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FRIDAY, JUNE 17
C R A FT BE E R A N D B LU E S
MON DAY, JU N E 20
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, JU N E 21
‘EAT - PRAY - LOVE’
Why do Jews eat a triangle-shaped
dough on Purim? What is the
importance of dates in Islam? These
questions and more will be the
focus of this virtual course. Each
week in June, Golden Slipper on
the Main Line will explore a different
religious tradition and the food that
is accompanied by it. 11 a.m. Contact
msimonhazani@goldenslipper.org or
610-359-8632 for more information.

BINGO WITH BARRY
Join Barry at Tabas Kleinlife for an
afternoon of bingo from 12:30-3:30
p.m. on June 21, 22 and 23. Free
parking and free to play with snacks
available on June 22. For more
information, call 215-745-3127.

2101 Strahle St., Philadelphia.

‘MY WAY OR THE HIGHWAY’
Join Cantor Jacob Agar and the band at Beth Sholom Congregation
for a Craft Beer and Blues Shabbat. Snacks at 5:45 p.m. with
extended oneg and craft beer following the service. Visit
bethsholomcongregation.org for more information. 8231 Old York
Road, Elkins Park.

FRI DAY, J UN E 17
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.

38 BLUEGRASS SHABBAT
There will be a very different
Shabbat service at Temple Brith
Achim tonight. As part of the
synagogue’s year-long 50th
anniversary celebration, the
Boston-based Jewish bluegrass
band Kol Kahol will lead the regular
Friday night service at 7:30 p.m.

For more information, contact
Temple Brith Achim at
610-337-2222. JUNE 16, 2022 | JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
The institute for Jewish Ethics
presents a discussion on
disagreeing with dignity with
Rabbi Anthony Manning at noon.

Who should we tolerate, and who
should we oppose? Can there be
multiple truths? How do we express
ourselves in ways that honor our
own beliefs without putting others
down? ijeseminars.com/products/
my-way-or-the-highway. HOARDING SUPPORT
Join Jewish Family and Children’s
Service and participants who
have completed a prior hoarding
support group program from 4-5
p.m., in a supportive community
where you will learn tools to
address compulsive acquiring
and saving while deepening your
understanding of clutter and how
you got here. To register or for
more information on sliding-scale
options, contact Rivka Goldman
at 267-256-2250 or rgoldman@
jfcsphilly.org. W E D N E SDAY, JU N E 22
BIBLICAL THEMES IN MUSIC
Join Golden Slipper on the Main
Line at 10 a.m. as we explore how
historical biblical leaders (and
villains) inspired composers’ music
for the stage and the concert
hall in a virtual lecture. Contact
msimonhazani@goldenslipper. org or 610-359-8632 for more
information. ‘NEW HOLLYWOOD’ SERIES
In the late 1960s and early 1970s,
a new breed of young filmmakers
infiltrated Hollywood. This four-
week virtual course by Golden
Slipper on the Main Line looks
at the revolution that occurred in
the movie business during that
period when a young Steven
Spielberg became the most
successful filmmaker in history.

11:15 a.m. Contact msimonhazani@
goldenslipper.org or 610-359-8632
for more information.

HOARDING SUPPORT
Join Jewish Family and Children’s
Service and like-minded individuals
from April 13-July 27 from 5:30-7:30
p.m., in a supportive community
where you will learn tools to address
compulsive acquiring and saving
while deepening your understanding
of clutter and how you got here. To
register or for more information
on sliding-scale options, contact
Rivka Goldman at 267-256-2250 or
rgoldman@jfcsphilly.org. TH U RSDAY, JU N E 23
LINDY SUMMERFEST
Philadelphia Jewish Film and
Media is partnering with the
Weitzman National Museum of
American Jewish History for Lindy
SummerFest 2022, a summer film
series. The last of three premieres
on Thursday nights will be at the
newly reopened Dell Theater,
located in the concourse level
of the museum. Visit phillyjfm.

org/tribe-events/category/lindy- summerfest-2022 for more
information. 101 S. Independence
Mall E., Philadelphia. JE
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JUNE 17–JUNE 23



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Courtesy of AJC Philadelphia/Southern NJ
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Photo by Missy Dietz
Courtesy of the Jewish Family Service of Atlantic & Cape May Counties
Photo by Jay Gorodetzer Photography
Courtesy of the Abrams Hebrew Academy
Out & About
around town
6 1 The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority provided the Jewish Family Service of Atlantic & Cape May Counties with a $685,000
multiyear grant to support outpatient counseling services. 2 The Philly Friendship Circle raised $350,000 at its annual gala. 3 The Abrams
Hebrew Academy had a fun-filled field day celebrating the end of the school year. 4 The American Jewish Committee Philadelphia/Southern
New Jersey hosted training for Philadelphia officials on dealing with antisemitism on June 3. 5 Dr. Jason Bresler, clinical director of Special
Olympics PA Healthy Athletes, and Temple University dental students provided oral health and dental screenings, oral hygiene instructions
and nutritional counseling to athletes at the Special Olympics PA Summer Games at Penn State University over the June 4-5 weekend.

6 The 15th Cis Golder “Quality of Life” Luncheon and Fashion Show at Boyds Philadelphia raised more than $50,000 for women in financial
need due to breast cancer.

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