I am The J: Super volunteer Gary Monheit is an SLMR fixture

Few people have been part of the Sam Lapidus Montclair Run for as long as Gary Monheit.

Aquatic therapy gives veterans hope

Since 2023, nearly 160 veterans have attended the VA’s aquatic therapy program at The J. Turns out it’s about more than just being in the pool. Read the full story...

Urgent need to fill SNAP shortfall

Up to 28,000 Birmingham households could suffer if SNAP benefits end this weekend due to the ongoing federal government shutdown. The Levite JCC — in cooperation with the Birmingham Jewish Federation and Foundation, CJFS, Temple Beth-El, Temple Emanu-El, the Alabama Holocaust Education Center, the N.E. Miles Jewish Day School, Knesseth Israel, and the city governments of Mountain Brook and Birmingham — will serve as a collection point for financial and food donations beginning Sunday. Stay tuned for further information about this community effort...

Catch Matilda JR. live on stage

LJCC Youth Theater participants have been working for months to prepare Roald Dahl's Matilda JR., the story of an extraordinary girl with extraordinary powers.

Read more and pick your showtime: November 13-16.

Fit Floor walk-through video (forthcoming):

In brief

Sunday, Nov. 2 Indoor pool closed for meet from 3 p.m. to close
The newly renovated Fitness Floor has reopened! We'll celebrate with a grand reopening during "I Love The J Day" Nov. 2
Sam Lapidus Montclair Run registration early-bird pricing ends Monday!
New Yang-style tai chi class meets Wednesdays at 12:15 p.m.
Now enrolling in the Cohn Early Childhood Learning Center
Sign up for youth basketball

Happenings

Nov. 2 @11 a.m.-2 p.m. "I Love The J Day!" open house and membership drive
Nov. 2 Indoor pool closed for meet from 3 p.m. to close
Nov. 4 Memoir writing workshop
Nov. 6 Get tickets now for the live “That’s So Jewish!” game show
Nov. 12 Southern Jewish Voices meets Florina Newcomb
Nov. 13-16 Get tickets for LJCC Youth Theater's stage production of Roald Dahl's Matilda JR.
Nov. 19 "The Middle East Two Years After October 7" with Avi Melamed

BROWSE PROGRAMS

Weekly happenings

Mahjong open play Tuesdays @5-7 p.m. and Thursdays @11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; spots for beginner lessons in November are full, so stay tuned for our next beginner lesson series by joining the waitlist today.
Second and final Tuesdays monthly Tech Help classes
Every other Tuesday @3-6 p.m. (Nov. 4, 18...) Buy homemade Ukrainian treats from The Handel
Wednesdays @11:30 a.m. Tai chi for arthritis and fall prevention

LJCC CALENDAR

Visit our community partner events page for details on:

Unified Sports League Birmingham's new inclusive basketball program
Understanding IVF and Reproductive Health program at Temple Beth-El
American Friends of Alyn Hospitals charity ride in November
Check out JJ's Sandwich Shop, Knesseth Israel's kosher food truck

Before we go...

GETTING THE FULL PICTURE — On Tuesday, CEO Brooke Bowles (at right) guided a facility tour for National Christian Foundation board members. The group was at The J for their board meeting, during which they considered renewing their donation to The J specifically for security expenses. In addition to interacting with the Birmingham firefighter seen here (which is when the NCF board learned about complimentary memberships for first responders), the group also noticed the American Red Cross blood drive and met members of the Roz Feigelson Circle of Life Knitting Group plus members from Glenwood, one of our institutional partners that provides autism and behavioral health services. "I can't imagine a better time for our NCF friends to have visited and seen so much of what we do here," Brooke says.

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