SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Members and clergy of Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel in South Orange took part in a regional observance of the Jewish holiday of Tisha B’Av, a day of mourning, on Sunday, Aug. 11. The event, at the Peter Rodino Federal Building on Broad Street in Newark, was attended by representatives of a dozen […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Chabad of West Orange will host a Friday night dinner with the “Traveling Chassidim” on Aug. 9 at 401 Pleasant Valley Way in West Orange; candle lighting and services will commence at 7 p.m., followed by dinner at approximately 8 p.m. Admission is charged; RSVP at www.chabadwestorange.com/fnd. The ninth day of […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — On Tuesday, July 17, 70 participants gathered at Chabad of West Orange to see the Second Temple built entirely out of Lego bricks by Yitzy Kasowitz, a master builder and Bais Hamikdash expert, and brother to Chabad Rabbi Mendy Kasowitz. After a thorough overview of the layout of the Holy Temple, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — On Sunday, July 22, at 5 p.m., Chabad of West Orange will commemorate Tisha B’Av with the presentation of documentary film “No. 4 Street of Our Lady.” The documentary depicts the remarkable story of a polish Catholic woman who rescued 16 of her Jewish neighbors during the Holocaust. For close to […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Congregation Beth El and Oheb Shalom Congregation will commemorate Tisha B’Av, which commemorates the anniversary of a number of disasters in Jewish history, with an evening of spoken word poetry featuring spoken word artist Joseph D. Robbins. The program will take place at Beth El, 222 Irvington Ave. in South Orange, […]