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May 2019
Anti-Racism Workshop: Brave Space, Not Just Safe Space
Bnai Keshet, Montclair, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Presented by Yehuda Webster of Jews for Racial and Economic Justice. Light refreshments will be served; there is a $36 suggested donation. Register at bnaikeshet.org/anti-racism or call 973-746-4889.
Find out more »White House coverage
“Covering the White House from Reagan to Trump: An Insider’s Perspective” will be presented at 11:15 a.m. by Jeff Scott Goldman at Congregation B’nai Israel, Rumson. Emmy Award-winning producer and reporter for CBS News and the PBS NewsHour, Goldman has covered six presidents — Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump — and many international crises. Refreshments will be served. RSVP to Emilie.kovit-meyer@cbirumson.org or 732-842-1800, ext. 203.
Find out more »What’s All This About “Fake News”?
Renaissance Group of Temple B’nai Or, Morristown, 12:30 p.m. With Dr. Jason Luther, Assistant Professor of Writing Arts at Rowan University. Brunch will be served. Cost is $20, $15 Renaissance members. RSVP to Mitzi Szerlip at 973-839-1939.
Find out more »Cooking demo
A cooking and tasting demonstration with chef and cookbook author Sharon Heyden will take place on Sunday, May 19, at 6 p.m. at the Heyden residence. Heyden is the author of “A Culinary Journey: Exotic Kosher Cuisine.” Space will be limited to the first 28 people who RSVP at raritanvalleyhadassah@gmail.com.
Find out more »Mercer County Jewish Genealogy Society at Beth El Synagogue May Meeting
On Sunday, May 19, 2019 at 7:30 pm, the Beth El Synagogue of East Windsor, Mercer County Jewish Genealogy Society presents “Introduction to New Jersey Genealogy”. Interested in tracing your New Jersey Family History? Not sure where to start? Regina Fitzpatrick, Genealogy Librarian at the New Jersey State Library, will review genealogy basics and strategies for collecting information before visiting a repository. We will also discuss great resources to discover your ancestors at the New Jersey State Library and the…
Find out more »Roots search
Mercer County Jewish Genealogy Society will present “Introduction to New Jersey Genealogy” on Sunday, May 19, at 7:30 p.m. at Beth El Synagogue of East Windsor. Interested in tracing your New Jersey Family History? Not sure where to start? Regina Fitzpatrick, Genealogy Librarian at the New Jersey State Library, will review genealogy basics and strategies for collecting information before visiting a repository. We will also discuss great resources to discover your ancestors at the New Jersey State Library and the…
Find out more »Jewish journaling
“Our Stories, Ourselves — Jewish Journaling and More,” facilitated by Michele Bernstein Klausner, director of The Journal Center, is held at the Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth Country, Freehold, Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m.-noon. It is based on the museum’s exhibit “Three Centuries of Growth and Change: A History of Jews in Monmouth County.” The fee is $5 per session. Call 732-252-6990 or visit jhmomc.org.
Find out more »Rosh Hodesh with Rabbi Faith Joy Dantowitz
Temple B’nai Abraham, Livingston, 7:30 p.m. Women’s discussion of Pirkei Avot (“Ethics of Our Ancestors”). RSVP by May 20 to tbainfo@tbanj.org or 973-994-2290.
Find out more »Join Us For An Inspiring Visit
Our day will include: A guided tour of the exhibit, which engages visitors with the compelling human story behind the Armenian Genocide, the Holocaust, and the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Through video testimony and archival items of local survivors, visitors can connect the lessons of genocide to today’s world. Box Lunch A visit with Claire Bohren, a Holocaust survivor, who began painting later in life. Along the way, Claire realized that her paintings were an expression of…
Find out more »Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Dantowitz
Temple B’nai Abraham, Livingston, 11:30 a.m. Study of books of Samuel and King David and his relationships. Bring a dairy lunch; beverages will be provided. RSVP to 973-994-2290 or visit tbanj.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 »Women in Israel
“Women’s Struggles for Equality in a Jewish and Democratic Israel” will be presented on Thursdays, May 16, 23, and 30, at 7:30 p.m. at The Jewish Center, Princeton. The mini-course will be presented by Tanya Zion-Waldoks, a post-doctoral Rothschild fellow at Princeton University’s Center for the Study of Religion who will join the faculty of Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s School of Education in 2019. Her current project is a comparative study of religious feminisms in Israel. Cost is $72, $54…
Find out more »Jewish journaling
“Our Stories, Ourselves — Jewish Journaling and More,” facilitated by Michele Bernstein Klausner, director of The Journal Center, is held at the Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth Country, Freehold, Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m.-noon. It is based on the museum’s exhibit “Three Centuries of Growth and Change: A History of Jews in Monmouth County.” The fee is $5 per session. Call 732-252-6990 or visit jhmomc.org.
Find out more »Jewish Nobel Prize winners
Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County, Freehold, will present “Faces of Genius: Jewish Nobel Prize Laureates in Science and Medicine” at 1 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center (JCC) Jersey Shore, Deal Park. The PowerPoint presentation will include Arthur Ashkin of Rumson, 2018 Nobel Prize Winner in Physics; light refreshments will be served at 12:30. This free program is made possible in part by the Monmouth County Historical Commission through funding from the New Jersey Historical Commission of the Monmouth…
Find out more »Faces of Genius: Jewish Nobel Prize Laureates in Science and Medicine
Free (Donations welcomed). Light refreshments before the beginning of the talk at 12:30 P.M. Jewish Community Center (JCC) Jersey Shore, 100 Grant Avenue, Deal, New Jersey. Prior registration is required by Thursday, May 23, 2019.
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