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February 2019
Nosh and knowledge
“Nosh & Knowledge: Innovation & Tradition with Rabbi Brian Beal” will be held on Thursday, Feb. 28, at 12:30 p.m. at Congregation Beth Chaim, West Windsor. The program is cosponsored by Greenwood House and Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Greater Mercer County. A kosher lunch will be provided; there is a requested $5 donation. Participants may also bring a kosher-style lunch. RSVP to Beth Englezos at bethe@jfcsonline.org or 609-987-8100, ext. 126, by Feb. 21.
Find out more »“Finding Social Media Sources to Understand the Jewish World”
Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel (TSTI), South Orange, 7 p.m. With Rabbi Daniel Cohen. Register at bit.ly/adultedsocialmedia.
Find out more »Israeli Dancing
On Thursday, February 28, 2019 at 7:30pm at Beth El Synagogue in East Windsor put on your dancing shoes and learn Israeli dancing. This event is free. Beth El Synagogue is located at 50 Maple Stream Road, East Windsor, NJ, 08520; admin@bethel.net, 609-443-4454; www.bethel.net.
Find out more »“Raising A Mensch”
Morristown Jewish Center Beit Yisrael, 7:30 p.m. Featuring a talk by Dr. Steven E. Tobias, director of the Center for Child and Family Development, on raising children (and grandchildren). Call 973-538-9292.
Find out more »March 2019
Scholar-in-residence Nechama Price
Price, director of Yeshiva University’s Graduate Program for Advanced Talmud Studies and a Yoetzet Halacha (halachic adviser), speaks at West Orange synagogues on Shabbat. Following a 6:30 dinner at Congregation Ahawas Achim B’nai Jacob and David, she will present “Superwomen from Past to Present: The Evolution of Women’s Education” at 8 (babysitting will be available). She will also speak March 2 following services at Congregation Ohr Torah on “The Humanity of Halacha: Through the Perspective of a Yoetzet” and at…
Find out more »“Coping with Behavior Changes in Alzheimer’s Disease”
Jewish Family Service of Central NJ Halpern Building, Elizabeth, 10 a.m. Free and open to Alzheimer’s/dementia caregivers in the community. Register at alznj.org or call 888-280-6055.
Find out more »Egger Shabbaton Scholar in Residence
Egger Shabbaton Scholar in Residence – March 1-3, 2019 Social Justice in our Contemporary Jewish World Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash in Phoenix, Arizona Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz spent many years of his childhood in Princeton and his family were members of The Jewish Center. He studied at the University of Texas as an undergraduate, Harvard University for a Master’s degree in Leadership and Psychology, Yeshiva University for a second Master’s Degree in Jewish Philosophy, and…
Find out more »Musical Scholar in residence: Joey Weisenberg & “The Architecture of Listening”
Merging traditional nusah and soulful nigunim, Joey Weisenberg, Creative Director of Hadar's Ricing Song Institute will cultivate the power of the communal voice through rhythm, spontaneous harmony, and careful listening. Joey will teach during services and lead a spirited Musaf. Kiddush Lunch & Learn follows with "The Torah of Music", Drawing from his 2017 National Jewish Book Award-winning book, Joey explores the spiritual teachings of music through a wide range of Jewish musical-spiritual texts and stories. We will sing, discuss,…
Find out more »Adult Beginner Hebrew Class
Aleph, Bet and Beyond Sundays: January 27, February 3, 10, 24 and March 3 Ever wanted to learn how to read Hebrew? This class is for you! From Aleph – Tav….and everything in between, this class will begin with the Hebrew letters and vowels. Participants will be guided on the path toward Hebrew reading. The class will also teach basic prayer vocabulary as well as spoken Hebrew phrases and idioms. $36 for all 5 classes (includes book). Open to the…
Find out more »Teffilah Lab: An Experimental Experiential Worship Group
Tefillah Lab will be an experiential Jewish worship group at Monmouth Reform Temple. The group will focus on experimenting with Jewish meditation and have the goals of increasing mindfulness, promoting a sense of peace, and facilitating an experience of the divine for its participants. Drawing from psychological research, biblical commentary, and the Jewish meditation literature, we will discuss then try a variety of spiritual practices in lively and interactive sessions. In the first session, we will start by discussing our…
Find out more »JNF breakfast
Jewish National Fund will hold a Breakfast for Israel, “Making the Desert Bloom — Fulfilling His Grandfather’s Dream,” on Sunday, March 3, at 10 a.m. at Congregation B’nai Tikvah, North Brunswick. Guest Speakers are Alon Ben-Gurion, grandson of Israel’s first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, and Russell F. Robinson, JNF CEO. Dietary laws will be observed. RSVP by Feb. 25 at jnf.org/gardenstate. For information, contact Anna Millstein at amillstein@jnf.org or 973-593-0095, ext. 826.
Find out more »Art lecture
A lecture, “Looted Art Rediscovered: The Gurlitt Find,” will be presented by art historian Vivian Gordon at Congregation B’nai Israel in Rumson at 11:30 a.m. Several years ago, German police stopped Cornelius Gurlitt at the border and discovered a secret stash of art in his trunk. Later they raided his Munich apartment and found over a thousand looted artworks. The hidden treasures were traced to his father, Hildebrand Gurlitt, a war profiteer and known art dealer for the Nazis. Gordon…
Find out more »Rabbi Popky’s Lunch & Learn for Seniors
White Meadow Temple, Rockaway, 11:30 a.m. Bring a dairy lunch; $2 donation is appreciated. Refreshments will be provided. RSVP to narmus123@gmail.com.
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 »“The Maid of Ludmir: The World of Souls in the Realm of Dreams”
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) West Morris Section program held at Morris County Library, Whippany, noon. Three-part series about 19th-century female mystic, Hannah Rachel, offered by Rabbi Moshe Rudin of Adath Shalom in Morris Plains; continues on March 12 and 26. Preregister at iadpr@aol.com.
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