Shabbat, Scholar & Supper

Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, South Orange, 6 p.m. Steven Weisman, former correspondent, editor, and editorial board member at The New York Times, will speak about his book, “The Chosen Wars: How Judaism Became an American Religion,” following services.

Dinner costs $36, $25 TSTI members until Nov. 29; afterward, $45/$36. Register at tsti.org/calendar/scholar-dinner-with-steve-r-weisman.