At Home Resources
With this page, you can find live Group Exercise classes with our trainers, join us for fun activities with our J staff, learn a new craft, and more! Need up-to-the-minute updates on J closures, cancellations, and programming? Check out our Updates page here. Find our Quick Guide to using Zoom here.
Weekly Virtual Schedule
Monday, January 18
- 8:30am | Gentle Exercise with Kelly – J Cincy Fitness Community
- 10:30am | Bodyweight Workout with Kelly – J Cincy Fitness Community
- 4pm | Soul to Soul
Tuesday, January 19
- 10am | HIIT with Vicki – J Cincy Fitness Community
- 7:30pm| An Evening with Fred Guttenberg
Wednesday, January 20
- 9am | Total Body Workout with Alice – J Cincy Fitness Community
Thursday, January 21
- 4:30pm | Pilates with Margie – J Cincy Fitness Community
Friday, January 22
- 9am | Total Body Workout with Alice – J Cincy Fitness Community
- 10am | Functional Fitness with Jen – J Cincy Fitness Community
Saturday, January 23
- 7pm | Jewish & Israeli Film Festival Opening Night: Laila Lavan – Live From Tel Aviv
- Join the JCincy Fitness Community Facebook Group.
We’re live-streaming workouts, offering support, and sharing tips! - JCCs of North America Fitness & Wellness Videos
This YouTube playlist features workout videos created by JCC’s all over the country!
- Join the J Cincy Community Facebook Group. We’ll discuss arts and culture, community efforts, and share tips and tricks!
- 60 & Better Department Special Zoom Calls: Are you interested in programs over a Zoom video meeting from your smart phone or home computer? To join, please email Melissa mshrimplin@mayersonjcc.org. These calls include: Active Minds, Friday Shabbat Blessings, Coffee Talks, Connecting with Chaverim Friends, and Book Discussions. Find days and times here.
- BimBam uses digital storytelling to spark connections to Judaism for learners of all ages.
- Hop on the phone for Mather Telephone Topics! All you have to do is dial in! See the March & April topics, times, and descriptions here.
- Join the Jewish National Fund’s Zoom calls – they cover everything from baking challah to author and actor lectures!
- Take a look at Council on Aging’s 17 things you can do to stay busy and engaged at home.
- Stay entertained at home! Stream Broadway and Theatrical Performances.
- Take a virtual tour of the Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust and Humanity Center Museum.
- Stay active with this Seated Exercises video. (Password is CABYEX123)
- Check out this catalog of chair, endurance, and strength workouts from Go4Life.
- Get exercise and active tips from Sit and Be Fit, including exercises for the feet, sitting and standing training, and more!
- Check out the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati’s Virtual Events Calendar here.
- Our COVID-19 HOTLINE is now ready for use across our entire Jewish community. THIS ONE NUMBER gives callers access to: emergency food support, counseling, job services, home care for older adults, general information, and more. The hotline is being managed by Jewish Family Service and all information will be kept STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL. While we may not be able to solve for every need in the community, we are deeply committed to doing our best. Please call us if you or a loved one has a need—great or small—or could simply benefit from a friendly conversation. Call 513-766-3333 or fill out the form here.
- Join the J Cincy Community Facebook Group. We’ll discuss arts and culture, community efforts, and share tips and tricks!
- Travel around the world from the comfort of your home with games, quizzes, scavenger hunts, and more thanks to Google Arts & Culture.
- Join the Quarantine Book Club, hosted by the Jewish Women’s Archive with a new book nearly every week.
- Stream a film database filled with documentaries, tv shows, animation and more through Israel Film Center.
- Tour the Israel Museum’s exhibitions, collections, and family activities at the click of a mouse.
- Find new Jewish literary events daily with the Jewish Book Council’s updated events page.
- Join Jewish Book Council authors to talk about their latest works in the JBC Authors at the Table Series.
- Stay entertained at home! Stream Broadway and Theatrical Performances from Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park.
- Check out audio and eReader books for free from the eBranch of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.
- Watch Nightly Met Opera Streams for free on the metopera.org website.
- Watch Live Feeds of the following Aquariums:
- Take virtual tours of art museums, zoos, and aquariums!
- Explore National Parks with virtual tours.
- Learn which National Parks are the most popular!
- Stream highly-acclaimed Jewish entertainment, including movies, television shows, and documentaries on ChaiFlicks.
- Stream thousands of films and documentaries for free on Kanopy thanks to your library.
- Having movie nights at home? Take a look at these theaters selling bagged popcorn.
- Check out the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati’s Virtual Events Calendar here.
- Join the J Cincy Families Facebook Group.
We’re live-streaming classes from your favorite J Staff, sharing parent resources, and more! - Get Active:
- GoNoodle videos encourage kids to get up, dance, and move!
- Get zen with Cosmic Kids Yoga.
- Get the whole family moving with this Backyard Fitness Course.
- Let’s Learn:
- Learn more about relevant current topics from Sesame Street and Shalom Sesame:
- Family Caregiving
- Handling Emergencies
- Health Emergencies (This page was developed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic)
- Traumatic Experiences
- Parents: Need tips on Homeschooling? Take a look at this advice from Today.com.
- Dig into this Early Childhood YouTube playlist with videos created by JCC’s all over the country! There are many quick Hebrew word lessons.
- Keep them learning at home with 150+ Educational Shows on Netflix.
- Join the Cincinnati Zoo every day at 3pm for Home Safaris!
- Tune in to PJ Library’s podcast, “Have I Got a Story for You”. It takes classic Jewish folk tales and gives them a modern twist!
- Scroll through this big list of authors doing online read-alouds and activities!
- These resources from the University of Washington College of Education faculty cover everything from keeping kids active to language and math.
- At-Home STEAM lessons from Strive Academy.
- It’s storytime! Listen to hundreds of children’s books at Storyline Online.
- BimBam uses digital storytelling to spark connections to Judaism for learners of all ages.
- Shalom Sesame introduces American children to Jewish culture, the Hebrew language and the diversity of Israel.
- Watch videos, play games, and read stories at JewishKids.org.
- Tune into the Wild Kratts games, videos and creaturepedia.
- Experience a unique storytime adventure with Story Time from Space, where astronauts read to children!
- Learn more about relevant current topics from Sesame Street and Shalom Sesame:
- Virtual Experiences:
- Ride classic Disney attractions virtually from your own home.
- Take virtual tours of art museums, zoos, and aquariums!
- Explore National Parks with virtual tours.
- Learn which National Parks are the most popular!
- Tour a dairy farm from home.
- Watch Live Feeds of the following Aquariums:
- Get Artsy/Have Fun:
- Having movie nights at home? Take a look at these theaters selling bagged popcorn.
- Let’s Doodle! Watch Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems.
- Join PJ Library for Crafts, Storytime, and Virtual Field Trips!
- Join the J Cincy Community Facebook Group. We’ll discuss arts and culture, community efforts, and share tips and tricks!
- How to Create a Meaningful Shabbat Experience at Home
- Join the Jewish National Fund’s Zoom calls – they cover everything from baking challah to author and actor lectures!
- Join the Holocaust Humanity Center Discussion Group to take part in virtual book clubs and more.
- Spiritual Well-being in Times of Crisis
- Jewish Prayer for the Sick
- BimBam uses digital storytelling to spark connections to Judaism for learners of all ages.
- Take a self-guided tour through Israel with the Jewish Virtual Library.
- Check out the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati’s Virtual Events Calendar here.
- Our COVID-19 HOTLINE is now ready for use across our entire Jewish community. THIS ONE NUMBER gives callers access to: emergency food support, counseling, job services, home care for older adults, general information, and more. The hotline is being managed by Jewish Family Service and all information will be kept STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL. While we may not be able to solve for every need in the community, we are deeply committed to doing our best. Please call us if you or a loved one has a need—great or small—or could simply benefit from a friendly conversation. Call 513-766-3333 or fill out the form here.
- Tune in to BBYO On Demand where teens can join in any time zone to take part in and watch global events.