Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel
432 Scotland Road
South Orange, NJ 07079
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Program is Part of Reform Synagogue’s Shabbat, Scholar and Supper Series
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J., April 6, 2015 – Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel (TSTI) in South Orange will host Andrew J. Tabler, senior fellow in the Program on Arab Politics at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, at a service and dinner on Friday, April 24, 2015. Tabler will address the community on “The Implications of Syrian Politics on the Middle East.” There will be a 6 p.m. Shabbat worship service during which Tabler will give some remarks; his presentation will continue at a dinner following the service. The service and dinner/program are open to the public; registration and a fee are required for the dinner. The program is co-sponsored by TSTI’s Women’s Connection, which sponsors social, educational, cultural and intellectual activities for women across generations within a Jewish context.
At The Washington Institute Tabler focuses on Syria and U.S. policy in the Levant. He is the cofounder and former editor-in-chief of Syria Today, Syria’s first private-sector English-language magazine, where he achieved unparalleled long-term access to Bashar al-Asad’s Syria. During his 14 years in the Middle East, Tabler served as a consultant on U.S.-Syria relations for the International Crisis Group and as a fellow of the Institute of Current World Affairs, writing on Syrian, Lebanese, and Middle Eastern affairs. He is also the author of “In the Lion’s Den: An Eyewitness Account of Washington’s Battle with Syria” (Lawrence Hill Books, 2011).
To register for this Shabbat, Scholar and Supper program, email Tracy Horwitz at thorwitz@tstinj.org or register online at www.tsti.org. The cost for the dinner is $25 per TSTI member, $36 per non-member; checks are payable to TSTI and must be received by April 17. TSTI is a vibrant Reform congregation located at 432 Scotland Road in South Orange that serves member families from Maplewood, the Oranges, Livingston, Millburn, Short Hills and surrounding areas. For more information, visit www.tsti.org.
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