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 […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Kristallnacht, or the Night of Broken Glass on Nov. 9 and 10, 1938, was a series of violent anti-Jewish pogroms that happened in Germany under Hitler’s regime. The name reflects the devastation of Jewish businesses, homes and synagogues — broken glass covered the streets. This year recognized the 78th anniversary of Kristallnacht. […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — For Andrea Spielman of West Caldwell, the words of encouragement that she heard from the staff at the Linda & Rudy Slucker NCJW/Essex Center for Women helped her get on the right path after having just left an emotionally abusive relationship. “I learned to have faith and believe in myself,” Spielman said […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Join Temple B’nai Abraham’s Men’s Club for its annual Texas Hold’em Tournament on Thursday, Dec. 1, beginning at 6 p.m. with a catered dinner and then “first deal” at 7:30 at the temple, 300 East Northfield Road in Livingston. Proceeds will benefit TBA Men’s Club. RSVP at www.tbanj.org or by sending an […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — NCJW/Essex enjoyed a full house at the 2016 opening event on Nov. 3 at Brooklake Country Club featuring award-winning journalist and legal commentator Dahlia Lithwick as keynote speaker. In a timely address, Lithwick, a contributing editor at Newsweek and a senior editor at Slate, spoke about the Supreme Court and why it […]