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September 2019
Talmud Study in English
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.
Find out more »Meet the Mayor of Arad: A Jewish National Fund Event
B’nai Shalom, West Orange, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Nisan Ben Hamo will speak about the Israeli desert community, followed by a VIP reception for donors. RSVP by Sept. 4 at jnf.org/aradnj.
Find out more »Desert in the Promised Land: Nature, Settlement, and the Politics of Space
"Desert in the Promised Land," a new book by Prof. Yael Zerubavel, explores the multiple meanings of the desert as both a geographic region in Israel and a symbolic landscape in Zionist and Israeli culture. Zerubavel will discuss her book, which draws on literary, artistic, and folkloric sources to examine changing views of the desert from the early twentieth century to the present, shedding light on romantic and mythical associations, settlement and security issues, and environmental concerns. Zerubavel is professor…
Find out more »An Israeli Navy Seal (“M”) in Dialogue with Rabbi Ari Lucas
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.
Find out more »Belonging and Separating, From Spinoza to Kaplan
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.
Find out more »“A Taste of Kabbalah” with Rabbi Lawrence A. Englander @ TBA
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…
Find out more »“Jews of New Jersey”
Oheb Shalom Congregation, South Orange, 10 a.m. Presented by Dr. Michael Rockland, professor of American Studies, Rutgers University. Call 973-762-7067.
Find out more »Mizrach to Maarav: Synagogue Art and Architecture in the Islamic World
Temple Beth Shalom, Livingston, 10 a.m. TBS University program featuring Ariel Fein, a doctoral candidate at Yale University specializing in Byzantine and Islamic art. Light refreshments will be served. Contact 973-992-3600 or office@tbsnj.org.
Find out more »Beth El Synagogue Present The Path to Peace Begins in the Classroom
On Sunday, September 15, 2019 at 7:00 pm, Beth El Synagogue of East Windsor Israel Affairs Committee presents “The Path to Peace Begins in the Classroom”. Doctors Joan Lurie and Deborah Soffen will present a program on the mission of the UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency): STOP TEACHING HATE Caucus, which ensures that the UNRWA/Palestinian Authority curricula conform to standards of peace and tolerance required by United Nations principles and documents. Beth El Synagogue is located at 50 Maple…
Find out more »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 »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 »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…
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