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Friday Shabbat Conservative Services 5:30 pm
Friday Shabbat Conservative Services @ Via Zoom
Dec 1 @ 5:30 pm
Shabbat Conservative evening services
A “Special” Shabbat Joy Jam with Cantor Jacki and Friends 6:30 pm
A “Special” Shabbat Joy Jam with Cantor Jacki and Friends @ Shirat Hayam
Dec 1 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
A "Special" Shabbat Joy Jam with Cantor Jacki and Friends @ Shirat Hayam
Join us as we welcome  DANA GREITZER GOTLIEB Israeli Spiritual Leader and AJR Rabbinical student live from Palo Alto, CA as she shares her moving and unique perspective of the worldwide Jewish community during this[...]
Friday Shabbat Reform Services 6:30 pm
Friday Shabbat Reform Services @ Shirat Hayam
Dec 1 @ 6:30 pm
Shabbat Reform evening services
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Conservative Shabbat Morning Services 9:30 am
Conservative Shabbat Morning Services @ Shirat Hayam
Dec 2 @ 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Morning Shabbat Service in main Sanctuary
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Bagel Brunch & Art and Craft Show 9:30 am
Bagel Brunch & Art and Craft Show @ Beth Judah Temple
Dec 3 @ 9:30 am – 1:00 pm
Huge buffet brunch and art and craft show
JFed Super Sunday 10:00 am
JFed Super Sunday
Dec 3 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
 
Kulanu Mitzvah Corps Trip to Woodbine Heritage Center 12:00 pm
“A Taste of Chanukah” 4:00 pm
“A Taste of Chanukah” @ Beth Israel
Dec 3 @ 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm
"A Taste of Chanukah" @ Beth Israel
Cost is $25.00 per person before 11/30 Children $18.00 (You should have the details in our Constant Contact)  
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Margate Israeli Hostage Advocacy Day 3:00 pm
Margate Israeli Hostage Advocacy Day @ North Washington Avenue Pier, Margate
Dec 4 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
 
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Jewish Federation’s NextGen: Hanukkah with a Twist 4:00 pm
Jewish Federation’s NextGen: Hanukkah with a Twist @ Twist Pretzels & Ice Cream
Dec 6 @ 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
 
Foundations for a Thoughtful Judaism: Introduction to Judaism 7:00 pm
Foundations for a Thoughtful Judaism: Introduction to Judaism @ Beth Israel
Dec 6 @ 7:00 pm
Foundations for a Thoughtful Judaism: Introduction to Judaism @ Beth Israel
Open to the community   Peoplehood I – Being and Becoming Beth Israel Cohen Library, 7:00 PM To register or for more information contact Beth Israel at [email protected], or 609-641-3600.  
Investment Club Meeting 7:00 pm
Investment Club Meeting @ JCC Boardroom & Zoom
Dec 6 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Investment Club that members pull small amounts of money monthly and invest in Israeli publicly traded companies listed on the U.S. Securities Stock Market NYSE, Ames, NASDAQ   By invitation only
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Chanukah: 1 Candle
Chanukah: 1 Candle
Dec 7 all-day
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known as the Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2023?uc=ical-jewish-holidays-all
Chanukah Lunch & Card Party 12:00 pm
Chanukah Lunch & Card Party @ Chabad Chai Center
Dec 7 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Chanukah Lunch & Card Party @ Chabad Chai Center
Enjoy an afternoon of food and friendship with a Chanukah card party, catered by Circa. $60/person, $180 to sponsor bring your own sets  
“Stockton University Hillel”: Gail Rosenthal Memorial & Hanukkah Menorah Lighting 4:30 pm
Chabad Community Menorah Lighting 5:30 pm
Chabad Community Menorah Lighting @ Chabad Chai Center
Dec 7 @ 5:30 pm
Chabad Community Menorah Lighting @ Chabad Chai Center
At this free outdoor event, participants will enjoy donuts and hot cocoa as well as music performed by our children’s choir.  
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Chanukah: 2 Candles
Chanukah: 2 Candles
Dec 8 all-day
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known as the Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) Torah: Numbers 7:1-17 https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2023?uc=ical-jewish-holidays-all
Brigantine Community Candle Lighting 4:15 pm
Brigantine Community Candle Lighting @ Temple Beth Shalom, Brigantine NJ
Dec 8 @ 4:15 pm
Brigantine Community Candle Lighting @ Temple Beth Shalom, Brigantine NJ
Beth Israel: A Night of a Thousand Menorahs 5:30 pm
Beth Israel: A Night of a Thousand Menorahs @ Beth Israel
Dec 8 @ 5:30 pm
Kabbalat Shabbat and Latke fest
Friday Shabbat Conservative Services 5:30 pm
Friday Shabbat Conservative Services @ Via Zoom
Dec 8 @ 5:30 pm
Shabbat Conservative evening services
:Stockton University Hillel”: Hanukkah Shabbat Dinner 6:00 pm
:Stockton University Hillel”: Hanukkah Shabbat Dinner @ Stockton University
Dec 8 @ 6:00 pm
In Meeting Room #5
Shabbanukah Family Shabbat Services 7:00 pm
Shabbanukah Family Shabbat Services @ Shirat Hayam
Dec 8 @ 7:00 pm
Don’t Miss! Please join Cantor Jacki and Friends as we celebrate Shabbanukah! Following the Chanukah Pot Luck Dinner    TWO  special services! 7:10 PM- Shabbanukah Tot Shabbat Service  7:30 PM – Shabbanukah Family Service   We will[...]
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Chanukah: 3 Candles
Chanukah: 3 Candles
Dec 9 all-day
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known as the Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) Haftarah: Zechariah 2:14-4:7 https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2023?uc=ical-jewish-holidays-all
Mevarchim Chodesh Tevet
Mevarchim Chodesh Tevet
Dec 9 all-day
Molad Tevet: Tue, 1 minutes and 3 chalakim after 8:00pm
Conservative Shabbat Morning Services 9:30 am
Conservative Shabbat Morning Services @ Shirat Hayam
Dec 9 @ 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Morning Shabbat Service in main Sanctuary
Communal Hannukah Celebration in Cape May Mall & Program/Dinner at Beth Judah 5:00 pm
Communal Hannukah Celebration in Cape May Mall & Program/Dinner at Beth Judah @ Washington Street Mall & Beth Judah Temple 3912 Pacific Ave, Wildwood NJ
Dec 9 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Public Communal Menorah Lighting on Washington Street Mall, with Hanukkah singing; Followed by Latke dinner, program at Beth Judah Temple featuring Beth Judah’s unique built in outdoor menorah
Jewish Federation’s NextGen: Vodka & Latkes 7:00 pm
Jewish Federation’s NextGen: Vodka & Latkes @ Roost Pub & Grill
Dec 9 @ 7:00 pm
Adults 21+
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Chanukah: 4 Candles
Chanukah: 4 Candles
Dec 10 all-day
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known as the Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) Torah: Numbers 7:24-35 https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2023?uc=ical-jewish-holidays-all
BJE: Better Together 11:45 am
BJE: Better Together @ Seashore Gardens
Dec 10 @ 11:45 am – 1:30 pm
GRADES 8 – 12 BJE presents an intergenerational program designed to encourage meaningful interactions between the young and old. Teens are paired up with new buddies at Seashore Gardens Living Center. Seniors and students bond[...]
JCC of Atlantic County: Community Hanukkah 3:00 pm
JCC of Atlantic County: Community Hanukkah @ Katz JCC
Dec 10 @ 3:00 pm
Interactive fun at the JCC, Soofganiyot, and participate in the Dreidel Dash!!
Jewish Federation’s NextGen: Dreidel Dash & Community Hanukkah Celebration 3:00 pm
Chabad Women’s Circle Presents: Chanukah Tambourine Making 7:00 pm
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Chanukah: 5 Candles
Chanukah: 5 Candles
Dec 11 all-day
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known as the Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) Torah: Numbers 7:30-41 https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2023?uc=ical-jewish-holidays-all
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Chanukah: 6 Candles
Chanukah: 6 Candles
Dec 12 all-day
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known as the Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) Torah: Numbers 7:36-47 https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2023?uc=ical-jewish-holidays-all
BJE: Kulanu School of Jewish Studies 6:30 pm
BJE: Kulanu School of Jewish Studies @ Beth Israel
Dec 12 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
BJE: Kulanu School of Jewish Studies @ Beth Israel
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Chag HaBanot
Chag HaBanot
Dec 13 all-day
North African Chanukah festival of daughters. Called Eid al-Banat in Arabic, the holiday was most preserved in Tunisia https://hebcal.com/h/chag-habanot-2023?uc=ical-jewish-holidays-all
Chanukah: 7 Candles
Chanukah: 7 Candles
Dec 13 all-day
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known as the Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) Torah: Numbers 28:1-15, 7:42-47 https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2023?uc=ical-jewish-holidays-all
Rosh Chodesh Tevet
Rosh Chodesh Tevet
Dec 13 all-day
Start of month of Tevet on the Hebrew calendar. Tevet (טֵבֵת) is the 10th month of the Hebrew year, has 29 days, and corresponds to December or January on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated[...]
Teaching about the Holocaust, Learning from the Holocaust 4:30 pm
Teaching about the Holocaust, Learning from the Holocaust @ Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center – Liviu Librescu Classroom, 2nd Floor of the Richard E. Bjork Library – E206c
Dec 13 @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Teaching about the Holocaust, Learning from the Holocaust @ Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center – Liviu Librescu Classroom, 2nd Floor of the Richard E. Bjork Library – E206c
Please join us for a Free and Open to the Public Educator Workshop with Dr. Carol Rittner, “Teaching about the Holocaust, Learning from the Holocaust” What is the relationship between teaching about the Holocaust and[...]
Foundations for a Thoughtful Judaism: Introduction to Judaism 7:00 pm
Foundations for a Thoughtful Judaism: Introduction to Judaism @ Beth Israel
Dec 13 @ 7:00 pm
Foundations for a Thoughtful Judaism: Introduction to Judaism @ Beth Israel
Open to the community   Peoplehood I – Being and Becoming Beth Israel Cohen Library, 7:00 PM To register or for more information contact Beth Israel at [email protected], or 609-641-3600.  
Linwood Aboretum Candle Lighting 7:00 pm
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Chanukah: 8 Candles
Chanukah: 8 Candles
Dec 14 all-day
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known as the Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) Torah: Numbers 7:48-59 https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2023?uc=ical-jewish-holidays-all
Hanukkah Celebration 4:30 pm
Hanukkah Celebration @ Shirat Hayam
Dec 14 @ 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
TBD
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Chanukah: 8th Day
Chanukah: 8th Day
Dec 15 all-day
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known as the Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) Torah: Numbers 7:54-8:4 https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2023?uc=ical-jewish-holidays-all
Friday Shabbat Conservative Services 5:30 pm
Friday Shabbat Conservative Services @ Via Zoom
Dec 15 @ 5:30 pm
Shabbat Conservative evening services
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BJE: Kulanu School of Jewish Studies 6:30 pm
BJE: Kulanu School of Jewish Studies @ Beth Israel
Dec 19 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
BJE: Kulanu School of Jewish Studies @ Beth Israel
Rabbi Amy Eilberg, First Conservative Female Rabbi 7:00 pm
Rabbi Amy Eilberg, First Conservative Female Rabbi @ Temple Beth Shalom
Dec 19 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Temple Beth Shalom is honored to present Rabbi Amy Eilberg, first woman ordained as a Conservative Rabbi by the Jewish Theological Seminary of America Rabbi Eilberg will discuss the journey she traveled to being the[...]
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Mahjong and Canasta Brunch 11:00 am
Mahjong and Canasta Brunch @ Katz JCC
Dec 20 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Bring a friend or make new ones at our brunch events! Everyone wins when you play games. Enjoy a complete brunch with deserts, coffee and tea. $20 members and $23 guests  
Beth Israel: Semiannual Red Cross Blood Drive 1:00 pm
Beth Israel: Semiannual Red Cross Blood Drive @ Beth Israel
Dec 20 @ 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
 
Book Club 6:30 pm
Book Club @ Katz JCC
Dec 20 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Join the members of the J in this lively, fun and educational monthly Book Club.
Foundations for a Thoughtful Judaism: Introduction to Judaism 7:00 pm
Foundations for a Thoughtful Judaism: Introduction to Judaism @ Beth Israel
Dec 20 @ 7:00 pm
Foundations for a Thoughtful Judaism: Introduction to Judaism @ Beth Israel
Open to the community   Peoplehood I – Being and Becoming Beth Israel Cohen Library, 7:00 PM To register or for more information contact Beth Israel at [email protected], or 609-641-3600.  
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Game Day 11:30 am
Game Day @ Shirat Hayam
Dec 21 @ 11:30 am – 3:30 pm
Game Day @ Shirat Hayam
Includes Lunch, Snacks & 2 free raffle tickets!!!!  
JFED Board Meeting 5:00 pm
JFED Board Meeting
Dec 21 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
JFED Board Meeting
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Asara B’Tevet
Asara B’Tevet
Dec 22 all-day
Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem Torah: Exodus 32:11-14, 34:1-10 https://hebcal.com/h/asara-btevet-20231222?uc=ical-jewish-holidays-all
Friday Shabbat Conservative Services 5:30 pm
Friday Shabbat Conservative Services @ Via Zoom
Dec 22 @ 5:30 pm
Shabbat Conservative evening services
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Conservative Shabbat Morning Services 9:30 am
Conservative Shabbat Morning Services @ Shirat Hayam
Dec 23 @ 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Morning Shabbat Service in main Sanctuary
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Monthly Adult Torah Study 4:30 pm
Monthly Adult Torah Study @ Temple Beth Shalom
Dec 24 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
The Temple Beth Shalom Adult Torah Study group, moderated by the lay people of the TBS Congregation, will meet again in-person and on-line (via ZOOM). December’s moderator, Lorna Rosenberg, has chosen Va Yegash, Joseph’  [...]
PJ Library Music Together & Chinese Food 5:00 pm
PJ Library Music Together & Chinese Food @ Katz JCC
Dec 24 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
 
Jewish Federation & JCC: Laughter & Lo Mein 6:00 pm
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Friday Shabbat Conservative Services 5:30 pm
Friday Shabbat Conservative Services @ Via Zoom
Dec 29 @ 5:30 pm
Shabbat Conservative evening services
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Conservative Shabbat Morning Services 9:30 am
Conservative Shabbat Morning Services @ Shirat Hayam
Dec 30 @ 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Morning Shabbat Service in main Sanctuary
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