Events Search and Views Navigation
December 2018
Israel Bonds – Beth El Synagogue Tribute Breakfast
Catered breakfast honoring Susan Schwirck. With guest Speaker Alon Ben Gurion the grandson of David Ben Gurion.
Find out more »Impact of the Six-Day War and Yom Kippur War on Israeli Society
Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, South Orange, 7 p.m. Guest speaker is Dr. Itzhak Brook, a speaker for the Israeli Embassy in the United States and author of “In the Sands of Sinai: A Physician’s Account of the Yom Kippur War.” Light refreshments will be served. Reservations may be made at tsti.org/calendar/israel-programs or email thorwitz@tsti.org.
Find out more »Navigating Cancer
Navigating a cancer experience or living with a chronic disease can be debilitating and challenging. Often we feel greater stress, fatigue, anxiety and, more importantly, we feel alone. We are offering the four workshops designed as stand-alone topics but they are collectively integrated. Join us and learn tools and strategies to create a better survivorship program and come meet others with similar experiences. This course is taught by Wendy Van Besien.
Find out more »Booked to Cook – Knocking the Socks off Kosher
Temple Shalom is hosting a series “Booked to Cook” that is open to the community. The first of three programs features Susie Fishbein. It will take place on December 19th at 7:30 pm. Susie Fishbein is an everyday cook who loves to share her passion for cooking and entertaining with friends and family. Her enthusiasm for food and entertaining led to the creation of her best-selling cookbook series, Kosher by Design. Ms. Fishbein will talk about easy recipes anyone can…
Find out more »“Throughout the Lifespan: Insights and Perspectives on Intimacy.”
A conversation with Yoetzet Halacha Nechama Price and psychotherapist Rachel Hercman. Sponsored by Mikvah Chana, the West Orange Mikvah, Congregation Ahavas Achim B’nai Jacob and David, Congregation Etz Chaim, Congregation Ohr Torah, and Synagogue of the Suburban Torah, 8:15 p.m. For location and to RSVP, email info@mikvahchana.com.
Find out more »Jews in ALL Hues
Bnai Keshet’s Kaplan Minyan, Montclair, 10:30 a.m. Jared Jackson, founder and executive director of Jews in ALL Hues, will speak about building diverse Jewish communities. Call 973-746-4889 or visit bnaikeshet.org/event/kaplanminyans.
Find out more »Social justice and the Orthodox
Rabbi Ronald Schwarzberg will present “When Did Tikun Olam Become a Jewish Value? Orthodox American Jewry’s Involvement with Social Justice” at a program of the Orthodox Jewish Forum of Edison/Highland Park on Saturday, Dec. 22, at 8 p.m. at Congregation Ahavas Achim, Highland Park. Email hpedisonorthodoxforum@gmail.com or visit orthodoxjewishforum.org.
Find out more »Jewish Pulitzer novelists
Congregation B’nai Israel, Rumson, continues its celebration of Jewish Pulitzer Prize novelists — Philip Roth, Norman Mailer, Bernard Malamud, and Saul Bellow — in a series of free Sunday seminars. Needle will discuss the life and works of Bellow on Jan. 27; the series will conclude when Gail Becker presents “Personal Reflections on Norman Mailer” on Feb. 3. Coffee and bagels will be available. Call 732-842-1800.
Find out more »January 2019
Jewish current events
Rabbi Benjamin Adler of Adath Israel Congregation presents “Ripped from the Headlines” — through a Jewish Lens — on the first Thursday morning each month, 10:30-11:30 a.m. The informal discussion of Judaism and current events will be held in the upstairs meeting room at McCaffrey’s Market in Yardley, Pa. Upcoming sessions are Jan. 3 and Feb. 7. Participants may purchase coffee or tea at the store. A special “Shabbat Edition” of Ripped from the Headlines will take place at Kiddush…
Find out more »Second Generation Speaks Out: The Story of The Bitten Locket
Emma Glickman grew up in Livingston, New Jersey, and has been going to Congregation Agudath Israel since her Torah for Tots days. Emma will share her personal narrative of uncovering how her grandmother and great-grandmother miraculously survived the Holocaust after being hidden by Righteous Gentiles. She weaves through twists and turns of discovering how her family managed to be among the 14 survivors of the 1,600 Jews that lived in their Polish town. The presentation includes an 8-minute documentary trailer…
Find out more »Learner’s service
A Shabbat evening learner’s service will be held Friday, Jan. 4, at 7:30 p.m. at Adath Israel Congregation, Lawrenceville. Go to adathisraelnj.org or call 609-896-4977.
Find out more »Holocaust resistance series
Lola Kline, niece of the three brothers who led the Bielski partisan group during World War II, will kick off a three-part series on Holocaust resistance at 11:15 a.m. at Congregation B’nai Israel, Rumson. In the first part, Kline will speak of her experiences and describe partisan resistance to the Nazis. Program moderators are Jane Denny, adjunct professor at Stockton University and former director of education at the Center for Holocaust, Human Rights, and Genocide Education (Chhange) at Brookdale Community…
Find out more »Tuesday Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Stuart Gershon Comparative Judaism
Join Rabbi Gershon and three of his rabbinic colleagues as they teach us about their respective Judaic denominations. We will explore the areas where we agree and the issues on which we disagree, to help us better understand the broad spectrum of Judaism today. January 8: Rabbi Gershon- The enduring contributions of Reform Judaism January 15: Rabbi Robert Scheinberg- Conservative Judaism, United Synagogue of Hoboken January 22: Rabbi Hannah Orden- Reconstructionist Judaism, Congregation Beth HaTikvah January 29: Rabbi Ellie Mischel-…
Find out more »Tuesday Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Stuart Gershon
Four-week series at Temple Sinai, Summit, noon-1:15 p.m. Today’s class Comparative Judaism: Four Denominations focuses on Reform Judaism; Jan. 15, Conservative Judaism; Jan. 22, Reconstructionist; Jan. 29, Orthodox. Bring lunch; beverages and desserts will be served. Cost is $40, $30 temple members. RSVP to office@templesinainj.org or 908-273-4921, ext. 10.
Find out more »A Physician’s Personal Account of the Yom Kippur War
Dr. Itzhak Brook, author of "In the Sands of Sinai," served in the Israeli army as a medic in the Six-Day War in 1967 and as a battalion physician during the Yom Kippur war in 1973. He later served in the medical corps of the US Navy for 27 years. Dr. Brook will give historical background on the Yom Kippur War and its effects on the Israeli society, as well as his own personal experiences and challenges as a battalion…
Find out more »