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. |
| Scholar-in-Residence Kallah Friday January 29 and Saturday January 30 More information. |
| Yarn Crafting Group Tuesdays February 2, 9, 16 & 23 in the Library immediately following 7:30pm minyan Share a pattern or find a new one, discover a new technique, or learn the how-to's of needlecraft and spend a cozy evening together. Join the Yarn Crew on Tuesday nights in February (barring any snowstorms)! |
| 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 |
| Family Purim Program Saturday February 27 at 6:45pm in the Crystal Room For parents and young children to enjoy together! Craft making - Masks and graggers. Children’s costume parade - in the main sanctuary. Purim Songs and Shpiel - use your gragger and wear your mask as you sing Purim songs and hear the Purim story. Have questions? Want to volunteer? Please contact Jaime Lewis. PA will also be conducting gift basket raffles and silent auctions! |
| Purim Carnival Sunday February 28, 12noon - 2:30pm Costumes, hamentashen, games, booths and so much fun! for details on this festive holiday event or if you're interested in volunteering, please contact Sara Werner, Youth Director. |
Shabbat Across America |
| Minyan Club Breakfast Sunday March 7 immediately following the 8:20am minyan One of our favorite speakers, Rabbi Skolnik, will explore the timely topic of the Exodus. Please join us for minyan at 8:20am to be followed by delicious bagel breakfast and a thought-provoking program. Fee: $6 per person. |
| 3rd Annual Women's Seder Sunday Morning, March 7 at 9:45am in the Heller Family Ballroom Evening Sisterhood invites all women (ages 12 and older) to the 3rd annual Women's Seder, led by Susan Sapiro and Jeanine Mashihi. Women have a special place in the Passover saga. We hope you’ll join us on our journey, learning, singing, dancing and savoring familiar and exotic foods. Help us enhance this special Seder and bring your tambourines and hand cymbals. Share our celebration with your mothers, daughters, sisters, aunts, nieces and friends. And, take home inspirations for your own Seders. Covert: $18 per person (Ma’yan Haggadah not included. It will be available at $10 per copy.) Be a Seder Sister and bring kosher for Passover food (no glass, please) to be donated among those in our community who need assistance. Please reserve by Monday March 1. for more information contact sisterhood@fhjc.org |
| Tuv Ha'aretz Meet The Farmer Night Tuesday March 9, in the Estelle Feiner Crystal Room immediately following the 7:30pm Minyan Our wonderful farmers, Matthew Kurek and Maggie Wood, are coming to Forest Hills to present a slide show of their farm, Golden Earthworm Organic Farm, and answer your questions. Tuv Ha'Aretz Core Group members will also be there to provide you with more information about joining. More information. |
| Membership Meeting Thursday March 11, 8pm in the Heller Ballroom Please make every effort to attend this open Membership Meeting. President Mark Raphael will conduct a 'town hall' style discussion. |
| 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. |
| Hazak Trip to The New York Historical Society Sunday March 14, 12pm Join us for a guided tour of the “Abraham Lincoln and New York” exhibit and enjoy this gem of a museum. Cost: $15 per person. |
| Family Passover Experience Sunday March 21, 2:30 - 4pm in the Estelle Feiner Crystal Room The Parents' Association invites children ages 2-8 and their families to join us for Passover crafts, role playing, singing, dancing and Seder highlights. Light refreshments will be provided. RSVP by March 15. For more information, contact Jaime Lewis. |
Pre Pesah Shabbat Dinner |
| Communal Second Seder Tuesday March 30, Minhah at 7pm, Ma’ariv at 7:30pm Seder following services It will be a lively, family friendly Second Seder led by Center members Rabbi Paul and Susie Drazen, and Gila Drazen. Enjoy a delicious buffet menu, plus a special children’s menu. Bring your own Kosher wine (we’ll provide the grape juice!) Adults $45, Children (4-11) $25. Open to Members of Forest Hills Jewish Center and Members of the Rego Park Jewish Center, and their guests. |
| Minyan Club Breakfast Sunday April 11 immediately following the 8:20am minyan Whatever Happened to Susi, the documentary that follows the life of Susi Bechhofer Stocken, cousin of Center Member, Senta Baum. Please join us for minyan at 8:20am to be followed by delicious bagel breakfast and a thought-provoking program. Fee: $6 per person. |
| Yom Hashoah Commemoration Monday April 12, 7:30pm in the Heller Family Ballroom Our guest speaker will be Betty Korb, who will speak about how being a child of a survivor has shaped her life. Rabbi Gerald C. Skolnik and Cantor Adam Frei will preside. Aaron Weil and Jessica Leeman will be speaking about their experiences on Ramah Poland/Israel Seminar and USY Poland/Israel Pilgrimage. Nagila, the Choral ensemble of The Forest Hills Jewish Center, Rabbi Skolnik and the older students of the Hebrew High School will offer songs. Service will also feature candle lighting by Survivors and the Young people of our Center family. |
Men's Club Shabbat |
Hazak |
| Yom Ha’atz’maut Zimriyah Monday April 19, 7:30pm Ma’ariv and Hallel followed by Zimriyah in the Heller Family Ballroom Join us as we celebrate Israel's 62nd birthday in an intimate café atmosphere: we will enjoy Shira B’Tzibbur, singing together! Whether you are a singer, a hummer, a dancer, or a silent participant, you will be showing your love and support for Israel! Please be there! Enjoy delicious refreshments at our Israeli Café There is no charge for this event. This evening is sponsored by Nira Avidor, Leora, Josh, Maya and Arielle Rezak in loving memory of husband, father and grandfather, Arie Avidor |
Hazak |
