Coming Events
| Open Bridge Tuesdays, immediately following 7:30pm minyan Sessions will resume on Tuesday September 8. Players of all skill levels are encouraged to attend. This is an excellent opportunity to improve your game under the supervision of our Bridge Director and have an enjoyable evening. |
| Yoga with the Cantor - Dharma Mittra Yoga Basics I Thursday evenings immediately following the 7:30pm Minyan in the Crystal Room Fall Series begins October 15th Dharma Mittra Yoga is a course designed to introduce the beginner to the fundamentals of Yoga or deepen the practice of the regular practitioner. Cantor Frei has been a student of Yoga for ten years and a student of Sri Dharma’s for the past three. He holds both 200 and 500 Hour Certifications as a teacher and has taught all levels of Dharma Mittra Yoga from Basics I - Level V. Please bring your own mat, blanket or towel and any props you may be used to using as none will be supplied. Wear loose or athletic attire and try not to eat immediately before practice. Center members: $60 Nonmembers: $80 for 6 sessions. Individual classes: $15 for Center members, $20 nonmembers |
| Yarn Crafting Group Tuesdays January 5, 12, 19, 26 immediately following 7:30pm minyan in the Library Do you yearn for MORE yarn? The Yarn Crew is BACK! And on a new night! Knitters, crocheters, needlepointers, yarn-o-philes, and other wool-gatherers are welcome to join us on the Tuesday nights listed. Share a pattern, find a pattern, discover a new technique, or learn the how-to's of needlecraft while we spend a cozy evening together. What a great excuse to schmooze! See you there! |
| Hebrew Literature Group Saturday January 9, 3pm in the Library More information. |
| Annual Shiva Minyan Breakfast Sunday January 10, immediately following the 8:20am minyan The Shiva Minyan is the all-important support group that is there at times of personal loss and pain. It is made up of the men, women and post bar/bat mitzvah boys and girls who, on short notice, go to the home of the bereaved to make up the minyan required for the family to say Kaddish. We invite everyone who supports the Shiva and Daily Minyanim to attend, as well as those who received the services of a shiva minyan to join us as we welcome our guest speaker Rabbi Skolnik. Contact the Center Office to reserve. |
| Youth Shabbat Friday January 22 and Saturday January 23 Kabbalat Shabbat at 6pm and Shabbat morning services at 9am Come honor and take pride in the children of our Center family! Students from our Center family will lead the davening for Kabbalat Shabbat and Shabbat morning services. |
| Coffee House Saturday January 23 doors open at 7pm, show starts at 7:30pm promptly Join us for an evening of fun, friends and family on stage. Brought to you by the Men’s Club and the Membership Committee. Contact the Center office to reserve by January 15. Adults: $15, children under 12 free. |
| Scholar-in-Residence Kallah Friday January 29 and Saturday January 30 More information. |
| Family Havdalah Program Saturday February 6, 5pm - 6:30pm The Parents Association of the Religious Schools of the Forest Hills Jewish Center invites children ages 2-7 and their families to learn about Havdalah with Rabbi Skolnik, make spice bags & candles and then end Shabbat together with the Havdalah service. A light dinner will follow the program. RSVP to Jaime Lewis by February 1. |
| Hebrew Literature Group Saturday February 13, 3pm in the Library More information. |
Semi Annual Blood Drive |
| Hazak: Museum of Jewish Heritage Sunday February 14 at 11am Join Hazak as we visit the Museum of Jewish Heritage. Our docent Erwin Weinberg will guide us through the exhibit "Beyond Swastika and Jim Crow." The exhibit tells the story of Jewish professors who fled Nazism and came to America in the 30's and 40's to teach at black universities in the South. Kosher box lunches are available for $10. Cost per person: $12, lunch additional. Outing is limited to 25 people. |
| Steve Hofstetter Sunday February 21, 3:45pm Steve Hofstetter, a rising young comedian who has appeared on ABC, CBS, NBC, ESPN, and Comedy Central as well as at many college campuses and Comedy Clubs around the United States, will be making a special appearance at The Forest Hills Jewish Center. Invite your friends and relatives! You will all have a great time. INNER CIRCLE (best seats for viewing the show and include free snacks and free non-alcoholic beverages) @ $36 each OPEN SEATING includes free snacks @$18 each; $25 each after 1/22 RESERVED INNER CIRCLE PREFERRED TABLES for 10 $324 per table ordered by 1/22 RESERVED OPEN SEATING TABLES for 10 $162 per table ordered by 1/22 |
| Save the Date - Annual Gala Journal Dinner Dance Saturday, March 13 The Social Event of the Season is almost here! You can be part of the celebration as we honor Lynn and Carl Goldstein and Dorrie and Hal Berkowitz. Give and get ads from your clients, from your customers, from merchants by placing your name with Day and Evening Sisterhood, Parents’ Association, Men’s Minyan Club. Place an ad in honor or in memory of a loved one. For every $600 in ads, you receive one free ticket to the Dinner-Dance; additional tickets may be purchased for $150. Contributions to the Journal are tax deductible to the extent allowed by allowed by law. |
