JCC Week Kickoff – Sherut (שרות): Monday, November 17 | 5:30 pm | Colonnade Room, Cedric Rucker University Center
This kickoff event for the Jewish Cultural Celebration will provide opportunities for individuals to engage in community service projects while learning about the Jewish value of giving back, or Tzedakah. This special event is dedicated to performing acts of philanthropy while exploring the roots, branches, and values of the Jewish community. This event is open to everyone.
Jewish Cultural Dinner at the Top of the CRUC: Tuesday, November 18 | 5:00 p.m. | Restaurants at the Top of the CRUC
Cost with Campus Meal Plan: 1 meal swipe or $15.27 flex. The cost for EagleOne or credit card is $17.64 plus tax, and $5.24 plus tax for children ages 4–10. The cost for UMW faculty and staff is $7.57. Co-sponsored by University Dining. Join the Jewish Student Association for a themed dinner and learn about upcoming events.
Jewish Cultural Celebration Major Speaker: Dr. Jeff Grossman: Wednesday, November 19 | 7:00 p.m. | Monroe Hall, Room 116
Jeffrey A. Grossman is Associate Professor of German and a founding member of the Jewish Studies Program at the University of Virginia. His research focuses on German and German Jewish literature and thought, Yiddish literature, and the translation and transmission of literature, knowledge, and ideas. In addition to his book The Discourse on Yiddish in Germany from the Enlightenment to the Second Empire (Camden House, 2000) and a co-edited issue of the online journal Quest devoted to German and Habsburg Jews during the First World War, he has published numerous articles and book chapters on Yiddish and German literature. His work covers writers such as Sholem Aleichem, Y. L. Peretz, Dovid Bergelson, Shalom Asch, Heinrich Heine, Franz Kafka, and Walter Benjamin, among others. He has also written on English author Martin Amis’s treatment of the Holocaust. Grossman is currently working on a new book titled Scenes from the East: Translating Yiddish and the Eastern Jew in Early Twentieth Century German and German Jewish Culture.
Shabbat Dinner: Friday, November 21 | 5:00 p.m. | Cedric Rucker University Center Chandler Ballroom
The Sabbath begins at sundown on Friday and continues until three stars appear in the sky on Saturday night. During Shabbat, families, friends, and community come together to reflect on the week and share a meal. Join the Jewish Student Association to conclude the week’s celebration with a Shabbat dinner.
All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. For more information, visit the James Farmer Multicultural Center webpage or contact (540) 654-1044. Email jfmc@umw.edu with questions regarding disability-related accommodations.