February News & Reminders

2/1/2017

- New Board Member: Zahava Lipton!!
- The Jewish Museum: 2/2 @ 5pm
- Tu BiShvat Potluck: 2/10 @ 6pm
- Shabbat Potluck: 2/17 @ 7pm
- Trivia: 2/21 @7:45pm
- Book Club Brunch: 3/5 @ Noon
- The Jewish Response to Racism & Antisemitism: 3/15 @ 7pm
- Good Girls, Nasty Women: Gender & American Jewish History: 3/28 @ 6:15pm

NEW BOARD MEMBER: ZAHAVA LIPTON!!

WJOA is excited to welcome Zahava Alter Lipton as our newest board member, who will be taking over for Shari Farberman. Thank you Shari for planning all of the fabulous catered dinners. Your efforts were greatly appreciated!

A NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM

Come join us for for a Pay-What-You-Wish night at the Jewish Museum on 2/2 from 5-8pm to see The Television Project:You Don't Have To Be Jewish. This exhibit "explores advertising produced for Jewish audiences or with Jewish audiences or with Jewish content, and examines the way religion,ethnicity, and identity play out on American television". Brian Mawyer will be there to greet you. Email him to find out the meeting location. See the Facebook page HERE.

TU BISHVAT POTLUCK DINNER

Join the Astoria Center of Israel for a potluck dinner and service celebrating Shabbat and Tu Bishvat on Friday, February 10th. All guests are encouraged to bring a vegetarian dish to share. Although not required, feel free to incorporate any of the Seven Species (wheat, barley, grapes, figs, pomegranates, oil, and honey) into your dish in celebration of Tu Bishvat. The event will be held in the downstairs social hall of the Astoria Center of Israel. at 27-35 Crescent Street, Astoria, NY 11102. Dinner will begin at 6:00pm, followed by a Kabbalat Shabbat and Tu Bishvat service at 6:45pm. Check out the Facebook event!

SHABBAT POTLUCK

Please join us for our next Shabbat services and potluck. It will be held at Mor and Liz's apartment on Friday, February 17th. For their address and to get the signup sheet (to say what you're bringing), please email Mor Mezrich by Wednesday 2/15 to RSVP. And as always, our potlucks are pareve/dairy only.Have questions for those attending? Go ahead and post them on the Facebook event.

TRIVIA

Prizes! Fame! Fortune! Test your knowledge at a new location and new night for trivia! We'll be meeting up at William Hallet onTuesday, Feb. 21 at 7:45pm. Hustle up to our team to hang with trivia regulars or make new friends! Facebook event coming soon!

BOOK CLUB BRUNCH

The votes are in, and the book The Sisters Weiss by Naomi Ragen has been selected. We'll be meeting for brunch on 3/5 at 12pm to share our thoughts on the novel. Email Jonah Schrogin for the covert location.

Have thoughts on the book? Post 'em on our Facebook event.

THE JEWISH RESPONSE TO RACISM & ANTISEMITISM

The hard-fought 2016 presidential campaign laid bare a national divide on a wide range of policy concerns and has energized a dangerous segment of our populace whose hateful rhetoric advanced from the margins to the mainstream. In response they'll discuss the connections and distinctions between racism and antisemitism, as well as the Jewish community’s responsibility to the fight for racial justice. The event takes place at the Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center, 10 East 66th Street, New York, NY 10065, on March 15 from 7-8:30pm.
The event is free, but you must RSVP HERE.
If you would like to join us, email Robin Herman after signing up.

GOOD GIRLS, NASTY WOMEN: GENDER & AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORY

Join the Jewish Book Council at the Jewish Museum on 3/28 at 6:15pm for a discussion with three award-winning writers on the mobilization of women throughout American history. Admission is FREE and includes guided tours of museum's feature exhibit The Arcades: Contemporary Art and Walter Benjamin as well as a book-signing reception with wine and refreshments following the main event. However, space is limited, and all guests MUST register in advance. Questions? Please contact events@jewishbooks.org. If you would like to join us, email J onah Schrogin after signing up. See our Facebook event too!

SIGN-UP HERE

Have an event you'd like to organize or share? As always please don't hesitate to send them our way!!