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Kabbalat Shabbat Services
Join the Melrose B’nai Israel Emanu-
El Kehillah for an exciting, interactive
and musical Kabbalat Shabbat and
Maariv service with Cantor Stephen
Freedman. 3:30 p.m. at facebook.

com/groups/mbiee.org. For more
information, call 215-635-1505.

SUNDAY, JAN. 3
The Mystery of Shilo
The Mishkan (Tabernacle) stood
in Shilo for 369 years, yet little is
known about Shilo or where the
Mishkan was relocated after its
destruction. We visit Shilo to try
to get some answers. Conducted
by Rabbi Joel Cohn, the executive
director of ISRAED, at 9:15 a.m. on
Zoom. Contact Congregation Beth
Hamedrosh at bethhamedrosh@
verizon.net for more information.

TUESDAY, JAN. 5
WellnessMatters During the entire month of January,
access the Wellness Experience
Library, including exercise classes
from yoga to HIIT workouts, calming
meditations, expert tips and DIY
self-care. Plus, ring in the New Year
with wellness experts during the live
WellnessMatters Kickoff Event at 10
a.m. via Zoom. For more information,
contact JAFCO FamilyMatters
Events Manager Melanie Foldes at
melanie@familymattersnetwork.org or 267-637-0210.

Topics may include Zoom, Google
Hangouts, FaceTime, Facebook
Messenger, WhatsApp, etc. Come
with specifi c questions or to learn
a new communication platform.

Questions? Contact Rivka Goldman
at 267-256-2250 or
rgoldman@jfcsphilly.org. Group
meets at 10 a.m. Donations of
$10 appreciated.

Prayer Series
Join Cantor Stephen Freedman of
Melrose B’nai Israel Emanu-El
Kehillah for his continuing virtual
prayer series, “These Are A Few
Of My Favorite Prayers,” at
facebook.com/groups/mbiee.org at 1 p.m. For more information,
call 215-635-1505.

The Spirituality of Work
Participate in Torah learning from
the Parshah Shemot (Exodus) with
Rabbanit Dasi Fruchter from the
South Philadelphia Shtiebel and
Rhonda Cohen, administrator of
community relations at JEVS
Career Strategies. Using the
text of the Parshah as a lens, the
two will explore issues that can
arise from unsuitable jobs or lack
of work, and what resources JEVS
has to provide support in these
situations. Join us at 7 p.m. on Zoom
for a one-hour free webinar.

Call 215-832-0878 for more
information. ●
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 6
IT Support
A Jewish Family and Children’s
Service group for people to come
and ask questions and learn about
various ways to connect.

THURSDAY, JAN. 7
TUESDAY, JAN. 5
Cooking Classes
Join Judaism Your Way’s virtual
cooking classes at 6:30 p.m. to
make our favorite Jewish comfort
foods during a fun, hands-on
lesson sure to produce tasty
results. You’ll receive the easy-
to-follow recipe and easy-to-fi nd
ingredient list ahead of time. Find
more information and register
at judaismyourway.org/cooking-
classes/. Cost $36.

COMMUNITYBRIEFS Phillies Name Sam Fuld General Manager
THE PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES promoted Sam Fuld on Dec.

22 from director of integrative baseball performance to general
manager, espn.com reported.

Fuld, 39, who is Jewish, replaces Matt Klentak as general
manager. He will be working under Dave Dombrowski, the
Phillies’ newly hired president of baseball operations.

In a 2019 Jewish Exponent story, Fuld, who was an outfi elder
for parts of eight seasons in Major League Baseball, said he was
looking forward to remaining in the game aft er his playing
career was over.

“I really do enjoy the unique challenges of working in the
front offi ce and all the intellectual stimulation that provides,”
he said.

Fuld is a New Hampshire native and Stanford University
graduate. He was a fi nalist for the Boston Red Sox managerial
position earlier this year. He joined the Phillies in November
2017. Sam Fuld in 2015
Photo by Keith Allison
licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
COVID-19 Relief Kits Donated
B’nai B’rith Community Coordinator Samuel Domsky of
Huntingdon Valley presented Rabbi Sandy Berliner, chaplain
and service coordinator for Federation Housing locations in the
Philadelphia area, with 150 COVID-19 relief kits provided by
B’nai B’rith.

Residents and staff of the Arthur and Estelle Sidewater House
in Philadelphia and Florence E. Green House in Trevose received
kits containing a cloth facemask and travel-sized hand sanitizer,
both imprinted with the B’nai B’rith logo.

Th ese kits will help ensure residents and staff stay safe during
the pandemic.

Th e donation is one of many made as part of B’nai B’rith’s
project to provide 3,000 COVID-19 relief kits around the U.S.

Individual B’nai B’rith community coordinators will donate kits
on behalf of B’nai B’rith to local agencies dedicated to serving
the community.

Th e B’nai B’rith COVID-19 relief campaign has supported
projects around the world since it began in March.

Th e B’nai B’rith Disaster Relief Fund has responded to
manmade and natural disasters worldwide since 1865. ●
— Compiled by Andy Gotlieb
www.jewishexponent.com Chai.

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FRIDAY, JAN. 1