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Gems at the J | Cholent and Conversations: Sukkot

Kaiserman JCC 45 Haverford Rd, Wynnewood, PA, United States

Each month we will meet a different Rabbi or Jewish educator from the community, sharing their wisdom about Jewish connections in text impacting the world today with us! This month is Sukkor Edition Click here to register for 10/2! Check out our future dates! (Must register separately) 11/6 - with Rabbi David Levin 12/4 - Hanukkah Edition  

$5
Event Series Gems at the J | Intro to Yiddish

Gems at the J | Intro to Yiddish

Kaiserman JCC 45 Haverford Rd, Wynnewood, PA, United States

Discover the beauty and richness of the Yiddish language in this welcoming introduction! Whether you’re new to Yiddish or looking to reconnect with the language, this Zoom program will explore basic words, phrases, and expressions. No prior experience necessary. Click here to register!

$72

Gems at the J | Back-to-School Movies

Kaiserman JCC 45 Haverford Rd, Wynnewood, PA, United States

BACK TO SCHOOL Film Series with Ruth Anolik. We will start each session with an introduction the film with light refreshments, screen the film and then finish up with a discussion. 10/5: The Chosen. 1981. 10/12:School Ties . 1992. 10/19: Clueless. 1995. 10/26: A Serious Man. 2009. Can't make it to all sessions? Email Rachel for a $15 drop-in rate.

$40

Gems at the J | The Dawn of Human Art

Kaiserman JCC 45 Haverford Rd, Wynnewood, PA, United States

At the Dawn of Human Art:  Inside the Painted Caves of Southwest France  With Stephen (Dr. Steve) Phillips, Ph.D., Penn Museum Our capability to express ourselves symbolically through art is among the features that make our species unique in the animal kingdom. The search for the origins of human art plays an important role in anthropological research to this very day. Why produce art at all? Can we, from our viewpoint tens of thousands of years later, even understand the intent of the Paleolithic artisans who created these images deep inside remote caves? Modern human artistic expression is evident in the form of hundreds, if not thousands, of stunning images painted onto the walls of caves in southern France. Early modern human occupation(s) of these painted caves range in date from about 15,000 years ago to as much as 30,000 years ago and beyond, an astounding depth of time. Over the course of four summers excavating a Neanderthal-era archaeological site elsewhere in southwest France, Dr. Steve had the opportunity to visit several of these remarkable caves personally, including going inside two of them. This lecture takes us on a journey to three of these remarkable sites: Font de Gaume, Lascaux, and Chauvet. The images you will see we can relate to; however, can we relate to why these images existed at such a distant time in our human cultural history? Click here to register!

$30

Gems at the J | Trip to Just In Time on Broadway

Kaiserman JCC 45 Haverford Rd, Wynnewood, PA, United States

We are heading to NYC to see Just In Time on Broadway. Don’t miss two time Tony Award nominee Jeremy Jordan (The Great Gatsby, Newsies) in Just In Time, the “utterly electrifying” (Entertainment Weekly) new musical that brings to life the story of Bobby Darin, the legendary singer whose short but remarkable journey took him […]

$205