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March 2019
Lost Greek community
“Trezoros: The Lost Jews of Kastoria” will be screened by Jewish Family Services of Middlesex on Sunday, March 24, 1-3 p.m. at East Brunswick Jewish Center. The film chronicles the history of a Greek-Jewish community before its destruction during World War II. Coffee and desserts will be served. There is a $5 suggested donation. RSVP by March 21 to 732-777-1940 or 609-395-7979.
Find out more »Acclaimed Jazz Musician Emmet Cohen @ TBA
On Sunday, March 24, 2:30 PM at Temple B’nai Abraham, 300 E Northfield Rd, Livingston, TBA Prime Time will present “Jews and All That Jazz” featuring Emmet Cohen, Acclaimed Jazz Pianist. Join us as Prime Time celebrates Rabbi Kulwin’s 20 years at Temple B’nai Abraham with this illustrious musical guest and special program! Much of the best loved jazz standards, such as “Body and Soul,” “How High the Moon,” “Sweet Georgia Brown”— are the work of Jewish songwriters. Is it…
Find out more »The U.N. Social Service Agency That Became A Terrorist Incubator
JCC of Central NJ, Scotch Plains, 3 p.m. Sponsored by Israel Support Committee of Central NJ and presented by experts from the Center for Near East Policy Research. Cost is $10 in advance (mail to Israel Support, 18 Shalom Way, Scotch Plains, N.J. 07076), $12 at the door. Contact Conrad Nadell at conradwho@gmail.com or 908-531-8228.
Find out more »Live Well @JCC – Tai Chi
Live Well @ the JCC of Middlesex County in Edison is a health, fitness, and wellness program for the over-55 age group. Tai Chi, a series of movements performed in a slow, focused manner and accompanied by deep breathing, will be held Mondays, March 4-April 29 (no class March 18), 9-9:45 a.m. Each program costs $45, which entitles individuals to participate in Live Well programs through June 2019; free for Community Campus members. RSVP to 732-494-3232.
Find out more »Casino trips
The Senior Adult Club at JCC of Middlesex County, Edison, will sponsor trips to Atlantic City’s Resorts Casino on Mondays, March 25 and April 29, leaving the JCC at 8:45 a.m. and returning at about 7 p.m. Cost is $30, with $25 back in slot dollars. Call 732-494-3232.
Find out more »Rowan University Professor Joshua Gedacht.
Drew University’s Dorothy Young Center for the Arts, Madison, 4 p.m. Part of a Center for Holocaust/Genocide Study series examining human rights, colonialism, genocide, and survival with guest speaker Gedacht, who examines the refugee crisis created by the persecution of Rohingya people in Myanmar. Contact ctrholst@drew.edu or 973-408-3600.
Find out more »Yes, It Happens in the Jewish Community, Too
This is the third workshop of a three part series titled “Yes, It Happens in the Jewish Community, Too.” This Workshop will be on “Coping with ADHD and Learning Disabilities.” It will be led by Dr. Audrey Mars, a neurodevelopmental pediatrician.
Find out more »Live Well @JCC – Zumba Gold
Live Well @ the JCC of Middlesex County in Edison is a health, fitness, and wellness program for the over-55 age group. Zumba Gold, an aerobic program geared toward the active older adult and deconditioned exerciser, will be held Tuesdays, March 5-April 30, at 9 a.m. Each program costs $45, which entitles individuals to participate in Live Well programs through June 2019; free for Community Campus members. RSVP to 732-494-3232.
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.
Find out more »Volunteer Information Session
Track Five Coffee, Cranford, 11 a.m.-noon. Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) of Union County information program hosted by Jewish Family Service of Central NJ. Contact Amy Levine at ALevine@jfscentralnj.org or 908-352-8375.
Find out more »Arts Unbound Class
Village Apartments, South Orange, 4 p.m. Area seniors may join residents for art class; materials will be provided. RSVP to 973-763-0999.
Find out more »Israel’s modern history
Congregation Beth Mordecai in Perth Amboy will continue a class on the modern history of Israel on Tuesdays, Feb. 26, March 12 and 26, April 9 and 30, and May 14, at 7 p.m. “Israel’s Milestones and Their Meanings,” taught by Rabbi Sara Metz and Mark Fertik, explores the pivotal events of 1917, 1947, and 1967. Each class costs $10. RSVP to Rabbi.SaraMetz@gmail.com for location.
Find out more »The Talmud: A Biography
The life and times of an enduring work of Jewish spirituality The Babylonian Talmud is an unlikely bestseller. Originally written in a hybrid of Hebrew and Aramaic and available in myriad translations, it has remained in print for centuries and is more popular today than ever. Barry Scott Wimpfheimer’s new book The Talmud: A Biography tells the remarkable story of this ancient Jewish book and explains why it has endured for almost two millennia. He explains why reading the Talmud…
Find out more »Live Well @JCC – Body Fit Strength
Live Well @ the JCC of Middlesex County in Edison is a health, fitness, and wellness program for the over-55 age group. Body Fit Strength, a functional fitness class to slow down the aging process and increase strength, bone and muscle density, balance, coordination and flexibility, will resume Thursday, March 7, and continue through April 25 (no class April 11), at 10:15 a.m. Each program costs $45, which entitles individuals to participate in Live Well programs through June 2019; free…
Find out more »Live Well @JCC – Chair Yoga
Live Well @ the JCC of Middlesex County in Edison is a health, fitness, and wellness program for the over-55 age group. Chair Yoga with Karen Rosen will continue on Wednesdays through Feb. 27, at noon. It will resume Wednesday, March 6, and continue through April 24. Each program costs $45, which entitles individuals to participate in Live Well programs through June 2019; free for Community Campus members. RSVP to 732-494-3232.
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