May 8, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 7 Ridgewood Author, educator, and Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins will present “Stories of Chesed (Kindness)” at Temple Israel and JCC in Ridgewood on Sunday, May 19 at 10 a.m. Rabbi Elkins will speak to all communities and faiths. His presentation is open to the public free of charge. This event is sponsored and funded by the Barry H. Glick Chesed Endowment. Noted author to speak at Temple Israel and JCC Elkins is rabbi emeritus of The Jewish Center of Princeton, and a former member of the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards of the Rabbinical Assembly and the Council for Jewish Education. He has written widely for the Jewish and general press and is co-author of “Chicken Soup for the Jewish Soul: Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit.” He is author of “Jewish Stories from Heaven and Earth,” editor of “Yom Kippur Readings: Inspiration, Information, and Contemplation,” and “Rosh Hashanah Readings: Inspiration, Information, and Contemplation” (both Jewish Lights Publishing). Dr. Elkins is a recipient of the National Jewish Book Award. For more information, call (201) 4449320. Temple Israel and JCC is located at 475 Grove Street in Ridgewood. It is a Conservative egalitarian congregation with members from over a dozen Bergen County communities. Weekly Shabbat services are held on Fridays at 8:30 p.m. (replaced by a 7 p.m. Family Service on one Friday each month) and Saturdays at 9 a.m. During the week, minyan takes place on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. and Tuesday nights at 7:45 p.m. Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins