Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel

Thursday Nights @ TSTI: Whiskey Tasting and Karaoke
2022-06-30 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
Thursdays @ TSTI: Outdoor Summer Fun!
Spend 4 Thursday nights at TSTI hanging out with your friends and family.
6/30 – Whiskey Tasting and Karaoke (adults only) @ 7pm – Register here

7/14 – Congregational Bingo Bash (all ages) @ 6pm – Register here
7/28 – Comedy Night with award-winning standup comedian Liz Glazer (adults only) @ 7pm – Register here
8/11 – Congregational Evening of Magic (all ages) @ 6pm – Register here

Thursday Nights @ TSTI: Congregational Bingo Bash
2022-07-14 18:00 - 20:00
Congregational Bingo Bash (all ages)
Calling all TSTI members for an evening of laughter, games, prizes and more. We start with a pizza dinner and end with an ice cream truck treat. Sit back and relax with your TSTI community, a cold beer or seltzer, and soft drinks for our younger members. Can’t wait to see you there!
Thursday, July 14 @ 6pm
Register here

7/28 – Comedy Night with award-winning standup comedian Liz Glazer (adults only) @ 7pm – Register here
8/11 – Congregational Evening of Magic (all ages) @ 6pm – Register here

Thursday Nights @ TSTI: Standup with Liz Glazer
2022-07-28 19:00 - 21:00
Thursdays @ TSTI: Outdoor Summer Fun!
Spend some Thursday nights at TSTI hanging out with your friends and family.
Comedy Night (Adults Only)
Thursday, July 28 @ TSTI
7:00pm
Welcome Liz Glazer, an award-winning standup comedian, actor, and writer. Liz began her career as most standup comedians do: as a tenured law professor! Liz gave it all up to do comedy, where her material draws from her own life as a lesbian, rabbi’s wife, and former lawyer. Signature TSTI cocktails and munchies will help the laughter flow!
Register here

And coming soon!
8/11 – Congregational Evening of Magic (all ages) @ 6pm – Register here

Thursday Nights @ TSTI: Congregational Magic Show
2022-08-11 18:00 - 20:00
Thursdays @ TSTI: Outdoor Summer Fun!
Spend one more Thursday night at TSTI hanging out with your friends and family.
8/11 – Congregational Evening of Magic (all ages) @ 6pm – Register here

AE: Jewish Meditation
2022-09-06 09:30 - 10:30 | GGC
Jewish Meditation Begins!
Come learn how to practice different types of meditation, focusing on the breath, loving-kindness, and awareness in a Jewish context.
Tuesdays, twice a month. Starts Tuesday, Sept. 6 @ 9:30am
Instructor: Beth Sandweiss
To register, click here.

NJ-RAC: Postcard Party
2022-09-15 19:00 - 21:00
In advance of the midterm elections, join us for a postcard writing party at TSTI. This will be a fun way to socialize while building greater voter turnout of underrepresented voters. Instructions and all supplies will be provided. We’ll have beverages and snacks too!
Thursday, Sept. 15 @ 7:00 to 9:00pm
To register, click here.

Come as You are Service
2022-09-25 17:30 - 19:00
Join us for this fun, casual, intergenerational celebration of the new year, as we sing together with our wonderful High Holy Day band. Weather permitting, we’ll be outside, so dress casually. Bring a blanket or lawn chair, and the whole family.
Friends and neighbors are welcome—please reach out to Alicia Karlberg to make arrangements for non-member tickets.

Family Service
2022-09-26 14:30 - 15:30
Join Shawn Fogel, your TSTI clergy, and lots of guests for a service for families of all ages!
Friends and neighbors are welcome—please contact Alicia Karlberg to make arrangements for tickets.

Family Service
2022-10-05 14:30 - 15:30
Join Shawn Fogel, your TSTI clergy, and lots of guests for a service for families of all ages!
Friends and neighbors welcome. Please contact Alicia Karlberg to arrange for tickets.

Yom Kippur Afternoon Service
2022-10-05 15:30 - 17:00
Join us in the Bass Sanctuary for our Yom Kippur Afternoon Service, with Yizkor and Neilah. Or watch via our live stream here.
This moving service is open to the community, but you must arrange for tickets in advance. Please contact Alicia Karlberg.

Sukkot Celebration
2022-10-09 11:30 - 13:00
Congregational Sukkot Celebration
Join us to celebrate Sukkot and decorate our congregational Sukkah! We’ll set up outside with crafts and art projects galore, then smell the etrog and shake the lulav with the clergy—so join us for the fun! A light bagel lunch will be served. In case of inclement weather we will move indoors.
Sunday, October 9 @ 11:30am (immediately following Religious School) until 1:00pm. Registration requested, but not required

Simchat Torah Celebration
2022-10-15 17:00 - 19:00
An evening of music, dancing and Torah! Shawn Fogel and his band will provide music and fun while we unroll the Torah. Then we’ll learn Israeli Dancing with instructor Reut Segall. The evening ends with Havdalah to bid farewell to the High Holy Day season.
Saturday, October 15 @ 5:00pm
No registration required. Perfect for all ages.

Shabbat Scholars: Reproductive Rights After Roe v. Wade: What Comes Next?
2022-10-21 18:00 - 20:30
The Supreme Court’s unprecedented decision this summer in Dobbs. v. Jackson Women’s Health eliminated a constitutional right that millions of Americans have relied on for almost half a century.
Our speakers will discuss what the Court’s opinion means and why it matters for our country—not only in regards to abortions, but also access to critical forms of reproductive health care, various constitutional protections, and more.
With Molly Duane, a Senior Staff Attorney in the U.S. Litigation department at the Center for Reproductive Rights, and Autumn Katz, the Interim Director of U.S. Litigation at the Center for Reproductive Rights.
Friday, October 21
All are welcome to attend 6:00pm Shabbat service, where our scholars will speak briefly.
Continue learning at the Scholar dinner following the service. Dinner fee: $25 member/$36 non-member. Registration required by 10/12.
To register, click here

ADL Never is Now 2022
2022-11-10 08:00 - 17:00
BE A PART OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST ANNUAL SUMMIT ON ANTISEMITISM AND HATE
ADL’s Never is Now 2022 will take place at the Javits Center in New York City on November 10th. Unite with fellow members of ADL’s global community to tackle crucial conversations, engage with extraordinary experts, leaders, and visionaries and be inspired to take immediate action.
FEATURED SESSIONS INCLUDE:
• Preparing Your Community for Antisemitic Threats
• Securing Democracy: Taking Hate and Extremism to Court
• After the Midterms: Elections, Extremism and Disinformation
• How QAnon and other Conspiracy Theories Fuel Antisemitism and Hate
• Anti-Israel? Anti-Zionism? Antisemitism? How to Identify and What to Do

TSTI members get 18% off the registration fee with the code SIGSYN.
You can register here: https://www.neverisnow.org.
Once you register, please share your confirmation with Jodi in the temple office so we can include you on the TSTI bus.

Shabbat Scholar: Misconceptions and Misrepresentations about Israel on the World Stage
2022-12-09 19:00 - 21:00
The marked rise in antisemitism and delegitimization of Israel, coupled with the perception of declining support from traditional allies, has raised grave concerns across the Jewish community. What makes discrimination against Israel unique on the world stage, and what you can do to counter this trend?
With Adam Teitelbaum, the Executive Director of the Israel Action Network and the Associate Vice President for Public Affairs at The Jewish Federations of North America.
Friday, December 9
All are welcome to attend 6:00pm Shabbat service, where our scholar will speak briefly. Continue learning at the Scholar dinner following the service. Dinner fee: $25 member/$36 non-member. Registration required by 12/5.
To register, click here.

FwYC Chanukah Event
2022-12-16 17:00 - 18:00
Dinner, crafts, story time with Lauren, & music with Shawn!
Friday, December 16 @ 5:00 pm
Register HERE

Preschool Drive-in Movie
2023-01-08 15:30 - 17:00 | Ballroom
RSVP here

Film: Crip Camp
2023-02-05 16:00 - 17:00 | Online
CELEBRATING JEWISH DISABILITY AWARENESS AND INCLUSION MONTH
Film Screening with Disability Rights Activist Judy Heumann
The moving documentary Crip Camp tells the story of Camp Jened, a sleepaway camp in the 1970s Catskills for teenagers with physical and mental disabilities.
At that time, these teens faced a future shaped by isolation, discrimination and institutionalization…until they arrived at Camp Jened, a ramshackle summer camp that became their freewheeling utopia. Bonds between the campers endured as many migrated west to Berkeley, California — a hotbed of activism where the former campers realized that disruption, civil disobedience, and political participation could change the future for millions like them.
We are honored to welcome Judy Heumann as our facilitator. Judy is an internationally recognized disability rights activist and plays a central role in the film, and the author of two books, Being Heumann and Rolling Warrior.
Facilitator: Judy Heumann
Sunday, February 5 @ 4:00 pm
On ZOOM
Register here

Adult Purim Shpeil
2023-03-04 19:00 - 21:00
RSVP HERE!

TSTI Gallery Opening: Femin-Art Exhibit
2023-03-12 14:00 - 16:00
Femin-Art: Breaking Boundaries Across Generations of Women Artists
In celebration of Women’s History Month
In this expansive new show, North Jersey women ages 23 to 95 explore what it means to be an artist in these turbulent times.
Full list of exhibiting artists: Andrea Epstein, Anita Gladstone, Barbara Minch, Bonnie Maranz, Danielle Masters, Donna Ray Kessinger, Donna Moran, Doris Caçoilo, Hannah Kramer, Heidi Sussman, Jeanette Hershkowitz, Judy Targan, Sarah Petruziello, Susanna Baker, and Yvette Lucas.
The Femin-Art opening reception is Sunday, March 12, 2023 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, 432 Scotland Road, South Orange, NJ 07079. It is open to the public, but advance registration is required by visiting the link below.
Opening Reception:
​​​​​​​March 12 from 2:00 – 4:00pm at TSTI
Open to the public
RSVP here

AE Class: We've Been Here Before
2023-03-29 19:00 - 21:00
Class: We’ve Been Here Before: the Fractured Jewish Community of the 2nd Temple Period

The Jewish world today is complex. Just in America we have Jews belonging to different denominations or not connecting Jewishly at all. Once we expand beyond the borders of our country the makeup of the Jewish community becomes even more complex.
This is nothing new. In antiquity your community was just as fragmented and it is the interplay between different Jewish groups that gave rise to Rabbinic Judaism as we know it. In this session we will take a deeper dive into the various Jewish groups and their struggles with one another over two thousand years ago.
Wednesday, March 29 @ 7pm
Facilitator: Rabbi Dan Cohen
Register here

Reception & Concert to Celebrate Cantor Rebecca Moses
2023-04-29 18:00 - 20:00
Join us as we honor our beloved Cantor Rebecca Moses, who has guided and lifted us up for the past decade. Enjoy a unique blend of music that exemplifies her eagerness to expose our congregation to songs of our past, present and future.
Saturday, April 29 @ 6pm
RSVP HERE

AE: Art Class Edward Hopper
2023-05-03 19:00 - 20:00
Art Talk: Edward Hopper
A roadside gas pump, a nondescript diner, a bleak hotel room—Edward Hopper had a remarkable ability to invest the most ordinary scene with intense mystery and emotional depth. This talk will reveal why so many claim Hopper to be the supreme American realist of the 20th Century.
Wednesday, May 3 @ 7pm
Facilitator: Janet Cohen Mandel
In person at TSTI
Details and Registration

Annual Meeting of TSTI
2023-05-17 19:00 - 21:00
Attention TSTI Members!

Annual Congregational Meeting
Join us at TSTI for the Annual Meeting of Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel.
Wednesday, May 17 @ 7:30pm
In person at TSTI
Or for those who need or prefer Zoom.
See your email for details.

Camp Shabbat
2023-06-09 18:00 - 19:30
Camp Shabbat Service
One of the livliest celebrations of the year! Come for a night of singing, dancing and getting ready for summer fun. We’ll end the night with a Kona Ice sweet treat.
Friday, June 9 @ 6:00pm
In person at TSTI
**Special gathering for Families with Young Children at 5:00pm. Click here for details!

Thursdays @ TSTI: Mentalist
2023-06-29 19:00 - 21:00
THURSDAYS @ TSTI are back!
Interactive Mingling and Mind-Reading Show
Featuring Mentalist Jason Silberman
Thursday, June 29 at 7:00pm
For those 21+
Jason will work his way around the room and introduce himself to everyone as we serve snacks and dessert. Once our group is ready, Jason begin to perform his show. Using tricks and mind-reading, his formal show will bring everyone together for an evening of non-stop laughs and gasps. The show is interactive, and of course, mind-blowing.
RSVP by June 27, 2023. Click HERE to register.

Summer Thursday: Foam Party and Scream Truck
2023-07-20 17:30 - 20:00
Kids & Families: Foam Party and Scream Truck
July 20
Break the heat at our cool Foam Party with music, games, & a visit from the Scream Truck! Dress in bathing suits and water shoes. Bring your own towels. The fun starts at 5:30pm with a pizza dinner.

Summer Thursday: Comedian Joe Larson
2023-08-03 19:00 - 22:00
Adults (21+) only: Comedian Joe Larson
August 3
Welcome renowned comedian Joe Larson for a night of laughter starting at 7pm. Seen at Gotham Comedy Live, on America’s Got Talent and The Tonight Show’s “Laugh Squad,” Joe was a finalist in both the Johnny Carson Great American Comedy Festival and the Boston Comedy Festival, and also appeared in the film Stand Up 360. Snacks and desserts will be served.
​​​​​​​Comedian Andy Pitz will be our opening act!
RSVP here by 7/31.

S'lichot Movie & Service
2023-09-09 18:30 - 20:30
S’LICHOT – Saturday, September 9
6:30 pm • Bass Sanctuary Building / Gellis Green Chapel
S’LICHOT CINEMA: ISRAEL SWINGS FOR GOLD
Join us for a showing and discussion of ISRAEL SWINGS FOR GOLD. In 2021, Israel’s baseball team competed in the Olympics for the first time. With no media allowed in Tokyo’s Olympic Village, the players record their own experiences. They log unexpected battles against anti- Semitism and anti-Zionism. Nosh will be served.
After the discussion, we will begin our S’lichot service and kick off the 2023 High Holy Days.

Come As You Are Service
2023-09-15 17:30 - 19:00
COME AS YOU ARE: A Sweet Start to the New Year
5:30 pm
Join us for this intergenerational celebration of the new year, as we sing together with our wonderful High Holy Day band. Weather permitting, we’ll be outside, so dress casually. Bring a blanket or lawn chair, and the whole family. Friends and neighbors are welcome!
