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    • May

      13

    • Heart of New Jersey Israel Independence Event

      Commemorate Yom HaZikaron (Israel Memorial Day) and celebrate Yom Ha'Azmaut (Israel Independence Day).

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      Commemorate Yom HaZikaron (Israel Memorial Day) and celebrate Yom Ha'Azmaut (Israel Independe...

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      Commemorate Yom HaZikaron (Israel Memorial Day) and celebr...

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    • May

      22

    • Hatikvah: Step Into Spring with Hope

      Join us for an evening of friendship, fun, and a celebration of the promises we keep by working with our partners to care for the vulnerable, advocate for the safety and security of our Jewish schools, places of w...

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      Join us for an evening of friendship, fun, and a celebration of the promises we keep by worki...

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      Join us for an evening of friendship, fun, and a celebrati...

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    • May

      29

    • Barbara Kagan Littman Book and Author Series

      Meryl Frank, resident and former mayor of Highland Park will be speaking about her book Unearthed; a family memoir about a beloved and revolutionary cousin and celebrated actress in Vilna before World War II. The ...

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      Meryl Frank, resident and former mayor of Highland Park will be speaking about her book Unear...

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      Meryl Frank, resident and former mayor of Highland Park wi...

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    • Jun

      02

    • Celebrate Israel Parade

      March with Jewish Federation to celebrate Israel!

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      March with Jewish Federation to celebrate Israel!

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      March with Jewish Federation to celebrate Israel!

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Jan

6 2024

Trivia Night! at Temple Emanu-El

7:30PM - 8:30PM  

Temple Emanu-El
Old Franklin School House
491 Middlesex Avenue
Metuchen, NJ

Join Temple Emanu-El of Edison for Trivia Night! Test your knowledge - you may even win a prize!
This even is open to…

Jan

6 2024

Benefit Concert for Israel and Ukraine

8:00PM - 10:00PM  

Highland Park Conservative Temple - Congregation Anshe Emeth
201 S. 3rd Avenue (back entrance)
Highland Park, NJ 08904

Concert benefiting Leket Israel supporting meals for Israeli evacuees and Leonid Foundation supporting Ukrainian refugees.

Jan

6 2024

Benefit Concert for Israel and Ukraine

8:00PM - 10:00PM  

Highland Park Conservative Temple - Congregation Anshe Emeth
201 S. 3rd Avenue (back entrance)
Highland Park, NJ 08904

Concert benefiting Leket Israel supporting meals for Israeli evacuees and Leonid Foundation supporting Ukrainian refugees.

Jan

7 2024

Dr. Corinne E. Blackmer: Academic Freedom, Open Discourse, LGBTQ

10:30AM - 11:30AM  

Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple
222 Livingston Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Dr. Blackmer will talk about how the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS)
movement that has become a central part …

Jan

12 2024

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Jan

13 2024

Shabbat of Love

7:00AM - 5:30PM  

#ShabbatofLove was created to embrace the Jewish people, spreading love for who we are.

Join us as we set the table …

Jan

12 2024

Shabbat Service Commemorating The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

New Beginnings Church of the Nazarene
80 Jeffferson Boulevard
Edison, NJ 08820

Join Temple Emanu-El for a Shabbat Service honoring the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We will be joined by gues…

Jan

13 2024

Shir Appeal - Tufts' Premiere Jewish Acapella Group in Concert at EBJC

7:00PM - 10:00PM  

East Brunswick Jewish Center
511 Ryders Lane
East Brunswick,, NJ 08816

This event includes food, beverages- appetizers and deserts. Cost = 42.00 per adult; $22.00 for…

Jan

20 2024

Hadvallah Among the Stars PJ Party

4:30PM - 7:00PM  

Monroe Sports Center
4 Farrington Blvd.
Monroe, NJ

GET READY FOR AN OUT OF THIS WORLD PJ EXPERIENCE! JOIN US AS WE CELEBRATE HAVDALLAH (THE END OF SHABBAT AND THE START…

Jan

20 2024

Family Movie Night: Inside Out

7:30PM - 9:00PM  

Congregation B'NAI Israel
33 Gordons Corner Rd
Manalapan Township, NJ 07726

SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 7:30PM POPCON CANDY SODA

Jan

21 2024

Highland Park Community Kollel - Annual Breakfast

9:30AM - 11:00AM  

Congregation Ohr Torah
Edgemount Road
Edison, NJ 08817

Highland Park Community Kollel - Annual Breakfast

Jan

21 2024

Kvetch 22: Jewish Jokes About Arguing with G-d

10:00AM - 11:00AM  

Neve Shalom
250 Grove Avenue
Metuchen, NJ 08840

Andrew Silow-Carrol, editor at large for The Jewish Week, and managing editor for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA)…

Jan

21 2024

Trees & Ecology with Rabbi Langer

10:00AM - 12:00PM  

Congregation Agudath Achim / Freehold Jewish Center
59 Broad Street
Freehold, NJ 07728

As we celebrate Tu B’Shevat this coming week, join Rabbi Langer to understand the importance of trees and their ecology.

Jan

21 2024

Remembering Harry Chapin

2:00PM - 4:00PM  

Axelrod Performing Arts Center
100 Grant Ave.
Deal Park, NJ 07723

A concert to benefit THE LIGHT OF DAY FOUNDATION and WhyHunger featuring John McMenamin and friends along with…

Jan

22 2024

Prof. Rachel Shteir Activist and Writer, Betty Friedan

7:30PM - 8:30PM  

Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple
222 Livingston Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Professor Shteir will discuss the achievements that put activist and writer, Betty
Friedan at the center of the movem…

Jan

23 2024

Jewish Federation January 2024 Board Meeting
 

Jewish Federation Board Meeting 

Jan

24 2024

Global Connections with Robert Siegel: Growing up with social media

4:00PM - 5:00PM  

Zoom
Central Park West, New York, NY, USA
Zoom
New York, NY 10012

Robert Siegel (NPR) interviews: Sherry Turkle and Brian Merchant

Jan

25 2024

Tu B'Shevat Seder

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Congregation Agudath Achim / Freehold Jewish Center
59 Broad Street
Freehold, NJ 07728

Join us for a Tu B’Shevat Seder, a festive meal featuring nuts and fruits.

Jan

27 2024

Mary and Samuel Hamelsky Music Program - Ben Peters

8:00PM - 9:30PM  

Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple
222 Livingston Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Ben Peters is a jazz pianist based in Red Bank, the hometown of the legendary Count Basie. In the few short years sin…

Jan

28 2024

Blood Drive

8:30AM - 1:00PM  

Neve Shalom
250 Grove Avenue
Metuchen, NJ 08840

Donations save lives!

There is a blood shortage in our area. Spend a few minutes and donate a pint and save a life.

Jan

31 2024

Mystical Zionism's Surprising Origins: Rav Kook's Early Decades

7:00PM - 8:00PM  

This is a Virtual Program.

Rav (Rabbi) Abraham Isaac Kook was the first Ashkenazi chief rabbi of the Land of Israel, an important theologian, a …