NCJW Helps Children Get Ready for the School Year
The summer is almost over and the new school year is about to begin. On August 9, the National Council of Jewish Women Bergen County Section gathered and spent the afternoon packaging school supplies provided by the generosity of members.
Backpacks, composition books, pens, pencils and crayons were in abundance.
The supplies and six gift cards were organized into 20 backpacks and four large bags full of supplies, and distributed among the children at Youth Consultation Services Holley Center, Center for Hope and Safety, Bergen Family Center and Women’s Rights Information Center.
A full list of the community services supported by NCJW BCS can be found by visiting www.ncjwbcs.org/Community Services.
Applications Open for Young Leadership Course for High School Sophomores and Juniors
The Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey presents a young leadership course for Jewish high school sophomores and juniors. The program includes skill-building programs, meeting prominent American and Israeli leaders, meeting like-minded teens, getting to know Israeli peers and a trip to Israel*! The course begins on September 18, 2016, and runs until May 21, 2017, and is held on Sunday mornings, from 10:30 to 11:20 a.m. at the Bergen County High School of Jewish Studies. Participation is by application only and an interview is required. Applications are available to download at www.bchsjs.org. To apply online, go to www.jfnnj.org/leadershipcourse. The deadline for applications is September 6, 2016. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. For further information, please contact Ethan Behling at [email protected].
*A number of students who complete the program will be selected for a trip to Israel partially subsidized by the Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey.
Areyvut to Host Mini Golf Family Event
Areyvut invites all families to attend a Mini Golf Family Event on August 31 at 7 p.m. at the Paramus Mini Golf Course located at 314 Paramus Road. The event will provide families an opportunity to bond and enjoy a fun evening together, while supporting Areyvut’s work in promoting kindness, charity and social action among Jewish youth and teens. All sponsorships are tax deductible and all proceeds will support our community unity programs and initiatives. For more information, registration and sponsorship opportunities please visit www.areyvut.org or contact [email protected].
Specialist in Tannaitic Law to Speak at Rinat
Congregation Rinat Yisrael’s adult education presents Jonathan S. Milgram, PhD, to speak on Labor Day—Monday, September 5, at 8:45 a.m. The presentation is entitled “How to Study the Laws of the Tannaim in the 21st Century.” In this engaging lecture, Professor Milgram illustrates the methods for the study of the Tannaitic law—the Mishnah and related collections—employed by contemporary academics. The origins of the laws of the Tannaim, the foundation of all subsequent Rabbinic law (Talmudic, medieval and modern), are considered within the legal and social contexts of Roman Judea. Examples will be drawn from the field of inheritance law, the subject of Milgram’s most recent book.
Jonathan S. Milgram, PhD, is associate professor of Talmud and Rabbinics at the Jewish Theological Seminary and is, most recently, the author of the book “From Mesopotamia to the Mishnah: Tannaitic Inheritance Law in its Legal and Social Contexts.” He is the former coordinator of the Saul Lieberman Institute of Talmudic Research and served, previously, as professor at The University of London’s School of Oriental African Studies and The London School for Jewish Studies.
Staples of Hackensack to Partner with SINAI for Back-to-School Shopping Event
The community is invited to join SINAI at the Staples in Hackensack for an exclusive early morning, back-to-school shopping event this Sunday, August 28, from 8 – 10am. Shop without the lines, and enjoy free doughnuts, coffee and giveaways.
For more information about the event or SINAI, visit www.sinaischools.org or call 201-833-1134. SINAI will also have a table set up at Staples on Sunday.
Staples is located at 466 Hackensack Avenue, in the Home Depot Shopping Plaza.
Kaplen JCC Chorus Invites New Members
The SHIRAH Community Chorus on the Palisades, led by conductor Marsha Bryan Edelman, invites new members to join the chorus. Founded in 1994, SHIRAH brings together singers from across the Jewish denominational spectrum to perform the great choral works of the Jewish experience. The chorus rehearses on Tuesday evenings at 7:30 p.m. at the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades. Membership is open to the public and no previous experience is necessary.
“Singing Jewish choral music is educational, inspirational and fun! We invite all members of the community to experience the joy of choral singing,” said Ms. Edelman.
For more information, visit jccotp.org/Thurnauer, call 201-408-1465 or email [email protected].
The Thurnauer School of Music and Forte Piano of Paramus Announce 12th Annual Piano Sale
Uprights, grands and electronic pianos will be sold at greatly reduced prices! The Thurnauer School of Music and Forte Piano of Paramus are pleased to announce the 12th annual Labor Day Piano Sale, to be held Friday, Sunday and Monday, September 2, 4 and 5 in the Taub Auditorium of the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades, 411 East Clinton Ave., Tenafly, NJ. The sale will feature a wide selection of new and pre–owned acoustic and digital pianos by famous manufacturers such as Steinway, Bosendorfer, Schimmel, Baldwin, Knabe, Yamaha and Roland, ranging in size from uprights to grand pianos. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 800-742-6655 or 201-265-1212.
Sale Schedule: Friday, September 2 and Sunday, September 4, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., by appointment only, and Monday, September 5, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., open to the public.
