Welcome, Rishon Shai Tahan, to TBA

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Shai Tahan from Rosh Pina, Israel, will serve as the rishon for 2016-2017 at Temple B’nai Abraham, Livingston. This year marks the 14th successful year of the “Rishonim” program of the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ. The young Israeli emissaries are chosen each year from a large pool of applicants. Prior […]

JFS of MetroWest to administer Wise Aging initiative

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Jewish Family Service of MetroWest has been awarded a grant by the Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey to administer a Wise Aging initiative in the MetroWest communities. The program, which is a partnership with 12 local synagogue groups plus the JCC MetroWest, will help Jewish people in their second adulthoods, their […]

11th District congressional candidates to visit TBA

LIVINGSTON, NJ — This fall, prior to the Nov. 8 election, Temple B’nai Abraham will host individual visits by Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, a Republican, and his Democratic opponent, Joseph Wenzel, in collaboration with the Community Relations Committee of the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ. Wenzel will speak Monday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m. and […]

‘Lunch & Learn’ with Rabbi Dantowitz at Temple B’nai Abraham

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 […]

Temple B’nai Abraham offers many educational opportunities

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Housed in the Louis and Emily Slater Youth and Education Center of Temple B’nai Abraham, 300 E. Northfield Road in Livingston, the temple’s Early School, preschool program and Jewish Learning Program, for grades K through 12, are widely acknowledged to be among the finest in New Jersey, according to a release. The […]

TBA’s Early School to hold Splash Pad Party Open House

LIVINGSTON, NJ — It’s summertime … the perfect time for a Splash Pad Party Open House at The Early School of Temple B’nai Abraham. Bring your children — toddlers to 4-year-olds — to this family event full of fun activities on Tuesday, July 19, from 2:30 to 4 p.m. in the Louis and Emily Slater […]

Grill and chill at Temple B’nai Abraham

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Temple B’nai Abraham Membership Committee is hosting its 14th annual TBA Summer BBQ for grill and chill on Tuesday, July 12, at 7 p.m. at the temple, 300 E. Northfield Road in Livingston, rain or shine. The festivities will begin on the patio in the Denburg Garden of the temple. In […]

Temple B’nai Abraham heads to Europe, tours centers of Nazi terror

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Members of Temple B’nai Abraham and Rabbi Clifford Kulwin recently went on a mission to Eastern Europe called ‘In the Shadow of the Holocaust,’ visiting three centers of Nazi terror — Krakow, Prague and Berlin — and learning in each what happened before, during and after. Below is an essay written by […]

TBA hosts annual ‘New York, New York’ event

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Temple B’nai Abraham will hold its 2016 annual “New York, New York” event on Saturday, May 7, at 7:30 p.m. at the temple, 300 E. Northfield Road in Livingston. This fun evening is open to the public. Cost of entry, which includes dinner, desserts and an open bar, is charged. In addition […]

TBA commemorates Yom HaShoah

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Temple B’nai Abraham family will gather to commemorate Yom HaShoah, the Holocaust Remembrance Day, with a service on Wednesday, May 4, at 6:30 p.m. Guest speaker Irving Horowitz, son of temple member Rita and the late Morris Horowitz, is on the faculty of the NYU College of Dentistry and recently retired […]