Our Purim extravaganza on March 16th is shaping up to be a night for the ages. Following the Megillah reading, we will dance to the musical stylings of an incredible, world-renowned Japanese Klezmer band. We would love to see you there so please RSVP by replying to this e-mail if you plan on joining. There...
To paraphrase the chorus of a title track from the late 90s (but still touring) Backstreet Boys: ‘The JCC is back. Alright!’ We’ve got some exciting events in the works including a Family Shabbat + Friday Night Dinner on 2/25, an in-person Saturday morning service on 3/5 and of course our big Purim bash on...
Greetings from the lovely APA Hotel Yokohama Bay Tower. I can’t help but note the irony in pointing out that of all the quarantine hotels available, your rabbinic family were brought to one whose owner unapologetically dabbles in anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. But in either case, we are thrilled to be back in Japan and look...
*ありがとうございます/おおきに/תודה רבה/מירסי מונג׳ו/א גרויסן יישר כח* and a deep, heartfelt thank you to Sherry Greenfield for keeping the newsletter going during Rabbi Andrew’s parental leave. An additional debt of gratitude is owed to the JCC’s resident artist Peter Nadler and Sunday School instructor Adam Brownstein for their write-ups as well as Carmel Rosenthal for leading...
This week we hear from JCJ board member Sherry Greenfield I first arrived in Japan in 1989 for a one-year adventure to teach English (how many people have heard that story before?). Long story short, met my husband Masa the first month in a local community orchestra, got married in a Jewish wedding in Philadelphia...
This week’s parsha is one of the most dramatic ones in the Torah – the parting of the Red Sea. It’s a great one to explore so sharing a few interesting links to appeal to a variety of levels, including questions and reflections worthy of a good dinner debate. Enjoy! Hebcal – full text for...
Happy New Year! We hope you had a good year-end holiday and you and your loved ones are healthy. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan announces the official logo for the 70th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and the State of Israel in 2022.This logo expresses our desire to further advance...
This week we hear from board member Adam Brownstein. Here’s from Adam: I’m Adam Brownstein, and I’ve had the honor of serving on the JCJ Board since 2017. My wife, Megumu, our children, Emma (11), Ari (8) and Yuki (2) live near Komazawa Park, and we’ve been proud members of the Community since returning to...
In our continuing series of JCC Board Member introductions, this week we feature Peter Nadler and his passion for art. Peter is originally a lawyer from New York and has been a board member for the past few years. For this issue of the newsletter, we will focus on a Jewish theme, albeit a bit...
We had great participation for the Second Harvest mitzvah project and the students all made holiday cards to go into the food package. Check out photos in https://jccjapan.jp/albums/ (Password is the same as the calendar. Please reply to this email if you need the password) ServicesIn person services are happening! We are looking forward to...