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September 2019
UNRWA controversy
Doctors Joan Lurie and Deborah Soffen will present a program, “The Path to Peace Begins in the Classroom,” a discussion on the curricula of United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), on Sunday, Sept. 15, at 7 p.m. at Beth El Synagogue of East Windsor. Call 609-443-4454 or go to bethel.net.
Find out more »Yiddish for Serious Laughs
Adath Shalom, Parsippany, evenings. Introductory Yiddish with Ellen Muraskin. Students must know Hebrew letters. Cost is $55 for eight-week session, free for members (plus a textbook, “Colloquial Yiddish,” $36-$70 online). Contact ellen.muraskin@gmail.com.
Find out more »Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Kroloff
Informal and lively! Discussion topics will include contemporary events, films of Jewish and general interest, spiritual issues, aging wisely, family concerns, the rabbi’s “struggles,” Israel, the American Jewish community, and recent developments in Jewish life. Donations to support this program are welcome. Kindly direct them to the Rabbi Charles A. Kroloff Fund for Jewish Learning. On Monday, September 16 at 11:30 AM we’ll be discussing: Judaism for Non-Believers.
Find out more »“You Know More Yiddish Than You Think”
Bennett Muraskin is guest speaker at Springfield Hadassah program at Springfield Library, 12:30 p.m. Call Alice Weinstein at 973-379-3275.
Find out more »“Relations with Israel”
Second in a three-part series, “Current Challenges to the American Jewish Community,” that concludes Sept. 24. Sponsored by National Council of Jewish Women, West Morris Section, and held at 1:15 p.m. at Morris County Library, Whippany, the free lectures will be led by Rabbi Steven Bayar. To register, contact iadpr@aol.com.
Find out more »Analysis of the Israeli Elections at Congregation B’nai Israel (Millburn)
The upcoming Israeli elections will take place on September 17. Join us for a special presentation just three days after the polls close, sponsored by Israel Bonds and the Israel Affairs Committee of CBI. Dr. Ralph Nurnberger, a Middle East government and foreign policy expert, is a widely acclaimed speaker who will bring humor, current political insights and historical background to his review of the elections. His presentation will take place at the conclusion of Shabbat Services followed by a…
Find out more »Arthur L. Finkle, Shofar sounder, author, educator, historian, mediator On “Shofar History and Technique”
Admission is $3 members, $5 non-members, students free
Find out more »Shofar demonstration
Historian Arthur L. Finkle will present “Shofar History and Technique” at the Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County, Freehold, at 2 p.m. Finkle is the author of “Shofar: History, Technique and Jewish Law” (2015) and “The Easy Guide to Shofar Sounders” (2000). Admission is $5, $3 members. For more information or to make a paid reservation, call 732-252-6990 or visit jhmomc.org/events.
Find out more »Guide dog revolution
Fred Kaimann will present “How NJ Jews Started the American Guide Dog Revolution. With a Live Demonstration!,” a program of the Jewish Historical Society of Central Jersey’s American Jewish Experience Lecture Series, on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at 10 a.m. at Jewish Family Services, Monroe Township. The program will include a live demonstration by Gemini, a service dog. Kaimann, a Highland Park resident, is a music and art critic and an investigative reporter and has written more than 20 Haggadot. The…
Find out more »Mercer County Jewish Genealogy Society at Beth El Synagogue September Meeting
On Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at 7:30 pm, the Beth El Synagogue of East Windsor, Mercer County Jewish Genealogy Society presents “The Jewish Marriage Contract and What it Really Says”. There is a basic difference between the civil and religious marriage records in that one focuses on the union and the other on the termination of the union. This meeting discussion addresses what is contained in the Jewish marriage contract, explains what it really means and provides information that can…
Find out more »The ketubah’s value
“The Jewish Marriage Contract and What it Really Says” will be presented by the Mercer County Jewish Genealogy Society at Beth El Synagogue of East Windsor on Wednesday, Sept. 18, at 7:30 p.m. The ketubah (Jewish marriage contract), by giving Jewish family names, is a valuable source of family information sought after by genealogists. Call 609-443-4454 or go to bethel.net.
Find out more »Shabbat Speaker Lior Sternfeld: Iranian Jews in the 20th Century
On Friday, October 18 at Neve Shalom’s 7:30 pm service, guest speaker Lior Sternfeld, Assistant Professor of History and Jewish Studies at Penn State University, will be talking about Iranian Jews in the 20th Century. The Jews of Iran in the Twentieth Century held many important positions, created successful businesses, and maintained a vibrant culture prior to the Iranian Revolution in 1979. Many former Persian Jews live in the United States, particularly in Los Angeles. Dr.Sternfeld is a social historian…
Find out more »Lab-grown meat
Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Greater Mercer County and the Seniors Club at Beth El Synagogue will present “Miracle Meat through Science or the Kashrut of Lab-grown Meat” on Thursday, September 19 at 1 p.m. at the East Windsor synagogue. RSVP by Sept. 13 to Beth Englezos at bethe@jfcsonline.org or 609-987-8100, ext. 126; or call Beth El at 609-443-4454.
Find out more »Beth El Synagogue Werner Lecture Fund Presents “The Secret Jews of Calabria”
On Thursday, September 19, 2019, at 7:00 pm, the Beth El Synagogue of East Windsor, Werner Lecture Fund presents “The Secret Jews of Calabria”. Jews have had a presence in Calabria for at least 1600 years and possibly as much as 2300 years. The Jews of Calabria are virtually identical to the neighboring Jews of Sicily but are considered separate. Rabbi Barbara takes you on this challenging journey through “toe” of the Italian “boot” as she shares the joys and…
Find out more »Job seekers group
Jewish Family Service of Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren Counties, Somerville, will present its next job seekers success group program, “Preparing Yourself for the Employment Market as the Next Decade Approaches,” on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 7-9 p.m. JFS, in collaboration with Dress for Success, will also offer a Foundations of Success “For Women Only” Program on Friday, Sept. 20, 10 a.m.-noon at JFS. The topic, “Change your Mind,” explores types of self-defeating thoughts as well as techniques to untwist self-destructive thinking.…
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