WJOA Trivia, Shabbat, and Leap Year Happy Hour

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See below for the WJOA early February announcements. Featured in today's newsletter: Trivia Night: 2/13 Leap Year Happy Hour: 2/29 Shabbat: 3/1 Annual Purim Spiel: 3/24 Club Room Shabbat: 3/29 Schmooze News Trivia Night Tuesday, February 13, 7pm–9pm Astoria Bier & Cheese Broadway (34-14 Broadway, Astoria) Please RSVP to Brian so he can save seats. The WJOA trivia team is returning to Astoria Bier & Cheese for more eating cheese, drinking beer, and defending our title. We hope to see you there! Here is the Facebook event. RSVP to Brian Leap Year Happy Hour Thursday, February 29, 6:30pm The Bonnie (29-12 23rd Ave, Astoria) Were you trying to come up with a cool way to celebrate Leap Year? Thinking about what to do on that "extra" day in February? Come join WJOA at Happy Hour at The Bonnie! We will leap for joy when we see you. Here are the details: Meet-up time starts at 6:30pm, and The Bonnie has a Happy Hour that runs until 7pm with $2 off select beers, wine, and well cocktails. Stop by for drinks, dinner, or dessert. After The Bonnie, we may head to FIGO il Gelato Italiano for some gelato nearby. Here is The Bonnie food menu. Here are the menu choices at FIGO il Gelato Italiano. Please RSVP to Jonah by Tuesday, Feb. 27, so he can save you a seat. See you soon! Here is the Facebook event. RSVP to Jonah Shabbat Services and Potluck Friday, March 1, 7pm Laura's apartment in Astoria Please e-mail Laura to RSVP. She'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, as Laura hosts us at her place. We'll sing Kabbalat Shabbat and have a vegetarian potluck dinner. Here is the Facebook event. RSVP to Laura Annual Purim Spiel Sunday, March 24 Save the date! Club Room Shabbat Friday, March 29 Save the date! (It's gonna be big.) Schmooze News Central 20s & 30s The NYC Shabbat Collective Friday Night Experience Friday, February 9, 6:30–10:00pm, Hebrew Union College We're bringing together inspiring music, delicious food and drinks, and a vibrant community of Jews in their 20s and 30s from across the city. Get ready to celebrate Shabbat like never before! REGISTER   Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Course with IPF Beginning March 6 at 6:00pm, Community House In partnership with the Israel Policy Forum (IPF), we are offering a course that provides an essential overview of the major issues of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict today. Through informational grounding, coupled with practical skill growth, this course is designed to empower participants to navigate an increasingly polarized communal landscape. Dinner will be served at all in-person sessions. APPLY   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