Name: Blessing of the Animals and Havdalah service
Start: 2026-10-17T17:30:00-04:00
Location: Temple Sholom

Temple Sholom

🐾 Furry, feathered, or scaly: all are welcome! 🐾
Bring your pets to Temple Sholom for a Blessing of the Animals and Havdalah service led by Rabbi Emily Losben-Ostrov.
📅 Saturday, Oct. 17 at 5:30 p.m. 📍 Temple Sholom, 1925 Lake Avenue, Scotch Plains 💙 Free and open to the public, RSVP please
Celebrate the animals who make our lives better, then stay for the beautiful Havdalah ceremony to close out Shabbat with song, light and community. Dogs on leashes, small pets in carriers, please!
RSVP so we know how many tails to expect! 🐶🐱🐰  Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@baptiststandaert?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Baptist Standaert</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/long-coated-black-and-white-dog-during-daytime-mx0DEnfYxic?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Unsplash</a>

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Blessing of the Animals and Havdalah service

🐾 Furry, feathered, or scaly: all are welcome! 🐾
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Our speaker, Jerry Soloway, has been a consultant on submarine fiberoptic systems and technology for the past dozen years.Prior to this, he spent 29 years at Bell Labs working on the development of several diverse types of communications systems and devices. Submarine fiberoptic systems are the unsung heroes of the Internet, carrying as much as 99% of transoceanic data, dwarfing the traffic carried by satellite systems.They share much technology with their terrestrial counterparts, but there are many unique challenges to developing, installing, and maintaining these systems. In addition, there are threats to these systems that the world must recognize and combat. Fiberoptic systems can also be used as acoustic/seismic sensors, offering new applications for the millions of kilometers of existing fiber.<figure><img src="https://cdn20.patchcdn.com/users/26763252/20260831/012126/image___31132125606.jpg" id="image.png" data-image="image.png"></figure>Jerry SolowayThe Summit Area Old Guard is a social, educational, and recreational organization that serves men of retirement age. We meet Tuesdays, 9:30am, at the New Providence Presbyterian Church located at 1307 Springfield Ave – we encourage visitation, and all are welcome. Our motto is “Come for the Programs. Stay for the Friends.” The organization was founded in 1930. Our website address is www.summitoldguard.org.

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WESTFIELD, N.J. — Union County Torah Center–Chabad will present “Family First: Why It Matters So Much,” an online class taught by Rabbi Levi Block, on Wednesday, October 14, at 7:30 p.m. via Zoom.
From the Torah’s first commandment—“Be fruitful and multiply”—family has occupied a central place in Jewish life. This class will explore why building a family and bringing children into the world are considered fundamental parts of G-d’s plan for creation.
Participants will examine how Jewish thought understands the unique contribution each child makes to the purpose of existence and why the mitzvah of bringing new life into the world is viewed as a profound partnership with G-d in creation.
The class will also sensitively address the painful challenge of infertility and consider the Torah’s perspective on those who are unable to have children. Participants will discover how every Jew can share in the deeper purpose of this mitzvah by inspiring, teaching, supporting, and nurturing life—both physically and spiritually.
The class will be delivered live on Zoom. Registration is required at&nbsp;<a href="https://torahcenterchabad.org/familyfirst/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://torahcenterchabad.org/familyfirst/ </a>to receive the Zoom link.
Union County Torah Center–Chabad is located at 111 Laurel Place in Westfield. For additional information, call <a href="tel:(908)%20789-5252" target="_blank">908-789-5252</a>, email <a href="mailto:info@torahcenterchabad.org" target="_blank">info@torahcenterchabad.org</a>, or visit <a href="https://torahcenterchabad.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">torahcenterchabad.org</a>.

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ATTENZIONE! Michelangelo’s David is in danger of collapsing! And it may not survive the night. Is it the 500-year-old crack in the statue’s ankle that will bring it down? The frequent earthquakes around Florence? Or the charming but troubled tour guide with a gift for gab and nothing to lose?
Destroying David is a funny, heartbreaking, and ultimately uplifting solo show about the beauty, resilience, and power of art to help us through our darkest hours.
Be in the room… where it may or may not happen!
“Destroying David is a triumph. Mesmerizing from start to finish. Brilliant and beautifully layered. This is a work of art about a work of art.” – Broadway World, Dallas

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