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February 2019
Temple Emanu-El’s Jewish Disability Awareness Acceptance and Inclusion Shabbat
February is Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance, and Inclusion month! Help us celebrate the diversity of our community and together, create an inclusive Shabbat experience for all. We are proud to welcome our guest speaker: author and Jewish educator Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer. Following services, join us for dinner and special program that Gabby will facilitate. Dinner Costs: Membership Rate Children: $15 Adults: $25 Not-Yet Member Rate Children: $18 Adults: $30 If the cost of the dinner is an issue, please speak with…
Find out more »Kabbalat Shabbat Katan
Please join us for Kabbalat Shabbat Katan and greet Shabbat with young families from TJC! We will sing songs, tell stories, and make new friends! Please join us afterwards for a dairy potluck dinner. Questions? Email us: sdiamondstein@thejewishcenter.org
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Temple Rodeph Torah’s Rock Shabbat
Come help us celebrate Shabbat as we welcome Nefesh Mountain. This husband and wife duo introduce us to Bluegrass and Old-time music with some Jewish heritage and tradition. This event is free and open to the community.
Find out more »Good Morning TBAY!
On Shabbat Ki Tissa, Saturday, February 23, 2019, we will be doing something radically different. Services will start as usual at 9:30 AM with our regular order of prayers from the Preliminary Prayers through the Shacharit Amidah. However, at 10:30 AM, when we usually read from the Torah, we will launch something different. Instead of the Torah reading we will be introducing: GOOD MORNING TBAY! This will be a talk show format focusing on the Exodus story that has just…
Find out more »PJ Havdala
Bnai Keshet in Montclair invites the community to participate in its winter PJ Havdalah program on Saturday, February 23rd, 4:30-6:30pm. Sing songs to say goodbye to the Jewish Sabbath, enjoy a meal together, and do a quick Havdalah service before saying goodbye. Feel free to come in PJs! Reconstructing Judaism in Montclair and beyond, Bnai Keshet is located at 99 South Fullerton Ave., Montclair. For more information, call 973-746-4889
Find out more »March 2019
Musical Scholar in Residence
Congregation Shomrei Emunah, Montclair. Joey Weisenberg, creative director of Mechon Hadar Rising Song Institute, will lead Shabbat services Friday night and Saturday morning. On March 1, after a community Shabbat dinner, he will teach “Art of the Nigun” at 7 p.m. On March 2, he will teach “The Architecture of Listening” at services at 9:30 a.m.; and will lead an inspirational service at 5 p.m. and Havdalah at 6:30. Call 973-746-5031.
Find out more »Shabbat Across America with East Brunswick Jewish Center!
Please join the East Brunswick Jewish Center in celebration of Shabbat Across America on Friday, March 1, 2019. Traditional Service begins at 5:15 PM, followed by dinner at 6:30 PM and dessert. Join us for an evening of praying, singing, eating and SCHMOOZING! RSVP for dinner by February 25 to EBJC office at (732) 257-7070. Dinner cost is $20 per adult; $10 ages 5-13; under 5 free. For information contact kgearson7@gmail.com.
Find out more »The Art of the Niggun with Musical Scholar in Residence Joey Weisenberg
Based on his extensive knowledge of nigunim (wordless melodies), nusach (prayer chant), and other musical styles, Joey Weisenberg, Creative Director of Hadar's Rising Song Institute teaches us how to mine the soul of any melody. Focusing on beautiful old melodies nearly lost to history as well as Joey’s original compositions, we will collectively bring the music to life. Warm-ups begin at 6:00 PM followed by Kabbalat Shabbat and dinner.
Find out more »Egger Shabbaton Scholar in Residence
Egger Shabbaton Scholar in Residence – March 1-3, 2019 Social Justice in our Contemporary Jewish World Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash in Phoenix, Arizona Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz spent many years of his childhood in Princeton and his family were members of The Jewish Center. He studied at the University of Texas as an undergraduate, Harvard University for a Master’s degree in Leadership and Psychology, Yeshiva University for a second Master’s Degree in Jewish Philosophy, and…
Find out more »Shabbat Across America Dinner & Service
Congregation Knesseth Israel invites Jewish singles, couples, & families to join us for "Shabbat Across America," an event taking place at hundreds of synagogues across the continent! Enjoy a "taste of Shabbat" with us as we share a delicious meal, after which Rabbi Wylen will lead the Shabbat service. We will end the evening sharing good company and dessert at an Oneg Shabbat. Please arrive at 6:15 pm so everyone can be seated and comfortable in time for dinner. At…
Find out more »Teffilah Lab: An Experimental Experiential Worship Group
Tefillah Lab will be an experiential Jewish worship group at Monmouth Reform Temple. The group will focus on experimenting with Jewish meditation and have the goals of increasing mindfulness, promoting a sense of peace, and facilitating an experience of the divine for its participants. Drawing from psychological research, biblical commentary, and the Jewish meditation literature, we will discuss then try a variety of spiritual practices in lively and interactive sessions. In the first session, we will start by discussing our…
Find out more »Shabbat Katan
Shabbat Katan is a monthly service designed for Preschool/Kindergarten-aged children and their families. Warm and spirited, this interactive Shabbat experience will include stories, prayers, songs, and a brief Torah reading. Stay for Shabbat Katan lunch and get to meet other families with little ones. Bring your friends, everyone is welcome! Questions? Email us: sdiamondstein@thejewishcenter.org
Find out more »Shabbat Shapers
Introduce your pre schooler (2-4 years) to the wonders of Shabbat, Hebrew, holidays and Jewish values with Rabbi Moshe Rudin and Morah Tova- songs, dances, crafts, stories by Poppy Si and a Kabbalat Shabbat snack and of course play time!
Find out more »Tot Shabbat
Experience the joys of Shabbat with music and song. Program geared toward families with young children. All are welcome!
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