Events

Join us for an easy, meaningful hour of Torah learning, guided journaling, and conversation. Each week we’ll explore Torah ideas and use short prompts from Thou Shalt Journal to reflect and connect. Ari Sasson, a Philadelphia native and 2024 Vanderbilt graduate, created Thou Shalt Journal to help people engage Torah with guided prompts for real-life […]

Review America’s founding documents and understand these essential documents better including their fundamental ideas and the major principles underlying the U.S. Constitution. Primary sources include the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of the Confederation, the Constitution (including the Bill of Rights), The Federalist Papers (numbers 51, 69, 70, 78), Brutus #1, and Martin Luther King […]

Join us for a unique series of films the showcase powerful Jewish women, breaking molds and leaving impressions on our hearts. Here's the lineup: April 27 - Governess (1998) May 4 - Yentl (1983) May 11 - The Goldbergs (1950) May 18 - Between the Temples (2024) Click here to register!

Every Monday, Except on Holidays Come to the JCC and join friends to play Canasta. Knowledge of how to play the game is required - Canasta Club has no facilitators. Feel free to bring snacks! No need to register, just c'mon by!

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!! When we were children, almost all of us had the experience of drawing and making art; but frequently we may have received the message that only a few privileged people had “the gift”, “the talent”, “the special skill” to produce “real Art”…so many people gave up and stopped drawing altogether. No […]

This course delves into the incredible Broadway Ballads and Great Showtunes that Broadway Shows memorable even years later. Click here to register!

Join RakDan in a weekly Israeli Dance Class! Israeli dancing is a fun way to move at a slow to moderate pace while enjoying traditional Israeli music, socializing with others, and utilizing your brainpower to remember steps. No prior dance experience expected. $250 full series, $15 drop-in rate. To register, you must purchase either a […]

In this six-week exploratory course, we’ll dive into the BIG questions around God and God’s relationship to Humankind. We’ll examine the many different understandings of God, free will, and mitzvot expressed by Jewish philosophers, rabbis, leaders past and present — and you. We’ll explore the divine, the prophetic, and even the supernatural, as we amplify […]

ARTZ Philadelphia is launching a new Side by Side program in collaboration with Kaiserman JCC, designed to support people living with dementia and their care partners through art, music, and creative connection. This welcoming program allows care partners to enjoy self-care and community while their loved ones participate in engaging, arts-based activities—all in the same […]

Facilitators: Helene Rosenfeldt and Sharon Dunoff This playtime is for people who KNOW how to play, from beginner to advanced. If interested in learning how to play Mahjong for the first time, please email Rachel at rsakofs@phillyjcc.com Registration not required, just come on by!

Join Karen Kahn, our community Opera enthusiast as we watch the theatrical and lyrical performances of Nabucco (4/17) and (Hollander) 5/15.  Feel free to bring your lunch and interest in opera! Click here to register!