THE WEEKLY NEWSLETTER OF THE LEVITE JCC |
Shabbat lighting: Tonight @4:59 PM
Weekly Torah portion: Beshalach |
Not a member? Book a tour to check out our NEW FITNESS FLOOR (see video below), NEW COURTYARD, REFURBISHED LIBRARY, and NEW MEN'S SHOWERS! |
AHEC surges under new Holocaust education standards |
This summer, the Alabama Holocaust Education Center will launch its inaugural statewide educator conference. Called Teaching the Holocaust: Standards. Strategies. Stories., the June 2-3 event is geared specifically for Alabama educators who are preparing to implement new Holocaust education standards starting in fall 2026. Read the full story...
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| Tu B’Shvat celebration to feature genealogy, films, flora sale |
The Jewish holiday Tu B’Shvat, also known as the Jewish New Year for the Trees, is February 2. In celebration of this year’s holiday, we will host a genealogy class, two film screenings (including The Lorax and Southern Exposure documentaries), and a display/sale of flora in the lobby. All events are free and open to the public.
Starting Jan. 30, the lobby will be filled with fancy flora courtesy of Collier's Nursery. "We just love how for the past few years their displays have filled the lobby with lush, decorative greenery," says Shannon Brasovan, chief experience officer here at The J. "And everything will be for sale for folks to take home." Get details and RSVP...
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Three honored at annual meeting |
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Our popular Southern Jewish Voices program recently sat down with Jack Schniper. Listen to him talk about his beginnings in a Ukrainian labor camp, where he was born to Holocaust-survivor parents, and then spending his earliest years in a displaced persons camp in Germany before his family ultimately made their home in Birmingham. Watch now...
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Matthew Arsenault | Brochu Nancy | Stephen Colbert | Isaac Carr | Jennifer Dunn & Family | Cindy Funderburk | Jack Grantham & Family | Dedrick Hope | Sarah Kalin & Family | Willie Kier | Louise Meredith |
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REMINDER: Starting Feb. 1, LJCC membership dues will increase five percent across all categories as we adjust to the rising cost of doing business.
- Les Mills BodyPump Heavy and J Glute will soon join the recently launched Yoga Sculpt and Power Yoga on the group fitness lineup. Details...
Pickleball Community Nights are Mondays @6PM
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, and get tickets for the championship game Our Try Sports program (explore four sports over four weeks: t-ball, soccer, tumbling, flag football) starts Feb. 9 — sign up!
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Feb. 4 @4PM Tu B'Shvat! Jewish Genealogy 101: Tracing Your Family's Roots
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Feb. 5 Junk Journaling in the JBORHOOD
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Feb. 5 @5PM Tu B'Shvat! Thursday Family Fun Night-style screening of The Lorax
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Feb. 6 @2PM Tu B'Shvat! Screening of Southern Exposure environmental films
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Feb. 9 First of our new Quilting Class series ($75/$100 members/non)
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Feb. 10 @12:30PM Questions with the Rabbi: Angels, Demons, and Dreams: Mysticism in Judaism
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Feb. 18 @noon Southern Jewish Voices meets Orly Henkin
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Feb. 19 @11:30AM Mensch & Mingle with Community Food Bank of Central Alabama
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Feb. 25 Women's Circle in the JBORHOOD
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Around the community - Feb. 1: Jewish War Veterans welcome sports columnist Joseph Goodman
- Learn about Israel Together Community Trip with Julian Resnick
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Find out where JJ's Sandwich Shop is parked
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SUNDAY EXTRAVAGANZA — Sunday saw the community's first-ever Jewish Birmingham Joint Annual Meeting. This gathering brought together five institutions: the Birmingham Jewish Federation and Foundation, the Levite Jewish Community Center, the N.E. Miles Jewish Day School, Collat Jewish Family Services, and the Alabama Holocaust Education Center. We reflected on 2025, celebrated outstanding community members, welcomed new leaders, and shared our visions for the year ahead. We're grateful that we were able to come together in unity, purpose, and community.
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