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Yehuda Kurtzer, president of Shalom Hartman Institute of North America, will present “Israel and American Jews: The Future of a Challenging Relationship” on Thursday, Dec. 13, at 7:30 p.m. at Rutgers University’s College Avenue Student Center, New Brunswick. The lecture, the Ruth and Alvin Rockoff Annual Program, is sponsored by Rutgers’ Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life. RSVP to rsvpBildner@sas.rutgers.edu or at BildnerCenter.Rutgers.edu or call 848-932-2033.

Yehuda Kurtzer, president of Shalom Hartman Institute of North America, will present “Israel and American Jews: The Future of a Challenging Relationship” at 7:30 p.m. at Rutgers University’s College Avenue Student Center, New Brunswick. The lecture, the Ruth and Alvin Rockoff Annual Program, is sponsored by Rutgers’ Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life. RSVP to rsvpBildner@sas.rutgers.edu or go to BildnerCenter.Rutgers.edu or call 848-932-2033.

Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, South Orange, 6 p.m. Guest speaker is author and historian Robert Watson, Ph.D., who will present “Harry Truman and the Founding of Israel” during a community dinner following services. Dinner costs $36, $25 TSTI members, with registration by Dec. 9; afterward, $45/$36. To register, go to tsti.org/calendar/dinner-with-scholar-dr-robert-watson.

Join us for a special Shabbat Service when guest speaker Even Robbins will present: Break The Chains Through Education.

Monmouth Reform Temple (MRT), Tinton Falls, will host Modern Orthodox Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz for its annual Shabbat Kallah; he will lead three talks on “Finding Our Roots in Sacred Text.” Yanklowitz, who has been named one of the 50 most influential rabbis in America, is the author of “Pirkei Avot — A Social Justice Commentary.” Following 10 a.m. services, he will present “Jewish Pluralism: How Can We Disagree But Remain One People?” A buffet lunch will follow, and at 12:45…

Who Are The Romani? Europe’s Ancient South Asian Transplants, Sunday, December 16, 10:00 AM at Morristown Jewish Center Beit Yisrael and co-sponsored with the National Council of Jewish Women. Sheetal Bangalore, an 11th grade student at Morristown High School, will present a fascinating talk about the Romani people and their culture. Originally of Indian descent, the Romani migrated to the European continent. Besides delving into the culture, language, and religious practices of the Romani, the talk will highlight the stereotyping…

A discussion led by Prof. Dr. George Zilbergeld on political correctness from a Jewish perspective will be held at Freehold Jewish Center at 10 a.m. Zilbergeld has been a professor for 37 years and has given lectures throughout the United States. Members of various clergy have been invited to the event. RSVP to 732-462-0254 or office@freeholdjc.org.