Overview
We aspire to create a Jewish town square right here in Cincinnati, a gathering place for Jews of all ages and practices, to connect with one another. We create community by offering opportunities to participate in Jewish ritual, spirituality, learning, and culture. Whether that’s through our holiday celebrations, learning opportunities, Tikkun Leil Shavuot (all night learning festival), or our annual Fall Market, we feel the rhythm of the Jewish calendar within our walls. We also uphold our relationship with the state of Israel, from our annual Yom HaZikaron (Israel’s Memorial Day) ceremony to our Yom HaAtzmaut (Israel’s Independence Day) celebration, and through speakers and discussions that engage us in enriching conversations around our relationship to Israel.
Did you know we have a Shavuot Pocket Guide? Learn all about Shavuot HERE.
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Israeli Dancing
Join us for Israeli Dancing at the JCC! Lively music, fun dancing, and new friends await at this weekly, free class. This is an informal class where all skill levels are welcome.
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FREE with RSVP
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Battery and Lightbulb Recycling Event
Please bring your batteries and lightbulbs that no longer work to be recycled properly. Please bring your outdated electronic media (VHS tapes, CDs, DVDs and cassettes). Shomrei Olam will be collecting the electronics as well as batteries and lightbulbs.
Sponsored by Shomrei Olam.
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Israeli Dancing
Join us for Israeli Dancing at the JCC! Lively music, fun dancing, and new friends await at this weekly, free class. This is an informal class where all skill levels are welcome.
Register
FREE with RSVP
Arts, Ideas & Jewish Life
Israeli Dancing
Join us for Israeli Dancing at the JCC! Lively music, fun dancing, and new friends await at this weekly, free class. This is an informal class where all skill levels are welcome.
Register
FREE with RSVP
Under One Roof
Under One Roof Sukkah Art Exhibit
Celebrate the festival of Sukkot* this fall with the Under One Roof community art exhibit in our sukkah. The Under One Roof Sukkah Art Exhibit will be on display in a temporary sukkah in the Mayerson JCC courtyard and will feature artwork designed by various individuals and groups as they interpret the central theme, Chai.
Chai is the Hebrew word for life. The two letters that make up the word, chet and yud, add up to the number 18. As we celebrate the JCC’s milestone 18th year, we contemplate how this building, and the people within it, have transformed and flourished.
What brings the JCC to life after 18 years in this building? Our answer – the community that calls this place home.
*Sukkot (often translated as the “Festival of Booths” or “Tabernacles”) is a major weeklong Jewish holiday. It serves a dual purpose: celebrating the fall harvest and commemorating the temporary shelters the Israelites lived in during their 40-year journey through the Sinai desert.
Presented by the Rockwern Charitable Foundation.
Sponsored by the Rockwern Charitable Foundation, The Friedlander Family, Jean E. Feinberg, and Jen & John Stein.
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Booze & Schmooze
In preparation for Sukkot, Rabbi Drew Kaplan, podcast host of The Jewish Drinking Show, will guide us through a tasting centered around the holiday and the Jewish history of bourbon.
Ticket includes a bourbon flight, light appetizers, and your first drink ticket.
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Hoxworth Blood Drive | Fall 2026
Come help the community by giving blood. Your donation can save up to 3 lives. This will be a mobile bus in the parking lot.
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J Serve: Heartfelt Tidbits
Join us during Sukkot for a J Serve project with Heartfelt Tidbits, a Cincinnati based nonprofit that is helping immigrants and refugees one tidbit at a time!
As we gather near our courtyard sukkah, we are centering the Sukkot tradition of welcoming the stranger. We will learn about Heartfelt Tidbits’ volunteer opportunities and the services they provide, connect through Jewish learning, and we will be packing welcome kits and cards for their clients.
Learn more about Heartfelt Tidbits on their website.
About J Serve
J Serve is the civic engagement and community service initiative of the Mayerson JCC, connecting people in the Jewish community and beyond, utilizing Jewish service-learning to create a positive impact in our Cincinnati community and world. Through service inside our building and outside of our walls, participants will have various opportunities to contribute to the work of our partner organizations, connecting to service-learning through a Jewish lens.
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Israeli Dancing
Join us for Israeli Dancing at the JCC! Lively music, fun dancing, and new friends await at this weekly, free class. This is an informal class where all skill levels are welcome.
Register
FREE with RSVP
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Mayerson JCC Annual Meeting
This year we mark a meaningful milestone: 18 years in our home in Amberley Village. We will celebrate how we have lived our mission of connecting people and look forward with purpose to our next chapter of building an even more vibrant community.
The Annual Meeting will take place in the Amberley Room at 6pm. Please join us for a dessert reception and to view the Under One Roof Sukkot community art exhibit in the courtyard immediately following the Annual Meeting.
Under One Roof
Under One Roof Art Reception
Enjoy an evening with community, art, and food as we celebrate the festival of Sukkot. Visit the Under One Roof reception between 7 – 8pm to enjoy desserts, artwork, and conversation.
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