MILLBURN, NJ — Congregation B’nai Israel’s Lifelong Learning and Sisterhood, along with Millburn-Short Hills Hadassah, will present “Calling Out: Activism and the American Jewish Woman” with scholar-in-residence Lauren Strauss, on March 17 and 18. On Saturday, March 17, during the Shabbat morning service, explore the “Me Too” movement and the Jewish communal response. America’s “Me […]
MILLBURN, NJ — Celebrate Purim with Congregation B’nai Israel, located at 160 Millburn Ave. in Millburn, on Thursday, March 1, with a family Purim megillah story telling, carnival and dinner. Admission is charged to the carnival. The megillah story telling will begin at 4:45 p.m. There will be a costume parade from 5:15 to 5:30 […]
MILLBURN, NJ — Congregation B’nai Israel’s L’Dor V’Dor Speaker Series presents “Jerusalem, Iran, U.S. Policy and Peace?” On Monday, Jan. 22, at 7:30 p.m., enjoy an evening with Jonathan Schanzer, Middle East policy expert. One year after the inauguration of President Donald Trump, Schanzer will provide an update on Israel’s security in the Middle East, […]
MILLBURN, NJ — Congregation B’nai Israel, 160 Millburn Ave. in Millburn, will hold two “Lunch & Learn” sessions in November; lunch begins at 12:30 p.m. and the program begins at 1 p.m. On Thursday, Dec. 14, hear the dynamic cantorial duo of B’nai Israel’s Lorna Wallach and Cantor Erica Lippitz of Oheb Shalom in South […]
MILLBURN, NJ — Michael Steinhardt, co-founder of Birthright Israel, will speak at Congregation B’nai Israel on Thursday, Nov. 16, at 7:30 p.m. The topic for the evening will be “What Will the Jewish Community Look Like in 2050 and Other Musings?” A question-and-answer session will be moderated by Dov Ben-Shimon, CEO and executive vice president […]
MILLBURN, NJ — Congregation B’nai Israel, 160 Millburn Ave. in Millburn, will hold two “Lunch & Learn” sessions in November. For these events, lunch begins at 12:30 p.m. and the program begins at 1 p.m. On Thursday, Nov. 9, Hirschhorn speaker Mark Grebenau will present “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Lab.” […]
MILLBURN, NJ — Come to Congregation B’nai Israel in Millburn to hear congregants Wendy and Hank Kaplowitz present an illustrated talk about the Jews of India today on Thursday, Oct. 26, beginning with lunch at 12:30 p.m. Learn about the history and culture of the Cochini, Bene Israel and Baghdadi communities. Admission is charged. RSVP […]
MILLBURN, NJ — Congregation B’nai Israel, located at 160 Millburn Ave. in Millburn, will continue “Lunch & Learn,” it’s adult education forum during July. Held on Thursday, the lunch begins at 12:30 p.m. and the program at 1 p.m. Author E. Betty Levin presents a reading from her memoir, “Becoming Betty,” on July 6. Left […]
MILLBURN, NJ — Congregation B’nai Israel will hold two “Lunch & Learn” events this march. On Thursday, March 9, CBI will screen “Denial,” in which acclaimed writer and historian Deborah Lipstadt, played by Rachel Weisz, must battle for historical truth to prove the Holocaust actually occurred when David Irving, a renowned denier, sues her for […]
MILLBURN, NJ — One week before the national elections, Congregation B’nai Israel will host foreign affairs expert and Pulitzer Prize winner Bret Stephens on Sunday, Oct. 30, at 9:45 a.m. Stephens, the deputy editorial page editor for The Wall Street Journal, will be speaking on “The Nine Commandments for Mideast Policy.” Stephens is one of […]