Wednesday, September 23, 2026 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Boonshoft Center for Jewish Culture and Education 525 Versailles Drive Centerville, OH 45459 Come meet the director and get ready for an exciting season of JCC Youth Theatre’s Into the Woods Jr.! This fun and informative evening will include: Welcome and Introductions The director’s vision for the production Audition information and what to expect Parent information and Q&A A fun Into the Woods character game! Whether you’re a returning performer or brand new to Youth Theatre, this is a great opportunity to learn more, meet the team, and get excited for...

Thursday, October 15, 2026 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Via Zoom Join Jewish Book Council for a Community One Read with Bruce Feiler in Conversation with Rabbi Angela Buchdahl. Questions? Contact Stacy Emoff at semoff@jfgd.net. Click here to RSVP.

Runs Thursday, October 15, 2026 - Thursday, February 4, 2027 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Boonshoft Center for Jewish Culture and Education 525 Versailles Drive Centerville, OH 45459 Call all young writers and theatre lovers in grades 6-12! Join Jay Weiss for a fun, creative Writers Workshop, designed to help you bring your ideas to the stage. Explore storytelling, character development, dialogue, and the art of writing for theatre while creating your own original material. Whether you are an experienced writer or just getting started, come find your voice and discover the storyteller in you! $100/person for a 10-wk course...

Sunday, October 25, 2026 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Boonshoft Center for Jewish Culture and Education 525 Versailles Drive Centerville, OH 45459 Michael Kimmel Playmakers: The Jewish Entrepreneurs Who Created the Toy Industry in America Discover the untold story of first-generation Jewish American toymakers who helped manufacture “the century of the child.” In 1902, Morris and Rose Michtom stitched together the first Teddy Bear in the back room of their Brooklyn candy store, sparking the Ideal Toy Corporation and a booming toy world created by fellow immigrant pioneers like Hasbro, Mattel, and Lionel Trains. In Playmakers, Michael Kimmel traces how...

Saturday, November 7, 2026 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Boonshoft Center for Jewish Culture and Education 525 Versailles Drive Centerville, OH 45459 Join us for a unique evening of poetry and music at the “CJCE Café.” Immerse yourself in the beatnik world, where we will delight your senses with performances by local Jewish poets and musicians. $18/person (includes food and one drink ticket). RSVP is required by October 30. In partnership with the Hear Us Committee.   Poetry Submission Guidelines ~ Submit your poetry by September 28! The mission of Hear Us is to showcase Jewish poets in the Greater Dayton...

Sunday, November 15, 2026 9:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Temple Israel 130 Riverside Drive Dayton, OH 45405 Liz Hirsh Naftali Saving Abigail: The True Story of the Abduction and Rescue of a Three-Year-Old Hostage Saving Abigail is a gripping true story of courage, resilience, and the extraordinary power of family in the face of unimaginable tragedy. On October 7, 2023, three-year-old Abigail Mor Edan’s world was shattered when Hamas terrorists attacked her Israeli community, murdering her parents and abducting her into Gaza. Alone, vulnerable, and held hostage amid a rapidly escalating conflict, Abigail became one of the many innocent victims...

Wednesday, November 18, 2026 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park North Dayton, OH 45405 Join the JCC Boomers at 2:00 p.m. for a docent-led one-hour tour at the Dayton Art Institute of the special exhibition Wall Power! Spectacular Quilts from the American Folk Art Museum. Before the tour, we will meet at 12:00 p.m. for lunch at Old Scratch Pizza (812 S Patterson Blvd, Dayton, OH 45402). Cost: $10/person for exhibit tour; lunch cost on your own. Space is limited. Must RSVP by Monday, November 9. Questions? Contact Stacy Emoff at semoff@jfgd.net. About the Exhibit:...