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June 2019
Jews and the Enlightenment
Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County will present “When the Jewish Mind & Thought Opened to the World, The Haskalah/The Enlightenment: Does it Still Have a Voice?” at 2 p.m. The program is a talk by Rabbi Brooks R. Susman. Susman is the founding (retired) rabbi of Congregation Kol Am in Freehold, and a community chaplain and volunteer on the Freehold Township Human Relations Council. Funding has been made possible in part by an operating support grant from the New…
Find out more »Jews and the Enlightenment
Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County, Freehold, will present “When the Jewish Mind & Thought Opened to the World, The Haskalah/The Enlightenment: Does it Still Have a Voice?” at 2 p.m. The program is a talk by Rabbi Brooks R. Susman. Susman is the founding (retired) rabbi of Congregation Kol Am in Freehold, and a community chaplain and volunteer on the Freehold Township Human Relations Council. Funding has been made possible in part by an operating support grant from the…
Find out more »July 2019
How to Stop Worrying for Good
How to Stop Worrying for Good A women’s Rosh Chodesh program with Ruchi Koval, an inspiring motivational speaker, Jewish educator, musician, author, founder of an innovative congregation in Cleveland, Ohio and mother of seven. Monday, July 1, 2019 at Adath Israel Congregation, 1958 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville, NJ. Advanced registration: $15 for Adults, $10 for Students/Seniors 65+: roshchodeshprogram.eventbrite.com; $20 at the door (cash only). Sponsored by Temple Micah, Adath Israel Women’s League, Princeton Hadassah and Shalom Heritage Center.
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 »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 »Jews and the Nobel
Barbara Michaels and Jean Klerman will present “Faces of Genius: Jewish Noble Prize Laureates in Science and Medicine,” part of the American Jewish Experience Lecture Series presented by the Jewish Historical Society of Central Jersey, on Tuesday, July 9, at 10 a.m. at Jewish Family Services, Monroe Township. The lecture will be repeated on Wednesday, July 17, at 10:30 a.m. at Highland Park Conservative Temple-Congregation Anshe Emeth. Both lectures are open to the public. A $2 donation is requested at…
Find out more »“What You Need to Know About Elder Abuse”
Senior Resource Center at The Lavy House, Westfield, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The center is a joint venture between Jewish Family Service of Central NJ (JFSCNJ) and Temple Emanu-El of Westfield. Presented by Peter Jacob, MSW, LSW, program manager for JFSCNJ and Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ’s Project CEASSE: Combatting Elder Abuse Through Services and Education. A light kosher lunch will be served. RSVP to 908-352-8375 or info@jfscentralnj.org.
Find out more »Study With The Clergy, Ethical Wills
This is a way to share your values, blessings, life lessons, hopes and dreams for the future with your family. Two sessions.
Find out more »Vegan Cooking Lessons and Cook-Along
Shabbat House, West Orange. July 11 12, with master chef and health coach Rabbi Donn Gross. For schedule and to RSVP, contact devorahklar@gmail.com.
Find out more »Memories of a World War II Paratrooper
On Sunday, July 14th at 9:30 am, join us for a life long learning breakfast program at the Morristown Jewish Center detailing memories of Syd Levit, a world war II paratrooper.
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 »E.Y. “Yip” Harburg: The Real Wizard of Oz Presented by Dr. Joseph Cohn
Museum will be open from 6-9 PM as part of Museum's extended summer hours $5 non-members, students free
Find out more »Jewish ‘Wizard’
Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County, Freehold, will present E.Y. “Yip” Harburg: The Real Wizard of Oz, a talk by Dr. Joseph Cohn of the Jewish Historical Society of Central Jersey, at 7 p.m. Harburg, the son of Yiddish-speaking Russian-Jewish Orthodox immigrants, wrote the lyrics to “Over the Rainbow” and all the other songs in “The Wizard of Oz” (in collaboration with the composer Harold Arlen). The museum will expand its hours and remain open to the public on six…
Find out more »American Philosophers
Congregation Agudath Israel, Caldwell, 11 a.m. Continues July 26. With Prof. James Flynn, department chair and associate professor of theology/philosophy at Caldwell University. Contact caioffice@agudath.org or 973-226-3600.
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.
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