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GOOD EATS AND SWEET TREATS AT THE J CAFÉ

WEEKLY challah and babkA

Thursdays and Fridays are everybody’s favorite days at Jewish for Good, when the nostalgic aroma of fresh-baked, scratch-made challah and babka waft out into the parking lot, luring Jewish and non-Jewish folks alike into the Levin JCC to pick up their weekly fix. Whether for your Shabbat dinner or for Havdallah French toast, this INDY Week 2020 and 2021 Finalist for Best Bread in Durham County is a local fave that sells out fast.

Check out the ingredients in our baked goods here.

Ordering HELPFUL TIPS

Pre-order is required. Click here to order! Orders must be placed by 2pm on Wednesdays. Each week, only a small handful of extras are made for the brave spontaneous bread lover. We can’t guarantee loaves will be available at the J if you don’t pre-order!

Didn’t place your order in time for this Friday’s pickup? The Durham Co-op Market and Sundries @ LocoPops stock the J Café challah and babka, too, and often have loaves available through the weekend.

Pick-up: If you pre-order, you may pick up your items on Friday after 2pm at the Welcome Desk inside the Levin JCC. Need to pick up your order earlier? Email our team at info@jewishforgood.org, and we’ll do our best to arrange it!

J CAFÉ COFFEE BAR HOURS

DAYOPENCLOSE
Sunday8:30am3:00pm
Monday7:30am11:30am
Tuesday7:30am11:30am
Wednesday7:30am11:30am
Thursday7:30am11:30am
Friday7:30am11:30am
Saturday8:30am3:00pm

SPRING DRINK SPECIALS!

Chocolate Toffee Cortado:
Espresso and steamed milk with whipped cream and chocolate toffee crumble, served with a chocolate square

Pomegranate Lemonade:
Homemade lemonade served with dehydrated lemon slices and
pomegranate shrub.

Stop by to sip and savor these spring specials — available throughout April!

Check out Offline Raleigh’s feature on Jewish for Good’s babka!


 

Caffeine and Co-working

Fresh-brewed coffee and handcrafted espresso drinks, made from Durham’s Counter Culture Coffee, and Two Leaves and a Bud Tea, pair well with the gorgeous, open, natural light-filled Singer Family Atrium. Just a few feet away, with couches to lounge on, is the Marcus Art Gallery, featuring art from local and international Jewish and Israeli artists. Tables and seating spill out onto an outdoor patio on which you can nosh, sip and co-work when a Group Ex class isn’t in session. Even though The Singer Family Atrium no longer requires masks, it is definitely encouraged. If you are actively eating and drinking with your mask off, co-working is welcome in our other conference rooms that are not otherwise being used. The good news? There’s always free Wifi!

J Café SNACK BAR

In the summer months, our poolside snack bar serves up cold sodas, juice, sparkling water, ice cream, chips, candy, fresh fruit and veggies, and an occasional scratch-made J Café special like honeysuckle sorbet and scuppernong or pomegranate popsicles! Open May-August.

  • Early Season (May 14th-June 12th) 
    Saturday and Sunday noon-6pm

  • Main Season (June 13th – August 21st)
    Monday through Friday 1-7pm
    Saturday and Sunday 11am-7pm 

  • Late Season (August 22nd through Labor Day)
    Saturday and Sunday noon-6pm

TODAH TREATS

Let the J Café send your message of thanks through a tasty treat. We love to dazzle your friends, family, clients, co-workers, or business contacts with our delicious cookies. Order today!

Jewish Food Festival

What’s better than spending the day enjoying your Jewish food favorites while also supporting our Food Pantry? Each year we gather in early summer for this one-of-a-kind experience in the Triangle.

Learn more about this year’s Food Festival, and help stock Jewish for Good’s Food Pantry!