http://jewishvoiceandopinion.com Frisch Parlor Meeting, with principal Dr. Kalman Stein, private home in Highland Park, 8pm, ybeyer486@aol.com
Fri., Dec 30
“Judaism’s Relevance to Modern Life: Sold or Sent? A Biblical Tale of Narrative Therapy,” Rabbi Avrohom Rapoport, spons by Chabad at the Shore, private office in Linwood, 12:15pm, 609-822-8500 NCSY National Yarchei Kallah Shabbat of Inspiration, for more than 200 Jewish public school teenagers, featuring tefillah, community onegs, and learning sessions, various shuls throughout Teaneck and Bergenfield, through Shabbat, Dec 31, 212-613-8145 or beckerd@ou.org Friday Night Dinner, for grades 2-3, Cong Rinat Yisrael, Teaneck, 5pm, 201-837-2795
Shabbat, Dec 31
Bnai Akiva Snif Chadash of Teaneck Darom, for students in grades 1-6, fun with an educational Zionist element, Cong Netivot Shalom, Teaneck, 4:15pm, pscheininger@hotmail.com
Motzei Shabbat, Dec 31
“Positive Attitude,” Shomer Shabbat and Shomer Kashrut Cub Scout Pack 613 Den Meeting, for boys in grades 1-5, cubmaster Jonathan Schachter, Cong Ahavat Achim, Fair Lawn, 7pm, jschachter2@gmail.com Desert Reception, honoring Rabbi Moshe Stavsky on his installation as spiritual leader of the Bais Medrash of Bergenfield, featuring YU President Richard Joel and Rabbi Yosef Adler, Bais Medrash of Bergenfield, 8:30pm, 201-637-7470
Sun., Jan 1
Explanatory Morning Service, Rabbi David Pietruszka, spons by the Jewish Learning Experience, at Cong Keter Torah, Teaneck, 9:15am, 201-966-4490 G.E.M. (Gathering for Encouragement of Modesty): Hashkafa and Halacha from Bnos Melachim and Individual Thoughts, for women, private home in Passaic, 9:15am, 973-365-2342 Uncle Moishy Concert, spons by Areyvut, at Cong Beth
Sholom, Teaneck, 9:30am, 201244-6702
Mon., Jan 2
Deadline to Apply for Fellowship Program at the Yiddish Book Center, Amherst, MA, for recent college graduates. Spend Sept 2012-Aug 2013 researching Yiddish books and collections, oral histories, educational programs, and other projects. Strong background in Jewish studies or related field and working knowledge of Yiddish. Stipend plus health insurance. 413-256-4900 Café Europa Holocaust Survivor Group, Linda Storfer, Riverdale YMHA, noon, 718548-8200
Tues., Jan 3
“All You Ever Wanted to Know about Breast Feeding,” Elly Gail Egenberg, JCC Rockland, West Nyack, 10:15am, 845362-4400 Contemporary Israeli Poetry Group, in the original with English translation and discussion, Atara Fobar, Hebrew Institute of Riverdale, 7pm, 718-796-4730 “Modern Family: A Present-Day Look at Sefer Bereshit— Is Nothing Sacred Anymore? Fidelity in a Kim Kardashian World,” Rabbi Shalom Baum, Cong Keter Torah, Teaneck, 8:30pm, 201-907-0180
Wed., Jan 4
Tutoring, for grades 1-5, by students of Ma’ayanot Yeshiva High School for Girls, Teaneck, 4:40pm, weineri@maayanot.org or 201-833-4307 ext 110 Mother-and-Daughter Matan Bat Mitzvah Program, for girls 10-12 and their mothers, aunts, and grandmothers, Pnina Yahid, Ben Porat Yosef, Paramus, 7pm, 201-845-5007 ext 10 “A Weekly Journey into the Soul of Torah— Embrace Your Past: The Dynamics of Spiritual Time Travel,” Rabbi Michel Gurkov, Chabad Center, Wayne, 7pm, 973-694-6274 Confidential Abused Women’s Support Group, Jewish Family Service, Teaneck, 7:15pm, 201-837-9090 Jewish 12-Step Meeting, JACS—Jewish Alcoholics, Chemically Dependent Persons, and Significant Others, Jewish Fam-
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ily Service, Teaneck, 7:30pm, 201-837-9090, ask for IRA (Information and Referral) or 201981-1071 Volunteer Orientation, to work with special-needs childrenand teens through the Friendship Circle of MetroWest, Livingston, 8pm, 973-251-0200 “Israel in Light of the New Middle East: Arab Regime Changes, Housing Crisis, US Administration’s Push for Peace, PA’s Bid for Nationhood,” Gil Lainer, JCC, Tenafly, 8:15pm, 201-569-7900
Thurs., Jan 5
Fast Day, Asarah BeTevet NCSY Break-Fast, private home in Teaneck, 5:30pm, 917355-6202 or 845-641-8838
Fri., Jan 6
“The Invisible Bridge,” Julie Orringer, JCC, Tenafly, 11:30am, 201-569-7900 Junior Congregation Friday Night Dinner, Cong Rinat Yisrael, Teaneck, 5pm, 201-837-2795
Shabbat, Jan 7
Shabbat Lunch, for grades K-1, Cong Rinat Yisrael, Teaneck, noon, 201-837-2795 Kiddush in Honor of the New Mayor of Highland Park Gary Minkoff, Cong Ohav Emeth, Highland Park, noon, 732-572-5613 Mother-Daughter Oneg, Cong Ahawas Achim Bnai Jacob and David, West Orange, 3pm, aabjdyouth@gmail.com
Motzei Shabbat, Jan 7
Comedy Night, Mordechai Schmutter, Teaneck General Store, 8pm, 201-530-5046
Sun., Jan 8
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ing: Bikur Cholim, spons by Areyvut, for adults and children 4th grade and up, includes visit to CareOne, at Young Israel of Teaneck, 8am, 201-244-6702 Torah Teens, for specialneeds and non-disabled teen volunteers, spons by the Friendship Circle, at Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy, Livingston, volunteer training and breakfast, 9am; program, 9:30am, 973-251-0200 Mother-and-Daughter Matan Bat Mitzvah Program, for girls 10-12 and their mothers, aunts, and grandmothers, Pnina Yahid, Ben Porat Yosef, Paramus, 9:30am, 201-845-5007 ext 10 Adolph Schreiber Hebrew Academy of Rockland County (ASHAR) Open House, for grades N-8, Monsey, 10:30am, 845-357-1515 SibShops, support group for children 7-12 who have a special-needs sibling, JCC, Tenafly, 10:30am, 201-408-1489 “Teens and Spirituality: New Approaches for a New Generation,” featuring workshops: “Making Shabbat Meaningful to a 21st-Century Teenager,” “What Is Your Teenager Saying to G-d? Turning Our Teens on to Tefillah,” “The Calm before the Storm? Infusing Spirituality into the World of Elementary School Children,” and “The 10 Questions That Teens Ask, the 10 Answers You Need to Know,” spons by NCSY, at Cong Bnai Yeshurun, Teaneck, 7pm Shalom Bayis, combined class for wives and husbands, Rabbi Reuven and Devorah Rose Kigel, private home in Teaneck, 8pm, allyson. guraryeh@gmail.com Y