MONTCLAIR, NJ — Brown University religious studies professor Andre Willis will discuss the Biblical concept of freedom in the modern black and Jewish imaginations on Saturday, March 27, at 11 a.m. at Bnai Keshet in Montclair via Zoom. The talk, “Exodus: Freedom in the Modern Black and Jewish Religious Imaginations,” is free of charge and […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — Parents Circle Families Forum bereaved members Robi Damelin, of Tel Aviv in Israel, and Layla Alsheikh, of Bethlehem in the West Bank, will Zoom in live to Bnai Keshet in Montclair on Saturday, Feb. 27, at 11 a.m. to share their stories of loss and reconciliation. Participate in a discussion of the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Luna Stage has commissioned a Zoom Purim spiel, written by playwright Jenny Lyn Bader. “The Whole Megillah: A Purim Spiel for Grown Ups” features juicy roles for eight actors and a fun party atmosphere for audiences. Purim spiels, or Purim plays, are traditionally performed as part of the Jewish holiday, Purim, […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — Looking to improve voter turnout during a pandemic presidential election, social justice activists at Bnai Keshet in Montclair organized letter-writing parties via Zoom for the community this summer, stockpiling nearly 3,000 letters heading into fall. The effort’s organizers, Lisa Auslander and Jessica Brater, started a Civic Engagement Committee under the Social Justice/Tikkun […]
BLOOMFIELD / MONTCLAIR, NJ — Quarantined at home, 50 budding activists from Bnai Keshet in Montclair and Temple Ner Tamid in Bloomfield, as well as a few unaffiliated young adults, jumped at the chance in early May to participate in a new social justice internship program named for Ner Tamid member Fred Pressman, who died […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — Hunger for communal connection after weeks of pandemic isolation drove record turnout for Montclair synagogue Bnai Keshet’s annual retreat, held virtually, May 22 to 24. The virtual event drew 225 people — 90 families, or 32 percent of the 275-family Montclair congregation — up from 90 people or 30 families, in a […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — In keeping with long-standing Bnai Keshet tradition, non-members are welcome at all High Holy Day services at no charge. Although tickets are not required, non-members who wish to attend are asked to make reservations and may do so online at www.bnaikeshet.org. “Welcoming non-members to join us at High Holy Day services is […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Members and clergy of Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel in South Orange took part in a regional observance of the Jewish holiday of Tisha B’Av, a day of mourning, on Sunday, Aug. 11. The event, at the Peter Rodino Federal Building on Broad Street in Newark, was attended by representatives of a dozen […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Jewish Family Service of MetroWest has been awarded a grant by the Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey to administer a Wise Aging initiative in the MetroWest communities. The program, which is a partnership with 12 local synagogue groups plus the JCC MetroWest, will help Jewish people in their second adulthoods, their […]