SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Congregation Beth El in South Orange has announced its worship and program schedule for the upcoming High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Rosh Hashanah worship, from Sept. 20 through 22, and Yom Kippur worship on Sept. 29 and 30, will be led by Olitzky and guest Cantor Galeet […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — MetroPass, a collaborative program between Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ and area synagogues, is designed to provide newcomers to the community — or to synagogue life — with complimentary High Holy Day tickets. In its seventh year, this program is designed to lower the barriers of entry and to encourage […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Approximately 30 adults and children from Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel celebrated the start of the Jewish New Year by spending the day with an enduring symbol of the holiday — apples. Members of the South Orange Reform synagogue enjoyed a day picking apples at Alstede Farms in Chester on the second day […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Oheb Shalom Congregation and South Mountain Yoga are teaming up to present “New Year, New You: Free Yoga in the Park” at the South Orange Duck Pond on Sunday, Oct. 9, beginning at 11 a.m. In honor of the Jewish New Year, take part in the ancient practice of “tashlich,” casting […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — On Sunday, Sept. 25, youth members of Temple B’nai Abraham’s Club TBA kicked off the year with excitement. Sixteen enthusiastic members created decoupaged apple and honey dishes for Rosh Hashanah. The children dined on pizza, salad and created their own ice cream sundaes. Club TBA, for children in grades three through six, […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — The Jewish Cultural Society, which serves northern New Jersey, will observe Rosh Hashanah on Sunday, Oct. 2, at 7 p.m. and Yom Kippur on Tuesday, Oct. 11, at 8 p.m. in rented space in the Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 67 Church St. in Montclair. Both erev hour-long programs of secular humanistic readings and […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel in South Orange invites those who wish to experience a more casual setting to start the Jewish New Year at its early erev Rosh Hashanah service on Sunday, Oct. 2, at 5:30 p.m. The one-hour service, open to the public, will be held on the expansive lawn and […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — On Saturday, Sept. 24, beginning at 9 p.m., Temple B’nai Abraham will hold its observance of Selichot. Selichot, literally “forgiveness,” is the service held on the Saturday evening before Rosh Hashanah to help usher Jews into the themes of the High Holy Days. Selichot is a time of reflection and preparation. As […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Temple B’nai Abraham Congregational Learning program will present a monthly “Lunch & Learn” with Rabbi Faith Joy Dantowitz. This year’s series explores two topics: in September, preparing for the High Holy Days and, from October through May, examining current events through a Jewish lens. Classes begin Thursday, Sept. 15, at 11:30 […]