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May 2019
Senior Volunteer Appreciation Lunch
YM-YWHA of Union County, Union, 11:30 a.m. Full-course meal with entertainment by magician Joe Fischer. RSVP to 908-289-8112, ext. 34, or seniordirector@uniony.org.
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Steve Stein will present “Observing the 7th Commandment: Were Your Family Members Telling the Truth to the Government? And Other Inaccuracies,” a program of the Jewish Historical Society of Central Jersey’s American Jewish Experience Lecture Series, on Tuesday, May 14, at 10 a.m. at Jewish Family Services of Middlesex County, Monroe Township. Stein has been researching his own and his wife’s genealogies for more than 40 years. He is a member of the Executive Council of the Jewish Genealogical Society,…
Find out more »Family BBQ and Talk on Anti-Semitism
Bnai Keshet, Montclair, 6 p.m. Guest speaker is Rabbi Mordechai Liebling, founder and director of the Social Justice Organizing Program at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. Call 973-746-4889.
Find out more »First Annual Teach NJ Dinner: “Making History”
Newark Museum, 6:30 p.m. Celebrating community’s achievements; Teach NJ advocates for equitable government funding for New Jersey’s nonpublic schools. Guest speaker is N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy. Contact teachnjdinner@teachcoalition.org or go to teachcoalition.org/nj/dinner.
Find out more »Yossi Klein Halevi at Temple Emanu-El
Prizewinning Israeli author Yossi Klein Halevi, a senior fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, will discuss the future relationship between American Jews and Israel. In his 2013 book, Like Dreamers: The Story of the Israeli Paratroopers Who Reunited Jerusalem and Divided a Nation, Halevi interweaves the stories of a group of 1967 paratroopers who reunited Jerusalem, tracing the history of Israel and the divergent ideologies shaping it from the Six-Day War to the present. His new book, Letters…
Find out more »Book review
Matawan/Aberdeen Hadassah will discuss the book “Montana 1948” by Larry Watson at 7:30 p.m. at a member’s home in Aberdeen. RSVP to 732-566-3203.
Find out more »Iconic Culture: From Little Black Dress to Bell Bottoms
The Morris County Historical Society's latest exhibit explores cultural history through a retrospective featuring nearly 100 pieces from its historic textile collection. The exhibit highlights cultural milestones from the 1920s to the 1970s and clothing styles mirrored historical events. Open Wednesdays and Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays, 1-4 p.m. $6 for adults, $5 for seniors, $3 for students, free for children.
Find out more »Screening of “The Wife”
Adult Forum of Congregation B’nai Israel, Millburn, 12:30 p.m. Cost is $12, $10 Adult Forum members. RSVP with lunch order to Lois at 973-533-1809.
Find out more »Israel’s birthday
Israel’s 71st anniversary will be celebrated on Thursday, May 16, at 1 p.m. at Beth El Synagogue of East Windsor. The program is cosponsored by the congregation’s seniors group and Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Greater Mercer County. RSVP by May 13 to Beth El at 609-443-4454 or JFCS, 609-987-8100, ext. 126.
Find out more »Theater trip
The senior adult club of the JCC of Middlesex County, Edison, will take a trip to see “Newsies” at the Westchester Broadway Dinner Theater on Thursday, May 16. A bus will leave the JCC at 9:30 a.m. and return at approximately 5 p.m. Cost is $92, $89 senior adult club members; includes transportation, three-course meal, tax, and tips. RSVP by April 15 to Sue Horwitz at 732-593-5958.
Find out more »Cognitive decline
“Cognitive Decline — Is it Inevitable?” will be presented by Dr. Vincent Leonti of Princeton Integrative Health on Thursday, May 16, at 7 p.m. at Beth El Synagogue of East Windsor. Light refreshments will be served. RSVP by May 13 to 609-443-4454.
Find out more »Screening: “On The Map”
Chabad Center of Northwest NJ, Rockaway, 7 p.m. Screening of documentary on Maccabi Tel Aviv’s 1977 European Basketball Championship, followed by discussion with its star, Jewish Hall of Famer Tal Brody. Includes light dinner. Admission is $18 before May 13, $25 at the door. Go to onetorahway.org/brody or call 973-625-1525, ext. 202.
Find out more »Women’s Struggles for Equality in a Jewish and Democratic Israel
Co-Sponsored by Jewish Center Women Presented by Tanya Zion-Waldoks, a gender scholar, feminist activist and mother of four – intertwined callings. Her 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, Tanya will join the faculty of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s School of Education in 2019. Her current project is a comparative study of religious feminisms in Israel. In…
Find out more »Women in Israel
“Women’s Struggles for Equality in a Jewish and Democratic Israel” will be presented on Thursdays, May 16, 23, and 30, at 7:30 p.m. at The Jewish Center, Princeton. The mini-course will be presented by Tanya Zion-Waldoks, a post-doctoral Rothschild fellow at Princeton University’s Center for the Study of Religion who will join the faculty of Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s School of Education in 2019. Her current project is a comparative study of religious feminisms in Israel. Cost is $72, $54…
Find out more »Torah on Tap
Torah on Tap — an evening of schmoozing, Torah, and drinks with Rabbi Benjamin Adler of Adath Israel Congregation, Lawrenceville — will continue on Thursday, May 16, at 7:30 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Princeton. Call 609-896-4977 or go to adathisraelnj.org.
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