Joan Leegant

Events & Appearances

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Monday, July 12, 8:00 pm (Manhattan)

Scribblers on the Roof, Congregation Ansche Chesed, 251 West 100th Street


Thursday, July 15, 7:00 pm (Newton, MA)

Newtonville Books, 296 Walnut Street


Tuesday, July 20, 7:45 pm (Dedham, MA)

Newbridge on the Charles, 500 Great Meadow Road


Thursday, July 22, 10 am (Providence, RI)

Temple Emanu-El, 99 Taft Avenue


Monday, July 26, 7:30 pm (Newton, MA)

Lasell Village, 120 Seminary Avenue


Monday, August 2, 7:00 pm (Brookline, MA)

Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard Street


Tuesday, August 3, 8:00 pm (Lexington, MA)

Private book group


Thursday, August 5, 6:00 pm (Cape Cod)

Cape Cod Museum of Art, Route 6 A, Dennis, MA.


Thursday, August 26 (New Hampshire)

Camp Yavneh Family Camp, Northwood, NH


Tuesday, August 31, 7:30 pm (Newton, MA)

Private book event


Sunday, September 12, 5:00 pm (Boston, MA)

Private book event


Wednesday, September 15, 7:30 pm (Newton, MA)

Private book group


Monday, September 20, 7:00 pm (Chestnut Hill, MA)

Borders at the Atrium Mall, Route 9 (with Tikvah Chapter Hadassah)


Sunday, September 26, 9:30 am. (Martha’s Vineyard, MA)

Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center, 130 Center Street, Vineyard Haven


Sunday, September 26, 7:30 pm (Cape Cod)

Am HaYam Havurah, Brewster Ladies Library, Brewster, MA


Monday, September 27, 4:30 pm (Boston, MA)

Boston University,Law School, co-sponsored by Hillel


Monday, October 4, 8:00 pm (Nashua, NH)

Temple Beth Abraham, 4 Raymond Street


Tuesday, October 5, 7:30 pm (Brookline, MA)

Temple Beth Zion co-sponsored by J Street Boston, 1566 Beacon Street


Wednesday, October 6, 7:30 pm (Amherst, MA)

Jewish Community of Amherst, 742 Main Street


Thursday, October 7, 7:30 pm (Kingston, RI)

Normal M. Fain Hillel Center, University of Rhode Island, Kingston


Monday, October 11, 7:30 pm (Millburn, NJ)

Congregation B’nai Israel, Millburn


Tuesday, October 12, 7:30 pm (East Brunswick, NJ)

East Brunswick Jewish Center, East Brunswick


Wednesday, October 13, 7:30 pm (Somerset, NJ)

Temple Beth El, Somerset


Thursday, October 14, 7:30 pm (Dix Hills, Long Island)

Dvorah West & Commack Hills Tova Chapters, Suffolk Hadassah,


Friday, October 15, 10:45 am (Great Barrington, MA)

Jewish Federation of the Berkshires at Hevreh of Southern Berkshire


Friday, October 15, 7:00 pm (Sudbury, MA)

Congregation Beth El, 105 Hudson Road


Sunday, October 17, 10:30 am (Cambridge, MA)

Eitz Chaim Synagogue, 126 Magazine Street


Monday, October 18, 6:30 pm (Sharon, MA)

Temple Israel, 125 Pond Street


Wednesday, October 20, 7:30 pm (Canton, MA)

Orchard Cove, 1 Del Pond Drive


Thursday, October 21, 8:00 pm (West Roxbury, MA)

Temple Hillel B’nai Torah, 130 Corey Street


Sunday, October 24, 4:00 pm (Princeton, NJ)

The Jewish Center of Princeton, 435 Nassau Street


Monday, October 25, 11:00 am (Baltimore, MD)

Hazak Regional Event, Bnai Shalom of Olney


Tuesday, October 26, 7:30 pm (Norwalk, CT)

Norwalk Hadassah at Temple Beth El, 109 East Avenue


Wednesday, October 27, 7:30 pm (Caldwell, NJ)

Congregation Agudath Israel, Caldwell


Thursday, October 28, 7:30 pm (Roslyn, NY)

Temple Sinai, 425 Roslyn Road


Friday, October 29, 6:00 pm (Manhattan)

Temple Israel, 112 E. 75th Street


Saturday, October 30, 12:45 pm (Manhattan)

Congregation Habonim, 44 W. 66th Street


Monday November 1, 7:30 pm (Needham, MA)

Needham Hadassah, private home


Tuesday, November 2, 7:00 pm (Cambridge, MA)

Porter Square Books, co-sponsored by the Boston JCC


Wednesday, November 3, 7:45 pm (Riverdale, NY)

Conservative Synagogue Adath Israel, 475 W. 250th Street


Thursday, November 4, 11 am - 3 pm (Scarsdale, NY)

Luncheon, Brandeis National Committee


Sunday, November 7, 7:00 pm (Holliston, MA)

Temple Beth Torah, 2162 Washington Street


Tuesday, November 9, 9:30 am (Boca Raton, FL)

Book & Author Luncheon, Levis JCC at Boca West Country Club


Wednesday, November 10, 7:00 pm  (Providence, RI)

Temple Beth-El, 70 Orchard Avenue


Friday, November 12, 8:00 pm (Chicago, IL)

Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation, 303 Dodge Avenue, Evanston


Monday, November 15, 7:30 pm (Los Gatos, CA)

JCC of Silicon Valley, 14855 Oka Road


Tuesday, November 16, 7:00 pm (San Francisco, CA)

BJE Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis Street


Thursday, November 18, noon (Salem, MA)

JCC of the North Shore, Author Luncheon at Grosvenor Park


Thursday, November 18, 7:30 pm (Newton, MA)

Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street


Friday, November 19, 7:30 pm (Newton, MA)

Temple Beth Avodah, 45 Puddingstone Lane


Sunday, November 21, 9:30 am (Flushing, NY)

Israel Center of Conservative Judaism, 167-11 73rd Avenue


Sunday, November 21, 1:30 pm (Tom’s River, NJ)

Congregation B’nai Israel


Sunday, November 21, 7 pm (Franklin Lakes, NJ)

Barnert Temple, 747 Route 208 South


Tuesday, November 30, 7:30 pm (Albany, NY)

Ohav Shalom, 113 New Krumkill Road


Wednesday December 1, 7:30 pm (Mamaroneck, NY)

Westchester Jewish Center


Monday, December 6, 1:00 pm (New Haven, CT)

JCC of Greater New Haven, 360 Amity Rd., Woodbridge


Monday, December 6, evening (Stamford, CT)

Stamford Hadassah, Temple Beth El


Tuesday, December 7, 7:30 pm (Newton, MA)

Solomon Schechter Day School, by invitation


Wed. & Thurs., December 8 & 9, 9-11 am, 7-9 pm (Boston, MA)

Hadassah-Brandeis Institute “Conversations” Book Groups


Sunday, December 12, 9:30 am (Milton, MA)

Temple Shalom, 180 Blue Hill Avenue


Sunday, December 12, 1 pm (Randolph, MA)

Temple Beth Am, 871 North Main Street


Monday, December 13, 7:30 pm (Baltimore, MD)

Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, 7401 Park Heights Avenue


Tuesday, December 14 (Baltimore, MD)

Women’s League for Conservative Judaism Biennial Conference


Sunday, December 19, 10:45 am (Boston, MA)

Boston Workman’s Circle, Location TBD


Tuesday, January 4, 2011, 7:30 pm (Needham, MA)

Book group, private home


Wednesday, January 5, 2011, 7 pm (Worcester, MA)

Worcester JCC, 233 Salisbury Road


Sunday, January 16, 2011, 10 am (Metuchen, NJ)

Annual Book & Author Event, Congregation Neve Shalom, Metuchen


Monday, January 17, 2011, 7:30 pm (Raleigh, NC)

Temple Beth Or, 5315 Creedmoor Road


Tuesday, January 18, 2011, 7:30 pm (Greensboro, NC)

Beth David Synagogue, 804 Winview Drive


Wednesday, January 19, 2011, evening (Atlanta, GA)

Atlanta Hadassah & Cong. Or Hadash, 6751 Roswell Rd


Thursday, January 20, 2011, 11:30 am (Atlanta, GA)

Temple Emanu-El, 1580 Spalding Drive


Thursday, January 20, 2011, 7:30 pm (Atlanta, GA)

Congregation Beth Shalom, 5303 Winters Chapel Rd


Sunday, January 23, 2011, 2 pm (Hilton Head, SC)

Congregation Beth Yam, 4501 Meeting St.


Monday, January 24, 2011, 7:30 pm (Jacksonville, FL)

Beth Shalom Cong., 4072 Sunbeam Road


Wednesday, January 26, 2011, 7:30 pm (No. Miami Beach, FL)

Temple Sinai of North Dade, 18801 NE 22nd Ave., North Miami Beach


Thursday, January 27, 2011, 7:30 pm (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)

David Poznak JCC with Temple Beth Emeth, Cooper City


Saturday, January 20, 2011, 9:30 am (Miami, FL)

Bet Breira Samu-El Or Olom, 9400 SW 87th Ave.


Sunday, January 30, 2011, 9:30 am (Miami, FL)

Temple Beth Am, 5950 N. Kendall Dr., Pinecrest


Tuesday, February 1, 2011, 12 noon (Naples, FL)

Temple Shalom, 4630 Pine Ridge Road


Monday, March 21, 2011, 8 pm (Rockville, MD)

Tikvat Israel Congregation, 2200 Baltimore Rd


Tuesday, March 22, 2011, 7 pm (Baltimore, MD)

Beth Tfiloh Congregation, 3300 Old Court Rd


Wednesday, March 23, 2011, 2 pm (Philadelphia, PA)

Beth Sholom Congregation, 8231 Old York Rd., Elkins Park


Thursday, March 24, 2011, noon (Philadelphia PA)

Main Line Reform Temple, 410 Montgomery Ave., Wynnewood


Sunday, April 3, 2011, 11:30 am (Howell, NJ)

Congregation Ahavat Olam, 106 Windeler Rd.


Monday, April 4, 2011, 11:00 am (Margate, NJ)

BJE of Atlantic County, 501 North Jerome Ave.


Tuesday, April 5, 2011, noon & 8:30 pm (Woodcliff Lakes, NJ)

Temple Emanuel, 87 Overlook Dr.


Sunday, April 10, 2011, 10 am (Chestnut Hill, MA)

Temple Emeth, Grove Street


Monday, April 11, 2011, evening (Boston, MA)

ORT America, Boston Chapter. Private home TBA


Wednesday, April 13, 2011, 7:00 pm (Andover, MA)

Andover Hadassah, Andover Public Library, 2 No. Main


Thursday, April 14, 2011, 7:30 pm (Acton, MA)

Nashoba Valley Hadassah at Cong. Beth Elohim,133 Prospect Street


Monday, May 2, 2011, evening (Chicago, IL)

Emanuel Congregation, 5959 N. Sheridan Rd.,


Tuesday, May 3, 2011, 7:30 pm (Chicago, IL)

Temple Chai, 1670 Checker Rd, Long Grove


Wednesday, May 4, 2011, 7 pm (Chicago, IL)

North Shore Congregation, 1185 Sheridan Rd., Glencoe


Thursday, May 5, 2011, 7:30 pm (Akron, OH)

Akron Hadassah. Co-sponsors: Beth El & Temple Israel Sisterhoods


Friday, May 6, 2011, 6 pm service, 7 pm talk (Cleveland, OH)

Suburban Temple Kol Ami, 22401 Chagrin Blvd


Tuesday, May 10, 2011, 6:45 pm (Seattle, WA)

Temple Beth Am, 2632 NE 80th Street


Wednesday, May 11, 2011, noon (Portland, OR)

Congregation Beth Israel, 1972 NW Flanders Street


Wednesday, May 11, 2011, 7:00 pm (Portland, OR)

“Neveh Shalom Reads”, Cong. Neveh Shalom, 2900 SW Peaceful La.


Thursday, May 12, 2011, 7:30 pm (Seattle, WA)

Seattle Hadassah at Summit At First Hill, 1200 University St.


Friday, May 13, 2011, 8 pm (Bellevue, WA)

Temple B’nai Torah, NE 4th Street


Wednesday, May 18, 2011, 7:30 pm (Boston, MA)

CJP Women’s Division, Private event. Info: Cora MacDonald,





     


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