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October 2018
Alan Michaels and The Peddie School Music Club in Concert
Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County will present Alan Michaels and The Peddie School Music Club in Concert at 2 p.m. Performances will include Butterfly Lovers, (Chinese Violin Concerto); Kol Nidre for Violin and Piano, by Max Bruch; and a Barber Shop Quartet. Michaels is the arts chair and director of music at the Hightstown school. This program is made possible in part by the Monmouth County Historical Commission through funding from the New Jersey Historical Commission of the Monmouth…
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“Stephen Schwartz: Got to Find My Corner of the Sky” will be presented by John Kenrick on Tuesday, Oct. 16, at 1:30 p.m. at JCC of Middlesex County, Edison. Cost is $11, $8 JCC members. Call 732-593-5958.
Find out more »“Two Remarkable Musicians One Piano”
Primetime group at Temple B’nai Jeshurun, Short Hills, 6:30 p.m. Dinner and performance by Rio Clemente and Ryan Ryzak; open to the community. The cost is $25. RSVP by Oct. 11 to Hy or Kathy Kleinman at 973-669-4854.
Find out more »Dinner and a Musical Shabbat at Morristown Jewish Center Beit Yisrael
Come with family and friends for dinner and then welcome Shabbat with Cantor Shana in a special Friday evening Musical Shabbat service. Dinner begins at 6:00 PM, the Musical Shabbat starts at 7:00 PM Can't come for dinner, then come for the Musical Shabbat. Dinner is $20 per plate; children 6-12 years are $12; under 6 free. For more information or to RSVP, contact Steve Kandler at steve@mjcby.org.
Find out more »Refugee Shabbat at KHN
Kehilat HaNahar will be a proud participant in HIAS’ National Refugee Shabbat, during which Jews across the country will take action for refugees. In the face of unprecedented attempts to close America’s doors to those seeking freedom from violence and persecution, this is a critical moment to give voice to our values as Jews and as Americans. Over the Shabbat of October 19-20, 2018, the American Jewish community will dedicate sacred time and space to refugees and asylum seekers. Together,…
Find out more »Music of Protest and Hope: Music Lovers’ Shabbat
Oheb Shalom Congregation, South Orange, 8 p.m. Call 973-762-7067.
Find out more »Trio Sefardi
The Jewish music ensemble “Trio Sefardi” will perform at the JCC of Middlesex County, Edison, on Sunday, Oct. 21, at 3 p.m. The ensemble performs traditional Sephardic Jewish music and will be accompanied by Betty Jagoda Murphy, daughter of Flory Jagoda, songwriter of “Ocho Kandelikas.” RSVP to 732-494-3232.
Find out more »‘Cook Road Experiment’ to Perform at Daniel Pearl World Music Days Concert
Local Rock Band ‘Cook Road Experiment’ to Perform at Daniel Pearl World Music Days Concert in East Brunswick Annual free concert to be hosted at Temple B'nai Shalom on Oct. 21 This year’s free community concert in celebration of Daniel Pearl World Music Days will have a distinctly local flavor. Cook Road Experiment, an East Brunswick-based rock band playing songs from the ‘60s and ‘70s, will perform on Sunday, Oct. 21 at 7:30 pm at Temple B’nai Shalom at 15…
Find out more »“Charlie’s World of Jewish Music”
Congregation Ohr Shalom, Summit, 9:30 a.m. Charlie Bernhaut, Jewish music aficionado, will share the variety and breadth of the Jewish musical traditional by utilizing his collection of over 13,000 albums. Followed by 10:30 class with Rabbi Avi Friedman, “Issues in Contemporary Judaism.” The series costs $60, $15 for each class. Call 908-273-8130.
Find out more »Musical Shabbat with Pizmon
Pizmon, (the Jewish a cappella group from Columbia University, Barnard College and The Jewish Theological Seminary of America) is scheduled to appear at Congregation Bnai Israel for a musical Shabbat. Integrated into Friday evening worship at 7:30pm and Saturday Morning Shabbat services @ 9:00am, Pizmon will sing both during the services and immediately following them. Open to the community. No charge or reservations necessary. For further information, please visit our website: www.cbi-nj.org or contact the synagogue office at: 973-379-3811 or…
Find out more »Artist-In-Residence Weekend with BANOT at Temple Beth-El, Hillsborough
Temple Beth-El's Sisterhood presents an Artist-In-Residence weekend with BANOT, an all female band created for the love of Jewish and Israeli music. The weekend begins Friday, October 26, with BANOT joining us during Erev Shabbat services at 8:00 p.m. On Saturday, October 27, there will be a Wine and Cheese Reception at 7:15 p.m. followed by Banot performing in concert at 8:00 p.m. This event is FREE and OPEN TO ALL as a gift from Temple Beth-El's Sisterhood to the…
Find out more »Rock Shabbat at Temple Rodeph Torah
Come join us at Temple Rodeph Torah and help us usher in Shabbat. We welcome guest artist Cantor Natalie Young and invite you to clap, sing and rock!
Find out more »“Four Hands Flying”
Congregation Ohr Shalom, Summit, 8:45 p.m. A musical journey through different styles of traditional jazz featuring pianists Stephanie Trick and Paolo Alderighi. Cocktails begin at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $45. Visit summitjcc.org/events-and-tickets or call 908-277-8130.
Find out more »Saturday night concerts
In a move to attract new audiences to live orchestral music, the Princeton Symphony Orchestra has expanded its concert offerings to include Saturday night (8 p.m.) performances at Richardson Auditorium. The Orchestra offers a new Pick 3+ promotion, in which anyone ordering tickets for three or more concerts receives savings off full-price single tickets. All concerts except the January 26 POPS! concert feature a pre-concert talk, free to ticket holders. The series begins on Saturday, Oct. 27, with Beethoven Piano…
Find out more »Israeli Sing-A-Long
Led by Arbel Fishler and his band, incorporating Israel’s greatest artists from the classics to the present. This event is sure to be fun for the whole family! Open to the community. $10 per person. $15 per couple. $18 per family.
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