Cultural Festival | Jewish Federation of Ocean County

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Fantasy Life

at Beth Am Shalom
Thursday, 10/15

Starring: Amanda Peet, Matthew Shear, Judd Hirsch, Bob Balaban, Jessica Harper, Holland Taylor, Zosia Mamet.

After losing his job as a paralegal, Sam Stein suffers a panic attack and stumbles into a job babysitting his psychiatrist's three granddaughters. The girls' mother, Dianne, is an actor whose once-promising career has stalled; she's in a difficult marriage to David, a rock bassist. When David goes abroad on tour, Dianne and Sam discover an easy rapport. Sam joins Dianne's family to babysit for the summer on Martha's Vineyard, and he ends up in a house with the woman he pines for, her husband, the three kids, and all four grandparents, including his psychiatrist.

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A young pianist escapes Nazi occupied Vienna on the Kindertransport, carrying nothing but her music and her mother’s final words. That act of love creates an artistic legacy that resonates across generations.

Directed by Academy Award nominee Josh Aronson and Emmy winner Adam R. Wood, Hold On To Your Music: A Mother’s Legacy tells the true story of Lisa Jura, a gifted Jewish pianist whose life was upended in 1938 Vienna. Forced onto the Kindertransport at age fourteen, Lisa found her way in wartime London, sustained by the music she carried with her and the memory of the family she left behind.

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Hold On To Your Music

with guest speaker Manny Lindenbaum
at JCC of LBI Sunday, 10/18

The Everything Pot

at Marquee Theater
Sunday, 10/25

Starring: Lisa Edelstein ("Long Story Short", "House MD"), James Wolk ("Happy Face"), Gina Torres ("Suits"), Erik Griffin ("Workaholics")

A comedy of errors ensues when empty nester Rachel hastily sends a gift to Charlie, a former colleague, upon receiving his wedding invitation. The young couple’s wedding gets Rachel out of her perpetual state of ennui in her own marriage and brings unexpected excitement, which inadvertently causes chaos in both unions. As one domino falls after another, cracks begin to show in their respective relationships especially while Rachel’s husband Adam becomes obsessed with getting back their wedding gift: The Everything Pot

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Starring: Joshua Malina (Scandal, The West Wing), Rachel Lefevre, Carlos Ponce, Mindy Sterling, Caroline Valencia and Hank Greenspan as Ethan

Thirteen-year-old Ethan is supposed to be preparing for his bar mitzvah - but despite his Jewish family, Ethan is convinced his spiritual calling is with the Catholic church, where he secretly finds solace under the guidance of Father Diaz . Through the wisdom of an unconventional rabbi, the love of his complicated father, and his first romance with a cowboy-boot-wearing girl who can put him in a headlock, Ethan must confront his lies and grief to discover that faith isn’t about choosing sides—it’s about honoring all the messy, beautiful pieces of who we are.

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Ethan Bloom

at Marquee Theater
Sunday, 10/25

Join a hands-on, social workshop where participants learn to mix, fill, twist, and bake traditional sweet yeast breads together. Connecting neighbors through shared culinary traditions and the joy of creating fresh pastry. $5 to register