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Message from the Chairman
Dear Friends,
The incredible turnout at last month's Hoboken Street Fair reminded me of the importance of "just being there." Literally hundreds of people stopped by the HudsonJewish booth to find out more about the local Jewish community. Many thanks to the HudsonJewish volunteers who devoted their time and energy to welcome visitors and share knowledge!
One of the most common questions we heard was, "How can I get involved?" The best place to start is the HudsonJewish website, www.HudsonJewish.org, which provides information about local Jewish organizations and lists the people to contact to learn more. If you have an idea for something that you don't see on the website, contact us at: Info@HudsonJewish.org.
This month's calendar is filled with opportunities to connect with the community. Here are a few:
- Coffee for new and prospective members of United Synagogue of Hoboken (Sunday, June 1)
- Congregation Mount Sinai's Centennial Gala (June 15)
- Congregation B'nai Jacob's all-community musical Shabbat dinner (June 20)
- Wine tasting in downtown Jersey City (June 26)
- Informal meet-and-greet in Hoboken (June 30)
Come meet people at any of these events -- whatever your Jewish background or interests may be, there is a place for you in our community!
One final reminder: this Friday, May 30, HudsonJewish Trustee Raylie Dunkel hosts a pot-luck Shabbat dinner and chavurah-style service at her home in Jersey City. Visit the HudsonJewish calendar for more details, and make sure to RSVP ASAP! Information available at: Paulus Hook Pot Luck Shabbat.
Many thanks to the volunteers and contributors who are making HudsonJewish possible.
L'hitraot,
Adam |
Hoboken Street Fair
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Hundreds of people visited the HudsonJewish booth at the Hoboken Street Fair on Sunday, May 4th. (Visitors included United States Senators Robert Menendez and Frank Lautenberg). Many thanks to all of the volunteers who answered questions and welcomed new people to the community!
Several other local Jewish organizations were represented at the street fair: United Synagogue of Hoboken, National Council of Jewish Women, Jewish Young Adults of Hoboken, and Chabad Lubavitch, just to name a few. Photos are available on the HudsonJewish website:
HudsonJewish - Photos.
The next Hoboken Street Fair will be on Sunday, September 28. If you would like to volunteer at the HudsonJewish booth, contact HudsonJewish Board Secretary Michelle Levine: Michelle@HudsonJewish.org. |
100 Years of Jewish Life -- Mount Sinai's Centennial
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Congregation Mount Sinai, the oldest continuously-operating congregation in Jersey City, celebrates the 100th anniversary of its historic synagogue building with a concert on June 15, 2008 from 4-7PM, at 128 Sherman Avenue in Jersey City Heights. The entire community is invited to share the occasion.
"Local Jewish life in Hudson County is now emerging from 40 years in the wilderness, so what better place to celebrate than at Mount Sinai?" asks HudsonJewish Vice Chairman Dr. Neil Davis, a member of Mount Sinai and Secretary of its Board.
Ann Blaustein, President Emerita and long-time Jewish community activist, notes that Congregation Mount Sinai represents the historical continuity of Jewish life in the area. "I started out being the youngest, and now I'm the oldest," she told the Jewish Standard, in an article that is reposted to the HudsonJewish website: "Jersey City Shul Optimistic About the Next 100 Years!"
Pictured here with a photo from Mount Sinai's 20th Jubilee Banquet (1927), Ann is a well-known figure in local Jewish affairs.  She and her husband Mordechai "Muttsie" Blaustein are regular fixtures at Mount Sinai, where as the congregation's senior members they are welcoming a new generation to the community.
Tickets
for the concert, dinner, and dessert are $54. Tickets for the concert
only are $36. Payment can be made by check, through PayPal at the synagogue website, www.mtsinai.net, or at the door. Angela Oren, a
Rumanian-Jewish artist, will perform Israeli music with her band, accompanied by Mount Sinai member, violinist Joe Alvarado.
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To honor the founding families of Congregation Mount Sinai, the synagogue seeks descendants of the
founding members: Blaustein, Brauer, Bresnick, Chasick, Chenkin, Chester,
Gewant, Gutmann, Fellerman, Fishman, Geiger, Hauptman, Halprin,
Helfand, Hordes, Kahnowitz, Kanor, Landy, Marcus, Miller, Novick,
Passman, Pesin, Pepper, Pomerantz, Samuelson, Schlossberg, Slurzberg,
Sinakin, Sklower, Shneweiss, Sunshine, Urdang, Winograd, Yasmer, Zall
and Zeller. If you are in contact with descendants of these families, please forward this message to them and contact Jane Goldberg at (201) 434-6629. |
| Recognizing Our Generous Contributors |
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Founded in 2007, HudsonJewish is a grass-roots, volunteer effort to nurture and support Jewish life in the Hudson County area by connecting Jewish people with each other and with the institutions that serve the community. We thank the generous individuals and organizations whose contributions make HudsonJewish possible. A list of contributors is published on the HudsonJewish website at: HudsonJewish - Donors. Add your name to the list of community supporters by contributing online or by check to:
HudsonJewish, PO Box 225, Jersey City, NJ 07303
Contributions may be made in honor (or in memory) of loved ones, friends, or special occasions. Contributions will be acknowledged on the website; indicate whether you prefer to donate anonymously.
100% of Donations Support Local HudsonJewish Programs
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June Events
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For access to post your own organization's events to the HudsonJewish community calendar, email us at Info@HudsonJewish.org. (Posting your events is the best way to avoid scheduling conflicts). Events are posted for the following 6 weeks. Check the online calendar for time/date/location updates.
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Sunday, June 1, 10:00am - 11:30am: Bagels-and-coffee for new and prospective members of United Synagogue of Hoboken. Children are very welcome! Location: Home of Cindy and Jason Altberger, 1500 Hudson St., Apt. 5Q. Contact: membership@hobokensynagogue.org; 201-656-3138
Monday, June 2: Yom Yerushalayim
Monday, June 2, 7:30am - 9:30pm: HudsonJewish Board of Trustees Meeting
Tuesday, June 3, 7:00pm - 9:30pm: National Council of Jewish Women Year-End Dinner & Board Installation. $25 (includes 4 course prix-fixed menu, drinks, wine & cake). Location: Wild Ginger, 230 Washington St, Hoboken, NJ 07030. RSVP to 201-216-1620 or ncjwhoboken@hotmail.com.
Tuesday, June 3, 7:00pm - 9:00pm: Congregation Ohav Zedek & Bayonne JCC Rosh Chodesh Program. Shavuot program presented by Mrs. Rochel Schtroks. Also features presentation on making positive changes that will enrich your life with growth & happiness by Mrs. Dina Shira Levine (Originator of "Transformation", the self-directed method for transforming your life). Location: Bayonne JCC - 1050 Kennedy Boulevard, Bayonne, NJ. Contact Dr. Ellen Goldberg 201-436-6900.
Tuesday, June 3, 7:30pm - 9:00pm: Congregation Mount Sinai Women's Rosh Chodesh event. Join Rebbetzin Barbara Marks for an evening of learning and activities. $5 contribution covers cost of materials and refreshments. Location: Congregation Mount Sinai, 128 Sherman Avenue, Jersey City Heights. Contact: BarbaraEMarks@gmail.com or Mount Sinai office, 201-222-3445.
Wednesday, June 4, 6:00pm: Jewish Young Adults of Hoboken/Hudson (JYAH) Happy Hour at 10th and Willow Restaurant/Trivia Night. Location: 10th/Willow in Hoboken. Contact: hobokenjyah@yahoo.com.
Sunday, June 8: Erev Shavuot
Monday, June 9 - Tuesday, June 10: Shavuot
Monday, June 9, 6:00pm - 8:00pm: Ohav Zedek Community Shavuot Event. Families, young children, adults, seniors - everyone is welcome. Food & fun guaranteed. Location: Congregation Ohav Zedek, 912 Avenue C, Bayonne. Contact: 201-437-1488.
Friday, June 13, 9:00pm - 11:00pm: Jewish Young Adults of Hoboken/Hudson (JYAH) Potluck Shabbat Dinner. Location: Allison's place. Contact: hobokenjyah@yahoo.com. Please bring a dairy dish. (Note: a group usually walks together following Friday night services at United Synagogue of Hoboken).
Sunday, June 15, 4:00pm - 7:00pm: 100th Anniversary Gala at Congregation Mount. Mount Sinai celebrates 100 years! Cocktails, hor douvres, dessert and a concert "Celebrating 100 years of Great Jewish Music." To place an ad in the journal, contact President Emerita Ann Blaustein at 201-656-2066. Location: Congregation Mount Sinai, 128 Sherman Avenue, JC 07307. Contact synagogue office: 201-222-3445. Visit this jewel of a synagogue on any Shabbat and meet the dedicated people who are bringing it back to life. All are welcome!
Thursday, June 19, 8:00pm - 9:00pm: Bayonne JCC Board Meeting.
Thursday, June 19, 8:00pm - 10:00pm: Billiards with Jewish Young Adults of Hoboken/Hudson (JYAH). Location: Willow Billiards in Hoboken. RSVP to hobokenjyah@yahoo.com. $10.
Friday, June 20, 6:30pm - 10:00pm: Community dinner at Congregation B'nai Jacob. Congregation B'nai Jacob of Jersey City hosts a dinner for the entire Jewish community of Hudson County and vicinity. Glatt kosher dinner follows special musical Shabbat. (Nosh/shmooze starts at 6:30; services begin approx. 7:15, dinner approx. 8:15). RSVP by Thursday, June 12. Adults $25; children 2-12 $10; under 2 free. Plenty of free parking in spacious lot. The last community-wide dinner (at USH) sold out, so reserve ASAP. Send contact information and check (payable to "Congregation B'nai Jacob") to: Cong. B'nai Jacob, c/o HudsonJewish, PO Box 225, Jersey City, NJ 07303. Or reserve online at: Dinner@HudsonJewish.org. (Indicate number of adults/children/infants and phone number). Location: Congregation B'nai Jacob, 176 West Side Avenue in Jersey City.
Thursday, June 26, 6:30pm - 8:30pm: Wine Tasting (kosher wines, of course!) at Liberty Liquor in downtown Jersey City. Great opportunity to meet other local Jewish residents. Join HudsonJewish for this event in Liberty's lovely tasting room in the Paulus Hook neighborhood of Jersey City. Location: 200 Washington Street (corner of Morris) in downtown Jersey City. Admission is free; suggested donation to HudsonJewish: $10.
Monday, June 30, 7:30pm - 9:30pm: Informal Coffee/ Meet-and-Greet in Hoboken. HudsonJewish invites neighborhood newcomers and long-time residents to get to know each other in an informal setting. Join us at the home of Dara Kurlander in uptown Hoboken for coffee, cake and connections. Contact Dara for more information and RSVP: Dara@HudsonJewish.org.
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Wednesday, July 2, 7:00pm - 9:00pm: Drinks at City Bistro's Rooftop with Jewish
Young Adults of Hoboken/Hudson (JYAH). Location:
City Bistro, 14th St
between Washington & Hudson. Contact:
hobokenjyah@yahoo.com.
Monday, July 7, 7:30pm - 9:00pm: HudsonJewish Board of Trustees Meeting. (Tentative location: Temple Emanu-el of Bayonne).
Contact Michelle Levine, Secretary of the Board of Trustees: Michelle@HudsonJewish.org.
Wednesday, July 16, 7:45pm - 10:00pm: JYAH Movie Night: "Atonement" at Pier A Park in Hoboken. Bring your own dinner, low chair/blanket and
snacks to share. Contact: hobokenjyah@yahoo.com.
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Several people have inquired about forming a Jewish youth/teen/adolescent group in Hudson County. Laurie Sokol, a member of Temple Emanu-el and the Bayonne Jewish Community Center, is collecting names and contact information of interested families. Email Laurie for more information at: Lauriesokol22@yahoo.com. |
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