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250 N. Highland Ave., Merion Station.

Sisterhood/HSA Mahjong.

Come play. Come learn. 12:30 -2:30
p.m. Join the HSA of the Noreen Cook
Center for Early Childhood Education
and the Sisterhood of Har Zion
Temple in weekly community open
mahjong play. You may bring kosher
dairy lunch or dairy/parve kosher
snacks. Har Zion Temple.

500 Hagys Ford Road,
Penn Valley.

Bereavement Group.

For the newly bereaved, there’s
help at Congregations of Shaare
Shamayim from 1-2:30 p.m. No
charge. Contact Rivkahpowers55@
gmail.com or leave a message at
215-677-1600 for details.

9768 Verree Road,
Philadelphia. Mahjong.

Join the Sisterhood of Melrose B’nai
Israel Emanu-El, for our weekly
friendly mahjong game from 7-9:30
p.m. Open to the entire kehillah.

No charge for MBIEE sisterhood
members. One-time charge of $36
includes membership to the MBIEE
Sisterhood. Contact 215-635-1505 or
vp-rebecca@mbiee.org for further
information. 8339 Old York Road,
Elkins Park.

Mahjong. Our mahjong group meets in the
synagogue chapel at 1 p.m. at Temple
Beth Zion-Beth Israel, to play the game,
have fun, and raise money for tikkun
olam. Have you heard of mahjong and
want to learn to play? Are you new in
town looking for the game? Have you
lived in town and want a new group to
play with? We’re always looking for new
players. We ask for a $4 donation per
session. All money raised goes to tikkun
olam. 300 S. 18th St., Philadelphia.

Board Meeting.

Join us for our upcoming Women’s
Philanthropy board meeting at 6:30
p.m. at The Barbara and Harvey Brodsky
Enrichment Center of JFCS. Bring jeans
and sneakers to donate for Our Closet, a
program of Jewish Family and Children’s
Services of Greater Philadelphia that
provides clothing to people in need.

They’re looking for clothing for men,
women and children, all sizes. This
event is for members of Women’s
Philanthropy of the Jewish Federation of
Greater Philadelphia only. $36.

345 Montgomery Ave., Bala Cynwyd.

WEDNESDAY JAN. 30
Bereavement Group.

For the post-bereaved, held at
Northeast NORC, from 1-2:30 p.m.

No charge. Email rivkapowers@
gmail.com or call 215-320-0351
to register. 8546B Bustleton Ave.,
Philadelphia. Mahjong.

Old York Road Temple-Beth Am hosts
a drop-in mahjong game at 7 p.m.

Bring your cards. Mahjong sets and
cards will be for sale. Call 215-886-
8000. 971 Old York Road, Abington.

Talmud Study.

BeYachad Director Sandra Sterling
Epstein will discuss “How Does
One Choose A Position” from Baa
Metzia 59 a-b from 7-8:30 p.m. This
program is presented for free to
the community by the Melrose B’nai
Israel Emanu-El Education Committee
at Melrose B’nai Israel Emanu-El.

8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park.

THURSDAY, JAN. 31
Mommy and Me.

Sherrie Turetsky, director of the School
of Early Learning at Old York Road
Temple-Beth Am, will lead a weekly
one-hour “Mommy & Me” class at
9:30 a.m. 971 Old York Road, Abington.

Biblical Commentaries.

Study of the commentaries found in
the Hertz Chumash, the Etz Hayim
Chumash and the commentaries of
modern biblical scholars to deepen
our understanding of the first book
of the Bible at Har Zion Temple.

Starts at 10 a.m. 500 Hagys Ford Road,
Penn Valley.

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Movie Premiere.

This 7 p.m. screening at the Ritz Theatre is of a provocative, hard-
hitting Israeli drama called Doubtful that is based on true events.

A screenwriter and poet from Tel Aviv begins his court-ordained
community service term by teaching filmmaking to a rowdy class of
juvenile delinquents in Beersheba. Though he is reluctant at first,
he soon forms a delicate friendship with one of his most volatile
students. This is part of the Gershman Philadelphia Jewish Film
Festival (GPJFF). Call 215-545-4400 for information. $7-15. 125 S.

Second St., Philadelphia.

Bible Study.

A member of Main Line Reform
Temple’s clergy leads a discussion of
the Tanakh, or Jewish bible, at 11 a.m.

This is an ongoing process, beginning
with Genesis and proceeding over the
course of the year. 410 Montgomery
Ave., Wynnewood.

Canasta. Weekly drop-in canasta game at
1 p.m. with the Sisterhood of
Ohev Shalom of Bucks County.

$2 donation. Lessons by request.

Call 215-958-6755 for information.

944 Second Street Pike,
Richboro. l
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BIR THS
HALLIE ISABEL PHILLIPS
CLAIRE ELIOT ROSENTHAL
Seyna and Larry Abel of Ardmore announce the birth of their grandchild Hallie
Isabel Phillips on July 9.

The parents are Jessica (Abel) and Greg Phillips of Philadelphia.

Sharing in the happiness are grandparents Laurie and Duane Phillips of
Lafayette, Calif., Aunt Dori Abel, Aunt Nora Abel, and Aunt Lisa and Uncle
Brett Phillips.

Hallie Isabel is lovingly named for her maternal great-grandfather Harold
Abel and maternal great-grandmother Iris Abel.

Sarah (née Polakoff) and Daniel
Rosenthal, along with brother
Henry, of Margate, N.J., announce
the birth of their daughter and
sister, Claire Eliot on Nov. 7.

Sharing in their happiness are
grandparents Charlene Polakoff
of Margate and Laura and Jesse
Rosenthal of Mount Laurel,
N.J., along with great-grandpar-
ents Willene and Irv Elliott of
Mount Laurel.

Joining in welcoming Claire
are aunts and uncles Jacob and
Jaclyn Polakoff and Amy and
David Mazgajewski, and cousins
Vivian Polakoff and Oliver and
Isabel Mazgajewski.

Claire Eliot is named in loving
memory of her maternal great-
aunt, Claire Solomon, and in
honor of her great-grandparents, Willene and Irv Elliott.

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