C ommunity
COMMUNITYCALENDAR FRIDAY, JULY 23
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.

SATURDAY, JULY 24
Kids Dance Class
Learn some new moves, play some
games and make your own dances
with the Koresh Kids Dance teaching
artists. This free, 45-minute class at
the Di Silvestro Playground at 4:30
p.m. is aimed at dancers in grades
K-5, but all ages are welcome, and
no dance experience is required.

Classes are capped at 25 participants
to observe social distancing.

Preregister at koreshdance.org/
koresh-kids-dance to save your spot.

take place on July 25 at 4 p.m. Email
info@pjff.org or call 215-545-4400
for information.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 28
LGBTQ Support Group
This Jewish Family and Children’s
Service support group is for anyone
who is a relative of an LGBTQ
individual — grandparent, child,
cousin, parent — and is looking for
a space to process. This group is a
safe place to ask questions, express
emotions and learn from other folks
in similar places. RSVP: jfcsphilly.org/
supportgroups; Zoom link provided
upon registration and meeting
starts at 6:30 p.m. For more
information, contact Galia Godel
at ggodel@jfcsphilly.org or call
267-273-6006. Moms and Money
Are you a mom looking to improve
your financial skills? Often it’s
hard to talk about how we might
be struggling with budgeting
both personal and family needs,
Tu B’Av Concert
day-to-day spending decisions
Artists Neta Elkayam and Amit Hai
or communicating with our kids
Cohen will perform as a duo as
about money. Join Jewish Family
part of the Gershman Philadelphia
and Children’s Service’s Bloom
Jewish Film Festival, highlighting
Maternal Wellness program at 7:30
the music and experiences behind
p.m. for how to navigate financial
Moroccan filmmaker Kamal Hachkar’s decision-making as a caregiver and
“In Your Eyes, I See My Country,”
feel more confident about managing
previously streamed at FallFest 2020. family finances. RSVP for a Zoom
A live audience Q&A will immediately link by emailing Carly Chodosh at
follow the performance, which begins cchodosh@jfcsphilly.org or texting
at 8 p.m. An encore performance will 267-804-5880. l
WHAT’S GOING ON
in Jewish Philadelphia?
N E W S MAKE R S
Einstein Healthcare Network’s board of trustees honored the retirement of past President and
CEO Barry R. Freedman by presenting his portrait to take its place among honored past leaders.

Unveiling a portrait tribute
to retired President and CEO
Barry R. Freedman at Einstein
Healthcare Network’s annual
meeting are, front row from left,
Meryl and Barry Freeman and,
back row from left, Kenneth D.

Levitan, president and CEO,
Einstein Healthcare Network, and
Lawrence S. Reichlin, chairman,
Einstein board of trustees.

From left: Arnold Cohen, a
longtime member of the Einstein
medical staff and past chair of
the Department of Obstetrics and
Gynecology who recently retired,
joins board of trustees member
Bob Lipstein.

Courtesy of
Einstein Healthcare Network
NA’AMAT USA National
President Jan Gurvitch and
NA’AMAT USA National
board member Susan Miller
participated in the NO
FEAR rally against antisem-
itism and in support of Israel
in Washington, D.C., on
July 11.

From left: Susan Miller
and Jan Gurvitch
Photo by Elliot Miller
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