Tag: Memphis Jewish Community Center events
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Dixon Gallery & Gardens Hosts TuBishvat Community Day
By Sarah VanderWalde On Sunday February 5, more than 500 people walked through the Dixon Gallery & Gardens to celebrate TuBishvat, the Jewish New Year for trees. The sun was shining outside, music was playing inside, and community members of all ages discovered new ways to observe TuBishvat. While planning…
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Inaugural Pickleball Palooza Benefits Wendy & Avron B. Fogelman Jewish Family Service
The Memphis Jewish Community Center in partnership with Memphis Jewish Federation held its inaugural “Pickleball Palooza” weekend to benefit the Wendy & Avron B. Fogelman Jewish Family Service, an event with the goal of bringing community members together for an action-packed weekend full of fun, excitement, and pickleball! Over the…
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Federation-Funded Programs Keep Seniors Connected During Self-Isolation
This Wednesday, we joined two online sessions with Memphis Jewish seniors, both supported by donor gifts made to Memphis Jewish Federation. First, we enjoyed the friendly conversation during the 12:00 P.M. daily Senior Lunch Bunch, followed by an interactive session with Jason Caplan’s Universal Language Room, which teaches non-verbal communication…
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Community Member Calls for Activism, Looks to Form Chavurah
Charlie Belenky is calling on progressive Jews in Memphis to coalesce around a cause: promoting mishpat (justice for all), and tikun olam (repairing the environment). This as yet unnamed Chavurah is open to members of all congregations as well as the unaffiliated and non-observant. It’s part of a county-wide initiative and will not…
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MJCC to Host Left vs. Right: The Battle for Israel’s Soul in January
On January 9th at 7:00 P.M. the Memphis Jewish Community Center, through their Center for Jewish Living and Learning, is hosting a lively conversation, entitled “Left vs. Right: The Battle for Israel’s Soul.” MJCC’s two special guests, Jonathan Tobin, senior online editor and chief political blogger of Commentary Magazine, and J.J. Goldberg, editor-at-large…