2022 Events
Timely Topics: Growing Up Black and Jewish
Thursday, December 15, 2022, 11:00am, Temple Emeth, 1666 Windsor Road, Teaneck, NJ
Please join Bergen County Section member Lois Katz Brown and her daughters, Paula Donaldson, attorney, and Sound (formerly Julie) Brown, musician, in an intimate family conversation about growing up Black and Jewish. Some topics to be discussed are Lois’ family upbringing and meeting her husband-to-be; Paula and Sound’s experiences with one white Jewish and one Black gentile parent, as well as their grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins from both sides of their family; growing up outside and inside of Teaneck; and their personal identities. Contact Lois Katz Brown at lkbrown125@gmail.com. Fee: $5 member/$10 non-member. RSVP by emailing office@ncjwbcs.org.
OPEN BOARD MEETING
Tuesday, December 13, 2022, 9:45am, Temple Emeth, 1666 Windsor Road, Teaneck, NJ
Join us at our OPEN BOARD MEETING and Chanukah party where we will be entertained by our 50’s Doo Wop singer Kevin Grace who will sing Chanukah songs and a little of the 50’s!! Please bring family DREIDELS to display and share your family dreidel stories!
REPRO SHABBAT
Friday, December 9, 2022, 8:00pm, Temple Emeth, 1666 Windsor Road, Teaneck, NJ
Featuring Guest Speaker Glen Northern Co-Director NCJW Abortion Access Campaign.
Virtual Trip: A Feminist Walk Thru Harlem: Celebrating Remarkable Women
Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 1:00pm, Zoom
Join NYC licensed tour guide Leigh Hallingby on an intriguing slide presentation with live commentary followed by Q & A. Walk through both Central Harlem and Spanish Harlem, stopping at places honoring accomplished women like A'Lelia Walker, Nicholasa Mohr, and Zora Neale Hurston. Stops include murals and mosaics, statues, sidewalk plaques, named buildings, and commemorative street corners. Formerly a long-time Teaneck resident, Leigh now loves living on Manhattan’s West Side. She is thrilled to share her enthusiasm for exploring NYC. Fee is $18.
Teaneck International Film Festival
Sunday, November 20, 2022, 12:00pm, Temple Emeth, 1666 Windsor Road, Teaneck, NJ
NCJW BCS is proud to announce sponsorship of the film "If These Walls Could Talk" as part of the Teaneck International Film Festival. The film follows the difficulties of several women seeking an abortion before and after Roe. It stars Demi Moore, Sissy Spacek and Cher and won three Emmys when it was shown on HBO in 1996.
General Meeting: SHANDA, A Memoir of Shame and Secrecy
Tuesday, November 15, 2022, 12:30pm, Temple Emeth, 1666 Windsor Road, Teaneck, NJ
Join us to hear noted author and activist Letty Cottin Pogrebin, co-founder of Ms. Magazine. Pogrebin will share a powerful reveal about her extended family history in her latest book, SHANDA, A Memoir of Shame and Secrecy. Members: Free. Non-members $10.
NCJW KICKS UP ITS HEELS TO CELEBRATE 100 YEARS
Tuesday, October 25, 2022, 6:00 pm, The Brownstone Pancake Factory, 717 East Palisade Avenue, Englewood Cliffs
To kick off our Centennial Celebration in style NCJW BCS hosted a 1950s-themed membership event on Tuesday, October 25 at the Brownstone Pancake Factory in Englewood Cliffs. Donning poodle skirts and saddle shoes, members enjoyed a night filled with entertainment, dancing, food and camaraderie. We look forward to celebrating a century of volunteerism, advocacy, fundraising, philanthropy and sisterhood in Bergen County and beyond. Photo: Joan Ornstein and Ilene Wechter dancing the night away. Photo credit: Hillary Viders
Timely Topics: Timely Tips for Being Environmentally Responsible at Home
Monday, October 31, 2022, 11:00am, Temple Emeth, 1666 Windsor Road, Teaneck, NJ
Learn simple changes in daily living that help protect against devastating climate events and benefit you and your family's personal health.
Dr. Judith Green, a biomedical scientist and devoted NCJW BCS member, will give a practical and informative presentation, including "show and tell" products that reduce plastic use; clothes that "green" your wardrobe (names named); healthier laundering; eating that benefits you and the planet; the benefits of electrification, and more. Additionally, Dr. Green will provide tips that help support eco-friendly living while also reducing household expenses. Fee: $5 member/ $10 non-member.
RACHMANINOFF, BIZET, ROSSINI, MOZART
October 20, 2022, November 17, 2022, March 16, 2023, March 30, 2023, April 27, 2023, June 1, 2023, New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Teaneck, NJ
After the resounding success of eight prior seasons, we are inviting you to join us for our ninth season of the outstanding New Jersey Symphony “Play the Masters” and help NCJW BCS at the same time. It’s an enjoyable way to spend an afternoon with other members and friends and also support programs for people in need. There are six performances at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark on Thursday afternoons. Transportation by motor coach is included in the price for all six concerts. Bus will leave from Temple Emeth in Teaneck at 12:30 pm and return by 4:30 pm. For more information, dates and details of a special Anniversary Concert with Yo-Yo Ma, click here. Deadline is August 1st. Please print Order Form and send with your credit card information or a check made out to NCJW BCS to Emily Wilkins, 14 Carol Drive, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632.
SEPTEMBER GENERAL MEETING
Tuesday, September 20, 2022, 12:30pm, Temple Emeth, 1666 Windsor Road, Teaneck
FIRST IN-PERSON MEETING!
Post-Dobbs: WHAT'S AHEAD
NCJW Bergen County Section Advocacy Forum
Louise Melling, Deputy Legal Director and Director of the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Center for Liberty, ACLU, will speak on "Roe Overturned and What's Ahead." The Ruth Bader Ginsburg Center for Liberty encompasses the ACLU’s work on reproductive freedom, women’s rights, lesbian gay bisexual and transgender rights, freedom of religion and belief, and disability rights. Ms. Melling leads the work of the ACLU to address the intersection of religious freedom and equal treatment.
ACROSS GENERATIONS: The Impact of the Roe Decision
Thursday, August 7, 2022, 7:00 pm, Zoom
Bergen County Section is calling on women of all generations to come together for the first in a series of Courageous Conversations about the impact of the Roe decision. “Does the decision really bring us back to the abortion horrors of the late 1960s and early 1970s?” “Does it foreshadow the future loss of protections for others as well?”
The one-hour Zoom event will be led by the Honorable Loretta Weinberg, Majority Leader of the New Jersey State Senate (retired), who will be joined by Helen Archontou, MSW, LSW and CEO of the YWCA Northern NJ, and Lil Corcoran, LPC and Executive Director of the Women’s Rights Information Center. Gabrielle Beck, one of our 2022 NCJW scholarship recipients, will serve as moderator. Participants are encouraged to join in the conversation by sharing their own personal stories, experiences and questions so that we may all realize, energize and mobilize.
Installation & Awards Luncheon
Thursday, June 16, 2022, 12:00 pm - 3:30 pm, Montammy Golf Club Rt. 9W South, Alpine, NJ
Music • Live Auction • And More. RSVP by May 26th
Event Ticket: $99 per person. Chai Supporter: $180 (includes recognition in the Journal). Table of 10: $999.
We wish to thank Double Chai Sponsors Valerie and Allen Hyman.
CONEY ISLAND DAY AT ROCKLEIGH
Wednesday, May 25, 2022, 2:30 pm, Jewish Home at Rockleigh
Join the Fun and Games at Rockleigh’s Coney Island Day. Help run table or game station for Roulette, Blackjack, Beanbag Toss, and other exciting activities! No experience necessary! Volunteers needed. Contact co-chairs for details:
Carole Benson, cbenson@ncjwbcs.org
Karen Kurland, karenkurl@verizon.net
General Meeting
Tuesday, May 24, 2022, 12:30 pm, Temple Emeth, 1666 Windsor Road, Teaneck
Please join us with representatives from the Sierra Club of New Jersey, a grassroots environmental organization, for an exciting meeting. Find out how you can help “Tikkun Olam,” Repair Our World. Proof of Vaccination and Booster Required; Masks Encouraged. Free Event. Contact Karen Kurland at karenkurl@verizon.net.
General Meeting: Community Service, Yom HaShoah and Awards
Tuesday, April 26, 2022, 12:30 pm, Temple Emeth, 1666 Windsor Road, Teaneck
Join us for an in-person meeting in a safe environment. Commemorate Yom HaShoah, honor awardees and celebrate our Community Service work! With staff from the Center for Food Action, help us pack weekend snack packs for low-income kids. It’s fun and it’s a mitzvah! Proof of vaccination, including boosters, and masks required.
Council Shabbat
Friday, April 8, 2022, 8:00 pm, Temple Emeth, 1666 Windsor Road, Teaneck
Cost: $18, which includes delicious Israeli munchies delivered to all who register.
Join us for our annual Council Shabbat Services conducted by Rabbi Sirbu and Cantor Tilem. Following services there will be a festive Oneg to enjoy with your friends. Proof of vaccination and booster required for admittance. Masks are encouraged but optional. Registration not required. You can also view the service virtually on livestream on your computer or TV at https://www.emeth.org/livestream.
Munch and Learn: NCJW in Israel: A Virtual Journey
Tuesday, March 29, 2022, 12:00 pm, Zoom
Cost: $18, which includes delicious Israeli munchies delivered to all who register.
Join us as we host Kalela Lancaster, NCJW’s new Israel Program Manager. She will take us on a virtual journey across Israel, stopping along the way to hear the amazing stories of inspiring women change makers and to learn about NCJW ‘s 2022 Israel Granting Program Grantees. Click here to read more about our speaker. For more information please contact Israel Affairs Chair Carole Benson at cbenson@ncjwbcs.org.
March General Meeting: Immigration... How We, Together, Can Help Populations in Crisis
Monday, March 22, 2022, 12:30 pm, Zoom
Please join NCJW BCS and our partner organizations at our annual advocacy forum. Our program will feature David Nachman, a preeminent immigration lawyer, and a team of immigration experts who will speak about visas for those who have suffered substantial physical and mental abuse (domestic violence, human trafficking, sexual abuse etc.). Come to hear about this timely and intriguing subject and how we, the public, can help. Free Event.
At Home Series: Train Your Brain
Thursday, February 24, 2022, 11:00 am, Zoom
Back by Popular Demand! Rena Yudkowsky joins us again to discuss matters of the brain. This interactive program will provide you with techniques/exercises that will increase memory. Cost: $20.
Virtual Trip: Zooming on the Road to Capetown
Thursday, February 17, 2022, 1:00 pm, Zoom
Join a fascinating tour with local guide Craig Nudelman of Jewish Majorca, to explore the Jewish community of South Africa. See the sights and learn how Jews were major players in the struggle against apartheid and leaders in the push for social justice in South Africa. Cost $25.
At Home Series Fundraising Series: presents The Jewish Women Pioneers in the Makeup Industry
Monday, January 31, 2022, 7:30 pm, Zoom
Join Us to learn about the women behind the makeup industry, including Estee Lauder, Helena Rubenstein and Bobby Brown. Our speaker, Hillary Belzer is the founder and curator of The Makeup Museum, a virtual museum she established in 2008 and dedicated to the preservation, research and exhibition of cosmetics from antiquity to the present day. It is a progressive, unique space that explores makeup design and packaging, culture and history from all eras. To learn more about the Makeup Museum, please visit https://www.makeupmuseum.org/home/museum-information.html.
Timely Topics: Gun Violence in the United States
Thursday, January 27, 2022, 1:00 pm, Zoom
SHOCKING!!! Every year nearly 8,000 children and teens are shot in this country. Attend a comprehensive presentation on Gun Violence featuring Carole Stiller, President of the BRADY New Jersey State Executive Committee and a major figure in the Gun Violence movement, and two other experts. Come to learn and take action. Free Event.
At Home Series: WHY DID I WALK INTO THIS ROOM?
Wednesday, January 5, 2022, 11:00 am, Zoom
How often do you walk into a room and don't remember why? Well, let's find out and fix it! Rena Yudkowsky is a professional memory coach and the founder of Memory Matters. She will give us some interactive exercises to help us with our focus and memory. Let those senior moments be a distant memory. Cost: $20. For more information contact Joan Ornstein at joanornstein@gmail.com. To learn more abot Rena Yudowsky visit
https://renayudkowsky.com/.