C ommunity
COMMUNITYCALENDAR FRIDAY, JUNE 25
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, JUNE 26
Virtual Movie Discussion
Join the Bucks County Kehillah
for a monthly film and discussion.

“Nora’s Will,” which was named
Mexico’s Best Picture of the Year,
will be screened. Watch “Nora’s Will”
at your convenience between June
26-29, then join the Zoom discussion
at 8 p.m. on June 29. Register at
bit.ly/2THbU7x to receive a “Nora’s
Will” film link and a link to join the
discussion on June 29.

MONDAY, JUNE 28
Researching LGBTQ+
Relatives Professional genealogist Janice
Sellers will show you how to pursue
LGBTQ+ family history research on
Zoom at 2 p.m. through the Center
for Jewish History. In addition,
she will discuss ethical concerns
you should consider, and why an
understanding of gay history is
critical to finding and understanding
information about your LGBTQ+
forebears. Pay what you wish;
register at programs.cjh.org/tickets/
family-history-today-2021-06-28 for
a Zoom link.

TUESDAY, JUNE 29
Cultural Judaism a Myth?
Gratz@home will explore the
development of Jewish law over the
centuries, as well as the implications
of the intersection between Jewish
law and culture for 21st century
American Judaism at 7:30 p.m.

with Roberta Rosenthal Kwall, the
Raymond P. Niro Professor at DePaul
University College of Law. For more
information, contact mcohen@gratz.

edu or call 215-635-7300, ext. 155.

N E W S MAKE R S
Cantor Jacob Agar performed
in concert on June 16 in
support of the music fund at
Beth Sholom Congregation
in Elkins Park. The concert
included a fun mix of Italian
and Russian arias, Broadway,
Bocelli, a French chanson,
and his rendition of Queen’s
“Bohemian R hapsody.”
Accompanying him was his
longtime teacher pianist Emily
Olin. Photo by Elliot Miller
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30
Bereavement Group
For the post-bereaved, held at
Northeast NORC, 8546B Bustleton
Ave. in Philadelphia from 1-2:30 p.m.

No charge, Email rivkapowers@
gmail.com or call 215-320-0351 to
register. LGBTQ Support Group
This Jewish Family and Children’s
Service support group at 6:30 p.m.

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 at
jfcsphilly.org/supportgroups. A Zoom
link is provided upon registration.

For more information, contact Galia
Godel at ggodel@jfcsphilly.org or
call 267-273-6006. l
OROT announced the hiring of Jaime Katz Alter
as its education director. Alter has worked with
OROT, which helps to educate children whose
learning differences are outside the scope of
Jewish day schools, for more than 12 years as
a special education teacher at Perelman Jewish
Day School.

Courtesy of ORT
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