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April 2019
  Good Deeds Day Sunday, April 7, 2019 Good Deeds Day is a global day that unites people from over 100 countries to do good deeds for the benefit of others and the planet. Since 2007, millions of people from thousands of businesses and organizations join together every year to volunteer and do good. Major media partners, leading figures, and celebrities such as ABC Network Studios NYC, NASDAQ, Pope Francis, and many more have taken part. We have several opportunities…
Find out more »Class Is FULL – Class is FULL Learn to prep and cook a delicious meal with Chefs Rick & Evelyn Mason Monday, April 8th at 6:30pm
Find out more »Lunch & Learn April 10th at 12pm The Newport News Public Art Foundation Learn how the The Newport News Public Art Foundation is dedicated to helping make Newport News an appealing place to live, work, visit and do business by placing monumental-scale works of art by respected sculptors throughout the city, where people can enjoy art as they go about their daily lives. Non-Passport-Member: $10 Passport Member: Free- RSVP straster@ujcvp.org
Find out more »CANCELED – CANCELED – CANCELED Wegman’s Pre-Passover Shopping Trip Thursday, April 11th We will leave promptly at 9am from UJC parking lot. If you are interested in Passover shopping then Destination Jewish Culture and Food: A Trip to Wegmans may be for you! On Thursday, April 11th, we will leave promptly at 9:00am, arrive to Wegman’s in Short Pump by 10:15am shop until 11:30 am, have lunch in the pub and the bus will depart for home at 12:30pm. This…
Find out more »PJ Our Way: When I Grow Up! Learn to Code Sunday, April 14th 2pm – 4pm Calling all 4th-7th Graders. Bring your computer and learn this “block-based” programming. Cost Free for Passport Members and $10 for non-passport. Must RSVP by 4/10. RSVP & Pay Online Passport Members RSVP to Jennifer@ujcvp.org
Find out more »JCCY’s Pre-Passover Pretzel Party Sunday April 14th 2-4pm All K – 3rd Graders Welcomed for an afternoon of salty crunchy fun with a Pretzel Buffet, craft and a Twister contest! Space is Limited RSVP Early to reserve your spot! Program Passport Members are FREE! Non-Members $10 per Kid ($25 Max for 3+) Space is limited. RSVP to jmalkin@ujcvp.org
Find out more »Passover: Beyond the Matzah at Whole Foods on Wednesday, April 17 5:30-7pm Try traditional Passover fare; different types of wine including non-alcoholic, and desserts. At Whole Foods Market 12080 Jefferson Ave. Newport News VA 23606 Map & Directions Email Jenn Meyers, Jennifer@ujcvp.org for more information.
Find out more »Destination Jewish Culture: Jewish Museum & Cultural Center in Portsmouth Wednesday, April 24th at 9:00 AM Destination Jewish Culture: Join us for a unique field trip with a guided tour of the Jewish Museum & Cultural Center in Portsmouth on Wednesday, April 24th. We will look at the architecture of the over 100 year old building and hear about the history of the once vibrant congregation and tour the interactive historical exhibits. Transportation will be provided and we will leave…
Find out more »May 2019
POSTPONED – POSTPONED – POSTPONED TAX CUTS & JOBS ACT SEMINAR Maximize Your Tax Savings Opportunities The new tax law contains the most complex and complicated changes to the IRS code in over 30 years. Join us to learn how the new law will impact you, how to take advantage of possible deductions and opportunities and ask questions about your particular situation. Wednesday, May 1, 2019 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. followed by Q&A (registration begins at 7:30 a.m.) Presenters:…
Find out more »May is Jewish American Heritage Month. Every May, celebrate Jewish Americans who have helped weave the fabric of American history, culture, and society. In 2006, President George W. Bush proclaimed May as Jewish American Heritage Month. The announcement served as the crowning achievement in a concerted effort by American Jewish leaders to introduce resolutions in both the US Senate and the House urging the President to proclaim a month specifically recognizing the more than 360-year history of Jews in America…
Find out more »About the Speaker and Her Book: Dr. Rebecca Erbelding is the author of Rescue Board: The Untold Story of America’s Efforts to Save the Jews of Europe (Doubleday, April 2018), which won the National Jewish Book Award. She has worked as a historian, curator, and archivist at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum for sixteen years, and holds a PhD in American history from George Mason University. Â In January 1944, a young Treasury Department lawyer named John Pehle accompanied…
Find out more »Save the Date Author Talk Meredith Goldstein Sunday, May 5th , at 1PM When Meredith Goldstein was a teen, she had the bewildering confidence to give her recently divorced mother dating advice. It was no surprise years later when Meredith became the relationships advice columnist for The Boston Globe, where she’s penned her column, Love Letters, for 10 years. On May 5, Meredith – author of the memoir Can’t Help Myself: Lessons and Confessions From a Modern Advice Columnist, will…
Find out more »Family Paint Day Sunday, May 19th 1:30-2:30pm This Event Is FULL – FULL – FULL
Find out more »Register your K-3rd grader to run the 1 mile with JCCY! Exclusive JCCY Swag will be available at check-in for registered runners. Click here to register: 1 mile – $20.00 – registration after 5/10/19
Find out more »Thursday May 23rd at 7 PM Lunch & Learn: Dinner Edition Opioid Crisis with DEA guest speaker, Mike Stupar Every day, more than 130 people in the United States die after overdosing on opioids. The misuse of and addiction to opioids is a serious national crisis that affects public health as well as social and economic welfare.< Come learn about this national emergency from DEA Agent and community member, Mike Stupar. Passport Members – Free – Email RSVP- straster@ujvp.org Non-Members…
Find out more »Team Building Escape Room May 26th 1pm at Zenith VR + Escape 5007 Victory Blvd. Unit D-2, Yorktown Pizza to follow our escape Check your mailboxes for more info!
Find out more »June 2019
 /center> Bagels & Fraylox Klezmer Band will enter a new era June 2 with the introduction of singer Jonathan Rathsam. In a free concert at 3 p.m. at Temple Beth El in Williamsburg, Bagels will perform for the first time with Rathsam, a cantorial soloist who can summon tears of joy in audiences whether singing in English or Yiddish. Rathsam, an acoustical engineer at NASA’s Langley Research Center, sings with the Virginia Chorale and serves part-time as cantorial…
Find out more »Parent Child Swim Lessons Children ages 6 months to 2 years – participate with a parent in the water. The child is acclimated to the water by enjoying many water-readiness activities. Each class is 30 minutes. Wednesdays, June 19 & June 26 Monday, July 1 4:30-5pm Passport Members – Free Non-Members – $25 per each parent/child (includes all 3 classes) *Each child must be accompanied by an adult in the water during the classes Passport Members RSVP to Sara Traster…
Find out more »Join us as we welcome our new Israeli Shlichim summer camp counselors:Lior Givati & Yehonatan Kuperberg And celebrate the First Year Anniversary of our expanded campus! RSVPs appreciated: 757-930-1422 or unitedjc@ujcvp.org Dessert Reception
Find out more »Water Aerobics at the Glendale Pool Wednesday, June 26 Thursday, July 11, Monday July 22 Thursday, August 1, Monday, August 12 6:30-7:30pm Program Passport Members – Free Non-Members – $5/class –  Click Here to RSVP & Pay Online Passport Members Click HERE TO RSVP The Glendale Community Pool is located at 53 Minton Drive, Newport News, VA 23606
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