Join us for a rare look behind the scenes at some of the world's best known and loved films with renowned title designer Dan Perri. For over 40 years and 450 films, Dan Perri has created main title sequences for the film and television industry. Come meet Dan and see a compilation of his work together with his amazing commentary, discussion and anecdotes.

Sunday, March 14 / 2 pm

TNT invites all of our members to become a lasting part of our community by purchasing a brick for the new Path of Peace walkway that will be installed in the area leading to the Temple's main rear entrance. You can order 4x8 bricks for $180 or 8x8 bricks for $360. We are extending the deadline to March 30. Click here to open the Path of Peace brochure.

Keeping Hope Alive: How to Stay Motivated through Long Term Unemployment

Tuesday, March 23 at 7 - 9 pm / JCC MetroWest, Schofel Conference Room, 760 Northfield Road, West Orange. Free and open to the entire community. Learn about maintaining realistic goals and celebrating small successes, marketing your job skills and strengths to suit the current economy and learn effective coping strategies to stay positive and motivated. Facilitated by: Dr. Meryl Kanner, Supervisor of Career Counseling & Placement Services, JVS of MetroWest and Beth Berns, LCSW, Synagogue Social Worker, JFS of MetroWest. Pre-registration is required! For more information contact Sylvia Heller at 973-765-9050.

Passover is just around the corner. Have the 2nd night seder with your Temple family and enjoy an interactive experience and complete meal on Tuesday, March 30 at 6 pm. Reservations are required. To register please complete the registration form and return it back to the Temple office no later than March 23 along with your check made payable to Temple Ner Tamid. Questions? Contact Wendy Grossman at wlgfixfeet@att.net.

Join with Bnai Keshet at the New Jersey Film Festival "Killing Kasztner" at the West Orange JCC on Wednesday, March 17. This movie gives us a fascinating look at a controversial episode in the early history of Israel growing out of the rescue of 1700 Hungarian Jews as the result of a deal with teh Nazis. Hear the live Director's interview after the film.

5:45 pm - Pot Luck Dinner & Background Discussion at Bnai Keshet

6:45 pm - Car pooling to JCC

7:30 pm - Killing Kastner begins

RSVP to Peter Meyer to contribute to the pot luck (callmepeter@hotmail.com).

RSVP to Fred at the Bnai Keshet office at 973-746-4889 for tickets at $8. A block of tickets has been ordered and tickets should be bought in advance.

Interested in hosting two Israeli students from April 13-25? MetroWest is looking for families in Montclair who can host two high school students from Ra'anana (near Tel Aviv) while they participate in educational programs during their stay here. Families need to be able to bring the students to a central location in Montclair in the mornings and pick them up in the evenings.

For more information please contact Natasha Gluzman, the young schlicha from UJC of MetroWest who has been teaching in our religious school this year: 201-874-6940 (cell), 973-884-7361 (fax), ngluzman@ujcnj.org.

This is a great opportuity for your family. Please get in touch with Natasha ASAP.

Thanks to the generosity of local donors, UJC MetroWest, Jewish Community Foundation, and The Foundation for Jewish Camp have additional funding to provide $1,000 grants to first-time campers at over 100 Jewish sleepaway camps across country, from traditional camps to new options such as sports specialty camps, outdoor adventure and arts programs in NYC. Many families have deferred summer plans due to the economy and other reasons, and may feel challenged by the expense of camp. Visit www.onehappycamper.org for details and to apply.

Looking for an alternative Summer program for your child who will be entering 9th or 10th grade this September? Bonim Banim, Hebrew for "Building Youth," is organizing a one week life-changing, home-building, Tikkun Olam and Torah experience for 20 Reform congregation teens from August 15-22 in Rochester, NY and led by legendary Social Action Rabbi Joel Soffin. Remaining space is limited and deadlines are soon. For more information contact Jerry Krivitzky, krivhome@yahoo.com.

Jewish teens ages 13 to 16 (as of 7/31/10) who are interested in participating in the JCC Maccabi Games 2010 will have an opportunity to compete Sunday, August 1-Friday, August 6 in Richmond, Va or Sunday, August 8-Friday, August 13 in Baltimore, Md. The JCC Maccabi Games are a week of athletic competitions and social events for Jewish teens from around the world.

Competitions in Richmond will include: 16U Boys Baseball, 14U Boys Basketball, 16U Girls Soccer, 16U Boys & Girls Swim, and 16U Boys & Girls Tennis. 

Competitions in Baltimore will include: 16U Boys Basketball, 16U Girls Lacrosse, 16U Girls Softball, and 16UBoys Soccer.

 For a complete list of tryout dates, times and locations please visit the JCC website at www.jccmetrowest.org. For more information please contact Sherri Feldscher at 973-530-3425 or sfeldscher@jccmetrowest.org

All current news and information about religious school is now posted in Chadashot, our new religious school online newsletter. From homework assignments, to class updates from our faculty, to the most current calendar of events, to mitzvah projects being done by our b'nai mitzvah students and opportunities to do mitzvot yourself, to Torah study, holiday information and so much more, Chadashot will be the place to find it all.

You will need to open a Google Sites account in order to access Chadashot. This is a quick and easy process. Please make sure to use the e-mail address where you usually receive religious school messages. Click here to open a Google Sites Account.

Once you have received account activation confirmation from Google Sites (via email), please click the following link to log in to Chadashot:

 http://sites.google.com/site/testtamid/

We hope you enjoy Chadashot and find it helpful. We welcome your comments. Please let us know what you think. If you experience any issues accessing the site please contact Maribel Leon at mleon@nertamid.org