Events Search and Views Navigation
May 2019
Jewish Nobel Prize winners
Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County, Freehold, will present “Faces of Genius: Jewish Nobel Prize Laureates in Science and Medicine” at 1 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center (JCC) Jersey Shore, Deal Park. The PowerPoint presentation will include Arthur Ashkin of Rumson, 2018 Nobel Prize Winner in Physics; light refreshments will be served at 12:30. This free program is made possible in part by the Monmouth County Historical Commission through funding from the New Jersey Historical Commission of the Monmouth…
Find out more »Faces of Genius: Jewish Nobel Prize Laureates in Science and Medicine
Free (Donations welcomed). Light refreshments before the beginning of the talk at 12:30 P.M. Jewish Community Center (JCC) Jersey Shore, 100 Grant Avenue, Deal, New Jersey. Prior registration is required by Thursday, May 23, 2019.
Find out more »“Back to School: What is it Like to be Jewish and Pro-Israel on Campus?”
Temple Sholom, Cedar Grove, 7:30 p.m. Presented by Ben Goodman, a rising senior at Georgetown University and campus pro-Israel activist. Call 973-239-1321.
Find out more »“Jewish Superstition”
Springfield Hadassah program, presented by Jewish educator Janice Colmar and held at Springfield Public Library, 12:30 p.m. Call 973-376-4930.
Find out more »In the Fire and Thunder: Study the Sinai Experience
B’nai Shalom, West Orange, 7 p.m. Today and June 5 with Rabbi Michael Monson.
Find out more »Women’s Struggles for Equality in a Jewish and Democratic Israel
Co-Sponsored by Jewish Center Women Presented by Tanya Zion-Waldoks, a gender scholar, feminist activist and mother of four – intertwined callings. Her research examines intersections of religion, gender, and politics, with a focus on women’s social movements. Currently a post-doctoral Rothschild fellow at Princeton University’s Center for the Study of Religion, Tanya will join the faculty of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s School of Education in 2019. Her current project is a comparative study of religious feminisms in Israel. In…
Find out more »Women in Israel
“Women’s Struggles for Equality in a Jewish and Democratic Israel” will be presented on Thursdays, May 16, 23, and 30, at 7:30 p.m. at The Jewish Center, Princeton. The mini-course will be presented by Tanya Zion-Waldoks, a post-doctoral Rothschild fellow at Princeton University’s Center for the Study of Religion who will join the faculty of Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s School of Education in 2019. Her current project is a comparative study of religious feminisms in Israel. Cost is $72, $54…
Find out more »Jewish marriage records
“The Jewish Marriage Contract and What it Really Says” will be presented by the Mercer County Jewish Genealogy Society on Thursday, May 30, at 7:30 p.m. at Beth El Synagogue of East Windsor. Call 609-443-4454 or go to bethel.net.
Find out more »“Peace in the Middle East — Reality or Dream?”
Chai Center Chabad of Millburn/Short Hills, 7:30 p.m. Lecture with Dr. Mordechai Kedar, an expert in Israeli-Arab culture and lecturer at Bar-Ilan University. Tickets are available at chaicenterchabad.org/kedar.
Find out more »Scholar in Residence Weekend
Temple Ner Tamid, Bloomfield. Rabbi Jonathan Crane, Raymond F. Schinazi Scholar In Bioethics and Jewish Thought at Emory University, will discuss “Ethics In A Changing World.” Crane will present “Holy and Healthy Eating According to Judaism, Islam, and Christianity (and Science)” at 6:30 p.m. Shabbat services on May 31, followed by a potluck dairy dinner. At 10 a.m. services on June 1, Crane will lead the text study in a Casual Minyan, followed by a lunch and learn, “Trysts in…
Find out more »June 2019
Shavuot scholar
The Orthodox Union’s Women’s Initiative has begun a new program, “Shavuot 2019: Counting Towards Sinai,” bringing 22 Orthodox women scholars to communities across the United States and Canada. Locally, Dr. Marian Stoltz-Loike, dean of Touro’s Lander College for Women/The Anna Ruth and Mark Hasten School and vice president for online education, will be speaking on Saturday, June 1, at Congregation Ohr Torah, Edison. For more information, visit ou.org/women/shavuot.
Find out more »Shavuot 2019: Counting Towards Sinai
JEC Elmora Avenue Shul, Elizabeth. Guest speaker is Rachel Besser, a teacher of Tanach and Jewish philosophy at the Frisch School; part of the Orthodox Union series bringing 22 Orthodox women scholars to communities across North America. Visit ou.org/women/shavuot.
Find out more »Israel’s Challenges and Accomplishments
Congregation Agudath Israel, Caldwell, 7:45 p.m. Videos and discussion about Israel’s current military/political challenges and scientific accomplishments. Sponsored by Caldwell Hadassah, led by study group chair Diane Reidenberg. Contact dlreidenberg@gmail.com or 973-377-0877.
Find out more »Great Minds Salon: Cultivating Mindfulness
Cathy Quartner Bailey will be speaking about “Cultivating Mindfulness: The Path to a More Joyful, Effective Life”. CATHY QUARTNER BAILEY, president of Quartner and Associates, LLC, has coached and facilitated workshops for executives from Fortune 500 companies and entrepreneurial ventures across a broad range of industries. She recently published the book Show Up as Your Best Self: Mindful Leaders, Meditation, & More. Cathy also works as an executive coach in Wharton’s MBA leadership program and has taught at New York…
Find out more »2nd International Conference on Addiction and Psychiatry
Addiction 2019 invites Speakers, Researchers, Exhibitors, and Sponsors from everywhere throughout the world to join the conference which will be held June 10-11, 2019, Helsinki, Finland. Addiction 2019 is an International Conference which unites researchers, youthful analysts, students and making the Congress an ideal stage to share encounters, pick up and assess rising advancements in Addiction medicine, Addiction Research and Therapy over the globe. Participating in this conference will be a good opportunity to meet personalities in the field of…
Find out more »