The opening reception for its two-part Contemporary Visions of New Jersey Jewish Artists will be held 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 13 at the Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County in Freehold.
The curated exhibits, featuring the works of actively working local Jewish artists demonstrating their diversity, will be on display through the summer and until the end of the year. The first grouping of six artists will begin July 7 and be on display through Sept. 30.
They are: Toby Bergman, oil on linen; Dan Epstein, photography; Kenneth
Weiner, graphite, silverpoint and gold point; Abby Levine, hand painted wood assemblages and reconstructions and ceramicists Alison Bowie and Mel Wexler. The exhibits are being curated by David Levy and Arlene Smelson, with consultation from Randye Krupnick.
Those attending the opening reception will be able to meet the artists and have an early opportunity to view and purchase any of the works of art. Cost is $36 to attend. The second display featuring other artists will run Oct.1-Dec. 30.
For more information or to make reservations call the museum (732) 252-6990, or go to jhmomc.org.
The annual Rabbi Pesach Raymon Yeshiva Weiss Properties Corporate Golf Outing will be held Monday, July 14 at Battleground Country Club in Manalapan. The day will start with a boxed brunch at 10 a.m. then with a shotgun 18-hole start at 11 a.m. and a beginner golf clinic and play at 12:30 p.m. There are also one-hour slots for tennis between 12:30-3:30 p.m. Cocktails and dinner to follow at 4 p.m. The event will feature contests and prizes, including closest to the pin, closest to the line, longest drive, hole-in- one and putting.
There are a number pricing levels and corporate sponsorship opportunities available and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to a Raritan Valley charitable/environmental cause.
The Edison Jewish day school has a more than 80-year history of educating and developing generations of committed community leaders.
For information or to register for the golf outing, contact Orit Goldstein at (973) 977-5689 or ogoldstein@rpry.org or go to https://rpry.org/golf-outing. Contact Rob Haarburger to discuss sponsorship opportunities at robert.haarburger@gmail.com.
Looking for some summer fun with your young children? The Jewish Federation in the Heart of New Jersey is sponsoring a summer PJ Library program, for children 0-5 years of age with Congregation B’nai Tikvah in North Brunswick. The programs will take place Thursdays on July 10, 24, and Aug.7 and 21 from 10-11:15 a.m.
The free programs will feature stories, crafts, the welcoming of Shabbat and other activities. Through federation’s affiliation with the Harold Grinspoon Foundation 3,600 families with children ages six months to eight years in the federation’s catchment area receive free books and music each month celebrating Jewish holidays and themes and can attend various events where families with young children can get together.
Although there is no charge to attend the summer events, an RSVP is required. For information, contact Ronit Bivas at B’nai Tikvah at 732-297-0696 Ext. 125 or ronitbivas@gmail.com. To register go to https://bit.ly/4dz33tz.
There’s a new rabbi down the Jersey Shore where Rabbi Mendy Kraus and his wife, Sarah, are the co-directors of the new Chabad of Bradley Beach, Belmar and Asbury Park. They are tasked with reaching out to Jewish communities there and in Ocean Grove. Programs and activities will be conducted from the couple’s home in Bradley Beach. Kraus can often be found walking along the boardwalk seeking Jews to wrap tefillin. Among his plans is bringing a mitzvah mobile to the Neptune Shop-Rite.
Rabbi Kraus noted there are several already established synagogues in these communities and said he is only seeking unaffiliated Jews and that his activities will not conflict with their membership. Sarah Kraus is a former preschool and elementary school teacher who plans to first focus on establishing a women’s circle in the Belmar area. Future plans include establishing a Hebrew school.
Rabbi Kraus can be reached at chabadbelmar@gmail.com or (347) 770-2817.
