Our Jewish World
‘Journey of the Soul: An Exploration of Life, Death, and What Lies Beyond’
Rabbi Shalom D. Lubin, who serves as spiritual leader of Congregation Shaya Ahavat Torah in Parsippany, and director of Chabad of Southeast Morris County in Madison, offered a thought-provoking three-part series called “Journey of the Soul: An Exploration of Life,...
‘Between Heaven and Earth’: Rabbi Nesson’s Fascinating Series
Rabbi David Nesson Rabbi David Nesson, spiritual leader of Morristown Jewish Center–Beit Yisrael, led a fascinating series titled “Between Heaven and Earth: A Journey Through the Books of the Apocrypha and the Pseudepigrapha, the Stories of the Beginning and the End...
Rabbi Steven Bayar to Lead Free Classes, Sponsored by NCJW, West Morris Section at Morris County Library
Rabbi Steven Bayar, spiritual leader of Congregation B'nai Israel in Millburn, blended pop culture with Torah learning in a series of thought-provoking classes on Dec. 1 and 8, and Monday, Dec. 14 at the Morris County Library, 30 E. Hanover Ave., in Whippany. The...
‘American and Israel: Politics and Belief’: A Thought-Provoking Rabbinical Forum Oct. 13
Three prominent area rabbis have spoke at a fascinating forum titled “America and Israel: Politics and Belief” on Tuesday, Oct. 13, at the Morris County Library in Whippany. The event, which was free and open to the public, was sponsored by National Council of Jewish...
Rabbi Mark Biller Placed Judaism in the Hot Seat: Imagine Judaism Applying for a Job
Rabbi Mark Biller, spiritual leader of Congregation Beth Ahm in Verona, led a provocative, free, two-part series titled "The Modern Employment Test: And Judaism Is the Applicant," on Tuesday, June 9 and 16, at noon, at the Morris County Library, 30 E. Hanover Ave., in...
NCJW, West Morris Presented Free Workshop on Jewish Attitudes toward ‘Pleasures of the Flesh’
Rabbi Leana Moritt, spiritual leader of the Roosevelt Island Jewish Congregation in New York City and founder and director of Thresholds: For the Jewishly Curious, lead a lively series of free workshops exploring Jewish attitudes toward “Pleasures of the Flesh.” The...
RABBI DAVID NESSON SPOTLIGHTED ‘BOOKS OF THE BIBLE NOBODY READS’
Do you know how many books there are in the Bible? Can you imagine that the answer depends on who you ask, and ranges from 39 to 50? In a provocative three-part series, titled "Books of the Bible Nobody Reads," Rabbi David Nesson, spiritual leader of Morristown Jewish...
Rabbi Amy Joy Small Asked: ‘Is it Necessary to Believe in God to be Jewish?’
Rabbi Amy Joy Small, founder of Deborah’s Palm Center for Jewish Learning & Experiences in Morristown, led a provocative three-part series for Our Jewish World called “Is It Necessary to Believe in God to Be Jewish?” Rabbi Small pointed out that it is not uncommon...
Rabbi Menashe East Spotlighted the ‘Oral Torah’ in Three-Part Series
Rabbi Menashe East, spiritual leader of Mt. Freedom Jewish Center, led a fascinating three-part series called “Judaism’s Second Torah: The Oral Torah.” The classes, which were offered free of charge under the auspices of NCJW, West Morris Section’s Our Jewish World,...