at Café 360 from 3 - 5 p.m.
Enjoy upbeat tunes from local singer/songwriter, Russ Preston, as you wind down and hang out after a day of fun and excitement at the J.
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Get Energized for the Grand Reopening
8-3 p.m. | Ages 16+ | Free and Open to the Community, with a Donation of a Box of Morning Cereal or a Pair of New Socks
8-8:45 a.m. - Cycling
8-8:55 a.m. - Drum-Fit
9-9:55 a.m. - Zumba
10-10:55 a.m. - Pilates
11-11:55 a.m. - Zumba
11-11:45 a.m. - Mitzvah Cycle
9 a.m.-3 p.m. - Free 10 Minutes Massage
9 a.m.-12 p.m. - Free Blood Pressure & Body Comp.
JCC Day Camps
1-3 p.m. - See our beautiful camp grounds and camp facilities as you tour JCC Day Camps. Meet with JCC Day Camps Director and leadership staff.
How can we protect our Planet Earth?
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Little Scientists & Great Scientists will lead a hands-on science program for children and families.
JCC MakerSpace
Hopes and Dreams for Alma
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Craft worry dolls for young women at Alma Pre-Military Academy for Female Leadership. Alma helps disadvantaged women in Israeli society enter the IDF better prepared for higher positions that ultimately give them a better standing in life following their service.
JCC MakerSpace
Beverly Levy Early Learning Center Dedication
1 - 1:30 p.m.
“People come and go, but Beverly came and left a footprint on our hearts,” said Dr. John Levy, fondly remembering all that his beloved wife, the late Beverly Levy, brought to him, their family and the New Haven community. Beverly Levy, a longtime leader in the Jewish community, died at the young age of 63 on March 7, 2014. In her memory, Yeladim, the Jewish Community Center’s childcare program, will now be named the Beverly Levy Early Learning Center.
****1:30 p.m. - GRAND REOPENING RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY****
Community Mitzvah Fair
12-3 p.m. | All Ages | Free and Open to the Community
Meet our community partners & area non-profit organizations and learn all about their good works. You will learn about opportunities to get involved, volunteer, or find a Bar/BatMitzvah project.
Vine Family Auditorium
Holocaust remembrance Proclamation Signing
2 p.m.
Join the community as local leaders sign proclamations remembering the Shoah.
JCC Vine Family Auditorium
Kid Zone Fun!
3-5 p.m. | All Ages | Free and Open to the Community, Optional Donation
Celebrate the JCC Grand Opening in the Kid Zone! Come have a blast enjoying a pool party, adventure in our playscape, or climb on the brand new climbing wall. Optional donations are encouraged which will benefit scholarships for our area Day schools and Jewish Camps.
Playscape, Rothberg Climbing Wall, Marcia and Stanley F. Reiter Swimming Pool
Acoustic Coffee House with Russ Preston at Café 360
3-5 p.m. | All Ages | Free and Open to the Community
Enjoy upbeat tunes from local singer/songwriter, Russ Preston, as you wind down and hang out after a day of fun and excitement at the J.
Café 360
at Café 360 from 3 - 5 p.m.
Enjoy upbeat tunes from local singer/songwriter, Russ Preston, as you wind down and hang out after a day of fun and excitement at the J.
Phone-a-Thon
10 a.m.-12 p.m. | All Ages
Call our community members to thank them for their support of the Jewish Federation’s 2018 Annual Campaign and make calls to provide others the opportunity to participate. It’s a Mitzvah! The Jewish Federation’s Annual Campaign supports all the aspects of our community that we enjoy every day; our schools, camps, seniors citizens, Jews in need locally, in Israel and around the world.
The Cube, the JCC Co-Working Space
Sandwich Brigade
9:30-11 a.m. | All Ages
Come together for the sandwich making that will benefit a local shelter. Camp Laurelwood will be assisting our Mitzvah makers to make sandwiches. Volunteers will also have the opportunity to sign thank you cards to IDF and United States' Soldiers.
Jewish Federation Shoreline Office, 705 Boston Post Road, Guilford, CT
Brighten a Child's Day!
10-11 a.m. | All Ages
Sort and pack activity bags for young patients and their siblings at Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital.
The Hoos Family Art Gallery at the JCC
Mitzvah Cycle
11-11:45 a.m. | Teens & Adults
JCC membership not required. All are requested to bring a brand new pair of socks or a box of cereal for donation, and join us for Mitzvah Cycle!
JCC Indoor Cycling Studio
Sandwich Brigade
10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. | Teens & Adults
Come together with the JFS Shalom Group and Teen Groups to make sandwiches for a local shelter. Our youngest Mitzvah makers can help decorate the bags!
JCC Terrace Room
No-Sew Pet Blankets
10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. | All Ages
No sewing needles required! Join us in making no-sew fleece blankets which will be distributed to pet shelters in the Greater New Haven area.
JCC Terrace Room
Storytime with PJ Library
10:30-11 a.m. | Young Families
Enjoy a special mitzvah story with PJ Library.
JCC Dance Studio II
Plarn Project with Seniors at Tower One/Tower East
3-4 p.m. | Teens & Adults
Join Women’s Philanthropy, BBYO teens, and seniors at Tower One/Tower East as we recycle and transform plastic bags into beautiful sleeping mats for women’s homeless shelters. Tikkun Olam! Help Save the Environment: Use Plarn! Is a 2017 Women of Vision Society Grant Recipient.
The Towers, 18 Tower Lane, New Haven, CT
Thank You US & IDF Soldiers
All Day (10 a.m. - 3 p.m.) | All Ages
Join our young emissaries to make thank you cards to IDF and United States' Army soldiers for everything they do to protect the USA and Israel.
JCC Hallway Pushcart
Hopes and Dreams for Alma
11 a.m.-1 p.m. | All Ages
Craft worry dolls for young women at Alma Pre-Military Academy for Female Leadership. Alma helps disadvantaged women in Israeli society enter the IDF better prepared for higher positions that ultimately give them a better standing in life following their service. ALMA is 2016 Women of Vision Society Grant recipient.
JCC MakerSpace
Sock Sorting
3-4 p.m. | All Ages
Help us sort our collections of donated socks!
JCC Main Street Hallway
Lasagna Making for Resettled Refugee Families
12-3 p.m. | All Ages
In partnership with the Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven's Next D’or Affinity Group, join our next generation of Federation leaders in preparing lasagnas for families in need.
JCC Kitchen & Community Room
Community Mitzvah Fair
12-3 p.m. | All Ages
Join us in the Auditorium for our first annual Mitzvah Fair! This year our brand new Mitzvah Fair will be an expo style fair with booths for our community partners and area non-profits, to showcase the great work they do. All Ages are welcome, great for finding new volunteer opportunities or to find a Bar/BatMitzvah project.
Vine Family Auditorium
Kid Zone Fun!
3-5 p.m. | All Ages
Celebrate the JCC Grand Opening and your mitzvot in the Kid Zone! Come have a blast enjoying a pool party, adventure in our playscape, or climb on the brand new climbing wall. Optional donations are encouraged which will benefit scholarships for our area Day schools and Jewish Camps.
Playscape, Rothberg Climbing Wall, Marcia and Stanley F. Reiter Swimming Pool