Rimon This Week

Philospher's of February - Rabbi Judah Loew- the Maharal of Prague- and the Golem. Taught by Rabbi David Nesson
Wed Feb 10th and Feb 24th.
7:30 PM.
Free/No registration required.
Location and Sponsor: Morristown Jewish Center.

African Refugees in Israel: YOHANNES BAYU, Founder and Director: African Refugee Development Center. The voice of refugees and asylum seekers in Israel. The African Refugee Development Center (ARDC), founded in 2004 by refugees and Israeli citizens, is a non-profit organization created to assist, support and empower refugees and asylum seekers in Israel. Bayu has led the ARDC from the early days of a handful of asylum seekers gathering in his living room to arranging accommodation for hundreds in makeshift bomb shelters to leading an influential organization and implementing partner of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees with an annual budget of over $300,000.
Thursday, February 11^th at 7:30 p.m
Free, No Registration required
Location & Sponsor: Temple Ner Tamid.

Kavod, Nichum, Chevre Kaddish - Honor ,Comfort and Holiness. David Zinner, director of Kavod VeNechum- a national organization for Chevre Kaddisha will speak at Friday night services at 8:15 PM and at Shabbat Services Feb 13th at 9;30 am. The entire community is invited.
Free/No registration required.
Location and Sponsor: Morristown Jewish Center.

Advanced Yiddish - This course is for those with at least two years of Yiddish study or the equivalent. Instructor: Rebecca Levine.
Thursdays             Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25; Mar. 4, 11, 18, 25; Apr. 13, 20.
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm                                            
$130; registration required - call 973-530-3521
Location: Lautenberg JCC; Sponsor: JCC MetroWest

Intermediate Yiddish - Do you know a bisel Yiddish? Practice what you know and learn more vocabulary, phrases and grammar. Instructor: Rebecca Levine.
Tuesdays              Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23; Mar. 2, 9, 16, 23; Apr. 13, 20
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm                                         
$130; registration required - call 973-530-3521
Location: Lautenberg JCC; Sponsor: JCC MetroWest

Yiddish for Beginners - Begin to understand and speak Yiddish by learning basic vocabulary, grammar and conversation skills. Instructor: Rebecca Levine.
Thursdays                 Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25; Mar. 4, 11, 18, 25; Apr. 1, 8.              
8:10 pm - 9:10 pm                                            
$130; registration required - call 973-530-3521
Location: Lautenberg JCC; Sponsor: JCC MetroWest.

Tuesday Talmud - Join this independent Talmud study group, which has been meeting for many years. Instructors: Each week a different rabbi (all denominations) from the MetroWest community.
Tuesdays              
12:30 pm ­- 2:00 pm.
Free; registration not required
Location: Oheb Shalom Congregation
Sponsor: David Schechner

Torah Portion of the Week - Oheb Shalom Congregation. After reviewing the general ideas and themes of the weekly Parasha (Torah portion), Rabbi Mark Cooper and participants will focus, in depth, on select verses, using commentaries in English from every era of Jewish history.  Knowledge of Hebrew is not necessary. Mondays,  9:00 am - 10:00 am. (Classes will not be held on legal, or Jewish, holidays.)
Free; no registration required.  Call 973-762-7067 for more information.

Kabbalah, Introduction to the Zohar -- Congregation Beth Ahm of West Essex A pre-Lurianic study of the original introduction to the Kabbalah with an emphasis on understanding the secrets necessary to uncover the Kabalistic approach to the mysteries of Judaism (and to existence in general).  This class will be presented in English from a direct translation of the Aramaic text. . Mondays at 10:00 AM and Wednesdays at 4:20 PM.
Free; No Registration required. For more information call 973-239-0754.

Reading The Book of Psalms, Congregation Beth El.  Join Rabbi Francine Green Roston for great discussions about faith, God, suffering and the meaning of life. As we read each psalm we ask ourselves what the psalmist is trying to communicate and how the psalm speaks to our own spiritual lives. No knowledge of Hebrew required.   Every Wednesday, 9:00am - 10:00am.  Free; no registration required. Call 973-763-0111

Weekly Parsha Class, Congregation Agudath Israel, Discuss the weekly Torah portion in an open, friendly, and intellectually stimulating atmosphere with Jewish Educator Susan Werk.   Saturdays from 9:00 am to 10:00 am. Call 973-226-3600 for more information.

Every Week Kabbalah, Jewish Learning Institute of Morris County, Tune up the engine of your soul. Using the template of the Kabbalists, this course will provide tools for powering your personality for maximum perfor­mance and efficiency. Instructor: Rabbi Avraham Bechor. Mondays, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm. Free; registration not required.
Call 973-895-3070 for more information.