What's happening throughout the community
35 upcoming events
Ahavas Achim University scholar-in-residence Shabbat with Rabbi Ken Spiro (Senior Lecturer, Aish HaTorah), theme: Judaism Confronts the World. After the 7:15 a.m. Minyan.
Ahavas Achim University scholar-in-residence Shabbat with Rabbi Ken Spiro (Senior Lecturer, Aish HaTorah), theme: Judaism Confronts the World. After the 9:00 a.m. Minyan.
Ahavas Achim University scholar-in-residence Shabbat with Rabbi Ken Spiro (Senior Lecturer, Aish HaTorah), theme: Judaism Confronts the World.
The Jewish Community Forum of Raritan Valley presents Rabbi Ken Spiro, Senior Lecturer at Aish HaTorah, on "Why the Jews? The eye-opening explanation of the world's longest hatred" — the deeper meaning behind antisemitism, the Holocaust and Jewish history. Info: jcforumrv@gmail.com · www.jcforumrv.org
Boys in 7th grade and up. $40 per person. RSVP aayouth100@gmail.com or contact Alex Ostrin; spots limited.
Supports JKHA/RKYHS. Info: www.jkha.org/atid, Grant Silverstein gsilverstein@jkha.org, 862-437-8192.
Showcase your business and network with Jewish professionals at EBJC. No cost to attend but registration required by Oct 27th. Vendor tables available for $40. Light refreshments. Contact Larisa Perlovsky: 908-240-7236 or next.gen@ebjc.org. Register: https://www.ebjc.org/
Israeli dance open to all women of the community. Free session; multiple participants teach old and new dances. Alternating Wednesday nights.
Local women knitting, crocheting, needlepointing, punch stitching, cross stitching and more. All levels welcome. Email RaritanValleyHadassah@gmail.com or text 908-227-4869 for address and supplies.
The festival features diverse, award-winning international films and discussions with filmmakers, scholars, and special guests.
The Kalever Rav Shlit'a has accepted the invitation of the Edison/Highland Park Jewish community to join us for Shabbos Parshas Chayei Sarah. The Rav will be hosted at the house of Yitzchak Mendel Leiblich. More details to follow. For more info and for appointments, call 718-782-4553.
Motzei Shabbos Package Party with live auction; ice cream served. Admission: at least one wrapped package valued at $20 or more, to be auctioned off. Questions/RSVP: Mara Margolin 732-710-9910.
Highland Park and Edison Friends of MTJ, honoring the memory of Rabbi Abraham Mykoff zt"l. RSVP Rabbi Shimon Jakubovic 732-246-1037 or jl284j@aol.com.
For 8th graders and their parents. Pre-register at www.jkha.org/RKYHSOpenHouse. Contact Allison Lyons, alyons@rkyhs.org, 862-437-8050.
Appointments recommended; walk-ins welcome if capacity permits. Register at https://donate.nybc.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/335557. Bring photo ID.
Docent-led tour starts at 1:00 p.m. promptly. Please plan to arrive by 12:45 p.m. and allow sufficient time to find a parking spot and hang up coats, etc if desired. Tour will last approximately 45 minutes. Afterward please feel free to wander about the museum on your own.
Annual Dinner Honoring Matt Holland and Shelley Schoenfeld and David and Eliana Redlich, featuring Dovi Neuburger. Cocktails at 6:00 PM, Dinner at 7:00 PM. RSVP by October 30: https://www.ohrtorah.net/dinner
JEC HS Annual Open House. Doors open at 6:30. Come see if JEC is the right fit for your son. Pre register at jechs.org.
Open to all women; free.
Interactive open house to see inside the RPRY classrooms, with a children's program featuring Mad Science. Sign up at www.rpry.org/OpenHouse
Part Two of the Lunch and Learn discussion of the film 'The Chosen'. Continuation of the exploration of Chaim Potok's story and American Jewish identity. Includes a delicious lunch buffet catered by Jerusalem Pizza, followed by group questions and comments. Aides and children eat free.
Israeli dance open to all women of the community. Free session; multiple participants teach old and new dances. Alternating Wednesday nights.
A Kumsitz featuring Abie Rotenberg and Joey Newcomb. In memory of Imre and Rachel Lefkovits z"l. Ticket prices: Premier Orchestra Seating $75 adult/$50 child (ages 3-12); Orchestra Seating $50 adult/$30 child (ages 3-12); Mezzanine Seating $35 adult/$20 child (ages 3-12). Tickets available at tinyurl.com/abieandjoey26 or via QR code.
Chat in Hebrew and read a short Hebrew story. For location contact Rachel at rachel@weintraubworld.net or 732-819-9298.
No homework; the book is read aloud together. Contact roselynbe@aol.com for the book and location.
Evolve Hadassah event to benefit CFBNJ; RSVP Nov. 19. Co-sponsored by area sisterhoods including the YIEB Sisterhood.
Panel discussion. Three distinguished scholars—Susan Neiman (Einstein Forum), Helena Rosenblatt (CUNY Graduate Center) and David Sorkin (Yale University)—join Nancy Sinkoff (Rutgers University) to reassess the values of the European Enlightenment and the Haskalah (The Jewish Enlightenment) and their relevance for our present moment.
Israeli dance open to all women of the community. Free session; multiple participants teach old and new dances. Alternating Wednesday nights.
In partnership with JFS Middlesex. $36 adults / $18 kids (max $126/family), includes donation supplies, pizza & drinks. Register by Dec 1: https://www.yieb.org/form/VolunteerDay.html
Auction of community members' skills, services and goods to support the shul. Questions: Sandra Berkowitz, sandrabethberkowitz@gmail.com.
Israeli dancing open to all women of the community. Free session for all dance enthusiasts where multiple participants teach and anyone can request dances they know.
Concert by Eitan Katz. Doors open 6 PM, concert begins approximately 6:30 PM. Sponsored by Epstein Ostrove.
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35 upcoming events
Ahavas Achim University scholar-in-residence Shabbat with Rabbi Ken Spiro (Senior Lecturer, Aish HaTorah), theme: Judaism Confronts the World. After the 7:15 a.m. Minyan.
Ahavas Achim University scholar-in-residence Shabbat with Rabbi Ken Spiro (Senior Lecturer, Aish HaTorah), theme: Judaism Confronts the World. After the 9:00 a.m. Minyan.
Ahavas Achim University scholar-in-residence Shabbat with Rabbi Ken Spiro (Senior Lecturer, Aish HaTorah), theme: Judaism Confronts the World.
The Jewish Community Forum of Raritan Valley presents Rabbi Ken Spiro, Senior Lecturer at Aish HaTorah, on "Why the Jews? The eye-opening explanation of the world's longest hatred" — the deeper meaning behind antisemitism, the Holocaust and Jewish history. Info: jcforumrv@gmail.com · www.jcforumrv.org
Boys in 7th grade and up. $40 per person. RSVP aayouth100@gmail.com or contact Alex Ostrin; spots limited.
Supports JKHA/RKYHS. Info: www.jkha.org/atid, Grant Silverstein gsilverstein@jkha.org, 862-437-8192.
Showcase your business and network with Jewish professionals at EBJC. No cost to attend but registration required by Oct 27th. Vendor tables available for $40. Light refreshments. Contact Larisa Perlovsky: 908-240-7236 or next.gen@ebjc.org. Register: https://www.ebjc.org/
Israeli dance open to all women of the community. Free session; multiple participants teach old and new dances. Alternating Wednesday nights.
Local women knitting, crocheting, needlepointing, punch stitching, cross stitching and more. All levels welcome. Email RaritanValleyHadassah@gmail.com or text 908-227-4869 for address and supplies.
The festival features diverse, award-winning international films and discussions with filmmakers, scholars, and special guests.
The Kalever Rav Shlit'a has accepted the invitation of the Edison/Highland Park Jewish community to join us for Shabbos Parshas Chayei Sarah. The Rav will be hosted at the house of Yitzchak Mendel Leiblich. More details to follow. For more info and for appointments, call 718-782-4553.
Motzei Shabbos Package Party with live auction; ice cream served. Admission: at least one wrapped package valued at $20 or more, to be auctioned off. Questions/RSVP: Mara Margolin 732-710-9910.
Highland Park and Edison Friends of MTJ, honoring the memory of Rabbi Abraham Mykoff zt"l. RSVP Rabbi Shimon Jakubovic 732-246-1037 or jl284j@aol.com.
For 8th graders and their parents. Pre-register at www.jkha.org/RKYHSOpenHouse. Contact Allison Lyons, alyons@rkyhs.org, 862-437-8050.
Appointments recommended; walk-ins welcome if capacity permits. Register at https://donate.nybc.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/335557. Bring photo ID.
Docent-led tour starts at 1:00 p.m. promptly. Please plan to arrive by 12:45 p.m. and allow sufficient time to find a parking spot and hang up coats, etc if desired. Tour will last approximately 45 minutes. Afterward please feel free to wander about the museum on your own.
Annual Dinner Honoring Matt Holland and Shelley Schoenfeld and David and Eliana Redlich, featuring Dovi Neuburger. Cocktails at 6:00 PM, Dinner at 7:00 PM. RSVP by October 30: https://www.ohrtorah.net/dinner
JEC HS Annual Open House. Doors open at 6:30. Come see if JEC is the right fit for your son. Pre register at jechs.org.
Open to all women; free.
Interactive open house to see inside the RPRY classrooms, with a children's program featuring Mad Science. Sign up at www.rpry.org/OpenHouse
Part Two of the Lunch and Learn discussion of the film 'The Chosen'. Continuation of the exploration of Chaim Potok's story and American Jewish identity. Includes a delicious lunch buffet catered by Jerusalem Pizza, followed by group questions and comments. Aides and children eat free.
Israeli dance open to all women of the community. Free session; multiple participants teach old and new dances. Alternating Wednesday nights.
A Kumsitz featuring Abie Rotenberg and Joey Newcomb. In memory of Imre and Rachel Lefkovits z"l. Ticket prices: Premier Orchestra Seating $75 adult/$50 child (ages 3-12); Orchestra Seating $50 adult/$30 child (ages 3-12); Mezzanine Seating $35 adult/$20 child (ages 3-12). Tickets available at tinyurl.com/abieandjoey26 or via QR code.
Chat in Hebrew and read a short Hebrew story. For location contact Rachel at rachel@weintraubworld.net or 732-819-9298.
No homework; the book is read aloud together. Contact roselynbe@aol.com for the book and location.
Evolve Hadassah event to benefit CFBNJ; RSVP Nov. 19. Co-sponsored by area sisterhoods including the YIEB Sisterhood.
Panel discussion. Three distinguished scholars—Susan Neiman (Einstein Forum), Helena Rosenblatt (CUNY Graduate Center) and David Sorkin (Yale University)—join Nancy Sinkoff (Rutgers University) to reassess the values of the European Enlightenment and the Haskalah (The Jewish Enlightenment) and their relevance for our present moment.
Israeli dance open to all women of the community. Free session; multiple participants teach old and new dances. Alternating Wednesday nights.
In partnership with JFS Middlesex. $36 adults / $18 kids (max $126/family), includes donation supplies, pizza & drinks. Register by Dec 1: https://www.yieb.org/form/VolunteerDay.html
Auction of community members' skills, services and goods to support the shul. Questions: Sandra Berkowitz, sandrabethberkowitz@gmail.com.
Israeli dancing open to all women of the community. Free session for all dance enthusiasts where multiple participants teach and anyone can request dances they know.
Concert by Eitan Katz. Doors open 6 PM, concert begins approximately 6:30 PM. Sponsored by Epstein Ostrove.
