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March 2019
Acclaimed Jazz Musician Emmet Cohen @ TBA
On Sunday, March 24, 2:30 PM at Temple B’nai Abraham, 300 E Northfield Rd, Livingston, TBA Prime Time will present “Jews and All That Jazz” featuring Emmet Cohen, Acclaimed Jazz Pianist. Join us as Prime Time celebrates Rabbi Kulwin’s 20 years at Temple B’nai Abraham with this illustrious musical guest and special program! Much of the best loved jazz standards, such as “Body and Soul,” “How High the Moon,” “Sweet Georgia Brown”— are the work of Jewish songwriters. Is it…
Find out more »Nefesh Mountain at Temple B’nai Or
Nefesh Mountain will be performing at Temple B’nai Or, Morristown on March 29, 6:30 p.m. RSVP at templebnaior.org or call 973-539-4539
Find out more »“Music for the Jewish Soul”
Temple Beth Am, Parsippany, 3-6 p.m. Cost is $5, free for children. A wine and cheese reception will follow the concert. Call 973-887-0046.
Find out more »April 2019
Rock ‘n Roll Shabbat Service
Sponsored by Bnai Keshet, Montclair, and held at 7 p.m. at Old Canal Inn, Nutley. Featuring a Shabbat service followed by live music with local bands. Food and drink may be paid for in advance at bnaikeshet.org or by calling 973-746-4889.
Find out more »Rock ’n’ Roll Shabbat Service
The Old Canal Inn, Nutley, 7 p.m., sponsored by Bnai Keshet, Montclair. Shabbat service followed by music with local bands. Food and drink may be paid for in advance at bnaikeshet.org or by calling 973-746-4889.
Find out more »Cantor Shemesh and Friends Cabaret Concert “From Ladino to Yiddish to Opera”
Join Cantor Marina Shemesh and her colleagues, renowned tenors Cantor Benjamin Warschawski and Cantor Brian Shamash for an evening of cabaret in honor of Rabbi Stuart Gershon’s 25 years at Temple Sinai. Come enjoy the informal atmosphere with the Cantors, the Shir Libeinu Choir, and the Temple Sinai Band as they present a wide range of Jewish and secular favorites. Wine, cheese, and dessert will be served. Sponsorship opportunities and business advertisement available. The funds raised will go towards the…
Find out more »Cabaret Concert: “From Ladino to Yiddish to Opera”
Temple Sinai, Summit, 7:30 p.m. Featuring Cantors Marina Shemesh, Benjamin Warschawski, and Brian Shamash for an evening of cabaret in honor of Rabbi Stuart Gershon’s 25 years at the temple. Wine, cheese, and dessert will be served. Tickets cost $18 in advance, $24 at the door. Go to templesinainj.org.
Find out more »Come to the Cabaret and Swing into Spring
Put on your dancing shoes or just sit back and welcome Spring in the beautiful auditorium of the “Y”. Enjoy the fourth annual Cabaret of Music as noted vocalist Carrie Jackson and the All Star Band featuring Dave Braham, piano, Takashi Otsuka, bass and Rick Visone, drums showcase the jazz, rhythm and blues and the Great American Songbook that you love. Refreshments. The ‘Y’ is a barrier-free facility. Please bring a gift of non-perishable food for distribution to food pantries…
Find out more »Carrie Jackson Jazz Concert
YM-YWHA of Union County, Union, 1-3 p.m. Free for seniors and students. Call 908-289-8112.
Find out more »Pursuit of Harmony
The Jewish-Muslim interfaith duo who formed Pursuit of Harmony, Michael Hunter Ochs and Alaa Alshaham, will bring their musical talent to Temple Rodeph Torah in Marlboro as Scholars-in-Residence this weekend. Pursuit of Harmony, who perform in Hebrew, Arabic, and English, have brought their music and conversation to synagogues, mosques, churches, and community centers around the world. Its principals are Ochs, composer in residence at Congregation Micah in Nashville and East End Temple in New York; and Alshaham, a West Bank…
Find out more »Finding Rainbows – performed by piano and vocal duet
Dorothy Dobkowski and Justin Ryan April 14 at 2 PM $12 non-members, $10 members
Find out more »“Finding Rainbows”
The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County will present “Finding Rainbows,” performed by piano and vocal duet Dorothy Dobkowski and Justin Ryan at 2 p.m. Dobkowski, accompanied by Ryan, will explore songs written and influenced by Jewish composers, including musical theater, jazz, folk, pop, and music from the stage and screen. This program is made possible in part by the Monmouth County Historical Commission through funding from the New Jersey Historical Commission of the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders.…
Find out more »“Finding Rainbows”
The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County will present “Finding Rainbows,” performed by piano and vocal duet Dorothy Dobkowski and Justin Ryan at 2 p.m. Dobkowski, accompanied by Ryan, will explore songs written and influenced by Jewish composers, including musical theater, jazz, folk, pop, and music from the stage and screen. This program is made possible in part by the Monmouth County Historical Commission through funding from the New Jersey Historical Commission of the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders.…
Find out more »Holiday crafts
The Jewish Center in Princeton will offer Passover Music & Crafts for Young Families Sunday, April 14, 4:30 p.m. Activities include making Ten Plagues hand puppets, decorating seder plates, and holiday songs. Contact drothman@thejewishcenter.org.
Find out more »May 2019
Israel’s birthday
Israel’s Independence Day will be celebrated on Wednesday, May 8, at 4 p.m. at The Jewish Center, Princeton, featuring a DJ, Israeli dancing, barbecue, crafts, and games. Contact Sharon Diamondstein at sdiamondstein@thejewishcenter.org.
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