Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel

Religious School
2025-01-14 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-01-12 09:00 - 11:00, 2025-01-07 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-01-05 09:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York)

Preschool
2025-01-14 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-01-13 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-01-10 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-01-09 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-01-08 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-01-07 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-01-06 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-01-03 08:00 - 17:00 and 1 more date

8th Grade Program
2025-01-13 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-01-06 18:30 - 20:30

Seventh Grade
2025-01-13 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-01-06 16:00 - 18:00

Shabbat Service
2025-01-10 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-01-03 18:00 - 19:00

Parents' Night Out at YESTERcade
2025-01-09 19:00 - 21:00
Ready to take a trip down memory lane? Join us for fun at the arcade, where you can relive the glory days of Pac-Man, pinball, Frogger, and more! It’s a chance to swap parenting duties for a joystick and cocktails with your TSTI friends.
Food & drinks will be on hand. No quarters necessary!
Thursday, Jan 9
7-9pm
YESTERCade in Westfield
$18 per person
RSVP by 1/6. Link in TSTI Today.

Weekly Torah Study
2025-01-09 12:30 - 13:30, 2025-01-02 12:30 - 13:30
WEEKLY TORAH STUDY
Take your lunch break every Thursday and study the Torah portion with Rabbi Klein! We’ll dive into the weekly text in search of connection to our Jewish past, present, and future. No prior study or Hebrew knowledge required, all are welcome.
Hybrid: Come in person for a bagel nosh or zoom in to join the conversation.
Facilitator: Rabbi Klein
Thursdays from Sept. 12, 2024 – June 5, 2025
12:30 pm
More info here

ART TALK: Jewish Artists in 19th Century Europe
2025-01-08 19:00 - 20:30
19th Century Enlightenment ideas brought many changes to Europe, including citizenship for ethnic minorities. For many European Jewish artists, political emancipation and its accompanying assimilation created opportunities to establish themselves as professional artists for the first time in modern history.
Wednesday, Jan 8 at 7pm
Facilitators: Janet Cohen Mandel
On Zoom
Registration link in TSTI Today.

Playgroup with a Purpose
2025-01-08 09:15 - 10:15
Playgroup with a Purpose is a small, supportive group for parents and their child(ren) ages 0-12 months. Parents can share their experiences, gather resources, ask questions, and bring a sense of calm while adjusting to parenthood and/or this new addition to their family.
Coffee and snacks are provided.

FACILITATOR
This free weekly group is facilitated by the TSTI preschool staff social worker, Blair Biersbach, LCSW.
Blair is a social worker at Jewish Family Service of MetroWest NJ working with children and families. She focuses on their mental and emotional well-being, as well as working with parents in understanding developmental milestones.
DETAILS
Wednesdays, September 11 – June 11 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
LOCATION
Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel 432 Scotland Rd. South Orange, NJ 07079
FOR MORE INFORMATION & TO REGISTER
Contact Blair at BBiersbach@jfsmetrowest.org. Visit our website at www.jfsmetrowest.org.

Class: Introduction to Judaism
2025-01-07 19:00 - 21:00
Introduction to Judaism
Facilitator: Max Weisenfeld
7:00 – 9:00 pm
Tuesdays
September 10, 17, 24
October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
November 12, 19
December 3, 10, 17
January 7, 14, 21, 28
February 4, 11, 18, 25
This is an 18 session in-person class at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel South Orange, New Jersey.

Hebrew High
2025-01-07 18:30 - 20:30

FILM & DISCUSSION: Eva's Promise
2025-01-05 19:00 - 21:00
Directed by the Emmy Award-winning documentarian Steve McCarthy, Eva’s Promise tells the story of Eva, who promised her brother, Heinz Geiringer, that she would retrieve his paintings and poetry, hidden under the floorboards of the attic where Heinz and his father were hiding, if he should die in the concentration camps.
Watch the film at home then join us for a wonderful discussion!
Sunday, Jan 5 at 7pm
Facilitators: Steve McCarthy (Director/Co-Producer) and Susan Kerner (Co-Producer)
To receive the link to watch the film on your own (January 2-5),please register through the link in your TSTI Today.

TSTI Teen Shul-in
2025-01-04 18:00 - 2025-01-05 08:00

PrimeConnection New Year's Day Brunch
2025-01-01 11:00 - 13:00
Join us for a Happy New Year! We’ll have a delightful, delicious, indulgent New Year’s Day Brunch for temple members 60+.
Greet those you know and meet new friends. No one is a stranger here at PrimeConnection, TSTI’s thriving social group.
Wednesday, Jan 1, 2025
11am-1pm
Crownview on Eagle Rock Ave., West Orange
$25 per person
RSVP in TSTI Today.

CHANUKAH
2025-01-01
