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COMMUNITYCALENDAR FRIDAY, AUGUST 20
Parsha for Life
Join Rabbi Alexander Coleman, Jewish educator and
psychotherapist at the Institute for Jewish Ethics, at 9 a.m.

for a weekly journey through the Torah portion of the week
with eternal lessons on personal growth and spirituality. Go to
ijethics.org/weekly-torah-portion.html to receive the Zoom link
and password.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 22
Apples and Honey
Join the Bucks County Kehillah for apples and honey at Styer
Orchard at 11 a.m. to celebrate Rosh Hashanah together. Pick
up a New Year’s bag with apples and honey, hear the shofar
and relax to live music. This event is free, except if you choose
to take a hayride to the apple orchard to pick apples. Register
at bit.ly/3ibeewc.

MONDAY, AUGUST 23
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25
Mahjong Game
Melrose B’nai Israel Emanu-El Sisterhood invites the
community to join our weekly mahjong game Mondays 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.

High Holidays Lecture
The Institute of Jewish Ethics will host Rabbi Anthony
Manning, co-director of Midreshet Tehillah Girls Seminary,
senior lecturer at Shapell’s Yeshiva and teacher at the OU
Israel Center in Jerusalem, to present his lecture “How to
See the Goodness in People Without Getting Hurt in the
Process: Insights and Practical Lessons from the Talmud and
High Holiday Themes” at noon on Zoom. Visit ijethics.org/
judgmentalism.html for more information. Event cost is $15.

Job Search Webinar
Is your résumé getting you noticed? If not, join JEVS’ expert
career advisers on a free Zoom webinar to find out about
optimizing your résumé and learning the essential do’s and
don’ts that can make all the difference. The webinar will take
place at noon. Visit jevshumanservices.org/event/resume-
renovation/ for more information.

LGBTQ Support Group
This Jewish Family and Children’s Service support group
is for anyone who is a relative of an LGBTQ individual —
grandparent, child, cousin, parent — and is looking for a
space to process. This group is a safe place to ask questions,
express emotions and learn from other folks in similar places.

RSVP at jfcsphilly.org/supportgroups; Zoom link provided
upon registration, and meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. For more
information, contact Galia Godel at ggodel@jfcsphilly.org or
call 267-273-6006. l
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Moshava Ba’ir Greater Philadelphia
Campers prepare dough for challah.

Girls release butterflies.
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