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September 2019
“Unorthodox” Podcaster Stephanie Butnick
Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, South Orange, 7:30 p.m. The journalist and host of the Jewish podcast will share insights about a book she co-authored, “The Newish Jewish Encyclopedia,” during services. Call 973-763-4116.
Find out more »Engaging with Tahara Liturgy and Technique
Bnai Keshet, Montclair. The Chevra Kadisha (burial society) will discuss Tahara and related liturgy today at 1 p.m. On Sunday, they will host a tahara training session from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Visit bnaikeshet.org or call 973-746-4889.
Find out more »“Confronting our Racial History: The Past is Never Dead. It Isn’t Even Past”
Kaplan Minyan at Bnai Keshet, Montclair, 9:30 a.m. Guest speaker is Tanya Coke, director of the Ford Foundation’s Program on Gender, Racial and Ethnic Justice. Visit bnaikeshet.org/event/kaplanminyans.
Find out more »Jewish Heritage museum
Join the East Brunswick Jewish Center for a trip to the Jewish Heritage Museum on Sunday, Sept. 22, departing from EBJC at 9 a.m. Lunch is available at the museum; return by 5:30 p.m. (approximately). Cost is $50 if taking bus (luxury bus with rest room) or $25 if traveling to museum on one’s own. RSVP to 732-257-7070.
Find out more »Jews’ Clues: How One Book, Two Authors, and a Few Good Clues Can Jumpstart Your Jewish Genealogy Quest
Admission: $8 members, $10 non-members
Find out more »Cross-cultural conversations
“A Community Cafe: A Cross-Cultural Conversation” will be held by the Gesher Committee of Neve Shalom, Metuchen, on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2-4 p.m. The program is based on the World Cafe model, a method that facilitates community dialogue. Speakers are Sheila Tabanli, a Muslim immigrant from Turkey and now a U.S. citizen; Deborah Bendayan, a Jewish immigrant from Mexico; Suleman Amoon, a Christian refugee from Pakistan; and Biral Patel, a Hindu immigrant from India. Attendees will be seated at round…
Find out more »Nosh & Drash with Rabbi Charlie
Calling All Teenagers: Nosh N’ Drash With Rabbi Charlie! Questions, Conversations, Current Events & Pizza!
Find out more »Decoding the past
Hilary May, curator of education at Museum of Early Trades & Crafts, will present “Decoding the Past,” a look at life in the 19th century, on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at 10:30 a.m. at JCC of Middlesex County, Edison. Cost is $11, $8 JCC members. Call 732-593-5958.
Find out more »“How Do We Face the Future — What Can We Do?”
Conclusion of a three-part series led by Rabbi Steven Bayar, “Current Challenges to the American Jewish Community,” sponsored by National Council of Jewish Women, West Morris Section, and held at noon at Morris County Library, Whippany. To register, contact iadpr@aol.com.
Find out more »Union County Day of Prayer
Presbyterian Church, Westfield, 7 p.m. Rabbi Avi Friedman of Congregation Ohr Shalom-Summit JCC will speak about immigration and the treatment of strangers; the program is sponsored by Union County Interfaith Coordinating Council. To register, visit eventbrite.com/e/6th-annual-union-county-day-of-prayer-reflection-tickets-63107522298.
Find out more »Mideast politics
“Nosh & Knowledge: The Heart of the Middle East” will be presented by Samuel Golinkin on Thursday, Sept. 26, at 12:30 p.m. at Congregation Beth Chaim, West Windsor. The program will focus on Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Qatar, with a look at how the geopolitics of the Middle East impact Israel and the world. It is sponsored by Congregation Beth Chaim, Greenwood House, and Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Greater Mercer County. A kosher lunch will be provided by…
Find out more »October 2019
Screening of “Diversity in the Long Grey Line”
Lunch program sponsored by Adult Forum of Congregation B’nai Israel, Millburn, 12:30 p.m. A West Point graduate will discuss the history of Jewish attendees at the academy. Cost is $12, $10 Adult Forum members. RSVP to Lois at 973-533-1809 with lunch order.
Find out more »The Ten Words of Belonging
Rabbi Hannah Orden takes us on a journey to explore the “Ten Words” (aka the Ten Commandments aka The Aseret) that brought us together as a people. Together we will go behind the text to see the Ten Commandments as we never have before. We’ll discover how they have held the Jewish people together for thousands of years and what they continue to say to us so urgently today. First Saturday of the Month, October - May
Find out more »“What Makes It Great: Cole Porter and American Song Book.”
Bickford Theater at Morris Museum. Lecture by Rob Kapilow and performance by soloist and orchestra is sponsored by Hannah Senesh and West Orange chapter of Jewish Women International. Cost is $40. Lunch is on one’s own. RSVP to 908-232-6208.
Find out more »Robeson’s Jewish connection
Rutgers University’s Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life will present “Paul Robeson, ‘Negro-Jewish’ Unity, and the ‘Jewish People’s Movement’ in the 1940s: Legacy and Challenges” on Sunday, Oct. 6, at 4 p.m. at Douglass Student Center, New Brunswick. Four leading historians will explore Robeson’s connections to the Jewish community, left-wing political movements, and the Soviet Union in the 1940s at the Raoul Wallenberg Annual Program, funded by Leon and Toby Cooperman. The program is cosponsored by the Paul…
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