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SHABBAT SHALOM

THE WEEKLY NEWSLETTER OF THE LEVITE JCC

Shabbat lighting: Tonight @6:29 PM

Weekly Torah portion: Nitzavim

Look for an abridged edition of this newsletter next Friday

FEATURED STORY

Brooke Bowles has been director (now CEO) of The J for two and a half years and will celebrate her fourth year on the staff in November. With the coming of Rosh Hashanah | Jewish New Year, we managed to slow her down long enough to gather some reflections on the past year and thoughts about what's on the horizon…

Kristie Canady | Deshun Carroll | O'Ran Cooks | Mitchell Davis | Sarah Cohen Gotlieb & Family | Ira Hill & Family | Rebecca Hodges & Family | Heavenly Lowe | Melvin Raines | Izzy Reeves

• Sign up for our new Fall Pickleball League

• Sam Lapidus Montclair Run registration is open

• Work at The J! We're looking for a few good swim instructors, substitute teachers, and more

• Read our fall programming round-up
• Fall Into Fitness with the InBody Challenge (final week!)

Upcoming holiday hours (see our “High Holidays Helper”)

• Sept. 22 @6 p.m. close for Erev Rosh Hashanah
• Sept. 23-24 Closed for Rosh Hashanah
• Oct. 1 @6 p.m. close for Yom Kippur
• Oct. 2 Closed for Yom Kippur
• Oct. 5 @3 p.m. close for remembrance program
• Oct. 6 @6 p.m. close for Sukkot
• Oct. 7 Closed for Sukkot
• Oct. 8 @6 p.m. close for Sukkot (office closed)
• Oct. 13 @6 p.m. close for Shimini Atzeret
• Oct. 14 Closed for Shemini Atzeret
• Oct. 15 @6 p.m. close for Shimchat Torah (office closed)

Happenings

• Sept. 22 @11 a.m. Explorations in Art class
• Sept. 29 First game of Fall Pickleball League (sign up by Sept. 22)
• Sept. 30 @11 a.m. Explorations in Art class
• Sept. 30 @1:30 p.m. Tech Help class: The how-tos of AI
• Oct. 1 Youth basketball registration opens
• Oct. 5 @4:30 p.m. "Marking October 7" program
• Oct. 10 Red Cross blood drive and pop-up vaccine clinic
• Oct. 19 @2 p.m. Legacy Courtyard dedication at The J
• Oct. 20 Yiddish classes begin

Weekly happenings

• Mahjong open play Tuesdays @5-7 p.m. and Thursdays @11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; new lessons start in November

• Second and final Tuesdays monthly Tech Help classes

• Every other Tuesday @3-6 p.m. (Sept. 30, Oct. 14...) Buy homemade Ukrainian treats from The Handel
• Wednesdays @noon Tai chi for arthritis and fall prevention
  

Visit our community partner events page for details on:

• "Israel: People, Perspectives, and Daily Realities" presentation by Julian Resnick on Sept. 29
• American Friends of Alyn Hospitals charity ride in November
• Look for Knesseth Israel's kosher food cart, JJ's Sandwich Shop, featuring New York-style pastrami, corned beef, and chicken

GIVING BACK — Earlier today LJCC CEO Brooke Bowles (second from left) was flanked by Matthew Banker and Abby McNeill, who presented her with a check for The J from the Birmingham Jewish Federation's Young Leadership program. Riva Cullinan (at right), NextGen leadership and engagement manager at the BJF, served as the Young Leadership program manager. The group's final exercise saw them collectively decide where to donate $3,600 of their own donations and matching BJF funds, which ended up being split between The J and the N.E. Miles Jewish Day School. "We liked the Jewish roots but also the community feeling of this organization," Matthew told Brooke. "A lot of people in our group felt very moved by what The J is doing." The aging of Jewish Birmingham and the importance of engaging youth also factored into the discussion, Abby added, "and The J is doing a great job of being a welcoming place for all ages."

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