​​Fate vs. free will with Chabad

​WEST ORANGE, NJ — Chabad of West Orange will host a educational session discussing whether we are bound by fate or have free choice on Tuesday, May 29, at 7:30 p.m. at 401 Pleasant Valley Way in West Orange. ​If God already knows what we will do tomorrow, is our “free choice” nothing more than […]

Chabad to honor community members at dinner, concert

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Chabad of West Orange will hold its annual dinner and concert on Thursday, June 21, featuring Jewish recording artist, singer and songwriter Tali Yess. At the event, Chabad will honor four couples: Shirley and Phil Levitan, Marsha and Marvin Frank, Dell and Tobias “Tuvia”  Sahl, and Sheina and Reuven Hererra. Since […]

Why does evil exist?

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Attend a lesson from the Jewish Learning Institute on why evil exists on Tuesday, May 8, at 7:30 p.m. at Chabad of West Orange, 401 Pleasant Valley Way. Why do bad things happen to good people? The question has been asked — and answered — for thousands of years. But even […]

Rethinking the universe with Chabad

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Beginning on Tuesday, April 24, at 7:30 p.m., Rabbi Mendy Kasowitz of Chabad West Orange will be offering “What Is? Rethinking Everything We Know about Our Universe,” a fascinating, new six-session course from the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute. This course draws on the wisdom of Chasidic teaching to reexamine the most […]

Chabad to host community Passover seder

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Few Jewish holidays evoke the same warm sentiments as Passover. Memories of family and friends gathered as the four cups of wine are poured, the Four Questions asked and the matzo served, all contribute to Passover’s popularity in the Jewish community. Sharing the warmth and tradition of this festival, Chabad of […]

European rabbi to speak at Chabad

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Rabbi Ari Edelkopf will speak at a free Chabad of West Orange event on Monday, March 5, at 7:30 p.m. Edelkopf is the Chabad shaliach and the rabbi of the Jewish community of Montenegro. He is the former shaliach of Sochi, Russia, where he served the community for 17 years. He […]

Celebrate Purim with Chabad of West Orange

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Join Chabad of West Orange on Thursday, March 1, at 5 p.m. for its annual Purim feast! Enjoy a kosher dinner, the reading of the megillah and a comedy show by Vince Magic. In the spirit of Purim, all are encouraged to come in costume for a masquerade competition; the winner […]

Studying the Shabbos Queen with Chabad

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Rosh Chodesh Society’s lesson for the month of Adar will be about the Shabbos Queen on Wednesday, Feb. 14, at 7:30 p.m. To register, contact Altie Kasowitz, co-director of Chabad of West Orange, at ​973-​8​18-2937 or altie@chabadwestorange.com. Upon registration, participants will be given the lessons location, which is a private […]

Art and soul of communication

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Chabad of West Orange will present “Communication: Its Art and Soul” with the Jewish Learning Institute on Monday, Feb. 12, at 7:30 p.m. at 401 Pleasant Valley Way. This lesson, “If Sticks and Stones Can Break Bones, Words Are Atom Bombs,” considers how our words impact people’s impressions of us, as […]