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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. Th e man behind the popular album Tear Down the
Orthopaedics Cabin.

Walls will perform at Tiferet Bet Israel (tbibluebell.org) on Dec. 8
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