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Shabbat, Trivia and Happy Hour with WJOA!

3/13/2023

 
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See below for the WJOA early March announcements!

Featured in today's newsletter:

Trivia Night: 3/21
Happy Hour: 3/28

Shabbat Services and Potluck: 3/31
Book Club: 4/2

Schmooze News

Trivia Night

Tuesday, March 21, 8 p.m. 
The Wolfhound (38-14 30th Ave, Astoria)

The WJOA trivia team is trying our luck at The Wolfhound. Join us for bar trivia! RSVP to Brian so he can save you a seat. See the Facebook event for details.

Happy Hour

Tuesday, March 28 
Time and location TBD

Save the date for the next WJOA Happy Hour. Details coming soon!

Shabbat Services and Potluck

Friday, March 31, 7 p.m. 
Mor and Liz's apartment

Please e-mail Mor to RSVP. He'll send you the address and a spreadsheet so you can tell us what vegetarian delicacies you can share for dinner. Join us for the next Wandering Jews Shabbat in person, as Mor and Liz host us at their place. We'll sing Kabbalat Shabbat and have a vegetarian potluck dinner. 

Current covid safety measures: Full vaccination mandatory, limited attendance, rapid test within 24 hours strongly encouraged.

Here is the Facebook event.

Book Club

Sunday, April 2, noon
Location TBA

The next book club book is Dancing Arabs by Sayed Kashua (224 pages). Come join for a discussion and potluck brunch (location TBA). Bagels before Passover! RSVP to Jonah. Here is the Facebook event.

Schmooze News

  • WJOA member Jonah Schrogin recently went to Poland to volunteer at JCC Krakow, where he sorted and packed food for Ukrainian refugees. He will be giving a Zoom presentation on Sunday, March 12 at 2 p.m. to discuss his experience and explain how you can contribute. RSVP to Jonah to get the Zoom link.
  • WJOA member Amelia Bienstock is leading a Tot Shabbat (for 0–4 year-olds) every other Shabbat morning at 10:30 a.m. at Ashreynu (21-14 30th Ave) in Astoria. Check out the events page to see all of their events.
  • Donate to Aid in the Ukraine Crisis
    • WJOA member Jonah Schrogin has a fundraiser benefitting GlobalGiving's Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund, which supports more than 80 non-profit organizations on the ground in Ukraine and in the surrounding areas providing humanitarian aid, such as shelter, medical care, food, and clean water. Contribute here, and you can get more information by emailing Jonah, including seeing a presentation.
    • American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC): Emergency in Ukraine Response
    • JCC Krakow: Ukraine Crisis Appeal
  • Help Earthquake Survivors in Turkey and Syria
    • Two powerful earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria on the same day, killing more than 3,000 people and injuring thousands more. Homes, businesses, and critical infrastructure have been destroyed under layers of rubble. Your donation to the Turkey and Syria Earthquake Relief Fund will provide emergency relief and fuel long-term recovery efforts in Turkey and Syria. Donate to GlobalGiving's Turkey and Syria Earthquake Relief Fund here.
Have an event you'd like to organize or share? As always, please don't hesitate to send them our way!

—The WJOA Team

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