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What makes a synagogue interesting and exciting and able to fill the needs of its member families and family members?

Every individual piece of a puzzle makes its puzzle unique. Without each piece, pressed and snapped properly into its correct position, the picture cannot emerge with the message it was intended to express.

The East Brunswick Jewish Center is made up of hundreds and hundreds of member families each with its own specific sets of needs and values. Within each family, each member comes along with his or her own expression of the family’s needs and values.

The East Brunswick Jewish Center is the picture puzzle. Our love of God and the knowledge that God loves us is the message included in every piece of the puzzle. It is the purpose of the East Brunswick Jewish Center to help place all those puzzle pieces together so that each member family and family member feels properly placed in the picture and sees his or her relationship to God in the picture that is EBJC.

A synagogue is made up of hundreds of volunteers belonging to dozens of groups. Please browse though our Organizations and Committees and Activities until you find the ones (yes, find as many as you like) that help you to find your place in the puzzle.

Mon, August 18 2025
24 Av 5785

Gabbai Class

Wednesday, August 13 @ 7:00 p.m.: Are you interested in assisting with running a Synagogue service? If so here is your chance. Join Rabbi Larry and start a new learning journey on what it takes to be a Torah Gabbai or a Bimah Gabbai. Learn Gabbai responsibilities, specific procedures for Torah readings, and other rituals. To register for this class please CLICK HERE.

Sisterhood Book Club Discussion

Thursday, August 21 @ 7:30 p.m.: Join our sizzling summer Sisterhood Book Club discussion when we review Snow in August, a heartwarming tale by the acclaimed late author and journalist Pete Hamill. Set in 1940s Brooklyn, Snow in August highlights the unlikely friendship between an Irish Catholic boy and a refugee Rabbi. Registration is required for this event. To do so please, CLICK HERE.

Welcome Back Picnic

Sunday, September 7 @ 10:30 a.m.: Sponsored by the Education Committee and Men's Club. We will have a picnic to mark the end of the summer and welcome everyone back to EBJC! Last year's event was well attended and lots of fun. Early bird pricing is $18 for families and $10 for one person. Prices go up at the end of August, so don't put this off! For more information and to sign up, please CLICK HERE.

PJP - Jewish Scholar Series
(6 Part Series)

Thursday, September 11 @ 8:30 p.m.: "Finding Gd in the Material World."
Dr. Daniel Matt will explore this topic with us by teaching passages on the nature of Gd, the act of Creation, and the challenge of discovering Gd in the material world. To register for this event, please CLICK HERE.

PJP - Virtual Tours of the
Jewish World (6 Part Series)

Thursday, September 18 @ 8:30 p.m.:
"Jewish Barbados." Neal Rechtman is an American writer and historian who has lived in Barbados since 2016. He will be speaking on a series of topics, including an instance about a group of Ashkenazi Jews, who fled the Nazi inquisition in the 1930's, along with much more from this area. To register for this event, please CLICK HERE.

Mon, August 18 2025 24 Av 5785