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SHABBAT SHALOM

THE WEEKLY NEWSLETTER OF THE LEVITE JCC

Shabbat lighting: Tonight @4:24 PM

Weekly Torah portion: Mikeitz

Not a member? Then book a tour to see our NEW FITNESS FLOOR (see video below), NEW COURTYARD, REFURBISHED LIBRARY, and NEW MEN'S SHOWERS!

At the N.E. Miles Jewish Day School, we’re excited to share a campus with the Levite JCC. As the only Jewish day school in Alabama, NEMJDS is a place where children are known, challenged, and inspired every day — and where learning feels both joyful and deeply personal. Read more...

Catherine Oseas Champion is head archivist at the Birmingham Public Library Department of Archives and Manuscripts and archivist for the City of Birmingham. Read her interview...

We’re looking forward to a number of new group fitness programs starting in January, including a yoga specialty class with Nan Unkenholz and Shannon Brasovan, a lunch 'n' learn with Yakov Lyublinskiy, and three yoga classes split up by instructors Kaleen Lavin and Terri Heiman. Get all the deets...

We’re excited to kick off Pickleball Community Nights on Jan. 12, offering a welcoming way to play and connect weekly. New to the game? Our next Pickleball 101 Clinic starts January 25 and is perfect for beginners looking to learn the basics.

And for basketball fans, Men’s Basketball League tips off Feb. 16 — get your team together or sign up as a free agent and get back in the game.

Patricia Blondheim | William Caldwell | Daniel Coady & Family | Stroud Corr | Thomas Duncan | Ronnie Kirk | Paul Megehee | Alhajj Qdrae | Jennifer Zaner

• Happy Hanukkah! Learn about the holiday and join us daily in the lobby here at The J thru Dec. 21@4:30 p.m. to enjoy community menorah lightings with door prizes
• Sign up today for the next sessions of School's Out Camp on Dec. 22-23, 29-31, and Jan. 2
• J Camp summer registration is open!
• New Yang-style tai chi class meets Wednesdays at 12:15 p.m.

• Sign up for youth filmmaking classes

• Register for Unified Sports League Birmingham’s Inclusive Basketball Program
• What would you like to see and do at The J? Take our brief programming survey and let us know

Survey says!

What would you like to see and do at The J? Take our brief programming survey and let us know.

Happenings

• Jan. 5-6 Seussical Jr. auditions
• Jan. 13 Questions with the Rabbi: "Heaven, Hell, and the World to Come"
• Jan. 21 Southern Jewish Voices meets Jack Schniper
• Jan. 23 Honor Our Parents Shabbat with Rabbi Henkin, co-hosted by CJFS
• Jan. 28 Mensch & Mingle featuring ¡HICA! the Hispanic and Immigrant Center of Alabama

Weekly

• Mahjong open play Tuesdays @5-7 p.m. and Thursdays @11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. We've got openings for classes starting Jan. 13.
• Every other Tuesday @3-6 p.m. (Dec. 30, 13...) buy homemade Ukrainian treats from The Handel

Around the community

• Unified Sports League Birmingham's new inclusive basketball program
• Check out JJ's Sandwich Shop, Knesseth Israel's kosher food truck

LOAD 'EM UP! Wednesday night's latke bar in the lobby featured a plethora of toppings that ranged from chutney, kimchi, and corn salad to capers, chimichurri, pickled jalapeños, and much more. For dessert we offered sufganiyot | donuts — also in a variety of sweet decorative toppings.

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