Veterans Day
Community Calendar
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Nov 11, 2017
Nov 23, 2017
Thanksgiving Day
Oct
23 2017
Dec
1 2017
Nov
1 2017
Ann Katz Festival of Books and Arts
9:00AM - 11:59PM
Authors, film, artist music and dance. Most programs in Laikin Auditorium. Most programs are $10, although there are …
Nov
1 2017
Ann Katz Festival of Books and Arts
9:00AM - 11:59PM
Authors, film, artist music and dance. Most programs in Laikin Auditorium. Most programs are $10, although there are …
Nov
1 2017
Speaker on Israel: Michael Koplow (evening event, time & location TBD)
Nov
1 2017
Jonathan Eig, author of Ali: A Life
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Arthur M. Glick JCC
6701 Hoover Rd
Indianapolis, IN 46260
The definitive biography of an American icon, from a New York Times best-selling author with unique access to Ali's i…
Nov
2 2017
Road Trip to Plum Street Temple and Jungle Jim’s!
8:00AM - 4:00PM
Join CBS on a road trip to Cincinnati for a tour of the historic Plum Street Temple. It was from Plum Street that Rab…
Nov
2 2017
Ann Katz Festival of Books and Arts
9:00AM - 11:59PM
Authors, film, artist music and dance. Most programs in Laikin Auditorium. Most programs are $10, although there are …
Nov
2 2017
Ann Katz Festival of Books and Arts
9:00AM - 11:59PM
Authors, film, artist music and dance. Most programs in Laikin Auditorium. Most programs are $10, although there are …
Nov
2 2017
Libby and David Fogle Lunch Bunch
12:00PM - 1:00PM
JCC - Laikin Auditorium
6701 Hoover Road
Indianapolis, IN 46260
Join the Libby and David Fogle Lunch Bunch Tuesdays and Thursdays at noon at the JCC for great food and conversation …
Nov
2 2017
Art Gallery Opening Reception: Work by Cindy Wingo
5:30PM - 7:00PM
Wingo is creating new artwork inspired by the content from this year's Ann Katz Festival of Books & Arts. "I paint wh…
Nov
2 2017
Parent Education Night - "How To Handle Power Struggles"
6:45PM - 9:00PM
Facilitator, Michelle Gambs Rohen, Certified Parenting Instructor will work with the parents on to How To Handle Powe…
Nov
2 2017
Class on Jewish Thought & Philosophy
8:00PM - 9:00PM
Etz Chaim Sephardic Congregation
6939 Hoover Road
Indianapolis, IN
This class is built as a forum wherein new text, from different eras, are reviewed and discussed collectively. It is …
Nov
3 2017
Ann Katz Festival of Books and Arts
9:00AM - 11:59PM
Authors, film, artist music and dance. Most programs in Laikin Auditorium. Most programs are $10, although there are …
Nov
3 2017
Ann Katz Festival of Books and Arts
9:00AM - 11:59PM
Authors, film, artist music and dance. Most programs in Laikin Auditorium. Most programs are $10, although there are …
Nov
3 2017
Nov
6 2017
IAC National Conference
5:00PM - 12:00PM
Walter E. Washington Convention Center
801 Mt Vernon Pl NW
Washington DC, DC 20001
Join thousands of community members at the IAC National Conference in Washington DC to experience influential thought…
Nov
3 2017
Join Etz Chaim in Honoring Al Mordoh's 97th at a Special Shabbat Dinner
6:30PM - 9:00PM
Etz Chaim Sephardic Congregation
6939 Hoover Road
Indianapolis, IN 46260
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AL MORDOH!
JOIN US FOR A SHABBAT DINNER CELEBRATION OF AL’S 97TH BIRTHDAY!
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3
SERVIC…
Nov
4 2017
Ann Katz Festival of Books and Arts
9:00AM - 11:59PM
Authors, film, artist music and dance. Most programs in Laikin Auditorium. Most programs are $10, although there are …
Nov
4 2017
Ann Katz Festival of Books and Arts
9:00AM - 11:59PM
Authors, film, artist music and dance. Most programs in Laikin Auditorium. Most programs are $10, although there are …
Nov
4 2017
The Juniper Tree
8:05PM - 10:00PM
This one-woman play performed by Susan Bennett and written by Timothy Taylor is a moving and compelling story delving…
Nov
5 2017
Ann Katz Festival of Books and Arts
9:00AM - 11:59PM
Authors, film, artist music and dance. Most programs in Laikin Auditorium. Most programs are $10, although there are …
Nov
5 2017
Ann Katz Festival of Books and Arts
9:00AM - 11:59PM
Authors, film, artist music and dance. Most programs in Laikin Auditorium. Most programs are $10, although there are …
Nov
5 2017
Living Judaism : Being, Doing, Feeling Jewish series
10:15AM - 12:00PM
Congregation Beth-El Zedeck
600 W. 70th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46260
Join Rabbi Dennis Sasso in an open conversation of discovery about the meanings of Jewish Identity, Beliefs, and Prac…
Nov
5 2017
2017 Spirit & Place - "What If?"
2:00PM - 4:00PM
JCC Indianapolis, in partnership with Indiana Writer's Center, Dance Kaleidoscope, Indiana Historical Society and The…
Nov
5 2017
What If? The Power of the Imagination
2:00PM - 3:30PM
A Spirit and Place event using the best of your imagination
Nov
6 2017
Ann Katz Festival of Books and Arts
9:00AM - 11:59PM
Authors, film, artist music and dance. Most programs in Laikin Auditorium. Most programs are $10, although there are …
Nov
6 2017
Ann Katz Festival of Books and Arts
9:00AM - 11:59PM
Authors, film, artist music and dance. Most programs in Laikin Auditorium. Most programs are $10, although there are …
Nov
6 2017
Anna Solomon, author of Leaving Lucy Pear
7:00PM - 9:00PM
46260
A Community Read event
Heading the list of "six new paperbacks to read", "Leaving Lucy Pear is a moving novel about 1…
Nov
6 2017
Cocktail Judaism
7:30PM - 9:00PM
Athens on 86th Street
2284 W. 86th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46260
Spirited conversations hosted by Rabbi Dennis Sasso at Athens on 86th. This month's topic is "Lobbying Is Not a Dirty…
Nov
7 2017
Ann Katz Festival of Books and Arts
9:00AM - 11:59PM
Authors, film, artist music and dance. Most programs in Laikin Auditorium. Most programs are $10, although there are …
Nov
7 2017
Ann Katz Festival of Books and Arts
9:00AM - 11:59PM
Authors, film, artist music and dance. Most programs in Laikin Auditorium. Most programs are $10, although there are …
Nov
7 2017
Libby and David Fogle Lunch Bunch
12:00PM - 1:00PM
JCC - Laikin Auditorium
6701 Hoover Road
Indianapolis, IN 46260
Join the Libby and David Fogle Lunch Bunch Tuesdays and Thursdays at noon at the JCC for great food and conversation …
Nov
7 2017
Nov
7 2017
Jewish Federation Major Gifts event
5:00PM - 7:00PM
TBD
VIP reception or dinner for Federation major donors and leadership with Joel Chasnoff and Einat Admony before their B…
Nov
7 2017
Great Debates in Jewish History
7:00PM - 8:30PM
abraham grossbaum
1037 golf lane
indianapolis, IN 46260
This remarkable 6 week course will explore six iconic debates in Jewish history. Starting with the questions regardin…
Nov
7 2017
Belly Laughs
7:30PM - 9:30PM
Arthur M. Glick JCC
6701 Hoover Rd
Indianapolis, IN 46260
A cooking demonstration. A tasting and comedy event.
Nov
8 2017
Ann Katz Festival of Books and Arts
9:00AM - 11:59PM
Authors, film, artist music and dance. Most programs in Laikin Auditorium. Most programs are $10, although there are …
Nov
8 2017
Ann Katz Festival of Books and Arts
9:00AM - 11:59PM
Authors, film, artist music and dance. Most programs in Laikin Auditorium. Most programs are $10, although there are …
Nov
8 2017
Spirit & Place Event: REVIVE CIVILITY
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Congregation Beth-El Zedeck
600 W. 70th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46260
Engage with community leaders in an interactive program to understand the power of the individual to revive civility …
Nov
9 2017
Ann Katz Festival of Books and Arts
9:00AM - 11:59PM
Authors, film, artist music and dance. Most programs in Laikin Auditorium. Most programs are $10, although there are …
Nov
9 2017
Ann Katz Festival of Books and Arts
9:00AM - 11:59PM
Authors, film, artist music and dance. Most programs in Laikin Auditorium. Most programs are $10, although there are …
Nov
9 2017
Nov
11 2017
Indy International Festival
9:00AM - 9:00PM
Indiana State Fairgrounds
1202 E. 38th St.
Indianapolis, IN 46205
Help staff the Israel booth at the Indy International Festival, which is taking place at the Indiana State Fairground…
Nov
9 2017
Holocaust Remembrance at the Statehouse
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Indiana Statehouse
200 W. Washington St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Commemorate the lives lost in the Holocaust.
Nov
9 2017
Libby and David Fogle Lunch Bunch
12:00PM - 1:00PM
JCC - Laikin Auditorium
6701 Hoover Road
Indianapolis, IN 46260
Join the Libby and David Fogle Lunch Bunch Tuesdays and Thursdays at noon at the JCC for great food and conversation …
Nov
9 2017
FILM: They Played for Their Lives
7:00PM - 9:00PM
A film on the anniversary of Kristallnacht
An inspiring film about the life-affirming power of music in the worst of …
Nov
9 2017
They Played for Their Lives
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Film about Holocaust survivors who are musicians. Age 12 and up.
Nov
9 2017
Class on Jewish Thought & Philosophy
8:00PM - 9:00PM
Etz Chaim Sephardic Congregation
6939 Hoover Road
Indianapolis, IN
This class is built as a forum wherein new text, from different eras, are reviewed and discussed collectively. It is …
Nov
10 2017
Ann Katz Festival of Books and Arts
9:00AM - 11:59PM
Authors, film, artist music and dance. Most programs in Laikin Auditorium. Most programs are $10, although there are …
Nov
10 2017
Ann Katz Festival of Books and Arts
9:00AM - 11:59PM
Authors, film, artist music and dance. Most programs in Laikin Auditorium. Most programs are $10, although there are …
Nov
11 2017
Ann Katz Festival of Books and Arts
9:00AM - 11:59PM
Authors, film, artist music and dance. Most programs in Laikin Auditorium. Most programs are $10, although there are …
Nov
11 2017
Ann Katz Festival of Books and Arts
9:00AM - 11:59PM
Authors, film, artist music and dance. Most programs in Laikin Auditorium. Most programs are $10, although there are …
Nov
11 2017
Heartland Award Winning Shorts
7:30PM - 9:30PM
Heartland films are wonderful and so are their shorts
Nov
11 2017
Heartland Film Award Winning Shorts
8:00PM - 10:00PM
A selection of award winning shorts from the 2017 Heartland Film Festival
Nov
12 2017
Ann Katz Festival of Books and Arts
9:00AM - 11:59PM
Authors, film, artist music and dance. Most programs in Laikin Auditorium. Most programs are $10, although there are …
Nov
12 2017
Ann Katz Festival of Books and Arts
9:00AM - 11:59PM
Authors, film, artist music and dance. Most programs in Laikin Auditorium. Most programs are $10, although there are …
Nov
12 2017
Living Judaism : Being, Doing, Feeling Jewish series
10:15AM - 12:00PM
Congregation Beth-El Zedeck
600 W. 70th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46260
Join Rabbi Dennis Sasso in an open conversation of discovery about the meanings of Jewish Identity, Beliefs, and Prac…
Nov
13 2017
Nov
13 2017
Ann Katz Festival of Books and Arts
9:00AM - 11:59PM
Authors, film, artist music and dance. Most programs in Laikin Auditorium. Most programs are $10, although there are …
Nov
13 2017
Ann Katz Festival of Books and Arts
9:00AM - 11:59PM
Authors, film, artist music and dance. Most programs in Laikin Auditorium. Most programs are $10, although there are …
Nov
13 2017
Peter Hayes, author of Why: Explaining the Holocaust
7:00PM - 9:00PM
How dos one grasp the enormity of the Holocaust? This is the challenge that Peter Hayes (Ph.D., Yale, 1982) has made …
Nov
14 2017
Ann Katz Festival of Books and Arts
9:00AM - 11:59PM
Authors, film, artist music and dance. Most programs in Laikin Auditorium. Most programs are $10, although there are …
Nov
14 2017
Ann Katz Festival of Books and Arts
9:00AM - 11:59PM
Authors, film, artist music and dance. Most programs in Laikin Auditorium. Most programs are $10, although there are …
Nov
14 2017
Libby and David Fogle Lunch Bunch
12:00PM - 1:00PM
JCC - Laikin Auditorium
6701 Hoover Road
Indianapolis, IN 46260
Join the Libby and David Fogle Lunch Bunch Tuesdays and Thursdays at noon at the JCC for great food and conversation …
Nov
14 2017
Hope & Healing ..... Grief Support
6:00PM - 7:00PM
JCC
6701 Hoover Road
Indianapolis, IN 46260
Grief Support Group
Nov
14 2017
Indianapolis Area Private Schools' Minority Student Recruitment Fair
6:00PM - 8:00PM
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
6050 N. Meridian St.
Indianapolis, IN 46208
This event is free.
Nov
14 2017
Great Debates in Jewish History
7:00PM - 8:30PM
abraham grossbaum
1037 golf lane
indianapolis, IN 46260
This remarkable 6 week course will explore six iconic debates in Jewish history. Starting with the questions regardin…
Nov
14 2017
Board of Directors Meeting
7:30PM - 9:00PM
Congregation Beth-El Zedeck
600 W. 70th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46260
A meeting of the synagogue's board of directors.
Nov
15 2017
Healing Service
5:45PM - 6:30PM
Congregation Beth-El Zedeck
600 W. 70th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46260
A Healing Service for those experiencing illness, for caregivers, for those walking the mourner's path. A contemplati…
Nov
16 2017
Libby and David Fogle Lunch Bunch
12:00PM - 1:00PM
JCC - Laikin Auditorium
6701 Hoover Road
Indianapolis, IN 46260
Join the Libby and David Fogle Lunch Bunch Tuesdays and Thursdays at noon at the JCC for great food and conversation …
Nov
16 2017
Class on Jewish Thought & Philosophy
8:00PM - 9:00PM
Etz Chaim Sephardic Congregation
6939 Hoover Road
Indianapolis, IN
This class is built as a forum wherein new text, from different eras, are reviewed and discussed collectively. It is …
Nov
18 2017
Parents Night Out
6:00PM - 10:00PM
JCC
6701 Hoover Road
Parents Night Out is a respite opportunity for parents, with fun and inclusive programs geared towards children with …
Nov
18 2017
Parents Night Out
6:00PM - 10:00PM
JCC
6701 Hoover Road
IN
Parents Night Out is a respite opportunity for parents, with fun and inclusive programs geared towards children with …
Nov
19 2017
Nov
19 2017
Living Judaism : Being, Doing, Feeling Jewish series
10:15AM - 12:00PM
Congregation Beth-El Zedeck
600 W. 70th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46260
Join Rabbi Dennis Sasso in an open conversation of discovery about the meanings of Jewish Identity, Beliefs, and Prac…
Nov
19 2017
Euchre Tournament
2:00PM - 5:00PM
JCC Indianapolis
6701 Hoover Rd
Indianapolis, IN 46260
The JCC is hosting a Euchre Tournament for those who want to spend an enjoyable Sunday afternoon with friends,…
Nov
21 2017
Libby and David Fogle Lunch Bunch
12:00PM - 1:00PM
JCC - Laikin Auditorium
6701 Hoover Road
Indianapolis, IN 46260
Join the Libby and David Fogle Lunch Bunch Tuesdays and Thursdays at noon at the JCC for great food and conversation …
Nov
21 2017
Nov
21 2017
Great Debates in Jewish History
7:00PM - 8:30PM
abraham grossbaum
1037 golf lane
indianapolis, IN 46260
This remarkable 6 week course will explore six iconic debates in Jewish history. Starting with the questions regardin…
Nov
21 2017
Nov
22 2017
Nov
26 2017
BJE - No School - Thanksgiving Break
9:00AM - 7:00PM
The BJE will be closed beginning Wednesday November 22nd through Sunday November 26th in observance of Thanksgiving.
Nov
23 2017
A Thanksgiving with the Rabbi at Etz Chaim!
5:00PM - 11:59PM
Etz Chaim Sephardic Congregation
6939 Hoover Road
Indianapolis, IN 46260
New to town? No family close by? Join Rabbi Gingold-Altchek and his family for a delicious, kosher Thanksgiving Dinner!
Nov
23 2017
Class on Jewish Thought & Philosophy
8:00PM - 9:00PM
Etz Chaim Sephardic Congregation
6939 Hoover Road
Indianapolis, IN
This class is built as a forum wherein new text, from different eras, are reviewed and discussed collectively. It is …
Nov
28 2017
Libby and David Fogle Lunch Bunch
12:00PM - 1:00PM
JCC - Laikin Auditorium
6701 Hoover Road
Indianapolis, IN 46260
Join the Libby and David Fogle Lunch Bunch Tuesdays and Thursdays at noon at the JCC for great food and conversation …
Nov
28 2017
Great Debates in Jewish History
7:00PM - 8:30PM
abraham grossbaum
1037 golf lane
indianapolis, IN 46260
This remarkable 6 week course will explore six iconic debates in Jewish history. Starting with the questions regardin…
Nov
29 2017
JPRO Lunch and Learn: The Return of Gilad Shalit
11:30AM - 1:00PM
Shaliach House
Address provided upon RSVP
The Return of Gilad Shalit: It has been 6 years since the release of Gilad Shalit, Israeli soldier who was…
Nov
29 2017
JFGI Endowment Committee Meeting
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis
6705 Hoover Rod
Indianapolis, IN 46260
JGGI Endowment Committee Meeting
Cook Board Room
Nov
30 2017
Libby and David Fogle Lunch Bunch
12:00PM - 1:00PM
JCC - Laikin Auditorium
6701 Hoover Road
Indianapolis, IN 46260
Join the Libby and David Fogle Lunch Bunch Tuesdays and Thursdays at noon at the JCC for great food and conversation …
Nov
30 2017
Women's Night Out with CBS Sisterhood
6:00PM - 8:00PM
Table at Market District
11505 N. Illinois St.
Carmel, Indiana,
Table at Market District will our dining destination for this CBS Sisterhood Women's Night Out Evening. Enjoy good fo…
Nov
30 2017
Class on Jewish Thought & Philosophy
8:00PM - 9:00PM
Etz Chaim Sephardic Congregation
6939 Hoover Road
Indianapolis, IN
This class is built as a forum wherein new text, from different eras, are reviewed and discussed collectively. It is …