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Jewish LIFE
Learning Is For
Everyone
Jewish LIFE Mission Statement:
Jewish LIFE, a collaborative Jewish education program created by the JCC,
Rabbis, lay leadership and Jewish agencies, strives to expand and enhance the
Jewish educational opportunities offered to both affiliated and non-affiliated
Jews in Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren Counties.
Jewish LIFE, a Community Adult Education Program, is Supported By:
Chabad of Greater Somerset County; Chabad Jewish Center of Southern Somerset
County; Chabad of Hunterdon County; Flemington Jewish Community Center;
Congregation Kehilat Shalom, Congregation Knesseth Israel; Temple Har Shalom,
Warren; Jewish Family Service of Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren Counties; Jewish
Federation of Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren Counties; Or Chadash, the Reform
Temple of Hunterdon County; Shimon and Sara Birnbaum Jewish Community Center,
Bridgewater; Jewish Center of Northwest Jersey; Temple Beth- El, Hillsborough; Temple
Beth El, Somerset; and Temple Sholom, Bridgewater.
Program Guide
2013-14/5774
Registration Form
Event
Date
Event Price
Patron*/ Benefactor** Excludes: Melton School, Imagine,
October 2013 - June 2014
Starts Sun.,October 6
$650 by Sept. 10
$700 after Sept. 10
$50 per student
Sunday, September 29 Free to Community
Katherine Rosman: If You Knew Suzy
Rabbi Deborah Prinz: On the Chocolate Trail
Wednesday, October 9
Free to Community
Yossi Klein Halevi: Like Dreamers
Thursday, October 10
$8/advance- $10/door
Imagine Event : Jewish Federation
Tuesday, October 15
$72 per person
Fraidy Reiss: UN-Arrange a Marriage...RE- Arrange a Life
Sunday, October 20
Free to Community
Thursday, October 24
Martin Fletcher: Jacob’s Oath
Rabbi Ron Isaacs: Do Animals Have Souls?
Wednesday, October 30
Free to Community
Dr. Joel M. Hoffman: And God Said
Thursday, November 14
Sunday, November 17
Martin Russ Federman: Russ and Daughters
Letty Cottin Pogrebin:
How to be a Friend to a Friend Who’s Sick
Wednesday, December 4 $18/advance- $22/door
The Irma Horowitz Film Series: Falafel and Films
Thursday, December 12
Dr. Robert Harris: “Jews and Christian Read Scripture”
Thursday, January 30
Ryan Murray: Anti-Semitism in the 21st Century
Thursday, February 27
A Taste of Jewish Spain
Saturday, March 29
$18 per person
A Night to Celebrate Israel
Thursday, April 3
Price TBD
The Irma Horowitz Film Series: Falafel and Films
Thursday, April 10
Sunday, April 27
Yom Hashoah Observance
Rabbi Dayle A. Friedman: That Our Hearts May Grow Wise:
Cultivating Wisdom as We Age
Wednesday, April 30
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VISA M/C $8/advance- $10/door
*Patron: $180 includes 1 Ticket with Reserved
Seating for each Event.
**Benefactor: $360 includes 2 Tickets
w/Reserved Seating for each Event.
Patron/Benefactor excludes: Melton School,
Imagine, Celebrate Israel, Teen Trip to Israel.
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Free to Community
Please call JCC Executive Director
Laura Friedman for details: (908) 725-6994 x213
Account #:_____________________________________________________
• LFriedman@ssbjcc.org
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Total
$180/Person - $360/Couple
Celebrate Israel, Teen Trip to Israel.
Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning
Register by calling 973.530.3519
iEngage
Engaging Israel: Foundations for a New Relationship
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Please complete and return the
registration form with payment to:
Jewish LIFE 775 Talamini Road
Bridgewater, NJ 08807
Make checks payable to:
Shimon and Sara Birnbaum Jewish Community Center
course registration information
If you are interested in registering for any class listed under Course Offerings,
please contact the host locations directly, using the following guide.
Code Organization
Code
Organization
BES Temple Beth El Somerset
1489 Hamilton Street, Somerset 08873
(732) 873-2325 Fax: ( 732) 873-3892
Denomination: Conservative
Rabbi Eli Garfinkel
OCH
Or Chadash
149 Foothill Road Flemington, NJ 08822
(908) 806-2122 Fax: (908) 806-2162
Denomination: Reform
Rabbi Joseph M. Forman
CKS Congregation Kehilat Shalom
253 Griggstown Road, Belle Mead 08503
(908) 359-0420 Fax: (908) 359-8848
Denomination: Reconstructionist
Rabbi Susan Falk
CKI Congregation Knesseth Israel
229 Mountain Avenue, Bound Brook, NJ
(732) 469-0934 Fax: (732) 356-1325
Rabbi Jack Kramer
CJC-BR Chabad Jewish Center of
Greater Somerset County
3048 Valley Road, Basking Ridge 07920
(908) 604-8844 Fax: (908) 604-0771
Denomination: Independent
Rabbi Mendy Herson
CJC-H Chabad Jewish Center of
Southern Somerset County
26 New Amwell Road, Hillsborough 08844
(908) 874-0444 Fax: (908) 450-3333
Rabbi Shmaya Krinsky
CJC-HC Chabad of Hunterdon County
90 Beaver Avenue, Clinton 08809
(908) 238-9002 Fax: ( 908) 238-9006
Rabbi Eli Kornfeld
FJCC Flemington Jewish Community Center
5 Sergeantsville Road, Flemington 08822
(908) 782-6410 Fax: (908) 806-7736
Rabbi Evan Jaffe
HS Temple Har Shalom
104 Mount Horeb Road, Warren 07059
(732) 356-8777 Fax: (732) 356-0580
Rabbi Randi Musnitsky
Jewish LIFE Events and Films
JCNWJ
JFS
Jewish Center of Northwest Jersey
115 Youmans Avenue, Washington 07882
(908) 689-0762
Rabbi Mary Zamore
Jewish Family Service of Somerset,
Hunterdon & Warren Counties
150-A West High Street, Somerville 08876
(908) 725-7799 Fax: (908) 725-0284
Executive Director: Jerry Starr
JFED
Jewish Federation of Somerset,
Hunterdon & Warren Counties
775 Talamini Road, Bridgewater 08807
(908) 725-6994 Fax: (908) 725-9753
Executive Director: Diane Naar
SSBJCC
Shimon and Sara Birnbaum
Jewish Community Center
775 Talamini Road, Bridgewater 08807
(908) 725-6994 Fax: (908) 725-9753
Exec. Director: Laura Friedman
TBE
TS
Temple Beth-El, Hillsborough
67 U.S. Hwy. 206, Hillsborough 08844
(908) 722-0674 Fax: (908) 429-1418
Rabbi Arnie Gluck
Temple Sholom
P.O. Box 6007, North Bridge Street
Bridgewater 08807
(908) 722-1339 Fax: (908) 253-0878
Rabbi Ron Isaacs
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Jewish LIFE
New Adult Education
Program
Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning
A Journey of Jewish Self Discovery
Tuesdays: 9:30 am – 11:30 am
October 2013 - June 2014 (30 weeks)
Hosted by the JCC
Registration by September 10: $650
Registration after September 10: $700
Melton School curriculum was developed by a team of scholars at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Classes integrate Jewish history, law beliefs, practices, ideas and terminology through the study of texts
from ancient to contemporary. In year one you will cover RHYTHMS & PURPOSE. In Rhythms you will
focus on the ideas, beliefs and sources that shape Jewish Life and practice, including the daily, weekly,
monthly, annual life –cycle observances and customs. We will address the questions of why do Jews believe
what they do and what are the theological concepts that unfold in the Bible, Talmud and other sacred text,
both ancient and contemporary.
What We Study
The Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning fosters and enriches Jewish cultural literacy
through our Core Curriculum, Foundations of Jewish Family Living, and Scholars Curriculum for graduates.
The Melton School Core Curriculum is a comprehensive, sequential series of text-based lessons, comprised
of four courses. Each course focuses on at least one major area of Jewish learning, and forms a thread in a
carefully woven fabric which integrates Jewish history, religion, ritual, language, ethics, philosophy,
literature, theology and contemporary Jewish life.
Year One
THE PURPOSES OF JEWISH LIVING (30 Lessons)
Why do Jews believe as they do? What are the big questions of life and
how do Jewish thinkers answer these questions? This course explores
both ancient and modern responses to many of the major issues of
Jewish thought and theology.
THE RHYTHMS OF JEWISH LIVING (30 Lessons)
What’s the point of living Jewishly? What ideas, beliefs, and practices
are involved? This course examines a wide variety of Jewish sources to
discover the deeper meanings underlying Jewish holidays, lifecycle,
observances and Jewish practice.
Link for registration forms: http://www.jccmetrowest.org/meltonschool
or call Rhonda Lillianthal: 973.530.3519
Give us two hours a week.... We’ll give you 5774 years!
Jewish LIFE thanks JCC MetroWest for bringing The Melton School of Adult Learning to our
community. A $300 program subsidy may be available through the Jewish Federation of
Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren Counties. Contact Diane Naar at 908-725-6994 x202.
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New Adult Education Program
Engaging Israel
Foundations for a
New Relationship
Instructor: Rabbi Arnie Gluck
Sundays: 4:00-6:00 pm
Dates: October 6, 27; November 17; January 5; February 2; March 2; April 6; May 4; June 8
Location: Temple Beth-El, Hillsborough
Fee: $50 per student
Instructor: Rabbi Joseph Forman
Sundays: 9:00-10:15 am
Dates: October 6; November 3; December 15; January 26; February 23; March 23; April 6; May 4
Location: Or Chadash, Flemington
Fee: $50 per student
The Engaging Israel project attempts to construct a new narrative and language…the new narrative must
reshape both ENGAGING ISRAEL: FOUNDATIONS FOR A NEW RELATIONSHIP
A Hartman Institute Lecture & Study Series, Led by Rabbi Arnie Gluck from Temple Beth-El, Hillsborough
and Rabbi Joseph Forman from Or Chadash in Flemington.
Through video lectures, text study, and lively group discussion, we are pleased to bring the world-renowned
faculty of the Shalom Hartman Institute into the community this fall.
Going deeper than the political issues of the day, Engaging Israel re-frames the discussion about the enduring significance of the State of Israel for contemporary Jews worldwide. Advocacy programs alone – based
on dire facts and figures about the precariousness of Jewish survival – often fail to engender a substantive
connection for an increasing number of Jews, who see Israel’s impressive military and economic vitality
and are unconvinced that it is a weak country that desperately needs help from world Jewry. At the same
time, the political, economic, and cultural success of North American Jewry has diminished the compelling
nature of the post-Holocaust survival narrative.
The Engaging Israel course elevates the North American conversation about Israel by rooting it in Jewish
values and ideas rather than in a response to crisis. We will explore questions such as: What are the benefits
of Jewish sovereignty? How should a Jewish state exercise military power ethically? How do we create and
maintain a Jewish democracy? Why should American Jews care about Israel? What values should a Jewish
state embody? What can Israel offer the world? In this way, Engaging Israel will equip participants with a
quintessentially Jewish values-based vocabulary to define and articulate why Israel and Zionism can and
should be fundamental to our Jewish identity.
Each session includes text study and discussion led by Rabbis Gluck and Forman, a video lecture by Rabbi
Dr. Donniel Hartman, and a video dialogue between Rabbi Hartman and other top scholars and experts. Join
us for this wonderful opportunity to learn from great scholars, from our local Rabbis, and from one another
as we engage in thinking about the meaning that Israel can have in our lives and what our role might be in
envisioning and building the future of the Jewish State.
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Jewish LIFE
September
Torah & Coffee
Instructor: Miriam Krinsky
Tuesdays: 10:00-11:00 am
Dates: September 3
Location: CJC-H
Fee: Free, Donations are appreciated
The class is designed to enrich your week and will dive into the ancient
words of the Torah to discover insightful and contemporary lessons
on how to direct the struggles of challenges in our lives into reservoirs
of strength and inspiration.
Please join us for a NEW thought provoking class in the company of a
warm and welcoming group of Jewish woman. Coffee will be served.
The Torah Portion: Lunch & Learn
Instructor: Rabbi Eli Garfinkel
Mondays: 12:00 pm
Dates: Begins September 16
Location: BES
The weekly Torah portion is a locked vault with treasures inside.
Unfortunately, too many Jews have forgotten the combination. Rabbi
Eli Garfinkel will teach you how to open the vault of the weekly portion
and how to enjoy the wealth of learning contained therein. Although
the focus of the class will be on translated primary sources, no Hebrew
language ability is required for this class.
The Book of Proverbs
Tuesdays: 8:00 - 9:00 pm
Begins: September 24
Location: BES
The Book of Proverbs, also known as Sefer Mishlei, is a part of the
Bible that remains unexplored even for many knowledgeable Jews.
Come learn about the history and wisdom of this remarkable source
of Jewish heritage.
special events
Katherine Rosman
If You Knew Suzy
A Mother, A Daughter,
A Reporter’s Notebook
Sunday, September 29 at 10:30 am
Hosted by Or Chadash
Free to the Community
(Books are available for purchase at Or Chadash)
Faced with the loss of her mother, Suzy, to cancer at sixty,
Wall Street Journal reporter Katherine Rosman longs to
find answers to the questions that we all wrestle with after
losing someone we love. So she does what she does best:
she opens her notebook and starts investigating. Along
the way, Rosman discovered another side to her mother—
a woman whose life was intricately connected to a host of
characters her daughter hardly knew.
As she browsed through her mother’s address book, she
embarks on a cross-country odyssey that would take her
into the heart of some quirky, colorful communities. It was
her guide as she tracked down total strangers hoping to
learn more about her mother. She explores and develops a
new insight & understanding of a woman she thought she
couldn’t know better. Rosman learned to understand her
mother as she never imagined she could.
She blends humor, honesty and old-fashioned reporting as
she struggles with the bittersweet reality that sometimes
we can’t truly know someone until after she is gone. At
once comforting, candid and very funny, If You Knew Suzy
is a heartfelt memoir against which readers can consider
themselves and the lives of all those they love.
BNG Poolside BBQ!
Tuesday, September 17
Hosted by JFED SHAW
Location: Poolside at the JCC
Fee: $35 in advance • $40 at the door
Rain or Shine
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Jewish LIFE Is
Possible Only With
Your Support
Patron: $180 includes 1 Ticket with Reserved Seating for each Event.
Benefactor: $360 includes 2 Tickets with Reserved Seating for each Event.
Please call JCC Executive Director Laura Friedman for details.
(908) 725-6994 x213 • e-mail: LFriedman@ssbjcc.org
October
films
Jewish Film Series at
Temple Beth-El,
Hillsborough
special events
Rabbi Deborah Prinz
On the Chocolate Trail
A Delicious Adventure Connecting Jews, Religions,
History, Travel, Rituals, & Recipes to the Magi of Cacao
Wednesday, October 9 at 7:00 pm
Hosted by Temple Har Shalom
Come on a delightful journey through the religious history of chocolate. You
may think twice next time you pick up that piece of chocolate, and consider
that you are not only enjoying a sweet treat, but partaking in a part of Jewish history. Explore the surprising Jewish connections to chocolate in this
historical and gastronomic adventure through cultures, countries, centuries
and religions. Rabbi Deborah Prinz draws from her world travels on the trail
of chocolate to enchant chocolate lovers of all backgrounds as she explores
tales of Jews in the early chocolate trade, and shows how Jewish values infuse
chocolate today. With mouth-watering recipes, a glossary of chocolaty terms,
tips for buying luscious, ethically produced chocolate, a list of sweet chocolate
museums around the world and more, this book unwraps many tasty facts. It
will be an evening of fun & chocolate followed by a book signing.
Rabbi Prinz was awarded the Starkoff Fellowship and a Director’s Fellowship
from the American Jewish Archives as well as a Gilder Lehrman Fellowship from
the Rockefeller Library to pursue this research. In 1991, she was named “Woman
of the Year” by Brandeis University National Women’s Committee.
Making Prayer Real:
Why Prayer Is Difficult & What to Do About It
Instructor: Sarah Gluck
Dates: October 6, 20, 27; November 3, 17, 24; December 8;
January 12, 26; February 2, 9, 23; March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30;
April 27; May 4
Location: TBE
Drawing inspiration from more than fifty Jewish spiritual leaders from all
denominations in a candid conversation about the why and how of prayer in
Rabbi Mike Comins’s book Making Prayer Real, we will explore the challenges of
prayer, what it means to pray, and how to develop a personal prayer voice. Rather
than theology or the history of Jewish liturgy, the Making Prayer Real Course
focuses on the skills and techniques that can make prayer profound, powerful, and
transformative. Sessions will include learning and discussion, video interviews
with leading Jewish spiritual voices on the art of prayer, and an exploration of
traditional and innovative prayer practices. Prerequisite: Curiosity and a desire to
explore the riches of Jewish tradition and rewards of Jewish living. All are welcome
to join the conversation!
“ROOM 514”
Saturday, October 12
5:00 pm
Running Time: 90 minutes
With special guest Amy Kronish, followed by
se’udah sh’lishit (the traditional third meal of
Shabbat), havdalah, and the award-winning
“ROOM 514” (Israel, 2012)
Winner: Special jury award at New York ‘s
Tribeca Film Festival
Shot in a minimalist style, the film asks
questions about startling contemporary issues
facing young people serving in the Israeli army.
Are there varying codes of morality? Is there
a conflict between security needs and basic
human values? How should we behave as an
occupying power?
According to filmmaker Sharon Bar-Ziv, “The
viewer is introduced to the conflict between
Israel’s acute security needs and the human
moral values of a society which carries
collective historical and emotional ties to
its land. This relates to the intense drama
within the Israeli army culture, in which young
soldiers are forced to deal with situations in
which personal and national responsibilities
contradict.”
Amy Kronish works as a consultant in the field
of Jewish and Israeli film and curates film
programs. Previously, she directed coexistence
programs at the Jerusalem International YMCA
and served for 15 years as the Curator of Jewish
and Israeli Film at the Jerusalem Cinematheque.
She lectures and writes widely on film and is
the author of two books on Israeli film: World
Cinema: Israel (1996) and Israeli Film — A
Reference Guide (2003).
Mondays with Rabbi Jaffe
Instructor: Rabbi Evan Jaffe
Mondays: 8:00 am
Dates: Begins Monday, October 7
Location: FJCC
Spend your Mondays in meaningful
conversation with peers. Discussions
will be focused on topics of interests to
participants.
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Jewish LIFE October
special events
Yossi Klein Halevi
Like Dreamers
The Story of the Israeli Paratroopers Who Reunited Jerusalem & Divided a Nation
Thursday, October 10 at 7:00 pm
Hosted by Temple Beth-El, Hillsborough
Like Dreamers is the story of seven paratroopers from the 55th Brigade, who in 1967 restored Jewish sovereignty to
Jerusalem. Halevi follows them over the years as their ideologies and beliefs play a pivotal role in shaping a country. Like
Dreamers is a nuanced, in-depth look at these diverse men and the conflicting beliefs that have helped to define modern
Israel and the Middle East.
Yossi Klein Halevi is a senior fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem and a contributing editor of the New
Republic. He is the Author of At the Entrance to the Garden of Eden: A Jew’s Search for God with Christian and Muslims
in the Holy Land.
Torah Studies
special events
Instructor: Rabbi Shmaya Krinsky
Thursdays: 8:00 PM
Begins: Thursday, October 3
Location: The Renaissance Community
in Somerset
Fee: $25
Torah Studies program brings you the
tradition of classical Jewish learning in
a series of clear and engaging weekly
classes. Probing the ideas and issues
presented in each week’s Torah portion,
the Torah Studies classes offer timely,
meaningful lessons for living – from the
most timeless of all texts.
Kup* O’ Joe
Caffeinated
Conversations...
with Rabbi Forman
Fee: $72
Be sure to join Women’s Philanthropy for their biggest event of the
year, “Imagine 2013!” Featuring Duo Dmitri, winners of numerous
international piano and flute competitions. They will tell their poignant
and touching story of how they emigrated to Israel with the assistance
of the Jewish Federation system, interwoven with their beautiful music.
Please contact egoldstein@jfedshaw.org or 908.725.6994 ext. 253.
*Kup is Yiddush for Head/Mind
Instructor: Rabbi Forman
Sundays: 9:00 am
Dates: Oct. 6, Nov. 3, Dec. 8, Jan. 5,
Feb. 9, March 9, April 13, May 4
Location: OCH
Join Rabbi Forman on selected Sunday
mornings at 9am for a lively conversation on
a wide variety of topics: US and Israel politics,
theology, Jewish practice, sacred texts and
more. Feel free to suggest a topic for a
future gathering. Coffee and refreshments
always served. No RSVP necessary.
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This year we will be assisting two agencies helping severely
disabled children: Aleh Negev & Assocation for Retarded Citizens.
Adv. Intermediate Biblical Hebrew
Instructor: Sarah Gluck
Sundays: 10:00 - 11:00 am
Date: Oct. 6, 20, 27; Nov. 3, 17, 24; Dec. 8; Jan. 12, 26; Feb. 2, 9, 23;
March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; April 27; May 4
Location: TBE
If you have worked in The First Hebrew Primer or completed a comparable course of study, this
class will continue to guide you in reading, understanding, and translating passages from the
Hebrew Bible through building vocabulary, roots, and grammar. Textbooks: The First Hebrew
Primer and The First Hebrew Reader.
Jewish LIFE Is
Possible Only With
Your Support
Patron: $180 includes 1 Ticket with Reserved Seating for each Event.
Benefactor: $360 includes 2 Tickets with Reserved Seating for each Event.
October
Introduction to Judaism
special events
Fraidy Reiss
Founder & Executive Director
of Unchained at Last
UN-Arrange a Marriage.....RE-Arrange a Life
Sunday, October 20
10:30 am
Fraidy Reiss is the founder and Executive Director of Unchained At Last, the only organization in the US that is
dedicated to helping women leave arranged and forced
marriages and to preventing women from becoming
trapped in such marriages. The organization she founded
envisions a world where every woman is free to choose
whether, when and whom to marry — and whether to
leave a marriage.
We encourage you to watch this powerful documentary
preview, featuring Fraidy Reiss, The Hen That Crows.
http://vimeo.com/m/58994463
Fraidy will share some personal and powerful experiences with us. There will be time for discussion and questions from our community. Fraidy currently resides in
New Jersey.
Instructors: Rabbi Arnie Gluck & Sarah Gluck
Sundays: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Dates: Oct. 6, 20, 27; Nov. 3, 17, 24; Jan. 5, 26; Feb. 2, 23;
March 2, 9, 23; April 27; May 4
Location: TBE
Fee: TBD (based upon the cost of the textbooks)
Registration & book fee required.
URJ Introduction to Judaism is a course offered in partnership
with Reform congregations for anyone interested in exploring
Judaism — singles, interfaith couples, those considering conversion, and Jews looking for adult-level basics. This class will introduce the fundamentals of Jewish thought and practice in 15
sessions. Topics include Jewish holidays and life cycle events,
theology and prayer, Israel, history and Hebrew. There are many
reasons why people choose to register for Introduction to Judaism. Whatever you are seeking, “Intro” offers you a time and place
to broaden your Jewish awareness. It can launch you on a path to
deeper personal Jewish connection, help you acquire a basic Jewish vocabulary, and offer you intellectual and experiential knowledge of Judaism as well as the skills necessary to “do Jewish.”
Intro is designed to be a meaningful, educational experience for
any person interested in knowing & understanding Judaism and
Jewish life.
Special note: The Hebrew component will focus on beginning
Hebrew reading (textbook TBD) in the first semester, and an
introduction to liturgical Hebrew in the second (textbook: Aleph
Isn’t Enough). Please contact Sarah Gluck (908-722-0674 x113
or gluck.sarah@gmail.com) to discuss how the second hour of
the Intro to Judaism class (12:00-1:00 PM) can help meet your
Hebrew needs.
For more information on Fraidy Reiss and Unchained At
Last go to: http://www.unchainedatlast.org/about/management-team/
Life in the Balance:
Jewish Perspectives on Everyday Medical Dilemmas
Tuesdays: 7:30 pm
Dates: October 29 - December 3
Location: CJC-H
Fee: $99
Instructor: Rabbi Mendy Herson
Mondays: 7:30 pm
Dates: October 28 - December 2
Location: CJC-BR
Fee: $99
Modern medicine has brought us near miracles. It’s also brought us some of the most difficult decisions we’ll ever have to face. Are we obliged
to prolong life even at the cost of terrible suffering? Should we legalize the sale of organs, such as kidneys, to save the lives of transplant
patients? May a woman with a multiple-fetus pregnancy opt for fetal reduction, thus forfeiting the lives of some to possibly save others?
When it seems that every available option is morally questionable, how do we decide? Fortunately for us all, Torah and the Talmud are not
silent about such matters. And this course will show you what they have to say.
When it comes to the ethics of medicine, we’re going to get real — in the most dramatic possible way. We’ll discuss actual case studies,
examining many possible viewpoints as we come to grips with the issue that matters most: What kind of action or inaction should we take?
When should we take it? And when do we edge too close to playing G-d?
More intriguing than any fictional TV show, this course will prepare you for choices that you or a loved one may be called upon to make. It is
also a fascinating exposure to little-discussed aspects of Judaism.
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Patron: $180 includes 1 Ticket with Reserved Seating for each Event,
Jewish LIFE
Jewish LIFE Is
Possible Only With
Your Support
Benefactor: $360 includes 2 Tickets with Reserved Seating for each Event,
October
Mishneh Torah:
The Masterwork of
Maimonides
Tuesdays: Hebrew text study, 7:00-7:30 pm
English text study & discussion, 7:30-8:30 pm
Dates: October 8, 15, 22, 29; November
12, 19; December 3, 17
Location: TBE
No presentation of Jewish tradition is clearer
or more interesting than Maimonides’ code
of Jewish law, the Mishneh Torah. Embedded
within its lucid presentation is his bold and
creative philosophy of Judaism, which has
much to offer us in our quest for a compelling
modern Judaism.
Elementary Hebrew Reading
Instructor(s): Robert Grant & Jessica
Jentis
Fridays: 9:30-10:30 am
Begins: October 11
Location: TS
special events
Return Engagement!
Martin Fletcher
Jacob’s Oath
Thursday, October 24 at 7:00 pm
Hosted by the JCC
Jacob’s Oath is set in 1945 Germany. It is a story of love and revenge. World
War II has just ended; and the Holocaust survivors begin their long walk home.
Among them are Jacob and Sarah. They meet in Heidelberg, their home
town and fall in love. But Jacob has sworn to take revenge on the concentration camp guard who beat his brother to death. He made this promise as his
younger brother died in his arm. The guard nicknamed “The Rat” is also from
Heidelberg. As Jacob waits for him to return home after the war he is torn.
He must choose. Does he seek revenge for the past or live for the future?
Does he choose love or hate?
Martin Fletcher was NBC News’ Middle East correspondent and Tel Aviv Bureau chief for 32 years. He currently works for NBC as a Special Correspondent. He reports as needed from Israel. He is one of the world’s most respected television news correspondents. He has received 5 Emmys, a Columbia
University DuPont Award, six Overseas Press Club awards, several Edward
R. Murrow awards, a Hugo gold medal for a documentary on Israel which he
shared with other NBC staffers, and a Nation Jewish Book Award. He has
written four books to date.
This course will teach students how to
read Hebrew. (Please email Rabbi Isaacs at
isaacsrl@optonline.net and indicate which
day you are interested in.)
Pirke Avot: Judaism’s first self-help book
Rediscovering Judaism:
Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Class
Instructor: Rabbi Ron Isaacs
Date: Begins Tuesday, October 8
(5 sessions)
Location: TS
Sundays: 10:00-11:00 am
Dates: Begins Sunday, October 20
(This is a two year long course.)
Location: TS
The Talmudic tractate known as Pirke Avot (Ethics of the Fathers) is a book of wisdom and
ethical advice. According to the ancient rabbis, one who desires to be virtuous must fulfill the
precepts of the book. Come study and learn to be virtuous. (This is a continuation of last’s year,
beginning with chapter 3.)
Temple Beth El, Somerset Film Class
Topics in the first year will include: Synagogue Instructor: Rabbi Eli Garfinkel
Geography, the Jewish calendar, the 613 Tuesdays: 8:00 - 9:00 pm
Mitzvot, how Jewish law develops and is
interpreted, and Jewish theology and G-d Date: Last Tuesday of the Month
talk. For students continuing in year two of (Starting October 29)
this course, Hebrew reading is a requirement. Location: BES
The Temple Beth El Film Class is back by overwhelming popular demand! We’ll watch and
discuss movies and documentaries that speak to the state of Jewish life in our day. Many of
them are award-winning masterpieces. If you are not a member of Temple Beth El and would
like to receive the movie schedule when it is available, please send an email to rabbigarfinkel1@
mac.com.
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October
special events
Isaacs
Photo courtesy of the Shimon and Sara Birnbaum JCC
Wednesday, October 30 • 1:00 pm
Hosted by the JCC
The Author
Rabbi Ron Isaacs, Ed.D, is the rabbi of Temple Sholom in Bridgewater, New
Jersey and co-director of its Hebrew High School. A former adjunct lecturer in the
Graduate Rabbinical School of the Jewish Theological School, he is the author of
more than one hundred books. Rabbi Ron Isaacs can be reached directly through
his website at www.rabbiron.com.
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A Pet–Lover’s Guide to Spirituality
Are dogs mentioned in the bible? Is it permissible to hunt animals for sport? Can I
bless my cat? Do animals have souls? Is there an afterlife for my pet? How do I
grieve for my dog and what prayer can I say?
From the mundane to the perplexing, Rabbi Ron Isaacs answers all your questions about animals and pets in a warm, wise, and witty manner. He brings his
many years of personal experience as both a pet owner and a rabbi to create a
family-friendly resource whose advice you will cherish and use repeatedly in your
day-to-day lives. If you’ve ever wanted a guide to turn when you have an animal or
pet question, Do Animals Have Souls will fill the bill beautifully.
Do Animals Have Souls?
Do Animals Have Souls?
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Rabbi Isaacs presentation will present Jewish views of animals, pet ownership, and interesting animal and pet questions that
he has received and will answer, including: Can I say the Mourner’s Kaddish for my pet who has died; What’s a Bark Mitzvah;
Is there a blessing for pets; Is there an afterlife for my dog; and is there such a thing as Kosher Pet Food? His newest book is
Do Animals Have Souls? A Pet Lover’s Guide to Spirituality.
November
Judaism, Magic
and Superstition
special events
Dr. Joel M. Hoffman
And God Said
How Translations Conceal
the Bible’s Original Meaning
Thursday, November 14 at 7:00 pm
Hosted by the JCC
For centuries, translations of the Bible have obscured our understanding and appreciation
of the original text. Now And God Said provides readers with an authoritative account of
significant mistranslations and shows how new translation methods can give readers their
first glimpse into what the Bible really means.
And God Said uncovers the often inaccurate or misleading English translations of the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament that quotes from it. Acclaimed translator Dr. Joel M.
Hoffman sheds light on the original intention of the text and the newly developed means
that readers can use to get closer to it. In And God Said his fresh approach has united the
topics of religion, language, and linguistics to offer the first modern understanding since
the Bible was written.
Acclaimed translator Dr. Joel M. Hoffman sheds light on the original intention of the text
and the newly developed means that readers can use to get closer to it. In And God Said his
fresh approach has united the topics of religion, language, and linguistics to offer the first
modern understanding since the Bible was written.
Dr. Joel M. Hoffman, an expert in translation, Hebrew, and the Bible, is known for his “fresh
insights and interpretations about religious life in the 21st century.” A popular speaker, Dr.
Hoffman presents to churches, synagogues, community groups, and university audiences
across the world. He holds a Ph.D. in linguistics and has served on the faculties of Brandeis
University and Hebrew Union College.
Mondays: 7:30-8:45pm
Begins: Monday Nov. 4 (3 sessions)
Location: TS
Is there such a thing as Jewish magic? Are
Jewish exorcisms for real? What is the evil
eye? Do Jews believe in evil spirits and
demons? Come and learn why Tuesday
is the most auspicious day for a Jewish
wedding, why many people still say “pooh
pooh pooh, why Jews don’t count people
and much more
Learn to Chant Torah
Instructor: Cantor Natan Fetman
Sundays: 10:00 am
Begins: Sunday, November 3
Location: TS
The chanting of Torah is a highlight of
any prayer service. Come learn trope
(musical notation) from Cantor Fetman.
He will take you on a musical journey
that will lead you to the skill of Torah
reader.
Dr. Hoffman is the chief translator for the popular 10-volume series, My People’s Prayer
Book (winner of the National Jewish Book Award) He is the author of the critically acclaimed In the Beginning: A Short History of the Hebrew Language (NYU Press), and, most
recently, And God Said: How Translations Conceal the Bible’s Original Meaning (Thomas
Dunne Books/St. Martin’s Press), which explores how translation mistakes mask the original meaning of the Bible.
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November
Ask the Rabbi
special events
Sundays: 11:00-12:00 pm
Dates: Nov. 3; Nov. 17; Dec. 1
Location: TS
Martin Russ Federman
Russ & Daughters
Reflections and Recipes from the
House that Herring Built
Years ago the Prophetess and Judge Deborah sat under her palm tree and fielded
the questions of her people. She offered
her advice and wisdom. Using this biblical
model, come to the Library with your personal questions and ask the rabbi. (Emailing your questions in advance would be
helpful: isaacsrl@optonline.net.)
Sunday, November 17 at 10:30 am
The former owner/proprietor of the beloved appetizing store on Manhattan’s Lower East Side tells the delightful, mouth-watering story of an
immigrant family’s journey from a pushcart in 1907 to “New York’s most
hallowed shrine to the miracle of caviar, smoked salmon, ethereal herring,
and silken chopped liver” (The New York Times Magazine).
Jewish Views of Miracles
Mark Russ Federman, grandson of founder Joel Russ, took over the running
of Russ & Daughters from his parents in 1978 and turned it over to the fourth
generation, his daughter Niki and nephew Josh, in 2009. He has appeared
individually and on panels at The Smithsonian Institute, The Museum of the
City of New York, The New York Public Library, and The Conference of the
Food Writers and Food Journalists Association, among many other venues.
He makes frequent guest appearances on radio and television. Mark and Russ
& Daughters were most recently featured on the PBS documentary The Jews
of New York, on Lidia Bastianich’s PBS series, Lidia Celebrates America, and
on Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations.
Russ & Daughters is filled with charming tales about how an ambitious hardworking family turned their passion for selling delectable fish into an institution with a devoted national clientele for almost 100 years.
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Begins: Nov 12 (5 sessions)
Location: TS
This class will explore the nature of the
Jewish miracle and the miracle stories in
the Jewish Bible and rabbinic literature.
Divine Justice
Begins: November 12
Location: BES
So why do bad things happen to good people? Why do good things happen to bad
people? There are many answers to the
question, and more than one can be true depending on the situation. In this class, we’ll
tour the spectrum of possible approaches
to this eternal question.
December
films
Jewish Film Series at
Temple Beth-El,
Hillsborough
special events
Letty Cottin Pogrebin
How to Be a Friend to a Friend Who’s Sick
Wednesday, December 4 at 12:00 Noon
Program and Luncheon • Hosted by the JCC
Co-sponsored by: Brandeis National Committee, Somerset Chapter; Jewish Family Service;
Jewish Federation Women’s Philanthropy; Hadassah; Temple Beth-El, Hillsborough Sisterhood; Temple Beth El, Somerset Sisterhood; Temple Sholom Sisterhood.
Everyone knows someone who’s sick or suffering. Yet when a friend or relative is
under duress many of us feel uncertain about how to cope.
Throughout her recent bout with breast cancer, Letty Cottin Pogrebin became fascinated by her friends’ and family’s diverse reactions to her and her illness: how awkwardly some of them behaved; how some misspoke or misinterpreted her needs; and
how wonderful it was when people read her right. She began talking to her fellow patients and dozens of other veterans of serious illness, seeking to discover what sick
people wished their friends knew about how best to comfort, help, and even simply
talk to them.
Now Pogrebin has distilled their collective stories and opinions into this wide-ranging
compendium of pragmatic guidance and usable wisdom. Her advice is always infused
with sensitivity, warmth, and humor. It is embedded in candid stories from her own
and others’ journeys, and their sometimes imperfect interactions with well-meaning
friends. How to Be a Friend to a Friend Who’s Sick is an invaluable guidebook for anyone hoping to rise to the challenges of this most important and demanding passage
of friendship.
Letty Cottin Pogrebin is an award-winning journalist, widely published opinion writer,
acclaimed public speaker, admired political activist, and author of several nonfiction bestsellers including Growing Up Free, Getting Over Getting Older, and Deborah,
Golda and Me. Her last book was a novel, Three Daughters. She resides in New York.
“Sholem Aleichem:
Laughing in the Darkness “
Saturday, December 14, 7:00 pm
Location: TBE
Winner: The Lia Award, Jerusalem Film
Festival, 2011
This is not only a story of Sholem
Aleichem, it’s a story of a people, a
place, a changing world, and a language.
It is an invigorating and fascinating biographical documentary that should be
required viewing for anyone with a love
for the written word.
The movie tells the tale of this genius
who created with brilliant humor an entirely new literature. Sholem Aleichem
was not just a witness to the creation of
a new modern Jewish identity, but one
of the very men who shaped it. Yiddish
literature best describes this Jewish
transformation, and nowhere was this
more acutely true than in the stories of
Sholem Aleichem
Using rarely seen photographs and
archival footage, and interviews with
leading experts and the author’s own
granddaughter, author Bel Kauffmann,
the film brings to life Sholem Aleichem’s
worldly and timeless stories.
The Irma Horowitz Film Series
Featuring Falafel & Films
Israeli Short Films
Presented by Ma’aleh School of Television Film and the Arts in Jerusalem
Jewish Federation
Super Sunday
Sunday, December 8
9:30 am - 1:30 pm
Food, Fun, Prizes
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
The Strength of a People,
The Power of a Community
Go to www.jfedshaw.org
for more details.
Thursday, December 12 at 6:30 PM
Hosted by the JCC
The Ma’aleh School
“The Breakfast Parliament”
Every morning, veteran members of Kibbutz Ein Tzurim get together in the empty dining room. Here
their “parliament” reverently discusses the inner politics, gossip, and agricultural developments of
the kibbutz, as well as the upcoming 60th anniversary celebrations. When the kibbutz votes to stop
serving breakfast, the parliament members embark upon a struggle that will bring the kibbutz’s entire
existence into question.
“The Ranch”
David is the owner of a ranch in a remote settlement that will soon be evacuated by the army. He
has already experienced eviction from the Sinai in 1982, and this time he has decided to give in
quietly. This causes a serious confrontation with his idealistic 17 year old son, Oriah, who is prepared
to fight the eviction body and soul.
Awards Include: First Prize, Festival of South California 2006, and First Prize for “Beginnings” festival, International Student
Competition, St. Petersburg 2006
“The Rabbi’s Daughter”
It is the story of three daughters of rabbis, directed by the daughter of a rabbi. The four women
have chosen a different path to that of their parents, and now they face inner dilemma, communal
censure and the sacrifices that have to be made.
Awards include: Student’s Prize, Israeli Documentary FIlmmakers Forum, 2012 - Aliza Shagrir Prize, 2011. Special Pitching Award, “Kolnoa
Darom” Sderot Israel 2011 & - The Israeli Documentary Filmakers Forum Prize 2012
This program is supported in part by the Irma Horowitz Endowment Fund.
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January
special events
films
Jewish Film Series
Dr. Robert Harris
“Jews and Christian Read Scripture”
“ABOUT FACE”
Thursday, January 30
7:00 PM
Hosted by the JCC
Jews and Christians generally lived in close proximity to one another in the 12th
century: there were no ghettos yet established, and they dressed alike and spoke
the same languages in day to day life. But of course stark differences marked their
interrelationships, as well! This session examines the commonalities as well as the
differences between Jews and Christians in medieval biblical study; the relationships
and mutual influences that rabbis and churchmen had on one another (particularly in
northern France) and, in particular, the polemics through which they typically interacted.
Dr. Robert Harris is associate professor of Bible at The Jewish Theological Seminary,
teaching courses in biblical literature and commentary, particularly medieval Jewish
biblical exegesis. He lectures on biblical narrative and Jewish liturgy in congregations & adult education institutes around the country. One of his most popular series
is “Unfolding the Text: An Introduction to Jewish Medieval Bible Commentaries”.
An expert in the history of medieval biblical exegesis, Dr. Harris’s dissertation was
titled The Literary Hermeneutic of Rabbi Eliezer of Beaugency. In 2004, Dr. Harris
published a book in the Brown Judaic Studies series, Discerning Parallelism: A Study
in Northern French Medieval Jewish Biblical Exegesis. In addition, he has published
many articles and reviews in both American and Israeli journals. He is has a BA in
Ancient Studies from Columbia, and a BHL in Talmud from Jewish Theological Seminary. He also received an MA in Judaica, MPhil in Bible, rabbinical ordination, and a
PhD from Jewish Theological Seminary.
Trope Workshop
Instructor: Cantor Emily Pincus
Tuesdays: 7:00-8:30 pm
Dates: January 7, 14, 21 and 28
Location: TBE
This is a multi-level class for those who have studied trope before,
as well as for those who are absolute beginners. Students will work
chevruta-style according to ability, and different weekly assignments will be geared to different levels. Enthusiasm is important,
vocal ability is not! Prerequisite: The ability to read Hebrew with
vowels.
Textbook: The Art of Torah Cantillation: A Step-by-Step Guide to
Chanting Torah.
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Moderator(s): Melanie Shapiro,
Marianne Goldsmith
Date: TBA
Location: Bridgewater JCC
FREE to the Community
What would you do if your family was
driven from the only home you had ever
known after being beaten, thrown in the
streets and arrested without ever having
committed a crime? What would you do if
you had the chance to come back and face
your enemy? Would you seek revenge,
or, would you forgive? About Face tells
a remarkable, yet previously untold story
of thousands of young Jewish immigrants
who fled Germany and Austria in the early
days of Hitler’s regime, only to perform
on “about face” returning to confront
their oppressors on the field of battle as
American GIs and British Tommies in WW2.
These stories are ones of heartbreak,
courage and ultimately, the triumph of the
human spirit.
Featured in the film is Karl Goldsmith,
husband of Marianne Goldsmith of
Bedminster & father of Melanie Shapiro of
Bound Brook
Alef-Bet:
From the Beginning
Begins: January 7
Location: BES
Have you been telling yourself that you are going to learn to read
Hebrew? Do you need a refresher course? Come learn the building blocks of Jewish identity, the letters and vowels of the Hebrew
alphabet. This class is intended for adult students.
the Jewish Bible and rabbinic literature.
February
Ryan Murray
Anti-Semitism in the 21st Century:
An Ongoing Threat
Thursday, February 27
7:00 pm
Hosted by the JCC
Winter BNG!
Thursday, February 6, 2014
7:30 pm
Location: Somerset Adult Day Center
Bridgewater, NJ
Visit www.jfedshaw.org for more details.
The Prayerbook in the Bible:
The Book of Psalms
Tuesdays: Hebrew text study, 7:00-7:30 pm
English text study and discussion 7:30-8:30 pm
Dates: February 4, 25; March 4, 11, 18, 25; April 8, 29
Location: TBE
Unique among the books of the Bible, Psalms is a text not for
study, but for spiritual and ritual expression. Psalms enables
people to pour out their hearts in prayers and conversation
with God. We will explore the essence of this book, its core
ideas, and why it has acquired its unique status in Jewish
life.
To Be a Jew in the Free World:
The Struggle for Identity
in Modern Times
Instructor:
Rabbi Shmaya Krinsky
Tuesdays: 7:30 pm
Dates: Feb. 4th - March 11
Location: CJC-H
Fee: $99
special events
Instructor:
Rabbi Mendy Herson
Thursdays: 7:30 pm
Dates: Feb. 6th - March 13th
Location: CJC-BR
Fee: $99
It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. One side of the
coin promised security, acceptance, and affluence with the escape
from anti-Semitism and discrimination; while the other threatened
assimilation, confusion of loyalties, and the possibility of disappearing
as a nation.
In To Be a Jew in the Free World, we examine the personal and religious
struggles that individuals and communities confronted as they faced
the challenges of changing times: stories that provoke debate and
shed insight into what it means to live as a Jew today.
Ryan Murray of Watchung Hills Regional High School will highlight
some of the key issues and events concerning the ongoing problem of
anti-Semitism, both locally and internationally. Many of these stories
receive limited media attention and yet it is only through recognition
and education that we can effectively counter the threat of antiSemitism in the 21st century.
Ryan Murray teaches an elective course titled Holocaust & Genocide at
Watchung Hills Regional High School in Warren NJ. Since Mr. Murray
took over the course in 2010 it has expanded from fourteen students
to nearly two hundred students. There is also an honors course
which provides students with the opportunity to receive college credit
in conjunction with Kean Universities ID 1800 course, “Holocaust,
Genocide, and Modern Humanities.” Mr. Murray has worked on
numerous school wide programs to help foster genocide awareness,
such as bringing honors students to the Holocaust Memorial Museum
in Washington D.C. In November of 2011, Mr. Murray sponsored a
month long program at the high school aimed at genocide awareness
and social action. The program included a traveling museum display
honoring up standers during the Holocaust and concluded with a
school wide assemble presented by Rwandan Genocide survivor and
activist Jacqueline Murekatete, raising over three thousand dollars for
Jacqueline’s community center in Rwanda. In April 2012, Mr. Murray
was awarded the Jack Zaifman Humanitarian Award for his work in
Holocaust education. This past year Mr. Murray’s students partook in
the One Million Bones initiative to help end genocide and Mr. Murray was
a key speaker at Kean University’s panel discussion regarding the New
Jersey mandate on Holocaust education alongside former Governor
Kean and Executive Director of the NJ Commission on Holocaust
Education, Dr. Paul Winkler.
PJ LIBRARY IS A NATIONAL BOOK PROGRAM implemented on
a local level. It is a program of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation,
and it is made possible through partnerships with philanthropists
and local Jewish organizations throughout North America.
PJ Library mails free, high-quality Jewish children’s books and music to families across the continent on a monthly basis. Today,
more than 70,000 families in more than 135 communities in the
United States and Canada are able to explore the timeless core
values of Judaism through the art and literature of these free
children’s books.
All families raising Jewish children from age six months through
five, six, seven or eight years, depending on the community, are
welcome to enroll.
Contact Stacey Herman for more
information at sherman@ssbjcc.org.
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March
films
special events
A Taste of Jewish Spain
Master guitarist, singer, and storyteller
Gerard Edery will be our special guest.
Saturday, March 29 at 6:00 pm
Hosted by Temple Beth-El, Hillsborough
Fee: $18
Join us for this “Taste” of Jewish life
event, when we will enjoy the rich cultural
and culinary traditions of Jewish Spain.
Jewish Stories
Begins: March 18
Location: BES
Jewish Film Series
“Turn Left at the End of the World
Saturday”
March 8 at 7:00 pm
Location: TBE
Running Time: 110 Minutes
Doors will be open at 6:30 pm for hors d’oeuvres
and schmoozing.
Two wins and six nominations by the Israeli film
academy, 2004
In Avi Nesher’s warm and humorous film, very British
Indian Jews who immigrated to Israel seeking a better
life are resettled in a town near the desert, and must
learn to cope with their Moroccan Jewish neighbors,
with their differences in language, customs, and
attitudes. The film explores the hardships and
surprises that come with the integration of multiple
families with different ethnic backgrounds and their
struggle with immigration and prejudice. The film is
about the clash of the mild-mannered Indians with
the outgoing and overzealous Moroccan immigrants,
and how it affects the lives of two teenage girls who
form a deep bond with each other.
Stories and the Jews go together like peanut butter and jelly. Rabbi
Garfinkel will teach this class about Jewish stories written by authors
such as Sholom Aleichem, S.Y. Agnon, Saul Bellow, and others. We’ll
use the book Great Jewish Short Stories, edited by Saul Bellow.
Jewish LIFE
Is Possible
Only With Your
Support
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Patron: $180 includes 1 Ticket with Reserved Seating for each Event,
Benefactor: $360 includes 2 Tickets with Reserved Seating for each Event,
Jewish LIFE
The Jewish LIFE Festival of Books & Culture is made possible in part by a grant
from the Jewish Federation of Somerset, Hunterdon & Warren Counties.
The JCC thanks the Jewish Book Council for making this program possible.
April
The Irma Horowitz
Film Series
Featuring Falafel & Films
A NightOurto
Celebrate
Israel
Community’s Support of Israel and Bond Event
Israeli Short Films
Presented by Ma’aleh School of Television
Film and the Arts in Jerusalem
Thursday, April 10
6:30 pm
Hosted by the JCC
“First Night”
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Raritan Valley Country Club
Bridgewater, New Jersey
The Ma’aleh School
20 year old Emunah, an orthodox
bride, accompanies her new husband
to their new home on the night of the
wedding. Emunah awaits the wedding
night with hesitations and expectations.
To her disappointment, the first night
unfolds completely differently to how
she has imagined. Lack of experience,
embarrassment and the gap between
imagination and reality, all cast their
shadow on the wedding night and on the
following days. Can this young marriage
survive its first week?
Awards: First Prize, Festival of Religion, Trento, Italy 2006
More details to come!
special events
Community-Wide
Yom HaShoah Program
Sunday, April 27 • 7:00 pm
Temple Sholom
Program details to come.
“New Year’s Resolution”
On the eve of the Rosh HaShana festival,
a 38-year-old single woman announces
to her orthodox family that she plans
to have a child by artificial insemination.
The family members react with shock
and disbelief and the woman finds herself
wavering in her resolve to carry out her
New Year’s resolution.
“I’m Ready”
The special relationship between an
elderly father and his Down syndrome
son breaks down when the father’s
memory begins to fail due to the onset
of Alzheimer’s disease. The collapse of
their stable and happy routine forces
upon the two a painful resolution of their
problems.
Awards: First Prize, Jewish Film Festival, Athens Georgia
USA 2011
“Alone”
A rare glimpse into the lives of three
divorced Ultra-Orthodox women, who
tell about their daily hardships, fears,
and diminished status in the eyes of the
community. Above all, their dearest wish
is to marry again.
Award: Best Documentary, Jewish Film Festival Jerusalem
Cinemateque 2012
This program is supported in part by the
Irma Horowitz Endowment Fund.
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April
special events
Rabbi Dayle A. Friedman
That Our Hearts May Grow Wise:
Cultivating Wisdom as We Age
Sunday, April 30 at 12 Noon
Location: Wilf Campus
Sponsored by Wilf Campus and JFS
We suggest aging is the “final exam” of our spiritual life.
We investigate the possibilities within Jewish life’s spiritual
curriculum for acquiring the character traits (middot), spiritual
tools and perspective to ready ourselves for the challenges we
will inevitably face. Lecture and discussion.
Rabbi Dayle A. Friedman, MSW, MAJCS, BCC, is a spiritual guide,
social innovator, chaplain, and scholar. She has pioneered the
development of a Jewish spiritual vision for aging, healing and
spiritual care. She wrote Jewish Visions for Aging: A Professional
Guide to Fostering Wholeness (Jewish Lights, 2008) and edited
Jewish Pastoral Care: A Practical Handbook from Traditional and
Contemporary Sources (Jewish Lights, 2nd edition, 2011). She
founded and directed Hiddur: The Center for Aging and Judaism
of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. Rabbi Friedman
offers training, consulting and spiritual guidance through Growing
Older, her Philadelphia-based practice, www.growingolder.co.
She is currently working on her next book, Provisions for the
Journey: Jewish Wisdom for Growing Older.
films
Jewish Film Series
“Nora’s Will “
Wednesday, April 23
7:00 pm
Location: TBE
Winner: 7 Mexican Ariel Awards,
including Best Picture, 2010
It’s always a pleasant surprise to
discover a film you know nothing
about and find that it transports you
in ways you never expected. So it is
with “Nora’s Will,” a film that never
telegraphs its surprises, and offers
both low-key and broader comedy,
even as it finds its way to the heart.
This tale, set in Mexico, of a man’s
fight against his dead ex-wife’s
final wishes, is wryly comic. Set in
a world which takes deft pokes at
the occasional rigidity of organized
religion, Jose discovers that his exwife has left behind meticulously
laid plans for a Passover seder and,
inadvertently, a mysterious photo
that may unlock a longtime secret.
A Joyful Introduction to Talmud
Begins: April 29
Location: BES
Among those who have never experienced Talmud study, the very word Talmud conjures images of old men in black coats
swaying as they talk about seemingly irrelevant details of Jewish law. Come to this class and discover for yourself that learning
Talmud can not only be enriching but enjoyable as well! No prior experience with Talmud or Hebrew is required.
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Jewish LIFE
The Jewish LIFE Festival of Books & Culture is made possible in part by a grant
from the Jewish Federation of Somerset, Hunterdon & Warren Counties.
The JCC thanks the Jewish Book Council for making this program possible.
May
Realizing Your Potential:
Transformational Life Teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
Tuesdays: 7:30pm
Date: May 13th - June 24th
Location: CJC-H
Fee: $99
Instructor: Rabbi Mendy Herson
Mondays: 7:30pm
Date: May 12th - June 16th
Location: CJC-BR
Fee: $99
Who am I? Why am I here? How do I achieve my purpose in life?
This brand-new course offers unique perspective on life’s biggest questions—an outlook responsible for reviving Jewish life from
the ashes of the holocaust, and a vision that has empowered so many to realize their inherent goodness and to discover the same
within others.
Realizing Your Potential is about reaching for the purpose of existence, by actualizing the powerful latent opportunity that exists
within each individual and by utilizing singular deeds to incrementally achieves the impossible. Join us on a fascinating journey as
we encounter the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s unique philosophy and outlook on life that touched so many lives and shaped Chabad into
what it is today.
June
films
Celebrate Israel Parade
Jewish Film Series
Temple Beth-El,
Hillsborough
Sunday, June 1
Fifth Ave • New York City
“THE SECRETS”
Saturday. May 3
7:00 pm
Location: TBE
Two brilliant young women discover their own voices in a
repressive Orthodox culture where females are forbidden
to sing, let alone speak out. Naomi convinces her father to
postpone her marriage for a year so that she might study at
a seminary for women in the ancient Kabbalistic seat of Tzfat.
Naomi’s quest for individuality takes a defiant turn when she
befriends Michelle, a free-spirited and equally headstrong
fellow student.
This is a film about religious and sexual intolerance, about
reconciling opposing beliefs, about matching the fervor of
feminism against religious patriarchy, and, in some ways, is
even a social comedy. It contains an object lesson for the whole
genre involving romance and the battle of the generations. The
performances by the three leading actresses are particularly
compelling.
Jewish LIFE Is Possible Only With Your Support:
Patron: $180 includes
1 Ticket with Reserved Seating for each Event
Benefactor: $360 includes
2 Tickets with Reserved Seating for each Event
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Summer 2014
Teen Trip to Israel
www.jccmaccabiisrael.org
Experience Israel with friends from your community. This unique
life changing experience includes a comprehensive tour throughout Israel with leadership seminars, social action (Tikken Olam)
activities and more. The 2014 Israel summer adventure includes visiting and exploring Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, climbing
Masada, floating in the Dead Sea, hiking, camel trekking and a traditional Bedouin meal, hanging with Israeli teens, getting to know
about everyday life in the Jewish State, and much, much more!
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