The best place to stay up to date on all events and programming at JSS! This calendar is always up to date and includes all the information you need to get involved.

Oct
24
Mon
Lechayim
Oct 24 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Join us for our weekly Lechayim series! Each event begins with yoga from a chair at 11am, followed by a lunch and a wide variety of programming that is different each week. This week:

11:00 am -11:30 am: Yoga from a chair
11:30 am -12:15 pm: Maple mustard chicken, (veg option: Maple mustard tofu), Basmati rice, roasted root vegetables, fudge brownies & fresh fruit
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm: Piano music: Mark Stransky
Board Meeting
Oct 24 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Oct
31
Mon
Lechayim
Oct 31 @ 11:00 am – 1:30 pm

Join us for our weekly Lechayim series! Each event begins with yoga from a chair at 11am, followed by a lunch and a wide variety of programming that is different each week. The schedule usually runs as below:

11:00 am -11:30 am: Yoga from a chair
11:30 am -12:15 pm: Kosher lunch catered by UW-Hillel Adamah catering
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm: Program TBA
Nov
3
Thu
Russian Series: Holocaust Survivor’s Share Their Stories
Nov 3 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Russian Series: Holocaust Survivor's Share Their Stories

The JSS Russian Series presents events to the Russian-speaking community on a variety of engaging topics. Oftentimes the events are lead by seniors, and they are always conducted entirely in the Russian language. RSVP required – contact JSS Director of Family and Senior Services, Maya Garbuz for more information and to register. This week:

Three Russian Jewish seniors will talk about their experiences during the WWII to the Russian-speaking community.

Nov
4
Fri
Capitol Lakes Shabbat with Rabbi Renee Bauer or Rabbi Andrea Steinberger
Nov 4 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Please join your neighbors, volunteers and Jewish Social Services staff for candle lighting, challah, wine, songs and discussion to usher in Shabbat, along with the opportunity to recite Kaddish. We look forward to spending this special time together with you! We celebrate Shabbat at Capitol Lakes on the first Friday of each month, led by JSS Rabbi Renee Bauer or Hillel Rabbi Andrea Steinberger, with assistance from JSS Staff and UW-Hillel student volunteers.

Nov
7
Mon
Lechayim
Nov 7 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Join us for our weekly Lechayim series! Each event begins with yoga from a chair at 11am, followed by a lunch and a wide variety of programming that is different each week. This week:

11:00 am -11:30 am: Yoga from a chair

11:30 am -12:15 pm: Braised balsamic chicken, (veg option: Balsamic tofu), Basmati rice, roasted market vegetables (zucchini, squash, red onion), fudge brownies & fresh fruit

12:30 – 1:30 pm: Program: Dementia and the Aging Brain, Ellen Taylor – Dementia Care Specialist, Aging and Disability Resource Center

Nov
12
Sat
Beyond the Bimah: Rabbis Working Outside the Synagogue
Nov 12 @ 11:30 am – 12:45 pm

Several Madison women rabbis will describe their professional work in a variety of roles outside of leading a congregation, including JSS Director of Spiritual Care Rabbis Renee Bauer! Bonnie Margulis, and Andrea Steinberger will also participate in the panel discussion, which will be moderated by David Kopstein. More information at the Temple Beth El website here: https://www.tbemadison.org/event/swarsenskydvar

 

Nov
14
Mon
Lechayim
Nov 14 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Join us for our weekly Lechayim series! Each event begins with yoga from a chair at 11am, followed by a lunch and a wide variety of programming that is different each week. This week:

11:00 am -11:30 am: Yoga from a chair 

11:30 am -12:15 pm: Lemon-Rosemary chicken, (veg option: Lemon-Rosemary tofu), roasted red potatoes & challah rolls, garlic green beans, fudge brownies & fresh fruit 

12:30 – 1:30 pm: Monarch Butterflies and their Journey: Karen Oberhauser 

Executive Committee Meeting
Nov 14 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Nov
17
Thu
Our City of Nations Conference
Nov 17 all-day

Jewish Social Services refugee resettlement staff will present at the 2022 Our City of Nations Conference (OCON)! We are excited to have Case Managers Stephanie Taylor, Benjamyn Deneen, Mohammad Din Hajizada, and Gilbertine Harerimana talk about the JSS model for supporting new refugee community members in Madison. Executive Director Kai Mishlove will also present on her Tables Across Borders initiative, which aims to build community and conversation through food. Please visit their website if you are interested in joining virtually. More about the event can be found below:

Together: Honoring Struggle, Celebrating Success, and Healing Forward

Our City of NationsWhile the pandemic created many challenges across our communities and multidisciplinary fields, it also offered opportunities to adapt, engage in new ways, and build on the strengths of refugee and immigrant communities and their partners.

Our next conference will be hybrid and offered in-person at the UW-Milwaukee Zilber School of Public Health or, virtually via Zoom events. Let us share how we have built and continue to build stronger networked, services, and communities and where we are headed as we walk together.