Events

Join us for Cartis Bracha (greeting cards) station, and honey market.

Join us for a unique Days of Awe experience. Cast away the previous year’s wrongdoings on a stand-up paddleboard. Cantor Russ from Beth Tzedec Synagogue will lead the Tashlich ceremony as we float on one of our city’s beautiful lagoons at Carburn Park in Riverbend SE. Bring your picnic for after the ceremony. By donation. […]

Join us for an afternoon of arts and crafts, and help decorate our beautiful community sukkah. All ages are welcome for this free event. Refreshments provided.

Paperny Family JCC Arts & Culture invites you to: Day of Truth and Reconciliation A Talk with Casey Eagle Speaker with introductory remarks by Cantor Russ Jayne from Beth Tzedec Congregation Sunday, September 26 10:30am MDT | On Zoom Free admission Casey Eagle Speaker is the aboriginal resource co-ordinator at Hull Services, a Calgary non-profit […]

September 30, 2021 marks the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. We honour the lost children and Survivors of residential schools, their families, and communities. Public commemoration of the tragic and painful history and ongoing impacts of residential schools is a vital component of the reconciliation process. All are encouraged to wear the colour […]

All are welcome to view our Ability Arts Community Mural Exhibit at the Paperny Family JCC. Exhibit: October 17 to November 10, 2021. Open House: November 10, from 2:00 to 6:00pm. Join us to celebrate resilience, hope, and community!  

Author Ayelet Tsabari and her book, The Art of Leaving, in conversation with Dr. Angy Cohen, University of Calgary’s Postdoctoral Fellow in Israel Studies (pre-recorded in Israel). Ayelet Tsabari (צברי איילת) is the author of the memoir The Art of Leaving, winner of the Canadian Jewish Literary Awards, a finalist for the Hilary Weston Writers’ […]

Author / Youth Social Activist Maddison Tory and her book, Your Secret Superpower: Ignite Your Spark (in-person and virtual – subject to change). Maddison Tory is a Grade 12 Henry Wise Wood student from Calgary. She is a health advocate, children’s book author, international motivational speaker, and founder of her own social enterprise HUGS. Maddi […]

Author / Journalist Paul Alster discusses his book, Kin or Country with writer-editor and Paperny Family JCC Literary Festival chair Danyael Halprin (pre-recorded in Israel). British-Israeli broadcast journalist Paul Alster decided to write a novel highlighting the expected two-thirds increase in the Israeli population over the next 30 years, most which will come from the […]

Author Bonnie Kaplan, professor at the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine and her book, The Better Brain: Overcome Anxiety, Combat Depression, and Reduce ADHD and Stress with Nutrition (virtual). Bonnie J Kaplan, PhD, is Professor Emerita in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary. She has published widely on the […]

Author Alan Scott Haft and his book, Harry Haft: Survivor of Auschwitz, Challenger of Rocky Marciano (virtual). Alan Scott Haft was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1950. He is a 1973 graduate of Queens College, New York. He received his J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law in 1978. He lives in […]

Join Barb Brittain-Marshall, host of Letter Writing Socials for a unique, fun, and in-person typewriter event called, Kibitz and Type. Do you have a story blossoming in your imagination? Do you love the feel and click-clack sound of typing out your prose on a typewriter? If your answer is an enthusiastic, “Yes!” then this is […]

Join actress and writer Kres Mersky (best known for her role in Revenge of the Nerds) for a 40-minute Q&A session to discuss her one-woman play she created: The Life and Times of A. Einstein. It is a hilarious and touching portrait of Albert Einstein as well as a humanizing look into the Nobel Laureate’s […]

Join us at the JCC for our upcoming Tu B'Shevat Terrarium Workshop and celebrate the 'New Year of the Trees'! Beat the winter blues and create your very own low-maintenance mini garden to enjoy at home. Facilitated by Danielle Braitman. Wednesday, January 12 | 7:00 - 8:30pm $18 Members & Public (Code: 8498) Call 403-253-8600, […]

Join the JCC, Kesher and Calgary Jewish Federation Inclusion for a beautiful Tu B'Shevat seder on Zoom. This event, led by Cantor Russell Jayne, includes a wonderful lunch from Karen's Café. Sunday, January 16 | 12:00 - 1:30pm $10 per adults and $5 per child for non Kesher members and free for Kesher members and […]