PRESS RELEASE ARCHIVE
Temple Israel Hosts Film:
Food, INC.
Temple Israel and JCC of Ridgewood will present the film Food, Inc. on Sunday, April 29, at 7:30 p.m. Food, Inc. is a 2008 American documentary film narrated by Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser, and directed by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Robert Kenner. The film examines corporate farming in the United States, concluding that agribusiness produces food that is unhealthy, in a way that is environmentally harmful and abusive of both animals and employees.
Beginning with an examination of the industrial production of meat (chicken, beef, and pork), the film points out how the processes used are inhumane and economically and environmentally unsustainable. Food, Inc. then looks at the industrial production of grains and vegetables (primarily corn and soy beans), again labeling this economically and environmentally unsustainable. The film's final segment covers the legal power of the major food companies, including food libel laws in thirteen U.S. states, which enable a food manufacturer or processor to sue a person or group who makes disparaging comments about its food products. Moving on to the economic power of the manufacturers, the film asserts that these companies’ profits are based on supplying cheap but contaminated food, the heavy use of petroleum-based chemicals (largely pesticides and fertilizers), and the promotion of unhealthy food consumption habits by the American public. Food, Inc. later shows how companies like Walmart are increasingly marketing organic foods as that industry grows with the movement toward more healthy, sustainable, and locally-grown foods.
A discussion will follow the film screening. The film showing and discussion are open to the public and all, including non-members, are invited. Admission is free and light refreshments will be served. This is the third of a four-film series on food and sustainability issues. The series is co-sponsored by Temple Israel’s Membership Committee, Tikun Olam (“Repairing the World”) Committee, Sisterhood, and Brandeis Men’s Club.
The final showing in the film series will be on Sunday, June 3.
Temple Israel and JCC is located at 475 Grove Street in Ridgewood. It is an egalitarian Conservative synagogue with members from over a dozen Bergen County communities. Weekly Shabbat services are held on Fridays at 8:30 p.m. (replaced by a 7:00 p.m. Family Service on the second Friday of each month) and Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. During the week minyan takes place on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. and Tuesday nights at 7:45 p.m. For more information, call 201-444-9320 or E-mail to office@synagogue.org.
Ridgewood's Interfaith
Holocaust Observance Remembrance Service
Sunday, April 15th at 7:30 P.M.
The 26th annual Interfaith Holocaust Remembrance Service, organized by Ridgewood Village’s Inter-Religious Fellowship, will take place at Temple Israel and JCC, 475 Grove St., Ridgewood, NJ, on Sunday, April 15th at 7:30 p.m.
Reverend Harry Green, Pastor of the First Unitarian Society in Pomona, NY, an active member of the Interfaith Religious Leaders of Ridgewood, and a resident of Ridgewood, will speak on the topic, “As We Remember, Let Us Allow for a Vision of Goodness.” The service will be led by clergy representing the Christian, Jewish, Hindu, and Muslim communities of Ridgewood.
The service will feature a candle-lighting ceremony by Holocaust survivors and members of their families, and musical selections performed by Cantor Caitlin Bromberg and the Interfaith Choir, conducted by Dr. Tamara Freeman of Temple Israel and accompanied by Choirmaster Garah Landes of St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church.
In addition, there will be musical selections performed on the harp by Irene Bressler, a member of Temple Israel.
The observance is free and open to the community.
Temple Israel and JCC is located at 475 Grove Street in Ridgewood. It is an egalitarian Conservative synagogue with members from over a dozen Bergen County communities. Weekly Shabbat services are held on Fridays at 8:30 p.m. (replaced by a 7:00 p.m. Family Service on the second Friday of each month) and Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. During the week minyan takes place on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. and Tuesday nights at 7:45 p.m. For more information, call 201-444-9320 or E-mail to office@synagogue.org
MEN’S CLUB SHABBAT AT TEMPLE ISRAEL – March 24
Members of the Brandeis Men’s Club of Temple Israel and Jewish Community Center of Ridgewood, NJ, will conduct Shabbat morning services on Saturday, March 24 at 9:00 a.m. Brandeis Men’s Club members will lead prayers, read torah, chant haftarah, and deliver the d’var torah. Past Men’s Club presidents and current officers will be honored with aliyot.
This event is in conjunction with the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs annual observance on Shabbat HaChodesh (the Shabbat that precedes the first of the Hebrew month of Nisan during which Passover is celebrated). Each year on this special Shabbat, the men’s clubs of Conservative synagogues throughout the United States observe this day and lead Shabbat services.
On Sunday, March 25, the Men’s Club will present its Man of the Year Breakfast at 10:30 a.m. following the 9:30 a.m. services. Synagogue member Bob Obeiter will be honored as Brandeis Men’s Club Man of the Year and will be presented with the Harry Grant Award. Harry Grant was a long time highly involved member of Temple Israel, the Brandeis Men’s Club, and the Northern NJ Region of the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs, and the Harry Grant Award is the Brandeis Men’s Club’s way of honoring Harry every year.
The Brandeis Men’s Club is always seeking men that wish to get involved with the Jewish community. We welcome unaffiliated new members!
Temple Israel and JCC is located at 475 Grove Street in Ridgewood. It is an egalitarian Conservative synagogue with members from over a dozen Bergen County communities. Weekly Shabbat services are held on Fridays at 8:30 p.m. (replaced by a 7:00 p.m. Family Service on the second Friday of each month) and Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. During the week minyan takes place on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. and Tuesday nights at 7:45 p.m. For more information, call 201-444-9320 or E-mail to office@synagogue.org.
TEMPLE ISRAEL HOSTS FILM THE POWER OF COMMUNITY on March 11
Temple Israel and JCC of Ridgewood will present the film The Power of Community on Sunday, March 11, at 7:30 p.m.
When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990, Cuba’s economy went into a tailspin. With imports of oil cut by more than half and food imports cut by 80 percent, people were desperate.
This intriguing film shows how communities pulled together, created solutions, and ultimately thrived in spite of their decreased dependence on imported energy – a vivid demonstration that necessity is the mother of invention. Cuba now boasts a great deal of organic farming, and has myriad solutions to deal with the paucity of oil. This movie is fascinating, educational, and empowering.
A discussion will follow the film screening. The film showing and discussion are open to the public and all, including non-members, are invited. Admission is free and light refreshments will be served. This is the second of a four-film series on food and sustainability issues. The series is co-sponsored by Temple Israel’s Membership Committee, Tikun Olam (“Repairing the World”) Committee, Sisterhood, and Brandeis Men’s Club.
Future film dates will be the Sundays of April 29 and June 3.
Temple Israel and JCC is located at 475 Grove Street in Ridgewood. It is an egalitarian Conservative synagogue with members from over a dozen Bergen County communities. Weekly Shabbat services are held on Fridays at 8:30 p.m. (replaced by a 7:00 p.m. Family Service on the second Friday of each month) and Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. During the week minyan takes place on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. and Tuesday nights at 7:45 p.m. For more information, call 201-444-9320 or E-mail to office@synagogue.org.
PURIM CELEBRATION AT TEMPLE ISRAEL AND
NORTHERN NEW JERSEY JEWISH ACADEMY ON MARCH 7
Lovers of merriment, mark your calendars! The Jewish festival of Purim is around the corner, and it’s time to celebrate at Temple Israel in Ridgewood. The beautiful Queen Esther, her loyal uncle Mordecai, the love-struck King Ahasverosh, his spurned spouse Queen Vashti, the evil Haman, and his evil wife Zeresh comprise the cast of colorful characters in this timeless tale of the ancient Israelite victory over adversity.
Join us on Wednesday, March 7, at our annual Queen Esther Ice Cream Social at 6:30 p.m., followed by the Megillah Reading at 7:00 p.m. and Costume Parade for adults and children. The Megillah will be read by members of the synagogue, young and old, reading from the Scroll of Esther. Many will be in costumes and participate in the Parade of Costumes with a well known pied-piper from the ancient city of Shushan. Noise makers (groggers, Raashanim) will be provided but feel free to bring your own noisemakers.
Then, on Sunday March 11, join us at the Northern New Jersey Jewish Academy’s Purim Carnival at Temple Beth Sholom in Fair Lawn, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The wearing of costumes is encouraged, for children and adults of all ages. Come dressed as your favorite Purim character, or anything else that strikes your fancy. The carnival will feature challenging games, terrific prizes, face-painting and sand art. Special games will be set up for the youngest revelers. Hot dogs will be sold during the carnival. The Purim Carnival is open to the community. Admission is free but tickets to the booths and for food will be sold at the door. Everyone in the community is welcome.
The Northern New Jersey Jewish Academy (NNJJA) is a two-day-per-week Hebrew school that is a partnership between Temple Beth Sholom of Fair Lawn and Temple Israel of Ridgewood. Rabbi Sharon J. Litwin, Temple Israel’s Associate Rabbi, is the school’s director.
Temple Israel and Jewish Community Center (www.synagogue.org), located at 475 Grove Street in Ridgewood, and Temple Beth Sholom (www.tbsfl.org), located at 40-25 Fair Lawn Ave. in Fair Lawn, are Conservative synagogues. For more information, call 201-444-9320 or E-mail to office@synagogue.org.
TASTING OF KOSHER FOR PASSOVER WINES
AT TEMPLE ISRAEL ON MARCH 4
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Temple Israel and Jewish Community Center of Ridgewood will host a Kosher for Passover Wine Tasting on Sunday, March 4, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The wine tasting is sponsored by Temple Israel’s Brandeis Men’s Club and Sisterhood and is open to the public. Attendance is free.
Attendees can sample a wide variety of kosher wines in time for Passover ordering. Snacks will be available as well. Prices will be very competitive, even compared with Internet offers, and all profits will benefit the Brandeis Men's Club and Sisterhood. Orders will be taken for delivery at Temple Israel in time for Passover.
Temple Israel and JCC is located at 475 Grove Street in Ridgewood. It is an egalitarian Conservative synagogue with members from over a dozen Bergen County communities. Weekly Shabbat services are held on Fridays at 8:30 p.m. (replaced by a 7:00 p.m. Family Service on the second Friday of each month) and Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. During the week minyan takes place on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. and Tuesday nights at 7:45 p.m. For more information, call 201-444-9320 or E-mail to office@synagogue.org., call 201-444-9320 or visit www.synagogue.org.
TEMPLE ISRAEL’S SOULebration:
AN EVENING OF ENTERTAINMENT – MARCH 3
Dust off your caftans, jumpsuits, and Be-Dazzled pants, Temple Israel of Ridgewood is inviting you to hop aboard “The Soul Train” for a night of Peace, Love and Soul. The synagogue’s annual fundraising dinner on Saturday, March 3, at 7:30 p.m. is a SOULebration of great dance music, delicious food, cocktails, and an evening with friends new and old.
In addition to the fabulous entertainment, open bar, and scrumptious catered buffet dinner, there will be a silent auction of many delightful gifts. A rare bottle of wine, sports ticket, or gourmet dinner could be yours to enjoy. Participants must be present to bid on the auction items. Details on the auction items can be obtained by emailing party12@synagogue.org.
The admission charge to Temple Israel’s SOULebration is $90. For tickets or information call 201-444-9320, E-mail to office@synagogue.org, or visit www.synagogue.org.
Temple Israel and JCC is located at 475 Grove Street in Ridgewood. It is an egalitarian Conservative synagogue with members from over a dozen Bergen County communities. Weekly Shabbat services are held on Fridays at 8:30 p.m. (replaced by a 7:00 p.m. Family Service on the second Friday of each month) and Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. During the week minyan takes place on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. and Tuesday nights at 7:45 p.m. For more information, call 201-444-9320 or E-mail to office@synagogue.org.
TEMPLE ISRAEL HOSTS VASHTI’S FEAST
PRE-PURIM FUN AND FRIVOLITY ON FEBRUARY 29
All women in the community are invited to an evening of pre-Purim fun and frivolity on Wednesday, February 29, at 7:45 p.m., co-sponsored by Temple Israel of Ridgewood’s Sisterhood and the Sisterhood of the Fair Lawn Jewish Center/Congregation B’nai Israel. There will be belly dancing, massages, storytelling, yummy Middle Eastern treats (and wine and chocolate).
Come in costume—hip scarves, harem pants, lots of beads and bangles—or if you don’t want to wear a costume, come anyway! It all adds up to Sisterhood’s second annual Vashti’s Feast, an evening entertainment extravaganza.
Admission is free for members of either congregation and $10 for non-members. For more information, call 201-444-9320, E-mail to office@synagogue.org, or visit www.synagogue.org.
Temple Israel and JCC is located at 475 Grove Street in Ridgewood. It is an egalitarian Conservative synagogue with members from over a dozen Bergen County communities. Weekly Shabbat services are held on Fridays at 8:30 p.m. (replaced by a 7:00 p.m. Family Service on the second Friday of each month) and Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. During the week minyan takes place on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. and Tuesday nights at 7:45 p.m. For more information, call 201-444-9320 or E-mail to office@synagogue.org.
TEMPLE ISRAEL HOSTS FILM:
VANISHING OF THE BEES – FEBRUARY 26
Temple Israel and JCC of Ridgewood will present the film Vanishing of the Bees on Sunday, February 26, at 7:30 p.m. The film takes a piercing investigative look at the economic, political, and ecological implications of the worldwide disappearance of the honeybee. The film examines our current agricultural landscape and celebrates the ancient and sacred connection between man and the honeybee. The story highlights the positive changes that have resulted due to the tragic phenomenon known as “Colony Collapse Disorder.” To empower the audience, the documentary provides viewers with tangible solutions they can apply to their everyday lives. Vanishing of the Bees unfolds as a dramatic tale of science and mystery, illuminating this extraordinary crisis and its greater meaning about the relationship between humankind and Mother Earth. The bees have a message - but will we listen?
A discussion will follow the film screening. The film showing and discussion are open to the public and all, including non-members, are invited. Admission is free and light efreshments will be served. This is the first of a four-film series on food and sustainability issues. The series is co-sponsored by Temple Israel’s Membership Committee, Tikun Olam (“Repairing the World”) Committee, Sisterhood, and Brandeis Men’s Club.Future film dates will be the Sundays of March 11, April 29, and June 3.
Temple Israel and JCC is located at 475 Grove Street in Ridgewood. It is an egalitarian Conservative synagogue with members from over a dozen Bergen County communities. Weekly Shabbat services are held on Fridays at 8:30 p.m. (replaced by a 7:00 p.m. Family Service on the second Friday of each month) and Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. During the week minyan takes place on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. and Tuesday nights at 7:45 p.m. For more information, call 201-444-9320 or E-mail to office@synagogue.org.
TEMPLE ISRAEL HOSTS TORAH DISCUSSION ON
CONCEPTS OF LAW AND JUSTICE – FEBRUARY 18
Temple Israel and JCC of Ridgewood will present its monthly “Nosh and Drash” on Saturday, February 18. Services will begin at 9:00 a.m. At 10:00 a.m. participants will move to the Social Hall for Breakfast and communal Torah Study.
Temple Israel member Bob Rohrberger will lead a study and discussion regarding the concepts of Law and Justice reflected in the Parsha. Bob Rohrberger has been practicing law in New York and New Jersey for over 25 years. His practice focuses on a wide range of complex commercial litigation. He works at Fox Rothschild LLP in Roseland New Jersey.
Temple Israel and JCC is located at 475 Grove Street in Ridgewood. It is an egalitarian Conservative synagogue with members from over a dozen Bergen County communities. Weekly Shabbat services are held on Fridays at 8:30 p.m. (replaced by a 7:00 p.m. Family Service on the second Friday of each month) and Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. During the week minyan takes place on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. and Tuesday nights at 7:45 p.m. For more information, call 201-444-9320 or E-mail to office@synagogue.org.
THE SWEET ADELINES TO PRESENT CONCERT AT TEMPLE ISRAEL ON FEBRUARY 12
2ND of “Winter Music” Series at Temple Israel
Temple Israel and JCC of Ridgewood continues its new series of “Winter Music” on February 12. Performing on February 12 at 3:00 p.m. will be the Harmony Celebration Chorus (more widely known locally as a part of Sweet Adelines International), a dynamic and award-winning group of women who sing four-part, a cappella harmony. Their repertoire encompasses many genres of music – classics, Broadway, jazz, patriotic, pop, plus songs performed in their signature barbershop style. The Chorus has its weekly rehearsals at Temple Israel.
The Harmony Celebration Chorus most recently was named “Region 15 2011 Champions.” Region 15 of Sweet Adelines International includes part of New Jersey and part of New York. Harmony Celebration was also the first-place midsize chorus, with 53 singers on stage.
This concert is a fund raiser for Temple Israel and it is sponsored by the Temple Israel Music Committee. The cost is $20 per person and everyone in the community is invited. Temple Israel and JCC is wheelchair accessible and babysitting is available.
The Harmony Celebration Chorus is led by Scott Brannon, who brings 30-plus years of barbershop experience to his role at Musical Director. He has earned international recognition both as a chorus director and quartet singer, and as a coach of many groups performing at all levels of achievement, including International Champions. Funding for the Harmony Celebration Chorus has been made possible in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, through grant funds administered by the Bergen County Department of Parks, Division of Cultural and Historical Affairs.
Temple Israel and JCC is located at 475 Grove Street in Ridgewood. It is an egalitarian Conservative synagogue with members from over a dozen Bergen County communities. Weekly Shabbat services are held on Fridays at 8:30 p.m. (replaced by a 7:00 p.m. Family Service on the second Friday of each month) and Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. During the week minyan takes place on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. and Tuesday nights at 7:45 p.m. For more information, call 201-444-9320 or E-mail to office@synagogue.org.
YOUTH SHABBAT AT TEMPLE ISRAEL ON FEBRUARY 11
Over 35 youth from the 4th through 12th grade will participate in leading Temple Israel's Shabbat morning service on Saturday, February 11, beginning at 9:00 a.m. The Temple Israel Youth Group Members will lead prayers, read Torah, and chant Haftarah
Many of the Youth Group Members from 4th-7th grade attend the Northern New Jersey Jewish Academy (NNJJA). The new two-day-per-week Hebrew school, which is a partnership between Temple Beth Sholom of Fair Lawn and Temple Israel of Ridgewood, was launched in September 2011. Rabbi Sharon J. Litwin, Temple Israel’s Associate Rabbi, who directs the school, will lead the Youth Shabbat D’var Torah discussion. After services, there will be a special festive Kiddush sponsored by Youth Programs and the Brandeis Men's Club.
Temple Israel and JCC is located at 475 Grove Street in Ridgewood. It is an egalitarian Conservative synagogue with members from over a dozen Bergen County communities. Weekly Shabbat services are held on Fridays at 8:30 p.m. (replaced by a 7:00 p.m. Family Service on the second Friday of each month) and Saturdays at 9:00 a.m.
TEMPLE ISRAEL OFFERS TOT SHABBAT PROGRAM ON FEBRUARY 11
Children, parents, and grandparents are invited to Tot Shabbat at Temple Israel and Jewish Community Center in Ridgewood, NJ. on Saturday, February 11 from 11:00 to 11:45 a.m. Celebrate Shabbat with songs, prayers, stuffed torahs, and stories.
Led by experienced early childhood educator Naomi Linder, Tot Shabbat is a 45-minute program for newborns through 4 years old. Temple Israel’s Tot Shabbat is held on the second Shabbat of each month through June.
For more information, call Director of Education Rabbi Sharon Litwin at 201-444-4194. Temple Israel and JCC is located at 475 Grove Street in Ridgewood. It is a Conservative egalitarian congregation with members from over a dozen Bergen County communities. Weekly Shabbat services are held on Fridays at 8:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. During the week minyan takes place on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. and Tuesday nights at 7:45 p.m.
TEMPLE ISRAEL HOSTS TORAH DISCUSSION ON JANUARY 28
Temple Israel and JCC of Ridgewood will present its monthly “Nosh and Drash” on Saturday, January 28. Services will begin at 9:00 a.m. At 10:00 a.m. participants will move to the Social Hall for Breakfast and communal Torah Study.
Temple Israel member Rabbi Gloria S. Rubin will lead a study and discussion titled “Seder Answers My Parents Should Have Given Me” (Parshat Bo).
Located at 475 Grove St. in Ridgewood, Temple Israel and JCC is an egalitarian Conservative synagogue with members from over a dozen Bergen County communities. Weekly Shabbat services are held on Fridays at 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. During the week minyan takes place on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. and Tuesday nights at 7:45 p.m. For more information, call 201-444-9320, E-mail to office@synagogue.org, or visit www.synagogue.org.
SISTERHOOD SHABBAT AT TEMPLE ISRAEL ON JANUARY 21
Members of the Sisterhood of Temple Israel and Jewish Community Center of Ridgewood, NJ, will conduct Shabbat services on Saturday, January 21, at 9:00 a.m.
Sisterhood members will conduct the entire service, including the torah reading. Two women will be inducted into Kolot biK’dushah, the honorary society that acknowledges women with exceptional skill in leading prayer and reading Torah. The inductees are Pamela Cohen and Sharyn Gallatin. The first group of inductees, admitted on last year’s sisterhood Shabbat, included fourteen women. Following Saturday morning services, a festive kiddush lunch will be provided.
Sisterhood President Elaine Silverstein will give the Saturday morning d’var torah, emphasizing the meaning of the plagues described in the weekly torah reading, parshat Va’era.
Temple Israel and JCC is located at 475 Grove Street in Ridgewood. It is an egalitarian Conservative synagogue with members from over a dozen Bergen County communities. Weekly Shabbat services are held on Fridays at 8:30 p.m. (replaced by a 7:00 p.m. Family Service on the second Friday of each month) and Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. During the week minyan takes place on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. and Tuesday nights at 7:45 p.m. For more information, call 201-444-9320 or E-mail to office@synagogue.org.
GERARD EDERY TO PRESENT SEPHARDIC MUSIC CONCERT AT TEMPLE ISRAEL ON
JANUARY 21 - Launches “Winter Music” Series at Temple Israel
Temple Israel and JCC of Ridgewood will launch its new series of “Winter Music” on January 21. Performing on this evening of Sephardic music will be the renowned folklorist Gerard Edery, his ensemble, and Temple Israel’s cantor, Caitlin Bromberg. The songs will be sung in Ladino, a language which is a blend of medieval Spanish, Hebrew, and other Romance language and Middle Eastern elements. Enchanting love songs will lead into songs of spiritual and mystical content, providing an exotic and beautiful ambience.
This concert is a fund raiser for Temple Israel’s Brandeis Men’s Club and it is co-sponsored by the Temple Israel Music Committee. There will be a cocktail reception from 5:45 to 7:00 p.m., a catered dinner and dessert (featuring foods from Europe and Northern Africa, from which Mr. Edery’s music is derived) from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., followed by the concert.
The cost for the cocktail reception, dinner, dessert, and concert is $68 per person. Cost for the reception and dinner only is $50. The cost for the concert only is $18. After the concert, there will be a drawing of the Men’s Club annual raffle.
RSVP by January 14 to Temple Israel’s office at 201-444-9320 or E-mail to office@synagogue.org.
Gerard Edery is one of the world’s foremost experts in the wide-ranging music of the Sephardic Diaspora (including repertoire from the Judeo-Arab, Judeo-Spanish, Argentinean, Middle-Eastern, Northern European, and Eastern European musical worlds). From Casbah to Caliphate, Mr. Edery explores all the rich cultural strains that influenced Sephardic/Mizrahi Jews from the Golden Age in Medieval Spain to the present. Highlights of Mr. Edery’s extensive performing career include performances at Zankel Hall (Carnegie Hall), Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors, Merkin Concert Hall, Florence Gould Hall, the United Nations, and many other world-wide venues.
Cantor Bromberg’s training and repertoire encompasses both art and folk music. A native of Southern California and former resident of Arizona, New Mexico and West Texas, Cantor Bromberg encountered and performed Spanish-language folk music, along with American and Celtic traditional ballads. Training in musical theater followed, then she studied classical voice and opera with Hilda Harris of the Manhattan School of Music. She discovered the Ladino musical tradition in New York in the mid-1980s, when she met Nico Castel, one of the first artists to perform and publish Ladino folk music in this country. Cantorial pulpits in El Paso, Texas, and Albuquerque, New Mexico, gave her an opportunity to discover and learn more of this music, from her Mexican and South American congregants and other local Ladino artists.
Temple Israel and JCC is located at 475 Grove Street in Ridgewood. It is an egalitarian Conservative synagogue with members from over a dozen Bergen County communities. Weekly Shabbat services are held on Fridays at 8:30 p.m. (replaced by a 7:00 p.m. Family Service on the second Friday of each month) and Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. During the week minyan takes place on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. and Tuesday nights at 7:45 p.m. For more information, call 201-444-9320 or E-mail to office@synagogue.org.