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APRIL 28–MAY 4
FRIDAY, A P R I L 28
KI SPRING CELEBRATION
Join Reform Congregation Keneseth
Israel for a Shabbat dinner celebrating
Israel@75 as part of its spring
celebration, starting at 5:30 p.m.
Programming continues on Sunday at 11
a.m. for a “Puppets and Pizzazz” event.
For more information, email
contact@kenesethisrael.org or
215-887-8700. 8339 Old York Road,
Elkins Park.
SHABBAT ACROSS AMERICA
Come celebrate Shabbat Across
America at Congregations of Shaare
Shamayim at 6 p.m. Join us and
hundreds of synagogues across the
continent and take part in a historic
national Jewish event to celebrate what
unifies all Jewish people – Shabbat.
Call the synagogue office at
215-677-1600 for further details.
9768 Verree Road, Philadelphia.
THEATRE ARIEL PERFORMANCE
In a world where family is everything,
Yehudis and her husband struggle
to have a baby. “To Reach Across a
River,” performed by Theatre Ariel at
8 p.m. at Mishkan Shalom, and again
on Sunday at 7 p.m., tells a story as
timeless as Sarah’s, as potent as the
rescue of Moses from the Nile. For
more information, contact info@
theatreariel.org or 610-667-9230.
4101 Freeland Ave., Philadelphia.
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LUNCH AND LEARN
Join Melrose B’nai Israel Emanu-El for
a Lunch and Learn to celebrate Israel
75. Rabbi Saul Grife will discuss the
Dreyfus Affair and its relationship to the
establishment of Zionism and the state
of Israel, starting at 9:15 a.m. For more
information, contact office@mbiee.org
or 215-635-1505. 8339 Old York Road,
Elkins Park.
S UNDAY, A P R I L 30
EVENING WITH MICHAEL
SOLOMONOV Join Beth Sholom Congregation
for an evening with chef Michael
Solomonov at 7 p.m. Tickets start
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at $36. For more information, visit
bethsholomcongregation.shulcloud. com/form/solomonov4302 or contact
elliot225@gmail.com or 215-605-1661.
8231 Old York Road, Elkins Park.
MONDAY, MAY 1
BOOK CLUB
The Book Club of Congregations of
Shaare Shamayim will host its May
Zoom session at 7 p.m. Our book this
month is “Finding Dorothy” by Elizabeth
Letts. For further information, or to
register for the program, contact
Lynn Ratmansky at 215-677-1600.
9768 Verree Road, Philadelphia.
TUESDAY, MAY 2
AJC TALK WITH ELISHA WIESEL
Elisha Wiesel, a former financial
executive and son of Nobel Laureate
and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel,
shares his father’s message and
continues his legacy by standing
up for persecuted communities at
this American Jewish Committee
Philadelphia/Southern New Jersey
talk at noon. For more information,
contact philadelphia@ajc.org or
215-665-2300. 1735 Market St.,
52nd floor, Philadelphia.
SISTERHOOD HIGH TEA
Learn about the fascinating life
and career of Barbra Streisand at
Congregations of Shaare Shamayim
Sisterhood’s High Tea. Join us at
1 p.m. and wear your best high tea
attire. The afternoon begins with
a luncheon that includes high tea
sandwiches and a variety of desserts.
For more information, contact the
synagogue office at 215-677-1600.
9768 Verree Road, Philadelphia.
HADASSAH AUTHOR TALK
Newtown Hadassah presents an
evening with guest author Jean
Hoffmann Lewanda, beginning at
5 p.m. Hoffmann Lewanda was born
in 1954, one year after her parents,
Paul and Shirley Hoffmann, arrived in the
United States from Shanghai.
For more information, contact
beileen602@yahoo.com or 267-250-
9916. 171 Jacksonville Road, Ivyland.
SHABBAT GATHERINGS
Join your family, friends and community to welcome Shabbat throughout
Greater Philadelphia. The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia has
opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds. For more information,
visit israel75.jewishphilly.org or contact israel75@jewishphilly.org.
T H U RSDAY, MAY 4
DEATH OF A SALESMAN
DISCUSSION Arthur Miller’s play “Death of a
Salesman” is considered by some
critics one of the greatest plays of
the 20th century. Join Congregation
Kol Ami’s Rabbi Richard Address and
Mark Pinzur at 7:30 p.m. for a lively
virtual discussion about this play
as part of the synagogue’s
First Thursdays programming.
Register at kolaminj.shulcloud.com/
event/firstthursmay2023. JAHM KICKOFF CONCERT
Join us at the Weitzman National
Museum of American Jewish History
or via livestream as Frank London’s
Klezmer Brass All Stars and Joshua
Nelson, the Prince of Kosher Gospel,
take the stage for a kickoff celebration
for Jewish American Heritage Month.
For more information, contact
iorloff@theweitzman.org or
215-923-3811. 101 S. Independence
Mall East, Philadelphia. ■
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