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Apr

6 2018

First Fridays at Temple Israel

 

Temple Israel
91 Springside Dr
Akron, OH 44333

 

A casual Shabbat experience at Temple Israel 

Apr

8 2018

JLI Spring 2018 Session 3

5:00PM - 7:30PM  

 

Third JLI Spring 2018 Session

Apr

8 2018

Bowling Bash/Break Passover at Riviera Lanes

6:00PM - 9:00PM  

Riviera Lanes
20 South Miller Rd
Fairlawn, OH 44333

 

FREE for all BBYO members and prospective members in grades 7-12 come bowl with other Jewish teens includes pizza, sh…

Apr

9 2018

Shlichim event: Escape Room!

4:00PM - 9:00PM  

Revere road synagogue
646 N Revere Rd
Akron, OH 44333

Come save Israel from an alien invasion! Details TBA

Apr

9 2018

Israeli Escape Room

5:00PM - 9:00PM  


646 N Revere Rd
Akron, OH 44333

Unlock Israeli knowledge & try to escape as we celebrate Israel’s 70th birthday! Join us for a fun evening of brain…

Apr

9 2018

JCC Hang Out for Mothers and Daughters

5:45PM - 8:30PM  

Shaw JCC of Akron
750 White Pond Dr
Akron, OH

 

We will be packing boxes of donated items to send to Israel. We will be collecting these items all week at the JCC. P…

Apr

10 2018

Temple Israel Board Meeting

 

Temple Israel
91 Springside Dr
Akron, OH 44333

 

Board of Trustees meeting 

Apr

10 2018

Lunch and Learn at Goldman Rosen

12:00PM - 2:00PM  

Goldman Rosen
11 S Forge Street
Akron, DC 44308

 

The Lunch & Learn sessions will be held from 12:00-1:00 p.m. at the law offices of Goldman & Rosen, Ltd., 11 South…

Apr

10 2018

Holocaust Commemoration for City of Akron

6:00PM - 9:00PM  

Main Library of the Akron-Summit County Public Library
60 S. High St.
Akron, OH

 

The City of Akron Holocaust Commemoration Committee invites the community to the 30th City of Akron Holocaust Arts & …

Apr

10 2018

Beth El Board Meeting

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Beth El Congregation
750 White Pond Dr.
Akron,

 

Board Meeting

Apr

11 2018

A Century of Fiction from the Forward

11:15AM - 12:45PM  

Schultz Campus for Jewish Life
750 White Pond Drive
Akron,

 
Encountering Jewish Culture through Stories, Poetry & Art: 2018 – Part II
by Esther Cohen Hexter 
 
A Century…
Apr

13 2018

Drumming Weekend, Pt 1

7:00AM - 8:00PM  

Beth El Congregation
750 White Pond Dr.
Akron,

 

Beth El Drumming Weekend, Pt 1 in conjunction with Lev Tahor

Apr

13 2018

Lev Tahor

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Beth El Congregation
750 White Pond Dr.
Akron,

 

Join us for a monthly Friday night musical service, Lev Tahor, at Beth El Congregation. Service will begin at 7pm.

Apr

14 2018

Beth El Drumming Weekend, Pt 2

9:30AM - 1:00PM  

Beth El Congregation
750 White Pond Dr.
Akron,

 

Beth El Drumming Weekend, Pt 2

Apr

14 2018

Allison Bender Bat Mitzvah

10:30AM - 12:00PM  

Temple Israel
91 Springside Dr.
Akron, OH

 

Allison's Bat Mitzvah

Apr

14 2018

RCJ Spring Hike

3:00PM - 5:00PM  

Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Join us for an easy to moderate hike in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, specific location TBD.

Apr

15 2018

Beth El Drumming Weekend, Pt 3

9:00AM - 11:00AM  

Beth El Congregation
750 White Pond Dr.
Akron,

 

'A Drum in Her Hand' Workshop led by Christin Green. Jewish teachings led by Rabbi Elyssa Joy Austerklein

11am-2pm …

Apr

15 2018

Knitzvah

9:30AM - 11:00AM  

Beth El Congregation
750 White Pond Dr.
Akron,

 

Knitzvah combines a love of knitting and crocheting with mitzvah of reaching out and helping others. Our members c…

Apr

15 2018

Drumming Workshop

11:00AM - 2:00PM  

Beth El Congregation
750 White Pond Dr.
Akron,

 

Beth El Miriam's Drumming Workshop

Apr

15 2018

Mitzvah Crew Volunteer Bagel Brunch

11:00AM - 1:00PM  

Shaw JCC of Akron
750 White Pond Dr
Akron, OH

 

Calling all Mitzvah Makers! There are strong traditions in our faith that encourage us to perform acts of kindness, c…

Apr

15 2018

Yom HaShoah Commemoration

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

750 White Pond Dr
750 White Pond
Akron, OH 44320

Yom HaShoah commemoration @ Shaw JCC - more details to come

Apr

16 2018

Taste of Torah

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Beth El Congregation
750 White Pond Dr.
Akron,

 

Taste of Torah is our Sisterhood Torah Study Group, which meets on the third Monday of every month.  

Taste of Tora…

Apr

17 2018

Muslim-Jewish Dialogue

 

 

A dialogue series that alternates between Temple Israel (12/19, 2/20, 4/17) and the Islamic Society of Akron and Kent…

Apr

18 2018

A Century of Fiction from the Forward

11:15AM - 12:45PM  

Schultz Campus for Jewish Life
750 White Pond Drive
Akron,

 
Encountering Jewish Culture through Stories, Poetry & Art: 2018 – Part II
by Esther Cohen Hexter 
 
A Century…
Apr

20 2018

Young Family Shabbat 17/18

5:30PM - 7:30PM  

Beth El Congregation
750 White Pond Dr.
Akron,

 

Monthly Young Family Shabbat Dinner

Apr

21 2018

Temple Israel's Annual Cantor's Concert

6:00PM - 9:00PM  

Temple Israel
91 Springside Dr.
Akron, OH

 

Temple Israel's Annual Cantor's Concert

Apr

22 2018

Israel Festival! Yom Ha'atzmaut Celebration

12:30PM - 3:30PM  

Shaw JCC
750 white pond drive
Akron, OH 44320

Israel will celebrate 70 years of independence this year, and the Shaw JCC is set to mark this momentous anniversary …

Apr

22 2018

TEEN POOL after party

4:00PM - 5:30PM  

Shaw JCC of Akron
750 White Pond Dr
Akron, OH

 

Following the Israel Festival, teens (grades 8-12) are welcome to join us at the indoor pool for an awesome pool part…

Apr

22 2018

JLI Spring 2018 Session 4

5:00PM - 7:30PM  

 

Fourth Session of JLI Spring 2018

Apr

22 2018

Ice Skating Party

5:15PM - 8:30PM  

Shaw JCC of Akron
750 White Pond Dr
Akron, OH

 

Hosted by Akron 6-8 p.m. and joined by Canton, Youngstown, Toledo and Cleveland. Follows the Israel Festival and tee…

Apr

23 2018

L'chaim Cooking Club

6:00PM - 8:00PM  

Beth El Congregation
750 White Pond Dr.
Akron,

 

Join us for a monthly cooking club sponsored by the Sisterhoods' of Temple Israel and Beth El! check out www.lchaimco…

Apr

23 2018

JCC Board Meeting

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Shaw JCC Akron
750 White Pond Dr
Akron, OH

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Apr

25 2018

A Century of Fiction from the Forward

11:15AM - 12:45PM  

Schultz Campus for Jewish Life
750 White Pond Drive
Akron,

 
Encountering Jewish Culture through Stories, Poetry & Art: 2018 – Part II
by Esther Cohen Hexter 
 
A Century…
Apr

25 2018

Jewish Leadership Council

12:00PM - 1:00PM  

Jewish Community Board of Akron (JCBA)
750 White Pond Drive
Akron,

 

Meeting

Apr

25 2018

Film Screening at the Maltz Museum: Changed by Thalerhof

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage
2929 Richmond Road
Beachwood, OH 44122

 

View a fascinating and disturbing history of a progenitor to the concentration camps, meet the filmmakers, and enjoy …

Apr

26 2018

Lippman Board Meeting

5:45PM - 7:00PM  

The Lippman School
750 White Pond Drive
Akron,

 

Lippman Board of Trustee Meeting, April 26, 2018 .

Time: 5:45-7:00 pm

Held in the Woll Family Center for Innovation

Apr

28 2018

Meyer Paz Rolnick Bar Mitzvah

9:00AM - 12:30PM  

 

Bar Mitzvah at Anshe Sfard

Apr

29 2018

Cemetery Clean Up

10:00AM - 11:00AM  

Sherbondy Hill Cemetery

 

JCBA will hold a spring cemetery clean-up at Sherbondy Cemetery on White St. on April 29 from 10-11:30 a.m. We will b…

Apr

29 2018

2018 Stop The Hate® Awards Ceremony

4:00PM - 6:00PM  

Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage
2929 Richmond Road
Beachwood, OH 44122

 

Join us in celebrating the finalists in the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage’s Stop the Hate® Youth Speak Out and Y…

Apr

29 2018

Akron Jewish Music Festival

4:00PM - 6:30PM  

Beth El Congregation
750 White Pond Dr.
Akron,

 

The Beth El choir, Hazzan Matthew Austerklein of Beth El, Rachel Osherow, guest singers from the Summit Choral Societ…