Family & Community
Monday, July 26 - Ecology Center Workshop
Join us for an ecology workshop sponsored by The Ecology Center. You will join
with local residents to calculate your carbon footprint, create a measurable personal
action plan to reduce your footprint and make substantive changes in your community.
1:00-2:30pm, FREE
Wednesday, July 28 - Be The Match Registry Drive
Registry Drive in Honor of Elissa, age 26, grew up in suburban Chicago and lives in Washington, DC. Soon after
graduating from college, she was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Her battle with cancer has been a roller
coaster of highs and lows, marked by frustratingly short periods of remission.
Recently, Elissa fulfilled a life-long dream when she learned of her acceptance to rabbinical school. Just two days
later, her dreams were shattered by the news that her cancer had returned yet again. As the granddaughter of four Holocaust survivors, Elissa has little family to test for a match and needs a
genetically-matched donor to receive her life-saving transplant. Elissa and her family are asking you to join the
Be The Match Registry of committed potential donors that stand ready to give patients like Elissa a second chance
at life. Registration is easy! A consent form is filled out and a swab of the cheeks is taken. Your tissue type is added
to the Registry until your 61st birthday.
You could be the one. You could be the match.
Eligibility Guidelines: Be between the ages of 18 -60, be a willing to donate, and meet health guidelines.
1:00-8:00pm, FREE
For more information contact:
Jamie at jamiliya13@yahoo.com
Or visit bethematch.org
Sunday, August 15 - SIMCHA DANCE JAM
Join Jewish dance specialist and choreographer, Bruce Bierman, for a unique monthly workshop that aims
to free the Jewish dancer within. We will begin with guided poses and stretches inspired by the angular shapes
of the Hebrew letters. Then, participants will explore the expressive movements and dramatic gestures behind the four
main Jewish dance genres: Yemenite, Hasidic, Klezmer, and Israeli. Finally, we will fit the moves of the ancestors
to the grooves of our own imaginations, as we jam together to create spontaneous new dances with a treasure box of
Jewish dances with a treasure box of Jewish dance vocabulary. All levels of experience welcome.
3:00-5:00pm, $10-$15 sliding scale