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Learning Lab is custom-designed to relieve the pressure of remote learning. Our team of teachers, facilitators, and arts educators expertly guides students through their Zoom classes and then layers on the fun enrichment that kids need during a pandemic. Open to students in grades K-5. https://www.sijcc.net/learning-lab

Live now: Defending Democracy #CountOnUs trainig with East Side Jews Activist Collective

Don’t miss this: East Side Jews’ Activist Collective is presenting an important Defending Democracy training tomorrow (Monday) at 8 PM. More info at the event link below or register at https://www.sijcc.net/events/defending-democracy-2020.

Want to learn more about Free & Fair elections and how to defend our democracy? Join @sijcc and @eastsidejews on Monday night for a special community training event. https://www.sijcc.net/events/defending-democracy-2020

What can YOU do to defend our democracy? Join @sijcc and @eastsidejews for this special community training event of Monday night. https://www.sijcc.net/events/defending-democracy-2020

Free and fair elections are central to democracy, but what exactly does the phrase #freeandfair mean? In this highly contentious election year, we want to make sure every community member knows the six key elements of a successful election. Join us and East Side Jews on Monday night for a special Defending Democracy Workshop. Info in link below https://www.sijcc.net/events/defending-democracy-2020

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Join us TONIGHT for our first ever Simchat Torah Community Lead Teach-In. RSVP below. https://www.sijcc.net//simchat-torah-community-led-teach-in

TONIGHT *In-Person* East Side Jews Shabbat Shuvah: "The Point of No Return." Join East Side Jews at 6:30pm for the first ever, Parking Lot Shabbat at SIJCC. This week's theme: "Teshuvah" and all that jazz. Social Distancing and masks are required BYO challah, wine + juice. See post below for details.

Last call for Days of Awesome tribute ads! Tribute ads are a great way to support SIJCC & send love to your community all at once. When you get a tribute ad, your contribution helps power SIJCC and all of our programs that you love, and you get a chance to send a message to the people you love! This year's tribute ads will be shown during both our Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur virtual experiences and will also live on our website. Great opportunity for small businesses to show your support, or for you to send a message to your friends you've been missing since March. Tomorrow (9/15) is the last day to get your ad included in time for Rosh Hashanah! get yours now at www.sijcc.net/days-of-awesome-registration (you don't need to attend the event to buy an ad)

A bilingual elementary teacher, a master theater educator and and ECE alum with experience working at camp during the pandemic- these are just some of the incredible staff in our Learning Lab. Kids in grades 1-5 can join us for facilitated distance learning and interactive enrichment activities in the afternoon. Check our our homepage for more info.

This Jewish new year we are facing a new world that requires us to think outside the box. (Literally! Who else is missing community events in The Box??) We're making the most of this strange time and are pleased to announce our part live, part pre-recorded virtual Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur experiences. Both experiences will be led by Deanna Neil of Deanna's Pop Up Shul, and accompanied by musicians, artists, activists and core members of our community. Get more info about ea...ch of our experiences and register to save your spot at www.sijcc.net/days-of-awesome-2020. Rosh Hashanah: FACE - 9/19/20, 10 am PT, live on Zoom. As we look at little faces on screens, at covered faces in masks, we grapple with what it means to be face-to-face with the divine. How do we face this year’s challenges? How do we face the loss of our way of life that was? Yom Kippur: HOME - 9/28/20, 10 am PT, live on Zoom. Home: The place that is our sanctuary, the place of our confinement. This Yom Kippur, you are invited into our homes, and we are a part of your home as we continue to explore the bounds of virtual gatherings. Yom Kippur is about t'shuvah, a returning to our homebase, a coming back around and we will be with you in whatever way we can.

We are proud to be one of the 600+ Jewish organizations, synagogues and congregations that signed this @nytimes ad declaring unequivocally: Black Lives Matter #jews4blacklives

Let the wild rumpus start! Tonight is our two part Wild Shabbes. Join at 6pm for special story time and crafts and then again at 8:30 for discussion. Costumes encouraged! Link in bio.