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May 2019
“Jews, Art, and Jewish Art”
Temple B’nai Abraham, Livingston, 7:30 p.m. Exploration of “Jews and Painting,” part of History through Text congregational learning series with Rabbi Clifford Kulwin. Free; register online at tbanj.org or call 973-994-2290.
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.
Find out more »Greeting Shabbat
Kabbalat Shabbat Katan with young families will be held on Friday, May 17, at 5:45 p.m. at The Jewish Center, Princeton. The program will be followed by a dairy potluck dinner. Contact sdiamondstein@thejewishcenter.org.
Find out more »“The Last Refuge: The Story of Jewish Refugees in Shanghai”
Temple Beth Am, Parsippany, 7 p.m. The 31st annual Joseph Gotthelf Holocaust Memorial Lecture will follow Shabbat services. Ernest Mathias, whose family sought refuge in Shanghai in 1938, will comment on the film. Call 973-887-0046.
Find out more »‘Fiddler’ in Maplewood
“Fiddler on the Roof” will be staged at The Burgdorff Center, Maplewood, Friday-Saturday, May 17-18, at 8 p.m. Senior, student, and group rates are available. For reservations, contact mccardoni@yahoo.com or 973-761-8453.
Find out more »Lunch and learn
Beth El Synagogue of East Windsor will host a lunch and learn discussion on the work of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) on Saturday, May 18, at approximately noon following services. Randall and Marcia Krakauer will describe their experiences on missions with government, religious, and business leaders in the Arab Gulf states and Morocco. Call 609-443-4454 or visit bethel.net.
Find out more »Science and Faith: Revelation Explained
B’nai Shalom, West Orange, 1 p.m. Rabbi Robert Tobin will examine two scientific rationalists of the Middle Ages, Rabbis Moshe Ben Maimon and Levi Ben Gershon. Call 973-731-0160.
Find out more »Shavuot 2019: Counting Towards Sinai
Synagogue of the Suburban Torah Center, Livingston. Guest speaker is Raizi Chechik, head of school at Manhattan Day School; part of the Orthodox Union series bringing 22 Orthodox women scholars to communities across North America. Chechik will speak during Shabbat morning services on “Lessons for Leadership: Rereading the Books of Ruth and Esther,” at 6:50 p.m. on “The Scholar, the Printer and the Partisan: The Story of the Vilna Shas,” and at seuda shlishit on “Reaching Toward the Infinite: A…
Find out more »Spring concert
The 37th Annual Spring Concert: “From Gottschalk to Gershwin, Exploring the Roots of American Music” in honor of Rabbi David Z. Vaisberg will be held on Saturday, May 18, at 8 p.m. at Temple Emanu-El, Edison. A dessert buffet will follow the concert. Admission is $36 general, $18 students, $136 patrons (includes two tickets and a CD), $250 for Angels (includes four tickets and a CD); add $5 for purchase of tickets at the door. Register at edisontemple.org/event/spring-concert.html.
Find out more »Book review
Women’s League at Adath Israel Congregation, Lawrenceville, will discuss “Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project” on Sunday, May 19, at 9:30 a.m. Refreshments will be served. RSVP to 609-896-4977.
Find out more »Anti-Racism Workshop: Brave Space, Not Just Safe Space
Bnai Keshet, Montclair, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Presented by Yehuda Webster of Jews for Racial and Economic Justice. Light refreshments will be served; there is a $36 suggested donation. Register at bnaikeshet.org/anti-racism or call 973-746-4889.
Find out more »PJ Library celebrates Israel
PJ Library, supported by Jewish Federation in the Heart of NJ, will celebrate Israel’s 71st Independence Day with a “virtual” trip to Israel on Sunday, May 19, 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. at The Hebrew Academy, Marlboro. Activities will include visiting Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, milking a “cow” on the kibbutz, working on an archeological dig in Masada, learning Hebrew, and eating at an Israeli market. The event is free and open to the community; dietary laws will be observed. Contact Inbar…
Find out more »Poetry and art
“The Amichai Windows”: A Morning of Poetry and Art will be presented by Rick Black on Sunday, May 19, at 10 a.m. at Highland Park Conservative Temple-Congregation Anshe Emeth. Black will read and discuss poems by the Israeli poet Yehuda Amichai and will display “The Amichai Windows,” a book of 18 folios that he created that contains window-themed poems in Hebrew with modern English translation, with collaged images of Israeli and Jewish life and history. Cost is $5, free for…
Find out more »Celebrate Israel in the Park
Sponsored by B’nai Shalom in West Orange and held at Eagle Rock Reservation’s Picnic Pavilion, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Picnic with Frisbee golf, Mini Maccabee soccer drills, games, and crafts. Cost is $5 per child. RSVP at bnaishalom.net/events.php#.
Find out more »White House coverage
“Covering the White House from Reagan to Trump: An Insider’s Perspective” will be presented at 11:15 a.m. by Jeff Scott Goldman at Congregation B’nai Israel, Rumson. Emmy Award-winning producer and reporter for CBS News and the PBS NewsHour, Goldman has covered six presidents — Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump — and many international crises. Refreshments will be served. RSVP to Emilie.kovit-meyer@cbirumson.org or 732-842-1800, ext. 203.
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