Find your inner florist at JCC East Bay's Older Adult Flower Arrangement Workshop! This colorful, joyful, and fragrant event will be led by a local Jewish Florist, April Schlanger, paired with a teaching from Jewish Nature Educator, Brianna Sommer, on the significance of connecting to nature in Judaism.
More on who is leading this event...
Jewish Florsit, April Schlanger:
- April Schlanger has been a crafty maker since childhood. This need to create has taken her through many careers. She is currently an event stylist that specializes in floral arrangements.
Jewish Nature Educator, Brianna Sommer:
- Brianna Sommer graduated with an MSc in Outdoor, Environmental, and Sustainability Education from the University of Edinburgh, focusing her dissertation on Eco-Jewish education. For three years, Brianna practiced her outdoor Jewish education as the outdoor lead mentor for Wilderness Torah. For the past seven years at JCC East Bay, she helped build a stronger, more active community for students in the East Bay and currently works as the Director of Youth & Teen Programs.
Equal access to all:
The JCC East Bay welcomes and supports our diverse Jewish community, people of all religions, nationalities, and socioeconomic backgrounds, communities of color, people with disabilities, and the LGBTQ+ community.
The JCC East Bay believes it is important for people of all abilities to feel welcome and included in our space. Our building does offer limitations, and cannot accommodate everyone in the way we would hope. Please let us know your specific needs so we can best support you to feel included in our space.
If you are experiencing financial hardship and are unable to afford the price of the ticket, please contact sara.feinman@jcceastbay.org and she'll sign you up! We look forward to hearing from you to make your experience at the JCC East Bay a positive one!
Photography/Videography at the JCC East Bay:
Please be aware that JCC East Bay will be taking photographs at this event and may use the photos in our marketing. If you do not want your image recorded for marketing purposes, please make your wishes known to the photographer, and/or the event organizers. By participating in this event, you consent to your voice, name, and/or likeness being used, without compensation, for use in any and all media.
