Events

Celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israel Independence Day) with a joyful community gathering featuring an Israeli music sing-along led by Temple of Aaron Cantor Educator Josh Fineblum, a special presentation by St. Paul Shaliach Tal C., Israeli games, and a delicious kosher Israeli lunch. COST: $25 • REGISTER BY APRIL 19 Questions? Contact Irit at iritv@minnesotajcc.org. Presented in partnership with the St. Paul Jewish Federation and Jewish National Fund.

Get Ready for a night of laughs and good vibes. Enjoy Stand-up comedian Joel Chasnoff, a DJ just for adults with music and games, drinks, light snacks, and plenty of ways to celebrate Israel with your 21+ friends!

Join us for this family-friendly community event celebrating Israel Independence Day. Featuring: a shuk (market) with food (for purchase), Heritage Judaica, Kona Ice Truck, crafts, music, bounce house, and more! Location details will be shared prior to event! Registration required for entry. Proudly presented in partnership with the Minnesota JCC, the Minneapolis Jewish Federation, and the St. Paul Jewish Federation THANK YOU TO OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Russian – Americans Jews in Minnesota (RAJMN), and Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota & the Dakotas (JCRC).

Adult Bingo at the J! Join us for an afternoon of prizes and fun. Everyone is welcome to attend. We hope to see you there! Pay in person via check or credit card. Questions? Contact Irit at iritv@minnesotajcc.org.

Adult Bingo at the J! Join us for an afternoon of prizes and fun. Everyone is welcome to attend. We hope to see you there! Pay in person via check or credit card. Questions? Contact Irit at iritv@minnesotajcc.org.

The Minnesota JCC is honored to host the opening event of Violins of Hope—an internationally acclaimed exhibition that brings restored Holocaust-era instruments, and the stories they carry, to communities around the world. Join us for an evening of music and spoken reflection exploring how communities endure, fracture, and rebuild. Featuring the Minnesota JCC Symphony Orchestra and prominent community voices, the program moves from belonging to rupture and, ultimately, toward renewal—illuminating how music can preserve memory and deepen our sense of shared responsibility. Through orchestral works, oral histories, and readings, this interdisciplinary event celebrates cultural connection and our shared humanity. Audiences are invited to reflect on the resilience of community in times of fear and uncertainty, and to consider how continuity itself can become an act of hope and resistance. Minnesota JCC Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Dr. Mark Elliot Bergman Special Guests: Avshi Weinstein, Co-Founder of Violins of Hope Pastor Babette Chapman, University Pastor, Augsburg University Najeeba Syeed, El-Hibri endowed chair and executive director of Interfaith Programs at Augsburg University Followed by an opening reception hosted by RBC Wealth Management.