C ommunity
FRIDAY, FEB 26
Resume Renovation
Join JEVS Career Strategies to
learn how to use a resume to
get noticed by employers. The
free career webinar will be held
on Zoom at noon. Register at
jevshumanservices.org/event/ career-webinar-resume-renovation/
to receive a link.

SATURDAY, FEB 27
‘Til Kingdom Come
Official selection of Docaviv, the
Atlanta Jewish Film Festival and more,
“‘Til Kingdom Come” is an exhilarating
work of cinema and a mesmerizing
look into the unique bond between
evangelical Christianity and the
Jewish state. Gershman Philadelphia
Jewish Film Festival will screen a
sneak preview at 7 p.m. for 24 hours
only. Cost $12, available to residents
of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
Delaware. Visit pjff.org/ for more
information. SUNDAY, FEB 28
Virtual Purim
Jewish Children’s Folkshul &
Adult Community will host a Purim
Open House at 10:30 a.m. on Zoom
with shpiels, stories, music and
the four mitzvot of Purim. Juggler
Andrew Scharff of “Andrew ‘s Big
Show” and musician Dot of “Dot’s
Serenades” will entertain. Register
for the free event at eventbrite.

com/e/purim-with-folkshul-tickets- 140635601871?aff=
ebdssbonlinesearch. Mekor Presents MOSHAV
Mekor Habracha will host a
Zoom concert featuring the
renowned band MOSHAV at 8 p.m.

General admission starts at $36
per household. Higher levels of
support, including sponsorships,
offer chances to compete for raffle
prizes, such as designer necklaces
donated by Gael R. Opportunities
for dedications in someone’s honor
or memory are also available.

All proceeds will benefit Mekor
Habracha Center City Synagogue.

Visit mekorhabracha.org for more
information. TUESDAY, MARCH 2
Family Genetic History
Beth Israel of Chester
County Sisterhood will host a
presentation from Facing Our Risk
of Cancer Empowered regarding
understanding family genetic
ancestry and how to safeguard
against cancer at 7 p.m. This virtual
event, presented by a FORCE
scientist and a genetic counselor
from Fox Chase Cancer Center, will
be full of life-saving information
and include an interactive quiz and
a Q&A session. RSVP with your
name and affiliation, if any,
to BICCSisterhood@gmail.com.

THURSDAY, MARCH 4
The Race for America
“Jews, Race and Religion,” a free
online lecture series offered by
the Katz Center for Advanced
Judaic Studies at the University
of Pennsylvania, will focus on
intersections of race and religion,
drawing lessons from the history of
anti-Semitism, examining the role of
Jews in the racialized culture of the
United States and exploring the role
of race in Jewish identity. 1:30–2:30
p.m. Register at katz.sas.upenn.

edu/resources/blog/jews-race-and- religion. l
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JEWISHEXPONENT.COM N E W S MAKE R S
On Feb. 7, more than 100 religious school
students and adult congregants of Tiferet
Bet Israel participated in the World Wide
Wrap, a tefillin education program created
by the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs.

Additionally, the TBI Men’s Club sponsored
“build a pair” tefillin kits to help students
learn the process of wrapping tefillin.

Miranda Koellhoffer, a second-grade student,
with her homemade tefillin
Photo by Samantha Koellhoffer
Members of the Center City
Kehillah were joined on Feb.

21 by award-winning baker
Tova du Plessis for a hamen-
taschen-baking demonstration
via Zoom. Du Plessis, owner
of Essen Bakery, used her own
recipe and took questions from
viewers as she assembled the
hamentaschen. Photos by Miriam Steinberg-Egeth
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