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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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classics. 1 p.m. $5. KleinLife, 10100
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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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Book Club.
Join the Sylvia C. Cohen MBIEE
Sisterhood Book Club for The Tattooist
of Auschwitz, a novel by Heather
Morris. It’s an illuminating tale of hope
and courage based on the interviews
conducted with Auschwitz-Birkenau
tattooist Ludwig (Lale) Sokolov. A love
story in the midst of atrocity. Free and
open to the entire community.
For more information, contact Melrose
B’nai Israel Emanu-El. Office: 215-635-
1505. Email: office@mbiee.org. 2 p.m.
8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park.
Designer Bag Bingo.
Women of KI presents Designer
Bag Bingo. Win a designer handbag
while having fun playing bingo. Pizza
available: $2 per slice or $12 per
pizza. $40 per person at the door. For
more information, call 215-887-8700.
Reform Congregation Keneseth
Israel. 8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park.
Mahjong. Join the Sisterhood of Melrose B’nai
Israel Emanu-El for our weekly
friendly mahjong game. Open to the
entire kehillah. No charge for MBIEE
sisterhood members. One-time
charge of $36 includes membership
to the MBIEE Sisterhood. Contact 215-
635-1505 or vp-rebecca@mbiee.org
for further information. 8339 Old York
Road, Elkins Park.
TUESDAY, MARCH 19
Jewish Playwrights.
In this interactive hands-on class
presented by Golden Slipper Gems,
we will read and discuss 10-minute
plays by American Jewish playwrights
to answer the question, what are they
writing? Each session will focus on a
different theme, time period or issue,
including Biblical Midrash, American
history, the Shoah, American Jewish
identity, Israel, family and faith. 10
a.m. Adath Israel Synagogue. 250 N.
Highland Ave., Merion Station.
Book Club.
Old York Road Temple – Beth Am
Book Club will be reading This Is Your
Life, Harriet Chance! by Jonathan
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Chance sets sail on an ill-conceived
Alaskan cruise only to discover through
a series of revelations that she’s been
living the past 60 years of her life
under entirely false pretenses. 10:30
a.m. 971 Old York Road, Abington.
Lunch and Learn.
Discussion of the parshah of the week
at noon. This session will be led by
Rabbi Joel Seltzer. All are welcome.
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research into microbiomes and how
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gut. Presented by Sunil Thomas, a
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Lunch and Learn.
Discussion of the parshah of the
week at 12:30 p.m. This session
will be led by Rabbi Gary Charlestein.
All are welcome. At Premier Dental
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Norristown. Chinese Purim Dinner.
Join us for Purim dinner followed by
the Megillah reading at Congregation
Brothers of Israel. Bring a can of
kosher food for the food pantry,
too. $36. 5:30 p.m. 530 Washington
Crossing Road, Newtown.
Bereavement Group.
For the post-bereaved, held at
Northeast NORC, from 1-2:30 p.m.
No charge. Email rivkapowers@
gmail.com or call 215-320-0351 to
register. 8546B Bustleton Ave.,
Philadelphia. Erev Purim Shpiel.
Erev Purim shpiel and service: The
Megillah According to John Hughes
– Esther’s ‘80’s Prom. Our annual
festive Purim celebration begins with
a brown bag dinner at 6:30 p.m.,
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Lunch and Learn.
Discussion of the parshah of the week
at noon. This session will be led by
Rabbi Robert Alpert. All are welcome.
Congregation Adath Jeshurun library.
7763 Old York Road, Elkins Park.
Mahjong. Our mahjong group meets at 1 p.m.
in the Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel
synagogue chapel, to play the game,
have fun and raise money for tikkun
olam. Have you heard of mahjong and
want to learn to play? Are you new in
town looking for the game? Have you
lived in town and want a new group
to play with? We’re always looking
for new players. We ask for a $4
donation per session. 303 S. 18th St.,
Philadelphia. Film Presentation.
Library film: The Counterfeiters (2007).
The story of the Operation Bernhard,
the largest counterfeiting operation
in history, carried out by Germany
during WWII. 1 p.m. Don’t miss another
opportunity to see this movie at 7 p.m.
For more information, call 215-887-
8700. Reform Congregation Keneseth
Israel. 8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park.
Passover Skills.
How to prepare for Passover with a
new twist with The Challah Ladies.
6:30 p.m. Contact 215-886-8000 for
more information. Old York Road
Temple – Beth Am. 971 Old York
Road, Abington.
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