Temple Ner Tamid Invites the Bloomfield Community to Learn and Celebrate

I Kiss Your Hands Many Times: Hearts, Souls and Wars in Hungary

• Monday, October 20 at 7:00 p.m. at Temple Ner Tamid
• The Global Education Center of Montclair State University and Harry A. Sprague Library present author and journalist Marianne Szegedy-Maszak (New York Times, Esquire, etc.). Ms. Szegedy-Maszak recounts her parents’ life and escape from Hungary during the war. The daughter of a Hungarian and Christian diplomat father and a mother from a wealthy Jewish industrialist family, their story provides a glimpse of Hungarian Jewish life during the tumultuous period.
• This presentation is part of the 70th Anniversary of Raoul Wallenberg’s Mission to Save the Last Jews of Europe – A series of lectures, films and special events.

Rosh Chodesh Gatherings

For the women of Temple Ner Tamid our monthly Rosh Chodesh gatherings, going strong for six amazing years, has been a highlight for all those who attend. Whether you drop in once in a while or every month, our new moon celebrations are filled with song, text, sharing, food, and friendship.

Join the women of Ner Tamid, led by Cantor Meredith Greenberg, for Cheshvan on Thursday, October 23

Scholar-in-Residence Weekend With Rabbi Jeff Salkin - Registration Now Open

October 17, 18 and 19

• Please join Temple Ner Tamid welcome Rabbi Jeffrey Salkin as this year’s Temple Scholar-in-Residence. The theme for the weekend is titled Martini Judaism: For Those Who Want to Be Shaken and Stirred.

Friday, October 17 at 8:00 p.m.

• Session 1 – The Gods Are Broken! The legend of Abraham breaking his father’s idols is Judaism’s most famous (non-biblical) story. Do Jews still have the courage to break contemporary idols? What does brokenness mean in Jewish text and history?

Saturday, October 18 at 10 a.m.

• Session 2 – In the Beginning: Rabbi Salkin will participate in our monthly Casual Minyan, where we learn from each other by wrestling with the sacred texts. For this Shabbat morning, the day after Simchat Torah, we engage ourselves with the very first words of Genesis.

Saturday, October 18 at 12:30 p.m. ~ Shabbat Lunch and Afternoon Study Session

• Session 3 – Jewish History: Going with the Flow: So you think that Jewish history is boring and/or difficult to learn? A unique visual map of Jewish history will help you understand our story in a new way, so that we can examine how it may actually all fit together.

Registration is requested for this session so that we can ensure we have enough lunch for all. Please register by clicking here.

Saturday, October 18 at 7:00 p.m.

• Singing and studying with a nosh and some wineSession 4 – Fixing the Broken Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen’s Jewish Texts: This year, the poet-singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen turned 80, and he continues to grow in popularity. Many of his songs are, in fact, Jewish texts. We will sing and study Who By Fire, The Story of Isaac, If It Be Your Will, and Hallelujah.

Regisration is requested for this session. Please register by clicking here.

Sunday, October 19 at 11:00 a.m. ~ A study session for parents with coffee and a nosh

• Session 5 – Parenting Jewishly: Over the years, there have been numerous child rearing gurus: Benjamin Spock, T. Berry Brazelton, Penelope Leach. But there are Jewish ways to raise kids as well – and that means asking ourselves some challenging questions about the Jewish future. Join Rabbi Salkin as we ponder “what does it mean to raise Jewish kids in the 21st century”?

About Rabbi Salkin – Rabbi Jeff Salkin is one of American Judaism’s most quoted rabbis. His essays have appeared in numerous periodicals, including Forward, Wall Street Journal, and Moment. He has a regular blog – http://www.jewishjournal.com/martini_judaism. He has also written for scholarly journals and encyclopedias. He has served congregations, created an adult study institute, produced religious television shows, and has worked as a Jewish communal executive and activist. Rabbi Salkin presently divides his time between writing, teaching, and serving as the spiritual leader of Temple Beth Am in Bayonne, NJ.

Rabbi Salkin’s appearance is made possible by the generosity of Tamar Weiss in memory of her husband, Emil (z”l), who was the first-ever president of Temple Ner Tamid.

J-LAB

Sunday, October 19 at 11:00 a.m.

A new learning environment offering a variety of opportunities that you can select based on your interest on that given day. On each of the Sundays listed below Temple Ner Tamid will offer a class in each of the following themed tracks:

• Jewish Boot Camp – Want to boost your Jewish literacy? Give it a try!
• Movement & Meditation – Feel a little stressed? Get in some yoga time!
• Culture & Current Issues – How about a cooking class? A discussion on parenting or interfaith issue? Come sit in on a session!

J-Lab begins immediately after tefillah. Have a nosh, chat with friends, then choose a class.

Dates: October 19; November 16; December 21; January 11; February 8; March 15

Make Real and Lasting Change One Week at a Time with Mussar Yoga

Tuesday, October 28 at 7:30 p.m.

Mussar Yoga skillfully blends an ancient, Jewish, spiritual practice of self-inquiry and change with Patanjali’s 8 Limbs of Yoga. It empowers you to live a more whole and holy life--to connect more fully to the Divine within

Join Edith Brotman, author of Mussar Yoga for a workshop at which you will learn more about this artful blend of an ancient, Jewish spiritual practice of self-inquiry and change with Patanjali’s 8 Limbs of Yoga. We will be working on the traits (middot) of humility, equanimity and trust. Expect a combination of yoga poses and discussion. You will leave the workshop with an understanding of the basic Mussar Yoga practices in order to begin your own transformative Mussar Yoga journey.

• To register please contact Laurie Schifano at lschifano@nertamid.org.
• Price: $5

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