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.
Nov
3
Fri
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, with assistance from JSS Staff and UW-Hillel student volunteers.
Nov
6
Mon
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 for this program runs as below:
11:00 am -11:30 am: Yoga from a chair
11:30 am -12:15 pm: Roasted chicken w/ wine and mushroom sauce, (veg option: Seared tofu w/ mushroom sauce), Basmati rice, snap beans, rugelach & fresh fruit
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm: Mad City Jug Band
Nov
13
Mon
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 for this program runs as below:
11:00 am -11:30 am: Yoga from a chair
11:30 am -12:15 pm: Brisket w/ BBQ sauce, (veg option: tofu w/ BBQ sauce), yellow rice, za’atar roasted vegetables, fresh fruit & rugelach
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm: Sound Billies: Folk and Americana music
Nov
17
Fri
A Friday erev Shabbat service led by Rabbi Renee Bauer, with assistance from additional JSS staff. Join us as we light candles, eat Challah, say Kiddush, and sing songs around the table, every third Friday of the month.
Nov
20
Mon
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 for this program runs as below:
11:00 am -11:30 am: Yoga from a chair
11:30 am -12:15 pm: Roasted chicken w/ balsamic tomato sauce, (veg option: seared tofu w/ balsamic tomato sauce, garlic whipped potatoes, challah rolls, roasted vegetables, fresh fruit & rugelach
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm: Medical Imaging – Dr. Hal Bennet
6:00 – 7:00 pm Interfaith Service also streamed to YouTube.
7:00 – 8:00 pm Fellowship and Community Resource Fair in person only
7:00 – 8:00 pm Fellowship and Community Resource Fair in person only
The Transgender Day of Remembrance is an annual observance honoring the memory of those whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. We gather to remember, and we will continue to gather until we are all accepted for just being us, human beings. Memorial United Church of Christ in Fitchburg shares this solemn day of remembrance with many interfaith partners and is proud to be the host congregation for this event this year.
Transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith started this tradition in 1999 in memory of Rita Hester, a transgender woman who had been killed the previous year. It became an annual tradition to honor all transgender people who lost their lives to violence because of who they were.
Co-sponsors (list in progress)
Beth Israel Center
Christ Presbyterian Church
Circle Sanctuary
El-Tawhid Juma Circle
First Baptist Church of Madison
Fitchburg Memorial United Church of Christ
Gender and Sexuality Campus Center
Jewish Social Services of Madison
JustDane
League of Women Voters of Dane County
Madison Vipassana
Middleton Community Church
Prairie Unitarian Universalist Society
Pres House
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Temple Beth El
The Crossing Campus Ministry
Trans Law Help Wisconsin
Wisconsin Council of Churches
Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice
Beth Israel Center
Christ Presbyterian Church
Circle Sanctuary
El-Tawhid Juma Circle
First Baptist Church of Madison
Fitchburg Memorial United Church of Christ
Gender and Sexuality Campus Center
Jewish Social Services of Madison
JustDane
League of Women Voters of Dane County
Madison Vipassana
Middleton Community Church
Prairie Unitarian Universalist Society
Pres House
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Temple Beth El
The Crossing Campus Ministry
Trans Law Help Wisconsin
Wisconsin Council of Churches
Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice
Resource tables:
Briarpatch Youth Services (Teens Like Us Program)
Jewish Social Services of Madison
JustDane
League of Women Voters of Dane County
Outreach LGBTQ+ Community Center
Prairie Unitarian Universalist Society
Pres House
Trans Law Help Wisconsin
Vivent Health
Wisconsin Council of Churches
Briarpatch Youth Services (Teens Like Us Program)
Jewish Social Services of Madison
JustDane
League of Women Voters of Dane County
Outreach LGBTQ+ Community Center
Prairie Unitarian Universalist Society
Pres House
Trans Law Help Wisconsin
Vivent Health
Wisconsin Council of Churches
Nov
27
Mon
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 for this event runs as below:
11:00 am -11:30 am: Yoga from a chair
11:30 am -12:15 pm: Roasted chicken w/ harissa, (veg option: quinoa-stuffed acorn squash, couscous, garlic/lemon green beans, fresh fruit & rugelach
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm: Refugee Resettlement – Updates and Introductions
Dec
1
Fri
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, with assistance from JSS Staff and UW-Hillel student volunteers.
Dec
4
Mon
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: Traditional braised brisket, (Veggie option: Pesto risotto w/ seared tofu), roasted Yukon potatoes, challah, tri color carrots, fruit & rugelach
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm: Travelogue, South Africa – Ken & Claudia Miksa
If you would like a meal, contact Jewish Social Services at (608) 442-4083 or email: paul@jssmadison.org by Wednesday preceding the meal. If you are 60 years or older, a minimum donation of $4.50 is suggested, please pay what is comfortable for you. The cost of the meal is $17.20 for those younger than 60 years old.