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Like many retirees He hasn’t met too many any others from the Philadelphia area who live in the Philadelphia area, they head to warmer weather who choose to spend their winters in Scottsdale. Most of the during the winter months in a longstanding tradition. Many of snowbirds they’ve met there hail from the Midwest, especially their friends do the same, and other friends live in that area per- from Michigan and the Chicago area, as well as Canada. manently. For them, southeast Florida off ers opportunities for “We run into a lot of people who are snowbirding or even who learning, socialization and a rich Jewish life, including a few good have moved from the Midwest or New York or other parts of the delicatessens. country, Connecticut,” Kaufman said. “Th at whole geographic “[Delray is] heavily Jewish, and it’s a comfort zone of being in that area [of Scottsdale] is just skyrocketed in the last 20 years in terms area,” Blumberg said. of the construction “We have friends and the building and who live down there the development.” all year round, so Th ere are several that’s another reason synagogues, includ- that we picked that ing one Friday night particular area.” Shabbat service spe- For decades, cifi cally for expats of Philadelphians have Minnesota, where the taken fl ight to the Kaufmans once lived. southeastern coast For years now, some of Florida but, more snowbirds have gone recently, some have on to eventually settle BARRY KAUFMAN chosen to winter in in Florida. Kaufman other places instead, said he is seeing a sim- as far west as Arizona ilar trend in Arizona. or California. He’s heard of the same thing happening in California, too. Retirees Barry and Tamie Kaufman are two such snowbirds. “When we started going [to Scottsdale], it was much smaller Th ey have chosen to winter in Scottsdale, Ariz., a city just east of than what it is now,” Kaufman said. “A lot more people have moved Phoenix. Tamie Kaufman has family there, so they had been going there. It seemed like it was a great place to meet people because to and from Arizona for decades. As they approached retirement, there were a lot of people entering that area, and they are looking the amount of time they spent there increased. for social development of relationships also, friendships and peo- “It’s an opportunity to see our family more frequently but also ple to do things with and get involved in various activities with.” a chance to spend more time in an area we’ve enjoyed,” Barry Carol Kershbaum snowbirds in Florida but not in the tradition- Kaufman said. al southeastern part. She chooses instead to go to Tampa on the Th ey recently moved to the Philadelphia area, where they also western coast. Her daughter went to college there, and she never have family, but before that, they lived in Michigan, and many of liked cold weather, so she fi gured it was a place she could run away their friends from the Midwest spend their winters in Arizona to in the winter. as well. 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Here are a few opportunities for volun- teering in the Jewish community — this winter and all year round. Challah for Hunger You might think Challah for Hunger is a program just for col- lege students — and for good reason, said Challah for Hunger CEO Carly Zimmerman. Challah for Hunger has 10,000 volun- teers at 90 colleges around the country, but the organization has a program for nonstudents as well. Challah for Hunger started its community program in Phila- delphia in 2015. Today, the community program has nine chapters through Congregation Adath Jeshurun/Beth Sholom Congrega- tion, Congregation Beth Or, Jewish Family and Children’s Service, Judith Creed Horizons for Achieving Independence, Kesher Isra- el Congregation, Main Line Reform Temple, Or Hadash, Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel and Tiferet Bet Israel. Each of the chapters meets at least four times a year, Zimmer- man said. Th eir volunteers bake challah, then sell it at diff erent area locations. Half of the proceeds go to a local hunger-fi ghting nonprofi t of each chapter’s choosing — such as the Jewish Relief Agency or the Mitzvah Food Program — and half goes to Challah for Hunger’s campus hunger project. “[Th e chapters] bring out volunteers from the communities where they exist,” Zimmerman said. “For example, there’s a group at BZBI congregation here in Center City, and that group is pri- marily parents of the preschool kids, but they also open their doors to other volunteers as well.” Head to challahforhunger.org for more information. Hosts for Hospitals Philadelphia is home to a great number of renowned medical centers and hospitals, with the Children’s Hospital of Philadel- phia, Einstein Healthcare Network and more located here. Peo- Volunteers prepare food boxes at a Jewish Relief Agency event in September. 12 NOVEMBER 22, 2018 HAYATIKAYHAN/THINKSTOCK ‘Tis the Season: Five Ways to Volunteer WINTER HOLIDAY MAGAZINE Photos provided JEWISHEXPONENT.COM CAL! O L P O SH In Her SHOES RSVP volunteers prepare food. LET US BE YOUR ple come from all over when they’re in need of specialized health care, and they oft en bring their families, sometimes for months at a time. Th ey oft en have to fi nd housing, which creates a fi nancial burden. Hosts for Hospitals provides free or deeply discounted lodging and support at volunteer host-homes for these patients and their families. Hosts for Hospitals is not a Jewish agen- cy, but its founder and executive director Mike Aichenbaum is Jewish. In 1988, Aic- henbaum was diagnosed with an advanced case of leukemia. After his first course of chemotherapy failed, he was transferred from a hospital in Michigan, where he lived, to a hospital in Manhattan. His wife, mother and two sons came with him to New York, where he stayed from New Year’s to mid-June. In today’s dollars, Aichenbaum said, they spent more than $40,000 in rent. Aft er his recovery, he moved to Phila- delphia. 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This assembly line is slower and less chaotic than when most of the other volunteers show up later that morning. JRA also has opportunities for volun- teers to create and send birthday cards to their recipients, and during the winter, there is a program to send holiday gift s to their recipient families’ children. “A lot of our recipient families are in situations where they are unfortunately not able to provide sometimes these gift s for these kids,” said Hannah Weisberg, volunteer engagement program coordi- nator. “We’re trying to fi nd volunteers who would be able to either do some kind of monetary donation or want to purchase an actual gift for some of our recipient kids.” Head to jewishrelief.org for more in- formation. RSVP Philadelphia RSVP Philadelphia at KleinLife is a federal program that provides old- er adults with volunteer opportunities. 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We all deserve these opportunities, and communities deserve the sup- port of their older adult populations because they have just so much expertise and experience. These communities deserve to benefit from that.” Visit kleinlife.org/volunteers/rsvpphiladelphia for details. Cemetery Clean-Up Between the vandalization of Mount Carmel Cemetery in Feb- ruary 2017 to more recent problems at cemeteries brought on by this past summer’s rains, cemetery preservation has been in the news quite a few times. Following the vandalization, the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia set up a program to support volunteer groups’ efforts cleaning up the cemetery. These tasks can include righting head- stones or clearing overgrowth. If volunteers get a group together to clean up, Community En- gagement Senior Manager Penina Hoffnung, who calls herself “the cemetery lady,” can help groups organize and get equipment. “We’re looking to engage people in new kinds of ways,” Hoff- nung said. “When all of those people, all of that wave of help came in over the cemetery, it occurs to me [that] these cemeteries are a way for people to engage in the Jewish community that we never thought of before.” Head to jewishphilly.org/mtcarmel for more information. szighelboim@jewishexponent.com; 215-832-0729 JEWISHEXPONENT.COM 17 % The Sweater Mill 115 S. York Road, Hatboro 215.441.8966 Open Monday-Saturday 10-5 870 W. Lancaster Ave Bryn Mawr, Pa 610.525.2627 872 W. Lancaster Ave Bryn Mawr, Pa 610.525.7300 WINTER HOLIDAY MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 22, 2018 15 Tales of Jews at Christmas MIMIT2007/THINKSTOCK ANDY GOTLIEB | JE MANAGING EDITOR Hanukkah Menu Now Available In-Store and Online CARLINOSMARKET.COM 610.649.4046 128 W. MARKET ST. WEST CHESTER, PA 19382 2616 E. COUNTY LINE RD. ARDMORE, PA 19003 16 NOVEMBER 22, 2018 WINTER HOLIDAY MAGAZINE JEWISHEXPONENT.COM C hristmas is a complicated time for a lot of Jews. Some feel left out as Christmas messages bombard the public consciousness. Yeah, there’s Chanukah, but that’s just not the same. And who remembers when schools had Christmas pageants — before the P.C. police renamed them holi- day pageants — and they’d always throw the Jewish kids a bone by having the chorus sing “Dreidel, Dreidel”? Others get depressed. Th ere’s always a report each December about how depression levels tend to soar around Christmas, so it’s reasonable to believe that some of those depressed folks are Jews. What most of us share, however, are awkward stories about be- ing Jewish during the holiday season. A polling of staff members came up with the following tales. I’ll go fi rst. I grew up in Newtown Square in a then-new neighborhood that had a handful of Jews. Luminaries (candles inside paper bags) lined the street on Christmas Eve. Carolers went door to door. And later in the evening, everyone gathered at a neighbor’s house for dessert. During one of the fi rst years, all the kids were called up to the dessert table, which featured a white birthday cake. A question was asked: “Does anyone know whose birthday it is?” Of course, I knew the answer. “My mom!” I blurted out. It was true. She was born on Dec. 24. “Uh, well, yes, but who else’s birthday is it?” whatever adult was in charge stammered. That one proved to be more challenging, so some gen- tile kid answered. To this day, I swear ev- eryone then sang “Happy Birthday Jesus and Barbara,” IZONDA/THINKSTOCK but my mom says otherwise. A year or two later in the days before Christmas, someone knocked on the door. It was Santa! He was invited in and sat in our living room. My confused younger brother asked, “What are you doing here, Santa? We’re Jewish.” Santa saved face with something along the lines of “Santa visits all the good children.” But the Santa experiences didn’t end there. Holiday Gifts for everyone on your list A TEMPLE UNIVERSITY COLORING BOOK SEAMARTINI, TIGATELU/THINKSTOCK Like in many towns, Santa rode the fi re truck a few days before Christmas every year, with his fi refi ghter helpers handing out can- dy canes. For whatever reason, we got outside late one year, and the fi refi ghters had stopped giving out the candy canes. My father said he would get us candy canes, but an annoying neighbor kid kept saying that he’d come away empty-handed be- cause some kids had already gone back for seconds and the help- ers were perturbed. My dad fi nally had enough and told the kid to shut up — then got us candy canes. Score one for Dad. Finally, a couple years aft er that, my dad was driving me, my Wherever books & ebooks are sold tupress.temple.edu See CHRISTMAS, page 18 JEWISHEXPONENT.COM WINTER HOLIDAY MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 22, 2018 17 Christmas Continued from Page 17 brother and his creepy friend when we passed Santa riding a fi re truck on a main road in Newtown Square. Th e creepy kid (who happened to be Jewish), rolled down the window and, for whatever reason, shouted, “You stink, Santa!” Dad im- mediately yelled at the kid — “Why would you tell Santa he stinks?” — creating a lasting memory my brother and I laugh about to this day. Staff Writer Selah Maya Zighelboim About two years before I moved to Philadelphia, I came here for a week during winter break to visit a friend and check out the local sites. It’s no secret that fl ying around the holidays is expensive, but in perusing my fl ight possibil- ities, I discovered one win- ter day when fl ying would be cheaper. (By cheaper, I mean normal.) Th at day was Christmas. I headed to the airport Dec. 25 for what was the best airport and fl ight experience of my life. Th e Austin, Texas airport was almost completely empty, and the handful of other fl yers and airport employees there seemed to either be Jewish, Muslim or Hindu. Th e lack of occupants made for a quiet and peaceful wait. Th en came the actual fl ight. Almost every seat on the plane was empty, to the point where I cannot fathom how the airline made any money. Th ere was one other man in my row, who when the fl ight attendant came over to check on us before takeoff , asked, “Excuse me, ma’am, is there any way a Marine fl ying on Christmas day could get a seat with more leg room?” Well, it’s hard to say no to a request like that, so I ended up the only one in my row for the duration of the fl ight. Unfortunately, the incredible secret of fl ying on Christmas seems to have gotten out. I’ve fl own once on Christmas since and had an entirely diff erent experience, with a cramped and noisy airport and plane. When I landed in Philadelphia from that incredible fl ight, I met with my friend and we headed to Chinatown for a proper Jewish Christmas celebration. Staff Writer Joshua Needelman I like Christmas. Really, I do. No, we didn’t celebrate the holiday grow- ing up. We didn’t put up a tree. But it’s impossible to not notice how much better COLEMATT/THINKSTOCK of a mood many people seem to be in around Christmas. I grew up on Long Island, which has its fair share of Jews. But it also has plenty of non- Jews, and their holiday spirit rubbed off on me. And it still does. 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The other was resolute, insisting that, obviously, these tickets were fake. Why else was he selling them so cheaply? I demurred and, ultimately, my passion won out. We paid the man, clutched the tickets and triumphantly strode up to security. One quick scan of the barcode revealed the truth: We had been duped. We had bought fake tickets. Defeated, demoralized and humbled, we trudged away from the Garden, away from Wade, away from what turned into a 93-87 Knicks loss. We found the nearest Chinese place, scarfed down some dumplings and lamented what could have been. My friends have never forgotten that day. Remember when you made us buy fake tickets? Yes. Yes, of course I do. The incident comes to mind every year once late-December rolls around. I shake it off, though. Christmas is near, after all, and everyone is seemingly in a better mood. I am, too. Except for one small regret: I’ve still never been to a Knicks game. 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See ToDo, page 22 20 NOVEMBER 22, 2018 WINTER HOLIDAY MAGAZINE JEWISHEXPONENT.COM NAME: MCCAFFREY’S SUPERMARKETS; WIDTH: 7.5 IN; DEPTH: 10 IN; COLOR: BLACK PLUS ONE; AD NUMBER: 00081873 JEWISHEXPONENT.COM WINTER HOLIDAY MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 22, 2018 21 ToDo Continued from Page 20 1. Chocolate Gelt-Making Chocolate Chanukah gelt is delicious. You know this. But do you know how to make it? On Dec. 2, the Jewish Farm School (jewishfarmschool.org) will host a gelt-making workshop starting at noon. Participants will learn how to turn raw, ethically sourced cacao beans into Chanukah gelt. All it takes is an oven, a blend- er, wind and fi ngers. It will also be educational, with the Farm School teaching about the histo- ry of Jewish people’s relationship to chocolate. at 5:30 p.m. in an event co-presented by the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia and Kehillah of Bux-Mont. Recht has performed live at Camp Poyntelle, Camp Ramah, Herzl Camp, Cam Barney Medintz, URJ Camp Coleman, as well as myriad synagogues and Jewish rock festivals. He is also the founder and director of Jewish Rock Radio. 6. MatzoBall Looking for a nice Jewish boy? How about a nice Jewish girl? Th ere will be plenty at Th e MatzoBall (matzoball .org), one of the nation’s leading Jewish singles event, on Christmas 2. Sixers Jewish Heritage Eve. Th is year’s event will be held Night on Dec. 2 at the Vesper Sporting Club, starting Join Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel at 10 p.m. (bzbi.org/event/sixers-jewish-heritage- Th is is the 32nd year of MatzoBall, night/) at 5 p.m. on Dec. 2 for a night which is also running parties in JUICYBITS/THINKSTOCK celebrating the Philadelphia Jewish communi- Miami; Boston; Delray Beach, Fla.; Los ty at the Wells Fargo Center, when the 76ers take on Angeles; Washington, D.C.; New York City; and Fort the Memphis Grizzlies. Maybe don’t boo the Grizzlies as loudly Lauderdale, Fla. as normal, though; Memphis forward Omri Casspi is a native of 7. Army-Navy Game Holon, Israel. For the 88th year and the third time in four years, Philadelphia Casspi, 30, made his professional debut at age 17 with will play host to the historic Army-Navy (armynavygame.com) Maccabi Tel Aviv during the 2005-06 season. He stuck with the college football game. Th e teams from the two service institutions team through the 2007-08 campaign, and in 2009 he was select- will face off at Lincoln Financial Field on Dec. 8 in front of an ed in the NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings. He runs the Omri estimated 50,000 people. Casspi Foundation, which helps sponsor trips for NBA players, Army has beaten Navy two years in a row, including last year’s WNBA players and celebrities to Israel. 14-13 victory. Before that, Navy won the previous 14 meetings be- tween the programs, from 2002-15. Navy leads the all-time series, 3. Latke Vodka — A Chanukah Celebration with 60 wins to Army’s 51. Th ere have been seven ties. Latkes. Vodka. What else do you need? Congregation Rodeph Shalom (rodephshalom.org) will have both on Dec. 8, during its 8. Rittenhouse Square Candle Lighting annual fundraiser for the Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art. Th e Rittenhouse Square is one of Philadelphia’s most aesthetically PMJA has organized solo and group exhibitions since 1975, and pleasing parks, and one of its most popular, given its location in this event will help sustain its exhibits. Center City. It becomes even more beautiful when lit up at night. Th at’ll happen once again Dec. 4, when 4. The Met’s Grand Opening the Center City Kehillah (centercityjews.org) Don’t call it the Metropolitan Opera House. holds a ceremonial candle lighting on the third Th e historic venue on North Broad Street night of Chanukah. Make sure you’re in atten- is now known as the Th e Met Philadelphia dance by 4 p.m.; with daylight saving time, it’ll (themetphilly.com), and it reopens Dec. 3 be nearly pitch black by the time of the lighting. with a bang. Or, more specifi cally, with Bob Dylan (born and raised Jewish) and His 9. Winter at Dilworth Park Band. Th e Met keeps rocking for the rest of Dilworth Park (centercityphila.org/parks/ December, with performances by Kurt Vile dilworth-park) goes all out for the winter and the Violators and HBO comedian/talk season. From Nov. 9-Feb. 24, 2019, the park show host John Oliver, among others. transforms into a giant ice skating rink, with miraculous views of City Hall and the rest of the Philly skyline. 5. Community Chanukah Concert with Rick Recht Th e park also features the pop-up Wintergarden, which is full Renowned Jewish rock artist Rick Recht is coming to of holiday lights and seasonal plants, and the on-site Rothman Philadelphia. 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Friendly. Sparkly. Fill in your own blank and join us for our annual day of family fun,” the museum website reads. Th e day, which is sponsored by the Robert Saligman Jewish Heritage Fund, starts at 10 a.m. with a drop-in art project, face painting and balloon art. Th e fun goes until 3 p.m., with events in between like live music from Alex & the Kaleidoscope, Comedy For Kids and fi lms (Th e Th ree Stooges, Marx Brothers and more). Th ere will be special exhibitions throughout the museum and a quiet game room. Food is BYO, but the snack stand will be open with a small assortment of kosher packaged goods. ● Enjoy Facenda Whitaker Lanes for Total Family Fun! Our bowling center in East Norriton is the perfect place for a birthday party, catered event, or just a night out bowling with the family. Facenda Whitaker Lanes has everything you need to have a great time!   2912 Swede Road East Norriton, PA www.facendawhitaker.com 610-272-6547 FOLLOW THE JEWISH EXPONENT AND NEVER MISS A STORY. 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Th e doorbell can also be connected to cell phones, tablets and laptops, which can be used to hear, see and communicate with visitors at the door. Th e doorbell can be had for $99.99 on amazon.com. Fried food is delicious. But when eaten in excess, it can cause health problems. Enter the Dash Compact Air Fryer, which allows you to fry food without oil. Th e fryer, which goes for 39.99 on amazon.com, instead uses AirCrisp technolo- gy to help reduce added fat by 70-80 percent. Cook everything from chicken wings to French fries, all by setting a timer. Th e nonstick fryer basket is dish- washer safe, too, so you don’t have to worry about cleanup. You’ll also get a companion cookbook. Pure Fitness Total Upper Body Workout Bar Want to get in shape for the summer but don’t have the time to hit the gym? Th e Pure Fitness Total Upper Body Workout Bar has you covered. Available for $17.85 on amazon.com, the bar is the perfect way to practice pull-ups and chin-ups. You can even put it on the ground and use the bar for a more diffi cult push-up. Th e bar features six foam padded grips and eight diff erent grip positions. Th e heavy-duty steel construction gives the bar a weight capacity of 250 pounds. ● 28 NOVEMBER 22, 2018 WINTER HOLIDAY MAGAZINE JEWISHEXPONENT.COM JOCHEN SAND/THINKSTOCK Keeping Your Kids Entertained During Winter Break HILARY DANAILOVA | JE FEATURE L ike many Jewish families, the Lerners of Blue Bell have a cherished Christmas tradition. “Every single year, we go see Disney on Ice on Christmas Eve aft ernoon,” said Brandi Lerner, an American Sign Language interpreter and the mother of 6-year-old Ethan and 3-year-old Chloe. What began as an outing with three other Jewish friends from Tiferet Bet Israel — the Lerners’ shul — grew to 40 temple families last year. So this Dec. 24, the group has booked a club box for 100 people at the Wells Fargo Center. 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Member FINRA WINTER HOLIDAY MAGAZINE INVEST IN ISRAEL BONDS NOVEMBER 22, 2018 29 Kids Continued from Page 29 Of course, many Jewish families’ December ritual is a get- away to Florida, the Caribbean or someplace else with palm trees. But like the Lerners, many who stay around Philadelphia seek out local diversion over schools’ winter (read: Christmas-to- secular-New Year) break. When Chanukah comes early, as it does this year, fi lling a dozen frigid days with activity can feel all the more challenging. Parents, don’t despair: We live in a golden age for Christmas- week Jewish programming. “Twenty years ago, nothing was open on Christmas,” recalled Stephanie Dworkin, who devises vacation programming as mar- keting director at the Katz Jewish Community Center in Cherry Hill, N.J. “It was just Chinese food and the movies.” Contrast that with recent Christmas Eves in Cherry Hill, when up to 400 people hit the Katz JCC for a twist on the ritual: Laughter & Lo Mein, an evening of “comedians, Chinese food and cheap drinks,” Dworkin said. Th e following morning, in what has become a Dec. 25 standby for hundreds of youngsters, the JCC hosts its annual “character breakfast,” a bagel-and-cereal party themed around cartoons like Dora the Explorer or Paw Patrol. “It’s always a packed house,” said JCC Assistant Director Brian Adler. “I’ve worked it every year for 11 years, and it always, always sells out. Because if you’re a family with young Jewish kids, what exactly are you doing on Christmas Day?” Many fi nd the answer at Philadelphia’s National Museum of American Jewish History (NMAJH), where the annual Dec. 25 “Being ___ at Christmas” all-day, all-ages event is a highlight not only for Jews, but also — as the fi ll-in-the-blank implies — for legions of non-Christmas-celebrators. Th e all-day program features music, craft s, face painting and story time; Russian speakers can join the museum meetup organized by jkidphilly’s Russian group. Joe Hassman as Santa and from left: Cindy Salzman, Vered Salzman, Rayna Salzman and Dan Salzman volunteering at the Ronald McDonald House in Camden, N.J., on Christmas morning. . PHOTO PROVIDED One trend that is gaining popularity is the Christmas Day mitz- vah, in which Jews volunteer at a soup kitchen or food pantry on a day when few others are available. Dan Salzman, a Bala Cynwyd IT professional, takes his two young daughters to hand out Christmas presents for sick children and their families at the Ronald McDonald house in Camden, N.J., which provides lodging during medical treatment. Salzman’s extended clan established the Dec. 25 tradition; his cousin, Joseph Hassman, and wife Lillian of Cherry Hill organize the event, play- ing Santa and Mrs. Claus. Five-year-old Vered “rings the bell at each door and is like an elf ” as she distributes bags full of gift s, said Salzman, whose younger daughter, 2-year-old Rayna, will join this year. NAME: FLOW BATH & KITCHEN DESIGN STUD; WIDTH: 4.9167 IN; DEPTH: 4.75 IN; COLOR: BLACK PLUS ONE; AD NUMBER: 00081986 Th e caroling and pancake break- fast are fun, but Salzman also sees an opportunity to teach valuable Jewish lessons about tikkun olam and tze- dakah. Vered “realizes the gift s are not for her, that this is something that makes these kids really happy,” Salzman noted. “We explain that Santa Claus isn’t in our religion, but it’s a time to celebrate other people’s tradition and enjoy it with them.” Others who feel that way can join jkidphilly’s annual Mitzvah Morning at the Kaiserman JCC in Wynnewood; this year, as many as 200 kids will make bookmarks to promote liter- acy. For a growing number of Jews, observed organizer Lori Rubin, Christmas means “coming together as a community to do something,” she said. “It’s about being Jewish and doing Jewish on Christmas Day.” Geared toward what Rubin calls “the PJ Library demographic” — toddlers through tweens — Mitzvah Morning highlights a diff erent Jewish value each year; kids have arranged fl owers for assisted-living residents, and packaged breakfasts for the hun- gry. 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Most local JCCs remain open during school vaca- tions, providing recreation and much-needed childcare. At the Kaiserman, kinder- gartners through fifth-grad- ers can enjoy sports, arts, cooking and field trips at a day camp over winter and spring breaks. The Katz JCC in Cherry Hill has a similar program MONKEYBUSINESSIMAGES/THINKSTOCK for elementary- and mid- dle-school children, with daily trips to museums, farms and other attractions. The cab- in-fever-addled of any age can buy a guest pass or a single-month membership to use the JCC’s indoor pool, basketball gym and children’s play space. Miriam Steinberg-Egeth of Center City sends her children to the vacation camp offered by Makom Community, the Jewish organization that runs the children’s afterschool program. Staying indoors, even on the coldest days, is “not an option” for her energetic offspring, said Steinberg-Egeth, who writes the Jewish Exponent’s advice column, directs the Center City Kehillah and is a part-time doula. On non-camp days, like many families, Steinberg-Egeth’s clan cobbles together an ad-hoc itinerary of Philadelphia’s greatest winter hits: pub- lic ice rinks, the Franklin Institute, the zoo, holiday lights around town. “Several years in a row, we’ve gone to the Comcast Christmas show on Christmas Day, and we always run into Jewish friends there,” Steinberg-Egeth laughed. With their varying religious observances, Steinberg-Egeth’s extended family doesn’t always gather for Jewish holidays. “But we’ll all get together on Christmas Day,” said Steinberg-Egeth, who noted wryly that the holiday they don’t celebrate is the one they all have off. 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