The Log: March 15-31, 2009
By
Susan Rosenbluth
March 2009
Sun., March 15
Deadline to apply for scholarships for NCSY’s "The Jerusalem
Journey," a four-week summer program open to North American public
high school students in grades 9-12. Applicants for the position of
Jerusalem Fellow must submit an essay of up to 1,000 words explaining
how they intend to use their summer experience to impact their home
communities and public school classmates, and how they have already
demonstrated leadership capabilities and dedication to Jewish community
activism. Essays should be sent to David Cutler at cutlerd@ou.org. Call
212-613-8317
Not-Kosher-for-Passover Food Drive, while cleaning for Pesach,
bring all not-kosher-for-Passover food to the bins in the lobby of the
Riverdale YMHA for distribution to City Harvest, through Wed., March 25
"Protecting Our Most Vulnerable: Child Molestation and Domestic
Violence in the Jewish Community," featuring Rabbis Mark Dratch and
Fred Hyman, Michael Lesher, Esq, and Drs Michael Kaplowitz and Rachel
Yehuda, and debuting Tempest in the Temple: Jewish Communities and
Child Sex Scandals, edited by Dr. Amy Neustein, The Union for
Traditional Judaism, Teaneck, 9:30am, 201-801-0707, ext 201
Shiur and Breakfast, for men and women, Rabbis of the YU
Kollel Elyon, Community Synagogue of Monsey, 9:30am
The Hebrew Academy Open House, for parents with children entering
grades K-8, New City, 11am-12:30pm, 845-634-0951
"Bubblemania," for the family, Seth Bloom, to benefit Mikvah
Israel, at Cong Israel, Springfield, 11am, 917-365-7638
Bikur Cholim of Raritan Valley Health Fair, spons with St. Peters
University Hospital, featuring fire safety, karate, bicycle safety,
ambulance, canine unit, balloon animals, weigh control, recognizing
anxiety disorders, memory training, teen stress, ADHD, effective
parenting strategies, chiropractic care, and basic first aid. Children
should bring bicycles and helmets for checks by the Edison Police. There
will also be a blood drive and testing for potential bone marrow donors.
Rabbi Pesach Raymon Yeshiva, Edison, 1-5pm, 732-985-4501
Merit Badge Fair, spons by Jewish Committee on Scouting, Boys and
Girls Scouts, Riverdale Jewish Center, 1pm, 732-261-5170
"Jewish Genealogy: Researching Your Roots Back to the Old
Country—Online," Ron Arons, JCC, Tenafly, 3pm
Cong Beth Aaron of Teaneck Dinner, honoring Barbara and Neal
Yaros and Joy and Robert Sperber, at Cong Keter Torah, Teaneck, 5pm
Maayanot Pre-Passover Boutique, Maayanot High School for Girls,
Teaneck, 5-8pm, 201-692-9302
Kosher Wine Tasting and Sale, Pesach wines at a discount, spons
by Queen Anne Wine & Spirits Emporium of Teaneck, at Cong Beth Tefillah,
Paramus, 7-9pm, 201-265-4100
"You Be the Judge: The Arm-Twister," Rabbis Mendy Kasowitz and
Ephraim Mintz, Lubavitch Center, West Orange, 7:30pm, 973-731-0770
"Understanding the Four Sons within Us," for women, Debbie
Greenblatt, Neve PTI, 8pm, 908-278-4059
Mon., March 16
Yeshivat Beit Hillel of Passaic Dinner, honoring Robert and
Rachel Novick, Dan and Susan Wisotsky, Drs Steven and Karen Bacon, and
Rabbi Elie Rothberger, at Cong Keter Torah, Teaneck, 6pm, 973-777-0735
"You Be the Judge: You’re Fired," Rabbis Mendy Kasowitz and
Ephraim Mintz, Lubavitch Center, West Orange, 7:30pm, 973-731-0770
Support Group for Orthodox Divorced Mothers, Debbie Fox, Jewish
Family Service, Teaneck, 7:30pm, 201-837-9090
"2,000 Years: The Jewish Odyssey—13th Century CE," Rabbi Steven
Pruzansky, Cong Bnai Yeshurun, Teaneck, 8:15pm
Tues., March 17
Early Childhood Conference: "Why Do We Need Teachers When You Have a
Laptop: The Over-Informed Child," Dr. Norman Blumenthal, featuring
workshops on "Hebrew 101," "Identifying Child Abuse and Neglect," and
"Best Practices in Early Literacy," spons by the UJA, at Temple Emanuel
of the Pascack Valley, Woodcliff Lake, 8:15am-2:15pm, 201-820-3918
Tehillim Group, children welcome, knowledge of Hebrew is not
necessary, private home in Teaneck, 9:30am, 201-928-0897 or val@mileslevin.com
Women’s Tehillim Group and Hilchos Shabbos Halacha Shiur,
Rabbi Yosef Viener, private home in Wesley Hills, Tehillim, 9:45am;
shiur, 10:30am, 845-362-2133 or projectochel@yahoo.com
"You Be the Judge: You’re Fired," Rabbi Levi Wolosow, JCC,
Manalapan, 11am, 732-972-3687
Holocaust Lunch and Learn: Voices of Survivors, Barbara Wind,
Aidekman Family JCC, Whippany, noon
"Parenting with Values: Raising Children with Values through a Jewish
Lens," Aviva Kohl, JCC Rockland, West Nyack, 12:30pm, 845-362-4400
"The Jews of Shanghai: A Survival Story," Deborah Vinecour,
includes kosher Chinese lunch, spons by The Center for Jewish Life,
Technology Center, Rockland Community College, Suffern 12:30pm,
845-574-4422
"The Young Set," creative crafts for children 3-6, Miri
Brownstein, Chabad Center of Passaic County, Wayne, 4:30pm, 973-694-6274
Bikur Cholim—The Art of Comforting the Sick, "Comfort Shawls:
Embracing the Cycle of Love and Loss," Marge Eiseman, includes
dinner, UJA, Paramus, 6:30pm, 201-820-3904
"You Be the Judge: You’re Fired," Rabbi Mendy Herson, Chabad
Jewish Center, Basking Ridge, 908-604-8844; Rabbi Meir Konikov, Chabad
of Fort Lee, 201-886-1238; Rabbis Yitzchak Dubov and Levi Shemtov,
Riverdale YMHA, 718-549-1100, 7:30pm
"You Be the Judge: The Arm-Twister" Rabbi Levi Azimov, Chabad
Jewish Center, North Brunswick, 7:45pm, 732-398-9492
"You Be the Judge: You’re Fired!" Rabbi Ephraim Simon, Chabad
House, Teaneck, 201-907-0686; Rabbi Mordechai Shain, Chabad House,
Tenafly, 201-871-1152, 8pm
Sephardic Cooking: Dairy Delicious—A Full, Dairy Feast, from
Appetizers to Entrees and More, Deena Greenstein and Adelle Levy,
private home in Englewood, 8pm, 917-680-9260 or 201-390-3975
"Pampered Chef" for Pesach Demonstration and Sale, Nancy
Dattelkramer, private home in West Orange, 8pm, 973-324-9080
Wed., March 18
"The Impact of the Holocaust on Israeli Society, from the end of
World War II, through the Formative Years of the State, to the Present,"
in Hebrew, Dr. Roni Stauber Schusterman, includes supper, Bildner Center
for the Study of Jewish Life, Rutgers, New Brunswick, 5:30pm
Rockland Jewish Film Festival: "Blessed Is the Match," discussion
with director Roberta Grossman, Riverspace, Nyack, 6pm and 7:30pm,
845-362-4400
College Planning Class: "How to Help Know Which College to Apply to,
How to Increase the Chances of Getting into Your Dream College, and How
to Position Your Finances to Get Merit Aid," CBRG, for parents and
students, especially in 10th and 11th grades,
Lincoln Park (NJ) Public Library, 7pm, www.cbrg.info
"You Be the Judge: The Arm-Twister," Rabbi Shmuel Glancz, Chabad
Center, Suffern, 845-368-1889, 7pm
"You Be the Judge: The Arm-Twister," Rabbi Avrohom Rapoport,
Margate, 609-822-8500; Rabbi Levi Wolosow, Chabad House, Manalapan,
732-972-3687; Rabbi Michel Gurkov, Chabad Center, Wayne, 973-694-6274,
7:30pm
"You Be the Judge: The Arm-Twister," Rabbis Mordechai Baumgarten
and Asher Herson, Chabad Center of Northwest NJ, Rockaway, 973-625-1525,
7:45pm
"You Be the Judge: The Arm-Twister," Rabbi Moshe Schapiro, spons
by Chabad of Hoboken, at the Boys and Girls Club, Hoboken, 8pm,
201-386-5222
"Celebrando Pesach: Las Diferentes Costumbres and Colección
de Haggadot (Pesach Program: Different Customs of the Haggadah),
spons by Hispano Hebraico Club, the Jewish-Spanish Club, Jewish Center
of Teaneck, 8pm, 201-833-0515
"How to Make a Good Marriage Great," Dr. David Lieberman, spons
by the Jewish Learning Connection of Central NJ, at the Jewish
Educational Center, Elizabeth, 8pm, 908-355-4850, ext. 108
"More Than Maxwell House: Solving the Puzzle of the Haggadah,"
Rabbi Simcha Barnett, spons by the Jewish Learning Connection of Central
NJ, at the Jewish Educational Center, Elizabeth, 8pm, 908-355-4850, ext.
108
"Nechama: Turning Memories into Blessings," a support group for
those who have experienced pregnancy and infancy loss, Reva Judas, spons
by Englewood Hospital and the Jewish Family Service of Bergen County, at
Englewood Hospital, 8pm, 201-894-3911
Jewish Book Month: "Carved in Sand," Cathryn Jakobson Ramin, JCC,
Tenafly, 8pm
Teleconference Series for Women: "Avoid the Pitfalls of the Purim and
Pesach Eating Season and Rise to New Spiritual Heights Instead,"
Zakah Glaser, 9pm, 1-888-876-8392
Thurs., March 19
"Modern Responses to Biblical Criticism," Elana Stein Hain,
Yeshivat Noam, Paramus, 9:15am, joschoor@yahoo.com or 201-261-1919
Theatre Trip to the Folksbiene National Theatre to See "Shpiel!
Shpiel! Shpiel," leave YJCC, Washington Twnshp, 10:45am,
201-666-6610 ext 263
Film: "Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh,"
discussed by Susan Beer, spons by The Center for Jewish Life, Technology
Center, Rockland Community College, Suffern, 12:30pm, 845-362-4400
"You Be the Judge: The Arm-Twister," Rabbi Mendy Mangel, Chabad
Center, Cherry Hill, 7:30pm, 856-874-1500
Israeli Film: "Noodle," YM-YWHA of Wayne, 7:30pm
Rockland Jewish Film Festival: "The Deal," AMC Theatres,
Palisades Center Mall, West Nyack, 7:30pm, 845-362-4400
Hadassah Chicks with Sticks, knitting for soldiers in Israel,
private home in Highland Park, 8pm, 732-339-8492
"Exploring Maimonides (Rambam): Spiritual Illness and Directing Our
Powers," Rabbi David Pietruszka, spons by the Jewish Learning
Experience, at the Torah Academy of Bergen County, Teaneck, 8pm,
201-966-4498
"Gemara Shiur: Topics in Bava Kamma," Rabbi Aaron Kraft, private
home in Englewood, 8:30pm, 201-227-0354
Fri., March 20
Rockland Jewish Film Festival: "Emotional Arithmetic," Lafayette
Suffern Cinema, 12:30pm, 845-362-4400
Rabbi Allen Schwarts, scholar-in-residence, Cong Ahawas Achim
Bnai Jacob and David, West Orange, through Shabbat, March 21
Shabbat Across America, spons by the National Jewish Outreach
Program, participating shuls can be found at www.njop.org
Northeast Region Jewish Council on Scouting Shabbaton, Rabbi
Rachmiel Tobesman, Reeves Lodge, Alpine Scout Camp, Alpine, NJ, through
Shabbat, March 21, 516-829-0987
Motzei Shabbat, March 21
Film: "Arab Labor," discussion led by Orit Yekutieli. JCC,
Tenafly, 8:30pm
Rockland Jewish Film Festival: "The Secrets," Riverspace, Nyack,
8:30pm, 845-362-4400
Wine Tasting and Sale, Cong Ahavath Torah, Englewood, 9pm,
201-541-2027
Kosher Mentalist/Hypnotist Ronnie Baras, Cong Ohav Emeth,
Highland Park, 9pm, 732-247-3038
Sun., March 22
Discovery Seminar, spons by Aish HaTorah, Cong Tifereth Israel,
Passaic, 9am
Northeast Region Jewish Council on Scouting Conference, for
Jewish scout leaders, scouting professionals, and those interested in
joining their ranks, programs include "Cub Crafts with Jewish Holiday
Themes," "Organizing a Ten Commandment Hike," "How to Conduct a Kinus
for All Jewish Scouts," "Mentoring a Scout Shabbat," "How to Reach
Jewish Scouts from Non-Jewish Units," "Torah, Flora, and Fauna Hike,"
and "Promoting the Achievement of Jewish Religious Emblems," all kosher
meals, Reeves Lodge, Alpine Scout Camp (Saturday night accommodations
can be arranged), Alpine, NJ, 9am-4pm, 516-829-0987
Parenting Seminar on Skills to Elevate Family Life: "Building Rapport
with Your Children and Keeping Lines of Communication Open," Donny
Frank, OHEL, Teaneck, 9:15am, 201-692-3972
Project SARAH Breakfast, honoring Rabbi Benjamin and Rebbetzin
Shevi Yudin, at Cong Bnai Yeshurun, Teaneck, 9:30am, 973-777-7638
Jewish Stories on Tape, Bennett Muraskin, JCC, West Orange, 10am
Maccabi Information Meeting, for teens; sports, Lisa Bruskin; and
ArtsFest, including acting, visual arts, creative writing, dance, music,
theater, and TV production, Marti Michael, Riverdale YMHA, noon,
718-548-8200 ext 214 or 241
Kids in Action Club: "Kids Care about Community Helpers,"
children ages 5-11 will visit the Wayne Fire Dept and Ambulance Squad to
deliver tokens of appreciation, spons by the Chabad Center of Passaic
County, Wayne, 12:45pm, 973-694-6274
Rockland Jewish Film Festival: "Little Heroes," discussed by
Rabbi Scott Bolton, Riverspace, Nyack, 3pm, 845-362-4400
Cong Arzei Darom of Teaneck Dinner, honoring David and Sheryl
Blass, 6:30pm, dinner@arzeidarom.org or 201-530-0043
Clifton Cheder Dinner, honoring Rabbi Mordechai and Rebbetzin
Devorah Biser and Chezki and Carmit Schmutter, at Cong Zichron Moshe,
Passaic, 5:30pm, 973-472-0011
Film: "The Quarrel," followed by a discussion with Rabbis Yosef Adler
and Kenneth Berger, at Cong Beth Sholom, Teaneck, 7pm
Film: "Everything Is Illuminated," discussed by Dr. Eric Goldman,
Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, South Orange, 7pm, 973-763-4116 or
973-763-3793
Rockland Jewish Film Festival: "The Little Traitor," Riverspace,
Nyack, 8pm, 845-362-4400
"Perui U’Revu: How Many Children and When?" Rav Mordechai
Willig, Cong Bnai Yeshurun, Teaneck, 8pm
"Halachic Issues of the Tuition Crisis," Rav Hershel Schachter,
Cong Bnai Yeshurun, Teaneck, 8:45pm
Mon., March 23
"Far East, Hebrew, and Kosher Sushi/Pizza," Rabbi Ely Allen,
Hillel, Ramapo College, Mahwah, 1pm, 201-820-3905
"The Impact of the Holocaust on Israeli Society, from the end of
World War II, through the Formative Years of the State, to the Present,"
in English, Dr. Roni Stauber Schusterman, includes supper, Bildner
Center for the Study of Jewish Life, Rutgers, New Brunswick, 5:30pm
Rockland Jewish Film Festival: "Circumcise Me" and "Gut Shabbes
Vietnam," discussed by Rabbi Chaim Ehrenreich, Ramapo Cultural Arts
Center, Spring Valley, 7pm, 845-362-4400
"The New Philo-Semitism: Israel, Islamophobia, and the Right Wing in
Europe," Prof Martin Bunzl, Trayes Hall, Douglass Campus Center, New
Brunswick, 7:30pm, 732-932-2033
"You Be the Judge: The Arm-Twister," Rabbis Mendy Kasowitz and
Ephraim Mintz, Lubavitch Center, West Orange, 7:30pm, 973-731-0770
Passaic Jobs Networking Group, YMHA, Clifton, 8:30pm,
973-777-4631
TV: "The Powder and the Glory: The Story of Elizabeth Arden and
Helena Rubinstein," by Arnie Reisman and Ann Carol Grossman, PBS,
10pm
Tues., March 24
Deadline for Shmura Matza orders (shmura matza from the Shatzer
Shmura Matza factory in Brooklyn) through Cong Beth Aaron, Teaneck,
order form at http://www.bethaaron.org
"Peace in the Middle East through Interfaith Dialogue and
Cross-Cultural Study," Dr. J. Shems Prinzivalli, Riverdale YMHA,
10:30am
"Saving Czech Torahs," Peter Fleischmann, JCC, Tenafly, 10:30am
"You Be the Judge: The Arm-Twister," Rabbi Levi Wolosow, JCC,
Manalapan, 11am, 732-972-3687
Model Seder with the Elderly, Rabbi Ely Allen, spons by Hillel of
William Paterson College, at the YMHA in Wayne, 12:30pm, 201-820-3905
"Thinking the Center through the Margins: Jews and Homosexuals in
Post-World War II Austria," Prof Matti Bunzl, spons by the Bildner
Center, Alexander Library, Rutgers, New Brunswick, 4:30pm, 732-932-2033
"The Young Set," creative crafts for children 3-6, Miri
Brownstein, Chabad Center of Passaic County, Wayne, 4:30pm, 973-694-6274
"Cool Jew: The Ultimate Book for Every Member of the Tribe," Lisa
Alacaly Klug, includes "Cool Jew" contest, book signing, and "Cool
Desserts," spons by The Center for Jewish Life, Student Union, Rockland
Community College, Suffern, 7:30pm, 845-574-4422
Film: "Faces of Israel," what it means to live in both a Jewish a
democratic state, Riverdale YMHA, 7:30pm, 718-548-8200
Rockland Jewish Film Festival: "Fugitive Pieces," AMC Theatres,
Palisades Center Mall, West Nyack, 7:30pm, 845-362-4400
"You Be the Judge: The Arm-Twister," Rabbi Mendy Herson, Chabad
Jewish Center, Basking Ridge, 908-604-8844; Rabbi Meir Konikov, Chabad
of Fort Lee, 201-886-1238; Rabbis Yitzchak Dubov and Levi Shemtov,
Riverdale YMHA, 718-549-1100, 7:30pm
"You Be the Judge: The Arm-Twister," Rabbi Ephraim Simon, Chabad
House, Teaneck, 201-907-0686; Rabbi Mordechai Shain, Chabad House,
Tenafly, 201-871-1152, 8pm
"Wedding Song: Memoirs of an Iranian-Jewish Woman," Farideh
Goldin, Moriah School of Englewood, 8pm, 201-871-1513
Wed., March 25
Issues Debate and Kosher Sushi/Pizza, Rabbi Ely Allen, Hillel,
Bergen Community College, Paramus, 12:30pm, 201-820-3905
Rockland Jewish Film Festival: "The First Basket," discussed by
director David Vyorst, Ramapo Cultural Arts Center, Spring Valley, 7pm,
845-362-4400
"From Knowing to Believing: A Journey of Ascension," for women,
Rabbi Jeffrey Troodler, Cong Ahavat Yisrael of Wesley Hills, 8pm,
845-362-7485
"Get along Great: How to Improve Almost Any Relationship and Resolve
Most Any Conflict," Dr. David Lieberman, spons by the Jewish
Learning Connection of Central NJ, at the Jewish Educational Center,
Elizabeth, 8pm, 908-355-4850, ext. 108
"How to Enrich the Seder Experience," Rabbi Simcha Barnett, spons
by the Jewish Learning Connection of Central NJ, at the Jewish
Educational Center, Elizabeth, 8pm, 908-355-4850, ext. 108
The Shmuz, Rabbi Bentzion Shafier, Cong Beth Abraham,
Bergenfield, 9:15pm
Thurs., March 26
Kosher-for-Passover Food Drive, collecting kosher l’Pesach
food in bins in the lobby of the Riverdale YMHA for distribution to
poor, mostly homebound Jews on the Lower East Side, by Project Ezra,
through Mon., April 6
Support Group for Caregivers, Vivian Green Korner, JCC, Tenafly,
11am
Issues Debate and Kosher Sushi/Pizza, Rabbi Ely Allen, Hillel,
Bergen Community College, Paramus, 12:30pm, 201-820-3905
Rockland Jewish Film Festival: "Empty Nest," AMC Theatres,
Palisades Center Mall, West Nyack, 4pm, 845-362-4400
Challah Baking, for 6th and 7th grade
girls, Cong Ahawas Achim Bnai Jacob and David, West Orange, 7pm
"Exploring Maimonides (Rambam): Veils of Our True Selves," Rabbi
David Pietruszka, spons by the Jewish Learning Experience, at the Torah
Academy of Bergen County, Teaneck, 8pm, 201-966-4498
Rockland Jewish Film Festival: "A Secret," AMC Theatres,
Palisades Center Mall, West Nyack, 8pm, 845-362-4400
Mishmar with Rabbi Ezra Weiner, Rutgers Hillel, New Brunswick,
9pm, 732-545-2407
Fri., March 27
Young Israel of Teaneck Yachad/Yeshivat Noam Shabbaton, through
Shabbat, March 28, 201-833-2232
Motzei Shabbat, March 28
Rockland Jewish Film Festival: "Sex and the Seniors" and "Noodle,"
Riverspace, Nyack, 9pm, 845-362-4400
Sun., March 29
JCC of Rockland County Women’s Health Symposium, featuring
Sharsheret, a non-profit organization addressing the needs of Jewish
women facing breast cancer, West Nyack, 8:30am-1pm, 845-362-4400 ext 175
Sibshops, for children 6-10 with a special-needs sibling, Shelley
Levy, JCC, Tenafly, 10am
Model Seder, Rabbi Ely Allen, Hillel, Ramapo College, Mahwah,
1pm, 201-820-3905
"Antisemitism in the 21st Century: Has Anything Changed?"
Dr. Alex Grobman, Holocaust Museum and Study Center, Spring Valley, 2pm,
845-356-2700
Rockland Jewish Film Festival: "Holy Land Hardball," discussed by
director Erik Kesten, Riverspace, Nyack, 2pm, 845-362-4400
Cong Ahawas Achim Bnai Jacob and David of West Orange Dinner,
honoring Linda and Robbie Sipzner, Rivka and Yaakov Moradi, Elisa and
Mitchell Cohen, and Sarah Levitt, 5:30pm
Cong Keter Torah of Teaneck Dinner, honoring Genene and Marc Kaye
and Sara and Chaim Leffel, 5:30pm
Chai Society Dinner, Cong Bnai Yeshurun, Teaneck, 6pm
Rockland Jewish Film Festival: "Predator’s Return" and "Waltz with
Bashir," discussed by director Jerald Fine, Riverspace, Nyack,
7:30pm, 845-362-4400
Rabbi Kenny Brander, Kehillas Bais Yehudah, Monsey, 8:30pm,
917-623-4711
Mon., March 30
Support Group for Orthodox Divorced Mothers, Debbie Fox, Jewish
Family Service, Teaneck, 7:30pm, 201-837-9090
Rockland Jewish Film Festival: "The Case for Israel: Democracy’s
Outpost," based on the book by Alan Dershowitz, discussed by
producer Gloria Greenfield, Cultural Arts Theater, Rockland Community
College, Suffern, 7:30pm, 845-362-4400
"Reinvent Your Passover Menu," Emily Klein, JCC, Tenafly, 7:30pm
Yiddish Club, Rutgers Hillel, New Brunswick, 9pm, 732-545-2407
Tues., March 31
Tehillim Group, children welcome, knowledge of Hebrew is not
necessary, private home in Teaneck, 9:30am, 201-928-0897 or val@mileslevin.com
Women’s Tehillim Group and Hilchos Shabbos Halacha Shiur,
Rabbi Yosef Viener, private home in Wesley Hills, Tehillim, 9:45am;
shiur, 10:30am, 845-362-2133 or projectochel@yahoo.com
"Scams Used against Seniors and How to Guard against Falling Victim,"
Michael Mann, Esq, JCC, Tenafly, 10:30am
Outdoor Activity and Dunkin Donuts, Rabbi Ely Allen, Hillel,
William Paterson College, Wayne, 12:30pm
Rockland Jewish Film Festival: "Noodle," AMC Theatres, Palisades
Center Mall, West Nyack, 1pm, 845-362-4400
Passover Concert: "Now We Can Sing: Music Banned to Jewish Musicians
by the Nazis," for seniors, with flautist Barbara Siesel, Keith
Torgan, photographer Clemens Kalischer, and video interviews with
Judische Kulturbund musicians, JCC Rockland, West Nyack, 1pm,
845-362-4400
Model Seder, Rabbi Ely Allen, Hillel, Fairleigh Dickinson
University Chapel, Teaneck, 3:30pm, 201-820-3905
Chug Chagim: Celebrating Pesach Workshop, in Hebrew, for ages
3-5, JCC, Tenafly, 4pm
Chug Chagim: Celebrating Pesach Workshop, in Hebrew, for ages
6-8, JCC, Tenafly, 5:30pm
Rosh Chodesh Program, for women, spons by Cong Ohav Zedek, at
the Bayonne JCC, 7pm, 201-436-6900
Rockland Jewish Film Festival: "Max Minsky and Me," AMC Theatres,
Palisades Center Mall, West Nyack, 7:30pm, 845-362-4400
Seder Plate Making Workshop, Rutgers Hillel, New Brunswick,
8:30pm, 732-545-2407
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