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Temple Israel launches fourth season of Summer Music Fridays on June 14 at 7:15pm
Temple Israel and JCC of Ridgewood will launch its fourth season of Summer Music Fridays on June 14. Performing at this concert will be several talented pianists who are also synagogue members. The concert is a recital to dedicate the Knabe grand piano that was donated to Temple Israel by Mrs. Natalie Hertz in loving memory of her husband, Walter Hertz.
The schedule of performers will include three generations of Temple Israel pianists, who will play classical music.
Doors will open at 7:15 p.m., and the dedication recital will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the sanctuary, followed by Kabbalat Shabbat services and a festive oneg (gathering with refreshments). The suggested donation for the concert is $10.
Additional concerts in Temple Israel’s Summer Music Friday series include Tamara Freeman on violin and viola, Annette Leib on flute, and Jon Taylor on piano on July 19; and Irene Bressler on harp and Artie Bressler on woodwinds on August 2.
Temple Israel and JCC is located at 475 Grove Street in Ridgewood. It is an egalitarian Conservative synagogue with members from over a dozen Bergen County communities. Weekly Shabbat services are held on Fridays at 8:30 p.m. (replaced by a 7:00 p.m. Family Service on the second Friday of each month) and Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. During the week minyan takes place on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. and Tuesday nights at 7:45 p.m. For more information, call 201-444-9320 or E-mail to office@synagogue.org.
Temple Israel offers Tot Shabbat program on June 8 from 11:00am to 11:45am
Children, parents, and grandparents are invited to Tot Shabbat at Temple Israel and Jewish Community Center in Ridgewood on Saturday, June 8, from 11:00 to 11:45 a.m. Celebrate Shabbat with a parade with stuffed torahs, a story, and kiddush (light refreshments).
Temple Israel’s Tot Shabbat is a 45-minute program for newborns through 4 years old. Parents and grandparents are encouraged to join in. Tot Shabbat is held on the second Shabbat of each month through June.
Those with young children may also be interested in Temple Israel’s monthly Family Service, which occurs on Friday, June 7 at 7:00 p.m. This service is especially tailored for families with children and encourages their participation. Please visit www.synagogue.org for other specific dates.
For more information, call 201-444-9320. Temple Israel and JCC is located at 475 Grove Street in Ridgewood. It is a Conservative egalitarian congregation with members from over a dozen Bergen County communities. Weekly Shabbat services are held on Fridays at 8:30 p.m. (replaced by a 7:00 p.m. Family Service on one Friday each month) and Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. During the week minyan takes place on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. and Tuesday nights at 7:45 p.m.
Temple Israel offers Tot Shabbat program on May 11 at 11:00am to 11:45am
Children, parents, and grandparents are invited to Tot Shabbat at Temple Israel and Jewish Community Center in Ridgewood on Saturday, May 11, from 11:00 to 11:45 a.m. Celebrate Shabbat with a parade with stuffed torahs, a story, and kiddush (light refreshments).
Temple Israel’s Tot Shabbat is a 45-minute program for newborns through 4 years old. Parents and grandparents are encouraged to join in. Tot Shabbat is held on the second Shabbat of each month through June.
Those with young children may also be interested in Temple Israel’s monthly Family Service, which occurs on Friday, May 10 at 7:00 p.m. This service is especially tailored for families with children and encourages their participation. Please visit www.synagogue.org for other specific dates.
For more information, call 201-444-9320. Temple Israel and JCC is located at 475 Grove Street in Ridgewood. It is a Conservative egalitarian congregation with members from over a dozen Bergen County communities. Weekly Shabbat services are held on Fridays at 8:30 p.m. (replaced by a 7:00 p.m. Family Service on one Friday each month) and Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. During the week minyan takes place on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. and Tuesday nights at 7:45 p.m.
Noted author to speak on “Stories Of Chesed (Kindness)” at Temple Israel on
Sunday, May 19 at 10:00 a.m.
Author, educator, and Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins will speak on “Stories of Chesed (Kindness),” inspiring tales to nourish the heart and soul, at Temple Israel and JCC in Ridgewood on Sunday, May 19, at 10:00 a.m. Rabbi Elkins will speak to all communities and faiths and, therefore, his presentation is open to the public free of charge. This event is sponsored and funded by the Barry H. Glick Chesed Endowment.
Rabbi Elkins is rabbi emeritus of The Jewish Center of Princeton, New Jersey, and a former member of the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards of the Rabbinical Assembly and the Council for Jewish Education. He has written widely for the Jewish and general press and is co-author of Chicken Soup for the Jewish Soul: Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit. He is author of Jewish Stories from Heaven and Earth, editor of Yom Kippur Readings: Inspiration, Information and Contemplation and Rosh Hashanah Readings: Inspiration, Information and Contemplation (both Jewish Lights Publishing). Dr. Elkins is a recipient of the National Jewish Book Award.
For more information, call 201-444-9320. Temple Israel and JCC is located at 475 Grove Street in Ridgewood. It is a Conservative egalitarian congregation with members from over a dozen Bergen County communities. Weekly Shabbat services are held on Fridays at 8:30 p.m. (replaced by a 7:00 p.m. Family Service on one Friday each month) and Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. During the week minyan takes place on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. and Tuesday nights at 7:45 p.m.
Lag Ba’omer celebration and open house at Temple Israel on
April 28 starting at 11:00 a.m.
Fun lovers – especially kids – mark your calendars! Temple Israel in Ridgewood will stage its annual Lag ba’Omer celebration in a grand carnival atmosphere on Sunday, April 28, rain or shine. Lag ba'omer is a day traditionally marked by barbeques and outdoor fun. Beginning at 11:00 a.m., the parking lot comes alive with fun activities for all ages. The Brandeis Men’s Club will serve hamburgers, hot dogs, drinks, chips, potato salad, and cole slaw as part of their annual barbecue. Best of all for the kids, the center of attraction will be a huge Bounce House sprawled over the parking lot. Kids are invited to bounce, bounce, and bounce some more. Admission is free and non-members are welcome.
Throughout the celebration, Temple Israel will also host an Open House for Prospective Members. For families looking for a new home to celebrate the joy and meaning of their Jewishness, this is an opportunity to meet a friendly and “Haimish” congregation. Meet Rabbi David J. Fine, Cantor Caitlin Bromberg, and members of the congregation. Ask Rabbi Sharon Litwin about The Northern New Jersey Jewish Academy (NNJJA), of which Rabbi Litwin is director. NNJJA is a Collaborative Hebrew School consisting of Temple Israel and JCC, Ridgewood; Congregation Beth Sholom, Teaneck; Kol Haneshama, Englewood; Temple Beth Sholom, Fair Lawn; and Temple Emanuel of North Jersey, Franklin Lakes.
Temple Israel and JCC is located at 475 Grove Street in Ridgewood. It is an egalitarian Conservative synagogue with members from over a dozen Bergen County communities. Weekly Shabbat services are held on Fridays at 8:30 p.m. (replaced by a 7:00 p.m. Family Service on the second Friday of each month) and Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. During the week minyan takes place on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. and Tuesday nights at 7:45 p.m. For more information, call 201-444-9320 or E-mail to office@synagogue.org.
Blood donations at Temple Israel on April 21 starting at 8:45 a.m.
Temple Israel and St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church of Ridgewood are sponsoring a blood drive on Sunday, April 21, from 8:45 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Temple Israel, 475 Grove St. in Ridgewood. All blood donations will support Community Blood Services in Paramus.
The blood levels at our local hospitals are currently at extreme lows, and Community Blood Services needs all the blood they can get to support cancer patients, automobile accident victims and other patients. All of the blood collected by Community Blood Services stays local, used by Hackensack Medical Center, Valley Hospital, and other nearby medical centers.
Walk-ins are welcome. Donors must be in generally good health, weigh over 110 pounds, and bring identification with their signature. Donors will have the choice of a single blood donation, a double blood donation, and a platelet donation.
Temple Israel and JCC is located at 475 Grove Street in Ridgewood. It is an egalitarian Conservative synagogue with members from over a dozen Bergen County communities. Weekly Shabbat services are held on Fridays at 8:30 p.m. (replaced by a 7:00 p.m. Family Service on the second Friday of each month) and Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. During the week minyan takes place on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. and Tuesday nights at 7:45 p.m. For more information, call 201-444-9320 or E-mail to office@synagogue.org.
Temple Israel presents program on “Women's Health: Take Charge Of Your Life” on Sunday, April 14 10:30AM
All in the community are invited to a presentation and discussion at Temple Israel and JCC of Ridgewood titled “Women’s Health: Take Charge of Your Life” on Sunday morning,
April 14, at 10:30 a.m. The event is sponsored by Temple Israel’s Sisterhood, and admission is free.
The program will explore women's health through the various disciplines and focus on
prevention. The presenters will be looking at food and lifestyle, genetic disposition and emotional factors, and their respective role in achieving a healthy life.
Waltraud R. Unger, MS, CHHC, AADP, is a board certified Health, Nutrition and Lifestyle Coach who keeps her clients feeling great and on top of their game by practicing an integrative approach to health and wellness. She takes all areas of her client’s life into consideration when working with them on overcoming their health concerns. Waltraud works with her clients to create a way of life that is flexible, enjoyable and rewarding. Through the integration of unprocessed, natural foods into one’s daily program, Waltraud has witnessed major improvement in health and well being in herself, her family and her clients. Waltraud graduated from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition and is a member of the American Association of Drugless Practitioners, the International Association of Health Coaches and a founding member of IMPACT, an international association for advisors, coaches and trainers. She is the founder of UnfoldingU , LLC, a coaching firm working with individual and corporate clients. In addition, Waltraud holds a Masters of Science in Physics which comes very handy in separating facts from fiction in the health and wellness field. She walks her talk while balancing the needs of her clients with the needs of her active family of five. Learn more about her at www.UnfoldingU.com.
Susan Amy Flanzman, M.D., received her B.S. degree in neuroscience from Brown University in Providence, RI, and her Doctorate from the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in NY, NY. She completed her Residency and Chief Residency in Primary Care/Internal Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY. Dr. Flanzman has been in private practice since 1992. Her approach to medical care is based on developing a long term partnership with each patient, helping them to understand their unique medical makeup, and empowering them to take full responsibility for their own health. She believes in integrating alternative medicine with traditional medicine. Her special interests are in the medical care of pregnant patients and the management of menopause, obesity, depression and anxiety. Dr. Flanzman is Board Certified in Internal Medicine.
Michele Preminger, M.D., has combined her training in both ob/gyn and psychiatry to create her practice specializing in women’s emotional health in Waldwick. She received both her Bachelor of Science and Medical Degrees from Cornell University. She then completed her residency in ob/gyn at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in NY and her residency in Psychiatry from the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey. She served on the faculty of Temple University Medical School and has held teaching appointments at both Temple University and UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. She received her board certification in Obstetrics and Gynecology in 1994, and board certification in Psychiatry in 2006. She lectures throughout the state to healthcare providers on psychiatric issues in women. She serves on the Maternal Mortality Review Committee for the state New Jersey, the Postpartum Depression Task Force for the state of New Jersey, as well as on the American Psychiatric Association’s Committee on Women.
For more information, call 201-444-9320. Temple Israel and JCC is located at 475 Grove Street in Ridgewood. It is a Conservative egalitarian congregation with members from over a dozen Bergen County communities. Weekly Shabbat services are held on Fridays at 8:30 p.m. (replaced by a 7:00 p.m. Family Service on one Friday each month) and Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. During the week minyan takes place on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. and Tuesday nights at 7:45 p.m.
Temple Israel offers Tot Shabbat Program on April 13 11:00am – 11:45am
Children, parents, and grandparents are invited to Tot Shabbat at Temple Israel and Jewish Community Center in Ridgewood on Saturday, April 13, from 11:00 to 11:45 a.m. Celebrate Shabbat with a parade with stuffed torahs, a story, and kiddush (light refreshments).
Temple Israel’s Tot Shabbat is a 45-minute program for newborns through 4 years old. Parents and grandparents are encouraged to join in. Tot Shabbat is held on the second Shabbat of each month through June.
Those with young children may also be interested in Temple Israel’s monthly Family Service, which occurs on Friday, April 19, at 7:00 p.m. This service is especially tailored for families with children and encourages their participation. Please visit www.synagogue.org for other specific dates.
For more information, call 201-444-9320. Temple Israel and JCC is located at 475 Grove Street in Ridgewood. It is a Conservative egalitarian congregation with members from over a dozen Bergen County communities. Weekly Shabbat services are held on Fridays at 8:30 p.m. (replaced by a 7:00 p.m. Family Service on one Friday each month) and Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. During the week minyan takes place on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. and Tuesday nights at 7:45 p.m.
Ridgewood’s Interfaith Holocaust Observance Remembrance Service, at West Side Presbyterian Church Sunday, April 7th 7:30 P.M.
The 27th annual Interfaith Holocaust Remembrance Service, organized by Ridgewood Village’s Interfaith Clergy Council, will take place at West Side Presbyterian Church, 6 South Monroe St., Ridgewood, NJ, on Sunday, April 7th at 7:30 p.m.
Dr. Tamara R. Freeman, a Holocaust Ethnomusicologist, will deliver the keynote speech, entitled “Hirsh Glik: Holocaust Teenage Resistance Fighter and Poet.” Glik was an admired young leader of the Vilna WWII Jewish partisan freedom fighters, who wrote poetry and music as a form of spiritual resistance. He was a member of the Fareynigte Partizaner Organizatsye (FPO), a creative writers’ organization whose prolific output described the events, and convictions of the partisans. As part of Dr. Freeman's speech, she will teach the audience how to sing the rousing FPO anthem in its original Yiddish language. Glik is especially remembered and loved for having composed the world renowned Zog Nit Keynmol, a song of spiritual resistance which has been the Holocaust “national anthem” world-wide for over 70 years.
Dr. Freeman taught instrumental music and conducted bands and orchestras in the Ridgewood Public Schools from 1982 to 2012. She is a concert violinist and violist; her 1935 Joseph Bausch viola was rescued from the Holocaust. Dr. Freeman will play this historic viola during her keynote speech.
The service will feature a candle-lighting ceremony by Holocaust survivors and members of their families, and musical selections performed by Cantor Caitlin Bromberg and the Interfaith Choir, conducted by Dr. Freeman of Temple Israel and accompanied by Choirmaster Garah Landes of St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church.
In addition, there will be musical selections performed on the harp by Irene Bressler, a member of Temple Israel.
The observance is free and open to the community.
Award-winning writer Joshua Henkin to present Annual Max Aaron Strachman Memorial Author Talk & Book Signing at Temple Israel on Sunday, April 7TH, 11:30 AM
Fiction writer Joshua Henkin will talk about his new novel, The World Without You (Pantheon, 2012), and sign copies of his book, for sale, at Temple Israel in Ridgewood on Sunday, April 7th, at 11:30 a.m. The event is the Max Aaron Strachman Memorial Author Lecture, co-sponsored by the Strachman Family Endowment and Adult Education Committee at Temple Israel.
Mr. Henkin’s presentation will follow Sunday morning services at 9:30 a.m. and Rabbi David J. Fine’s 10:30 a.m. class on “Minority” Denominations in America (Orthodox, Reconstructionist, Humanist, Renewal) part of the rabbi’s ongoing Sunday lecture series on “The History of Modern Judaism.”
Admission is free, and everyone in the community is invited.
This is Mr. Henkin’s third novel. He previously published Matrimony, a New York Times Notable Book, and Swimming Across the Hudson, a Los Angeles Times Notable Book. This latest work, published last June, has been named an Editors’ Choice Book by The New York Times and the Chicago Tribune and is the winner of the 2012 Edward Lewis Wallant Award and a finalist for the 2012 National Jewish Book Awards. His short stories have been published widely, cited for distinction in Best American Short Stories, and broadcast on NPR’s "Selected Shorts." He lives in Brooklyn, NY, and directs the MFA Program in Fiction Writing at Brooklyn College.
For more information, call 201-444-9320. Temple Israel and JCC is located at 475 Grove Street in Ridgewood. It is a Conservative egalitarian congregation with members from over a dozen Bergen County communities. Weekly Shabbat services are held on Fridays at 8:30 p.m. (replaced by a 7:00 p.m. Family Service on one Friday each month) and Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. During the week minyan takes place on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. and Tuesday nights at 7:45 p.m.
Temple Israel’s “Bialywood”: An evening of entertainment at Temple Israel on March 16 8pm
Temple Israel of Ridgewood invites you to join us for a night of fun celebrating “Bialywood.” The synagogue’s annual fundraising dinner on Saturday, March 16, at 8:00 p.m. features great dance music, delicious food, cocktails, and an evening with friends new and old. The event is open to all.
In addition to the fabulous entertainment, open bar, and scrumptious catered buffet dinner, there will be a silent auction of many delightful gifts. Rare bottles of wine, sports tickets, or gourmet dinners could be yours to enjoy. Participants must be present to bid on the auction items. Details on the auction items can be obtained by emailing party13@synagogue.org.
The admission charge to Temple Israel’s Bialywood celebration is $90. For tickets or information call Temple Israel at 201-444-9320, E-mail to office@synagogue.org, or visit www.synagogue.org.
Temple Israel and JCC is located at 475 Grove Street in Ridgewood. It is a Conservative egalitarian congregation with members from over a dozen Bergen County communities. Weekly Shabbat services are held on Fridays at 8:30 p.m. (replaced by a 7:00 p.m. Family Service on one Friday each month) and Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. During the week minyan takes place on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. and Tuesday nights at 7:45 p.m.
Israeli jazz duo presents The Great American Songbook At Temple Israel On March 9
2nd Presentation in “Winter Music Saturdays” Series
Temple Israel and JCC of Ridgewood continues this year’s series of “Winter Music Saturdays” on March 9. Two Israeli musicians, saxophonist/clarinetist/flutist Eyal Vilner and pianist Eden Ladin, will play a selection of jazz tunes and standards from the Great American Song Book.
The evening begins at 7:30 with a brief Havdalah service in which we bid goodbye to Shabbat, followed by the hour-long concert and a reception for the artists. All are welcome and a $10 donation is requested. However, contributions of any amount to the Temple Israel music program will be gratefully received.
Born in Tel Aviv, musician/arranger/composer/conductor Eyal Vilner moved to New York in 2007 and graduated from the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. Vilner has performed at such New York City landmarks as Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Dizzy’s Club, Iridium, Small’s, Sweet Rhythm, Fat Cat, the Garage and Hudson River Park Stars of Tomorrow Series. Vilner’s current main project is his own 14-piece big band. The band’s debut album has been on the top 50 Jazz Charts for over 12 weeks and has received many radio plays throughout the United States and Canada. The Eyal Vilner Big Band has collaborated with some of the top jazz legends of our time including pianist Junior Mance and NEA Jazz Masters, Frank Wess, Jimmy Heath, and Jimmy Owens. The Big Band performs Vilner’s new arrangements of jazz standards as well as his original compositions.
Edin Ladin is a native New Yorker who was raised in Tel Aviv. He has performed in Tel Aviv’s major jazz festival, “Jazz, Blues and Videotape,” and in “The Red Sea International Jazz Festival” in Eilat, Israel. Edin has also appeared several times on major Israeli TV shows and participated in several albums with Rea Bar-Ness, Tomer Sharon (“Tomash”), Monstep, and Liat Shamay. Edin was the winner of the 2008 America-Israel Cultural Foundation prestigious scholarship for jazz performance studies abroad, and that same year, he moved to New York City and is currently attending the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. Edin has performed with numerous leading American jazz musicians, playing in such major jazz venues as Small’s, Dizzy’s Coca-Cola Club, Iridium, The Blue Note, Joe’s Pub, B.B. King, Highline Ballroom, Webster Hall, Le Poisson Rouge, Smoke, The Jazz Gallery, The Stone, Sullivan Hall, Zinc Bar, Fat Cat, Nublu, Rose, and many more.
For more information, call 201-444-9320. Temple Israel and JCC is located at 475 Grove Street in Ridgewood. It is a Conservative egalitarian congregation with members from over a dozen Bergen County communities. Weekly Shabbat services are held on Fridays at 8:30 p.m. (replaced by a 7:00 p.m. Family Service on one Friday each month) and Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. During the week minyan takes place on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. and Tuesday nights at 7:45 p.m.
Purim celebration at Temple Israel and
Northern New Jersey Jewish Academy on February 23
Lovers of merriment, mark your calendars! The Jewish festival of Purim is around the corner, and it’s time to celebrate at the Northern New Jersey Jewish Academy. The beautiful Queen Esther, her loyal uncle Mordecai, the love-struck King Ahasverosh, his spurned spouse Queen Vashti, the evil Haman, and his evil wife Zeresh comprise the cast of colorful characters in this timeless tale of the ancient Israelite victory over adversity.
Join us on Saturday, February 23, at Temple Israel, 475 Grove St. in Ridgewood, for our annual Queen Esther Ice Cream Social at 6:30 p.m., followed by the Megillah Reading at 7:00 p.m. and Costume Parade for adults and children. The Megillah will be read by members of the synagogue, young and old, reading from the Scroll of Esther. Many will be in costumes and participate in the Parade of Costumes with a well known pied-piper from the ancient city of Shushan. Noise makers (groggers, Raashanim) will be provided but feel free to bring your own noisemakers.
The Megillah is read again on Sunday morning, February 24 at 9:30 am.
Then, on Sunday March 3, join us at the Northern New Jersey Jewish Academy’s Purim Carnival at Temple Beth Sholom, 40-25 Fair Lawn Ave. in Fair Lawn, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The wearing of costumes is encouraged, for children and adults of all ages. Come dressed as your favorite Purim character, or anything else that strikes your fancy. The carnival will feature challenging games, terrific prizes, face-painting and sand art. Special games will be set up for the youngest revelers. Hot dogs will be sold during the carnival. The Purim Carnival is open to the community. Admission is free but tickets to the booths and for food will be sold at the door. Everyone in the community is welcome.
The Northern New Jersey Jewish Academy (NNJJA) is a two-day-per-week collaborative Hebrew school consisting of Temple Israel and JCC, Ridgewood; Congregation Beth Sholom, Teaneck; Kol Haneshama, Englewood; Temple Beth Sholom, Fair Lawn; and Temple Emanuel of North Jersey, Franklin Lakes. Rabbi Sharon J. Litwin, Temple Israel’s Associate Rabbi, is the school’s director.
For more information, call 201-444-9320 or E-mail to slitwin@synagogue.org.
Temple Israel offers Tot Shabbat program on February 9
Children, parents, and grandparents are invited to Tot Shabbat at Temple Israel and Jewish Community Center in Ridgewood on Saturday, February 9, from 11:00 to 11:45 a.m. Celebrate Shabbat with songs led by Temple Israel Cantor Caitlin Bromberg, a parade with stuffed torahs, a story, and kiddush (light refreshments).
Temple Israel’s Tot Shabbat is a 45-minute program for newborns through 4 years old. Parents and grandparents are encouraged to join in. Tot Shabbat is held on the second Shabbat of each month through June.
Those with young children may also be interested in Temple Israel’s monthly Family Service, which occurs on Friday, February 8. This service is especially tailored for families with children and encourages their participation. Please visit www.synagogue.org for other specific dates.
For more information, call 201-444-9320. Temple Israel and JCC is located at 475 Grove Street in Ridgewood. It is a Conservative egalitarian congregation with members from over a dozen Bergen County communities. Weekly Shabbat services are held on Fridays at 8:30 p.m. (replaced by a 7:00 p.m. Family Service on one Friday each month) and Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. During the week minyan takes place on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. and Tuesday nights at 7:45 p.m.
Temple Israel offers Tot Shabbat program on January 12
Children, parents, and grandparents are invited to Tot Shabbat at Temple Israel and Jewish Community Center in Ridgewood on Saturday, January 12, from 11:00 to 11:45 a.m. Celebrate Shabbat with songs, led by Temple Israel’s Cantor Caitlin Bromberg, a parade with stuffed torahs, a story, and kiddush (light refreshments).
Temple Israel’s Tot Shabbat is a 45-minute program for newborns through 4 years old. Parents and grandparents are encouraged to join in. Tot Shabbat is held on the second Shabbat of each month through June.
Those with young children may also be interested in Temple Israel’s Family Service, which occurs once a month. This service is especially tailored for families with children and encourages their participation. Please visit www.synagogue.org for specific dates.
For more information, call 201-444-9320. Temple Israel and JCC is located at 475 Grove Street in Ridgewood. It is a Conservative egalitarian congregation with members from over a dozen Bergen County communities. Weekly Shabbat services are held on Fridays at 8:30 p.m. (replaced by a 7:00 p.m. Family Service on the second Friday of each month) and Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. During the week minyan takes place on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. and Tuesday nights at 7:45 p.m.
2nd Annual “Winter Music” Series at Temple Israel
Cellist Jennifer Green to present concert at Temple Israel on Jan 19 at 7:30PM
Temple Israel and JCC of Ridgewood will begin its second annual series of “Winter Music” on January 19. Cellist Jennifer Green and pianist Kai Pangune Kim will play a classical chamber music program featuring works by Ernst Bloch, J.S. Bach, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and Alexander Glasunov.
This concert kicks off the new season of Temple Israel’s Winter Music Saturdays. The evening begins at 7:30 with a brief Havdalah service in which we bid goodbye to Shabbat, followed by the hour-long concert and a reception for the artists. Admission is free and all are welcome. However, contributions to the Temple Israel music program are gratefully received.
As the winner of the Artists International Competition, Jennifer Green performed in her New York debut recital at Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall. An avid soloist and chamber musician, Ms. Green has appeared in numerous concert series in the New York metropolitan area. In addition, she was selected to perform at such prestigious festivals as the Ravinia, Aspen, and Blossom music festivals, and was a featured artist on radio performances of WQXR in New York and WGUC in Cincinnati. Ms. Green earned her B.A. and M.M. degrees from the Manhattan School of Music as a scholarship student, where she was the winner of the concerto competition and received the Pablo Casals Prize for outstanding musical accomplishment and promise. She continued her studies at the Cincinnati Conservatory, where she earned an Artist’s Diploma as a student of Yehuda Hanani. Her teachers also include Marion Feldman, Peter Wiley, and Gerald Beal. Since 1993, Ms. Green has been a faculty member of the Manhattan School of Music Preparatory Division. She also maintains a private teaching studio. Jennifer resides in Ridgewood, NJ, with her two children, Charlotte and Liam, and her husband Mitch and dog, Cosmo. Ms. Green performs on an Alessandro Gagliano cello made in 1724.
Pianist Kai Pangune Kim has distinguished herself as a soloist, chamber musician and educator. At age six, she played the Beethoven Sonata Op.49 at the Seoul National University in Korea. Six years later she performed Mozart Piano Concerto KV.488 with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra in Sweden. As a gifted student, she studied at the Gothenburg Conservatory under Elisif Luden-Bergfelt. She received her Bachelor and Master Degrees in Music in Piano Performance from the Manhattan School of Music, studying with Artur Balsam. She continued her studies with Seymour Lipkin, and later Robert Pace, while working towards a Doctorate in Education at the Teachers College, Columbia University. Ms. Kim won the Bergen Youth Competition, the Manhattan School of Music Concerto Competition, and the First YM-YWHA Competition of Northern New Jersey. Her solo engagement included the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Sweden, Wayne Symphony Orchestra (NJ), Manhattan Symphony Orchestra (NY), and Seoul Symphony Orchestra of New York in Merkin Hall. She has performed solo recitals in Korea, Sweden, and in the United States. Since 2007, she has held annual solo recitals at the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center, Texas A&M University. In 2001, she founded the Cayenne Piano Trio. The trio has performed in various libraries, universities, and concert halls including Merkin Hall (NY), and Phone Art Hall in Seoul, Korea. Miss Kim teaches at Kai’s Piano Studio in Glen Rock, NJ. She has served on the faculty of Drew University (NJ) and Bergen Community College (NJ). She has presented master classes and coached chamber music at LaGuardia High School in New York, Drew University Summer Music Camp and Institute, Summer Institute of Music at the University of West Florida, and Hartwick College Music Festival and Institute.
Temple Israel and JCC is located at 475 Grove Street in Ridgewood. It is an egalitarian Conservative synagogue with members from over a dozen Bergen County communities. Weekly Shabbat services are held on Fridays at 8:30 p.m. (replaced by a 7:00 p.m. Family Service once a month) and Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. During the week minyan takes place on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. and Tuesday nights at 7:45 p.m. For more information, call 201-444-9320 or E-mail to office@synagogue.org.
All Young Kids Invited to Chanukkah Celebration on December 9 11:30 a.m. at Temple Israel
All PreSchoolers and their younger siblings are invited to kick off their Chanukkah celebration on Sunday, December 9 at 11:30 a.m. at Temple Israel and JCC in Ridgewood. Join in the festivities at Temple Israel’s Early Childhood Chanukkah Celebration. There will be storytelling, crafts, games, food, and lots of fun. This program is free and open to the entire community.
Temple Israel and JCC is located at 475 Grove Street in Ridgewood. It is an egalitarian Conservative synagogue with members from over a dozen Bergen County communities. Weekly Shabbat services are held on Fridays at 8:30 p.m. (replaced by a 7:00 p.m. Family Service on the second Friday of each month) and Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. During the week minyan takes place on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. and Tuesday nights at 7:45 p.m. For more information, call 201-444-9320 or E-mail to office@synagogue.org.
Syndicated Political Cartoonist Jimmy Margulies to Share
His Nationally Recognized Cartoons at Temple Israel On Oct.30
Longtime Temple Israel member Jimmy Margulies will be sharing his portfolio of nationally recognized cartoons from the last 20 years on Monday, November 5th, at 7:30 p.m. at Temple Israel in Ridgewood. His political commentary highlights some of the most historic milestones of our times. Admission is free and everyone is welcome.
The nationally syndicated editorial cartoonist for The Record, Margulies’s cartoons also appear in The New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Time, Time.com, Newsweek, and Business Week, among many others. His cartoons on New Jersey issues are self-syndicated to newspapers and Web sites all over the state.
His awards over the years include, but are not limited to, the prestigious National Headliner Award, The Fischetti Editorial Cartoon Competition, and The Berryman Award from The National Press Foundation of Washington, DC.
A 1973 graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in graphic design, he is proud to be on the blacklist of the National Rifle Association.
Temple Israel and JCC is located at 475 Grove Street in Ridgewood. It is an egalitarian Conservative synagogue with members from over a dozen Bergen County communities. Weekly Shabbat services are held on Fridays at 8:30 p.m. (replaced by a 7:00 p.m. Family Service on the second Friday of each month) and Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. During the week minyan takes place on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. and Tuesday nights at 7:45 p.m. For more information, call 201-444-9320 or E-mail to office@synagogue.org.
Blood Donations at Temple Israel on Oct. 28
Temple Israel and St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church of Ridgewood are sponsoring a blood drive on Sunday, October 28, from 8:45 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Temple Israel, 475 Grove St. in Ridgewood. All blood donations will support Community Blood Services in Paramus.
The blood levels at our local hospitals are currently at extreme lows, and Community Blood Services needs all the blood they can get to support cancer patients, automobile accident victims and other patients. All of the blood collected by Community Blood Services stays local, used by Hackensack Medical Center, Valley Hospital, and other nearby medical centers.
Walk-ins are welcome. Donors must be in generally good health, weigh over 110 pounds, and bring identification with their signature. Donors will have the choice of a single blood donation, a double blood donation, and a platelet donation.
Temple Israel and JCC is located at 475 Grove Street in Ridgewood. It is an egalitarian Conservative synagogue with members from over a dozen Bergen County communities. Weekly Shabbat services are held on Fridays at 8:30 p.m. (replaced by a 7:00 p.m. Family Service on the second Friday of each month) and Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. During the week minyan takes place on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. and Tuesday nights at 7:45 p.m. For more information, call 201-444-9320 or E-mail to office@synagogue.org.
Temple Israel Members to help
clean-up Ho-Ho-Kus Brook on Sunday October21
On Sunday, October 21, 2012, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. (rain or shine), children and adults from Temple Israel and Jewish Community Center of Ridgewood, NJ, will participate in a project to clean up debris from portions of the Ho-Ho-Kus Brook. This cleanup is organized by the Ridgewood Wildscape Association.
We will be cleaning up debris, garbage, metals, and whatever else is blocking the water passage in the brook. The Village of Ridgewood will generously provide all equipment and pickup of materials. Participants will be wearing old clothes, including old sneakers or shoes that can get wet and long-sleeved shirts and long pants. This event was a huge success last year, with dozens of contractor-sized bags filled with debris, and piles of plastic and metals.
EVENT: Cleaning up of portions of the Ho-Ho-Kus Brook
DATE/TIME: Sunday, October 21, 2011; 1:00-3:00 p.m. (rain or shine)
PLACE: Meet at 12:45 p.m. at Temple Israel parking lot,
475 Grove Street, Ridgewood, NJ
Temple Israel and JCC is located at 475 Grove Street in Ridgewood. It is an egalitarian Conservative synagogue with members from over a dozen Bergen County communities. Weekly Shabbat services are held on Fridays at 8:30 p.m. (replaced by a 7:00 p.m. Family Service on the second Friday of each month) and Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. During the week minyan takes place on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. and Tuesday nights at 7:45 p.m. For more information, call 201-444-9320 or E-mail to office@synagogue.org.
Adult Education at Temple Israel Kicks Off Year
Rabbi Fine to Teach History of Modern Judaism in New Sunday Morning Lecture Series, Beginning Oct. 14th
Also ‘Five Rabbis’ to Present iEngage Israel, Program Created by Jerusalem’s Hartman Institute, at Temple Israel and Neighboring Congregations in Northwest Bergen County
Ridgewood, NJ—Adult Education at Temple Israel and Jewish Community Center in the Village kicks off 2012-13 on Sunday morning, October 14th with a new lecture series by Rabbi David J. Fine, PhD, “History of Modern Judaism.” Rabbi Fine, spiritual leader of Temple Israel, was ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1999 and earned his PhD in modern European history, with a focus on German Jewish history, at The Graduate Center of City University of New York (CUNY) in 2010. His book, Jewish Integration in the German Army in the First World War, was recently published (DeGruyter, Berlin). Rabbi Fine has also written two chapters, “Taxation” and “Marriage,” in The Observant Life, a comprehensive guide for Jewish living today, as understood by the Conservative branch of Judaism.
In 15 sessions, Rabbi Fine will explore the development of theological and doctrinal disputes through the prism of history, arriving at a clear explanation of how Judaism has evolved into today’s denominational practice. From Europe to Israel and the United States, the course concludes with a talk on Conservative Judaism in America that brings the material home to Temple Israel.
All Temple Israel adult education programs are free and open to the entire community.
Topics to be covered in the upcoming weeks are:
• Introduction and survey of ancient and medieval Judaism
• The Enlightenment challenge to religion and to Judaism
• Early Reform
• Wissenschaft des Judentums: the intellectual and historical-critical challenges
• Positive Historical Judaism (the German precursor to Conservative Judaism)
• Modern Orthodoxy
• Zionism
• Existentialism (Martin Buber and Franz Rosenzweig)
• Responding to the Holocaust and Israel
• Ultra-Orthodoxy
• Reform Judaism in America
• “Minority” denominations in America (Orthodox, Reconstructionist, Humanist, Renewal)
• Judaism in Israel
• Conservative Judaism in America
“The Five Rabbis” Present Engaging Israel: Foundations for a New Relationship
A Project of the Shalom Hartman Institute of Jerusalem
Begins Tuesday, October 16, 2012 7:30-9:00 pm at Glen Rock Jewish Center
Materials Fee: $36
The community will come together to learn on nine evenings through January. In a program conceived by the Shalom Hartman Institute, iEngage Israel, participants examine anew the relationship of Diaspora Jewry to Israel to redefine the narrative of Jewish peoplehood in light of contemporary realities in Israel and globally. At rotating locations and team-taught by Rabbis Fine; Neil Tow (Glen Rock Jewish Center); Ronald Roth (Fair Lawn Jewish Center/Cong. B’nai Israel); Jonathan Woll (Progressive Havurah of NNJ); and Baruch Zeilicovich (Temple Beth Sholom, Fair Lawn), the course is subsidized by the Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey.
10/16 - From Crisis to Covenant—All: Glen Rock Jewish Center (GRJC)
10/23 - Religion and Peoplehood—Fine, Tow: GRJC
11/13 - Sovereignty and Identity—Roth, Woll: GRJC
11/27 - Power and Powerlessness—Fine, Zeilicovich: Temple Israel (TI)
ADULT B’NAI MITZVAH INSTRUCTION WITH RABBI SHARON LITWIN, Temple Israel’s Associate Rabbi and Educational Director
Mondays, 7:30-9:30 pm
Adult bar/bat mitzvah study is a wonderful way to discover/rediscover Jewish identity and connect to Jewish tradition. New students already able to read Hebrew are welcome to join this continuing class that begins the second year of a two-year cycle in preparation for a group b’nai mitzvah celebration. Contact Rabbi Litwin at slitwin@synagogue.org to inquire.
Rabbi Litwin was ordained by Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in 2002 and joined the Rabbinical Assembly, the professional association of Conservative rabbis, in 2011.
Located at 475 Grove St. in Ridgewood, Temple Israel and JCC is an egalitarian Conservative synagogue with members from over a dozen Bergen County communities. Weekly Shabbat services are held Fridays at 8:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. During the week, minyan takes place on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. and Tuesday nights at 7:45 p.m. For more information, call 201-444-9320, E-mail to office@synagogue.org, or visit www.synagogue.org.
Ridgewood Mayor to be Honored at Temple Israel on Shabbat, Oct. 13
Ridgewood Mayor Paul Aronsohn will be honored at Temple Israel on Shabbat, October 13th. Mr. Aronsohn, who is a member of Temple Israel, will be given an aliyah (called to the bimah, or podium, during the reading of a segment from the Torah). He will also be given a m’shaberakh (a special prayer), and will address the congregation. In addition, the kiddush (meal following the Shabbat service) will be in Mr. Aronsohn’s honor.
All are welcome, free of charge.
Temple Israel and JCC is located at 475 Grove Street in Ridgewood. It is an egalitarian Conservative synagogue with members from over a dozen Bergen County communities. Weekly Shabbat services are held on Fridays at 8:30 p.m. (replaced by a 7:00 p.m. Family Service on the second Friday of each month) and Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. During the week minyan takes place on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. and Tuesday nights at 7:45 p.m. For more information, call 201-444-9320 or E-mail to office@synagogue.org.