September 2018
BIG Jewish Music Jam
Calling all singers and instrumentalists. No previous experience is necessary. Kids and adults from any background are welcome. (No, you don’t have to be Jewish to sing, play and love Jewish music.) Come sing and play klezmer music, Hebrew, Yiddish and Ladino songs, Hasidic tunes and synagogue songs (with a timely focus on Sukkot). It’s all great music and you will have a wonderful time in a warm and heymish (friendly and cozy) environment. We invite everyone to participate, regardless…
Find out more »October 2018
Jerusalem: A History
Presented by Jonathan Marc Gribetz, an Assistant Professor of Near Eastern Studies and Judaic Studies at Princeton University. Gribetz who received his Ph.D. in History from Columbia, is author of Defining Neighbors: Religion, Race, and the Early Zionist-Arab Encounter (Princeton University Press, 2014; paperback edition 2016). This past May, a building in a small city in the Middle East was renamed and fitted with new signs. In anticipation of this change, demonstrations erupted throughout the world and the United Nations General…
Find out more »Israeli Sing-A-Long
Led by Arbel Fishler and his band, incorporating Israel’s greatest artists from the classics to the present. This event is sure to be fun for the whole family! Open to the community. $10 per person. $15 per couple. $18 per family.
Find out more »On the Chocolate Trial with Rabbi Deborah Prinz
Rabbi Deborah Prinz will speak about On the Chocolate Trail: A Delicious Adventure Connecting Jews, Religions, History, Travel, Rituals and Recipes to the Magic of Cacao, a delectable journey through the Jewish history of chocolate. Rabbi Prinz draws from her world travels on the trail of chocolate to enchant chocoholics everywhere as she unwraps the role of religions in the trade, retail and manufacture of chocolate since it was first introduced to Europeans. Explore the surprising connections to chocolate in…
Find out more »November 2018
Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement Workshop
In parasha Vayera the act of looking occurs at critical moments. In this workshop we will explore different aspects of looking as a physical act, using the safe, gentle Feldenkrais Method. Instead of limiting yourself to focusing clearly on objects in the environment, you will learn to open your attention and thereby improve movement and balance. In so doing you will discover how, with awareness, the use of the eyes can also create a sense of quiet, wholeness, and safety.…
Find out more »Great Minds Salon: Cultivating Mindfulness
Cathy Bailey will be speaking about Cultivating Mindfulness: The Path to a More Joyful, Effective Life Cathy Quartner Bailey, president of Quartner and Associates, LLC, has coached and facilitated workshops for executives from Fortune 500 companies and entrepreneurial ventures across a broad range of industries. She recently published the book Show Up as Your Best Self: Mindful Leaders, Meditation, & More. Cathy also works as an executive coach in Wharton's MBA leadership program and has taught at New York University's…
Find out more »Creation and Cosmology: Sacred and Secular Perspectives
Panelists: David Spergel and Rabbi Adam Feldman We are pleased to present a series of panel discussions between clergy and noted scientists about topics of contemporary importance. For this panel, Rabbi Feldman will share the program with respected astrophysicist and TJC member David Spergel. They will discuss and contrast the Biblical stories of Creation with modern scientific findings in cosmology. David Spergel is the Charles Young Professor of Astronomy at Princeton and the Director of the Center for Computational Astrophysics…
Find out more »December 2018
Celebrate Hanukkah with The Jewish Center
5:00 pm: Young Families invited for a musical program in the Social Hall (Sing Songs – Read Stories – Music Jam – Cookie Decorating) 5:45 pm: Young Families dinner in the Social Hall (Lasagna, Salad, Latkes, Drinks, etc…) 6:00 pm: Congregation dinner 6:30 pm: Candle Lighting – Rabbi Feldman and Cantor Jeff lead singing along with a acappella group from Princeton University 7:00 pm: High School students wrap gifts for our Christmas Toy Drive Cantor Jeff to lead a Music…
Find out more »Shabbat Katan
Shabbat Katan is a monthly service designed for Preschool/Kindergarten-aged children and their families. Warm and spirited, this interactive Shabbat experience will include stories, prayers, songs, and a brief Torah reading. Stay for Shabbat Katan lunch and get to meet other families with little ones. Bring your friends, everyone is welcome! Questions? Email us: sdiamondstein@thejewishcenter.org
Find out more »Rosh Chodesh United in Prayer
Rabbi Feldman, Cantor Warschauer, and JCW invite TJC Congregation and Community at Large to a very special morning minyan. Join us Sunday, December 9 at 9:00 am as we gather in solidarity with the Women of the Wall. This progressive group of women gather at the Western Wall in Jerusalem every Rosh Chodesh in prayer and celebration of the new Hebrew month. For the past 30 years, WOTW has been organizing women to pray, read Torah, wear prayer shawls, sing…
Find out more »Great Minds Salon: Changing Minds & Laws: The Underworld of NJ Politics
Ginger Schnitzer will be speaking about “Changing Minds and Laws: The Underworld of NJ Politics”. Ginger has spent the last twenty-five years roaming the halls of the New Jersey State House as a lobbyist. She is currently the Director of Government Relations for the New Jersey Education Association. Ginger also served on the Plainsboro Township Committee and was a member of the Electoral College in 2008. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC at the Jewish Center of Princeton (435 Nassau St.). Non-member…
Find out more »Family Krav Maga Program
Come to a family Krav Maga program and learn some self-defense moves based on those used by the Israeli Defense Forces led by David Kahn. The program is open to the community. FREE for members, $18 for community members For more information and to register please contact Sharon Diamondstein at sdiamondstein@thejewishcenter.org
Find out more »January 2019
Shabbat Katan
Shabbat Katan is a monthly service designed for Preschool/Kindergarten-aged children and their families. Warm and spirited, this interactive Shabbat experience will include stories, prayers, songs, and a brief Torah reading. Stay for Shabbat Katan lunch and get to meet other families with little ones. Bring your friends, everyone is welcome! Questions? Email us: sdiamondstein@thejewishcenter.org
Find out more »Great Minds Salon: Breaking Barriers Through Organ Transplants
Gary Friedman, MD will be speaking about “Breaking Barriers Through Organ Transplants”. DR. FRIEDMAN is a Nephrologist and Organ Transplant Specialist with more than 15 years in medical practice. After training at The New York Hospital/Cornell University Medical Center and practicing as a nephrologist at Saint Barnabas Medical Center, he transitioned into research and development in the pharmaceutical industry ten years ago. Dr. Friedman has been lead clinician on the development of anti-rejection medications and immunomodulatory medications for chronic inflammatory…
Find out more »Concert: The Strauss/Warschauer Duo
JOIN US FOR A LIVELY EVENING OF KLEZMER MUSIC The internationally acclaimed Strauss/Warschauer Duo (our Cantor Jeff Warschauer and his wife, Deborah Strauss) performing with special guests, star clarinetist Michael Winograd and violinist extraordinaire Jake Shulman-Ment. Join us for a joyful evening of Klezmer music, grounded in tradition yet thoroughly contemporary. Following the coffee house style concert, Deborah will lead a Yiddish dance session with instruction and live music! Open to the community. Dessert will be served. $14 for Jewish…
Find out more »February 2019
Inside the Cairo Geniza
The Cairo Geniza is the largest cache of Jewish manuscripts ever discovered. It comprises 400,000 fragments of books, letters, legal documents and other writings that have made the Jews of the medieval Arabic speaking world one of the best-documented premodern societies known to mankind. Half the Geniza is in Cambridge, England, having been brought there by Solomon Schechter in 1897. The second largest collection, owned by the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York, is currently on loan in Princeton, and…
Find out more »Great Minds Salon: The College Campus: Frontier of American Judaism
Rabbi Julie Roth will be speaking about “The College Campus: Frontier of American Judaism”. Rabbi Julie Roth: Based on her 14 years at Princeton University, she will share insights into Jewish identity and the key issues facing Jewish college students today. Rabbi Roth enjoys nothing more than meeting with students, faculty, and alumni, and her passion for pluralism, Jewish life, and multi-culturalism make campus work an ideal match. Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, Rabbi Roth holds a B.A. in Comparative Religion…
Find out more »Challah Bake
Join us for a very special Challah Bake program for children ages 12-36 months and their adult people! We will make our own dough and then be able to take it home to bake for Shabbat dinner! Come sing Shabbat songs, hear stories, and make your very own challah! RSVP Required. $5 per child – pre-registration required so that everyone can bring home their own challah! To register, contact Sharon Diamondstein at sdiamondstein@thejewishcenter.org.
Find out more »Shabbat Katan
Shabbat Katan is a monthly service designed for Preschool/Kindergarten-aged children and their families. Warm and spirited, this interactive Shabbat experience will include stories, prayers, songs, and a brief Torah reading. Stay for Shabbat Katan lunch and get to meet other families with little ones. Bring your friends, everyone is welcome! Questions? Email us: sdiamondstein@thejewishcenter.org.
Find out more »Inside the Cairo Geniza
The Cairo Geniza is the largest cache of Jewish manuscripts ever discovered. It comprises 400,000 fragments of books, letters, legal documents and other writings that have made the Jews of the medieval Arabic speaking world one of the best-documented premodern societies known to mankind. Half the Geniza is in Cambridge, England, having been brought there by Solomon Schechter in 1897. The second largest collection, owned by the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York, is currently on loan in Princeton, and…
Find out more »Jewish Center Women presents: Israeli Dancing
Put on your dancing shoes! Back by popular demand, Israeli dancing is happening again at TJC! Join Vera Galleid, Israeli dancing instructor extraordinaire, for 90 minutes of F-U-N! Open to the community please RSVP. $10 for Jewish Center members; $12 for community members.
Find out more »Religion and Conflict Across the Globe: Is There a Remedy?
Presented by Professor Peter Ochs Recent news headlines seem to give secularists more courage to say “We told you so!” Is religion itself really dangerous to humankind? Or has it taken western diplomats too long to realize that religious groups do not necessarily act like other social groups? The thesis of this presentation is that there are religious resources for peace as well as conflict, that it takes special knowledge to understand religions, and that new coalitions of government and…
Find out more »Kabbalat Shabbat Katan
Please join us for Kabbalat Shabbat Katan and greet Shabbat with young families from TJC! We will sing songs, tell stories, and make new friends! Please join us afterwards for a dairy potluck dinner. Questions? Email us: sdiamondstein@thejewishcenter.org
Find out more »Jewish Center Women presents: 93 Queen a film by Paula Eiselt
Set in the Hasidic enclave of Borough Park, Brooklyn, 93QUEEN follows a group of tenacious Hasidic women who are smashing the patriarchy in their community by creating the first all-female volunteer ambulance corps in New York City. With unprecedented -- and insider -- access, 93QUEEN offers up aunique portrayal of a group of empowered women who are taking matters into their own hands to change their own community from within. OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY $8 for Jewish Center members $12…
Find out more »March 2019
The Talmud: A Biography
The life and times of an enduring work of Jewish spirituality The Babylonian Talmud is an unlikely bestseller. Originally written in a hybrid of Hebrew and Aramaic and available in myriad translations, it has remained in print for centuries and is more popular today than ever. Barry Scott Wimpfheimer’s new book The Talmud: A Biography tells the remarkable story of this ancient Jewish book and explains why it has endured for almost two millennia. He explains why reading the Talmud…
Find out more »April 2019
How to Lead a Kick-Ass Seder
Passover (a.k.a. the year’s most complicated dinner party) will be here before we know it. Archie Gottesman – co-founder of JewBelong – will teach us How to Lead a Kick-Ass Seder by following just a few simple steps. (Hint: there are no Seder police and wine is your friend.) She’ll also share JewBelong’s JewBarrassment-free Passover Haggadah, designed to be enjoyed by all the friends and family at your Seder table – including those who are not Jewish, or who are…
Find out more »Jewish Center Women presents: Israeli Dancing
Put on your dancing shoes! Back by popular demand, Israeli dancing is happening again at TJC! Join Vera Galleid, Israeli dancing instructor extraordinaire, for 90 minutes of F-U-N! OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY – RSVP Requested. $10 for Jewish Center members; $12 for community members.
Find out more »Jews, Health, and Healing
Rabbi Vanessa Ochs, Ph.D., will lead “Jews, Health, and Healing” at The Jewish Center in Princeton. The first session is on Thursday, April 11, at 7:30 p.m., when she will discuss “What Jewish sensibilities do we bring to the table when we reflect on healthcare decisions for ourselves and our loved ones?” The second part, for people who are or have been professionals in the healthcare industry, is on Thursday, May 2, at 7:30 p.m. The session will cover: What…
Find out more »Israeli Security Strategies: Challenges and Opportunities
Presented by: Dr. Jonathan Shimshoni A scholarly presentation about Israeli security strategy where it is challenged, what are the opportunities and how it may impact American security issues. Dr. (Brigadier General Retired) Jonathan (Yoni) Shimshoni served for 25 years with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), in field command and staff positions, culminating his career as Director of Planning for the Planning Division. He holds a PhD in Public Policy from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton, where he has taught,…
Find out more »May 2019
Yom HaShoah: Holocaust Memorial Day
Commemoration Service and Program Including Memorial Prayers, Readings and Shoah Candle Lighting The Next Generation Telling the Story Featuring Mimi Werbler Mimi Werbler is Second Vice President of the Board of the Center for Holocaust, Human Rights and Genocide Education (Chhange) at Brookdale Community College. As the daughter and daughter-in-law of local Holocaust survivors, she feels compelled to carry on their legacy and message of “Never Forget—Never Again.” Mimi was a founding member of Chhange’s The Generations: Descendants of Holocaust…
Find out more »Mitzvah Day (community service)
The Jewish Center will be hosting a congregational Mitzvah Day! To register for any of the projects, please click on the Mitzvah Day link from the TJC website www.thejewishcenter.org (under “featured event”) Projects we will be working on: Gardening Shop and stock JFCS food pantry Feeding the hungry Create bags for women and children entering Womanspace Car wash Painting and installing ceiling tiles at Princeton Community Housing Placing flags on Jewish War veteran’s gravestones Partnering Community Non-Profits include: Arm in…
Find out more »Art Exhibit Reception to benefit HomeFront
A collection of artwork and poetry created by HomeFront Clients. The spacious ArtSpace studio is located at the heart of the new HomeFront Family Campus. Through this innovative therapeutic art program, the creative process becomes a tangible tool for self-expression, critical thinking and problem-solving that can transform the lives of the artists. Making art lets us step away from our lives for a moment. It’s a chance to breathe, a chance to reset your system and bring a new reality…
Find out more »Open House at The Jewish Center
Come see all the great things The Jewish Center has to offer! Synagogue wide Open House for Members & Potential Members See Religious School classrooms in action Choose your own learning path in the Religious School State of the art technology and smart boards in all class rooms Come explore from Early Childhood to High School Win Prizes! Food available for purchase! FREE and OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY! For more information please contact Sharon Diamondstein at sdiamondstein@thejewishcenter.org
Find out more »Join Us as we Celebrate Israel’s Independence Day!
DJ “Music”, Israeli Dancing, BBQ, Crafts and Games! FREE and OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY! For more information please contact Sharon Diamondstein at sdiamondstein@thejewishcenter.org.
Find out more »Women’s Struggles for Equality in a Jewish and Democratic Israel
Co-Sponsored by Jewish Center Women Presented by Tanya Zion-Waldoks, a gender scholar, feminist activist and mother of four – intertwined callings. Her research examines intersections of religion, gender, and politics, with a focus on women’s social movements. Currently a post-doctoral Rothschild fellow at Princeton University’s Center for the Study of Religion, Tanya will join the faculty of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s School of Education in 2019. Her current project is a comparative study of religious feminisms in Israel. In…
Find out more »Kabbalat Shabbat Katan
Please join us for Kabbalat Shabbat Katan and greet Shabbat with young families from TJC! We will sing songs, tell stories, and make new friends! Please join us afterwards for a dairy potluck dinner. Questions? Email us: sdiamondstein@thejewishcenter.org.
Find out more »Mini Mitzvah Princeton Scavenger Hunt
CALLING ALL SUPERHEROES: Join TJC’s Mini Mitzvah Corps for a Princeton Scavenger Hunt, Sunday, May 19. The Scavenger Hunt will educate young families on historically important Jewish sites in Princeton! Meet at 12:45PM insdie the school building (3rd floor - Green Room) or the TJC courtyard if nice out. At the end of the scavenger hunt we’ll meet at Updike Farmstead (approx. 2:00pm) for a special kids-oriented program and snack. Prizes for all kids who complete the hunt! In partnership with…
Find out more »Women’s Struggles for Equality in a Jewish and Democratic Israel
Co-Sponsored by Jewish Center Women Presented by Tanya Zion-Waldoks, a gender scholar, feminist activist and mother of four – intertwined callings. Her research examines intersections of religion, gender, and politics, with a focus on women’s social movements. Currently a post-doctoral Rothschild fellow at Princeton University’s Center for the Study of Religion, Tanya will join the faculty of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s School of Education in 2019. Her current project is a comparative study of religious feminisms in Israel. In…
Find out more »Women’s Struggles for Equality in a Jewish and Democratic Israel
Co-Sponsored by Jewish Center Women Presented by Tanya Zion-Waldoks, a gender scholar, feminist activist and mother of four – intertwined callings. Her research examines intersections of religion, gender, and politics, with a focus on women’s social movements. Currently a post-doctoral Rothschild fellow at Princeton University’s Center for the Study of Religion, Tanya will join the faculty of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s School of Education in 2019. Her current project is a comparative study of religious feminisms in Israel. In…
Find out more »June 2019
Mindful Prayer/Meditation Mincha, led by Ruth Goldston
Savor your prayer experience using mindfulness meditation techniques to focus on words, texts and ideas associated with the Shabbat afternoon or weekday evening service. In so doing, you will have the opportunity to discover the richness of silence, and to deepen your appreciation of the many layers of meaning in the liturgy. You will leave feeling relaxed, refreshed and centered. Even if you’ve never tried mindfulness or meditation before (or if you’ve tried and you think you’ve “failed”), you are…
Find out more »Great Minds Salon: Cultivating Mindfulness
Cathy Quartner Bailey will be speaking about “Cultivating Mindfulness: The Path to a More Joyful, Effective Life”. CATHY QUARTNER BAILEY, president of Quartner and Associates, LLC, has coached and facilitated workshops for executives from Fortune 500 companies and entrepreneurial ventures across a broad range of industries. She recently published the book Show Up as Your Best Self: Mindful Leaders, Meditation, & More. Cathy also works as an executive coach in Wharton’s MBA leadership program and has taught at New York…
Find out more »Tikkun Leyl Shavuot 5779 at TJC
WARNING: Torah Learning is contagious and can cause an excited condition known as “Saturday Night Fever.” The following remedies are known to help: - Absorb wisdom in stimulating Workshops - Attend engaging Speed Learning Sessions - Expose self to a terrific TED-Style Torah Talk These remedies must be taken with food. Snacks provided beforehand, delectable desserts later. WORKSHOP LEADERS Rabbi Elisa Goldberg Harold Heft Fran Lees Juliana Ochs Dweck Cantor Jeff Warschauer Froma Zeitlin And More... SPEED LEARNINE PRESENTERS Meta…
Find out more »Trends in Israeli Society: The Surprising Rise of Ultra-Orthodox Feminism
Co-Sponsored by Jewish Center Women It’s 2019 in the Start-up Nation, but women struggle for suffrage, like 1919. A woman was Prime Minister, but women are forced to sit in the back of the bus. Challenges to Israel’s ‘progressive’ nature are often blamed on its rapidly growing Ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) sector, an insular politically powerful minority misaligned with Israeli secular culture. Now, a brave outspoken haredi feminist movement is emerging to challenge traditional norms from within. With multiple forces and transformations…
Find out more »Playground Shabbat / Kabbalat Shabbat Katan
Please join us for Kabbalat Shabbat Katan and greet Shabbat with young families from TJC! We will sing songs, tell stories, play, and make new friends! Please join us afterwards for a dairy potluck dinner. Open to the Community! Questions? Email us: sdiamondstein@thejewishcenter.org
Find out more »July 2019
Challah Bake
Join us for a very special Challah Bake program for children ages 12-36 months and their adult people! We will make our own dough and then be able to take it home to bake for Shabbat dinner! Come sing Shabbat songs, hear stories, and make your very own challah! RSVP Required. FREE to the Community – pre-registration required so that everyone can bring home their own challah! To register, contact Sharon Diamondstein at sdiamondstein@thejewishcenter.org
Find out more »Shabbat Katan
Shabbat Katan is a monthly service designed for Preschool/Kindergarten-aged children and their families. Warm and spirited, this interactive Shabbat experience will include stories, prayers, songs, and a brief Torah reading. Stay for Shabbat Katan lunch and get to meet other families with little ones. Bring your friends, everyone is welcome!
Find out more »August 2019
LaShir auditions
LaShir, the Jewish Community Choir of Princeton, is actively seeking experienced singers. Its 2019-2020 season begins Sept. 5. Rehearsals take place on Thursday evenings from 7:30-9:15 p.m. at The Jewish Center in Princeton. For more information, contact Marsha at LaShirDirector@gmail.com or 347-782-2746.
Find out more »LaShir auditions
LaShir, the Jewish Community Choir of Princeton, is actively seeking experienced singers. Its 2019-2020 season begins Sept. 5. Rehearsals take place on Thursday evenings from 7:30-9:15 p.m. at The Jewish Center in Princeton. For more information, contact Marsha at LaShirDirector@gmail.com or 347-782-2746.
Find out more »September 2019
LaShir auditions
LaShir, the Jewish Community Choir of Princeton, is actively seeking experienced singers. Its 2019-2020 season begins Sept. 5. Rehearsals take place on Thursday evenings from 7:30-9:15 p.m. at The Jewish Center in Princeton. For more information, contact Marsha at LaShirDirector@gmail.com or 347-782-2746.
Find out more »October 2019
Yad B’Yad – A Creative, Hands On, Interactive Infant & Toddler Class
Event Dates: October 6, November 3, December 8, January 5, February 2, March 1, April 5, May 3 For families with children ages 9-30 months Join other parents and children in a warm, nurturing environment as we explore the world through play, sensory experiences, Shabbat celebration, art, music and parent discussions. Our class encourages curiosity, self-esteem and a love of Judaism. Monthly Classes: Sundays 9:30am – 11:00am Open to the Community! TJC Members: FREE Community: $100 for all sessions To…
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