Midway Jewish Center

A program for Pre-K children and families to experience our Religious School Is your child in Pre-K? We offer a great opportunity for children and parents to get a taste of our Religious School program with "A Bridge to Religious School." These classes meet seven times throughout the year from 9:15 am to 10:30 am. The children have class with Leora Cohen, our Gesher teacher, and parents have a facilitated conversation with someone from our community (i.e. Rabbi, pedicatrician, psychologist) and the morning ends with the family coming together for music. For more information, please contact our Principal Lisa Stein at 516-938-8390 x108 or lstein@mjc.org. The program will include music, crafts, and holiday material. To register: https://www.mjc.org/form/gesher

Hebrew High School

Are you caring for an aging parent, friend or family member? Worrying and caring for a family member with a chronic illness? Do you have questions and concerns? Join Rabbi Joel Levenson & Dr. Stefanie Kaley for an unmoderated conversation to connect with others in a similar situation. Opening conversation: Tuesday, October 16 from 8:15-9:15PM. Future sessions TBD. For more information, contact Rabbi Levenson at jlevenson@mjc.org or 516-938-8390.

WE PUT THE OHM INTO SHALOM! Scientific research has verified repeatedly the positive effects of turning down the body for a few minutes each day. And who needs that more than busy Mommies? Meditation lowers heart rate, reduces blood pressure, eases tension, and clears the mind. This class is open to everyone, Grand-mommies (and Grand-poppies) too, and you don’t even have to be Jewish. But our mantras always are, and are chosen based on the season and the Torah readings. Come do yourself a tovah (a good thing) and treat yourself to a few minutes of inspiration and relaxation. It will make the rest of the day so much better!

weekly pre-toddler class

The Daf Shevu’i class has been meeting for a few years and is wide-open to new members. We do one page of Talmud a week. Sound slow? Only to those who may have never opened a page of Talmud. The page or daf is pretty dense. We are studying Sanhedrin or the laws that governed that great body of scholars who handled the legal cases of the Jewish people through the second Temple period. What were their court procedures, how did they go about executing the condemned, who was eligible for the world-to-come and who was not, etc.? These are fascinating subjects that will undoubtedly inspire much conversation.

Kabbalat Shabbat