March 2009

"The Shabbos Kitchen," Rabbi Moshe Abramczyk, Cong Shomrei Torah, Fair Lawn, 8am

Mishneh Brurah: The Laws of Purim, Rabbis Eliezer Zwickler and Asher Klein, Cong Ahawas Achim, Bnai Jacob and David, West Orange, 8:35am

Father-Son Minyan followed by Breakfast and a Little Learning, Rabbi Josh Blass, Kehillas Bais Yehudah, Monsey, 9am, 917-623-4711

Shiur and Breakfast, Rabbi Yitzchok Pollak, Cong Ahavat Achim, Fair Lawn, 9am

Tzofim Shevet Mezada: Israeli Scouts, in Hebrew, for ages 8-14, JCC, Tenafly, 4pm

Tzofin Shevet Mezada: Israeli Scout Counselors, in Hebrew, for ages 15-18, JCC, Tenafly, 6pm

"Business and Ethics," Rabbi Josh Blass, Kehillas Bais Yehudah, Monsey, 8pm, 917-623-4711

Tehillim Group, Rochi Lerner, private home in Teaneck 9am, 201-287-1527

Bergen Community Kollel for Baale Batim: Mussar Classics, 8am; Gemara Ketubot, 8:20am; Hilchot Shabbat, 9:30am, Cong Beth Aaron, Teaneck, 201-833-2527

Writing Workshop, Ruchama King Feuerman, private home in Teaneck, 9:45am, 973-594-1119

Big Book and 12-Step Study Meeting: Discussion based on the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, open to individuals struggling with any compulsive or addictive issues, Jewish Family Service, Teaneck, 7:30pm, 201-837-9090, Marty 201-956-7012

Women’s Acting Class, for all ages and experience levels, Leslie (Gold) Ruder, YMHA, Clifton, 8:30pm, 973-249-2999, begins March 16

"The Weekly Torah Portion." Rabbi Jordan Yasgur, spons by The Jewish Learning Experience, at Cong Bnai Yeshurun, Teaneck, 8:30pm, 201-966-4498

Torah in the AM: Navi Chavura on Sefer Shoftim and Sefer Shmuel, Cong Keter Torah, Teaneck, 9am

Talmud Shiur: 6^th and 7^th Chapters of Bava Mezi’a, Rabbi Menachem Meier, Cong Keter Torah, Teaneck, 10:40am

Melachem Bet, Rabbi Shalom Baum, Cong Keter Torah, Teaneck, 11am

"Starting Out on Stage," for children 4-6, Matt Okin, Jewish Center of Teaneck, 4:45pm, 201-567-6664

Shira Community Chorus on the Palisades, Matthew Lazar, JCC, Tenafly, 7:30pm

"Mitzvah of the Night," for women, Rabbi Ian Lichter, Cong Shomrei Torah, Fair Lawn, 8pm

Tele-Conference Workshop: Advanced Writing, Ruchama King Feuerman, noon and 8:15pm, 845-354-5218

Tehillim Shiur, Rochi Lerner, private home in Teaneck, 8:15pm, 201-287-1527

Learning Program, Rabbi Aharon Ciment, Cong Arzei Darom, Teaneck, 8:30pm, 201-530-0043

Tefillah Shiur: "Making Prayer Meaningful," Rabbi Yaakov Glasser, Young Israel of Passaic-Clifton, 8:30pm

Teleconference Class: "Jewish Philosophy: Uncovering the Majesty of Shabbos," Rabbi Jonathan Kaplan, spons by The Jewish Learning Experience, 8:30pm, call 218-844-3366, when prompted 8672-4123#, for information, 201-966-4498

Gemara Shiur: Kiddushin, Rabbi Yosef Strassfeld, for people from all backgrounds, at Yeshiva Ohr Simcha, Englewood, 9pm Maariv; 9:15pm shiur, 201-894-1069

Tefillah Shiur, for women, Rebbetzin Peshi Neuberger, private home in Bergenfield, 9:15am, 201-244-1088

"Three Hundred Years of the American-Jewish Experience," Leslie Goldress, JCC Rockland, West Nyack, 9:30am, 845-362-4200 ext 130

Women’s Acting Class, for all ages and experience levels, Leslie (Gold) Ruder, YMHA, Clifton, 10am, 973-249-2999, begins March 18

Mishlei Shiur, in memory of the Seidenfeld children, Rochi Lerner, private home in Teaneck, 10:15am, 201-287-1527

Teaneck Homework Club: Grades 1-5 have teens in Grades 7-8 help with homework as well as crafts, sports, and outings, includes pizza, Rabbi Michael Goldin, Chabad House, Teaneck, 5:30pm, 201-907-0686

Yachad, for girls in grades 5-8, Young Israel of Monsey and Wesley Hills, 7pm, 845-354-5218

"Parenting Your Teen and Preteen," Jewish Family Service, Teaneck, 7pm, 201-837-9090

A Jewish Take on the Twelve Steps/JACS (Jewish Alcoholics, Chemically Dependent Persons, and Significant Others), open to Jews struggling with addictive behaviors (alcohol, drugs, overeating, etc) and their family members, Jewish Family Service, Teaneck, 7:30pm, 201-837-9090, Marty 201-956-7012, Dan 201-394-8802 (day) or 201-244-1244 (evenings)

Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah Class, Rabbi David Pietruszka, spons by the Jewish Learning Experience, at Torah Academy of Bergen County, Teaneck, 7:30pm, 201-966-4498

"Achieving Integrity—Jewish Business Ethics: Torah Studies for the Workplace," Rabbi Avremel Kotlarsky, Chabad of Rockland County, New City, 8pm, 845-634-0951

Gemara Shiur: Masechet Shabbat, Rabbi Duvie Weiss, Cong Keter Torah, Teaneck, 8pm

Chumash, Rabbi Marc Spivak, spons by Cong Ohr Torah, private home in West Orange, 8pm, 862-520-1756, begins March 11

Halacha Shiur: "Kashrut for the Business Person/Kashrut in the Office," Rabbi Eli Ausubel, Cong Keter Torah, Teaneck, 8pm

Tanya for Women, Rabbi Yaakov Ziekind, private home in Passaic, 8pm, 973-249-0014

"Just Say Shema: Relevant Lessons from This Most Historic and Essential Prayer," Rabbi Yitzchok Weinberger, spons by Torah Links of NNJ, at NCSY of NJ, Teaneck, 8pm, 484-620-6187

Gemara Shiur: Mesechta Megillah, Rabbi Aharon Ciment, Cong Arzei Darom, Teaneck, 8:30pm, 201-530-0043

Beginners’ Talmud: Perek 10 in Pesachim, Rabbi David Pietruszka, spons by the Jewish Learning Experience, at Torah Academy of Bergen County, Teaneck, 8:30pm, 201-966-4498

Beginners’ Hebrew, Julie Farkas, spons by the Jewish Learning Experience, at Torah Academy of Bergen County, Teaneck, 8:30pm, 201-966-4498

Choshen Mishpat Hilchos Dayanin, Rabbi Yisroel Hoffman, Cong Agudath Israel, Highland Park, 8:30pm

Beginners’ Skills-Oriented Shiur in Chumash and Rashi, for boys and men, Rabbi Yechiel Rhine, private location in Passaic, 8:30pm, 201-450-8441

Hashkafa Shiur: "Seven Habits and Texts for Highly Effective Religious People," Rabbi Shalom Baum, Cong Keter Torah, Teaneck, 9:15pm

Navi Shiur: "Mafia in the Mishkan: Shmuel Perek 3," Rabbi Eli Cohn, Cong Keter Torah, Teaneck, 9:15pm

Chug Ivrit, Rutgers Hillel, New Brunswick, 9:30pm, 732-545-2407

Free Confidential Phone Workshop for Mothers of Children Who Are Fighting Serious Medical Illness, spons by Bikur Cholim Partners in Health, 9:45pm, 845-425-7877

Torah in the AM: Navi Chavura on Sefer Shoftim and Sefer Shmuel, Cong Keter Torah, Teaneck, 9am

Tele-Conference Workshop: Beginners Writing, Ruchama King Feuerman, 10am, 845-354-5218

Talmud Shiur: 6th and 7th Chapters of Bava Mezi’a, Rabbi Menachem Meier, Cong Keter Torah, Teaneck, 10:40am

Navi: Sefer Yechezkel, Rabbi Menachem Meier, Cong Keter Torah, Teaneck, 11am

"Jewish History," Rabbi Shmuel Landesman, YMHA, Clifton, 12:15pm

Mommy and Me, for children under age 2, Union County Torah Center, Westfield, 2:30pm, 908-789-5252

Chef’s Club, for mothers and children of all ages, Union County Torah Center, Westfield, 3:45pm, 908-789-5252

"Black Box Studios Master Class in Acting and Voice," for teens 15-18, Matt Okin, Jewish Center of Teaneck, 6:30, 201-567-6664

Alcoholics Anonymous, Jewish Family Service, Teaneck, 7pm, 201-837-9090, Leeor 201-704-7785

Intermediate Level Ulpan: Spoken Skills and Practical Vocabulary, Lubavitch Center, West Orange, 7pm, 973-493-0560

Rabbi Eli Mansour, live via webcast, K’hal Zichron Mordechai, Monsey (845-356-7188) and Young Israel of Fair Lawn (201-797-1800), 7:45pm

Chumash Shiur, Rabbi Yissocher Frand, via satellite, Cong K’Hal Zichron Mordechai, Monsey (845-356-7188);Young Israel of Fair Lawn (201-797-1800); Cong Keter Torah, Teaneck (201-907-0180); Cong Ohr Torah, West Orange (973-669-7320); Cong Tifereth Israel, Passaic (973-773-2552), 9pm

Advanced Ulpan, Rachel Kushner, spons by the Center for Jewish Education of Rockland, at the Young Israel of Monsey and Wesley Hills, 9:30pm, 845-354-5218

Women’s Shabbos Shiur, Chani Gejerman, private home in Passaic, 3:30pm, 973-472-8552

MishMash: Learning, Raffles, Prizes, for parents and children, Cong Ahawas Achim Bnai Jacob and David, West Orange, 45 minutes after havdala

Family Learning, pizza and treats, Cong Ahavat Yisrael, Wesley Hills, 9pm

The Shmuz, Rabbi Bentzion Shafier, for men and women, Cong Ohr Someyach, Monsey, 9pm, 866-613-TORAH

Navi, Rabbi Yisroel Reisman, live via satellite, Young Israel of Fair Lawn (201-797-1800); Cong Ahavas Achim, Highland Park; Cong Tifereth Israel, Passaic; JEC, Elizabeth; Cong Khal Zichron Mordechai, Monsey (845-356-7188); Cong Keter Torah, Teaneck; Cong Ohr Torah, West Orange, 9:30pm, begins March 14

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