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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 investigative reporter and has written more than 20 Haggadot. The lecture…

First in a three-part series, “Current Challenges to the American Jewish Community,” that continues Sept. 17 and 24. Sponsored by National Council of Jewish Women, West Morris Section, and held at noon at Morris County Library, Whippany, the free lectures will be led by Rabbi Steven Bayar. To register, contact iadpr@aol.com.

Millburn Free Public Library, 7 p.m. Levit, a paratrooper in the 17th Airborne Division and member of the Jewish Historical Society of NJ, fought in the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium. Sponsored by New Jersey World War 2 Book Club.

Join us as we puzzle out the Rabbis' intended meanings, the historical context, and contemporary applications for this fundamental and abundantly rewarding work. No prior familiarity with Talmud required. We meet twice a month.

The Journey of an Elite IDF Naval Commando from Military Excellence to Civilian Leadership: An Israeli Navy Seal (“M”) in Dialogue with Rabbi Ari Lucas. Congregation Agudath Israel, Caldwell, 8 p.m. Cost is $15, $10 members in advance; $20/$15 at the door. Register at agudath.org/events or contact caioffice@agudath.org or 973-226-3600.

What does it mean to belong to a Jewish community and what happens when the community rejects the Jew or the Jew rejects the community? With Jeremy Garber, we will ponder these questions by examining the expulsion of Spinoza and Kaplan from their Jewish communities as well as the "voluntary" departure of Benjamin Disraeli from his.

On Sunday, September 15, 10:00 AM at Temple B'nai Abraham, join us for a special lecture, “A Taste of Kabbalah” with Rabbi Lawrence A. Englander, founding Rabbi of Solel Congregation, Mississauga, Ontario. A bagel breakfast will be provided. Rabbi Englander received his Doctorate of Hebrew Letters from Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion in 1984, in the field of Jewish Mysticism and Rabbinics. He has taught in the Religious Studies Department at York University and spent a semester…

Oheb Shalom Congregation, South Orange, 10 a.m. Presented by Dr. Michael Rockland, professor of American Studies, Rutgers University. Call 973-762-7067.