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Who are the Keepers?
The KEEPERS OF JEWISH EXCELLENCE are a special group of Temple members committed to providing Jewish excellence for both the Temple community and the entire Jewish community. Contributions to a special KEEPERS OF JEWISH EXCELLENCE FUND enable our congregation to hear and study with speakers and scholars in many fields and provide dynamic scholarship to the entire community.
| Sun Apr 22 @10:30AM Lisa Miller - Heaven: Our Enduring Fascination with the Afterlife |
| Mon May 14 @07:30PM Charles Fishman - The Big Thirst: The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water |
In this week's Torah Portion we read of Jacob, the thrid of the Patriarchs. Over the weekend we will have the opportunity to look at aspects of this Biblical figure. Each of the sessions stands alone, but feel free to come to all four of them for a multi-faceted look at one of the Bible's most complex personalities.Kollel
On Monday evenings at 7:30pm together with family and congregants, join with scholars, rabbis & teachers as they lead us in discussion.
Fall Session: Israel: The Promise from the Divine to the Jewish People
Winter Session: Fire, Air, Earth & Water - A Jewish Perspective on Stewardship
Spring Session The Sacred Table
| Kollel Mon Feb 27, 2012 - Spring Kollel starts |
| Kollel Mon Feb 27, 2012 @07:30PM - What Do Reform Jews Really Think About Kashrut |
| Kollel Mon Mar 05, 2012 @07:30PM - What Do Rabbis Really Think About Kashrut |
| Kollel Mon Mar 12, 2012 @07:30PM - The Meaning of Blessings Before and After Eating |
Our Speakers (Click on speaker name for more information):
- Cantor Ann West Ott
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Ordained in May 1998 from the Academy for Jewish Religion in New York City, has been the Cantor at Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple since July 1999. She had a diverse career in central New Jersey as a singer, pianist, guitarist, educator, and choral director long before she came to the cantorate. Read more... - Rickey Stein
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Rickey Stein is one of the founding members of Makhelat Anshe Emet – formerly the Anshe Emeth Adult Volunteer No Ringer Choir.
He and his wife Dana have been members of Anshe Emeth for more than 40 years. They were married here and their girls were named in the sanctuary and became b’not mitzvah here. Ricky worked as a pharmacist for 45 years and is the author of “Monitor the World”, a hobbyist’s manual on scanner radios.
- Rabbi Esther Reed
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Rabbi Esther Reed is the Associate Director for Jewish Campus Life at Rutgers University Hillel. She attended Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania, graduating cum laude with a degree in Judaic Studies.
She received both rabbinic ordination and a master’s degree in Jewish women’s studies from the Jewish Theological Seminary in 2001. While at JTS, Rabbi Reed was a recipient of the prestigious Wexner Graduate Fellowship. Read more...
- Professor Nathan Reiss
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Nathan Reiss is a resident of Highland Park and has been engaged in the study of genealogy for over 35 years. In 1980, he authored a book on his own family history, and has recently updated it with a new 1,100 page edition.
In 1997, he became Chairman of the Genealogy Committee of the Jewish Historical Society of Central Jersey; in 2002 he was elected Vice President and from 2003 to the present he has served as President of the Society. From 1996 to 2001 he also served as President of Congregation Etz Ahaim, a Sephardic congregation in Highland Park.
Read more... - Ruth Patt
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Ruth Patt grew up in New Brunswick, NJ and graduated from Douglass College of Rutgers Univeristy. She founded the Jewish Historical Society of Central Jersey in 1977, and has organized the Jewish American Lecture Series for 11 years.
She is the author of four books, including The Jewish Scene in New Jersey’s Raritan Valley, the Jewish Experience at Rutgers, and Uncommon Lives: 18 Extraordinary Jews from New Jersey. Mrs. Patt chaired the celebration of New Brunswick’s 300th Birthday in 1980. Read more...
- Rabbi Bennett F. Miller
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Rabbi Bennett F. Miller, a native of Rochester, N.Y., is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati. He earned a Master of Arts and Hebrew Letters from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati where he was ordained a Rabbi in 1974. He also earned his doctorate from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1988. In March, 1999 he was awarded a Doctor of Divinity Degree from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. In 2008, Rabbi Miller earned a certificate in Non-Profit Management and Fund Raising from New York University.
Read more... - Dr. Mark Kligman
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Dr. Mark Kligman is a professor of Jewish Musicology at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York. Educated at New York University and California State University. He earned his doctorate in Musicology with an emphasis on Ethnomusicology at NYU in 1997. Read more...
- Harvey Hauptman
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Harvey Hauptman is a long time member of Anshe Emeth. He served as First Vice President, as well as an officer and member of the Board of Trustees. He acts as moderator of the Temple’s annual Yom Kippur Interim service and bi-ennial Consultation on Conscience.
He is vice president of the Jewish Historical Society of New Jersey and lectures on the subject of sports and media matters. Read more...
- Howard Green
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Howard L. Green started Public History Partners in the summer of 2005. His clients include museums, historical organizations, government agencies, and individuals. Howard’s larger projects in the last few years include: a recent history of the Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, and a history of public school construction in New Jersey, which is nearing completion. Read more...
- Rabbi Arnold Gluck
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Rabbi Gluck has served as rabbi of Temple Beth-El of Hillsborough, New Jersey, since 1991. He was among the founders of the Interfaith Hospitality Network for the Homeless of Union County and Somerset County.
He has served on the CCAR Conversion Committee and remains a member of the CCAR Task Force on the Challenge of Intermarriage for the Reform Rabbi, and the URJ/CCAR Joint Commission on Outreach and Synagogue Community. Read more...
- Rabbi Rebecca Epstein
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Rabbi Epstein was ordained in 2009 from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, New York campus. At Anshe Emeth, she is involved in all aspects of Temple life. She is currently leading the effort to become a Green synagogue through Greenfaith, and initiated the first annual Women's Spiritual Retreat for our Temple women.
Read more... - Dr. Joseph Cohn
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Joseph Cohn, MD who grew up at Anshe Emeth and had both his bar mitzvah and confirmation here, is in solo practice of Family Medicine in Highland Park.
His twenty-five year practice includes patients ranging in age from newborns to centenarians. He is a senior attending physician at RWJUH and St. Peter’s University Hospital, and is also a Clinical Asistant Professor at both UMDNJ and Drexel University School of Medicine. Read more...
- Mark Busch
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Mark and his wife, Frankie, have been members of Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple and of Congregation Ahavas Achim for many years.
Mark practices law with his brother and five cousins at Busch and Busch, LLP in North Brunswick, a full-service family law firm founded in 1927. He successfully litigated to gain zoning permission for both Rabbi Pesach Raymon Yeshiva and Ahavas Achim to establish and expand their buildings. Read more...
- Rabbi Eric Wisnia
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Rabbi Wisnia has served as rabbi of Congregation Beth Chaim in Princeton Junction, New Jersey, since 1977.
Rabbi Wisnia formerly participated in the Institutional Review Board for Medical Ethics of the Medical Center at Princeton, where he currently serves on the Committee on Religious Ministries at the Medical Center.
Additionally, Rabbi Wisnia served as President of the New Jersey Association of Reform Rabbis and as President of the Windsor Hightstown Area Ministerium.
More programs
Books & Bagels:
| Sun Mar 18 @10:30AM America's Prophet, by Bruce Feiler |
| Sun May 20 @10:30AM An Introduction to Islam for Jews, by Reuven Firestone |
Film Series:
| Sat Feb 25 @02:30PM Anshe Emeth Film Series - The Angel Levine |
| Sat Mar 17 @02:30PM Anshe Emeth Film Series - Radio Days |
| Sun Apr 29 @02:30PM Anshe Emeth Film Series - Counsellor at Law |
| Sun May 20 @02:30PM Anshe Emeth Film Series - O Jerusalem |
Women's Spirituality
The company of women provides a unique opportunity to grow Jewishly. Discover new ways of experiencing Jewish spirituality through study and sharing with this all-female group; join us for one or all of the events this year. Led by Rabbi Epstein.
| Sun Feb 26 @06:30PM Women's Celebration of Rosh Chodesh Enjoy a service, program and refreshments for Rosh Chodesh Adar. RSVP to the Temple. |
| Sat Mar 31 Women's Seder Women's Seder, Potluck, Dinner and Program. Jewish women have a unique perspective when it comes to freedom. Explore the Passover themes with female eyes as we study key themes and texts from the seder. And share in the delicious recipes and traditions of Passover. |
| Fri Apr 27 The Second Annual Anshe Emeth Women's Spirituality Retreat Join Rabbi Epstein and a diverse group of TEmple women for a unique weekend of renewal and relaxation, spritual growth, community, and fun. Located at beautiful Camp Harlam in the Poconos of Pennsylvania. |
