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on Shabbat Vayikra/Zachor when
we present an exciting program of
Sephardic Andalusian music. Be
here at 5:45 p.m., one hour before
services begin, for a recital by the
three musicians — Shmuel Elbaz,
Yoram Azulay and Moshe Barsheshset.

Following the program, there will
be a regular Shabbat service at
6:45 p.m. after which a special
Moroccan dinner will be served.

Reservations are required.

Call 215-922-5446 to make
reservations. 44 N. Fourth St.,
Philadelphia. SATURDAY, MARCH 16
Torah Study.

Join Rabbi Peter Rigler and Temple
Sholom in Broomall once a month
to study the Torah portion the week
before Saturday morning services.

This week’s Torah portion is “Vayikra.”
8:45 a.m. Contact the temple office
with questions and to RSVP at
610-356-5165. 55 N. Church Lane,
Broomall. Torah, Bagels, Coffee.

Begin Shabbat morning at Old York
Road Temple-Beth Am with an
interactive, engaging discussion of the
weekly portion including bagels and
coffee at 9 a.m. followed by a peer-led
Shabbat service at 10:15 a.m. Casual
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dress is appropriate, and everyone is
welcome. For more information, call
215-886-8000. 971 Old York Road,
Abington. Torah Study.

Each week, our Main Line Reform
Temple rabbis lead us as we read
from the parshah, or weekly portion,
and learn about its context and
history. There is always a lively
discussion and anyone is welcome.

Call 610-649-7800 for information.

410 Montgomery Ave.,
Wynnewood. Andalusian Music.

Congregation Mikveh Israel and
the Jewish Federation of Greater
Philadelphia invite you to join us for
the continuation of the Andalusian
music event, with services beginning
at 9 a.m. followed by a Moroccan
lunch, during which three musicians
will speak. Reservations are required
for lunch. Call 215-922-5446 to
make reservations. 44 N. Fourth St.,
Philadelphia. Tot Shabbat.

Young Families Minis join us for
monthly Shabbat gatherings led by
Young Family member and Tiferet Bet
Israel congregant David Kuperstein
featuring singing, storytelling and
other interactive experiences.

Each service will be approximately
40 minutes followed by a bimah
adventure to help lead “Adon Olam”
in the main sanctuary. 11:15 a.m.

1920 Skippack Pike, Blue Bell.

Comedy Night.

Join Congregation Kol Emet for
an evening of fun featuring three
comedians, sushi and hors d’oeuvres,
silent auction items including
timeshares and weekend getaways,
free babysitting and more. RSVP at
goo.gl/forms/v5is3ADgLoojDcto1. 7 p.m. 1360 Oxford Valley Road,
Yardley. Persian Musical.

The Beth Am Players Present “A Purim
Shpiel – Esther, A Persian Musical,”
based on the Tony-winning musical
Hamilton. Dialogue and parody lyrics
by Jamie Marx. 7:30 p.m. at
Old York Road Temple – Beth Am.

$10-18. 971 Old York Road,
Abington. Israeli Film Festival.

The 23rd annual Israeli Film Festival
looks to be the most controversial.

The three-week festival features
movies that deal with infidelity, stolen
identity, rights of the developmentally
challenged and the meaning of
home. $6-18. 8:30 p.m. at Lightbox
Film Center, 3701 Chestnut St.,
Philadelphia. SUNDAY, MARCH 17
Author Event.

Author event: Red Hot Mama: The Life
of Sophie Tucker with Lauren Rebecca
Sklaroff. This program is sponsored by
the Meyers Library, Women of KI, and
KI Adult Education. The free program
at 10 a.m. is followed by a light brunch.

Red Hot Mama is a biography of Sophie
Tucker, who became one of the most
powerful people in show business. For
more information, call 215-887-8700.

Reform Congregation Keneseth
Israel, 8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park.

Purim Carnival.

Join us for this Purim carnival
featuring costumes, prizes, games and
hamentaschen. 10 a.m. Congregation
Brothers of Israel. 530 Washington
Crossing Road, Newtown.

Border Discussion.

Rabbi Claudio Kogan, director of The
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
School of Medicine’s new Institute for
Bioethics and Social Justice and an
immigrant from Argentina, will lead
a discussion on the current situation
at the U.S./Mexico border. 10:15 a.m.

Congregation Rodeph Shalom 615 N.

Broad St., Philadelphia.

Purim Carnival.

Come visit the jkidphilly table for
Purim crafts and enjoy games, face
painting, inflatables, food and fun at
the Purim Carnival. Cost is $10/family
or $5/person pre-sale, $15/family or
$10/person at the door. Cash only.

Congregation Adath Jeshurun, 7763
Old York Road, Elkins Park.

Mandolin Performance.

Mandolin sensation Shmuel Elbaz and
his ensemble of Netivot and Sedot
Negev musicians will join members
of the Philadelphia Orchestra for a
Philadelphia premiere in a thrilling
reunion with medleys from Andalusia,
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the Middle East and a touch of the
classics. 1 p.m. $5. KleinLife, 10100
Jamison Ave., Philadelphia. Also at
4:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Evangelical
Lutheran Church, 120 Easton Road,
Glenside. Also at 7 p.m. March 18 at
Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St.,
Phoenixville. Museum Tour.

The Interfaith Multicultural
Connection will host a trip to The
National Liberty Museum at 321
Chestnut St. in Philadelphia. A coach
bus will leave from the parking lot
of Old York Road Temple – Beth Am
in Abington at approximately 1:30
p.m. After a guided tour, guests will
be taken to The Kennedy House at
1901 JFK Blvd. for a buffet dinner and
speaker. The bus will return to the
synagogue at approximately 9 p.m.

The cost for the entire day is $35 per
person. Due to space limitations,
participation is limited to 50 people.

For more information call 215-886-
8000. 971 Old York Road, Abington.

‘No One is Alone.’
The Bob and Estelle Richter Hazak
Fund presents No One is Alone: The
Jewish Tradition on Broadway by
soprano Sarah Baumgarten at 2 p.m.

Enjoy works by Gershwin, Rodgers
and Hart, Rodgers and Hammerstein,
Bernstein, Loesser, Bock and Harnick,
Sondheim, Hamlisch and Schwartz.

Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at
the door. Call 856-912-7317 for more
information. Temple Beth Sholom,
1901 Kresson Road, Cherry Hill, N.J.

Bonhoeffer Oratio.

Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church
presents a theater piece featuring
the writings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer,
a Lutheran pastor, Nazi resistor and
one of the most influential Christian
theologians of the 20th century.

Bonhoeffer was conceived as a
concert work in a theatrical context by
composer Thomas Lloyd. 4 p.m. $5-20.

625 Montgomery Ave., Bryn Mawr.

MONDAY, MARCH 18
Hatha Yoga.

Women come together in this weekly,
open to the community yoga class
to practice balance, muscle strength
and stillness through yoga. All
ages, health levels and experience
are represented. The class is $5 for
the hour, with no prior reservation
needed. Feel free to email questions
to MLRT member and teacher Eileen
Edman at Eedman@comcast.net. 9
a.m. Main Line Reform Temple, 410
Montgomery Ave., Wynnewood.

Eleanor Roosevelt Live.

Henrietta Szold Group of Hadassah
presents Linda Kenyon portraying
Eleanor Roosevelt and telling her life
story, $6. 10 a.m. Super Giant, 2nd
floor Corporate Center, 315 Old York
Road, Willow Grove.

Talmud Class.

The rabbinic prohibitions against
shaming another often lie in stark
contrast to stories of shaming and
competition among those very same
rabbis. This class begins by examining
texts on monetary compensation for
shaming (Who must pay? How much?
For what kinds of shaming?) and then
moves on to examine stories of rabbis
shaming one another. The course asks
the overarching question – what is the
Talmud trying to tell us about shame/
shaming? 10:30 a.m. Har Zion Temple
1500 Hagys Ford Road, Penn Valley.

Adult Education.

Adult education: A Civil War Soldier’s
Story with Jim Rubillo. The story of
a long-forgotten Philadelphia native
who fought and survived four years of
fighting including Gettysburg, Stone
Mountain, Fredericksburg, Atlanta
and Sherman’s March to the Sea. After
marching more than 1,000 miles,
he went on to live his life with pain
and quiet dignity. $10 per class. For
more information, call 215-887-8700.

Reform Congregation Keneseth
Israel. 8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park.

Mahjong. Play and learn from 12:30-2 p.m. with
the HSA of the Noreen Cook Center
for Early Childhood Education and
the Sisterhood of Har Zion Temple
in weekly community open mahjong
play. You may bring a kosher dairy
lunch or dairy/parve kosher snacks.

Call 610-667-500 for information.

1500 Hagys Ford Road, Penn Valley.

Bereavement Group.

For the newly bereaved, there’s
help at Congregations of Shaare
Shamayim from 1-2:30 p.m. No
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