Discussion Groups, Conferences and Seminars
In addition to family events, JCSS adults enjoy monthly Sunday morning discussion groups. Adults may also
participate in conferences/seminars hosted by CSJO, the Society for Humanistic Judaism, the International Federation for Secular
Humanistic Judaism. JCSS also co-sponsors trips to the theater, concerts, museums, historic sites and events. Our Adult Program
chair is a nationally known lecturer and writer on Secular Jewish topics. He has published numerous articles in Jewish magazines
and has spoken at North American conventions.
Unless otherwise noted, the JCSS holds these meetings at
10 or 10:45am (see full schedule) in the same rented facilities used for Sunday
morning children's classes and members' meetings: at the West Orange JCC (760 Northfield Ave) in the Early Childhood Wing.
Enter from the rear parking lot.
ALL ARE WELCOME! Members are encouraged
to bring family and friends.
For further information contact Bennett
Muraskin @ 973-734-1972 (h), 908-964-8476 (w), muraskin@cnjscl.org. Check back here for updates to the schedule.
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Adult Program Calendar 2009-2010
Sunday September 27, 10am
Secular Jews/Religious Jews—What We Have in Common and What are Our Differences?
JCSS Adult Ed. Director Bennett Muraskin will explore how our philosophy and practices compare with that of “observant”
Jews.
Sunday October 18, 10:45 am The Ultimate Secular Jewish Trivia Contest Whether you "pass" or "fail", you will come out learning a lot more about our heritage than you knew
before. Prizes will be awarded. Led by Bennett Muraskin, self-appointed Secular Jewish maven.
Sunday November 8, 10:45 am
Life Cycle Ceremonies for Secular Jews Rhea Seagull, certified secular clergy and former
JCSS principal, will demonstrate how secular Jews can conduct weddings, funerals, etc. in a secular humanistic Jewish spirit.
Sunday December 20, 10:45am The
Bernie Madoff Scandal---Jewish Interdependence and Betrayal Abbie Gorin, former JCSS teacher
and currently an attorney with Essex Newark Legal Services, will discuss the implications of the Madoff scandal for the role
of American Jews in business and society
Sunday, January 17, 10:45 am
The Unknown Role of Jews in American Sports Jewish boxers and basketball players,
Jews who fought to integrate baseball, Jews who organized players unions, Jews who fixed a World Series ... These topics and
many more will be explored in this engaging and informative presentation by Adult Education Director Bennett Muraskin.
Sunday, February 7, 10:45 am
Israel/Palestine
-- Prospects for Peace Ben Murane, National Board Member and NYC Chapter Co-Chair of Brit
Tsedek v'Shalom: The Jewish Alliance for Justice and Peace and co-producer of Jewschool.com, the largest progressive Jewish
blog, will discuss the current situation in Israel/Palestine and the work Brit Tsedek does locally and nationally
to promote a viable two-state solution.
Sunday, March 21, 10:45 am
Who speaks for secular Americans in Washington, D.C.? Learn about the Secular
Coalition of America, a national lobby representing the interests of atheists, humanists, agnostics, freethinkers, and
other non-theistic Americans, whose mission is to increase the visibility for non-theistic viewpoints and to strengthen the
secular character of our government as teh best guarantee of our freedom. Guest speaker: Jesse Galef, Communications Associate.
Sunday, April 25, 10:45
am
Blessed is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh In observance of
Holocaust Remembrance Day, we will show a stirring documentary of the life of Hannah Senesh, a young Jewish women and poet
who emigrated from Hungary to Palestine in 1939 only to return five years later as part of a rescue mission to save the Jews
of Hungary.
Sunday, May 9, 10:00 am
Yiddish on the Radio Listen to excerpts from Yiddish
radio programs that were popular in the US among our immigrant ancestors. (Don’t worry—the commentary is in English.)
You’ll be informed, entertained and maybe you will even learn a bisl Yiddish.
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