Happy Chanukah from The JCC in Manhattan!
Join us in the lobby for lighting the menorah at approximately 4 pm each night of Chanukah. For more information on our Chanukah programming see www.jccmanhattan.org.
Fri, Dec 11-Sat, Dec 19
Volunteering: Holiday Toy Drive Donate a new, unwrapped toy for a child in need whose mother receives services of Sanctuary for Families, dedicated to serving domestic violence victims and their children. Donation bin in JCC lobby. Through December 15 |
| Upcoming Programming |
Teens: Wrap It Up!
Join hundreds of teens at the biggest holiday community service program in the city. Wrap donated presents and create holiday cards for children in need. Enjoy a live DJ and entertainment, free food, and good company, while helping to brighten the holidays for needy NYC kids. Wed, Dec 16, 5:30-7:30 pm, Free |
20′s + 30′s Annual Chanukah Soiree Register Before 2 pm Today To Receive Discount Tickets! Toast the Festival of Lights in style at our annual winter blowout! Enjoy a gourmet latke bar, vodka infused jelly doughnuts, dancing, stimulating conversation and delectable drinks! Meet at 420 Bar & Lounge, 420 Amsterdam Ave at 80th Street. Thu, Dec 17, 7 pm, $30/$35; $40 at door |
Health Club: Contact Improv with Eco Ceder Join us for this dance technique in which points of physical contact provide the starting point for exploration through movement improvisation. Sat, Dec 19, 7:15-8:15 pm, Free |
Young Families: New Parent Luncheons: All about Sleep Bring your bright-eyed baby and your bleary-eyed self to this lunch and discussion with Meg Akabas, Parenting Consultant and mother of four. You’ll learn how to help your baby get more sleep, so you can get more too! Tue, Jan 5, 11:30 am-1 pm, $29/$36 |
| Performing Arts: Prima, A New Work by LeeSaar The Company  Artists Saar Harari and Lee Sher have garnered outstanding reviews in The New York Times, received a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Six Points Fellowship and performed all over the world. This fall the company will be in residence at the JCC, creating Prima, a new work to premier in the JCC Goldman-Sonnenfeldt Auditorium. In collaboration with P.S. 122. Sat, Jan 9, 8 pm and Sun, Jan 10, 3 pm |
| Jewish Ideas and Issues: Judaism 101: Come Learn the Basics! 
For anyone interested in Judaism, a chance to learn some of the basics: the calendar, holidays, Shabbat observance, prayer, dietary laws, and life cycle rituals. Other topics will be covered in Judaism 102. These two courses can be taken in either order. 10 Tuesdays, Jan 12-Mar 16, 7:30-9:30 pm, $225/$250 |
| Film: Breaking Upwards  Directed by Daryl Wein (89 min, USA, 2009) Breaking Upwards explores a young, real-life New York couple who decide to intricately strategize their own break up. Based on an actual experiment devised by director/actor Daryl Wein and actress Zoe Lister-Jones, the film loosely interprets a year in their lives as they explore alternatives to monogamy and the madness that ensues. Tue, Jan 12, 7:30-9 pm, $8/$10 |
| Save the Date! NEW YEAR’S DAY 2010 |
FREE NEW YEAR’S DAY FITNESS FAIR, 10 am-4 pm
Fitness for EveryBODY! Wake up to better health & fitness in 2010 with free workouts and seminars all day long.
PILATES · NEW YEAR’S ROCKIN’ NIA JAM · KRAV MAGA · KETTLEBELL WORKOUT · YOGA · BEAUTIFUL SKIN FROM THE INSIDE OUT · FISCAL FITNESS · SPIN-A-THON · MEDITATION · SUGAR SHOCK · ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE · FELDENKRAIS · BETTERNESS WEIGHT LOSS SOLUTION · DESIGN THE LIFE YOU LOVE · CHI RUNNING CLINIC · NY URBAN GYPSY WORKOUT · MELT
Plus, sensational programs, special offers and surprise gifts! jccmanhattan.org/newyearsday
Share the Health! Join the JCC Health Club on Jan 1 and get $300 OFF* | NO INITIATION FEE!
*Restrictions apply
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