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APRIL 8–APRIL 14
FRI DAY, A P R IL 8
PARSHA FOR LIFE
FRIDAY, APRIL 8
Join Rabbi Alexander Coleman,
Jewish educator and psychother-
apist at the Institute for Jewish
Ethics, at 9 a.m. for a weekly jour-
ney through the Torah portion of
the week with eternal lessons on
personal growth and spirituality.

Go to ijethics.org/weekly-to-
rah-portion.html to receive the
Zoom link and password.

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I SRAE L LE C T U RE
VIRTUAL CLASSES
Golden Slipper Gems is a great
place to connect with friends and
meet new people. Our diverse
speakers will stimulate your pas-
sion for learning, and you’ll keep
returning to sample all that we have
to offer. Click on our website and
learn more about our most recent
classes: goldenslippergems.org.

S UN DAY, A P R I L 10
VIRTUAL TURKEY TOUR
Golden Slipper Gems will examine
Turkish ancient synagogues, Jewish
settlements and cemeteries belong-
ing to different eras and traditions,
led by Nisya İsman Allovi, curator
at the Quincentennial Foundation
Museum of Turkish Jews, who will
join us live from Istanbul at 1 p.m.

For more information, contact
msimonhazani@goldenslipper.org or 610-359-8632. 257 E. Lancaster
Ave., Wynnewood.

M ON DAY, A P R I L 11
MAHJONG GAME
Melrose B’nai Israel Emanu-El
Sisterhood invites the community
to join our weekly mahjong game
at 7 p.m. Cost is $36 per year or
free with MBIEE Sisterhood mem-
bership. For more information, call
215-635-1505 or email office@
mbiee.org. 8339 Old York Road,
Elkins Park.

TU E S DAY, A PR I L 12
BINGO WITH BARRY
Join Barry at Tabas Kleinlife for an
afternoon of bingo from 12:30-3:30
p.m. on April 12 and 13. Free park-
ing and free to play, with snacks
available on April 5. For more
information, call 215-745-3127.

2101 Strahle St., Philadelphia.

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Introducing Adath Jeshurun’s “Israel in Perspective,” a spring series of expert-led encounters with Jewish history
featuring Israel experts Ken Stein and David Bernat. Stein will visit Adath Jeshurun in person for a full weekend
with three presentations starting April 8 at 6 p.m. and ending April 10 at 10 a.m. Visit adathjeshurun.info/
ken-stein.html for more information.

WEDNE SDAY, AP RIL 1 3
KLEZMER CELEBRATION
Bob Blacksberg will present
for Golden Slipper Gems the
scene of klezmer today and will
help us all dance and enjoy the
music. Blacksberg is chair of the
KlezKanada board, as well the
vice president of the Musical Fund
Society of Philadelphia. For more
information, contact msimonhazani
@goldenslipper.org or
610-359-8632. 257 E. Lancaster
Ave., Wynnewood.

HOARDING SUPPORT
Join Jewish Family and Children’s
Service and like-minded individuals
from April 13-July 27 from 5:30-7:30
p.m. in a supportive community
where you will learn tools to address
compulsive acquiring and saving
while deepening your understand-
ing of clutter and how you got here.

To register or for more information
on sliding-scale options, contact
Rivka Goldman at 267-256-2250
or rgoldman@jfcsphilly.org.

OVERCOMING CHALLENGES
The Rothenberg Center for Family
Life at Jewish Family Service and
the South Jersey Board of Rabbis
and Cantors present a sharing
and caring series — Overcoming
Challenges at 7 p.m. Discover strat-
egies to initiate, create and change
our reality rather than simply react-
ing and surviving the challenges we
face. Visit jfsatlantic.org for more
information. T H U RSDAY, AP RIL 1 4
BEREAVEMENT GROUP
Jewish Family and Children’s
Service is offering this eight-session
online support group for individu-
als who have suffered the loss of
a loved one. Sessions will be held
from 10:30 a.m.-noon until April 21
on Zoom, and the cost is $144 total.

Contact Rivka Goldman at 267-
256-2250 or rgoldman@jfcsphilly.

org for more information.

BEND THE ARC MEETING
Join Bend the Arc for an evening
of focused movement-building in
South Jersey. Learn more about
the Moral Minyan, ideas for action
and start thinking about your role
in the movement. Our meetings
are the second Thursday of the
month at 7:30; register by the
Tuesday before: bendthearc.us/
southjersey_signup. JE