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JUNE 17–MAY 19
M O N DAY, JU N E 1 3
MAHJONG GAME
Melrose B’nai Israel Emanu-El
Sisterhood invites the community
to join our weekly friendly mahjong
game Mondays 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.

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STORYTELLERS WORKSHOP
SUNDAY, JUNE 12
LG BTQ I A+ P I C NI C
Join Tribe 12 and JProud in a celebration of Pride, community, acceptance and togetherness for an after-
noon of friends, family and fun field day games. The picnic and field day will begin at 2 p.m., but please
consider joining us an hour beforehand as we pick juneberries (indigenous to Philadelphia). For questions,
to request accommodations or just to say hi, reach out to yo@tribe12.org.

FRI DAY, J UN E 10
SUNDAY, JU N E 12
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. 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 assis-
tance directly to their door, alleviating
some of the challenges they may
face, such as transportation, language
barriers or access. Additional delivery
opportunities are available on Mon-
day through Wednesday. For more
information about JRA’s volunteer
schedule, please visit jewishrelief.

org/calendar. 10980 Dutton Road,
Philadelphia. PARSHA FOR LIFE
JRA FOOD PACKING
From 10 a.m. to noon, volunteers
will pack boxes of food and other
critical household supplies with
the Jewish Relief Agency. This is a
great opportunity for team building
and for small and large groups to
come volunteer at JRA. For more
information about JRA’s volunteer
schedule, please visit jewishrelief.

org/calendar. 10980 Dutton Road,
Philadelphia. JRA FOOD DELIVERY
FELSTIVAL Federation Early Learning Services
is hosting an inaugural spring festival
from 12-6 p.m. (rain date: June 26) to
connect with our dedicated commu-
nity who have generously aided the
mission of FELS, especially our chil-
dren and families. Visit felskids.org/
felstival-2022 for more information.

The event will be hosted by our
Paley Early Learning Center, 2199
Strahle St., Philadelphia.

CONCERT LEGENDS
The Congregations of Shaare
Shamayim invite you to join us for
Legends: An Evening With Johnny
Cash, Dean Martin and Barbra
Streisand at 2 p.m. Seating prices
for this event range from $40-100.

Please contact the synagogue
office at 215-677-1600 for more
information. 9768 Verree Road,
Philadelphia. KLEZMER JAM SESSION
Join the members of the New
Klezmaniax, Or Hadash’s house
klezmer band, for a fun, informal
jam session 2:30-4:30 p.m. All
instruments and performance levels
welcome. Picnic to follow. Please
pre-register at forms.gle/EciV-
qXqug6THYrmr9. 190 Camp Hill
Road, Fort Washington.

Stories have always been a way to
communicate. Before people learned
how to write, they would tell each
other stories. Stories are much eas-
ier to remember than simple facts.

Acquire skills to share your unique
experiences with the next genera-
tion with this Golden Slipper Gems
workshop at 1 p.m. Register at gold-
enslippergems.org/storytelling. 3901
Conshohocken Avenue, Philadelphia.

TU E SDAY, JU N E 1 4
‘EAT - PRAY - LOVE’
Why do Jews eat a triangle-shaped
dough on Purim? What is the impor-
tance 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. Con-
tact msimonhazani@goldenslipper.

org or 610-359-8632 for more
information. LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
JT Trinicari performs oldies and
newsies to give you an afternoon
of laughs and dancing at Tabas
Kleinlife at 12:30 p.m, with bingo to
follow. Street parking available. Call
215-745-3127 for information. 2101
Strahle St., Philadelphia.

BINGO WITH BARRY
Join Barry at Tabas Kleinlife for an
afternoon of bingo from 12:30-3:30
p.m. on June 14, 15 and 16. Free
parking and free to play with snacks
available on June 15. For more
information, call 215-745-3127.

2101 Strahle St., Philadelphia.

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