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Special Events




Conversations with Caregivers
Conversations with Caregivers Jewish Family Service and the Sholom Alliance are partnering to offer a year-long series "Conversations with Caregivers." People caring for a senior and those who anticipate caring for a senior are invited to attend. Conversations will be held on the second Sunday afternoon of each month starting in February.

All meetings will be held at the Shaller Family campus from 2:00-3:30pm The first three conversations planned are:

"Getting your Legal and Financial Houses in Order" led by Stuart Schmitz, Attorney, March 14
Do I need a Power of Attorney? How do I pay for long term care? It is never too soon to start planning for the future.

"What do I do if..." led by JFS senior service staff, April 11
An opportunity to ask professionals and other caregivers "What do I do when the person I care for...?"

For more information, call Chris Rosenthal at 651-698-0767.
Respite care will be available for loved ones by reservation.
To make respite care reservations call Jim McDonald at 651.328.2068.

This series is supported in part by a NORC (Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities) grant, a program of Jewish Family Service of St. Paul in collaboration with Sholom Alliance and the St. Paul JCC.

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"The Unanswered Question"  Symphony Orchestra Concert kicks off Friends of the Symphony campaign, Wednesday, March 10, 7:30pm

Michelle O'Neill

Lady Macbeth at the JCC
Thurday, March 11, 1:00 pm
Free

Meet veteran Guthrie stage actress Michelle O'Neill right here at the JCC. She will tell us all about her current role as the scheming and wicked Lady Macbeth and answer our questions about life behind the scenes at Minnesota's premier theater.

Prominent Local Jewish Women in Conversation with Orli Gil,
Consul General of Israel to the Midwest
Thursday, March 11, 7:00pm
Free
St. Paul JCC

Orli Gil

Join us as we celebrate International Women's Day by welcoming Orli Gil, Consul General of Israel to the Midwest, to the St. Paul JCC. Ms. Gil will give us an update on current events in Israel as well as the status of women in Israel today. Ten prominent local Jewish women, from a wide variety of professional disciplines, will join the conversation. The first place winner of the Beyond Golda: Celebrating Women in Israel Essay Contest will also be honored that evening.

View the Beyond Golda Winning Essay (PDF)

Orli Gil assumed her post as the Consul General of Israel to the Midwest in July 2008. She is a career diplomat who has served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for 22 years. She served in the Israeli Air Force and earned a degree from Hebrew University in English and Hebrew literature. Her goal in her current position is to talk about the real Israel, to show Israel as a vivid, diverse society with a beautiful culture.

This program is sponsored by the St. Paul JCC, United Jewish Fund & Council of St. Paul, Minneapolis Jewish Federation, Sabes JCC, The Jerusalem Post, US Airways, Hadassah, the Minneapolis and St. Paul sections of NCJW, Consulate General of Israel to the Midwest and MASA. Media sponsor is the American Jewish World.
Beyond Golda Flyer (PDF)

Renowned author Lev Raphael to appear at The St. Paul JCC, Sunday, March 14, 3:00pm.


The Sustainable Seder at Mississippi Market's West 7th store
Tuesday, March 16
6:30pm - 8:15pm
$22 for St. Paul JCC and Mississippi Market members, $25 non-members

Seder Plate

Get creative with your Passover meal and use local, organic and sustainable foods to celebrate! Danny Schwartzman, chef-owner of Common Roots Café will incorporate traditional elements into fresh and unique dishes, like Blood Orange, Fennel and Roasted Nut Salad with St. Pete's Select Blue Cheese and Smoked Star Prairie Trout Cakes.
Reservations necessary by March 7.
Transportation to Mississippi Market available by request.

For more information please contact:
Beth Gendler, Adult Department Program Supervisor, 651-255-4736.


Special Israeli television series screening at the St. Paul JCC
Watch "Betipul" (In Treatment)
Thursdays, March 18, 25, and April 8 at 7:00pm
Free and open to the community

The wildly popular and ground-breaking Israeli drama series "Betipul" (In Treatment) that was a viewer favorite, a critic's darling and a full-fledged cultural phenomenon in Israel is back at the St. Paul JCC. The series is uniquely Israeli and a critically acclaimed drama following a psychotherapist and his patients. The New York Times called it "One of Israel's most successful and talked about dramas ever." Ma'ariv called the show "addictive." In fact, HBO discovered it two years ago and has created an American addiction. Screenings will take place in two-episode blocks led by our shlicha Alisa Warshavsky.
In Hebrew with English subtitles.


Women's Roundtable: Playwrite Sun Mee Chomet
Monday, March 22, 9:15am
$2 includes breakfast and program

Sun Mee Chomet

You've seen Sun Mee Chomet in a number of Guthrie productions including Macbeth, Tony Kushner's world premiere: The Intelligent Homosexual, and The Two Gentlemen of Verona. The Korean-American Jewish actress and playwright travelled to Europe to research pre-war Vienna, where her Jewish grandfather had lived, in preparation for writing a full-length play on the subject. Hear about how that trip changed her life, about her grandfather, who fled Austria prior to the Nazi incursion, and her contradictory feelings about her birthplace - Korea. Newcomers are always welcome! Bring a friend.

For more information, contact:
Beth Friend, Adult Department or 651-255-4735.

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Inviting Sketching into your Life
Wednesdays, April 7, 14, 21, 28, 1:00pm-3:00pm
$60 members, $75 community, $5 materials fee

In this four-week workshop taught by artist and teacher Sarah B. Davis, we'll work on quick studies, sketching people and landscapes, and start a sketching journal.
For more information, contact:
Beth Gendler, Adult Department Program Supervisor, 651-255-4736.


Poetry Workshop
Sunday, April 11, 10:00am- 12:00pm
Free

Jan Mandel will lead a playful (not ponderous) poetry workshop that will offer inspiration in an easygoing and totally fun way. A 28-year veteran of theater at St. Paul Central High School, Mandel is nationally-acclaimed for her arts education workshops.
For more information, contact:
Beth Gendler, Adult Department Program Supervisor, 651-255-4736.


Inviting Art into your Life
Tuesdays April 13, 20, 27 and May 4, 7:00pm-9:00pm
$60 members, $75 community, $5 materials fee

In this four-session workshop taught by artist and teacher Sarah B. Davis we’ll look at art, make doodles and designs, practice sketching, work in color and black & white and just open up to the possibility of being more arty.
For more information, contact:
Beth Gendler, Adult Department Program Supervisor, 651-255-4736.

Celebrate Yom Ha'atzmaut with Shira Betzibur
Tuesday, April 20, 7:00pm

Join us as we celebrate Israel's 62nd anniversary and be transported to the hum of Israel with Shira Betzibur, a sing-a-long, Israeli style. We will sing the folk songs that remind us of the early days as well as the Israeli songs of today.
Leading the Yom Ha'atzmaut celebration in song will be two visiting musicians from our Partnership 2000 (P2K) region in Israel, the Sovev Kinneret. Evyatar Edri is from Kibbutz Ma'agan and is the lead singer and guitarist for the Israeli rock band, Haktzizot Shel Lidia (Lidia's Meatballs). Or Cohen, a recent law school graduate from Netanya Academic College, is from the town, Poriyya Elite, and is a song leader and guitar teacher.
Israeli folk music originated in the early 20th century. Patriotic composers, convinced that there should be music that would unify the various immigrant groups, invented a "new" folk tradition, writing songs to inspire the young nation. If Arik Einstein, Shalom Chanoch, Naomi Shemer, HaParvarim, Noa, and Sheva get you nostalgic, you belong with us on Israel Independence Day. There is nothing like a good sing-a-long!
Bring your family for this fun Yom Ha'atzmaut event.
Previous knowledge of Hebrew is not necessary.

For more information, contact:
Alisa Warshavsky, St. Paul Shalichah, 651-255-4753.


Summit Brewery Tasting Tour
Thursday April 22, 11:00am-2:00pm
$8 includes transportation, tour, and beer tasting.
Lunch on your own.

Summit Brewery Enjoy lunch out at Bennet's, followed by another St. Paul classic - a tour and tasting at the Summit Brewery. What better way to celebrate spring in St. Paul?
Reservations necessary at the Front Desk by April 15.




For more information, contact:
Beth Gendler, Adult Department Program Supervisor, 651-255-4736.


Memory Loss in Baby Boomers: From Early Recognition to Treatment of Agitation
Tuesday, April 27, 7:00pm
Free and open to the community

Meet geriatric psychiatrist Dr. William B. Orr at Mount Zion Temple. He will answer questions and address concerns about memory loss and the aging process.
For more information, contact:
Beth Gendler, Adult Department Program Supervisor, 651-255-4736.

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