Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County
@ethicalfocus.bsky.social
A dynamic community in Teaneck NJ providing weekly ethical enrichment and discussions, friendship and socializing, ethical education for children, and a thriving social action calendar.
Join us to take action for global human rights defenders. All letter writing supplies will be provided.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 25, 2026 at 1:00pm
Following the weekly 11am Sunday Gathering
For more information contact northjerseyaiusa@gmail.com @amnestynorthjersey write.amnestyusa.org
SUNDAY, JANUARY 25, 2026 at 1:00pm
Following the weekly 11am Sunday Gathering
For more information contact northjerseyaiusa@gmail.com @amnestynorthjersey write.amnestyusa.org
January 18, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Join us to take action for global human rights defenders. All letter writing supplies will be provided.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 25, 2026 at 1:00pm
Following the weekly 11am Sunday Gathering
For more information contact northjerseyaiusa@gmail.com @amnestynorthjersey write.amnestyusa.org
SUNDAY, JANUARY 25, 2026 at 1:00pm
Following the weekly 11am Sunday Gathering
For more information contact northjerseyaiusa@gmail.com @amnestynorthjersey write.amnestyusa.org
Support Librarians!
Tomorrow, Sun Jan. 18, volunteer to help organize materials, sort supplies, etc to write letters of support for libraries facing pressure to ban books.
We have a clear checklist if you want to help.
Contact info@ethicalfocus.org
Tomorrow, Sun Jan. 18, volunteer to help organize materials, sort supplies, etc to write letters of support for libraries facing pressure to ban books.
We have a clear checklist if you want to help.
Contact info@ethicalfocus.org
January 17, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Support Librarians!
Tomorrow, Sun Jan. 18, volunteer to help organize materials, sort supplies, etc to write letters of support for libraries facing pressure to ban books.
We have a clear checklist if you want to help.
Contact info@ethicalfocus.org
Tomorrow, Sun Jan. 18, volunteer to help organize materials, sort supplies, etc to write letters of support for libraries facing pressure to ban books.
We have a clear checklist if you want to help.
Contact info@ethicalfocus.org
Dr. King warned that education must teach critical thinking and character. Today, the free flow of information is under threat.
Join us to assemble support packages for librarians, environmental groups, and science educators facing censorship. All ages welcome.
In person only.
Join us to assemble support packages for librarians, environmental groups, and science educators facing censorship. All ages welcome.
In person only.
January 15, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Dr. King warned that education must teach critical thinking and character. Today, the free flow of information is under threat.
Join us to assemble support packages for librarians, environmental groups, and science educators facing censorship. All ages welcome.
In person only.
Join us to assemble support packages for librarians, environmental groups, and science educators facing censorship. All ages welcome.
In person only.
Curt’s excellent discussion on tribalism is now live on YouTube at: youtu.be/XzMv0ni8FVw
2026 0104 Curt Collier: Can We Move Beyond Tribalism?
YouTube video by Ethical Bergen
youtu.be
January 11, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Curt’s excellent discussion on tribalism is now live on YouTube at: youtu.be/XzMv0ni8FVw
YIMBY (Yes, In My Backyard) advocates for smart, inclusive development.
Esther Sandrof will explore how pro-development policies can enhance the character of our towns while making them resilient, equitable, and environmentally sustainable.
Teaneck NJ & Zoom.
Esther Sandrof will explore how pro-development policies can enhance the character of our towns while making them resilient, equitable, and environmentally sustainable.
Teaneck NJ & Zoom.
January 7, 2026 at 7:23 PM
YIMBY (Yes, In My Backyard) advocates for smart, inclusive development.
Esther Sandrof will explore how pro-development policies can enhance the character of our towns while making them resilient, equitable, and environmentally sustainable.
Teaneck NJ & Zoom.
Esther Sandrof will explore how pro-development policies can enhance the character of our towns while making them resilient, equitable, and environmentally sustainable.
Teaneck NJ & Zoom.
Leader Curt Collier will ask: What drives our tribal instincts? How do they influence our behavior in social environments? And most importantly, how can we harness these tendencies not only to support our own groups, but to extend genuine care and solidarity to others?
Teaneck NJ & Zoom.
Teaneck NJ & Zoom.
December 31, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Leader Curt Collier will ask: What drives our tribal instincts? How do they influence our behavior in social environments? And most importantly, how can we harness these tendencies not only to support our own groups, but to extend genuine care and solidarity to others?
Teaneck NJ & Zoom.
Teaneck NJ & Zoom.
What’s on your night table or e-reader?
What have you just finished reading?
On Sunday, name your recent favorites, perhaps read a paragraph that moves you, or come to get ideas for your next book to read.
Teaneck NJ & Zoom. ethicalfocus.org/events for more info.
What have you just finished reading?
On Sunday, name your recent favorites, perhaps read a paragraph that moves you, or come to get ideas for your next book to read.
Teaneck NJ & Zoom. ethicalfocus.org/events for more info.
December 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
What’s on your night table or e-reader?
What have you just finished reading?
On Sunday, name your recent favorites, perhaps read a paragraph that moves you, or come to get ideas for your next book to read.
Teaneck NJ & Zoom. ethicalfocus.org/events for more info.
What have you just finished reading?
On Sunday, name your recent favorites, perhaps read a paragraph that moves you, or come to get ideas for your next book to read.
Teaneck NJ & Zoom. ethicalfocus.org/events for more info.
As winter begins, we pause for quiet reflection.
The shortest day of the year invites us to look back. And ahead.
What hopes are you carrying into the coming year?
In person in Teaneck NJ and Zoom. Email admin@ethicalfocus.org for the Zoom link.
The shortest day of the year invites us to look back. And ahead.
What hopes are you carrying into the coming year?
In person in Teaneck NJ and Zoom. Email admin@ethicalfocus.org for the Zoom link.
December 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
As winter begins, we pause for quiet reflection.
The shortest day of the year invites us to look back. And ahead.
What hopes are you carrying into the coming year?
In person in Teaneck NJ and Zoom. Email admin@ethicalfocus.org for the Zoom link.
The shortest day of the year invites us to look back. And ahead.
What hopes are you carrying into the coming year?
In person in Teaneck NJ and Zoom. Email admin@ethicalfocus.org for the Zoom link.
Euclides Dos Santos Bento shares memories of his UN peacekeeping in Haiti.
As a Brazilian Military Police corporal, he led efforts to maintain order and provide food. Haitians still greet Brazilians as bon bagay (“good friend”).
Sun Dec 14, 11 am
Teaneck NJ or Zoom; admin@ethicalfocus.org for link
As a Brazilian Military Police corporal, he led efforts to maintain order and provide food. Haitians still greet Brazilians as bon bagay (“good friend”).
Sun Dec 14, 11 am
Teaneck NJ or Zoom; admin@ethicalfocus.org for link
December 10, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Euclides Dos Santos Bento shares memories of his UN peacekeeping in Haiti.
As a Brazilian Military Police corporal, he led efforts to maintain order and provide food. Haitians still greet Brazilians as bon bagay (“good friend”).
Sun Dec 14, 11 am
Teaneck NJ or Zoom; admin@ethicalfocus.org for link
As a Brazilian Military Police corporal, he led efforts to maintain order and provide food. Haitians still greet Brazilians as bon bagay (“good friend”).
Sun Dec 14, 11 am
Teaneck NJ or Zoom; admin@ethicalfocus.org for link
The story of our universe, from the birth of stars to the evolution of life, is often told as a sequence of dry facts.
We'll explore the origins of life on Earth celebrating the beauty to be alive on this rare, living planet.
Teaneck NJ & Zoom. Email admin@ethicalfocus.org for the Zoom link.
We'll explore the origins of life on Earth celebrating the beauty to be alive on this rare, living planet.
Teaneck NJ & Zoom. Email admin@ethicalfocus.org for the Zoom link.
December 2, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The story of our universe, from the birth of stars to the evolution of life, is often told as a sequence of dry facts.
We'll explore the origins of life on Earth celebrating the beauty to be alive on this rare, living planet.
Teaneck NJ & Zoom. Email admin@ethicalfocus.org for the Zoom link.
We'll explore the origins of life on Earth celebrating the beauty to be alive on this rare, living planet.
Teaneck NJ & Zoom. Email admin@ethicalfocus.org for the Zoom link.
Join a night of merriment, music & fun. Wear your fav ugly sweater to win a prize.
3-7pm. 687 Larch Av, Teaneck NJ
$10.00 per person. Apps and dessert served. Bring a fav app or Xmas cookies.
BYOB. (No hard alcohol.)
RSVP by Dec 8 to LavenderTreks@gmail.com
3-7pm. 687 Larch Av, Teaneck NJ
$10.00 per person. Apps and dessert served. Bring a fav app or Xmas cookies.
BYOB. (No hard alcohol.)
RSVP by Dec 8 to LavenderTreks@gmail.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Join a night of merriment, music & fun. Wear your fav ugly sweater to win a prize.
3-7pm. 687 Larch Av, Teaneck NJ
$10.00 per person. Apps and dessert served. Bring a fav app or Xmas cookies.
BYOB. (No hard alcohol.)
RSVP by Dec 8 to LavenderTreks@gmail.com
3-7pm. 687 Larch Av, Teaneck NJ
$10.00 per person. Apps and dessert served. Bring a fav app or Xmas cookies.
BYOB. (No hard alcohol.)
RSVP by Dec 8 to LavenderTreks@gmail.com
That was a fun trip to the Planetarium.
November 28, 2025 at 4:12 PM
That was a fun trip to the Planetarium.
We will sell the ceramic bowls we made and fired last month, and serve soup to participants. Proceeds will benefit the families of detainees at Delaney Hall, the immigrant detention center in Newark.
Empty Bowls is a grassroots movement to raise money for feeding the hungry locally.
Teaneck NJ.
Empty Bowls is a grassroots movement to raise money for feeding the hungry locally.
Teaneck NJ.
November 20, 2025 at 6:16 PM
We will sell the ceramic bowls we made and fired last month, and serve soup to participants. Proceeds will benefit the families of detainees at Delaney Hall, the immigrant detention center in Newark.
Empty Bowls is a grassroots movement to raise money for feeding the hungry locally.
Teaneck NJ.
Empty Bowls is a grassroots movement to raise money for feeding the hungry locally.
Teaneck NJ.
Open Mic Variety Night is a stage for entertaining music, poetry, and storytelling.
Sign up at the door starting at 6:30 pm. Participate or just show up to appreciate!
Suggested donation: $5.
A piano and sound equipment are available, snacks and beverages available for purchase. Join us!
Sign up at the door starting at 6:30 pm. Participate or just show up to appreciate!
Suggested donation: $5.
A piano and sound equipment are available, snacks and beverages available for purchase. Join us!
November 18, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Open Mic Variety Night is a stage for entertaining music, poetry, and storytelling.
Sign up at the door starting at 6:30 pm. Participate or just show up to appreciate!
Suggested donation: $5.
A piano and sound equipment are available, snacks and beverages available for purchase. Join us!
Sign up at the door starting at 6:30 pm. Participate or just show up to appreciate!
Suggested donation: $5.
A piano and sound equipment are available, snacks and beverages available for purchase. Join us!
Biocentrist Curt Collier delves into the evolutionary and neurological foundations of ideological thinking, highlighting why so many of us are drawn to extreme belief systems, even under the supposed banner of reason.
Teaneck, NJ & Zoom. Email admin@ethicalfocus.org by noon on Friday for the link.
Teaneck, NJ & Zoom. Email admin@ethicalfocus.org by noon on Friday for the link.
November 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Biocentrist Curt Collier delves into the evolutionary and neurological foundations of ideological thinking, highlighting why so many of us are drawn to extreme belief systems, even under the supposed banner of reason.
Teaneck, NJ & Zoom. Email admin@ethicalfocus.org by noon on Friday for the link.
Teaneck, NJ & Zoom. Email admin@ethicalfocus.org by noon on Friday for the link.
The Humanities have long been under attack for being “useless” or even “dangerous.”
Matthew Miller will discuss the future of Humanities education, why it’s relevant and useful in pursuit of the Good Life.
Teaneck NJ and Zoom. Email admin@ethicalfocus.org by noon on Friday for the Zoom link.
Matthew Miller will discuss the future of Humanities education, why it’s relevant and useful in pursuit of the Good Life.
Teaneck NJ and Zoom. Email admin@ethicalfocus.org by noon on Friday for the Zoom link.
November 4, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The Humanities have long been under attack for being “useless” or even “dangerous.”
Matthew Miller will discuss the future of Humanities education, why it’s relevant and useful in pursuit of the Good Life.
Teaneck NJ and Zoom. Email admin@ethicalfocus.org by noon on Friday for the Zoom link.
Matthew Miller will discuss the future of Humanities education, why it’s relevant and useful in pursuit of the Good Life.
Teaneck NJ and Zoom. Email admin@ethicalfocus.org by noon on Friday for the Zoom link.
Not Too Spooky Haunted House!
Perfect for kids & fun-loving adults! Wander through a maze of friendly ghosts, wacky witches, games, trick-or-treating & surprises. 🍬👻
🕓 Sat Oct 25 (4–8pm) & Sun Oct 26 (12–4pm)
📍 Ethical Culture Society, 687 Larch Ave, Teaneck
🎟️ $15 at door (kids 2 & under free).
Perfect for kids & fun-loving adults! Wander through a maze of friendly ghosts, wacky witches, games, trick-or-treating & surprises. 🍬👻
🕓 Sat Oct 25 (4–8pm) & Sun Oct 26 (12–4pm)
📍 Ethical Culture Society, 687 Larch Ave, Teaneck
🎟️ $15 at door (kids 2 & under free).
October 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Not Too Spooky Haunted House!
Perfect for kids & fun-loving adults! Wander through a maze of friendly ghosts, wacky witches, games, trick-or-treating & surprises. 🍬👻
🕓 Sat Oct 25 (4–8pm) & Sun Oct 26 (12–4pm)
📍 Ethical Culture Society, 687 Larch Ave, Teaneck
🎟️ $15 at door (kids 2 & under free).
Perfect for kids & fun-loving adults! Wander through a maze of friendly ghosts, wacky witches, games, trick-or-treating & surprises. 🍬👻
🕓 Sat Oct 25 (4–8pm) & Sun Oct 26 (12–4pm)
📍 Ethical Culture Society, 687 Larch Ave, Teaneck
🎟️ $15 at door (kids 2 & under free).
We’ll illuminate the issue of light pollution with an evening of fun and science. Join us for music, telescopes and astronomy, science exhibits, vendor displays, and refreshments.
$10 admission; $5 for students.
Let’s help bring back the stars!
$10 admission; $5 for students.
Let’s help bring back the stars!
October 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
We’ll illuminate the issue of light pollution with an evening of fun and science. Join us for music, telescopes and astronomy, science exhibits, vendor displays, and refreshments.
$10 admission; $5 for students.
Let’s help bring back the stars!
$10 admission; $5 for students.
Let’s help bring back the stars!
Come help make and glaze clay bowls. A teen assistant will help the youngest bowl makers.
The bowls will be fired and sold as a fundraiser on Nov. 23, with soup.
Proceeds dentated to families with a relative at Delaney Hall in Newark.
This event is at the meetinghouse, with no Zoom option.
The bowls will be fired and sold as a fundraiser on Nov. 23, with soup.
Proceeds dentated to families with a relative at Delaney Hall in Newark.
This event is at the meetinghouse, with no Zoom option.
October 15, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Come help make and glaze clay bowls. A teen assistant will help the youngest bowl makers.
The bowls will be fired and sold as a fundraiser on Nov. 23, with soup.
Proceeds dentated to families with a relative at Delaney Hall in Newark.
This event is at the meetinghouse, with no Zoom option.
The bowls will be fired and sold as a fundraiser on Nov. 23, with soup.
Proceeds dentated to families with a relative at Delaney Hall in Newark.
This event is at the meetinghouse, with no Zoom option.
One of the first great kings of Persia used the media of his day to humiliate rivals.
Later, a brilliant general used enlightened propaganda on that king’s descendant.
Arrogance, magnanimity, betrayal, & retribution unfold in beautiful art.
Teaneck NJ & Zoom. www.meetup.com/ethicalfocus...
Later, a brilliant general used enlightened propaganda on that king’s descendant.
Arrogance, magnanimity, betrayal, & retribution unfold in beautiful art.
Teaneck NJ & Zoom. www.meetup.com/ethicalfocus...
October 8, 2025 at 12:53 PM
One of the first great kings of Persia used the media of his day to humiliate rivals.
Later, a brilliant general used enlightened propaganda on that king’s descendant.
Arrogance, magnanimity, betrayal, & retribution unfold in beautiful art.
Teaneck NJ & Zoom. www.meetup.com/ethicalfocus...
Later, a brilliant general used enlightened propaganda on that king’s descendant.
Arrogance, magnanimity, betrayal, & retribution unfold in beautiful art.
Teaneck NJ & Zoom. www.meetup.com/ethicalfocus...
Sunday, Oct. 5, 12:45 pm: Wait, Who are the Good Guys?
Leader Curt Collier will have a monthly Soup Symposium, lively conversations exploring the history of Western philosophy and ideas.
Optional soup (including vegetarian choices) and roll will be available for just $6.
Leader Curt Collier will have a monthly Soup Symposium, lively conversations exploring the history of Western philosophy and ideas.
Optional soup (including vegetarian choices) and roll will be available for just $6.
October 5, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Sunday, Oct. 5, 12:45 pm: Wait, Who are the Good Guys?
Leader Curt Collier will have a monthly Soup Symposium, lively conversations exploring the history of Western philosophy and ideas.
Optional soup (including vegetarian choices) and roll will be available for just $6.
Leader Curt Collier will have a monthly Soup Symposium, lively conversations exploring the history of Western philosophy and ideas.
Optional soup (including vegetarian choices) and roll will be available for just $6.
After World War II, Albert Camus found a changed world and a changed self.
What did Camus discover in that moment of reflection, and how can his insight inspire those of us striving to confront injustice in our own time?
Teaneck, NJ or email admin@ethicalfocus.org for the zoom link.
What did Camus discover in that moment of reflection, and how can his insight inspire those of us striving to confront injustice in our own time?
Teaneck, NJ or email admin@ethicalfocus.org for the zoom link.
September 30, 2025 at 7:57 PM
After World War II, Albert Camus found a changed world and a changed self.
What did Camus discover in that moment of reflection, and how can his insight inspire those of us striving to confront injustice in our own time?
Teaneck, NJ or email admin@ethicalfocus.org for the zoom link.
What did Camus discover in that moment of reflection, and how can his insight inspire those of us striving to confront injustice in our own time?
Teaneck, NJ or email admin@ethicalfocus.org for the zoom link.
Audrey Kindred, president of the National Ethical Service, represents Ethical Culture at the UN, discusses this liaison to the UN and its global goals: to stand up for global peace, including the Rights of the Child.
Teaneck NJ & Zoom. Email admin@ethicalfocus.org for the link.
Teaneck NJ & Zoom. Email admin@ethicalfocus.org for the link.
September 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Audrey Kindred, president of the National Ethical Service, represents Ethical Culture at the UN, discusses this liaison to the UN and its global goals: to stand up for global peace, including the Rights of the Child.
Teaneck NJ & Zoom. Email admin@ethicalfocus.org for the link.
Teaneck NJ & Zoom. Email admin@ethicalfocus.org for the link.
A great day out at the Hayden Planetarium.
September 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
A great day out at the Hayden Planetarium.