Our Jewish World
Free Lecture Series by Cantor Perry Fine: ‘Miriam and the Women Sang: Biblical Poetry and the Creative Musical Spirit’
Cantor Perry Fine of Temple Beth Shalom in Livingston led a fascinating free two-part series, called "Miriam and the Women Sang: Biblical Poetry and the Creative Musical Spirit,” at the Morris County Library, 30 E. Hanover Ave., in Whippany. Cantor Fine’s classes,...
Taking an Insightful ‘Journey of the Soul’
In a thought-provoking three-part series, titled “Journey of the Soul: An Exploration of Life, Death, and What Lies Beyond,” Rabbi Shalom Lubin led our group on a roller-coaster of insights, teachings, and mystical concepts related to the emotionally charged and often...
Our Jewish World Rabbi Series Kicks Off for 2016–2017
Our Jewish World co-chairs Melanie Levitan and Ellen Nesson have put together another outstanding lineup of classes for the 2016–2017 year. Participating spiritual leaders include Cantor Perry Fine of Temple Beth Shalom in Livingston, leading classes in the fall;...
Three-Part Series by Rabbi Biller: ‘Jewish Mysticism and Its Surprising Impact on Our Beliefs, Our Behaviors, and Our Prayer Book’
What is mysticism? What is Jewish mysticism? How is mysticism different from our scientific ways oflooking at things? How is it similar to the scientific approach to understanding the world? In an intriguing three-part series, titled “Jewish Mysticism & Its...
‘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...