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, […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, located at 432 Scotland Road in South Orange, invites the public to the following programs in March: Wednesday, March 4, at 7 p.m., learn about Sister Rose Thering at the screening of “Sister Rose’s Passion,” a short documentary about her life’s work to remove anti-Semitic teachings from the […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Jewish Learning Program of Temple B’nai Abraham, led by Director of Jewish Learning Melissa Weiner, will hold its annual Purim Carnival on Sunday, March 8, from 10 a.m. to noon at the temple, located at 300 E. Northfield Road, Livingston, entrance on East Cedar Street. There will be a special preview […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Jewish Learning Program of Temple B’nai Abraham, led by director of Jewish learning Melissa Weiner, will hold its annual Purim carnival on Sunday, March 17, from 10 a.m. to noon at the temple, located at 300 E. Northfield Road, Livingston, entrance on East Cedar Street. There will be a special preview […]
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 […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Students of the Jewish Learning Program of Temple B’nai Abraham participated in the assembly of shalach manot, Purim baskets. The mitzvah of giving shalach manot derives from the Book of Esther. It is meant to ensure that everyone has enough food for the Purim feast held later in the day, and to […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Jewish Learning Program of Temple B’nai Abraham, led by Director of Jewish Learning Melissa Weiner, will hold a Purim Carnival on Sunday, March 4, from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the temple, 300 E. Northfield Road, Livingston, entrance on East Cedar Street. All are welcome to attend and encouraged to […]
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 […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, the Reform synagogue in South Orange, will hold an adults-only Purim party on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at The Woodland, 60 Woodland Road in Maplewood. It will feature a new Purim shpiel, a retelling of the Book of Esther, with the theme, “She Will Rock You.” It will be […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, located at 432 Scotland Road in South Orange, invites area residents to several programs in February, as follows: TSTI’s series on hot topics in Israel today continues on Thursday, Feb. 1, with “The Big Questions.” Michael Levi from the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest will lead a discussion […]