Program Description: Come to the JCC and have a bagel and some brew! Meet the Jewish Federation staff, tour the JCC and meet other newcomers to the area.

Where: David R. Kahn Community Campus

When: Friday, November 6 from 9:30-11:30am

For more information: leslie.needham@shalomraleigh.org

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Program Description: Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention

Originating as a martial art in ancient China, Tai Chi is one of the most effective exercises for health of mind and body.  Although an art with great depth of knowledge and skill, it can be easy to learn, and participants will soon notice its health benefits. For many, it continues as a lifetime journey.

Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention is based on the Sun style of Tai Chi. This is the newest of the tai chi styles.  The beginning form that will be taught has 21 movements. It is symmetrical and is performed in a standing position which may be modified to a seated position. The form has fluid movements, integrating mind and body.

Benefits to practicing Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention

• Relieves pain and decreases stiffness

• Improves balance and reduces falls

• Builds muscular strength and stamina

• Improves ability to perform daily tasks

• Improves concentration and memory

When: Mondays & Thursdays from 9:30-10:15am

• November 9, 12, 16, 19, 23 & 30

• December 3, 7, 10, 14, 17

• January 4, 7, 11, 14, 21

Where: David R. Kahn Community Campus

Instructor: Erin Ament is certified by the Tai Chi for Health Institute to teach Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention. While she is new to Tai Chi teaching, she has experience teaching as a Professor of Linguistics and as a Swim Coach. Erin has been involved in sports all her life, most recently studying Tae Kwon Do, before switching to Tai Chi.

Clothing: Please wear loose, comfortable clothes and shoes that are suitable for exercise.

Cost: JCC Members $150, General Community $200

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Program Description: Come enjoy lunch and pay homage to the Veterans in the community. Our special guest Barry Bloch is a vet and runs the Jewish Veterans group in Apex.

Where: David R. Kahn Community Campus

When: Monday, November 9 from 12:30-1:30pm

Cost: JCC Members Free, General Community $18

For more information: leslie.needham@shalomraleigh.org

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Program Description: Heart of a Stranger: An Unlikely Rabbi's Story of Faith, Identity, and Belonging by Angela Buchdahl

From the first Asian American to be ordained as a rabbi, a stirring account of one woman’s journey from feeling like an outsider to becoming one of the most admired religious leaders in the world

Angela Buchdahl was born in Seoul, the daughter of a Korean Buddhist mother and Jewish American father. Profoundly spiritual from a young age, by sixteen she felt the first stirrings to become a rabbi. Despite the naysayers and periods of self-doubt—Would a mixed-race woman ever be seen as authentically Jewish or chosen to lead a congregation?—she stayed the course, which took her first to Yale, then to rabbinical school, and finally to the pulpit of one of the largest, most influential congregations in the world.

Today, Angela Buchdahl inspires Jews and non-Jews alike with her invigorating, joyful approach to worship and her belief in the power of faith, gratitude, and responsibility for one another, regardless of religion. She does not shy away from difficult topics, from racism within the Jewish community and the sexism she confronted when she aspired to the top job to rising antisemitism today. Buchdahl teaches how these challenges, which can make one feel like a stranger, can ultimately be the source of our greatest empathy and strength.

Angela Buchdahl has gone from outsider to officiant, from feeling estranged to feeling embraced—and she's emerged with a deep conviction that we are all bound to a larger whole and mission. She has written a book that is both memoir and spiritual guide for everyday living, which is exactly what so many of us crave right now.

12:30pm-Bring your non-meat lunch. Drinks & dessert are provided

1:00pm-Book discussion

When: Monday, November 9 from 12:30-2:30pm

Where: David R. Kahn Community Campus

Cost: JCC Members only

For assistance registering: registrar@shalomraleigh.org

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Program Description: When school’s out, the fun begins at the JCC! Our year round camps feature activities at the JCC with special guests as well as sports, Judaic arts and crafts, boating, nature walks, archery and much more! For children in Kindergarten through 5th grade.

Where: David R. Kahn Community Campus

When: Monday, November 11 from 9am-5:30pm

Cost: JCC Members–$65 per day, General Community–$80 per day

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Program Description: Hester Street (1975, restored 2021). Directed by Joan Micklin Silver, 1 hr. 29 min., comedy/drama, PG

This is a new 4K restoration from the original negative of Joan Micklin Silver’s theatrical feature debut. Among the great cinematic portraits of Jewish life in America, Silver’s triumphant 1975 feature is anchored by her own screenplay and an unforgettable Oscar-nominated performance by Carol Kane. Hester Street is a vivid portrayal of 19th-century immigration with a feminist twist. As Yiddish-speaking Gitl arrives in New York to reunite with her husband, she discovers he has shed the customs of the Old World, sparking Gitl’s journey of identity as a new American.

Please join us for a talkback after the screening with special guest author Julia Wagner. Wagner is a lecturer and writer specializing in Jewish-interest film and television and Italian cinema. She holds a PhD in film studies and is the author of the book Hester Street (Bloomsbury, 2025).

This program is an event of the Initiative for Jewish Art and Culture.

When: Thursday, November 12 from 7-9pm

Where: North Carolina Museum of Art, East Building, SECU Auditorium, 2110 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh, NC 27607

Cost: General Admission $12, NCMA Members $7

For more information: help@ncartmuseum.org

Program Description: Join PJ Library for a fun afternoon of outdoor play and connecting with other local families! Children ages 2–6 can enjoy fresh air, playtime, and the opportunity to make new friends.

Where: Apex (Location provided after registration)

When: Sunday, November 15 from 1:30-2:30pm

For more information: pjlibrary@shalomraleigh.org

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Program Description: Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention

Originating as a martial art in ancient China, Tai Chi is one of the most effective exercises for health of mind and body.  Although an art with great depth of knowledge and skill, it can be easy to learn, and participants will soon notice its health benefits. For many, it continues as a lifetime journey.

Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention is based on the Sun style of Tai Chi. This is the newest of the tai chi styles. It is symmetrical and is performed in a standing position which may be modified to a seated position. The form has fluid movements, integrating mind and body.

In the continuing class, we will refine the beginner form and add on as we learn Part 2 of the beginner form, bringing the movements to 41. We will also be learning the traditional Sun style form of 73 movements. Depending on class interest, we may explore the Yang style 24 movement form.

Benefits to practicing Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention

• Relieves pain and decreases stiffness

• Improves balance and reduces falls

• Builds muscular strength and stamina

• Improves ability to perform daily tasks

• Improves concentration and memory

When: Tuesdays from 9:30-10:15am

• November 17 & 24

• December 1, 8 & 15

• January 5, 12 & 19

Where: David R. Kahn Community Campus

Instructor: Erin Ament is certified by the Tai Chi for Health Institute to teach Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention. While she is new to Tai Chi teaching, she has experience teaching as a Professor of Linguistics and as a Swim Coach. Erin has been involved in sports all her life, most recently studying Tae Kwon Do, before switching to Tai Chi.

Clothing: Please wear loose, comfortable clothes and shoes that are suitable for exercise.

Cost: JCC Members $75, General Community $100

Registration includes all 8 sessions. Prior registration is required, walk-ins will not be able to be accommodated.

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Program Description: Come enjoy breakfast or lunch with a great group of Jewish women from the community.

Where: First Watch, 6109 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh, NC

When: Tuesday, November 17 from 12-1:30pm

For more information: leslie.needham@shalomraleigh.org

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Program Description: Learning to Let Go So Your Child Can Succeed

We want our children to become resilient and independent. But when they forget an assignment, struggle through a difficult task, or face the consequences of a mistake, our instinct is often to step in and make it better.

Every time we rescue them, we may be weakening the very resilience we want them to build.

Join New York Times bestselling author and former educator Jessica Lahey for a practical conversation about one of parenting’s hardest challenges: knowing when to help and when to let go.

This event is intended for parents and caregivers of children in grades K–12.

You’ll Learn How To:

• Let Go: Know when to help and when to give your child room to work through a challenge.

• Let Them Struggle: Allow mistakes and frustration to become opportunities for learning.

• Watch Them Grow: Build the resilience, motivation, and confidence to do hard things.

Speaker: Jessica Lahey is the New York Times bestselling author of The Gift of Failure and The Addiction Inoculation. A former educator and mother, she has written extensively about parenting, education, and child welfare for The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Atlantic.

This program is available to the Greater Raleigh Jewish Community at no cost, thanks to the Lisa and Steven Feierstein Charitable Foundation.

Please use Coupon Code NC18 and click apply when registering to attend this program at no cost.

When: Tuesday, November 17 from 8-9:30pm

Where: Virtual

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When: Wednesday, November 18

Time: 12:30PM Box lunches & schmooze and 1:30 PM Speaker Presentation by Shelly Bleiweiss

Where: David R. Kahn Community Campus

Description: "Kristallnacht: A Green Light to the Holocaust"

In 1933, Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Nazi Germany and almost immediately began implementing legal actions against Germany's Jews, depriving them of their civic, economic and human rights as German citizens. Five years later, a turning point in this anti Jewish
policy occurred with the events of Kristallnacht. Learn what specifically makes Kristallnacht recognized as a deeply significant turning point.

Shelly Bleiweiss has been a Holocaust educator for over 25 years. He has served as a mental health counselor on a ?March of the Living? trip to Poland and was selected by Yad Vashem's International School of Holocaust Studies to be part of their seminar, ?Teaching the Holocaust.? For the past 11 years Shelly has been a Holocaust instructor at the OLLI programs of Duke U. & NC State. A member of the NC State Council on the Holocaust and the Holocaust Speakers Bureau, Shelly has spoken to teachers, hundreds of school children, and numerous community, church and civic organizations throughout NC.

Costs

JCC Member: $0.00

General Community: $18.00

Contact: Gena Brown gena.brown@shalomraleigh.org

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Program description: Learning the real meaning of charity with a tzedakah box workshop, artisan cocoa and kosher food drive with a prize.

When: November 18th at 7:30PM

Where: Chabad of Raleigh

Don't forget to bring along Kosher canned food to be donated to JFS food pantry. Each can you bring is a chance for you to win Brocha's home baked Challah!

JWC: The Art of Giving - Jewish Life Center - Chabad of Raleigh - Cong. Sha'arei Israel

Program Description: Join PJ Library and the Young Adult Division for a joyful gathering focused on caring for our planet through hands-on activities and community connection. Explore our free "Rehome Treasures" swap, where you can donate, exchange, or take home gently used toys, games, clothing, Judaica, books, and other items. To help keep the swap manageable, please limit donations to items that can comfortably fit in the trunk of a car.

Whether you're looking to take home meaningful items for your Jewish home, find new clothes and home goods, or get rid of items you no longer use, this event offers a fun and practical way to reduce waste and strengthen community connections across generations. Together, we'll explore simple ways to make a positive impact on our environment.

Beyond the swap, participants can enjoy eco-themed crafts, PJ Library story time for young children, snacks, and opportunities to learn about sustainability initiatives happening throughout our local Jewish community.

This event will take place at the David R. Kahn Family Campus. Snacks, crafts, and PJ Library story time will be held indoors in the Guld Family Center, while the Treasure Swap will take place outdoors at the Lower Pavilion. Please confirm that all attendees from your group (including kids) are signed up for this program.

This event is done in partnership with the Dayenu Triangle Circle.

When: Sunday, November 29 from 10-11:30am

Where: David R. Kahn Community Campus

For more information: pjlibrary@shalomraleigh.org

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When: Thursday, December 03 from 6PM to 9PM

Where: David R. Kahn Community Campus
12804 Nowood Road
Raleigh, NC 27613
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Description: Join us this year at the Kahn Campus for our Annual Dreidel Exchange! The festivities will take place on Thursday, December 3, from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM.

Enjoy a light dinner featuring latkes and sufganiyot, connect with friends, and take part in the tradition of exchanging collectible dreidels. Please bring a wrapped dreidel to contribute to the exchange.

To help ensure a fun and enjoyable experience for everyone, we encourage participants to bring a dreidel of collectible quality and similar value to those typically exchanged. Our goal is for each guest to leave with a special item they will be excited to add to their collection.

This beloved tradition has been bringing our community together for more than ten years, and we are thrilled to host it once again. We hope you'll join us for an evening of food, friendship, and holiday fun!

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Program Description: Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten

Here, for the first time, Ina Garten presents an intimate, entertaining, and inspiring account of her remarkable journey. Ina’s gift is to make everything look easy, yet all her accomplishments have been the result of hard work, audacious choices, and exquisite attention to detail. In her unmistakable voice (no one tells a story like Ina), she brings her past and her process to life in a high-spirited and no-holds-barred memoir that chronicles decades of personal challenges, adventures (and misadventures) and unexpected career twists, all delivered with her signature combination of playfulness and purpose.

From a difficult childhood to meeting the love of her life, Jeffrey, and marrying him while still in college, from a boring bureaucratic job in Washington, D.C., to answering an ad for a specialty food store in the Hamptons, from the owner of one Barefoot Contessa shop to author of bestselling cookbooks and celebrated television host, Ina has blazed her own trail and, in the meantime, taught millions of people how to cook and entertain. Now, she invites them to come closer to experience her story in vivid detail and to share the important life lessons she learned along the way: do what you love because if you love it you’ll be really good at it, swing for the fences, and always Be Ready When the Luck Happens.

12:30pm-Bring your non-meat lunch. Drinks & dessert are provided

1:00pm-Book discussion

When: Monday, December 7 from 12:30-2:30pm

Where: David R. Kahn Community Campus

Cost: JCC Members only

For assistance registering: registrar@shalomraleigh.org

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Program Description: Let's celebrate Hanukkah! Come enjoy latkes and doughnuts and more. Our special guest is you!

Where: David R. Kahn Community Campus

When: Monday, December 14 from 12:30-1:30pm

Cost: JCC Members Free, General Community $18

For more information: leslie.needham@shalomraleigh.org

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Program Description: Come celebrate Hanukkah, eat latkes, and spend time with other women in the Jewish community.

Where: David R. Kahn Community Campus

When: Tuesday, December 15 from 12-1:30pm

Cost: JCC Members Free, General Community $18

For more information: leslie.needham@shalomraleigh.org

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Program Description: "When Yiddish Writers Were Rock Stars" with Scott Davis

Step into the world of Yiddish literature at the turn of the twentieth century, when writers like Sholem Aleichem, I. L. Peretz, Mendele Moykher-Sforim, and Jacob Dinezon were celebrities—famous, beloved, and eagerly read by Jews throughout Eastern Europe. Through period photographs, postcards, newspaper headlines, and other historical images, this illustrated talk brings to life the writers who helped shape modern Jewish literature and culture. Discover how these remarkable storytellers educated, inspired, and entertained a generation of Jewish readers hungry for stories written in their own language.

Scott Davis is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, author, publisher, and storyteller. After a 35-year career in public television, Scott found himself drawn into the world of nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century Yiddish literature while adapting Jewish tales for storytelling. Along the way, he discovered the nearly forgotten Yiddish writer Jacob Dinezon and has spent the past twenty years working to restore his literary legacy. Scott is the author of Souls Are Flying! A Celebration of Jewish Stories and the award-winning Chanukah Tales from Oykvetchnik.

12:30 box lunches

1:00 program

Where: David R. Kahn Community Campus

When: Wednesday, December 16 from 12:30-2:15pm

Cost: JCC Members Free, General Community $18

For assistance registering: registrar@shalomraleigh.org

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Program Description: When school’s out, the fun begins at the JCC! Our year round camps feature activities at the JCC with special guests as well as sports, Judaic arts and crafts, boating, nature walks, archery and much more! For children in Kindergarten through 5th grade.

Where: David R. Kahn Community Campus

When: Monday, December 21 from 9am-5:30pm

Cost: JCC Members–$65 per day, General Community–$80 per day

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Program Description: When school’s out, the fun begins at the JCC! Our year round camps feature activities at the JCC with special guests as well as sports, Judaic arts and crafts, boating, nature walks, archery and much more! For children in Kindergarten through 5th grade.

Where: David R. Kahn Community Campus

When: Tuesday, December 22 from 9am-5:30pm

Cost: JCC Members–$65 per day, General Community–$80 per day

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Program Description: When school’s out, the fun begins at the JCC! Our year round camps feature activities at the JCC with special guests as well as sports, Judaic arts and crafts, boating, nature walks, archery and much more! For children in Kindergarten through 5th grade.

Where: David R. Kahn Community Campus

When: Wednesday, December 23 from 9am-5:30pm

Cost: JCC Members–$65 per day, General Community–$80 per day

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Program Description: We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter

Inspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of World War II, determined to survive—and to reunite—We Were the Lucky Ones is a tribute to the triumph of hope and love against all odds.

It is the spring of 1939 and three generations of the Kurc family are doing their best to live normal lives, even as the shadow of war grows closer. The talk around the family Seder table is of new babies and budding romance, not of the increasing hardships threatening Jews in their hometown of Radom, Poland. But soon the horrors overtaking Europe will become inescapable and the Kurcs will be flung to the far corners of the world, each desperately trying to navigate his or her own path to safety.
 
As one sibling is forced into exile, another attempts to flee the continent, while others struggle to escape certain death, either by working grueling hours on empty stomachs in the factories of the ghetto or by hiding as gentiles in plain sight. Driven by an unwavering will to survive and by the fear that they may never see one another again, the Kurcs must rely on hope, ingenuity, and inner strength to persevere.
 
An extraordinary, propulsive novel, We Were the Lucky Ones demonstrates how in the face of the twentieth century’s darkest moment, the human spirit can endure and even thrive.

12:30pm-Bring your non-meat lunch. Drinks & dessert are provided

1:00pm-Book discussion

When: Monday, January 4 from 12:30-2:30pm

Where: David R. Kahn Community Campus

Cost: JCC Members only

For assistance registering: registrar@shalomraleigh.org

Registration coming soon!

Program Description: Learn simple practices that shift your brain from a scarcity mindset to one focused on growth and abundance. Create a personalized vision board to remind you of your goals and maintain your awareness of the abundance all around you.

Instructor: Ilishe Mikos is an artist, educator, researcher, author, and librarian. She combines creativity, psychology, and proven science to help people heal, grow, and enhance both their lives and relationships.

Where: David R. Kahn Community Campus

When: Thursday, January 7 from 6:30-8:30pm

Cost: JCC Members $20, General Community $30

For more information: gena.brown@shalomraleigh.org

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Program Description: Learn the importance of humor combined with art in healing both conscious and unconscious aspects of your life. Connect with this practice in community with others while experimenting with your own personal humor and creativity.

Instructor: Ilishe Mikos is an artist, educator, researcher, author, and librarian. She combines creativity, psychology, and proven science to help people heal, grow, and enhance both their lives and relationships.

Where: David R. Kahn Community Campus

When: Thursday, January 14 from 6:30-8:30pm

Cost: JCC Members $20, General Community $30

For more information: gena.brown@shalomraleigh.org

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Program Description: When school’s out, the fun begins at the JCC! Our year round camps feature activities at the JCC with special guests as well as sports, Judaic arts and crafts, boating, nature walks, archery and much more! For children in Kindergarten through 5th grade.

Where: David R. Kahn Community Campus

When: Tuesday, January 19 from 9am-5:30pm

Cost: JCC Members–$65 per day, General Community–$80 per day

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Program Description: Learn to smooth the sharp edges of your stress by transforming it into a colorful, therapeutic painting that will accent your home decor for years to come.

Instructor: Ilishe Mikos is an artist, educator, researcher, author, and librarian. She combines creativity, psychology, and proven science to help people heal, grow, and enhance both their lives and relationships.

Where: David R. Kahn Community Campus

When: Thursday, January 21 from 6:30-8:30pm

Cost: JCC Members $20, General Community $30

For more information: gena.brown@shalomraleigh.org

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Program Description: Rewire Your Brain - Learn about the brain's incredible ability to prune old circuits and artfully rewire new neural pathways at any age. Create an art journal to support this practice over time.

Instructor: Ilishe Mikos is an artist, educator, researcher, author, and librarian. She combines creativity, psychology, and proven science to help people heal, grow, and enhance both their lives and relationships.

Where: David R. Kahn Community Campus

When: Thursday, January 28 from 6:30-8:30pm

Cost: JCC Members $20, General Community $30

For more information: gena.brown@shalomraleigh.org

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Program Description: Hazel Says No by Jessica Berger Gross

When a tight-knit family moves from Brooklyn to Maine, their lives are upended by an event that will alter their new community forever in this “exuberant and big-hearted” (Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney) debut for fans of Sandwich, Pineapple Street, and Schitt’s Creek

When Hazel Blum’s father gets a tenured job at a prestigious college, she and her family relocate from Brooklyn to a middle-of-nowhere town in Maine. With her mother, Claire, a clothing designer, and her father, Gus, an American Studies professor, Hazel and her eleven-year-old brother, Wolf, slowly acclimate to their new lives and connect with the town’s sprawling community. That is, until a dramatic fallout on the very first day of her senior year tips the fickle balance of idyllic Riverburg and impacts everyone in her family.

Tracking through the perspectives of each member of the Blum family, this relatable fish-out-of-water story handles big issues with great empathy and humor, capturing the love that unites one unforgettable family and the essence of life in small-town Maine. Emotionally deft, authentic, and compulsively readable, Hazel Says No is a debut novel not to be missed.

12:30pm-Bring your non-meat lunch. Drinks & dessert are provided

1:00pm-Book discussion

When: Monday, February 1 from 12:30-2:30pm

Where: David R. Kahn Community Campus

Cost: JCC Members only

For assistance registering: registrar@shalomraleigh.org

Registration coming soon!

Program Description: When school’s out, the fun begins at the JCC! Our year round camps feature activities at the JCC with special guests as well as sports, Judaic arts and crafts, boating, nature walks, archery and much more! For children in Kindergarten through 5th grade.

Where: David R. Kahn Community Campus

When: Monday, February 15 from 9am-5:30pm

Cost: JCC Members–$65 per day, General Community–$80 per day

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Program Description: When school’s out, the fun begins at the JCC! Our year round camps feature activities at the JCC with special guests as well as sports, Judaic arts and crafts, boating, nature walks, archery and much more! For children in Kindergarten through 5th grade.

Where: David R. Kahn Community Campus

When: Wednesday, March 10 from 9am-5:30pm

Cost: JCC Members–$65 per day, General Community–$80 per day

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Program Description: When school’s out, the fun begins at the JCC! Our year round camps feature activities at the JCC with special guests as well as sports, Judaic arts and crafts, boating, nature walks, archery and much more! For children in Kindergarten through 5th grade.

Where: David R. Kahn Community Campus

When: Friday, March 26 from 9am-5:30pm

Cost: JCC Members–$65 per day, General Community–$80 per day

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Program Description: Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout

With her remarkable insight into the human condition and silences that contain multitudes, Elizabeth Strout returns to the town of Crosby, Maine, and to her beloved cast of characters—Lucy Barton, Olive Kitteridge, Bob Burgess, and more—as they deal with a shocking crime in their midst, fall in love and yet choose to be apart, and grapple with the question, as Lucy Barton puts it, “What does anyone’s life mean?”

It’s autumn in Maine, and the town lawyer Bob Burgess has become enmeshed in an unfolding murder investigation, defending a lonely, isolated man accused of killing his mother. He has also fallen into a deep and abiding friendship with the acclaimed writer Lucy Barton, who lives down the road in a house by the sea with her ex-husband, William. Together, Lucy and Bob go on walks and talk about their lives, their fears and regrets, and what might have been. Lucy, meanwhile, is finally introduced to the iconic Olive Kitteridge, now living in a retirement community on the edge of town. They spend afternoons together in Olive’s apartment, telling each other stories. Stories about people they have known—“unrecorded lives,” Olive calls them—reanimating them, and, in the process, imbuing their lives with meaning.

Brimming with empathy and pathos, Tell Me Everything is Elizabeth Strout operating at the height of her powers, illuminating the ways in which our relationships keep us afloat. As Lucy says, “Love comes in so many different forms, but it is always love.”

12:30pm-Bring your non-meat lunch. Drinks & dessert are provided

1:00pm-Book discussion

When: Monday, April 5 from 12:30-2:30pm

Where: David R. Kahn Community Campus

Cost: JCC Members only

For assistance registering: registrar@shalomraleigh.org

Registration coming soon!

Program Description: When school’s out, the fun begins at the JCC! Our year round camps feature activities at the JCC with special guests as well as sports, Judaic arts and crafts, boating, nature walks, archery and much more! For children in Kindergarten through 5th grade.

Where: David R. Kahn Community Campus

When: Monday, May 17 from 9am-5:30pm

Cost: JCC Members–$65 per day, General Community–$80 per day

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Program Description: The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

Filled with knowledge that only comes from a life fully lived, The Correspondent is a gem of a novel about the power of finding solace in literature and connection with people we might never meet in person. It is about the hubris of youth and the wisdom of old age, and the mistakes and acts of kindness that occur during a lifetime.

Sybil Van Antwerp has throughout her life used letters to make sense of the world and her place in it. Most mornings, around half past ten, Sybil sits down to write letters—to her brother, to her best friend, to the president of the university who will not allow her to audit a class she desperately wants to take, to Joan Didion and Larry McMurtry to tell them what she thinks of their latest books, and to one person to whom she writes often yet never sends the letter.

Sybil expects her world to go on as it always has—a mother, grandmother, wife, divorcee, distinguished lawyer, she has lived a very full life. But when letters from someone in her past force her to examine one of the most painful periods of her life, she realizes that the letter she has been writing over the years needs to be read and that she cannot move forward until she finds it in her heart to offer forgiveness.

Sybil Van Antwerp’s life of letters might be “a very small thing,” but she also might be one of the most memorable characters you will ever read.

12:30pm-Bring your non-meat lunch. Drinks & dessert are provided

1:00pm-Book discussion

When: Monday, June 7 from 12:30-2:30pm

Where: David R. Kahn Community Campus

Cost: JCC Members only

For assistance registering: registrar@shalomraleigh.org

Registration coming soon!