LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Leapfrog Group announced recently that Saint Barnabas Medical Center has been named a Top Hospital for the second consecutive year. Widely acknowledged as one of the most prestigious distinctions a hospital can receive in the United States, the recognition showcases Saint Barnabas Medical Center’s commitment to patient safety and quality, according […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — A special evening event, “#EndDemand: Fighting Sex Trafficking – Our Children at Risk,” was held in late November at Temple B’nai Abraham in Livingston and featured a dynamic discussion with a distinguished panel of speakers. The panel helped to shine a light on the motivations of those who promote sex trafficking, what […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Linda & Rudy Slucker NCJW/Essex Center for Women in Livingston is offering computer classes in January. Basic Excel which covers how to create, edit and format worksheets, enter and edit data and text, create and copy formulas, and more, will run on Mondays and Wednesdays beginning Jan. 4 from 9 to […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Maestro Anthony LaGruth and the Livingston Symphony Orchestra invite you to join them on Saturday, Dec. 17, at 7:30 p.m. for their winter concert at Livingston High School Auditorium, 30 Robert Harp Drive, Livingston . The second performance in the orchestra’s 2016-2017 season, the concert includes works from venerated composers such as […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Join the Jewish Learning Program of Temple B’nai Abraham on Sunday, Dec. 11, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the temple on 300 E Northfield Road, Livingston, for a Hanukkah Laser Light Show and program. The show is open to children from the community with their families; children must be accompanied […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — On Thursday, Dec. 8, at 7 p.m., Temple B’nai Abraham Sisterhood will present speaker Karen Gooen, author of “Searching for Bubbe Fischer: The Path to Mah Jongg Wisdom,” at the temple, 300 E. Northfield Road in Livingston. Part mahjong manual and part memoir, “Searching for Bubbe Fischer” tells the story of a […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Reaching Into Self-Empowerment, or RISE, workshops are being offered to women in December at the Linda & Rudy Slucker NCJW/Essex Center for Women. These single-session workshops will provide women experiencing life transitions with education and skills to reach their goals and eliminate unnecessary self-defeating thoughts. “Goal Getting,” which will help participants set […]
Symposium aims to keep children safe from trafficking
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Most people think of slavery as a terrible institution from our past and look to the outcome of the Civil War as the beacon that ended it. But they are wrong. The United Nations’ International Labor Organization estimates that there are more slaves worldwide now than there have been at any other […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Computer classes are being held at the Linda and Rudy Slucker NCJW/Essex Center for Women in Livingston. Learn how to create presentations using a series of slides in PowerPoint in a course, which is scheduled for four consecutive Mondays beginning Nov. 28 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Intermediate WORD, which will include […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — On Friday, Dec. 2 , at 7:30 p.m., following Shabbat services at 6:30 p.m., Temple B’nai Abraham Sisterhood will sponsor a Shabbat dinner and speaker at the temple, 300 E. Northfield Road in Livingston. Fran R. Schumer, a restaurant reviewer for the New York Times’ N.J. section, will serve as the guest […]