WJOA Chanukah, Trivia, and Shabbat

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See below for the WJOA early December announcements! Featured in today's newsletter: Learning Happy Hour with Aviv: 12/6 4th Night of Chanukah Gathering: 12/10 Trivia Night: 12/19 Shabbat Services and Potluck: 12/22 Christmastime with the Jews: 12/24 Schmooze News (BOAST survey!) Learning Happy Hour with Aviv Wednesday, December 6, 7pm American Brass (2-01 50th Ave, LIC) Come to a Learning Happy Hour with Aviv (B'nai Jeshurun's 20s/30s group), as Rabbi Sammy Kanter of BJ leads us in some teaching relating to Chanukah (it starts the next evening, on Thursday, Dec. 7). We'll meet for drinks and/or food at American Brass, a great spot by the water in LIC. Please RSVP to Jonah. Waiting list only. Here is the Facebook event. RSVP to Jonah 4th Night of Chanukah Gathering Sunday, December 10, 5pm Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden (29-19 24th Ave, Astoria) We will gather for a casual dinner and Chanukah celebrations at The Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden at 6:30pm. Bring your menorah if you like; we will light them together. Here's the link for food choices. On December 10th and December 17th from noon to 6pm at the Bohemian Beer Hall is a holiday craft fair, called Astoria Market. You are welcome to attend at any time. We will casually meet up at the Market between 5–6pm. Then at 6:30pm we will sit down for dinner. Here is more info about Astoria Market. To attend the meet-up, please RSVP to Jennifer. Here is the Facebook event. RSVP to Jennifer Trivia Night Tuesday, December 19, 7–10pm Astoria Bier & Cheese Broadway (34-14 Broadway, Astoria) Please RSVP to Brian so he can reserve the table. The WJOA trivia team is trying a new location for December: Astoria Bier & Cheese Broadway. We hope to see you there! Here is the Facebook event. RSVP to Brian Shabbat Services and Potluck Friday, December 22, 7pm Dan's apartment Please e-mail Dan to RSVP. He'll send you the address and a spreadsheet so you can tell us what vegetarian dishes you will bring for dinner. Join us for the next Wandering Jews Shabbat for the first Shabbat of winter, as Dan hosts us at his place. We'll sing Kabbalat Shabbat and have a vegetarian potluck dinner. Here is the Facebook event. RSVP to Dan Christmastime with the Jews Sunday, December 24, 5pm Jujube Tree (35-02 30th Ave, Astoria) then Regal UA Kaufman Astoria (35-30 38th St, Astoria) We will celebrate the way our people do with Asian food at Jujube Tree and a movie at Regal UA Kaufman Astoria. We'll meet at the restaurant at 5pm. Afterward, we'll march to the nearby movie theater and watch the movie of your choice. (Highlights this year include: The Color Purple, Aquaman, Wonka, and American Fiction.) Join us for just dinner, just the movie, or both. If you'd like to join, RSVP to Jonah by 12/22. Hope to see you there! Here is the Facebook event. RSVP to Jonah Schmooze News The BOAST: Best of Astoria & LIC 2023 Survey is LIVE! The link to the survey is boast.nyc/survey and it will be open until Sunday, Dec. 17. There are three sections (EAT, DRINK, and DO & SEE) and 60 categories total. We want to hear from you, so please think about your favorite spots in Astoria and LIC and submit the survey soon. (We always appreciate short write-ups, and there is a space for that in each category.) This year we have added Best Place to Eat (overall), Best Place to Drink (overall), and Best Thing to Do or See (overall). Be sure to enter your name and email at the end of the survey for a chance to win a prize!   Central 20s & 30s Chanukah Shabbat Services and Dinner Friday, December 8, 7–10pm, Hebrew Union College As the days get shorter and the weather gets colder, let's come together to bring some light and warmth into the world. Join Central 20s & 30s to celebrate Shabbat and—you guessed it—Chanukah, aka the Festival of Lights! There will be latkes and jelly donuts galore. REGISTER   Packing Hygiene Kits Thursday, December 14, 7:00–8:45pm, Community House Helping bring light to our Breakfast Program community by packing hygiene kits for NYC neighbors facing food insecurity. Together, we can make a difference. As we begin our program, we will light the Chanukah candles and set bright kavanot (intentions) for our evening. A pizza dinner will be provided. REGISTER   Donate to Aid in the Israel-Palestine Crisis  We are heartbroken and devastated by the war in Israel and Gaza. You can contribute to GlobalGiving's Israel-Palestine Crisis Relief Fund, which provides emergency relief and long-term support to people in need.   Donate to Aid in the Ukraine Crisis Last February, WJOA member Jonah Schrogin volunteered at JCC Krakow, where he packed and sorted food for Ukrainian refugees. If you'd like to contribute to JCC Krakow's Ukraine relief program, here is their Ukraine Appeal. JCC Krakow is a 501(c)(3) organization, so any donations made are tax-deductible. Please write “Ukraine donation via Jonah Schrogin, int vol” in the comment box.    Jonah has another fundraiser, this one benefitting GlobalGiving's Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund. This 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 recorded presentation.   Donate to Aid Wildfire Survivors in Hawaii Contribute to GlobalGiving's Hawaii Wildfire Relief Fund here. The worst wildfires in Hawaii's history have caused more than 90 deaths, left dozens injured, and reduced towns to ash. Hundreds of people are missing. Strong winds from Hurricane Dora fueled the flames in Maui and the Big Island. Your donation to the Hawaii Wildfire Relief Fund will support wildfire relief and recovery efforts in affected communities. Have an event you'd like to organize or share? As always, please don't hesitate to send them our way! —The WJOA Team