The Bender JCC depends on the time and dedication of its enthusiastic volunteers. Each year, over 500 members donate their time and expertise in every facet of the Center. Volunteering not only enables participants to give something back to their community, but it provides opportunities to meet new people, share talents, and have fun. For information about volunteering at the Bender JCC, contact Marcie Blackman at 301-348-3808 or mblackman@benderjccgw.org.

Let’s Talk About It!: Discussions for Baby Boomers

Let’s Talk About It: Discussions for Baby Boomers ++” is a Jewish (yet all interested persons are welcome, regardless of religious affiliation) mostly singles group 50+ which meets twice monthly on Sunday mornings. We discuss either a topic, movie, or book in the context of concerns that affect our lives. Our dialogues afford participants the opportunity to get to know one another and make new friendships. Contact: Jay Doniger at: jndoniger@gmail.com or 301-442-8690. Time: Sundays at 10 AM until NOON. Attending the discussion is free of charge. Location: On Zoom:

TIME OF MEETING:
Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to noon; free

Meeting Zoom Link
Meeting ID: 834 3651 7564, Password: 826230.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS for upcoming Let’s Talk About It events

2022

• Aug. 28 Book: Conspiracy of Paper by David Liss
• Sept. 11 Topic: Women’s Rights
• Sept. 25 Movie/TV: “Remember” (available on Kanopy)
• Oct. 9 Topic: Mid-Term Elections
• Oct. 23 Book: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
• Nov. 6 Topic: Outcome of Jan. 6 Committee Hearings
• Nov. 20 Movie/TV: “The Florida Project” (available on Kanopy)
• Dec. 4 Topic: Hot Topics
• Dec. 18 Event: Chanukah party

2023

• Jan. A Book: The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray

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Future possibilities — All suggestions welcome. If you have a suggestion, please reply to this email, contact Jay Doniger at jndoniger@gmail.com, or mention it at any of our meetings.

• Future books for consideration:
• The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See
• The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
• This is how it always is by Lori Frankel
• The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson
• The Secret of Life by Howard Markel
• Haven Point by Virginia Hume
• The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
• The Premonition by Michael Lewis
• Future Movies/TV series for consideration:
• Trading Places

Movies chosen from Kanopy:

• “Remember”
• Moonstruck
• Moonlight
• Blindside
• Birdcage

For further information email Jay at jndoniger@gmail.com.

• Interested in learning more about book clubs and literary arts at the Bender JCC? Contact Marcie Blackman.

The Biblical Archaeology Forum (BAF) will welcome presentations from Johns Hopkins Egyptologist Betsy Bryan, a scholar of early Judaism Lawrence Schiffman of NYU, and George Washington University professor Eric Cline discussing excavations at Megiddo (Biblical Armageddon). A National Geographic archaeologist will update us on the restoration of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. We will also be joined by the husband and wife team of Eric and Carol Meyer of Duke University; and by Christopher Gregg of George Mason University, who will lead us on a tour of the Roman Forum as it was in antiquity.

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