Tag: Temple B’Nai Shalom
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Federal funds through grant help further secure Temple B’nai Shalom, Vibrant Church in East Brunswick
EAST BRUNSWICK – Federal funds through the Nonprofit Security Grant Program will help further secure the facility shared by Temple B’nai Shalom and the Vibrant Church. “The first clause of the First Amendment to the Constitution protects our legal right to freely practice our religious faith, but we must ensure members of the community can…
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Ukrainian refugees find ‘refuge’ in Old Bridge; county residents organize humanitarian efforts
OLD BRIDGE – The words “pack quickly, we’re leaving” jolted sisters Lena and Maryna Barsukov in the early morning hours of Feb. 26. Two days prior Russia had invaded Ukraine, which has since uprooted millions of Ukrainians from their homes. It was their father, Zhenya, calling his daughters to meet him at the Poland border.…
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Holocaust survivor celebrates 100th birthday with friends at Jewish Family Services of Middlesex County
Holocaust survivor Herbert Goldsmith celebrated his 100th birthday in early January. with staff and board members of Jewish Family Services of Middlesex County in Monroe, members of the Holocaust survivor program Cafe Europa, and Lisa Adler from the Jewish Federation in the Heart of New Jersey. In related news, Café Europa, a program for Holocaust…
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East Brunswick Hadassah holds presentation on famous female comediennes
PHOTO COURTESY OF CHRISTINE SULLIVAN Loretta Brooks, left, spoke about famous female comediennes at the East Brunswick chapter of Hadassah’s meeting on Aug. 21 at Temple B’nai Shalom. All proceeds went to the Hadassah Medical Organization for its medical research and treatment. Also pictured is co-president Elaine Silver.
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Religious School enrollment now open in East Brunswick
Temple B’nai Shalom, a traditional reform congregation in East Brunswick, welcomes students who wish to enroll in its Religious School programs for grades K-12 for the 2018-19 school year, its 47th year in the community. Temple membership is not required for grades K-2. Students will enjoy beautiful and meaningful high holiday and year-round services, along…
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East Brunswick memorializes victims of synagogue shooting
The community of East Brunswick remembered the 11 victims of the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh in October with a monument and a memorial garden dedicated to the victims of bias violence on June 25. Pictured are Assemblywoman Nancy Pinkin, left to right; Rabbi Effy Unterman of Young Israel of East Brunswick; Cantor…
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Temple B’Nai Shalom to hold casino night June 1
Temple B’nai Shalom will hold its third annual casino night featuring lightning poker, blackjack, roulette and craps from 8 p.m. to midnight on June 1 at the temple, 15 Fern Road, East Brunswick. Admission is $40 per person through May 28 or $50 at the door. Purchase tickets at bnaishalom.com or email [email protected] and mail…
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East Brunswick synagogues to hold PurimFest on March 17
The East Brunswick Jewish Center, Temple B’nai Shalom and Young Israel of East Brunswick will hold a Tri-synagogue PurimFest from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on March 17 at the East Brunswick Jewish Center, 511 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick. There will be race cars, inflatables, video arcade, face painting, caricaturist, balloon art and more. Cost…
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Presentation on Holocaust, pogroms will take pace March 5 in East Brunswick
Alan Bernstein, a member of an immigrant benevolent organization Landsmenschaft, which has dedicated through documents of family stories and oral histories of survivors the memory of Jews who perished in pogroms in the town of Felshtin, will be guest speaker at 7:30 p.m. on March 5 at Temple Bnai Shalom, 15 Fern Road, East Brunswick. Sponsored by…