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JUNE 9–14
T U E S DAY, J UNE 13
REBECCA GRATZ TEA PARTY
Scholars Melissa R. Klapper and
Nina Warnke will speak at 2 p.m.
about the Rebecca Gratz archive
and Gratz’ historical legacy. Learn
with us; sip tea; munch on scones
and cookies; and feel free to wear
your favorite Rebecca Gratz-esque
hat. For more information, contact
Mindy Cohen at mcohen@gratz.
edu or 215-635-7300. 7605 Old
York Road, Melrose Park.
2 p.m. Sign up for this course if you
have taken the two-day driver safety
course in the last three years. $20 for
AARP members, $25 for non-AARP
members. Payment to AARP is needed
to hold your spot. For more details, call
the synagogue office at 215-677-1600.
9768 Verree Road, Philadelphia.
KEEPING COOL WITH KOL AMI
Say hello to Rabbi Frenkel while you
indulge in homemade ice cream or
water ice at Sundaes in West Berlin
at 6:30 p.m. Pay your own way.
Questions? Contact Congregation
Kol Ami at info@kolaminj.org or
call 856-489-0029. 185 NJ-73,
West Berlin, New Jersey.
TU E SDAY, JU N E 1 3
PHILLY FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE ART
SHOW FRIDAY, J UN E 9
DAVID AND ME
David Harris and Alvin Gilens met in
Israel in 1965 and bonded instantly
over their mutual love for Israel and
for photography. The photographs
displayed in this Temple Judea Museum
exhibition through June 30 attest to
their friendship and their talent for
capturing the land and its people. For
more information, contact tjmuseum@
kenesethisrael.org or 215-887-8700.
8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park.
JRA FOOD PACKING
Volunteers will assist with Jewish Relief
Agency’s pre-distribution preparation
from 10 a.m.-noon. Volunteers will
tape boxes, pack toiletries and
assemble family-friendly food bags.
For more information about JRA’s
volunteer schedule, visit jewishrelief.
org/calendar. 10980 Dutton Road,
Philadelphia. SUNDAY, JU N E 11
JRA FOOD DISTRIBUTION
Join Jewish Relief Agency from 9
a.m.-2 p.m. for junior and all ages food
packing, as well as food delivery to
allow recipients to receive assistance
directly to their door. Additional
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delivery opportunities are available
on Monday through Wednesday.
For more information about JRA’s
volunteer schedule, visit jewishrelief.
org/calendar. 10980 Dutton Road,
Philadelphia. COOK FOR A FRIEND
The Congregations of Shaare
Shamayim will host our Moe and Dot
Davis Cook For A Friend program at
10:30 a.m. Join us in sharing kindness
to others by cooking and packaging
meals for people dealing with food
insecurity. To RSVP or for more
information, call the synagogue office
at 215-677-1600. 9768 Verree Road,
Philadelphia. TORAH TEA FUND
MBIEE’s Sisterhood will host a Torah
Fund Tea at 2 p.m. honoring Catalina
Kurshner and Sharon Sussman.
For more information, contact
office@mbiee.org or 215-635-1505.
8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park.
MON DAY, JU N E 1 2
AARP REFRESHER COURSE
The Congregations of Shaare
Shamayim will host an AARP drivers
one-day refresher course from 10 a.m.-
Celebrate the creativity of our youth as
the Philly Friendship Circle Art Studio
comes alive, with a gallery experience,
food, music, art and art for sale at 5
p.m. For more information, contact
operations@phillyfriendship.com or
215-574-1765. 410 Montgomery Ave.,
Wynnewood. SISTERHOOD INSTALLATION
The Sisterhood of Congregations
of Shaare Shamayim will install its
officers and board members at 7 p.m.
Refreshments will be served, and there
is no charge for the event. Call the
synagogue office at 215-677-1600 for
more information. 9768 Verree Road,
Philadelphia. W E D N E SDAY, JU N E 1 4
GLOBAL CONNECTIONS
Join Robert Siegel, former senior host
of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” as
he interviews Scott Rechler (chairman
and CEO of RXR) and Stijn Van
Nieuwerburgh (Earl Kazis and Benjamin
Shore Professor of Real Estate,
Columbia Business School) at 4 p.m. as
part of “Global Connections: Changing
Times in Real Estate” from American
Friends of Rabin Medical Center.
Register for free at
globalconnections.splashthat.com. ■
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Photo by Christopher Brown
Courtesy of Norman Einhorn
Courtesy of FIDF
1 Courtesy of the Jewish Family Service of Atlantic & Cape May Counties
Courtesy of Debbie Zlotnick
Courtesy of Beth Sholom Congregation
around town
1 Federation Housing residents planted seeds for Mother’s Day. 2 Beth Sholom Congregation’s Men’s Club presented its Norman H. Abramson Award for
contributions to the synagogue community to Myron Goldman. 3 On May 5, 40 middle and high school students from Greater Philadelphia’s Friends of the
IDF Teen Division attended a Shabbat in support of the Friends of Israel Defense Forces’ legacy summer program for b’nai mitzvah children. 4 Pamela’s
Health and Harmony pledged multiyear donor support to the Jewish Family Service of Atlantic & Cape May Counties. 5 Har Zion Temple is loaning a Torah
to Congregacion Bnei Israel in San Jose, Costa Rica. 6 The first-ever Asian Pacific Jewish American Dual Heritage Month Celebration was held in Northeast
Philadelphia on May 21.
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