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October 2018
Family Court Advocate Training
Domestic Violence Awareness Month program sponsored by Rachel Coalition, which provides legal and mental health services to victims of domestic violence, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Go to jfsmetrowest.org/domestic-violence-rachel-coalition. Location to be announced after registration.
Find out more »4th Annual Domestic Violence Candlelight Vigil
This event raises awareness of domestic violence in both the urban and suburban communities and educates the community on the services Rachel Coalition and other local agencies offer to victims. Rachel Coalition, a division of Jewish Family Service, serving Morris, Essex and parts of Hudson County, has planned this event with local community partners, Safe House of Essex County, Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, and Family Justice Center of Newark. The program includes a musical performance by Soulfege, A Cappella of Millburn…
Find out more »“Made in the Image and Likeness of God: An Interfaith Transgender Panel”
CONGREGATION BETH EL, South Orange, and St. George’s Episcopal Church, Maplewood, are sponsoring “Made in the Image and Likeness of God: An Interfaith Transgender Panel in celebration of National Coming Out Day” on Thursday, Oct. 11, 7:30-9 p.m. The panel conversation features Rabbi Abby Stein and Rev. Petra Strand, who will share how coming out as transgender led them to have a deeper understanding of their faiths and relationships with God. This program is free and open to the community.…
Find out more »“#MeToo in the Bible”
Sisterhood-The Women’s Connection at Temple B’nai Abraham, Livingston, 7:30 p.m. Celebration of Rosh Hodesh Heshvan; dairy nosh will be served. To register, go to tbanj.org or call 973-994-2290.
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