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FRIDAY, JAN 8
Kabbalat Shabbat Services
Join the Melrose B’nai Israel
Emanu-El Kehillah for an exciting,
interactive and musical Kabbalat
Shabbat and Maariv service with
Cantor Stephen Freedman. 3:30 p.m.

at facebook.com/groups/mbiee.org.

For more information, call
215-635-1505. SUNDAY, JAN 10
‘The Last Nazi Hunter’
Join Chabad of Delaware County at
10 a.m. for the Zoom lecture and live
presentation “The Last Nazi Hunter”
with Efraim Zuroff, director of the
Simon Wiesenthal Centre office
in Jerusalem. Zuroff will share his
unique perspective and highlights
from his 40 years as a world-famous
Nazi hunter. Free, sponsorships
available. RSVP for Zoom info at
jewishdelco.org/hunter. One and Together
Join Jewish Family and Children’s
Service at 1 p.m. for a virtual event,
“One and Together: A One-Act Play
Festival.” Playwrights from JFCS’
People Living with Disabilities
program collaborated to create
four short plays on various themes.

RSVP at jfcsphilly.org/events/
oneandtogether/ or with Rivka
Goldman at 267-256-2250 or at
rgoldman@jfcsphilly.org. Zoom link
provided upon registration.

Some Kind of Heaven
Gershman Philadelphia Jewish Film
Festival will host a virtual screening
of “Some Kind of Heaven,” produced
by Darren Aronofsky and The New
York Times, on Jan. 10-13 at 7 p.m.

First-time feature director Lance
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Oppenheim cracks the manicured
facade of The Villages, America’s
largest retirement community — a
massive a massive, self-contained
utopia in Central Florida. Email info@
pjff.org for more information.

TUESDAY, JAN 12
Higher and Higher
Join Cantor Stephen Freedman of
Melrose B’Nai Israel Emanu-El for
his continuing virtual prayer series,
“These Are A Few Of My Favorite
Prayers,” at facebook.com/groups/
mbiee.org at 1 p.m. Call 215-635-
1505 for more information.

Cooking Classes
Join Judaism Your Way’s virtual
cooking classes at 6:30 p.m. to make
our favorite Jewish comfort foods
during a fun, hands-on lesson sure to
produce tasty results! You’ll receive
the easy-to-follow recipe and easy-
to-find ingredient list ahead of time.

Find more information and register
at judaismyourway.org/cooking-
classes/. Cost $36.

N E W S MAKE R S
Jewish Family Service of Atlantic & Cape May Counties received a donation of nonperishable
foods, basic essentials and cleaning supplies from Rymax, a loyalty marketing and rewards
provider based in Pine Brook, New Jersey.

Jewish Family Service of Atlantic
& Cape May Counties volunteer
Donna Levin helps sort and stack
some of the hundreds of pounds of
food donated by Rymax.

Courtesy of Jewish Family Service of
Atlantic & Cape May Counties
Beth David Reform Congregation in Gladwyne celebrated Chanukah in 2020 with HanukCAR,
a drive-through festival. Congregants who attended were treated to three fire and light-themed
circus acts, a tiki torch menorah, Chanukah-themed windows, latkes and a dreidel light show.

Rabbi Beth Kalisch and Cantor Lauren Goodlev hosted and sang songs of the season. Families
were able to tune into 91.9 FM to hear everything through their car radios.

WEDNESDAY, JAN 13
IT Support
A Jewish Family and Children’s
Services group for people to ask
questions and learn about various
ways to connect. Topics may include
Zoom, Google Hangouts, FaceTime,
Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, etc.

Come with specific questions or to
learn a new communication platform.

Questions? Contact Rivka Goldman
at 267-256-2250 or rgoldman@
jfcsphilly.org. Group meets at 10 a.m.

Donations of $10 appreciated.

Tony Artis, Beth David Reform
Congregation facilities manager,
accepted donations to an
adopt-a-family program at Harrity
Elementary School and clothing
for Neighbors Helping Neighbors
on the Main Line.

Photos by JoAnne Fischer
THURSDAY, JAN 14
WellnessMatters During January, access the Wellness
Experience Library, including
exercise classes from yoga to HIIT
workouts, calming meditations,
expert tips and DIY self-care. For
more information, contact JAFCO
FamilyMatters Events Manager
Melanie Foldes at melanie@
familymattersnetwork.org or
267-637-0210. l
From left: Cantor Lauren
Goodlev and Rabbi Beth Kalisch
hosted HanukCAR.

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