Learning Archives - Temple Emanu-El of Westfield, NJ

September 24, 2019

One Congregation One Book

Thursday, August 19 at 7:30 PM

One of this year’s most talked about books is Caste – The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson. A New York Times bestseller, Wilkerson explores how an unspoken and unacknowledged system of caste has shaped our lives and our nation. Join with other Emanu-El members as we read this book and meet to engage in thought provoking discussions.

This event is taking place in person. RSVP and let us know you are coming!

Need a copy of the book? Check out The Town Book Store, Bookshop.org, and Amazon.

January 18, 2019

Count to a Thousand

Thursday, April 11 at 7:30 PM

In her novel, Count to a Thousand, Caroline Goldberg Igra, tells the story of an American expatriate who constructs a purposefully insular life in Israel similar to the one she’d expected to live back in the United States until it’s time to send her eldest child to the army.

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December 11, 2018

Israeli Dancing

Thursday, March 28 7 PM

Get your dancing shoes laced up and join our Shlicha, Danielle, as she takes you through different decades of Israeli dance. Not only will you work on your muscle tone, meet a new dance partner, but you will learn some great new moves!

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December 6, 2018

An Evening with Rabbi Lila Kagedan

Sunday, January 13 at 6:00 PM

Join Rabbi Lila Kagedan, one of the first women to have the title of rabbi serving a U.S. Orthodox Jewish congregation, for a special evening where she will speak about her personal journey to the rabbinate, as well as the halachic basis supporting women in the rabbinate. The evening will be a combination of text, personal narrative and Q&A.

This event is in partnership with Sisterhood. A light dinner will be served. Please make sure to RSVP.