Memorial Day
Community Calendar
This calendar is for community events sponsored by Greater MetroWest Jewish organizations, which take place in our community.
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May 27, 2019
May
1 2019
Mother’s Day Shopping Madness at the JCC MetroWest
8:00AM - 3:00PM
JCC MetroWest
760 Northfield Avenue
West Orange, NJ 07052
Jewelry, gifts for teachers, children's apparel, Judaic art, women's apparel, and MUCH MORE!
May
1 2019
The Annual Spring Marketplace at B’nai Abraham
9:00AM - 4:00PM
Temple B'nai Abraham
300 East Northfield Road
entrance on E Cedar Street
Livingston, NJ 07039
On Wednesday, May1, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, indoors at Temple B’nai Abraham, Livingston, you can do your Mother’s…
May
1 2019
Annual Yom HaShoah Commemoration at Kean University
6:00PM - 9:00PM
Kean University, Wilkins Theater
1000 Morris Avenue
Union, NJ
Annual Yom HaShoah Commemoration at Kean University Open to the general public No admission Building an…
May
1 2019
Monica Blumberg to Speak @ TBA Yom HaShoah Service
6:00PM - 7:00PM
Temple B'nai Abraham
300 East Northfield Road
entrance on E Cedar Street
Livingston, NJ 07039
On Wednesday, May 1, the Temple B’nai Abraham family will gather to commemorate Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance…
May
1 2019
A Film Screening of Defiant Requiem with Dr. Amy Weiss
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Michal Levine
208 Summit Ave.
Summit, NJ 07052
“Defiant Requiem” is a 2014 Emmy nominated documentary that illuminates the extraordinary, untold story of the br…
May
1 2019
Voices of the Generations, a Yom Hashoah Remembrance
7:00PM - 9:00PM
B'nai Shalom
300 Pleasant Valley Way
West Orange, NJ 07052
Wednesday, May 1 at 7:00 pm Join Julie Kohner, educator and child of Holocaust survivors, as she recounts the…
May
2 2019
NCJW Essex Volunteer Recognition
9:30AM - 12:00PM
NCJW/Essex
70 South Orange Avenue
Livingston, NJ 07039
This is event is open to NCJW/Essex members who have volunteered in 2018-19. Pre-registration is required.
May
2 2019
Lunch N Learn - Holocaust Council
12:00PM - 2:00PM
Alex Aidekman Family Jewish Community Campus
901 Rt 10
Whippany, NJ 07981
Please join us for our monthly speaker. Speakers consist of Holocaust Survivors, war veterans, second generation and…
May
2 2019
"Witness: Lessons from Elie Wiesel’s Classroom" with Author Ariel Burger
12:30PM - 1:30PM
JCC MetroWest
760 Northfield Avenue
West Orange, NJ 07052
Join JCC MetroWest as we recognize Yom HaShoah.
Ariel Burger first met Elie Wiesel at age fifteen; he became his stude…
May
2 2019
Witness, Lessons from Elie Wiesel's Classroom
12:30PM - 2:00PM
JCC MetroWest
760 Northfield Avenue
West Orange, NJ 07052
Join us for an author presentation from Ariel Burger, Witness
May
2 2019
May
2 2019
Yom HaShoah Commemoration with Jack J. Hersch author of Death March Escape
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Temple Beth Shalom
193 E Mount Pleasant Ave
Livingston, NJ 07039
May
2 2019
TBA Monthly Book Group with Rabbi Kulwin
7:30PM - 9:00PM
Temple B'nai Abraham
300 East Northfield Road
entrance on E Cedar Street
Livingston, NJ 07039
Twenty years ago, a group of Temple members, led by Rabbi Kulwin, began reading together. Since then, the members of…
May
3 2019
CARES Professional Development Day
9:00AM - 1:00PM
JCC MetroWest
760 Northfield Avenue
West Orange, NJ 07052
Understanding and Improving Relationships in Later Life
Professional development and networking event for Greater Met…
May
3 2019
Welcome Shabbat with Song and Prayer
7:15PM - 9:15PM
MAKOMnj Home Base
MORRISTOWN, NJ 07960
“Welcome Shabbat” a joyful, family friendly, uplifting, camp style, come as you are, way to begin the weekend with a…
May
3 2019
"Children of the Holocaust Remember" film screening
7:30PM - 9:30PM
Temple Har Shalom
104 Mount Horeb Rd
Warren, NJ 07059
A new documentary, Children of the Holocaust Remember, featuring eight Holocaust survivors being interviewed by…
May
3 2019
The Last Letters of Oma Clara: A Holocaust Story of Love and Loss
7:30PM - 9:30PM
Michal Levine
208 Summit Ave.
Summit, NJ 07052
At our Shabbat evening service, Barbara Gilford will tell the story of her father and his family, from their vibrant …
May
5 2019
PJ Library and GOA: Yom Haatzmaut Celebration!
10:30AM - 11:45AM
Golda Och Academy (Lower School: Grades pre-K - 5)
Wilf Lower School Campus
122 Gregory Avenue
West Orange, NJ
Celebrate Israel's birthday with GOA and PJ Library! Israeli arts and crafts, food tasting and dancing are just some …
May
5 2019
Celebrate Israel Independence Day at Adath Shalom
1:00PM - 4:00PM
Adath Shalom
841 Mountain Way
Morris Plains, NJ 07054
Celebrate Israel Independence Day with World Jewish music virtuoso Basya Schechter and her amazing ensemble…
May
6 2019
NCJW-Essex Card & Mah Jongg Party
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Crestmont Country Club
750 Eagle Rock Avenue
West Orange, NJ 07052
NCJW-Essex Card & Mah Jongg Party. A full day of play, plus light breakfast, lunch and snacks, as well as boutique shopping.
May
6 2019
Jewish Community Foundation Annual Investors Meeting
6:30PM - 9:00PM
Alex Aidekman Family Jewish Community Campus
901 Route 10
Whippany,
Investors Meeting
May
6 2019
People Book Land Exhibit
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Adam Marks
193 E Mount Pleasant Ave
Livingston, NJ 07039
People, Book, Land presents an overview of Jewish life in the Middle East from Biblical times to the present through …
May
6 2019
Jewish Film Festival of Central NJ
7:30PM - 9:30PM
Rialto Theater
250 E. Broad Street
Westfield, NJ 07090
The JCC of Central NJ presents 5 films in the fall and 5 films in the spring at the Rialto Theater in Westfield.
May
7 2019
Rachel Coalition Steering Committee Meeting
9:30AM - 11:00AM
Rachel Coalition Steering Committee Meeting
May
7 2019
Federation investment Committee Meeting
6:00PM - 8:00PM
Whippany Campus
901 Rt. 10
Whippany, NJ 07981
Federation Investment Committee Meeting
May
7 2019
WAE Center Mini Mission
6:00PM - 8:00PM
WAE Center
270 Pleasant Valley Way
West Orange, NJ 07052
Women's Philanthropy WAE Center Mini Mission for new Pomegranates and new Lions of Judah
May
7 2019
May
8 2019
WAE Center Mini Mission
10:00AM - 12:00PM
WAE Center
270 Pleasant Valley Way
West Orange, NJ 07052
Women's Philanthropy WAE Center Mini Mission for new Pomegranates and new Lions of Judah
May
8 2019
NCJW-Essex Lunch & Learn - An Examination of the Media
12:00PM - 2:00PM
Temple B'nai Abraham
300 E. Northfield Road
Livingston, NJ 07039
NCJW-Essex Lunch & Learn about the Media Today. Includes buffet lunch.
May
8 2019
Torah Study Lunch & Learn
1:00PM - 2:00PM
Temple Shalom of Succasunna
215 S Hillside Avenue
Succasunna, NJ 07876
Why not feed your SOUL and your BODY? Join us as we take one hour to explore relevant Jewish topics using ancient wis…
May
8 2019
Yom Haatzmaut Concert
5:00PM - 8:00PM
JCC MetroWest
760 Northfield Avenue
West Orange, NJ 07052
JCC MetroWest celebrates Israel with a concert for children and their families
May
8 2019
Moms’ Support Group (Shapiro)
7:30PM - 9:00PM
JCC MetroWest
760 Northfield Avenue
West Orange, NJ
Moms’ Support Group (Shapiro)
JCC MetroWest, 760 Northfield Avenue, West Orange,
Shapiro Conference Room, 7:30-9pm…
May
9 2019
May
9 2019
May
9 2019
May
12 2019
May
9 2019
Eat, Dance, Pray
5:30PM - 8:30PM
Temple Beth O'r Beth Torah
111 Valley Road
Clark, NJ 07066
Celebrate Israel Independence Day with delicious complimentary falafel and hummus, dance sessions led by Elyse Litt, …
May
9 2019
Federation Builders and Allied Trades Event
6:00PM - 9:00PM
Wilf Jewish Community Campus
1391 Martine Avenue
Scotch Plains, NJ 07676
Annual Builders & Allied Trades Event
May
9 2019
Yom Ha'atzmaut Celebration for Union County area
6:00PM - 8:30PM
YM-YWHA of Union
501 Green Lane
Union, NJ 07083
A wonderful community celebration for Israel!
May
9 2019
TBA Sisterhood Spring Gala
7:00PM - 9:30PM
Cedar Hill Country Club
100 Walnut Steeet
Livingston, NJ 07039
Temple B'nai Abraham Sisterhood Annual Spring Gala fundraiser will be held at Cedar Hill Country Club , …
May
10 2019
JNF Breakfast for Israel
7:30AM - 9:00AM
Westminster Hotel
Livingston , 07039
JNF Central NJ invites you to our annual Breakfast for Israel.
May
10 2019
NJJFF Extra! Witness Theater: The Film
11:30AM - 1:30PM
JCC MetroWest
760 Northfield Avenue
West Orange, NJ 07052
Experience "Witness Theater: The Film" - its healing power promises to touch us all!
Bear witness to Holocaust survi…
May
13 2019
Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Kroloff - Judaism for Non-Believers
11:30AM - 1:00PM
Temple Emanu-El
756 East Broad Street
Westfield , NJ 07090
Join us for a lunch and learn with Rabbi Kroloff! Discussion topics will include contemporary events, films of…
May
13 2019
May
13 2019
May
13 2019
May
14 2019
May
14 2019
JFED Budget & Finance Meeting
4:30PM - 6:00PM
Whippany Campus
901 Rt. 10
Whippany, NJ 07981
JFED Budget & Finance Meeting
May
14 2019
May
14 2019
May
14 2019
May
15 2019
Synagogue Inclusion Project
6:00PM - 9:00PM
Alex Aidekman Campus
901 Route 10
Whippany , NJ
Synagogue Inclusion Project
6-9pm,
Alex Aidekman Campus, 901 Route 10, Whippany
Conference Center (E & F)
May
15 2019
JSDD Annual Meeting
7:00PM - 9:00PM
to be determined
NJ
Jewish Service for the Developmentally Disabled Annual Meeting
May
15 2019
Jewish Film Festival of Central NJ
7:30PM - 9:30PM
Rialto Theater
250 E. Broad Street
Westfield, NJ 07090
The JCC of Central NJ presents 5 films in the fall and 5 films in the spring at the Rialto Theater in Westfield.
May
15 2019
Yossi Klein Halevi at Temple Emanu-El in Westfield
7:30PM - 9:00PM
Temple Emanu-El
756 East Broad Street
Westfield , NJ 07090
Prizewinning Israeli author Yossi Klein Halevi, a senior fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, will…
May
16 2019
Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest Board of Trustees Meeting
8:30AM - 11:00AM
Alex Aidekman Family Jewish Community Campus
901 Route 10
Whippany, NJ 07981
May
16 2019
Create a Jewish Legacy Training Workshop
6:00PM - 8:00PM
JCC MetroWest
760 Northfield Avenue
West Orange, NJ 07052
"Having the Legacy Conversation" workshop for CJL partner organizations.
May
16 2019
NextDor Small Gathering
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Rena Abrams
901 Route 10
PO Box 929
Whippany, NJ 07981
Small NextDor Event
May
16 2019
Ante Up Poker Tournament and Casino Night
7:30PM - 9:30PM
The Loft
The Wilshire Grand Hotel
350 Pleasant Valley Way
West Orange, NJ 07052
Join us for our Annual Casino Night and Poker Tournament
May
16 2019
Concert at the J
7:30PM - 9:30PM
JCC MetroWest
760 Northfield Avenue
West Orange, NJ 07052
Join us for a classical concert at the J.
May
16 2019
History Through Text with Rabbi Kulwin
7:30PM - 9:00PM
Temple B'nai Abraham
300 East Northfield Road
entrance on E Cedar Street
Livingston, NJ 07039
Temple B'nai Abraham 's Congregational Learning offers monthly classes in History Through Text with Rabbi Clifford…
May
19 2019
Mitzvah March
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Camp Deeny Riback
Flanders, NJ
Join us out at CDR in Flanders for a walk a thon raising money for camp scholarships.
May
19 2019
"FAKE NEWS" at Temple B'nai Or
12:30PM - 3:00PM
Temple B'nai Or
60 Overlook Road
Morristown, NJ 07960
Renaissance is partnering with the New Jersey Council for the Humanities to bring a Public Scholars Program to Temple…
May
19 2019
JCC of Central NJ Touch a Truck - Spring Festival
1:00PM - 5:00PM
JCC of Central New Jersey
1391 Martine Avenue
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
The event will be free and open to the community and will run rain or shine.
May
19 2019
An Evening with Tal Brody
6:30PM - 9:30PM
mt freedom jewish center
1209 Sussex Trpk
Randolph, NJ 07869
Tal Brody could have followed his NBA dreams. Instead, he brought basketball to Israel, where the game has…
May
20 2019
May
20 2019
Jewish Film Festival of Central NJ
7:30PM - 9:30PM
Rialto Theater
250 E. Broad Street
Westfield, NJ 07090
The JCC of Central NJ presents 5 films in the fall and 5 films in the spring at the Rialto Theater in Westfield.
May
21 2019
May
21 2019
May
21 2019
JHSNJ Lasting Impressions Gala
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Irene Segal
901 Route 10 East
Whippany, NJ 07981
JHSNJ Lasting Impressions Gala
May
21 2019
NJJFF Extra! On The Map with Special Guest, Tal Brody
7:00PM - 9:00PM
JCC MetroWest
760 Northfield Avenue
West Orange, NJ 07052
ON THE MAP tells the against-all-odds story of Maccabi Tel Aviv’s 1977 European Championship, which took place at a…
May
21 2019
Celebrate Rosh Hodesh at B’nai Abraham
7:30PM - 9:00PM
Temple B'nai Abraham
300 East Northfield Road
entrance on E Cedar Street
Livingston, NJ 07039
On Tuesday, May 21, 2019, 7:30 PM, at Temple B'nai Abraham , we will gather during the Omer—the period of time when…
May
21 2019
Israel Bonds Women's Division Community Art Show
7:30PM - 9:00PM
Chabad at Short Hills
650 S. Orange Ave.
Short Hills, NJ 07078
Israel Bonds Metro NJ Women's Division Art Show
May
22 2019
JCF Professional Advisor Network Event
6:00PM - 8:30PM
Networking event for Professional Advisors featuring a panel of cyber security experts
May
22 2019
May
22 2019
Federation - Unified Allocations Council Meeting
6:30PM - 9:00PM
Aidekman Campus
901 Route 10
Whippany, NJ 07981
Unified Allocations Council Meeting
May
22 2019
Conversational Hebrew with Rabbi Inna Serebro-Litvak
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Temple Shalom of Succasunna
215 S Hillside Avenue
Succasunna, NJ 07876
Seeking to learn a few phrases to use on a vacation in Israel? Or are you hoping to become fluent in conversational H…
May
23 2019
Monthly Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Faith Joy Dantowitz
11:30AM - 1:00PM
Temple B'nai Abraham
300 East Northfield Road
entrance on E Cedar Street
Livingston, NJ 07039
Join us for the TBA monthly Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Faith Joy Dantowitz. This year's topic is Love, Lust and…
May
23 2019
JVS of MetroWest 2019 Taste & Toast Gala
6:30PM - 9:00PM
Our 2019 Taste & Toast Gala will celebrate the impact of Jewish Vocational Service of MetroWest and our 80th annivers…
May
28 2019
May
28 2019
Jewish Community Housing Corporation of Metro NJ Board of Trustees Meeting
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Jewish Federation Plaza
750 Northfield Avenue
West Orange, NJ 07052
Meeting of the Board of Trustees of JCHC
May
28 2019
Real 2 Reel - The Holocaust Council
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Alex Aidekman Jewish Family Community Campus
901 Route 10
Whippany, NJ 07981
Real 2 Reel - monthly sponsored film by the Holocaust Council. Film TBD. Open to the public and free…
May
28 2019
JCC of Central NJ Board of Directors Meeting
7:30PM - 9:30PM
JCC of Central NJ
1391 Martine Avenue
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
Board of Directors Meeting
May
29 2019
Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest Annual Meeting
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Alex Aidekman Family Jewish Community Campus
901 Route 10
Whippany, NJ 07981
Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest Annual Meeting
May
29 2019
Names Not Number
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Joseph Kushner
110 S Orange Ave
Livingston, NJ 07039
Names, Not Number JKHA 8th grade students filmed and interviewed Holocaust survivors and made a short Documentary.
May
29 2019
Caregivers' Support Group
7:30PM - 9:00PM
JCC of Central NJ
1391 Martine Avenue
Scotch Plains, NJ
Caregivers’ Support Group
7:30 pm – 9 pm
JCC of Central NJ
(Federation Conference Room, 2nd floor)
1391 Martine …