Nefesh Mountain at Congregation Ohr Shalom
Ohr Shalom 67 Kent Pl Blvd, Summit, NJNefesh Mountain will be performing at Congregation Ohr Shalom - The Summit Jewish Community Center, Summit: - Kabbalat Shabbat, Friday, Feb. 8, 7 p.m. - Havdalah, Saturday, Feb. 9, 5:30 p.m. - Last concert on Sunday, Feb. 10, 11:15 a.m. RSVP at office@summitjcc.org or call 908-273-8130.
Current Concerns
Ohr Shalom 67 Kent Pl Blvd, Summit, NJCongregation Ohr Shalom, Summit, 10:30 a.m. Lecture by Prof. Jonathan Golden, director of the Center on Religion, Culture and Conflict at Drew University; part of “Current Concerns in Our World” series. Follows 9:30 class with Rabbi Avi Friedman, “Issues in Contemporary Judaism.” Each class costs $15. Call 908-273-8130.
Current Events
Ohr Shalom 67 Kent Pl Blvd, Summit, NJCongregation Ohr Shalom, Summit, 9:30 a.m. Lecture by Kean University Prof. Gil Kahn; part of “Current Concerns in Our World” series. Followed by 10:30 class with Rabbi Avi Friedman, “Issues in Contemporary Judaism.” Each class costs $15. Call 908-273-8130.
“A Torah Scroll in the Library of Congress, Really???”
Ohr Shalom 67 Kent Pl Blvd, Summit, NJCongregation Ohr Shalom/Summit JCC, 7 p.m. Guest speaker is Prof. Gary Rendsburg, the Blanche and Irving Laurie chair in Jewish History at Rutgers University. Admission is $18. RSVP to 908-273-8130.
“Global Power Shifts and their Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy”
Ohr Shalom 67 Kent Pl Blvd, Summit, NJCongregation Ohr Shalom, Summit, 9:30 a.m. Lecture by former Drew University Professor Doug Simon and part of “Current Concerns in Our World” series. Followed by 10:30 class with Rabbi Avi Friedman, “Issues in Contemporary Judaism.” Each class costs $15. Call 908-273-8130.
“Four Hands Flying”
Ohr Shalom 67 Kent Pl Blvd, Summit, NJCongregation Ohr Shalom, Summit, 8:45 p.m. A musical journey through different styles of traditional jazz featuring pianists Stephanie Trick and Paolo Alderighi. Cocktails begin at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $45. Visit summitjcc.org/events-and-tickets or call 908-277-8130.
“Charlie’s World of Jewish Music”
Ohr Shalom 67 Kent Pl Blvd, Summit, NJCongregation Ohr Shalom, Summit, 9:30 a.m. Charlie Bernhaut, Jewish music aficionado, will share the variety and breadth of the Jewish musical traditional by utilizing his collection of over 13,000 albums. Followed by 10:30 class with Rabbi Avi Friedman, “Issues in Contemporary Judaism.” The series costs $60, $15 for each class. Call 908-273-8130.
“Stolpersteine” Project
Ohr Shalom 67 Kent Pl Blvd, Summit, NJPart of “Current Concerns in Our World” series at Congregation Ohr Shalom, Summit, 9:30 a.m. Guest speaker is Austrian-born Doris Schneider, who will discuss her family’s escape to England after the Anschluss and her experiences returning to Austria and participating in the “Stolpersteine” project, the marking of certain buildings where victims of the Nazis lived. […]
“Current Perspectives on Israel”
Ohr Shalom 67 Kent Pl Blvd, Summit, NJFall semester launch of “Current Concerns in Our World” series at Congregation Ohr Shalom, Summit, 9:30 a.m. Guest speaker is Rabbi David Levy, director of the American Jewish Committee in Millburn. Followed by 10:30 class with Rabbi Avi Friedman, “Issues in Contemporary Judaism.” The series costs $60, $15 for each class. Call 908-273-8130.