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June 2019
Genealogy club
The next meeting of the Genealogy Club of Central Jersey (GCCJ) will be held on Thursday, June 13, at 7 p.m. (door on parking lot side will be locked afterward) at Congregation Ahavas Achim, Highland Park. The focus of the meeting will be a workshop; send questions and/or ideas for discussion in advance to reiss@scarletmail.rutgers.edu.
Find out more »Trivia event
“Ray Cohen — That Trivia Guy” will be presented on Thursday, June 13, at 7 p.m. at Beth El Synagogue of East Windsor. Participants may create their own table of up to 10 people or register and be assigned to one. Admission is $10 and includes refreshments. RSVP to 609-443-4454.
Find out more »Trends in Israeli Society: The Surprising Rise of Ultra-Orthodox Feminism
Co-Sponsored by Jewish Center Women It’s 2019 in the Start-up Nation, but women struggle for suffrage, like 1919. A woman was Prime Minister, but women are forced to sit in the back of the bus. Challenges to Israel’s ‘progressive’ nature are often blamed on its rapidly growing Ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) sector, an insular politically powerful minority misaligned with Israeli secular culture. Now, a brave outspoken haredi feminist movement is emerging to challenge traditional norms from within. With multiple forces and transformations…
Find out more »Hebrew Free Loan of New Jersey Hosts Myron Sugerman!
Join Hebrew Free Loan of New Jersey as we host Myron Sugerman, aka “The Last Jewish Gangster,” for a night of inspiration and lessons on the life & history of the Jewish Mob. How does a nice Jewish boy become a gangster and international outlaw? Join HFLNJ and Myron Sugerman on June 13th at Congregation Oheb Shalom to find out the answers. Myron is the author of “The Last Jewish Gangster: From Meyer to Myron” and he will personally recount…
Find out more »Ultra-Orthodox feminists
“Trends in Israeli Society: The Surprising Rise of Ultra-Orthodox Feminism” will be presented by Dr. Tanya Zion-Waldoks on Thursday, June 13, at 7:30 p.m. at The Jewish Center, Princeton. Zion-Waldoks is a gender scholar, feminist activist, and mother of four whose 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, she will join the faculty of the Hebrew University of…
Find out more »Art and the Holocaust
Temple B’nai Abraham, Livingston, 7:30 p.m. Part of History through Text series with Rabbi Clifford Kulwin. Register online at tbanj.org or call 973-994-2290.
Find out more »Scholar in Residence Rabbi Yosef Mendelevich.
Congregation Shaya Ahavat Torah, Parsippany. Dr. George S. Rotter Memorial Shabbaton begins with Shabbat services at 6:30 p.m. followed by dinner, and a presentation by Mendelevich, a former refusenik from the Soviet Union, “Confession of a Jewish Hijacker.” On June 15 Mendelevich will discuss “Tasting and Embracing Freedom: From Prisoner for Zion to Citizen of Zion World” following 9 a.m. services and kiddush. To check availability, contact Naomi Rotter at nbrotter@optonline.net or Rabbi Shalom Lubin at 973-896-6577.
Find out more »Playground Shabbat / Kabbalat Shabbat Katan
Please join us for Kabbalat Shabbat Katan and greet Shabbat with young families from TJC! We will sing songs, tell stories, play, and make new friends! Please join us afterwards for a dairy potluck dinner. Open to the Community! Questions? Email us: sdiamondstein@thejewishcenter.org
Find out more »Lakefront Shabbat
Shabbat on the Lake will be sponsored by Beth El Synagogue of East Windsor on Friday, June 14, at 5:45 p.m. at the gazebo on Lake Drive in Robbinsville’s Town Center. Bring chairs and/or blankets; in case of inclement weather, services will be held at Robbinsville Senior Center. Contact 609-443-4454 or admin@bethel.net.
Find out more »120th Anniversary Closing Dinner
Morristown Jewish Center Beit Yisrael, 6:15 p.m. Shabbat dinner followed by services featuring a presentation by synagogue historian Lewis Stone. RSVP by June 7 to joel@mjcby.org.
Find out more »Shabbat Alive!
Shabbat Alive!, a musical, family friendly Shabbat service, will be held on Friday, June 14, at 7 p.m. at Temple Emanu-El, Edison. Call 732-549-4442.
Find out more »Midwest United FC
Looking for soccer for your young athlete? Looking to help your player join youth soccer? Register for Midwest United FC Academy today with soccer programs and team tryouts all year long!
Find out more »Walkathon for Israel
Sponsored by Cong. Ahawas Achim B’nai Jacob & David and held at Verona Park Boathouse, 9 a.m. Proceeds benefit One Family Fund, an Israeli organization aiding victims of terror. Pre-registration is $25, $72 per family; onsite, $30/$100. Includes a light continental breakfast and giveaways for participants. To register, go to teamonefamily.org/en/race/iaac-yerushalayim-walkathon.
Find out more »Registration is Now Open for Religious School at Temple Beth Ahm Yisrael!
Registration is now open for 2019-2020 Temple Beth Ahm Yisrael Religious School in Springfield. Do you have a child entering kindergarten, first, or second grade? Are you looking for an exciting and engaging Jewish educational experience that will get them tapping their toes, singing, and learning joyful Judaism? Then Shorashim: the Religious School at Temple Beth Ahm Yisrael in Springfield is the program for you! “Shorashim” offers a special Sunday morning program just for grades K-2. No synagogue membership required.…
Find out more »Jewish journaling
“Our Stories, Ourselves — Jewish Journaling and More,” facilitated by Michele Bernstein Klausner, director of The Journal Center, is held at the Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth Country, Freehold, Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m.-noon. It is based on the museum’s exhibit “Three Centuries of Growth and Change: A History of Jews in Monmouth County.” The fee is $5 per session. Call 732-252-6990 or visit jhmomc.org.
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