CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Discussion, Lecture
Event Highlight
 | Bestselling author Dr. Eric Braverman will discuss his book “Younger Brain, Sharper Mind” and his six-step plan for preserving and improving memory and attention at a WELL Health Symposium at the Kaplen JCC, Friday, June 1. VIP reception, 11 a.m.; program, 11:30; lunch, 1 p.m. Sharon Potolsky, (201) 408-1405 or well@jccotp.org. |
09 January 2012
Discussion for seniors
The senior group of the JCC of Paramus offers a discussion “Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow,” with Al Nahum. Free.
(201) 262-7691
Current events
Stan Goldberg continues a current events discussion at the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades. Free. Continues the second Monday of every month.
(201) 408-1457
Jewish thinkers
Rabbi Lawrence Zierler begins a series of Monday classes at the Jewish Center of Teaneck on great Jewish thinkers and personalities including Abraham Joshua Heschel, following services. Free.
(201) 833-0515
10 January 2012
Not-for-profit seminar
Sax Macy Fromm & Co., PC in Clifton hosts “Government and Foundation Funding Challenges” for not-for-profit organizations at The Venetian. Speakers include David Pascrell, director of government affairs, Gibbones Law; and Bob Guarasci, president, New Jersey Community Development. Breakfast served. CPE credits available. Kosher offered with prior registration. Free.
Todd W. Polyniak, (973) 472-6250 or www.fisttofive.com/News_and_Events
22 January 2012
Celebrating Martin Luther King
First Presbyterian Church hosts “Living the Vision of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,” an interfaith gathering. Pastor Dr. Julwel Kenney, Rabbi Jarah Greenfield, and Rev. Kenneth Walkley will speak on the theme, “What the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Vision Means to Me,” offering insights from Caucasian, Jewish, and African-American points of view. Organized by Reconstructionist Temple Beth Israel, First Presbyterian Church, and Tabernacle of Life Ministries.
(201) 845-7550
24 January 2012
Literature/ethical wills
Temple Emeth in Teaneck offers “Literature From a Jewish Perspective,” with Dione Danis, 7:30 p.m., and “Ethical Wills” led by Rabbi Harvey Rosenfeld at 8:40.
(201) 833-1322 or http://www.emeth.org
29 January 2012
Science and politics in fascist Italy
Italian Eugenics: Forging the “New Man,” an ongoing debate about the intersection of pseudo science and ideology, is presented by the Primo Levi Center at the Museum of Jewish Heritage — A Living Memorial to the Holocaust. In collaboration with the Istituto Italiano di Cultura. Free with suggestion donation.
(646) 437-4202 or www.mjhnyc.org
