.
JCC of Greater Washington’s 24th Annual
Dinner of Champions Where every all-star is included
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21 | 7 P.M.
HONOREES Joy and Ron Paul Irene and Abe Pollin Humanitarian Award The Irene and Abe Pollin Humanitarian Award is presented annually to individuals or organizations that have been involved in public service and have made a positive difference to society. We are honored to recognize Joy and Ron Paul for their efforts to make our community a better place.
Jacky Loube JCCGW Maccabi Legacy Award
GREATER WASHINGTON JEWISH SPORTS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
Michael Gruner Basketball
Leonard Kanthal Boxing
Corey Migdal Soccer and Basketball
Larry Rosen Track and Field
Wendy Weinberg Weil Swimming
Jordan Zarin Swimming
HYMAN M. AND PHILLIP D. PERLO HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE AWARD RECIPIENTS
Nicole Brodkowitz Basketball and Soccer
Nathan Gertler Basketball
Ellie Gottdenker Swimming
Daphne Lerner Basketball
Brian Shorr Basketball
Mark Weinstein Hockey
MAJOR SPONSORS
The Louis and Helyn Fanaroff Family Charitable Foundation
Abramson Family Foundation, Inc. Gary & Pennie Abramson Charitable Foundation The Rona and Jeffrey Abramson Foundation
Sunny and Mark Polsky • Wendy Fanaroff Debby and Gary Bortnick • Susan and Steve Fanaroff
RAFFLE PRIZES • Grand prize—choose one of the following packages: South Beach, Napa Wine Country, New Orleans Jazz • Walt Disneyworld passes • Tickets to Washington Wizards, Washington Capitals, Washington Nationals • Soul Cycle classes • Company picnic at Dulles Golf Center & Sports Park • In-home dining with a local chef • Restaurant gift cards • And much more!
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HEALTH & FITNESS Pump Yourself Up with Personal Training
Make the most out of your workout with personal training. Our certified trainers will keep you motivated as you work toward your fitness goals. To learn about our trainers and services, or to schedule personal training sessions, contact Dahhia Smith Johnson at 301.348.3894 or dsmith-johnson@jccgw.org. WOMEN WITH WEIGHTS
TRX
JUNIOR STRENGTH TRAINING
PLYO-TENSITY
This women-only program is designed to target multiple muscle groups at once. Participants will build lean muscle, lose body fat and burn calories in a brief time. Upcoming sessions meet Mondays and Fridays from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., November 2-27 and November 30-January 22.
This class is designed to help youth (age 1014) be more active through cardio exercise, calisthenics and using strength equipment. Instructors teach appropriate ways to exercise and how to incorporate equipment into the routine, and offers healthy lifestyle tips. After completion, the participant, along with a parent, can use the cardio and strength equipment. Classes meet on Wednesdays, November 11December 30, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
A new category of exercise for all fitness levels, TRX leverages one’s own bodyweight and gravity to develop strength, balance, flexibility and core stability simultaneously. Classes meet on Thursdays from November 5 through December 17 at 10:30-11:15 a.m. or 12:30-1:15 p.m.
Designed for teens age 14-18, this class focuses on speed, agility and plyometerics. Intense bursts of activities yield higher burn in a shorter period of time. It will boost metabolism while challenging the cardiovascular system, giving faster results. The interval training will target the abs and core. Classes are held from 6 to 7 p.m. on Wednesdays, November 11-December 30.
SCHEDULE YOUR HARD HAT TOUR TODAY!
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ARTS & CULTURE Pressing Concerns: An Exhibition of Contemporary Issues Expressed in Print and Book Form | November 1-29 Gallery hours: Open when JCCGW is open Reception: Sunday, November 15 | 2-4 p.m. The JCCGW gratefully acknowledges The Kaplan Family Foundation for supporting this exhibit. Pressing Concerns is an exhibition that highlights current issues of political and social concern expressed through broadsides, book spreads and prints, using both modern and hand-pulled traditional printmaking methods. The work has been thoughtfully created by the students of the Master of Art, Art and the Book program at the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design at the George Washington University in conjunction with their graduate student group, Marginalia. Topics explored in the show include urban sprawl, the interconnection of ancestry and origins, and our reduced honeybee population as a possible alarm for environmental disturbance. For more information, please contact Lisa Del Sesto at 301.348.3756 or ldelsesto@jccgw.org.
POLINGER ARTISTS OF EXCELLENCE CONCERT SERIES
Vladimir Feltsman, Piano Sunday, November 1 | 7:30 p.m. Virtuoso pianist Vladimir Feltsman was banned from performing in his native Russia for eight years after he attempted to defect in 1979, but he has made up for this long period of silence since immigrating to the United States three decades ago. Tickets are $31 for those under age 40, $36 for adults age 62+ years, and $41 for all others. To purchase tickets, please visit jccgw.org/concerts or call the box office at 301.348.3872.
“...quite simply an amazing pianist!” ─The New York Times
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POLINGER ARTISTS OF EXCELLENCE CONCERT SERIES
Trio Solisti & Richard O’Neill Piano Trio + Viola Sunday, December 6 | 7:30 p.m.
The critically-acclaimed Trio Solisti has forged a stellar reputation with a passionate performance style that combines exceptional virtuosity with penetrating musical insight. They will be joined by violist Richard O’Neill, twotime Grammy nominee and Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient. Tickets are $31 for those under age 40, $36 for adults age 62+ years, and $41 for all others. To purchase tickets, please visit jccgw.org/concerts or call the box office at 301.348.3872.
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Trio Solisti “…startlingly fresh and fascinating…”
─The New York Times
The Lessans Family Annual Book Festival November 5-15 Tickets are now on sale! Tickets are nonrefundable.
Three Easy Ways to Purchase Tickets • Online at jccgw.org/book festival; • In person at the box office, Monday-Friday 10 am.-12 p.m., and one hour prior to each Book Festival event; • By calling the box office at 301.348.3805.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5
An Evening of Rock n’ Roll at AMP by Strathmore • 11810 Grand Park Avenue North Bethesda, Maryland 20852
6:30 p.m. at AMP by Strathmore Liel Leibovitz A Broken Hallelujah: Rock and Roll, Redemption and the Life of Leonard Cohen 8:15 p.m. at AMP by Strathmore Steve Katz Blood, Sweat and My Rock ‘n’ Roll Years: Is Steve Katz a Rock Star? Purchase tickets at ampbystrathmore.com.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6 12 p.m. Michelle Brafman Washing the Dead
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8
10:30 a.m. Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt Living in the Shadow of Death: A Rabbi Copes with Cancer 3 p.m. Original Theater from Flying V The Bleeding Heart Show: A Collection of New Plays Inspired by Indie Rock 7 p.m. Gil Troy The Age of Clinton: America in the 1990s
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9
12 p.m. Susan Dworkin The Nazi Officer’s Wife: How One Jewish Woman Survived the Holocaust
6:30 p.m. At Kentlands Arts Barn 311 Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878 Chaya Deitsch Here and There: Leaving Hasidism, Keeping My Family 8:15 p.m. At Kentlands Arts Barn
311 Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878
Leah Lax Uncovered: How I Left Hasidic Life and Finally Came Home
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10
Free Movie Night 6:30 p.m. A Film by Joseph Dorman Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11
12 p.m. Steve Gimbel Einstein: His Space and Times 6:30 p.m. Herman Taube Memorial Program Dan Ephron Killing a King: The Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin and the Remaking of Israel 8:15 p.m. Herman Taube Memorial Program Dion Nissenbaum A Street Divided: Stories from Jerusalem’s Alley of God
Book Store Hours during the Book Festival Monday-Friday 9-10 a.m. and 3-6 p.m. Sunday 9 a.m.-9 p.m. One hour before and after each Book Festival event
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12
10 a.m. Free Children’s Program Laura Gehl Hare and Tortoise Race Across Israel 1 p.m. Erica Brown Take Your Soul to Work: 365 Meditations on Every Day Leadership 6:30 p.m. Special Veterans Day Program Lee Mandel Unlikely Warrior: A Pacifist Rabbi’s Journey from Pulpit to Iwo Jima 8:15 p.m. Special Veterans Day Program Free Concert: US Air Force Band
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13
10:30 a.m. Book Club Brunch Mary Morris The Jazz Palace
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15
10 a.m. Marcus Freed The Kabbalah Sutras: 49 Steps to Enlightenment 12 p.m. Lisa Moses Leff The Archive Thief: The Man Who Salvaged French Jewish History in the Wake of the Holocaust 5 p.m. Laura Dive Eight Hundred Grapes
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While the Kass Judaic Library is being used for the Book Festival, library books may be returned to the front desk.
The Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington is supported by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive. Funding for the Maryland State Arts Council is also provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency which believes that a great nation deserves great art. The JCCGW is also supported in part by funding from the Montgomery County Government and the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County, the County Executive’s Ball for the Arts, and private sources.
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CAMP, CHILDREN, YOUTH & TEENS REGISTER NOW!
Winter Break School Out Days
CAMP JCC 2016 SESSIONS Session 1 | June 27-July 8 (no camp July 4) APPLY AT Session 2 | July 11-22 Session 3 | July 25-August 12 JCCGW.ORG/CAMP
PRIORITY APPLICATION DATES Returning 2015 Camp JCC member* campers | November 2**-11 Returning 2015 Camp JCC campers | November 12**-22 New Camp JCC member* families | November 23**- December 2
If you can’t beat the cold, join us in the warmth of the JCCGW for a fun and engaging day of activities that may include sports, swimming, cooking and arts & crafts. A registration form, current emergency form and signed behavior contract must be on file for each child at least three full business days prior to the first day of attendance. Before and after care are also offered. To register online, please visit jccgw.org. For more information, please send an email to afterschool@jccgw.org.
*Must have family level membership in good standing **Applications will be accepted beginning at 12 noon.
Wednesday, December 23 Thursday, December 24* Monday, December 28 Tuesday, December 29 Wednesday, December 30 Thursday, December 31
SUMMER KIDS’ CLUB 2016
*No after care
APPLICATION OPEN TO ALL December 3**
9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Aleph Week - June 20-24 | Bet Week - August 15-19 | Gimmel Week - August 22-26 Returning 2015 campers who apply by November 22 receive a Camp JCC sweatshirt! For more information about Camp JCC and Summer Kids’ Club, please call 301.348.3883 or send an email to campjcc@jccgw.org.
Bubbe and Zaydie Bootcamp Tuesday, December 1 | 7-9 p.m.
Sondra and Howard Bender
Early Childhood Center Preschool Open Houses Making memories, supporting the new parents, and keeping your grandbaby safe are just a few of the topics discussed in this class designed to give you an opportunity to explore your wonderful new role. Current trends in labor and delivery practices, infant care and feeding will be shared and taught by a registered nurse. The fee is $10 for members and $15 for the general public. To register or for more information, please visit jccgw.org or contact Lauren Dworkin at 301.348.3837 or ldworkin@jccgw.org.
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Tuesday, November 17 Thursday, December 17 Tuesday, January 12
10 a.m. 10 a.m. 10 a.m.
For details, please contact Ora Cohen Rosenfeld at 301.348.3830 or preschool@jccgw.org.
JEWISH FAMILY LIVING & LEARNING BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY FORUM
Landscapes of Allusion at Oplontis and Stabiae Wednesday, November 18 | 8 p.m.
The Magic of Chanukah
Maryl Gensheimer, assistant professor of Roman art and archaeology at the University of Maryland Department of Art History and Archaeology, will present this fascinating lecture.
Sunday, December 6 at Pike and Rose Town Center, 11800 Rockville Pike, Rockville Come and enjoy the magical season of light at our family Chanukah celebration for the community. Watch for details in next month’s Center Scene and at jccgw.org, or call 301.881.0100.
Mindfulness Series
Connect more deeply with yourself through meditation and Jewish-themed yoga. For details, please contact Rabbi Elyssa Auster at 301.348.3861 or eauster@jccgw.org. Mandala Meditation Sunday, November 8 2:30-4 p.m. When Mt. Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE, Roman cities along the Bay of Naples, such as Pompeii and Herculaneum, were completely buried by volcanic debris. Elite retreats for leisure, such as the stunning seaside villas at Oplontis and Stabiae, were also destroyed – buried under a deep blanket of lapillus and ash. New excavations are underway, and this illustrated lecture will rediscover these lost villas on the Bay of Naples to better understand the infrastructure and daily life of these ancient spaces. Particular emphasis will be paid to their luxurious decoration in all art media, a survey of which will contextualize these villas within their regional, cultural and sociopolitical landscape.
Shabbat Chanting and Meditation at Tikvat Israel Congregation, Rockville Saturday, November 21 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Jewish Yoga Sunday, November 29 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Reservations are not required for this lecture. The fee is $5 for residents of CES Life Communities, high school students and co-sponsors; $8 for BASONOVA & JCCGW members; and $10 for the general public. For more information, please send an e-mail to BAF.JCCGW@gmail.com.
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ADULTS JCCGW Adult Living & Learning (ALL) Trip to Israel May 16-26, 2016 | Adults Age 60+ (Must be able to climb stairs and walk ½ mile unassisted) INFORMATION SESSION: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18 | 1 p.m. Whether a first-time visit or first visit in a long time, this wonderful journey to Israel will be the trip of a lifetime! The itinerary will include many popular sites such as the Western Wall and Masada, and will also offer the opportunity to go off the beaten track. Join us on Wednesday, November 18 at 1 p.m. to meet tour guide Joe Freedman, visiting from Israel, and to learn more. For details, please visit jccgw.org or contact Debbie Sokobin 301.348.3760 or dsokobin@jccgw.org.
Tuesday @ the J Selma Sweetbaum Senior Satellite Program Returns to the JCCGW! Joins us at the Center every Tuesday for chair exercise from 10 to 11 a.m., Yiddish conversation group from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., and a delicious kosher meal at noon, followed by an enlightening, educational or entertaining program. Come for any one part or all of the day. Tuesday @ the J is free; a $5 donation is suggested for lunch. For more information about Tuesday @ the J, or to make a lunch reservation so that we can order accordingly, please contact Stacy Katz Olivera at 301.348.3889 or solivera@jccgw.org.
SCREENING OF AWARD-WINNING FILM
ALL (ADULT LIVING & LEARNING) PROGRAM
“Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem”
Jewish Women of Song
Thursday, November 19 7:30 p.m. in the JCCGW Kreeger Auditorium
Wednesdays, December 2-16 | 1-2 p.m. Explore the contributions of Jewish women to music, and of women to Jewish music. We will learn about the lives of Sophie Tucker, Fanny Brice and Dinah Shore ― through their histories and music ― with performer Karen Webber Gilat. The fee for the series is $15 for members and $30 for the general public. For more information or to register (code 14786), visit jccgw.org or contact Debbie Sokobin at 301.348.3760 or dsokobin@jccgw.org.
Tickets are $8. Contact Debbie Sokobin at 301.348.3760 or dsokobin@jccgw.org.
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CONTRIBUTIONS Thank You for Your Support
Tribute gifts are a meaningful way to celebrate a marriage, birthday, anniversary, birth or other significant milestone; honor the memory of a loved one; send wishes for a speedy recovery; or just to let someone know you are thinking of them. With a minimum donation of $18, your friends and loved ones will receive notification that you have made a gift to the JCCGW in their honor, and the tribute will be listed in Center Scene. For more information or to make a contribution, please visit jccgw.org/tribute or contact Katya at 301.348.3855 or katya@jccgw.org. The following list reflects gifts received from September 14 through October 14. CAMP R. Andrew Helgeson “Heart of Gold” Memorial Endowment Fund for Camp JCC Counselor Awards • in memory of “our son, Andrew” by Rita and Richard Helgeson • in honor of Jennifer Helgeson by Rita and Richard Helgeson • in honor of Richard Helgeson by Rita and Jennifer Helgeson • in honor of Rita Helgeson by Richard and Jennifer Helgeson • in memory of the yahrzeit for Julie Brophy, mother of Kate and Robert Friedman by Jennifer, Rita and Richard Helgeson • in honor of Susan Rieder’s birthday by Rita, Richard and Jennifer Helgeson Jane Hulman Camp Scholarship Fund • in memory of Ami Patigalia by Jerry Hulman CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICES Fern Weiland Memorial Endowment for Parenting Programs • in memory of Howard Bender by Jill Moskowitz CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS Michael David Perlman Children’s Theatre Fund • in memory of Gloria Mejias by Paulette and Stanley Schofer CULTURAL ARTS Vera and Ralph Deckelbaum Music Endowment Fund • in memory of Suzanne Schindel by Vera and Ralph Deckelbaum EARLY CHILDHOOD Sondra and Howard Bender Early Childhood Center • in memory of Howard Bender by Paul Abramowitz and ASHP; Ellen and Stanley Albert; Anonymous; Apartment and Office Building Association; Carol and Rich Barron; Jill Benson, Robin Brown, Norma Eisen, Robin Harris, Ellen Ottenstein, Jane Ochsman Rowny and Jennifer Simon; Bonnie and Scott Bernstein; Nancy and Alan Bubes; Marcy and Neil Cohen; Jeff Deckelbaum, Karen and Richard Horn; Vera and Ralph Deckelbaum; Gloria and Lee Derkay; Sonnie and Bill Dockser; Andrea, Mike, Hilary, Nate and Hannah Druckman; Nancy and Marc Duber and family; Stacey and Mitch Edenbaum; Rhonda and David Falk; Laurie and Jerry Friedman; Laurie Strongin and Allen Goldberg; Brenda and Steven Golombek; Toni and Earl Goodman; Roz Jonas; David Kahn; Arlene and Herb Kushner; Nancy and Bob Leonard; Helene Weisz and Richard Lieberman; Judie and Harry Linowes; Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association; Maryland Veterinary Group; Bonnie, Michael, Bryant and David Mendel; Louis Rehak and Willie White, Overhead Door Company of Washington, D.C.; Hope and Richard Pampillonia; Joy and Ron Paul; Rhoda Barish and Michael Polis and family; Mitchell P. Rales Family Foundation; Rena, Jeffrey, Jared and Josh Robins; Terry and Howard Ross; Lorain and Bud Rothstein; Edward Sagel, Sagel Bloomfield Danzansky Goldberg Funeral Care, Inc.; Sharon Sexter; Theda and Sholom Shefferman; Carol and Doug Sherman; Beth and Leonard Sloan; Paula and Charles Tiedemann; Michele and Mark Weinstein; Ginny Feldman and Andrew Wohl; Woodmont Grill Restaurant • in memory of Stuart Mendelson by Toni and Earl Goodman
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• in memory of Robert Siegel by Edward Sagel, Sagel Bloomfield Danzansky Goldberg Funeral Care, Inc.
David Lev Kandel Memorial Endowment Fund • in honor of Noah Kandel’s bar mitzvah by Melissa and Dan Gray
Bender-Dosik Parenting Center • in memory of Howard Bender by Ellen and Cary Reines • in memory of Gloria Horowitz by Ellen and Cary Reines • in honor of Lauren Dworkin by Stephen Peck • in honor of Ezra Dylan Benor’s birth by Roberta and David Benor
Celia and Fred S. Kogod Endowment Fund for Children with Special Needs • in memory of Mildred Kogod Sternburg by Lauren, Fred, Sam and David Sternburg • in memory of Marjorie Meyer Peyser by Lauren, Fred, Sam and David Sternburg
Marc Jeffrey Streidel Memorial Playground Fund • in memory of Russell Cort by Robin and Glenn Streidel • in memory of Naomi Sacks Earle by Robin and Glenn Streidel • in memory of David Biron’s mother by Robin and Glenn Streidel GENERAL SUPPORT Annual Fund • in memory of Helen Rubin’s in-law by Ruth Carski • in memory of Catherine Riggs by Ruth Carski • in memory of Howard Bender by First Potomac Realty Trust; Amy and Alan Meltzer and The Meltzer Group; Jennifer and Neal Simon • in memory of Naomi Sacks Earle by Gale and Ronnie Greenbaum • in memory of Lenore Jaffe by Ruth Carski; Tracy Bloom Schwartz and Alan Schwartz • in honor of Doris Slavin’s special birthday by Gert Gordon Centennial Capital Campaign • in memory of Howard Bender by Betsy Roth
Hyman M. and Phillip D. Perlo Endowment Fund for Children with Special Needs • in honor of Matthew Kurman, 2003 Perlo Award recipient by Patricia Hoff and Michael Kurman Danny Rosenberg Memorial Endowment Fund for Kochavim and Children’s Music Programs • in honor of the marriage of Allison and Michael Landerer by Joel and Jill Hurwitz Special Needs & Inclusion Program • in memory of Lenore Jaffe by Dale and Andy Singer • in honor of Debbie and Jonathan Sokobin by Susan Kleit and family • in honor of Mr. and Mrs. David Hauer’s grandson, Adam by Jackie and Chick Hefter YOUNG ADULTS & FAMILIES Jewish Experiences for Families and Children • in memory of Howard Bender by Ryan Pettengill YOUTH Brad and Monique Buckles Family Endowment for Youth Programs • in memory of Suzanne Eichler by Monique, Brad and Charlie Buckles • in honor of Adam Gates on his bar mitzvah by Monique, Brad and Charlie Buckles
IMAGINE: A Night Supporting Scholarships at the J • in honor of Lisie Gottdenker by Robin London and AOL JEWISH FAMILY LIVING & LEARNING Sklar Zuckerman Endowment Fund to Promote Ahavat Yisrael • in memory of Howard Bender by Sue and Alan Zuckerman SENIOR ADULTS Mary and Harry Harris Endowment Fund for Senior Adult Programs • in honor of Irene Drescher’s birthday by Vicki Jacobson • in honor of Bea Wattenberg’s birthday by Vicki Jacobson Morris and Sonia Savage Memorial Fund for Senior Adult Education Programs • in honor of Mimi and Bob Burdette’s 45th wedding anniversary by May Savage Marjorie and Martin Schwartzberg Fund for Senior Adult Programs • in memory of Howard Bender by Marjorie and Martin Schwartzberg
Donate your vehicle and support three agencies. • jewish Foundation for group Homes • jewish community center of greater washington • jewish council for the aging
Sweetbaum Family Endowment Fund for Senior Adult Programs • in memory of Howard Bender by Selma Sweetbaum SPECIAL NEEDS Alma and Joseph B. Gildenhorn Endowment for Children with Special Needs • in memory of Howard Bender by Alma and Joe Gildenhorn Goldberg Goldman Endowment for Sports Activities for Children with Special Needs • in memory of Howard Bender by Barbara Goldberg Goldman and Michael Goldman
Contact Adam Tennen 240.283.6000 at 301.348.3815 or
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UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE JCCGW SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1
7:30 p.m. Concert: Pianist Vladimir Feltsman (page 6)
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2
9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. MCPS School Out Day. 301.348.3767
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3
9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. CESJDS School Out Day. 301.348.3767
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15
10 a.m. Book Festival event: “The 6:30 p.m. Free Movie Night: “Sholem Kabbalah Sutras” by Marcus Freed Aleichem” by Joseph Dorman (page 7) (page 7) WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11 12 p.m. Book Festival event: “The Archive Thief” by Lisa Moses Leff (page 7) 12-3:30 p.m. MCPS School Out Day. 2-4 p.m. Goldman Art Gallery Exhibit 301.348.3767 Reception: “Pressing Concerns” (page 6) 12 p.m. Book Festival event: “Einstein” 5 p.m. Book Festival event: “Eight by Steve Gimbel (page 7) Hundred Grapes” by Laura Dive (page 7) 1:30-3 p.m. Coming of Age concert
and Q&A at Shaare Tefila in Olney: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16 “A Glimpse of the Life of Lorenzo THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5 1:30-3 p.m. Coming of Age movie Da Ponte, as Reflected in Mozart’s 6:30 p.m. Book Festival event at AMP: “A matinee at Leisure World, “A Match Music.” 301.348.3832 Broken Hallelujah” by Liel Leibovitz (page 7) Made in Heaven” with guest speaker 6:30 p.m. Book Festival event: “Killing a 8:15 p.m. Book Festival event at AMP: “Blood, and professional matchmaker Leora King” by Dan Ephron (page 7) Sweat and My Rock ‘n’ Roll Years” by Steve Hoffman. 301.348.3832. 8:15 p.m. Book Festival Event: “A Street Katz (page 7) Divided” by Dion Nissenbaum (page 7)
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6
12 p.m. New Friends, a social group for individuals age 60+. 301.348.3760 12 p.m. Book Festival event: “Washing the Dead” by Michelle Brafman (page 7)
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8
10:30 a.m. Book Festival event: “Living in the Shadow of Death” by Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt (page 7) 2:30-4 p.m. Mandala Meditation (page 9) 3 p.m. Book Festival event: Original Theater from Flying V (page 7) 7 p.m. Book Festival event: “The Age of Clinton” by Gil Troy (page 7)
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9
11 a.m. Low Vision Support Group meets at Ring House. 301.348.3760 12 p.m. Book Festival event: “The Nazi Officer’s Wife” by Susan Dworkin 6:30 p.m. Book Festival event at Kentlands Arts Barn: “Here and There” by Chaya Deitsch (page 7) 8:15 p.m. Book Festival event at Kentlands Arts Barn: “Uncovered” by Leah Lax (page 7)
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12
10 a.m. Book Festival free children’s program: “Hare and Tortoise Race Across Israel” by Laura Gehl (page 7) 12-3:30 p.m. MCPS School Out Day. 301.348.3767 12:30-3 p.m. Coming of Age Food & Fun at City Perch Kitchen & Bar at Pike & Rose. 301.348.3832 1 p.m. Book Festival event: “Take Your Soul to Work” by Erica Brown (page 7) 6:30 p.m. Book Festival event: “Unlikely Warrior” by Lee Mandel 8:15 p.m. Book Festival event: Free concert by U.S. Air Force Band (page 7)
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13
10:30 a.m. Book Festival Book Club Brunch: “The Jazz Palace” by Mary Morris (page 7)
SELMA SWEETBAUM SENIOR SATELLITE PROGRAM
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10 a.m. Sondra and Howard Bender Early Childhood Center Open House (page 8)
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25
12-3:30 p.m. CESJDS & MCPS School Out Day. 301.348.3767
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26 Thanksgiving 7 a.m.-3 p.m. H&F hours Offices & Preschool are closed
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29
10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Jewish Yoga (page 9)
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30
10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Coming of Age Day @ the Ring with entertainment by “Just in Time, ” an all-female barbershop quartet. 301.348.3832
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1
7-9 p.m. Bubbe and Zaydie Bootcamp (page 8)
12 p.m. Coming of Age excursion to Arena THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3 Stage for “Oliver!” 301.348.3832 12:30-3 p.m. Coming of Age Food & 1 p.m. Israel Trip Information Session Fun holiday luncheon at The Inn at (page 10) Brookeville Farms. 301-348-3832
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19
1:30-3 p.m. History Club meets at the JCCGW. 301.348.3760 7:30 p.m. Mix & Mingle Coffee House for Baby Boomers & Kindred Spirits. $3. Topic: “Making Happiness Happen” with Rhona Reiss, Ph.D. 7:30 p.m. Film: “Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem” (page 10) 8 p.m. Biblical Archaeology Forum (page 9)
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21
10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Shabbat Chanting and Meditation at Tikvat Israel (page 9) 7 p.m. Dinner of Champions (page 4)
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6
7:30 p.m. Concert: Trio Solisti and Richard O’Neill (page 6)
HEALTH & FITNESS HOURS Mon.-Thur. Fri. Sat. Sun.
5:30 a.m.-10:00 p.m. 5:30 a.m.-8:00 p.m. 7:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. 7:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.
The building closes ½ hour after the H&F Department closes.
WEEKLY ONGOING PROGRAMS
301.348.3760 SUNDAYS Mondays 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Elie Ronen Scott Family Gym Temple Solel in Bowie MONDAYS Ring House in Rockville 11 a.m. Women’s Connections Tuesdays 7:15 p.m. Duplicate Bridge (resumes in JCCGW in Rockville October) 1st & 3rd Wednesday Of Each Month TUESDAYS Young Israel Shomrei Emunah 1 p.m. Men’s Discussion Group Congregation in Silver Spring 2:30 p.m. Chess 2nd & 4th Wednesday of Each Month WEDNESDAYS Har Tzeon Congregation in Wheaton 10-10:30 a.m. Storytime Singalong. Thursdays Age 5 and under with parent/caregiver Har Tzeon Congregation in Wheaton 2 p.m. Men’s Discussion Group RingMontrose House inRoad Rockville 6125 • Rockville, MD 20852 • jccgw.org • 301.881.0100
THURDAYS 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Senior Adult Chorus at Ring House 10:45 a.m. Seniors Organized for Change at Ring House 1 p.m. Scrabble 3 p.m. Drop-in Discussion in Hebrew FRIDAYS 10-11 a.m. Shabbat Shalom Age 6 mos.-3 yrs. 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Chess