WHAT’S

NU! Winter 2013

Volume 14, Issue 1

Coming up at the JCC!• Wed.,Jan. 23, 6:00pm Fig and Date Tasting• Fri.,Feb.1, 6:00pm Tu B’Shevat Seder and Shabbat Dinner• Thurs.,Feb.7 The Irma Horowitz Films Series Featuring Falafel & Israel Short Films (Jewish LIFE)

• Sun., Feb. 10, 1:00-4:00pm Family Purim Carnival• Tues., Feb. 12, 7:00pm Reuven Firestone (Jewish LIFE)• Thurs.,Feb. 14, 9:00am Sands Casino Bethlehem, PA• Tues., Feb. 19, 1:00pm Hamantaschen Baking• Thurs., Feb. 21, 6:30pm Purim Wine Tasting• Sunday, March 3, 9:30am Mah Jongg Tournament (Doors Open 8:45am)

• Thurs., March 7, 7:00pm Robert Rosenthal (Jewish LIFE)• Sat., March 16, 8:00pm (Doors Open 7:30) Comedy Night• Sat., March 16, 7:00pm Peninnah Schram & Gerald Edery (Jewish LIFE at Temple Beth-El, Hillsborough)

• Tues., March 19, 6:00pm Passover Chocolate Seder• Wed. March 20, 12 Noon Delia Ephron (Jewish LIFE)• Sun., April 7, 7:00pm Yom HaShoah Community Wide Program (Jewish LIFE at Knesseth Israel, Bound Brook)

• Thurs. April 18, 6:30pm Fit & Go Fashion Show at Twin Brooks Country Club

HOLIDAY HOURSMonday, March 25:

The JCC will be closing at 3pm for the first night of Passover.

Passover is a spring festival that commemorates the liberation of the Israelites from

Egyptian slavery.Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26 & 27:

The JCC will be closed for Passover.Wishing you a Chag Sameach!

Inflatable Mountain Climber - Baseball Speed PitchPony Rides - Games - Prizes - DJ - Food

The rutgers Scarlet knight - Sparkee visits at 2pmCostume Parade at 2:30pm - and much more!

pAdditional parking & free shuttle bus

rovided from 685 Route 202/206, BridgewaterVolunteers Needed! Contact Paige x207

• Experience Israel with friends from your community.• Trip organized through JCC Maccabi Israel. • Comprehensive tour throughout Israel visiting and exploring Jerusalem, Tel Aviv & more).. • Climb Masada! Float in the Dead Sea! Camel Trekking in the desert!

• REGISRATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY FEBRUARY 20, 2013

June 30 – July 23, 2013

Open to teens entering grades 9-12(as of Sept. 2013).

Contact: Paige SilberfeinPhone: (908) 725-6994 x207E-mail: PSilberfein@ssbjcc.org

Jewish Teen Trip to Israel

Inquireabout ourreduced rates!

Admission:

$4/child or

$3/child with a

non-perishable

food donation.

Adults are free!

Tickets on sale for

games/activities.

FAMILYPURIM CARNIVAL

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 101:00-4:00PM

NEW THIS YEAR!GAGA TOURNAMENT,

XBOX GAMING &CAR RACING

Save the date!The ImprovablesSaturday, June 1 • 8pm

ROOF!

Early Bird registration ends January 14! Don’t miss out! Our new easy Online Registration System is now open! Click and enroll now on the Camp web page!

Paige Silberfein, Assistant Exec. Director/Camp Director: x 207; PSilberfein@ssbjcc.org

THANK YOU!Tribute Card Donations:

Harriet & George Blank • Laura FriedmanAmy & Seth Geldzahler • Debbie Golden Judy & Larry Gross • Caryn & Jeff KeninRonni & Mark Lederman • Harriet Rosen

Monica & Richard Skydell • Sherry & Doron StegerMona & Eric Yorke

JCC Tribute Cards are easy to send & support The JCC Scholarship Fund.

Minimum donation is $18. Call x201 for assistance.Thank you to our Dog Day Sponsors:

Barker Bus, Camp Bow Wow, Bridgewater Veterinary Hospital, Cherrybrook Pet Supplies

Thank you to our Texas Hold’em Committee:Geoff Feinstein, Chair

Josh Cohen, Richard Hirsch, Spencer Tucker

Thank you to our Texas Hold’em Sponsors:Felt Table Sponsors:

Cables & Chips; The Jeffrey Matthews GroupPlatinum Table Sponsors:

Gary’s Wine & Marketplace; ProtivitiTable Sponsors:

Luongo Tucker & Associates, LLC; Money MailerToscana’s Italian Restaurant

Thank you to all of our Texas Hold’em participants and congratulations to our first place winner,

Wally Yosafat.

Thank you to all our members who participated inthe Member Art Show.

Opportunity of a Lifetime!

December 2, 2012

Staff positions available. Apply online: www.ssbjcc.org

Chanukah PartyMonday, December 10 • 6:00 pmMake a gift for someone you love at ourmany “gift making” stations. Then get it all ready to give by going to our “wrapping” and “card making” stations.Art specialists will be on hand to assistin making awesome gifts! Latkas and a kid friendly dinner will be served.Fee: $8/adult, $6/child, Max per family $30

Amazing Activities! • Flexible Schedule! Heated Pools! • Indoor & Outdoor Facility!

High Staff-Camper Ratio!

Call Lauren x264 or Stacey x223for more information!

Thank you to everyone who supportedDancing with the JCC Stars and to our eight

JCC Dancing Stars!Our Ad Journal can be viewed on our website at

www.ssbjcc.org.

Dine & DonateSupporting The JCC Scholarship Fund

Houlihan’sBridgewater (Route 22)

10% of all checks from JCC members and guests

will be donated back to the J! FLYER MUST BE PRESENTED and are available in

the JCC office.

Thank You!Tribute Card Donations:

Ken Bernstein; ECC Staff; Adena & Geoff Feinstein;Laura Friedman; Debbie Golden; Carol Goldstein;

Nancy & Joe Gorrell; Judy & Larry Gross; Sondra Leibner; Barbara Nastro; Harriet Rosen;

Marsha Panzer; Sherry & Doron Steger;Pam & Stuart Teitelbaum

In Memory of Irving Kasendorf:Andrea & Randy Berkow; Jenn & Rob Bixon;

Greg Fairlouch; Laura & Brett Friedman;Debbie & Paul Golden; Carol Goldstein;

Jeffrey Matthews Financial Group;Caryn & Jeff Kenin; Sondra Leibner;

Elana & Seth Schwartz; A. Shure; Jinny & Bill Strawderman; Denise & Wally Yosafat

Thank you to our Dancing with the JCC Stars Committee Members:

Co-Chairs: Nancy Gorrell and Caryn KeninAndrea Berkow; Cindy Berkow; Cindy Elgrably;

Laura Friedman; Deby Goldberg; Debbie Golden;Carol Goldstein; Peter Horowitz; Andrea Keats;

Lisa Kopman; Ellen McCloskey; Roxanne Levinston;Paige Silberfein

Thank you to all of our Dancing with the JCC Stars participants.

Tuesday, March 19

2012“Courier

News

Reader’s

Choice” Winner

SAVE$50

on New Camp Registrationswhen registering at an open house.

OPEN HOUSE DATESFebruary 7 and March 11

5:00-7:30pm

To Benefit The JCC Scholarship Fund

Doors open at 8:45 am • Tournament begins promptly at 9:30 am$50/person by February 4 $60/person after February 4

Coffee and Deli Lunch • Call Lisa x 206 for information.To Register, call x201.

Comedy Night at the JCCwith Headliners Chris Coccia, Marla Schultz and Emcee Adam OliensisSaturday, March 16 • Doors open at 7:30pmEnjoy an evening of comedy with your friends!

$45 pp in advance$55 at the door

RSVP to X201

Coming in February!

P90X is a 90-day fitness program that combines a variety of exercise techniques including strength training, cardio, yoga, plyometrics and stretching.

Watch for more details! Questions...contact Joy x226; jmcintyre@ssbjcc.org

NEW!

Reuven FirestoneHoly War in Judaism-The Fall & Rise of a Controversial IdeaTuesday, February 12

Fee: $8/person in advance $10/person at the door

7:00pm

Thursday, March 7

Robert Rosenthal

7:00pm

From Plagues to Miracle

Fee: $8/person in advance $10/person at the door

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Wednesday, March 20Program/LuncheonFee: $18/advance $22/at the door

Delia Ephron

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Shabbat at the J!

Join us every Friday at 3:15pm in the lobby as we welcome in Shabbat. Enjoy challah and “shabbat juice” and say the prayers with us!

For additional info., contact “Shalom” Stacey at x223SHerman@ssbjcc.org

• Year Round Program - School & Summer Camp• Preschool & Daycare Hours: 7:30am-6:00pm• Full Day Infant Child Care• Full Day Kindergarten Program• Half-Day Kindergarten Enrichment Extension Program (AM & PM)• Developmentally Appropriate Academic Program• Swim Instruction, Music & Physical Education• Certified & Experienced Teachers

Ages 6 weeks to Kindergarten

Call our Preschool Director, Linda Weiss908.725.6994 x208;Email: LWeiss@ssbjcc.org

SAVE $50off NEWSchool

Registrations

Some restrictions apply

When you register at one of our Open House events.

OPEN HOUSE DATESThursday, Feb. 7 & Thursday, March 7 5:00-7:30pm

STEP UPFOR ISRAEL

Wed., February 137:00pmCrossing the Line:The Intifada Comes to Campus

Sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Somerset, Hunterdon andWarren Counties as part of the Jewish LIFE program.

Thurs., March 147:00pmSPEAK UP for IsraelThurs., April 117:00pmIsrael InsideFree to the Community

Sunday, April 7 • 7:00pmHosted by Knesseth Israel, Bound Brook

Yom HaShoah Community Wide Program

Comedy Night at the JCCwith Headliners Chris Coccia, Marla Schultz and Emcee Adam OliensisSaturday, March 16 • Doors open at 7:30pmEnjoy an evening of comedy with your friends!

OPEN HOUSE DATESThursday, Feb. 7 & Monday, March 11

5:00 - 7:30pm

Peninnah Schram and Gerard Edery“The Minstrel and the Storyteller”

Saturday, March 167:00 PM (Hosted by Temple Beth-El)

Thursday, Feb. 7 • 6:30pmFee: $10/per person or $15 at the door

Featuring Falafel & Israel Short Films:Barriers, Stand Up, Cheftzi On Air

The Irma Horowitz Film Series

Thursday, April 11

Doni Zasloff Thomas

6:00 pm

Get Cooking! A Jewish AmericanFamily CookbookMusical Book Talk

Fee: $8/person in advance $10/person at the door

The Ma’aleh School

$90/pp in advance • $100 /pp at the doorFee includes: Sit down dinner, fashion show

and 26 “Tier One” basket auction tickets.Cash Bar

Thursday, April 18, 2013 • 6:30 PMTwin Brooks Country Club

Watchung, NJ

& Basket Auction

Title Sponsor:

Sponsorship opportunities available.Fashions provided by:

GAPHillary’s

Inspiring Fitwearlululemon

normakamali

Title Sponsor:

$90/pp by April 8 • $100/pp after April 8Fee includes: Sit down dinner, fashion show

and 26 Tier One basket auction tickets.Cash Bar

(908) 725-6994 | www.ssbjcc.org | info@ssbjcc.org

775 Talamini Road Bridgewater, NJ 08807

Upcoming Events!

4th Annual 5KThursday, July 25

Mark your calendar now...

Annual Golf Outing Monday, June 10, 2013 Raritan Valley Country Club Brochure coming soon!

Texas Hold’Em in Hunterdon!

Wednesday,May 22

at theFlemington JCC

GolfOuting

2013

Sands Casino- Bethlehem, PAThursday, February 14 • 9am-4pm$35 per person-includes coach bus, $20 slot card & $5 lunch voucher

“An Afternoon in the Catskills” with Freddie Roman at NJPACThursday, May 2 • 10am$90 per person - includes coach bus, box lunch & tour of the theater

Thursday, March 14 • 7pm • Marriott Bridgewater$50 per personDelectable menu includes fish entrée. Join the chef as participants will be assigned tasks in the kitchen under the chef’s supervision and direction from other chefs.Register by Monday, March 4

A Culinary Experience at the MarriottHands on Demonstration & Culinary Tasting

9/11 Memorial TripTuesday, April 9 • 9am$50/pp includes transportation.• Self guided tour of the memorial. • Lunch: Table reserved at Katz’s Deli for group. Pay on your own. • Time for walking around Lower East Side.

Shabbat Dinner/Tu B’Shevat Seder Friday, February 1 • 6:00pmLearn about Tu B’Shevat through an interactive seder. Taste different fruits traditionally eaten at this holiday. Children will make their own eco- mezuzahs with tree branches. $10 per person/$40 max per family

Fig & Date TastingWednesday, January 23 • 6:00-8:00pm • Drop by and sample some Tu B’Shevat treats! Figs are traditionally eaten on the holiday ofTu B’Shevat. We will taste some different types of Tu B’Shevat figs and fruit.Free! Hamantaschen Baking

Tuesday, February 19 • 1:00pmEveryone is welcome! Free of charge!

“For the Kids” Purim CarnivalSunday, February, 10 • 1:00-4:00pmEveryone is welcome!

“For the Adults” Purim Wine TastingThursday, February 21 • 6:30-8:00pmCelebrate Purim with a wine tasting of Kosher wines!Purchase your wines for your Passover seder.$5 per person

Passover Chocolate SederTuesday, March 19 • 6:00pmEnjoy eating delicious chocolate while we read the story of Passover. Pizza and salad dinner will be served as well.$10 per person/$40 max per family

*Purchase a tree to plant in Israel to celebrate Tu B’Shevat. Contact Shalom Stacey x223 for more information.

JANUARY we celebrate Tu B’Shevat! FEBRUARY we celebrate Purim! MARCH we celebrate Passover!In the lobby celebrating Shabbat.Friday, February 22 Making masks and groggers for Purim.

In the lobby celebrating Shabbat.Friday, March 22 Making origami frogs for Passover.

Call x201 to register.