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JANUARY 27–FEBRUARY 2
F RIDAY, JA N UA RY 27
MON DAY, JAN . 30
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.

T U E SDAY, JAN . 31
BINGO WITH BARRY
Join Barry at Tabas KleinLife for an
afternoon of bingo at 12:45 p.m. on
Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. Free parking and
free to play with snacks available
on Feb. 1. For more information,
call 215-745-3127. 2101 Strahle St.,
Philadelphia. WE D N E SDAY, FE B . 1
SISTERHOOD STUDY PROGRAM
‘SERIOUSLY’ EXHIBIT
The Temple Judea Museum will exhibit a unique trio of artists: Marlene
Adler, Diane Pieri and Dan Soslowsky. What joins this disparate group
together? Find out at this exhibit, running through March 15 and open from
9 a.m.-5 p.m. For more information, contact Rita Poley at tjmuseum@
kenesethisrael.org or 215-887-8700. 8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park.

FRIDAY, JA N . 27
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 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.

MUSICAL KABBALAT SHABBAT
Join Beth Sholom Congregation’s
Rabbi David Glanzberg-Krainin, Cantor
Jacob Agar and the band at 6 p.m.

for a musical Kabbalat Shabbat. The
community is welcome to attend.

Call 215-887-1342 for information.

8231 Old York Road, Elkins Park.

‘LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS’
Walnut Street Theatre presents Jewish
playwright Neil Simon’s “Last of the Red
Hot Lovers,” a comedy running until
Feb. 5. Start times and ticket prices
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vary. 825 Walnut St., Philadelphia.

‘THE CEMETERY CLUB’
Three Jewish widows meet once a
month for tea before going to visit their
husbands’ graves in “The Cemetery
Club,” a production of Colonial
Playhouse. The show opens on
Jan. 20 at 8 p.m. and runs until Feb. 5.

For more information, contact
Kate Sapsis at ksapsis@gmail.com.

522 W. Magnolia Ave., Aldan.

SUNDAY, JAN . 29
‘TOGETHER OFF BROADWAY’
The Congregations of Shaare
Shamayim presents “Together off
Broadway: Merman and Martin” at
2 p.m. Ethel Merman and Mary Martin
were off-stage friends, theater royalty
and iconic personalities, and this show
gives a peek of their relationship
behind the Broadway curtain. $36.

For more information, contact the
synagogue office at 215-677-1600.

9768 Verree Road, Philadelphia.

The Congregations of Shaare
Shamayim’s Rabbi Sandi Berliner will
teach a class on “Words of Wisdom
from Jewish Ethics” as part of the
Sisterhood Study Program at 10 a.m.

on every Wednesday in January and
the first two Wednesdays in February.

For further information, call the
synagogue office at 215-677-1600.

9768 Verree Road, Philadelphia.

INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM
Introduction to Judaism at
Congregation Kol Ami is an engaging,
multi-session course for anyone who
wants to gain a deeper understanding
of Jewish life, from Nov. 2-March 8 at
7-8:30 p.m. No charge for congregants.

$180 per device for non-congregants.

For more information, contact
Ruth Scott, director of community
engagement: ruth@kolaminj.org.

1101 Springdale Road, Cherry Hill,
New Jersey.

TH U RSDAY, FE B . 2
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. ■
social announcements
ENGAGEMENT MIKELS-LEITNER
Heidi and Steven Mikels of Oreland and Michelle Cohen and Donald Leitner
of Chesterbrook announce the engagement of their children, Samantha
Mikels to Aaron Leitner.

Samantha is a graduate of the
University of Pittsburgh with a
degree in communication science
and disorders and has a master’s
degree in speech language pathol-
ogy from the University of Delaware.

She is a medical speech therapist in
Philadelphia. Aaron is a graduate of Ursinus
College with a degree in environmen-
tal studies and has a master’s degree
in health informatics from Drexel
University. He is a software developer
for Penn Medicine in Philadelphia.

The two live in Philadelphia and are
planning a September 2024 wedding.

Photo by Carrie Quaco



Courtesy of Stephanie Hampson
Courtesy of Debbie Zlotnick
around town
2 Courtesy of Jill Rosen
Courtesy of Michael Schatz
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4 Photo by Brian Adler
1 Federation Housing held a New Year’s Eve party at its Robert Saligman
House. 2 Jerome Goldberg, Chana Brenner, Shelley Geltzer and Lina
Stavropolsky celebrated their January birthdays at the birthday party for
active adults at KleinLife in Northeast Philadelphia. 3 Har Zion Temple’s
religious school was selected to participate in “Better Together,” a nationwide
program for helping students allow Jewish values to guide them in their
interactions with the elderly. 4 Goodblatt Academy students visited the
mikveh at Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El in Wynnewood. 5 The Milton & Betty
Katz JCC in Margate unveiled its history wall made possible by a grant from
the Atlantic County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs.

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