<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 23.5px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(68, 114, 197);"><br></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(68, 114, 197);"><font size="4">BENEFIT DINNER HONORING NNJSC</font></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(68, 114, 197);"><font size="4">FOUNDER</font></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(68, 114, 197);"><font size="4">DR. JOSEPH CHUMAN</font></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(68, 114, 197);"><font size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><font face="Helvetica" color="#7a4a00" size="4"><span style="caret-color: rgb(68, 114, 197);"><b>(Supporting The Northern New Jersey Sanctuary Coalition)</b></span></font></div><div><br></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1ST, 4:00 - 7:00 PM</span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">doors open at 3:30</span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">TEMPLE EMETH, 1666 WINDSOR RD, TEANECK, NJ</span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17.5px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(68, 114, 197);"><img alt="https___cdn.evbuc.com_images_545143449_563505076727_1_original.jpg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" src="cid:B4D2C8FC-CD58-48F4-AB38-D3B2F42BCEB9"></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17.5px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(68, 114, 197);"><br></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Dr. Joseph Chuman spearheaded the beginnings of the NNJSC in the early 2000's while serving as Leader of the Ethical Culture</span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Society of Bergen County in Teaneck, NJ, a position he held from 1974-2020. He served as president of the NNJSC board until 2016</span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">and has remained on the board until recently. Dr. Chuman worked all his life on behalf of human rights (teaching Human Rights at</span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">the graduate level at Columbia University), on behalf of civil liberties, and in opposition to the death penalty. He has published</span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">numerous articles in the Record of Bergen County, and has had articles published in the NYT, The Humanist, and Humanistic</span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Judaism. He has also written on Ethical Culture and religion in several encyclopedias. He retired from the NNJSC board to devote</span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">time to writing about ethical issues. He currently writes prolifically on Substack under "Beyond Appearances."</span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(68, 114, 197);"><span style="font-size: 14px;">-----------------------------------------------------</span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">BUFFET STYLE DINNER INCLUDES MEAT & VEGETARIAN DISHES</span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">MEDITERRANEAN/LEBANESE, (kosher on request)</span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">catered by Al Basha Restaurant, <span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(60, 64, 67);">albasha.takeout@gmail.com</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13.5px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(68, 114, 197);">ENTERTAINMENT</div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13.5px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(68, 114, 197);">INTERCULTURAL BLEND OF KLEZMER, JAZZ, BLUES AND FOLK</div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 9.5px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(68, 114, 197);">GILAD COHEN, piano</div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 9.5px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(68, 114, 197);">ALEJANDRO AVILES, saxophone</div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 9.5px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(68, 114, 197);"><br></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">The Northern New Jersey Sanctuary Coalition, Inc., a not-for-profit organization, is motivated by the belief in the inherent worth and dignity of every person</span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">and the need for social justice. The NNJSC offers compassion, support, and accompaniment to persons seeking asylum, and advocacy for all immigrants.</span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><font color="#9a244f"><br></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><b><font size="5" color="#785700">To SIGN UP to attend this event </font></b></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><b><font size="5" color="#785700">and/or donate to NNJSC:</font></b></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><b><font color="#ff2600" size="5"><br></font></b></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><b><font size="5" color="#b51a00">https://chuman.eventbrite.com</font></b></div><p style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><b><font size="5" color="#b51a00"> </font></b></p><br><br><div>
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Sonia Ketchian (she/her)<br>InterSpiritual Minister/Love Activist <br>Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Palisades <br>201-819-6135<br>www.uucpalisades.org<br>www.soniaketchian.com <br>✝️☪️🕉✡️☯️☸️</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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