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SISTERHOOD VIRTUAL BINGO
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S H A R E D H I S TO RY P ROJ E CT
Join Temple Sholom for “The Shared History Project: 1,700 Years of Jewish Life in German-Speaking
Lands,” open to the public from 1-5 p.m. To attend, RSVP to Marissa Kimmel at community@temple-
sholom.org. 55 N. Church Lane, Broomall.

The Sisterhood of Congregations
of Shaare Shamayim is hosting a
virtual bingo on Zoom on Dec. 5
and 12, starting at 7:30 p.m. The
cost is $36 per person and includes
two cards for eight games of bingo
each night. We are also offering a
$5 50/50 that will be called on each
night. For further information, call
the CSS office at 215-677-1600 and
ask for Gerry or Nancy.

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BINGO WITH BARRY
Join Barry at Tabas Kleinlife for
bingo at 12:45 p.m. on Dec. 13 and
14. Free parking and free to play
with snacks available on Dec. 14.

For more information, call 215-745-
3127. 2101 Strahle St., Philadelphia.

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GLOBAL CONNECTIONS
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PARSHA FOR LIFE
Join Rabbi Alexander Coleman,
a Jewish educator and
psychotherapist at the Institute for
Jewish Ethics, at 9 a.m. for a weekly
journey through the Torah portion
with eternal lessons on personal
growth and spirituality.

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

JRA FOOD PACKING
Volunteers will assist with Jewish
Relief Agency’s pre-distribution
preparation from 10 a.m.-noon.

Volunteers will tape boxes, pack
toiletries and assemble family-
friendly food bags. For more
information about JRA’s volunteer
schedule, visit jewishrelief.org/
calendar. 10980 Dutton Road,
Philadelphia. MIKVEH ISRAEL SHABBATON
On Shabbat Vayishlah, from Dec.

9-11, Congregation Mikveh Israel
will welcome back Rev. Nachshon
Pereira, the former cantor of
30 Amsterdam Esnoga and founder of
Bendigamos, who will join Rabbi
Albert Gabbai and Rabbi Yosef
Zarnighian for services and events
throughout Shabbat, starting with
dinner at 4:15 p.m. Contact the
synagogue office at 215-922-5446
to register in advance.

44 N. Fourth St., Philadelphia.

transportation, language barriers
or access. Additional delivery
opportunities are available Monday
through Wednesday. For more
information about JRA’s volunteer
schedule, visit jewishrelief.org/
calendar. 10980 Dutton Road,
Philadelphia. ROCK MUSIC KABBALAT
SHABBAT Melrose B’nai Israel Emanu-El
will host a pre-Chanukah concert
featuring the cantors of the
Delaware Valley under the direction
of Hazzan David Tilman, starting
at 4 p.m. Come let your heart soar
and your neshema (spirit) be stirred.

8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park.

Join Beth Sholom Congregation’s
Rabbi David Glanzberg-Krainin,
Cantor Jacob Agar and the band at 6
p.m. for a musical Kabbalat Shabbat
service featuring rock music. The
community is welcome to attend.

Call 215-887-1342 for information.

8231 Old York Road, Elkins Park.

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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 delivery, to allow recipients
to receive assistance directly to
their door, alleviating some of the
challenges they may face, such as
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CHANUKAH CONCERT
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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.

Robert Siegel (former senior host
of NPR’s “All Things Considered”
for 31 years) interviews Rosa
Brooks (Georgetown Law Center)
and Chuck Wexler (executive
director, Police Executive Research
Forum) at 4 p.m. as part of “Global
Connections: Crime in America.”
Free registration: globalconnections.

splashthat.com. Watch live: tinyurl.

com/3et22nam. SISTERHOOD MEETING
The Sisterhood of Congregations
of Shaare Shamayim will host its
December meeting at 7:30 p.m. We
ask members to bring a menorah
that has meaning to their family.

Light refreshments will be served,
and there is no charge. For further
information, call the synagogue
office at 215-677-1600. 9768 Verree
Road, Philadelphia.

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CANASTA GAME
Ohev Shalom of Bucks County
Sisterhood invites the community
to a weekly canasta game from
1-3 p.m. Open play is $4. Call
215-968-6755 for more information.

944 Second Street Pike, Richboro. JE



Courtesy of Ari Mittleman
Out & About
around town
1 Courtesy of Shir Ami Reform Synagogue of Newtown
Courtesy of Stu Coren
4 Courtesy of Rhonda Cohen
Courtesy of Hilary Levine
5 Courtesy of the Jewish Family Service of Atlantic & Cape May Counties
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3 1 The Philip Spector Memorial Fund hosted a concert featuring the Jukebox Legends at KleinLife
in Northeast Philadelphia. 2 The American Jewish Committee Philadelphia/Southern New Jersey
held its Thanksgiving diversity luncheon on Nov. 9 at the One Logan Square Conference Center
in Philadelphia. 3 Alee and Ava Southrey donated nearly 50 bags packed with water bottles,
breakfast bars and other items to the Jewish Family Service of Atlantic & Cape May Counties.

4 Ari Mittleman, the author of “Paths of the Righteous” from Gefen Publishing, joined leaders
at Har Zion Temple in Penn Valley for the 10th annual “Open a Book, Open Your Mind” event on
Nov. 10. 5 Congregants of Shir Ami Reform Synagogue in Newtown collected more than 15,000
pounds of food during a month-long fall food drive. 6 The Kaiserman JCC in Wynnewood hosted
a performance of “Half a Bike” on Nov. 13, a play based on Tikvah member Michael Solomon’s
journey through bipolar disorder.

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