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September 2019
Live Well @JCC – “Weight Management and Healthy Lifestyle Tips”
Live Well @ the JCC of Middlesex County in Edison is a health, fitness, and wellness program for the over-55 age group. “Weight Management and Healthy Lifestyle Tips,” a free program, will be presented by Lauren Faiella, R.D., on Tuesday, Sept. 17, at 10:30 a.m. Each program costs $45, which entitles individuals to participate in Live Well programs through June 2020; free for Community Campus members. RSVP to 732-494-3232.
Find out more »“You Know More Yiddish Than You Think”
Bennett Muraskin is guest speaker at Springfield Hadassah program at Springfield Library, 12:30 p.m. Call Alice Weinstein at 973-379-3275.
Find out more »“Relations with Israel”
Second in a three-part series, “Current Challenges to the American Jewish Community,” that concludes Sept. 24. Sponsored by National Council of Jewish Women, West Morris Section, and held at 1:15 p.m. at Morris County Library, Whippany, the free lectures will be led by Rabbi Steven Bayar. To register, contact iadpr@aol.com.
Find out more »Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks: “It’s Good to be King” will be presented by John Kendrick on Tuesday, Sept. 17, at 1:30 p.m. at JCC of Middlesex County, Edison. Cost is $11, $8 JCC members. Call 732-593-5958.
Find out more »Senior home visits
Jewish Family Service of Somerset, Hunterdon, and Warren Counties is seeking volunteers for the Family Mentor Program, Senior Shopper Program, and Good Deeds-Cooking Companions Project to provide friendly home visits for seniors. Bilingual Spanish speaking volunteers are also being recruited. Training sessions will be held on Tuesdays, Sept. 10, 17, and 24, 4-7 p.m. at JFS in Somerville. RSVP to 908-725-7799 or admin@JewishFamilySvc.org.
Find out more »High Holiday services
Temple Emanu-El of Edison invites community members to attend High Holiday services, with a one-time option of $200 per adult and $100 per child under the age of bar/bat mitzvah. Tickets must be purchased in person at the temple on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 7-8 p.m.; bring photo ID.Services include Family, Yitzkor/Neilah, and Tot services. Go to edisontemple.org for service times. For information, contact 732-549-4442 or Dana Brenner at officemgr@edisontemple.org.
Find out more »Analysis of the Israeli Elections at Congregation B’nai Israel (Millburn)
The upcoming Israeli elections will take place on September 17. Join us for a special presentation just three days after the polls close, sponsored by Israel Bonds and the Israel Affairs Committee of CBI. Dr. Ralph Nurnberger, a Middle East government and foreign policy expert, is a widely acclaimed speaker who will bring humor, current political insights and historical background to his review of the elections. His presentation will take place at the conclusion of Shabbat Services followed by a…
Find out more »“With All My Heart” — The Jewish Art of Prayer and Spiritual Experience
Jewish Learning Experience course offered by Chabad of West Orange, 8-9 p.m. Continues Sept. 10, 17, and 24. RSVP to rabbi@chabadwestorange.com.
Find out more »Rosh Hashana Luncheon
YM-YWHA of Union County, Union, 11:30 a.m. With Vito Lombardo. Cost is $8 ($5 Y members). RSVP to seniordirector@uniony.org or 908-289-8112, ext. 34.
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, Sept. 18 and 25, and Oct. 2, 16, 23, and 30, at noon. Each program costs $45, which entitles individuals to participate in Live Well programs through June 2020; free for Community Campus members. RSVP to 732-494-3232.
Find out more »Duplicate Bridge
JCC of Middlesex County, Edison, holds Duplicate Bridge on Wednesdays, 1-4 p.m. Light refreshments will be provided. Each session costs $8, $6 JCC members. Contact Sue Horwitz at 732-593-5958 or shorwitz@jccmc.org.
Find out more »Arthur L. Finkle, Shofar sounder, author, educator, historian, mediator On “Shofar History and Technique”
Admission is $3 members, $5 non-members, students free
Find out more »Shofar demonstration
Historian Arthur L. Finkle will present “Shofar History and Technique” at the Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County, Freehold, at 2 p.m. Finkle is the author of “Shofar: History, Technique and Jewish Law” (2015) and “The Easy Guide to Shofar Sounders” (2000). Admission is $5, $3 members. For more information or to make a paid reservation, call 732-252-6990 or visit jhmomc.org/events.
Find out more »Guide dog revolution
Fred Kaimann will present “How NJ Jews Started the American Guide Dog Revolution. With a Live Demonstration!,” a program of the Jewish Historical Society of Central Jersey’s American Jewish Experience Lecture Series, on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at 10 a.m. at Jewish Family Services, Monroe Township. The program will include a live demonstration by Gemini, a service dog. Kaimann, a Highland Park resident, is a music and art critic and an investigative reporter and has written more than 20 Haggadot. The…
Find out more »Holocaust Survivors Benefits Workshop: How to Access Services and Reparations
Aidekman Jewish Community Campus, Whippany, 7-9 p.m. With a Russian translator; presenters will include service providers from Jewish Family Service of MetroWest and Jewish Family Service of Central NJ, as well as attorney William R. Marks, a nationally recognized expert in Holocaust compensation claims. Contact Debbie Rosen at drosen01@jfedgmw.org or 973-929-2993.
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