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AUGUST 12–AUGUST 19
FRI DAY, AU G . 12
PARSHA FOR LIFE
Join Rabbi Alexander Coleman,
Jewish educator and psychothera-
pist at the Institute for Jewish Eth-
ics, at 9 a.m. for a weekly journey
through the Torah portion of the
week with eternal lessons on per-
sonal growth and spirituality. Go to
ijethics.org/weekly-torah-portion. html to receive the Zoom link and
password. JRA FOOD PACKING
Volunteers for Jewish Relief Agency
will pack boxes of food and other
critical household supplies from
10 a.m. to noon. This is a great
opportunity for team building and
for small and large groups to come
volunteer at JRA. For more
information about JRA’s volunteer
schedule, visit jewishrelief.org/cal-
endar. 10980 Dutton Road,
Philadelphia. TU B’AV SHABBAT
Join Rabbi David Glanzberg-Kranin
and Cantor Jacob Agar at Beth
Sholom Congregation for a musical
Kabbalat Shabbat service celebrat-
ing love and friendship, starting
at 6 p.m. 8231 Old York Road,
Elkins Park.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 12
C EMETERY TOUR
SUNDAY, AU G. 1 4
JRA FOOD DISTRIBUTION
Join Jewish Relief Agency from 9
a.m.-2 p.m. for junior and all ages
food packing, as well as food deliv-
ery to allow recipients to receive
assistance directly to their door,
alleviating some of the challenges
they may face, such as transporta-
tion, language barriers or access.

Additional delivery opportunities
are available on Monday through
Wednesday. For more information
about JRA’s volunteer schedule,
visit jewishrelief.org/calendar.

10980 Dutton Road, Philadelphia.

Dead men tell no tales … but our tour guides do. Follow Laurel Hill
Cemetery’s expert guides through the cemetery as the sun sets and
the full moon rises, starting at 7 p.m. You will hear our residents’ sto-
ries and then come back to the land of the living and sit fireside with
refreshments. Visit laurelhillphl.com/event/full-moon-history-tours for
more information. 3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia.

MON DAY, AU G . 1 5
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 membership.

For more information, call 215-635-
1505 or email office@mbiee.org.

8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park.

T U E SDAY, AU G . 1 6
FREE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
JT Trinacari will perform at Klein-
life Rhawnhurst at 1:15 p.m. 2101
Strahle St., Philadelphia.

WE D N E SDAY, AU G. 1 7
GLOBAL CONNECTIONS
Robert Siegel (former senior host of
NPR’s “All Things Considered” for
31 years) interviews Laurence Tribe
(Harvard Law School), Jelani Cobb
(incoming dean, Columbia Jour-
nalism School) and Jeffrey Rosen
(president/CEO, National Consti-
tution Center) at 4 p.m. as part of
“Global Connections: Free Speech
in an Age of Disinformation.” Free
30 AUGUST 11, 2022 | JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
registration: globalconnections.

splashthat.com. TH U RSDAY, AU G. 1 8
FRENCH FOOD FRENZY
VIRTUAL TOUR
Wear a scarf or beret, prepare some
authentic French food and open
some French wine while you virtu-
ally view images from Temple Beth
Sholom Hazak member Karen’s trip
to France at 1 p.m. Free for Hazak
members; non-members will pay
$10. Register here: form.jotform.

com/221776193381057. FROM LIVERPOOL TO ABBEY
ROAD The Congregations of Shaare
Shamayim announces our newest
Zoom program: “The Beatles –
From Liverpool to Abbey Road.”
Join us at 7:30 p.m. and listen to
your favorite Beatles songs and
join ’60s rock historian and Beatles
scholar and storyteller Vinnie Bruno.

For further information, contact
the synagogue office at 215-677-
1600. JE



Courtesy of Jewish Family Service of Atlantic & Cape May Counties
Courtesy of Ruth Lefton
Out & About
around town
Courtesy of Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
Courtesy of Midreshet Lindenbaum
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3 1 Beth Sholom Congregation’s Men’s Club sponsored the Larry
Cohen Memorial Deep-Sea Fishing Trip on July 31. 2 Rena Kaplan of
Bala Cynwyd, who will be entering 11th grade at The Baldwin School,
participated in Midreshet Lindenbaum’s inaugural summer Torah
program for high school girls. 3 More than 500 attendees strolled
through six homes in Margate and Longport, New Jersey, as part of the
33rd Annual JFS House Tour on Aug. 1, which raised $60,000 for The
Lynn Kramer Village by the Shore program. 4 Ben Gurion Society of
the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia’s signature Wine and
Whiskey Night event returned on July 28 after a two-year absence.

5 Around 70 mothers from the Greater Philadelphia region traveled
to Israel through Momentum on July 5-12.

Courtesy of Momentum
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