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Wandering Jews of Astoria
Mid-April 2021 Newsletter

Featured In Today's Newsletter:

WJOA Board Openings
Earth Day 5K Fun Run: 4/18
Shabbats: 4/23
Virtual NYPL Tour: 5/13
Tikkun Leil Shavuot: 5/16
WJOA Book Club: 5/23
Schmooze News

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WJOA Board Openings

Interested in getting more involved with this amazing group of Yids? The Wandering Jews of Astoria has openings for board positions. Through volunteering a small amount of time, you can help us plan events and strengthen the Jewish community in Western Queens!

WJOA is particularly looking for new Board Members to assist with:

Organizing social action events
Organizing community social events
Managing our Facebook and social media

If you have another skill you’d like to bring to our Board, let us know! To learn more, contact us at [email protected].

Current Board

Earth Day 5K Fun Run

Sunday, Apr. 18, 12:30 p.m.

Astoria Park Loop Trail

Join us for WE ACT’s Earth Day 5K Fun Run. WJOA will be gathering at the Astoria Park Loop Trail on April 18th to run, walk, skip, dance, and cheer as part of the 5K. Walking around the loop 2.5 times will bring us to our 5K goal. You can also participate virtually, exercising in your own home, walking around your neighborhood, or even marathoning environmental documentaries on your couch. Help us reach our $500 fundraising goal!

Location: 23rd Avenue and 19th street, right at the entrance of Astoria Park.

You can find the Facebook event here with more detailed information. Contact Marina with any questions.

Join the WJOA 5K Team Here

Shabbat

Friday, Apr. 23, 7:00 p.m.

Kabbalat Shabbat on Zoom. Check out our Facebook event!

Preparing for Shavuot!

Erev Shavuot is coming up on May 16th. Wandering Jews has some exciting events coming down the pipeline, and we are also reaching out to our community to see if you would like to be involved!

Pre-Shavuot Virtual Tour of the Dorot Jewish Collection at NYPL

Thursday, May 13, 7:00 p.m.

Together with Central Synagogue, WJOA is hosting a special virtual tour of the Dorot Jewish Collection at the New York Public Library with Curator Dr. Lyudmila Sholokhova. The Dorot Collection consists of Judaica, Jewish history archives, and accordingly themed titles across centuries plus from all over the world. Before taking the helm of the Dorot Collection last year, Dr. Sholokhova served as the Director of the YIVO Archives & Library.

Save the Date: Tikkun Leil Shavuot with Malkhut

Sunday, May 16, Virtual

We are still looking for volunteers who may be interested in leading a 30-45 minute learning segment throughout the night. We could also use a DJ to help plan the music for a Shavuot after-party. Are you interested? E-mail our new board member Chelsea to let us know your ideas!

E-mail Chelsea

WJOA Book Club

Sunday, May 23, 12:00 p.m.

Grab your favorite brunch food and join us as we eat, chat, and discuss the book "A Horse Walks Into a Bar" by David Grossman (208 pages). You can RSVP on Facebook here. If you have any topics or discussion questions you would like covered, e-mail Jonah. Also e-mail him to get the Zoom link.

E-mail Jonah

Schmooze News

Central Synagogue's 20s and 30s First Fridays

Join Central Synagogue's 20s and 30s group in welcoming Shabbat on the first Fridays of the month. To get the link, RSVP to Rabbi Dan.

Save the dates for First Friday Shabbats for the rest of the year:

Friday, May 7
Friday, June 4

RSVP to Rabbi Dan

Weekly Write-In With Prompt
April 19 & 26, 5:15 p.m., Free

Job Opportunity - Jewish Educator

Malkhut is seeking an educator, or madricheh (the gender-neutral Hebrew word for “guide”), to lead bi-monthly sessions for their Youth Institute. Specifically, Malkhut is looking for a madricheh for their Kindergarten through 5th grade student population.

Women, LGBTQ individuals, Jews of color, and individuals with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Apply Here

Job Opportunity - Camp Shomria Nurse

Spend the summer in the lush, green Catskill Mountains of New York as our camp nurse and become a part of the historic Camp Shomria family; we’ve been camping together since 1928. This position is available for an RN or LPN and for an EMT or Paramedic. The position also welcomes your camp-age kids for free.

Apply Here

Donate Food

One of our favorite local groups is Astoria Fridges, community fridges that provide free, accessible food to the Astoria community 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you have an excess of food, donate some to an Astoria Fridge near you (click here for a map of locations).

Astoria Food Pantry is located at 25-82 Steinway Street, and accepts donations (read details here).

If you would like to donate but going in-person presents a barrier, feel free to get in touch with Meredith, who is both a WJOA board member and Astoria Food Pantry volunteer.

Astoria Fridge

Cards for Dorot Seniors

Last month we made cards to give to DOROT. These cards will be sent to seniors for birthdays, various Jewish holidays, or just to say hello. If you missed the group event, but are still interested in making cards at home, here is the info for tips on getting started. Once you have made a set of cards, mail them to the address below, along with the "Cardmaking Project Volunteer Information Form," which you can find on their website here.

DOROT
171 West 85th Street
New York, NY 10024
Attn: Caring Cards

If you have any further questions about making cards for DOROT, please reach out to Jennifer by e-mail.

Dorot

Have an event you'd like to organize or share? As always, please don't hesitate to send them our way! Stay safe and well during these trying times!
—The WJOA Team

E-mail Us Here!

Early April 2021 Newsletter

4/1/2021

See below for our Early April announcements!

Featured in today's newsletter:
WJOA Board Openings
Jews Do Comedy: Passover Seder Edition: 4/1
Book Club Voting: 4/4
Earth Day 5K Fun Run: 4/18
Shabbats: 4/23
Schmooze News

WJOA Board Openings

WJOA is particularly looking for new Board Members to assist with:

Organizing social action events
Organizing community social events
Managing our Facebook and social media

WJOA is also looking for a community member to help redesign the look of our Newsletter. If you are passionate about graphic design and MailChimp, let us know!

If you have another skill you’d like to bring to our Board, let us know! To learn more, contact us at [email protected].

Jews Do Comedy: Passover Seder Edition

Thursday, Apr. 1, 8 p.m.

Buy tix here ($18 + fees) – Facebook event here

Join our Passover Seder, one the likes of which you've never attended!

Each part of the seder will be presented as a game, song, sketch, or stand-up comedy thematic to this special holiday!

Hosted by Rachel Gordon

Featuring:

Plus musical numbers from:

Gabe Nathans
Romi Hanoch from Power Snap

And the sketch comedy stylings of:

God Should Not Have Chosen Us

WJOA Book Club Voting

Now through Sunday, Apr. 4, 8 p.m.

Vote for the next WJOA Book Club book on this form, and please only vote once. Here is the Facebook event.

The Angel of Losses by Stephanie Feldman (304 pages)
Here All Along by Sarah Hurwitz (352 pages)
The Lemon Tree by Sandy Tolan (304 pages)
Dancing Arabs by Sayed Kashua (224 pages)
The Rabbi Who Prayed with Fire by Rachel Sharona Lewis (276 pages)
A Horse Walks Into a Bar by David Grossman (208 pages)

Earth Day 5K Fun Run

Sunday, Apr. 18, 12:30 p.m.

Astoria Park Loop Trail

Join us for WE ACT’s* Earth Day 5K Fun Run. WJOA will be gathering at the Astoria Park Loop Trail on April 18th to run, walk, skip, dance, and cheer as part of the 5K. Walking around the loop 2.5 times will bring us to our 5K goal. You can also participate virtually, exercising in your own home, walking around your neighborhood, or even marathoning environmental documentaries on your couch.

Location: Meet at 23rd Avenue and 19th street, right at the entrance of Astoria Park. For virtual participants, meet us anywhere in the world, and make sure to post on social media with #WEACT5K and #WJOA. Tag us on Instagram @wanderingjewsofastoria.

You can find the Facebook event here. Contact Marina with any questions. Social and physical distancing protocols will be practiced - all participants must wear a mask. Please do not attend if you are feeling sick or if you have tested positive for COVID-19.

Fundraising Link – Join the WJOA Team here! Help us reach our fundraising goal of $500!

*WE ACT is a Woman of Color-founded environmental justice organization in Northern Manhattan, whose mission is to build healthy communities by ensuring that people of color and/or low-income residents participate meaningfully in the creation of sound and fair environmental health and protection policies and practices.

Join Us for Virtual Shabbat!

Friday, Apr. 23, 7 p.m.

Link to register here – Facebook event here

Schmooze News

Weekly Write-In With Prompt

April 5, 12, 19, 26 at 5:15 - 6:15 p.m., Free

In this weekly write-in, Elyssa Nicole Trust will provide a prompt at the beginning of class and then everyone will work autonomously for the rest of the hour. This is an opportunity for anyone looking to have more structured writing time in their life.

It is sponsored by Ahava Theatre Company, which is a new NYC-based theatre company that aims to bring great Jewish plays to life. Sign up here.

If you'd like to stay in touch with the Ahava Theatre Company and learn about their additional events - for kids and adults alike - sign up for their mailing list here.

Central Synagogue's 20s and 30s First Fridays

Join Central Synagogue's 20s and 30s group in welcoming Shabbat on the first Fridays of the month. To get the link, RSVP to Rabbi Dan.

Save the dates for First Friday Shabbats for the rest of the year:

Friday, April 9 (special Second Friday!)
Friday, May 7
Friday, June 4

Donate Food

Cards for Dorot Seniors

DOROT
171 West 85th Street
New York, NY 10024
Attn: Caring Cards

If you have any further questions about making cards for DOROT, please reach out to Jennifer by email.

Have an event you'd like to organize or share? As always, please don't hesitate to send them our way! Stay safe and well during these trying times!

—The WJOA Team

Mid-April 2021 Newsletter

Earth Day 5K Fun Run

Sunday, Apr. 18, 12:30 p.m.

Shabbat

Pre-Shavuot Virtual Tour of the Dorot Jewish Collection at NYPL

Save the Date: Tikkun Leil Shavuot with Malkhut

WJOA Book Club

Early April 2021 Newsletter

WJOA Board Openings

Jews Do Comedy: Passover Seder Edition

Thursday, Apr. 1, 8 p.m.

WJOA Book Club Voting

Now through Sunday, Apr. 4, 8 p.m.

Earth Day 5K Fun Run

Sunday, Apr. 18, 12:30 p.m.

Astoria Park Loop Trail

Join Us for Virtual Shabbat!

Friday, Apr. 23, 7 p.m.

Schmooze News

Weekly Write-In With Prompt

Central Synagogue's 20s and 30s First Fridays

Donate Food

Cards for Dorot Seniors

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