July 2018
Clothing Drive
Clothing drive to benefit residents of a third world country. Contributions can include clothes, shoes, toys, linens, and CDs/DVDs; drop items off at the temple from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays (1 p.m. Friday) and with special late hours, 6-9 p.m., on Thursday, Aug. 2.
Find out more »October 2018
Speaker Series Launch
Temple Sha’arey Shalom, Springfield, 8 p.m. Shabbat services. Dr. Karen Gaffney, Professor of English at Raritan Valley Community College and author of “Dismantling the Racism Machine,” will trace the history of race relations in America and provide action steps for combating racism. Call 973-379-5387.
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Temple Sha’arey Shalom, Springfield, 8 p.m. Khadijah White, professor at Rutgers University and a TV journalist, will speak on race, gender, and politics in the media. Call 973-379-5387.
Find out more »November 2018
Speaker Series
Temple Sha’arey Shalom, Springfield, 8 p.m. Shabbat services. Rabbi emeritus Joshua Goldstein will present his annual lecture, “A Tale of Five Shuls.” Call 973-379-5387.
Find out more »March 2019
Rabbi David Saperstein To Speak At Temple Sha’arey Shalom
The featured speaker at the service on Friday evening, March 8, at 7:30, at Temple Sha'arey Shalom, will be Rabbi David Saperstein. He will speak on “The Jewish contribution to the fight for civil rights in America: a lecture in honor of Rabbi Sy Dresner." Rabbi Saperstein has been designated by Newsweek Magazine as the most influential rabbi in America and by the Washington Post as the "quintessential religious lobbyist on Capitol Hill." From 2015 to 2017, he served as…
Find out more »Temple Sha’arey Shalom Hosts Author Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
On Friday evening, March 29 following services at 8:00 pm, Temple Sha'arey Shalom, will host New Jersey native and former Kansas Poet Laureate Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, who will read from and discuss her new novel, Miriam's Well: A Modern Day Exodus, about finding our purpose, place, and people. The novel speaks to the role of Midrash in our lives, telling the story of a modern-day Miriam who, while seeking her own promised land, discovers how to turn the chaos and despair…
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