Mandel JCC Beachwood Mah Jongg

Q: Is this Japanese Riichi or Chinese mahjong?

No. The Mandel JCC catalog titles the block **Intro to Mah Jongg** using American “Mah Jongg” wording and describes a social four-player table with switching hands. Those pages do not name Riichi or a Chinese-family house game on the check date.

Q: When and where do they play?

On 2026-09-15 the Programs card listed **Intro to Mah Jongg** **09/15/2026 – 10/20/2026** (ages 35–99; instructor Shelly Lewis) at the Mandel JCC, **26001 South Woodland Road, Beachwood, Ohio 44122**. The catalog did not print a weekday or clock time on that check. Confirm the live Programs page or call **216-831-0700 ext. 0** for the day you want.

Q: Can beginners come, and is there a fee?

Yes — the printed title is **Intro to Mah Jongg**, with four weeks of instruction then two weeks of guided play. The catalog rows do not print a guest or member door price on the check date; call the Info Desk before treating a seat or fee as fixed.

Category: Local group · American Mah Jongg
Also called: Mandel Jewish Community Center Intro to Mah Jongg; Beachwood JCC Mah Jongg; Shelly Lewis Mah Jongg
Last checked: 2026-09-15

What it is

Mandel JCC Beachwood Mah Jongg is the first-party Intro to Mah Jongg program at the Mandel Jewish Community Center in Beachwood (Cleveland metro): a dated six-week Adult / Creative Aging class that teaches a social four-player tile game, then guided play. It is an in-person JCC table, not Japanese Riichi and not a Facebook-only meetup scrape.

Who it’s for

Beachwood / Cleveland players who want a weekday in-person Mah Jongg intro on a printed JCC catalog at a fixed street address. Distinct from Riichi clubs and from scraped directory cards without a first-party schedule.

Why it’s listed

This is a first-party JCC program catalog with a printed Beachwood address and a live September–October 2026 Mah Jongg row — an unused US metro (Cleveland) for Plaza Local group listings on disk.

JCC homepage (https://mandeljcc.org/) on 2026-09-15: Mandel JCC; contact block 216-831-0700 ext. 0, infodesk@mandeljcc.org, campus address 26001 South Woodland Road, Beachwood, Ohio 44122.
Programs catalog (https://mandeljcc.org/Programs) on 2026-09-15: Intro to Mah Jongg — “This highly social game is played around a table with four players.” Six-week path: first four weeks learning the game, then two weeks of guided game play with instructional support. Age/Grade: 35 - 99. Instructor: Shelly Lewis. Course Duration: 09/15/2026 - 10/20/2026. Same card reprints on Adult Programs (https://mandeljcc.org/Adult-Programs), Creative Aging (https://mandeljcc.org/Creative-Aging), and Arts and Culture (https://mandeljcc.org/Arts-and-Culture).

Schedule lines above are what the official catalog showed on the check date. First-party pages do not print a weekday, clock time, room name, guest fee, membership door price, or NMJL card line on the check date — do not invent those. Hours and seats can shift; confirm the live Programs card or call the Info Desk before treating a seat as fixed.

Official URL

JCC: https://mandeljcc.org/

Programs catalog (Intro to Mah Jongg): https://mandeljcc.org/Programs

Adult Programs: https://mandeljcc.org/Adult-Programs

Creative Aging: https://mandeljcc.org/Creative-Aging

Arts and Culture: https://mandeljcc.org/Arts-and-Culture

Location

Mandel Jewish Community Center, 26001 South Woodland Road, Beachwood, Ohio 44122. Main phone 216-831-0700 ext. 0; infodesk@mandeljcc.org. Catalog rows do not print a named classroom on the check date.

Notes

American Mah Jongg wording. First-party titles use the American “Mah Jongg” spelling for a four-player social table and “switching hands.” They do not print “National Mah Jongg League,” “Riichi,” or Chinese / Hong Kong rules on the check date — do not invent a printed rule-family lock the pages do not show. Not Japanese Riichi as the house game.
JCC Adult / Creative Aging catalog table — not a commercial parlor and not a scraped Meetup-only listing. Confirm membership / guest rules with the Info Desk before showing up; the catalog row itself does not print a door price.
Dated 2026 six-week intro (Sep 15–Oct 20) with instructor Shelly Lewis — not a ticketed one-off fundraiser.
Not affiliated with Mahjong Plaza.

FAQ

Q: Is this Japanese Riichi or Chinese mahjong?
A: No. The Mandel JCC catalog titles the block Intro to Mah Jongg using American “Mah Jongg” wording and describes a social four-player table with switching hands. Those pages do not name Riichi or a Chinese-family house game on the check date.

Q: When and where do they play?
A: On 2026-09-15 the Programs card listed Intro to Mah Jongg 09/15/2026 – 10/20/2026 (ages 35–99; instructor Shelly Lewis) at the Mandel JCC, 26001 South Woodland Road, Beachwood, Ohio 44122. The catalog did not print a weekday or clock time on that check. Confirm the live Programs page or call 216-831-0700 ext. 0 for the day you want.

Q: Can beginners come, and is there a fee?
A: Yes — the printed title is Intro to Mah Jongg, with four weeks of instruction then two weeks of guided play. The catalog rows do not print a guest or member door price on the check date; call the Info Desk before treating a seat or fee as fixed.