VILLAGE SOCIAL: Brunch & Learn: What Your Body Knows About Happiness
2026-06-12 10:30 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Katz JCC Boardroom, 501 North Jerome Avenue, Margate, NJ, 08402, United States
Join New York Times best-selling author Janice Kaplan as she presents a master class in what makes us happy. Kaplan will discuss her book, What Your Body Knows About Happiness: How to Use Your Body to Change Your Mind. Learn surprising science-backed insights from experts, and how practical tools and simple strategies can bring more joy to your everyday life. Attend in the Katz JCC, 501 North Jerome Avenue, Margate. RSVP by June 12.

Food Distribution (JFS Atlantic City)
2026-06-15 10:00 - 12:00 | JFS Atlantic City, 26 S. Pennsylvania Ave, Atlantic City
The JFS Mobile Pantry offers food directly in Atlantic City, ensuring that more community members have easier access to the essentials. No pre- registration required for pantry guests.
For more information contact: 609.822.1108 x 170 or jfspantry@jfsatlantic.org
3rd Monday of Each Month (10am – 12pm)
JFS Atlantic City Location
26 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Atlantic City, NJ

VILLAGE SOCIAL: Journey Through the World of Art
2026-06-15 10:30 - 12:00 | Katz JCC Boardroom, 501 North Jerome Avenue, Margate, NJ, 08402, United States
As we journey through time, we will explore the changes in art as it evolved in various countries and periods. We will see how influences from politics, religion, and discoveries affected the artwork. Attend in the Katz JCC Boardroom, 501 North Jerome Avenue, Margate. RSVP by June 4.

VILLAGE SOCIAL: Brunch & Learn: Holocaust Survivor Synagogues
2026-06-16 10:30 - 12:00 | Shirat Hayam, 700 N. Swarthmore Avenue, Ventnor
Join us for a moving exploration of how Holocaust survivors rebuilt their lives in Atlantic County by transforming farmland into thriving Jewish communities, where synagogues rose among chicken coops and new beginnings took root. Attend at Shirat Hayam, 700 North Swarthmore Avenue, Ventnor. RSVP by June 10.

Food Distribution (Oceanside II Success Center)
2026-06-17 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-07-15 13:00 - 14:00
3rd Wednesday of Each Month (1 – 2pm)
Oceanside II Success Center
3201 Atlantic Ave., Atlantic City, NJ

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: Oceanside II Success Center Food Distribution
2026-06-17 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-07-15 13:00 - 14:00 | Oceanside II Success Center, 3201 Atlantic Ave., Atlantic City
The JFS Mobile Pantry offers food directly in Atlantic City, ensuring that more community members have easier access to the essentials. Volunteers needed to help guests shop and distribute food.
3rd Wednesday of Each Month (1 – 2pm)
Oceanside II Success Center
3201 Atlantic Ave., Atlantic City, NJ
Volunteers must have completed application & vetting, email volunteer@jfsatlantic.org to help.

VILLAGE SOCIAL: Coffee Klatch
2026-06-18 10:30 - 12:00 | Katz JCC Boardroom, 501 North Jerome Avenue, Margate, NJ, 08402, United States
Join a fast-paced discussion on neighborhood happenings, technology, social topics, world events, the arts, and more. Moderated by Village Community Specialist Tina Serota and Board of Jewish Education Executive Director Josh Cutler. Attend in the Katz JCC Boardroom, 501 North Jerome Avenue, Margate. RSVP by June 15.

VILLAGE SOCIAL: Memoir Workshop
2026-06-19 10:30 - 12:00 | Zoom, ONLINE ONLY
Experience the thrill of capturing life’s adventures, history, and ancestry with the Memoir Workshop led by award-winning author and Drexel University Director of Certificate Program in Writing and Publishing, Harriet Levin Millan. Learn about publishing your work. A laptop or pen and paper is needed for the workshop. This program is via Zoom and a link will be emailed. RSVP by June 17.

VILLAGE SOCIAL: Lunch Around Town
2026-06-24 12:00 - 13:30 | Fitzpatrick’s Deli & Steakhouse, 650 New Road, Somers Point, NJ, 08244, United States
Enjoy a leisurely lunch while supporting a local restaurant. This month, we will dine at Fitzpatrick’s Deli & Steakhouse, 650 New Road, Somers Point. Come prepared for good food and conversation. Order off the menu and pay individually. RSVP by June 15.

Food Distribution (ACCC AC Campus *STUDENTS ONLY*)
2026-06-25 11:00 - 12:30
4th Thursday of Each Month (11am – 12:30pm)
ACCC AC Campus (STUDENTS ONLY)
1535 Bacharach Blvd., Atlantic City, NJ

Food Distribution (Southern Jersey Family Medical Center)
2026-07-03 10:00 - 11:00 | South Jersey Family Medical, 1125 Atlantic Ave., Atlantic City
The JFS Mobile Pantry offers food directly in Atlantic City, ensuring that more community members have easier access to the essentials. No pre- registration required for pantry guests.
For more information contact: 609.822.1108 x 170 or jfspantry@jfsatlantic.org
1st Friday of Each Month (10am – 11am)
Southern Jersey Family Medical Center
1125 Atlantic Ave., Atlantic City,
Volunteers also needed, email volunteer@jfsatlantic.org to help.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: Southern Jersey Family Medical Center Food Distribution
2026-07-03 10:00 - 12:00 | South Jersey Family Medical, 1125 Atlantic Ave., Atlantic City

Food Distribution (Best of Life Park)
2026-07-06 12:00 - 13:30 | Best of Life Park, 129 S Virginia Ave., Atlantic City, NJ, 08401, United States
The JFS Mobile Pantry offers food directly in Atlantic City, ensuring that more community members have easier access to the essentials. No pre- registration required for pantry guests.
For more information contact: 609.822.1108 x 170 or jfspantry@jfsatlantic.org
1st Monday of Each Month (12pm –1:30pm)
Best of Life Park
129 S Virginia Ave., Atlantic City
Volunteers also needed, email volunteer@jfsatlantic.org to help.

VILLAGE SOCIAL: Thoughts from the Bookshelf
2026-07-07 15:00 - 16:00 | Margate Library Meeting Room, 8100 Atlantic Avenue, Margate, New Jersey
Join Village Community Specialist Tina Serota for a book club gathering to discuss the 2025 Barnes & Noble novel of the year, international best-seller, Mona’s Eyes, by Thomas Schlesser. Fifty-two weeks is all of the time 10-year-old Mona has to learn about beauty before she loses her eyesight forever. Every Wednesday, Mona’s grandfather picks her up after school and takes her to see a great work of art. Together, on their visit to Paris’ museums, they experience enchantment and sadness. Most important, they grow even closer and learn to lean on each other as Mona discovers the power of art and the meaning of generosity, doubt, melancholy, and loss. Mona’s Eyes is a beautiful novel about the fullness of life and an enthralling guide to the world’s most renowned art. Attend in the Margate Library Meeting Room, 8100 Atlantic Avenue, Margate. RSVP by July 3.

Food Distribution (Oceanside I Success Center)
2026-07-08 11:00 - 12:00 | Oceanside I Success Center, 201 Melrose Ave, Atlantic City
The JFS Mobile Pantry offers food directly in Atlantic City, ensuring that more community members have easier access to the essentials. No pre- registration required for pantry guests.
2nd Wednesday of Each Month (11am – 12pm)
Oceanside I Success Center
201 Melrose Ave., Atlantic City, NJ
For more information contact: 609.822.1108 x 170 or jfspantry@jfsatlantic.org

VILLAGE SOCIAL: Memoir Workshop's Yearly Lunch Out
2026-07-13 12:00 - 13:30 | La Cucina Restaurant, 8100 Atlantic Avenue, Margate, NJ, 08402, United States
Enjoy a leisurely lunch with your Memoir Workshop friends while enjoying good food, fun conversation, and sharing stories. The lunch will take place at La Cucina Restaurant, 1205 Tilton Road, Northfield. Order off the menu and pay individually. Please note this lunch is for Memoir Workshop participants only. RSVP by July 9.

VILLAGE SOCIAL: Lunch Around Town
2026-07-16 12:00 - 13:30 | Shore Diner, 6710 Tilton Road, Egg Harbor Township, NJ, 08234, United States
Enjoy a leisurely lunch while supporting a local restaurant. This month, we will have lunch at Shore Diner, 6710 Tilton Road, Egg Harbor Township. Come prepared for good food and conversation. Order off the menu and pay individually. RSVP by July 7.

VILLAGE SOCIAL: ADL at the Shore: Antisemitism in the U.S.
2026-07-22 18:45 - 20:00 | Stockton Univeristy Atlantic City Campus Auditorium, 3711 Atlantic Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ, 08401, United States
Join us for a special program which focuses on ADL’s work, the current state of antisemitism, how we are personally impacted, and what we can do to combat the hatred. Attend at Stockton University Atlantic City Campus Auditorium, 3711 Atlantic Avenue, Atlantic City. RSVP by July 17.

VILLAGE SOCIAL: Woodbine Synagogues, Soil, and South Jersey Jewish Life
2026-07-23 09:30 - 12:30 | Katz JCC, 501 North Jerome Avenue, Margate, NJ, 08402, United States
In the 1890s, hundreds of Jewish immigrants fleeing pogroms in Tsarist Russia settled in South Jersey and built a self-governing Jewish colony on the edge of the Pine Barrens, rooted in farming, industry, and community. Join us for a delicious bagel brunch, brief lecture, and guided tour of the incredible 130-year-old synagogue and museum. Hosted by the Board of Jewish Education and The Lynn Kramer Village by the Shore. Limited space on the bus. Meet at the Katz JCC, 501 North Jerome Avenue, Margate. Attendees may also drive to the program. RSVP by July 16.

Food Distribution (ACCC AC Campus *STUDENTS ONLY*)
2026-07-23 12:00 - 13:00
4th Thursday of Each Month (12pm – 1:00pm)
ACCC AC Campus (STUDENTS ONLY)
1535 Bacharach Blvd., Atlantic City, NJ

VILLAGE SOCIAL: American History with Associate Professor Shari Rabin
2026-07-29 19:00 - 20:30 | Rodef Shalom, 4609 Atlantic Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ, 08401, United States
Historian of American religions and modern Judaism, Associate Professor of Jewish Studies and Religion at Oberlin College Shari Rabin has recovered a neglected facet of the American experience in her book, The Jewish South. Professor Rabin shares the story through the eyes of people with a distinctive religious heritage and southern history older than the United States. Following the presentation, attendees will enjoy a Kosher dessert reception. Attend at Rodef Shalom, 4609 Atlantic Avenue, Atlantic City. RSVP by July 22.

37th Annual JFS House Tour
2026-08-03 11:00 - 16:00

Food Distribution (Best of Life Park)
2026-08-03 12:00 - 13:00 | Best of Life Park, 129 S Virginia Ave., Atlantic City, NJ, 08401, United States
The JFS Mobile Pantry offers food directly in Atlantic City, ensuring that more community members have easier access to the essentials. No pre- registration required for pantry guests.
For more information contact: 609.822.1108 x 170 or jfspantry@jfsatlantic.org
1st Monday of Each Month (12pm –1pm)
Best of Life Park
129 S Virginia Ave., Atlantic City
Volunteers also needed, email volunteer@jfsatlantic.org to help.

VILLAGE SOCIAL: Music Memories & Creativity
2026-08-04 10:30 - 12:00, 2026-08-11 10:30 - 12:00 | Shirat Hayam, 700 N. Swarthmore Avenue, Ventnor
Join us for a joyful morning of sharing music, memories, connections, and creativity. Enjoy a delicious brunch while an acoustic guitarist plays songs from the ‘50s to the ‘80s followed by a creative project inspired by the music of the day. Attend in-person at Shirat Hayam, 700 North Swarthmore Avenue, Ventnor. RSVP by July 28.

VILLAGE SOCIAL: Thoughts from the Bookshelf
2026-08-04 15:00 - 16:00 | Margate Library Meeting Room, 8100 Atlantic Avenue, Margate, New Jersey
Join Village Community Specialist Tina Serota for a book club gathering to discuss the 2025 Barnes & Noble novel of the year, international best-seller, Mona’s Eyes, by Thomas Schlesser.
Fifty-two weeks is all of the time 10-year-old Mona has to learn about beauty before she loses her eyesight forever. Every Wednesday, Mona’s grandfather picks her up after school and takes her to see a great work of art. Together, on their visit to Paris’ museums, they experience enchantment and sadness. Most important, they grow even closer and learn to lean on each other as Mona discovers the power of art and the meaning of generosity, doubt, melancholy, and loss. Mona’s Eyes is a beautiful novel about the fullness of life and an enthralling guide to the world’s most renowned art.
Attend in-person at the Margate Library Meeting Room, 8100 Atlantic Avenue, Margate. RSVP by July 28.

VILLAGE SOCIAL: South Jersey Hall of Fame
2026-08-09 10:30 - 12:00 | Shirat Hayam, 700 N. Swarthmore Avenue, Ventnor
From Sam Azeez to Sam Greenberg, we’ll celebrate Jewish individuals who shaped South Jersey’s civic, cultural, and communal life through stories and photographs. Attend in-person at Shirat Hayam, 700 North Swarthmore Avenue, Ventnor. RSVP by July 31.

VILLAGE SOCIAL: ADL at the Shore
2026-08-11 19:00 - 20:30 | Beth Israel, 2501 Shore Road, Northfield, NJ, 08225, United States
This interactive presentation offers a unique opportunity to hear the Anti-Defamation League’s latest research findings and learn effective communication strategies for combating antisemitism. Participants will learn about practical tools and tips. Attend in-person at Beth Israel Synagogue, 2501 Shore Road, Northfield. RSVP by August 4.
