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Sara D. November Gallery
Witness & Hope
September 19 - October 24
Artists' Talk & Reception: September 19 @ 7:00 PM
An emotional curated photographic exhibit by members of the Richmond Jewish community who traveled to Israel post-October 7, 2023.
Fall Festival at Camp Hilbert
Sunday, October 20
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Spend a day enjoying the great outdoors at beautiful Camp Hilbert! Whether you want to reunite with fellow Camp Hilbert buddies or check out the camp for the first time, everyone will have fun with live entertainment, outdoor games, arts and crafts, face painting, moon bounces and fishing on Lake Rosalie! Come eat in our Sukkah and make a blessing with our Lulav & Esrog. Inclusive area for sensory needs provided.
Sara D. November Gallery
Echoes: From Sky to Earth
Alyse Radenovic
October 31 - January 3
A moving and colorfully cohesive curated selection of Radenovic’s distinctive paintings within the genres of abstraction, calligraphic text, and minimalist landscapes.
Fife-Davis Family Annual Jewish Book Fair
November 4 - 25
In honor of National Jewish Book Month this November, we’ve curated an exceptional gathering of talented authors, all set to share their captivating stories with our vibrant community from November 4 to November 25, 2024.
Jason Bell
Cracking the Nazi Code
Co-hosted by 5400 Club
Monday, November 4
12:30PM
In-person event with VIRTUAL speaker
The thrilling true story of Dr. Winthrop Bell (a.k.a. Agent A12), the earliest enemy of the Nazis and the first MI6 spy to crack Hitler’s deadliest secret code: the framework of the Final Solution. Fighting an epic intelligence war from Eastern Europe and Russia to France, Canada and finally, Washington D.C., Agent A12 was a real-life 007, waging a single-handed struggle against fascists bent on destroying the Western world.
Eddie Shapiro
Here's to the Ladies:
Conversations with More o the Great Women of Musical Theater
Featuring Live performance by Desiree Roots
Thursday, November 7
7:30 PM
From the author of titles Nothing Like a Dame and A Wonderful Guy, Here’s to the Ladies is Eddie Shapiro’s latest collection of intimate, career-encompassing conversations with yet more of Broadway’s most prolific and fascinating leading women. In this fun-filled evening, Eddie Shapiro will share detailed stories and reflections of his conversations with such luminaries as Barbara Cook, Kelli O’Hara, Heather Headley, Faith Prince, and others. Local talent, including audience favorite, Desiree Roots, will perform noteworthy scenes from the musicals, highlighting both the great women AND the great men of musical theater. Together, they tell the story of what it means to be a lead on Broadway over the past fifty years.
Philip Eil
Prescription for Pain:
How a Once Promising Doctor Became the
"Pain Mill Killer"
Co-hosted by 5400 Club
Monday, November 11
12:30 PM
In-person event with VIRTUAL speaker
After learning that his father’s former classmate, Dr. Paul Volkman, the infamous “Pill Mill Killer,” was sentenced to four consecutive life terms for his leading role in the country’s deadly opioid epidemic, journalist Phil Eil plunged into an investigation of the sensational case. The result is his debut novel, Prescription for Pain: How A Once Promising Doctor Became the “Pill Mill Killer,” which offers an intimate exploration into the life and mindset of one of the nation’s most prolific opioid prescribers.
Richard Campbell
Gettin' Kinda Itchie:
The Groups That Made The Mommas & The Papas
Co-hosted by Jewish Woman’s Club
Tuesday, November 12
11:00 AM
Before soundtracking the Summer of Love as The Mamas & The Papas, musicians John Phillips, Michelle Phillips, Cass Elliot, and Denny Doherty honed their talents in groups like The Smoothies, The Journeymen, the Halifax Three, The Big 3 and The Mugwumps. In Gettin’ Kinda Itchie, local author, Richard Campbell, traces the circuitous lives of these groups and individuals from 1957 until 1965 – featuring secret marriages, hilarious hijinks and FBI investigations – as they each contributed to the sound, styles and persona that set the foundation of American folk rock.
“Richard Campbell meticulously reconstructs the puzzle of how The Mamas & The Papas were made, and he gets it exactly right.” – Michelle Phillips, Original Member, The Mamas & The Papas
Rachel Gordin Barnett & Lyssa Kligman Harvey
Kugels & Collards: Stories of Food, Family and Tradition in Jewish South Carolina
Co-hosted by Temple Beth-El
Thursday, November 14
Doors Open 6:15 PM | Book Talk 7:00 PM
In Kugels & Collards, Rachel Gordin Barnett and Lyssa Kligman Harvey explore the food history, traditions, and memories of Jews in South Carolina, building on their blog of the same title. The book explores the diversity of Jewish South Carolina, with stories and recipes contributed from families with Sephardic and Ashkenazi heritage who have been in the state for hundreds of years, from descendants of Holocaust survivors, and from more recent immigrants from Russia and Israel. Kugels & Collards is also a story of cultural assimilation and exchange and considers how local ingredients and techniques have become part of the South Carolina Jewish table.
Joel Chasnoff: I'm Not Your Zayde's Jewish Comedian
Sunday, November 17
7:00 PM
Stand-up comedian, former IDF soldier, and author of multiple non-fiction books, including the newly released Israel 201, Joel Chasnoff is unlike a lot of Jewish comics. Joel’s comedy is clever, clean, and positive. No stereotypes, no tired Borscht-Belt cliches. Just hip, wholesome comedy about the joys and oys! of Jewish life. Joel has performed at more than 1,500 Jewish events in ten countries, from the Melbourne Comedy Festival in Australia to Israeli late-night TV.
Joel Chasnofff
Israel 201
Co-hosted by 5400 Club
Monday, November 18
12:30 PM
In Israel 201, Joel and co-author Benji Lovitt pull back the curtain to show you a more comprehensive portrait of Israeli society, beyond the typical “101” basics. From Jerusalem’s cat conundrum to the Israeli Olympic team’s obsession with “barefoot sports,” this is the Israel you need to know, behind the headlines.
Voices In Peace
Jewish Community Choir Performance
Tuesday, November 19
7:00 PM
Continuing what began in the Fall of 2023, Voices in Peace, the Jewish community’s inclusive choir is back for another inspiring performance. Choral directors, Natan Berenshteyn and Jamie Barrack, have gathered a diverse group of singers to perform songs that promote the Jewish values of love and peace.
Asaf Elia-Shalev
Israel's Black Panthers-The Radicals Who Punctured A Nation's Founding Myth
Co-hosted by 5400 Club
Monday, November 25
12:30 PM
Israel’s Black Panthers tells the story of the young and impoverished Moroccan Israeli Jews who challenged their country’s political status quo and rebelled against the ethnic hierarchy of Israeli life in the 1970s. Inspired by the American group of the same name, the Black Panthers mounted protests and a yearslong political campaign for the rights of Mizrahim, or Jews of Middle Eastern ancestry. They managed to rattle the country’s establishment and change the course of Israel’s history through the mass mobilization of a Jewish underclass.
Jewish Family Theatre
Fiddler on the Roof: 15th Anniversary Production
In honor of Earl Ferguson, of blessed memory
December 5 - 15
Winner of nine Tony Awards when it debuted in 1964, the heartwarming tale of Tevye the Dairyman and his family’s struggles in a changing Russia is a true musical theatre tradition whose themes continue to be relevant today.
Chavruta with Rabbi Don Cantor
Biweekly Thursdays, December 5 - January 30
12:00 - 12:45 PM
January 2 @ 1:00 PM
Experience the joy of collaborative learning! Every two weeks on Thursdays, bring your lunch or grab something fresh from our new Kosher Grab & Go Market, and join us for a lively group discussion on curated topics. In the spirit of traditional chavruta study, you’ll pair up with fellow participants to explore and deepen your understanding together. $5 classes or $10 entry for walk-ins.
PJ Library LEGOS & Latkes
Saturday, December 7
6:30 - 8:30 PM
Please join us to welcome the new week with Havdalah. Celebrate Chanukah early with PJ Library and Bricks4Kidz. Children will go home with their own Chanukah-themed LEGO build. Meet a local LEGO Masters star! Kosher (meat) dinner and latkes provided for all plus wine for adults.
Menorah Madness
Thursday, December 19
7:00 PM
NextGen with partners The Bridge, Jhub, and Congregation Beth Ahabah are inviting you to register for Menorah Madness, our largest Jewish young adult party of the year for those in their 20’s, 30’s, and 40’s! There will be food, drinks (alcohol and non), games, raffles, and plenty of dancing! Bring your friends, or use this as an opportunity to make new ones!
Sara D. November Gallery
Shared Perspectives: A New Community School Exhibit
January 9 - February 7
Opening Reception: January 9 @ 7:00 PM
A bold, expressive exhibit by the students from the New Community School, created under the guidance of art instructors, Liz Claud and Aaron Web
Unity In The Community
Musical Performance by The Afro-Semitic Experience
Saturday, February 8
6:30 PM
Co-founded by African-American jazz pianist Warren Byrd, and Jewish-American jazz bassist David Chevan in 1998, The Afro-Semitic Experience is a band beyond category—performing an intricate tapestry of spiritual, world-beat, funk, jazz, cantorial, gospel, salsa, swing . . . soul-driven music. Their concerts combine an eclectic array of styles, sophisticated musicianship, good songwriting, deep grooves, and years of friendship with a simple message of Unity in the Community.
Sara D. November Gallery
Virginia With Love
Dave Decker, Kim Hall, & Mimi Murdock
March 6 - April 10
Artists' Talk and Reception: March 6 @ 7:00 PM
An invitational exhibit of Virginia-based artists who share their own unique views of the people and places of Virginia.
Sara D. November Gallery
Joyful Learning In Action:
Transforming Early Childhood Classrooms Into Vibrant Hubs of Creativity & Discovery!
April 17 - May 15
Reception: April 17 @ 5:30 PM
This dynamic exhibit showcases and honors the young children of the Weinstein JCC Preschool as they investigate the many languages of learning.
Adolf-Adams JCC Forum
An Evening with Michael Rapaport
Thursday, May 1
7:30 PM
Michael Rapaport is an accomplished actor and comedian with a career spanning over three decades and more than 60 films. With iconic performances in Hollywood blockbusters like True Romance, Cop Land, and Beautiful Girls, as well as his memorable appearances in television hits such as Friends and Atypical, Rapaport’s versatility and charisma have captivated audiences worldwide….
Sara D. November Gallery
The Best of Bon Air
The Bon Air Artists Association
May 22 - July 24
Artists' Talk and Reception: May 22 @ 7:00 PM
A selection of works in a variety of genres by the members of the Bon Air Artists Association.