Event Series Youth Holocaust Storyteller Ambassadorship

Youth Holocaust Storyteller Ambassadorship

Aidekman Jewish Community Campus, 901 Route 10, Whippany 901 Route 10, Whippany, NJ, United States +2 more

4 part training series for students to learn stories of Holocaust Survivors and propagate them in Greater MetroWest. Cohort based experience that will empower ambassadors to the community for the Shoah. Culmination of the group will be an in person production on Yom Hashoah (Jewish Holocaust remembrance Day) to share the stories of those who […]

Free

Or Hadash: Women’s Discussion Group – Session #1

Or Hadash 153 White Meadow Road, Rockaway, NJ, United States

The Jewish Journey Group meets monthly and features Jewish texts that spark meaningful discussions. Topics include Rites of Passage, Mindfulness and Conscious Living, and Judaism and the Environment. No prior knowledge is necessary to join the group. Every topic is standalone, so you don’t need to attend every session.

Free

Or Hadash: Women’s Discussion Group – Session #2

Or Hadash 153 White Meadow Road, Rockaway, NJ, United States

The Jewish Journey Group meets monthly and features Jewish texts that spark meaningful discussions. Topics include Rites of Passage, Mindfulness and Conscious Living, and Judaism and the Environment. No prior knowledge is necessary to join the group. Every topic is standalone, so you don’t need to attend every session.

Free

CARES Professional Development Day

Aidekman Jewish Community Campus, 901 Route 10, Whippany 901 Route 10, Whippany, NJ, United States

Ethical Dilemmas in Working with Older Adults A free professional development event for Greater MetroWest agency staff who work with older adults. Speaker:  Stephen Sidorsky, LCSW, Continuing Education Instructor, Rutgers School of Social Work  The population of older adults is growing, changes are occurring in cultural norms and beliefs and in the definition of family, […]

Free
Event Series Temple Sholom of West Essex: Me & My Grownup

Temple Sholom of West Essex: Me & My Grownup

Temple Sholom of West Essex 760 POMPTON AVE, CEDAR GROVE, NJ, United States

Join us for a fun-filled interactive hour of play. Meet other Jewish families in the community, and explore Jewish values through stories, songs, snacks, crafts, and movement. WE WELCOME EVERYONE including unaffiliated, single- and multi-parent, multi-faith, multi-ethnic, multi-abled, and LGBTQIA+ families. Complimentary to all!

Free
Event Series Yaldeinu

CBI Millburn: Yaldeinu

Congregation B'nai Israel - Millburn 160 Millburn Ave, Millburn, NJ

Yaldeinu is CBI Millburn’s Shabbat and High Holiday service for families with children or young adults with disabilities. The 45-minute program is led by an educator using a modified prayer book, creating an interactive experience in a supportive, nurturing environment.

Free
Event Series Adath Shalom Open Door Minyan

Adath Shalom Open Door Minyan

Adath Shalom 841 Mountain Way, Morris Plains, NJ, United States

For over the past 8 years, Adath Shalom has been hosting monthly programming for adults in the community who have special needs. Many guests join us from Jewish Services for the Developmentally Disabled Residences, though we also have guests who live in other home environments. Adath Shalom’s monthly program includes a Shabbat service utilizing a […]

Free

Or Hadash: Wrap With the Rabbi

Or Hadash 153 White Meadow Road, Rockaway, NJ, United States

If you’ve never put on tephillin, If you’re just learning to put on tephillin, If you’ve forgotten how to put on tephillin, If you know how & want to help someone else, THEN JOIN US! We join together to celebrate and learn about one of our oldest & most important mitzvoth. Men & women, members […]

Free

Temple Sholom: Religious School Open House

Temple Sholom of Scotch Plains 1925 Lake Avenue, Scotch Plains, NJ, United States

Religious School Open House Visit our building, meet our Clergy & Board of Education • Religious school with an innovative award-winning approach o Open Classroom - your child learns at their own pace o Weekly T’fillah – learning by doing o Welcoming children with all types of learning ability, they are a part of our […]

Free

Judaism is About Love: A Conversation with Rabbi Shai Held

Oheb Shalom Congregation 170 Scotland Rd, South Orange, NJ, United States

You are invited to the annual Rabbi Alexander M. Shapiro z"l Memorial Lecture & Breakfast, generously sponsored by Betty Feinberg. Rabbi Shai Held, one of the most influential Jewish thinkers and leaders in America, is President and Dean of the Hadar Institute in New York City. Rabbi Held received the prestigious Covenant Award for Excellence […]

Free

Nova Music Festival NYC Exhibition – Private Viewing

New York City

Join your Federation community for a private viewing of the immersive Nova Music Festival Exhibition – The Moment Music Stood Still – at 35 Wall Street in New York City. This installation is a stark remembrance of the day, recreating moments from the festival from scorched cars and bullet-riddled bathroom stalls to personal belongings left behind. We'll […]

Event Series Paris/Auschwitz: Remembering the Children

Paris/Auschwitz: Remembering the Children

Jewish Museum of New Jersey at Ahavas Sholom 145 Broadway, Newark, NY, United States

This exhibit of calligraphic paintings by New York artist Eleanor Winters is in memory of the Jewish children of Paris who were deported to the Nazi concentration camps during the Holocaust. Of the 6500 children deported between 1942 and1944, few if any survived. These emotionally evocative paintings are based on plaques installed throughout Paris in […]

Free

Yom HaShoah Commemoration

Livingston*

This year it feels more important than ever to come together to remember and honor the victims, survivors, and heroes of the Holocaust and to renew our commitment to sharing their stories with future generations. On the evening of Yom HaShoah, join us for a community commemoration featuring presentations by Greater MetroWest's teen Shoah Ambassadors and […]