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March 2019
Meet the author
Adam Valen Levinson, author of “The Abu Dhabi Bar Mitzvah,” will be the next speaker in the “Meet the Author” series at 11 a.m. at Congregation Torat El, Oakhurst. Armed only with college Arabic and restless curiosity, the author set out to “learn about the world 9/11 made us fear.” From a base in Abu Dhabi, he lunches in Taliban territory in Afghanistan, travels under the watchful eye of Aleppo’s secret police, and risks shipwreck en route to Somalia. Valen…
Find out more »Book discussion
Adath Israel’s One Book One Jewish Community program will feature a discussion of “The Last Watchman of Old Cairo” by Michael David Lukas on Sunday, March 24, at the Lawrenceville synagogue. Call 609-896-4977 or go to adathisraelnj.org.
Find out more »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 »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…
Find out more »Book and author event
Neve Shalom, Metuchen, will present the Donald and Ruth Kahn Book & Author Event on Sunday, March 31, at 9:30 a.m. Authors will address the theme of Jewish immigration to America and sign and sell their books. They are Elissa Brent Weissman, “The Length of String”; Betsy Carter, “We Were Strangers Once”; Richard Slotkin, “Greenhorns: Stories”; and Boris Fishman, “Savage Feast: Three Generations, Two Continents, and a Dinner Table (A Memoir with Recipes).” Call 732-549-2238 or go to neveshalom.net.
Find out more »Discussion of “A River Could Be A Tree”
Temple B’nai Or, Morristown, 2 p.m. Jewish Book Council author series with Angela Himsel, whose memoir describes her journey from the evangelical Worldwide Church of God to Judaism. The event costs $10; books are available for purchase for $15. Refreshments will be served. RSVP to kimlefferts@templebnaior.org.
Find out more »April 2019
Book to Plate: The Gefilte Manifesto
Just in time for Passover, meet author’s Liz Alpern and Jeffrey Yoskowitz of The Gefilte Manifesto: New Recipes for Old World Jewish Foods. Learn about how the two are reimagining and revitalizing Old World Jewish foods and inspiring a new generation to get in the kitchen. The Gefilte Manifesto cookbook was named a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award and a top cookbook of the year by USA Today and Epicurious. Guests will sample Passover recipes from their book…
Find out more »Cookbook Author Elizabeth Kurtz
Congregation AABJ&D, West Orange, 7 p.m. Author of “Celebrate!” will demonstrate Passover recipes. Cost is $50; to check availability, email aabjd@verizon.net.
Find out more »Beth El Synagogue Passover Storytime
On Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at 4:45 p.m., Beth El Synagogue of East Windsor will be sponsoring a Passover Storytime with a craft, story and snack at the Robbinsville Library located at 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Rd., Robbinsville. Online registration at www.mcl.org is required and begins on March 26, 2019 or call 609-259-2150. For more information contact the Beth El Synagogue office at 609-443-4454 or admin@bethel.net.
Find out more »Holocaust memories
Author Miriam Dobin, a second-generation survivor of the Holocaust and Hebrew School program director at Neve Shalom in Metuchen, will speak at the synagogue on Sunday, April 28, at 11 a.m. RSVP to 732-548-2238, ext. 11.
Find out more »Holocaust remembrance
Dr. Elizabeth Scheiber, codirector of the Julius and Dorothy Koppelman Holocaust/Genocide Resource Center at Rider University, will present “100 Years of Primo Levi” at the the annual Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) Interfaith Service, on Sunday, April 28, at 1:30 p.m. at Adath Israel Congregation in Lawrenceville. Primo Levi, born in 1919, was the author of “Survival in Auschwitz” and other works of memoir and testimony. Call 609-896-4977 or go to adathisraelnj.org.
Find out more »May 2019
Author event
Brandeis National Committee’s Middlesex and Somerset chapters will present an afternoon with Marcia R. Rudin, author of “Hear My Voice” and “Flower Toward the Sun,” on Thursday, May 2, at 11 a.m. at The Pines Manor, Edison. Cost is $70, $60 Brandeis members. Call Barbara at 732-545-8937.
Find out more »Meet the author
Keith Gessen, author of “A Terrible Country,” will be featured in the next installment of the “Meet the Author” series at 11 a.m. at Congregation Torat El, Oakhurst. Gessen will be available to sign the book, which is available for purchase for $20. A light brunch will be served. Pre-paid reservations at $15 can be made at torat-el.org or by calling 732-531-4410. The cost is $20 at the door. This event is made possible through a generous grant from the…
Find out more »Synagogues of Philadelphia
Award-winning author Ira Poliakoff will be speaking about his new book detailing the history of Philadelphia-region synagogues (the 5-county area, including Bucks) and the history of Jewish people in the Philadelphia region. The event is free, but please RSVP at littleshul@kehilathanahar.org.
Find out more »Book review
Matawan/Aberdeen Hadassah will discuss the book “Montana 1948” by Larry Watson at 7:30 p.m. at a member’s home in Aberdeen. RSVP to 732-566-3203.
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