LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Linda & Rudy Slucker NCJW/Essex Center for Women in Livingston is offering computer classes in January. Basic Excel which covers how to create, edit and format worksheets, enter and edit data and text, create and copy formulas, and more, will run on Mondays and Wednesdays beginning Jan. 4 from 9 to […]
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 — 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 — 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 […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — The effects of sexism and misogyny are far reaching and their most terrifying manifestation is sex trafficking, according to a recent release from the National Council of Jewish Women, Essex County Section. How has the internet made it easier for men to exploit girls and women for sex? What compels men to […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — With people living longer and healthier lives, retirement constitutes a whole new stage of development and planning. Join Elaine Garrod, a psychologist and social worker who recently retired from her private practice in West Caldwell, on Tuesday, Nov. 15, from 7:15 to 9 p.m. at the Linda & Rudy Slucker NCJW/Essex Center […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Does your teenager know the warning signs of an abusive relationship? One in three teens experience verbal or physical abuse from a dating partner. This statistic is the reason that “safe dating” education is now required by law in New Jersey, according to a press release from NCJW/Essex. Essex County high […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Linda and Rudy Slucker NCJW/Essex Center for Women is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year, helping women find a safe and nurturing place to go as a resource for self-improvement and self-empowerment. The center’s environment fosters networking and offers resources for women who are in transition in their lives or careers. […]