National Yiddish Theater - Folksbiene presents The Adventures of Hershele Ostropolyer, starring Mike Burstyn. Now, through June 27 | Baruch College Performing Arts Center. Adapted, Choreographed and Directed By Eleanor Reissa; Musical Score Compiled by Chana Mlotek with Zalmen Mlotek and Eleanor Reissa. A Comic Tale Full of Song, Wit and Meshugene Antics -- in Yiddish, with English and Russian supertitles.
Before the Marx Brothers, there was "Hershele", a beloved folk hero and compassionate jester who battles injustice armed only with his wits. In this comic tale full of song, Hershele mobilizes a community to overcome the greedy desires of a villain who stands in the way of young love. The lively music and "meshugene" antics will inspire gales of laughter, set toes tapping and make for a truly memorable evening at the theater. StageGrade.com, which reports the critical consensus for New York City plays and musicals, rates The Adventures of Hershele Ostropolyer as number 1 – above all shows on Broadway, off-Broadway and off-off Broadway. This is the show with the best reviews in NYC! How's that for naches?? They’ve received glowing reviews from NEW YORK TIMES, NY POST and NEW YORKER. Baruch Performing Arts Center, 55 Lexington Ave (25th St. bt. Lexington and 3rd Ave.)
Cooking Class: Enjoying your Local, Seasonal Vegetables
Monday, June 21 | 7:00 PM | B’nai Jeshurun | 88th Street Kitchen Regardless of where you buy your veggies, this is a chance to gain some new skills and enjoy some local produce with trained gourmet chefs in the BJ community. We will cover basic cooking skills and provide delicious recipes that will help you to make the most of your fresh vegetables! There is a $10 suggested contribution to cover the cost of ingredients. Space is limited so R.S.V.P. to Melissa Tapper Goldman: mgrandom@gmail.com
Jazz Rabbi Invitational Series continues with a series of great rocking gigs in June
Monday, June 21
7pm class: Ramchal -Derekh Hashem
8.30pm: Rabbi Greg Wall (tenor and soprano saxophones), David Chevan of Afro-Semitic Experience (bass), Jesse Chevan (drums)
The Sixth Street Community Synagogue | 325 E. Sixth Street | Manhattan
The Swami and the Rabbi, Parent & Transparent: Honoring our Parents, Honoring our Selves
Romemu
Monday, June 21 | 6:30 - 8:00pm | Integral Yoga Institute | 227 West 13th Street
Integral Yoga president Swami Ramananda and Rabbi David Ingber of Romemu Center come together every other month at IYI to share the common truths at the heart of their spiritual traditions. Join us for these evenings of dialogue and discussion to inspire and uplift our communities. Donations welcome.
Sephardic Cooking in Early Spain
Join Middle Eastern food expert Jennifer Abadi to learn how common Arabic ingredients including oranges, almonds, saffron, lamb, and even sugar influenced some of today's most popular modern Spanish dishes.
Tuesday, June 22 | 7pm | $85/$95 | The JCC in Manhattan | Samuel Priest Rose Building | 334 Amsterdam Avenue |Manhattan
Support: Transitions: Making the Most of What To Expect Support When Your World Gets Turned Upside Down. Every transition begins with an ending and ends with a beginning. The middle zone can be a time to connect with your true voice/calling. Tuesday, June 22 | 7-8:30 pm | Free | The JCC in Manhattan | Samuel Priest Rose Building | 334 Amsterdam Avenue |Manhattan
Kabbalah Café.
Together we will explore the mysteries of the Kabbalah in an intimate setting and discover the many ways the wisdom of this Jewish mystical tradition (Kabbalah) and its application may inform our spiritual lives. Drawing from, among others, the tradition of Sefer Yetzirah, the Zohar, and Lurianic Kabbalah, we will discover and re-connect with powerful and resonant ways to deepen our practice and daily lives. All levels are welcome. Admission is free for members; $5 for non-members. Tuesdays, 7:00-8:30pm | Romemu | RSVP is required. For location and other details: info@romemu.org
Bikur Cholim: Learn ways to provide comfort and support for those in our communities who are ill, homebound or otherwise isolated. Turn to Me (a short film about the Mitzvah of Bikur Cholim with commentary of Professor Elie Wiesel) with a discussion led by Robin Schoenfeld, LMSW, Director of Bikur Cholim - The Rabbi Isaac N. Training Coordinating Council | Wednesday, June 23 | 6:30 to 8:00 PM | The Flatbush Jewish Center (Church Ave at E5th St, Brooklyn)| Light Refreshments will be served | RSVP to: 718-871-5200 or fandstjc@verizon.net
A’heyyyyy Mateys. Be Ye Proud? Ahoy landlubbers! In order to keep the price low without sacrificing any of the fun, pirates have stolen pride party! All you can drink (Drink up, me hearties!) and amazing live music, but without the unnecessarily schmancy food! Expect new mateys, simple snacks, and our famous open bar with libations you won’t ever forget. The JCC rooftop crow’s nest is where the mayhem and the plank-walking will take place. Arrrrrrrrr! Wednesday, June 23 | 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM | The JCC in Manhattan | 334 Amsterdam Ave at 76th Street | Manhattan | $15.00 Member/ $20.00 Non-Member |
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A New Job or Career After 50 Workshop
A New Job or Career After 50 Workshop. Discover how to make your job search most effective, and come away with an understanding of the challenges of the 50+-year-old job seeker, what your mission is, how to select your job or career targets, and how to create your brand and personal marketing campaign. Bring your resume and other career/job search materials. 2 sessions starting Wednesday, June 23 |, 10:00am-11:30am | Instructor: Stan Broitman | 92YTribeca, 200 Hudson St | Manhattan | $50.00 |
Cool White Nights (Israeli Wine That Is)
All our tastings started with white wines and generally ended with reds. Now its time to give Kosher Israeli white wines ALL the attention they deserve.... Come and explore crisp Chardonnays, lively Sauvignon Blancs, refreshing Viogniers as well as other wonderful blends.... Sit back and relax and join other wine lovers at the Israeli Wine of the Month Club’s interactive wine tasting experience. What is interactive wine tasting? Nine wonderful Israeli wine will be explored. Artisan cheeses and breads, crackers and fruit are also served. A panel of our Sommelier/Wine Critics will describe each wine and guide you in exercising your palate tasting them. Also, the panel will offer wine and food pairing suggestions You will be encouraged to voice your opinion about each wine and write elaborate notes -- be Robert Parker, Tom Stevenson or Daniel Rogov for a night...
Wednesday, June 23 | 7:00 PM | $36.00 per person | Quint, Miller & Co. 34 West 38th Street (between 5th & 6th Ave.) 6th Floor | Manhattan |
Introductory film from the first Love, Hate and the Jewish State dialogue: www.youtube.com/watch
Do your social justice values impact the way that you relate to Israel as the Jewish state?? Social justice and Israel are often polarizing and separate conversations. Israel's Jewish character affects government policy, life-cycle events, state symbols, and everyday life for both Jews and non-Jews. Join us for the third in a series of highly interactive, non-persuasive, open discussions with a diverse group of people in their 20s and 30s. The program will be followed by a reception. Hosted by Joel Chasnoff, Comedian and Author of The 188th Crybaby Brigade: A Skinny Jewish Kid from Chicago Fights Hezbollah This event is brought to you by the New Israel Fund and Makom, co-sponsored by a growing list of organizations, including: Bnai Jeshurun's Tziurim, Brooklyn Jews, Encounter, the Foundation for Jewish Culture, Hazon, J Street NYC, the JCC in Manhattan, JDub Records, Jewcy.com, Jewschool.com, Kehillat Hadar, Pursue: Action for a Just World, Rabbis for Human Rights-North America, and Zeek.
Thursday, June 24 at 7:00 pm | The JCC in Manhattan | 334 Amsterdam Ave at 76th Street | Manhattan | Cost $10 |
Brooklyn Meditation Center: My Self Sleeps as My Self Awakens
Thursday, June 24 | 8:00-9:30pm | Brooklyn Zen Center | 505 Carroll St, 2nd fl, Brooklyn (btwn 3rd & 4th Aves) Join Rabbi Ingber at the Jewish Meditation Center in Brooklyn for an evening of learning and exploration into the nature and experience of bittul or egoic transparency and the Divine. The evening's practice will include reading from sacred texts, singing devotional melodies and resting in silent contemplative observation. Suggested Donation: $10
Five Points in America: Walking Tour: Love & Courtship
The roots of the community that would one day build the Eldridge Street Synagogue lie in the former Five Points area and today's Chinatown. Stroll the streets of these historic areas discovering traces of the Jewish immigrant experience at every turn. Visit former synagogues, an early collect pond and a cemetery in bustling Chatham Square.
Thursday, June 24 | 7pm | Museum at Eldridge Street|12 Eldridge Street | Manhattan |212.219.0302 | contact@eldridgestreet.org
Readers of this column will recall my mentioning Hazon's bike rides in my May 10, 2010 article.
Hazon Bike to the Beach – Sunday, June 27?
Free Hazon Ride from 5 Locations
Ride to Coney Island from around New York
· Start from any of five locations around New York
· Ride across bridges and on greenways through the city
· Rides leave between 9:00 & 10:30 am.
· All routes converge at Coney Island around 1 pm
· Lunch is at the Shorefront Y right by the beach
· Tell your non-riding friends to meet us there!
· Music, frisbee, swimming, and yoga available on the beach
· Return by bike or public transportation
(Riding is free, but RSVP encouraged.)
T-shirt and lunch: $20
Ride rain or shine: bring rain gear and sunscreen.
Ride with Hazon All Summer Long. Ride with Hazon every Sunday with rides from Brooklyn or Manhattan. Routes explore the New York City Harbor, Westchester, Long Island, and New Jersey. A full schedule is online at www.hazon.org/summerrides. Hazon creates healthy and sustainable communities in the Jewish world and beyond. Hazon brings you the Arava Institute Hazon Israel Ride, the NY Jewish Environmental Bike Ride, and is on the front lines of the new Jewish Food Movement with programs including: Hazon CSAs (community supported agriculture) , a Food Conference, The Jew & The Carrot blog and a Jewish Food Education Network (JFEN)
Jazz Rabbi Invitational Series continues with a series of great rocking gigs in June
Monday, June 28
7pm class: Ramchal -Derekh Hashem
8.30pm: Ayn Sof Arkestra
NYC’s newest addition to the canon of new Jewish influenced music and culture, the Ayn Sof Arkestra and Bigger Band, under the direction of saxophonist Jazz Rabbi Greg Wall and grammy winning trumpeter Frank London.The Arkestra consists of some of the most innovative artists on the scene today, such as Pam Fleming, Paul Shapiro, Aaron Alexander, Fima Ephron, Eyal Maoz and many others. The repertoire will consist of original compositions and arrangements of the members and guest composers, in the great NuJu/Rad Jew/SunRaJoo tradition.
The Sixth Street Community Synagogue | 325 E. Sixth Street | Manhattan
For NY Jewish Culture events see my previous articles and the links in the right margin of this page under New York Jewish Culture Events Listings.
For more info: David Cooper
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Thanks David. I always look forward to your columns. Great information.
Sending you some page love.
Oy! New York has such a plethora of Jewish events going on.
(Thanks, David. I rarely get a chance to use a word like "plethora")
The Kabbalah Cafe sounds like fun.
Cooking classes and I am out of the area...thanks for sharing!
This is an amazing list of events. New York is the happening place!
great activities
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