Author: EMJC
Shira Felberbaum’s Summer Office Hours
To make an appointment with our social worker, Shira Felberbaum, LMSW, MS – please call (212)632-4735 or email sfelberbaum@jbfcs.org. She is available by appointment on most Mondays.
The Cantor’s Couch
Join us on Wednesday June 3rd at 7 PM for an extraordinary evening performance. World-renowned cantor Jack Mendelson brings his one-man show THE CANTOR’S COUCH to the East Midwood Jewish Center. THE CANTOR’S COUCH takes the audience through the real-life stories of Cantor Mendelson growing up in 1950’s Borough Park. The son … READ MORE
May 22: Special Shabbat + Shavout Weekend – Friday Event & Dinner
Friday May 22nd 5:30 pm- Learn & Do – Learn about the mitzvah to palce mezuzot on the doorposts of our homes and make a mezuzah case using polymer clay. For ages 3-103; free. The art table will remain open until just before candle-lighting time. Friday May 22nd 6:30 pm … READ MORE
91st Annual Fundraiser Celebration – Sunday, June 14
Run 1 mile with EMJC!
The Celebrate Israel Run returns for its fifth straight year. This year it’s going to be a little bit different – it will be moved to 5th Avenue. Help us kick off the Celebrate Israel Parade on May 31st with a burst of energy! The Celebrate Israel Fun Run is a slow … READ MORE
Don’t Miss Tonight’s NightShul classes!
Don’t miss tonight’s NightShul classes: Rabbi Matt Carl teaches “History or Hagiography: the Rabbis’ Biographies of Themselves” Cantor Sam Levine teaches “Prayer and Poetry Pack a Punch: The Three Festival and High Holiday Liturgy” Lisa Zbar leads “Hebrew Chant: A Spiritual Approach to Devotion” $15. Wine & Cheese at 7:15 … READ MORE
Katya Grineva Classical Piano Concert
Katya Grineva, a Russian-American musician, whose mastery of the piano has been lauded as ‘’exceptional, liquid dreamlike, and luminescent,” will give her first concert in Brooklyn on Sunday,April 26 at 4 p.m. at the East Midwood Jewish Center. There she will perform on a piano, recently installed in EMJC’s Grand … READ MORE
Sisterhood’s 91st Annual Twilight Dinner honoring Toby Sanchez
It is our pleasure to announce that our Annual Twilight Dinner will be held on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at 6:00 pm. We will be honoring Toby Sanchez for her many years of outstanding service to Sisterhood of EMJC. This is Sisterhood’s largest fundraiser of the year. Please consider responding electronically … READ MORE
Coming Up at NightShul
Check out what is coming up at NightShul in April (16, 23, 30): Prayer and Poetry Pack a Punch: The Three Festival and High Holiday Liturgy with Cantor Sam Levine, History or Hagiography: The Rabbis’ biographies of themselves with Rabbi Matt Carl, and April 23rd only: Hebrew Chant: A spiritual approach to devotion with Lisa … READ MORE