“Aches, Pains and Opioids”
Congregation Shomrei Emunah 67 Park St, Montclair, NJCongregation Shomrei Emunah, Montclair, 10:30 a.m. Dr. Mark Rosenberg, chairman of emergency medicine and medical director for population health at St. Joseph’s Healthcare System in Paterson, and Jan Hoffman, a New York Times health-care writer, will discuss opioid addiction and innovative alternatives to pain control. Visit shomrei.org.
The Challenges Facing Israel Today
Congregation Shomrei Emunah 67 Park St, Montclair, NJ“The Challenges Facing Israel Today as a Jewish State and a Democratic, Open Society.” Congregation Shomrei Emunah, Montclair, 7:30 p.m. Guest speaker is Israeli Masorti Rabbi Nathalie Lastreger. Call 973-746-5031.
“Wings” Guitarist Performs
Congregation Shomrei Emunah 67 Park St, Montclair, NJCongregation Shomrei Emunah, Montclair, 4 p.m. Laurence Juber, lead guitarist in Paul McCartney’s “Wings,” will perform at the Eric Singer Memorial Concert. Tickets are $15 pre-paid, $18 at the door, free for children. For tickets, go to shomrei.org or call 973-746-5031.
Singing as a Spiritual Practice – Musical Scholar in Residence
Congregation Shomrei Emunah 67 Park St, Montclair, NJA transformative prayer leader and musician, Deborah Sacks Mintz has served innovative institutions around the country as a teacher of Torah and communal Jewish music. As a member of the Hadar Ensemble and the Community Singing Consultant of Hadar’s Rising Song Institute, Deborah serves as a resource to those seeking to cultivate the grassroots musical […]
The Theologies of Bruce Springsteen: Redemption
Congregation Shomrei Emunah 67 Park St, Montclair, NJAzzan Yadin-Israel, Professor of Jewish Studies, Rutgers University will return to Shomrei for the second in a series of three encore lectures. Yadin-Israel spent two years mining Springsteen songs for his book, The Grace of God and the Grace of Man: The Theologies of Bruce Springsteen, unearthing numerous biblical themes and reinterpretations of passages from […]
Musical Scholar in residence: Joey Weisenberg & “The Architecture of Listening”
Congregation Shomrei Emunah 67 Park St, Montclair, NJMerging traditional nusah and soulful nigunim, Joey Weisenberg, Creative Director of Hadar's Ricing Song Institute will cultivate the power of the communal voice through rhythm, spontaneous harmony, and careful listening. Joey will teach during services and lead a spirited Musaf. Kiddush Lunch & Learn follows with "The Torah of Music", Drawing from his 2017 National […]
The Art of the Niggun with Musical Scholar in Residence Joey Weisenberg
Congregation Shomrei Emunah 67 Park St, Montclair, NJBased on his extensive knowledge of nigunim (wordless melodies), nusach (prayer chant), and other musical styles, Joey Weisenberg, Creative Director of Hadar's Rising Song Institute teaches us how to mine the soul of any melody. Focusing on beautiful old melodies nearly lost to history as well as Joey’s original compositions, we will collectively bring the […]
Musical Scholar in Residence
Congregation Shomrei Emunah 67 Park St, Montclair, NJCongregation Shomrei Emunah, Montclair. Joey Weisenberg, creative director of Mechon Hadar Rising Song Institute, will lead Shabbat services Friday night and Saturday morning. On March 1, after a community Shabbat dinner, he will teach “Art of the Nigun” at 7 p.m. On March 2, he will teach “The Architecture of Listening” at services at 9:30 […]
Scholar in Residence: Professor Gary Rendsburg
Congregation Shomrei Emunah 67 Park St, Montclair, NJDr. Gary A. Rendsburg holds the Blanche and Irving Laurie Chair in Jewish History in the Department of Jewish Studies at Rutgers University will lecture as Shabbat Scholar in Residence. On Friday evening after 6:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat services and dinner, Professor Rendsburg will discuss The Dead Sea Scrolls: This year marks the 70th anniversary […]
“Exploring the History of Hebrew and Ancient Israel”
Congregation Shomrei Emunah 67 Park St, Montclair, NJCongregation Shomrei Emunah, Montclair. Prof. Gary Rendsburg, Rutgers University’s Blanche and Irving Laurie Chair in Jewish History, focuses on major archaeological sites in Israel, Egypt, and Jordan, including Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls, at 6:30 Friday night services; on Saturday he will speak during 8:30 a.m. Torah study, 9:30 a.m. services, and at a […]
“The Theologies of Bruce Springsteen” Professor Azzan Yadin-Israel
Congregation Shomrei Emunah 67 Park St, Montclair, NJAzzan Yadin-Israel, Professor of Jewish Studies, Rutgers University will return to Congregation Shomrei Emunah for the first of a series of three lectures. Yadin-Israel spent two years mining Springsteen songs for his book, The Grace of God and the Grace of Man: The Theologies of Bruce Springsteen, unearthing numerous Old Testament themes and reinterpretations of […]
Montclair Chamber Brass Ensemble
Congregation Shomrei Emunah 67 Park St, Montclair, NJCongregation Shomrei Emunah, Montclair, 4 p.m. Concert in memory of Eric Singer. Cost is $15, free for college students with ID and those under 18. Call 973-746-5031.
Don Katz, founder and CEO of Audible
Congregation Shomrei Emunah 67 Park St, Montclair, NJPart of the ongoing educational series @nourish. Call 973-746-5031.