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
29
Mon
Lechayim Lunch Plus
Oct 29 @ 11:30 am – 2:00 pm

11:30 am-12:00 pm    Yoga from a chair with Betsy Haimson
12:00 pm-1:00 pm      Hickory smoked BBQ Chicken, tszimmes, couscous, fruit, rugalach (Veg option: Hickory smoked BBQ seitan)
1:00 pm-2:00 pm        Bob Skloot presentation, “Wandering with Firm Purpose: Raphael Lemkin’s Crusade Against Genocide”

Nov
2
Fri
Shabbat at Capitol Lakes
Nov 2 @ 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. Led by Rabbi Andrea Steinberger with the assistance of UW students from Hillel.

 

A program of Jewish Social Services, UW Hillel and Capitol Lakes Retirement Community.

Nov
5
Mon
Lechayim Lunch Plus
Nov 5 @ 11:30 am – 2:00 pm

11:30 am-12:00 pm    Yoga from a chair with Betsy Haimson
12:00 pm-1:00 pm      Chicken shawarma, saffron rice, Israeli salad and sauces, eggplant salad, fruit, brownie (Vegetarian option: tofu shawarma)
1:00 pm-2:00 pm        Pam Phillips-Olson presentation, “Who We Were Meant to Be”

Nov
12
Mon
Lechayim Lunch Plus
Nov 12 @ 11:30 am – 2:00 pm

11:30 am-12:00 pm    Yoga from a chair with Betsy Haimson
11:30 am -12:30 pm   Complimentary Blood pressure check with nurse, Lori Edelstein
12:00 pm-1:00 pm      Morrocan beef stew, herbed rice, market vegetable, dessert, fruit  (Vegetarian option: Morrocan vegetable stew)
1:00 pm-2:00 pm        Jen Rubin presentation, “We Are Staying: Eighty Years in the Life of a Family, a Store, and a Neighborhood”

Nov
16
Fri
Shabbat at Oakwood Villiage
Nov 16 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Please join Rabbi Renee Bauer, your neighbors, volunteers and Jewish Social Services staff for candle lighting, challah, wine, songs and discussion to usher in Shabbat.

A program of Jewish Social Services of Madison and Oakwood Villiage.

Nov
19
Mon
Lechayim Lunch Plus
Nov 19 @ 11:30 am – 2:00 pm

11:30 am-12:00 pm    Yoga from a chair with Betsy Haimson
12:00 pm-1:00 pm      Vegetarian lasagna w/ impossible burger, Greek salad, rolls, truffled white bean soup, fruit, dessert
1:00 pm-2:00 pm        Mark Stransky – Original piano music in variety of styles on themes inspired by people and nature

Nov
26
Mon
Lechayim Lunch Plus
Nov 26 @ 11:30 am – 2:00 pm

11:30 am-12:00 pm    Yoga from a chair with Betsy Haimson
12:00 pm-1:00 pm      Beef brisket, garlic roasted red potato, roasted carrots, fruit, babka (Vegetarian option: stuffed peppers)
1:00 pm-2:00 pm        George Martin presents, “Flying Small Airplanes for Fun and Travel”

 

Dec
2
Sun
This is Home (Film)
Dec 2 @ 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm

This award-winning documentary captures the experience of four families, refugees from Syria, as they struggle to adjust to life in Baltimore.

After the 90-minute film, community leaders will facilitate small group discussions on the film’s topics and discuss refugee resettlement programs in Madison and local refugee experiences. Light refreshments will be served.

Co-sponsored by Jewish Congregations for Social Justice:
Beth Israel Center, Congregation Shaarei Shamayim, and Temple Beth El;
Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice
Jewish Social Services
Lutheran Social Services
UW-Madison Hillel

Dec
3
Mon
Lechayim Lunch Plus
Dec 3 @ 11:30 am – 2:00 pm

11:30 am-12:00 pm    Yoga from a chair with Betsy Haimson
11:30 am -12:30 pm   Complimentary Blood pressure check with nurse, Lori Edelstein
12:00 pm-1:00 pm      Fettuccini Alfredo, Caesar salad, market vegetable, fruit, brownie (vegetarian option: Mac and cheese)
1:00 pm-2:00 pm        Klezmer/ folk music by Yid Vicious

 

Dec
7
Fri
Shabbat at Attic Angel Place
Dec 7 @ 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Please join Rabbi Renee Bauer, your neighbors, volunteers and Jewish Social Services staff for candle lighting, challah, wine, songs and discussion to usher in Shabbat

A program of Jewish Social Services and Attic Angel Place