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COMMUNITYBRIEFS Kehillas to Sponsor Night of Jewish Learning
THE KEHILLAH OF Delaware County and the
Kehillah of Chester County are teaming up on Jan. 22
for “Kallah: A Night of Jewish Learning 2022.”
Kallah is an ancient term originally used to
describe a gathering of scholars.

The online event from 7:15-10:15 p.m. will center
around the theme of Pirkei Avot (Ethics of the Fathers).

Event highlights include a performance at 7:45 p.m.

of “Ethics of the Fathers AKA: The Gangster and The
Grandpa,” a one-man show written and performed by
Jesse Bernstein and directed by Deborah Baer Mozes,
the artistic director of Theatre Ariel. A Q&A with
Bernstein follows.

At 9 p.m., classes on Pirkei Avot will be taught by
local rabbis and scholars.

A final gathering and l’hitraot follow at 10 p.m.

The cost is $10 ($5 for students), but nobody will
be turned away for a lack of funds. Contact Shelley
Rappaport at chestercounty@kehillah.jewishphilly.org.

New Accessible Icon to Debut at Perelman, JCC
Perelman Jewish Day School and the Kaiserman Jewish
Community Center will host on Jan. 25 a ceremonial
“first parking spot painting” to mark the organizations
adopting the New Accessible Icon to mark designated
parking spaces for persons with disabilities.

The icon depicts independence and motion by
positioning the silhouette with its body leaning
forward, head up and arms cocked back over the
wheels of the chair. The prior icon featured a silhou-
ette rigidly sitting upright in a wheelchair.

The icon stencil was provided by Einstein
Healthcare Network’s Jewish Health Resource Center
and MossRehab. The latter adopted the new icon in
2014 and successfully lobbied the City of Philadelphia
to adopt it in 2019.

The day school and JCC, which share a campus
in Wynnewood, are joining other area institu-
tions that have adopted the icon, such as Citizens
Bank Park, Philadelphia Museum of Art and
Pennsylvania Convention Center.

Program to Tell How Bulgarian Jews Survived
the Holocaust
In honor of International Holocaust Remembrance
Day, the Jewish Federation’s Jewish Community
Relations Council and AJC Philadelphia/Southern
New Jersey are hosting a program that details histor-
ical events associated with Bulgaria’s resistance of
pressures from Germany during World War II to
deport the 50,000 Jews living there.

Joseph Benatov, who is the director of the Modern
Hebrew Language Program at the University of
Pennsylvania, will discuss the competing national
narratives from this time period while Philadelphia
County Court of Common Pleas Judge Ramy Djerassi
will reflect on his family’s survival experience.

To register for the event, which runs on Jan. 26
from 7-8:15 p.m., contact the JCRC at 215-832-0500. l
— Compiled by Andy Gotlieb
COMMUNITYCALENDAR FRIDAY, JAN. 21
Branching Out Exhibit
The Old City Jewish Arts Center will
host “Branching Out: A Celebration
of Trees” by award-winning artist
Diana T. Myers of Elkins Park until
Jan. 30. The exhibit commemorates
the Jewish holiday of Tu B’Shevat
and honors the four seasons. Private
showings can also be arranged by
contacting dianatmyers@gmail.com.

119 N. Third St., Philadelphia.

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.

Shabbatones Concert
Congregation Mikveh Israel
invites you to join us for an evening
of Jewish choral ensemble with
the University of Pennsylvania
Shabbatones, “A Shabbat a Cappella
Experience.” Services begin at 4:45
p.m. Singing commences at 6 p.m.,
followed by dinner. Reservations are
JEWISHEXPONENT.COM required; call 215-922-5446. 44 N.

Fourth St., Philadelphia.

SUNDAY, JAN. 23
Journalist Talk
Congregation Adath Jeshurun
presents “The View from Jerusalem.”
NPR journalist Daniel Estrin will
share his experience as a frontline
correspondent covering the politics,
culture, technology and everyday
happenings from Israel. The 11 a.m.

event will be live on Zoom. Register
at adathjeshurun.info/form/daniel-
estrin.html. Genealogy Lecture
Sydney Cruice Dixon, a professional
genealogist, will present “Analyzing
Evidence and Sources for
Genealogical Research” as part of
Jewish Genealogical and Archival
Society of Greater Philadelphia’s
lecture series. Check-in is at 1 p.m.,
and the program starts at 1:30 p.m.

For more information, visit jgasgp.org.

MONDAY, JAN. 24
Tikvah Support Group
The Tikvah Friends and Family Support
Group is a facilitated space to provide
support and resources to parents,
family members, friends and caregivers
of those with the lived experience of
mental illness. Join faciltators Alexis
Bracy and Neen David at 6 p.m. Call
215-832-0671 for details.

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.

Virtual Bingo
Old York Road Temple-Beth Am
Sisterhood invites you to join us for a
night of bingo at 7 p.m. on Zoom. Tickets
range from $18-25 per person and
include three bingo cards and one to five
raffle tickets. For further information,
contact cin.garber@gmail.com.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 26
Woman Rabbi Celebration
In June 1972, Sally J. Priesand
became the first woman to be
publicly ordained as a rabbi in the
United States. 2022 marks the 50th
anniversary of her ordination. M’kor
Shalom will have Priesand join us
JEWISH EXPONENT
virtually at 7 p.m. Visit mkorshalom.

org/priesand for more information.

Holocaust Lecture
Bulgaria successfully resisted
German pressures to deport the
50,000 Jews living in Bulgaria.

Join the Jewish Community
Relations Council at 7 p.m. on
Zoom for an overview of the facts
surrounding these historical events
in honor of International Holocaust
Remembrance Day. Call 215-832-
0650 for details.

THURSDAY, JAN. 27
Film Screening
Philadelphia Jewish Film and
Media’s first film of 2022 is here.

“Persian Lessons” follows a young
Jewish man who is saved from
execution by the Nazis by pretending
to be Persian and tasked with
teaching Farsi to the head of camp.

In commemoration of International
Holocaust Remembrance Day,
“Persian Lessons” will stream though
Feb. 3. phillyjfm.org/event/persian-
lessons. Author Lecture
Gratz College, in partnership with
One Book, One Jewish Community
with Jewish Studies, Hillel and
Alumni Relations at Drexel
University presents “People Love
Dead Jews: An Evening with Author
Dara Horn.” Reading, interview and
book signing will be online and
in-person at the Drexel University
Bossone Research Enterprise Center
in Mitchell Auditorium. For more
information, contact mcohen@gratz.

edu or 215-635-7300, ext. 155. l
The Charles Freedman
Post #706
Jewish War Veterans
of America
are looking for men,
if you served in any
service, to join.

If you are interested
please call
Paul Ostroff at
215-870-4510 (cell)
or 215-673-1248 (home)
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