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Passover Resource Guide: Check Out the Many
Activities Available to Safely Celebrate the Holiday
PASSOVER COMES EARLY
this year, beginning the
evening of Saturday, March
27 and running through the
evening of Sunday, April 4.

This year, the holiday also
coincides with the ramping up
of the COVID-19 vaccination
program — what is hopefully, a
light at the end of a dark, scary
tunnel. “Last spring, we all hoped
and assumed we would only
spend one Passover over Zoom.

Here we are, a year later, still
navigating the pandemic,” said
Addie Lewis Klein, director of
community engagement at the
Jewish Federation of Greater
Philadelphia. “Our community
has celebrated a full cycle of
Jewish holidays with creativity,
resilience and resourcefulness.”
Passover will likely still
look different for most
of us this year. Check out
je w i s hph i l ly.or g /pa s s over
to see the many activities
and resources available to
help you have a meaningful
festival of liberation.

“There are many resources
available for you to host a
small, safe Passover celebra-
tion this spring,” Lewis Klein
continued. “Next year may we
all be together in Philadelphia
and in Jerusalem.”
The Jewish Federation
is proud to partner with the
following agencies to build
Jewish life in a new way during
the pandemic.

Activities for Kids
and Families
simple as possible, don’t miss
PJ Library’s Step-by-Step Seder
video playlist, featuring the 15
steps of a seder. You can follow
along with the PJ Library
Family Haggadah using its
short, sweet cheat sheet, or
check out their podcasts, crafts
and more.

Whole Community
Teach the story of Passover Inclusion Passover Fun
to your kids, and pass down Sunday, March 21 from 1-1:30
the traditions and lessons we p.m.

have all shared for generations.

Join Jewish Learning
Venture for Passover activities
PJ Library Passover
for kids of all abilities. Enjoy
To make your seder as music, story time and a fun
craft to get ready for Passover.

An ASL interpreter will be
present. Get Help Putting
on a Seder
There are so many ways to
create a DIY seder. Here are
some helpful resources to get
started. Chabad Seder in a Box
Delco Pickup: Thursday, March
25 from noon-6 p.m.

Montco Pickup: Various daytime
dates beginning Tuesday, March 23
Chabads across the area are
making sure that everyone has
what they need to celebrate the
holiday. Montgomery County,
Delaware County and other
chapters are offering kits with
everything needed to host your
own seder — but supplies are
limited so sign up today. Check
in with your local Chabad
to find out more informa-
tion about its Seder in a Box
availability. resource guide written specif-
ically with interfaith couples
and families in mind. The
cheat sheet provides quick
reference information about
the holiday and ideas for how
to approach it as an interfaith
family. Resources for 20s
and 30s
Celebrating the holiday as
a young adult has never been
easier with these virtual and
contactless options.

Jewish Grad Network’s
Pre-Passover Shabbox or
Reimbursement Option
Center City Pickup: Friday,
March 26 from 3-5 p.m.

Sign up to receive a Shabbox
kit to have a Shabbat and
Passover experience at home. The
boxes include a seder plate and
matzah, and will be available for
pickup in Center City (address
will be emailed to registrants).

You can also opt to buy your
own items and get reimbursed
up to $50 for Passover food per
household. Register to pick up
your Shabbox or submit your
receipts and information online
for reimbursement of eligible
expenses. Passover Crafts with
Moishe House
Thursday, March 18 from 7-8
p.m. Join Moishe House for part
two of its Passover virtual
art series, this time to draw
and paint custom seder plates
together. You can reserve and
pick up one of its craft kits or
grab your own supplies and
18Doors Resource Guide
join them on Zoom. Details
(formerly Interfaith Family)
for pick up will be shared upon
Take a look at its Passover registration.

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COMMUNITYBRIEFS KleinLife Awarded $211K from Jewish Federation
KLEINLIFE RECEIVED a $210,775 grant from
the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia’s
Maimonides Fund for health and human service relief.

Jewish Federation Executive Vice President
Melissa Greenberg said the money was a part of an
overall grant program benefiting 13 local organiza-
tions and agencies throughout the area.

Jewish Federation raised $1 million that was
matched with $500,000 from the Jewish Federations
of North America. The money was disbursed to
serve the most vulnerable members of the Greater
Philadelphia Jewish community.

“We are truly grateful for the generosity of the
donors to the Maimonides Fund who stepped up to
ensure that individuals of all ages who have been
deeply affected by the pandemic are receiving the
March 8 vaccine clinic
Courtesy of state Rep. Jared Solomon
assistance they need,” said Holly Nelson, who chairs
Jewish Federation’s Emergency Response Committee.

Money granted through the Maimonides Fund
will help deliver essential services to the vulner-
able seniors KleinLife serves, including its home
delivered meals program, virtual educational and
cultural programs, social services and recreational
programing. State Rep. Solomon Lines Up 250 Vaccines
State Rep. Jared Solomon connected more than 200
eligible individuals in Northeast Philadelphia with
the COVID-19 vaccine on March 8.

Solomon said he worked with SunRay Drugs to
secure 250 doses of the vaccine, which was then
provided at Kinder Academy to people who qualified
for Phase 1A or 1B of Philadelphia’s COVID-19 distri-
bution plan, including seniors 75 or older.

“From frontline workers to our most vulnerable
populations, like our seniors, the vaccine is a critical step
in building real immunity to COVID-19, reopening the
economy safely and moving us closer to the way life was
before this health crisis,” Solomon said.

Feb. 20. She was 95.

Prior to founding her business, she worked for 11
years as director of admissions and staff psychologist
at Wordsworth Academy. She also was a founding
member of the Independent Education Consultant
Association. Scott was editor of the “Easy Does It Cookbook”
published in 1963 by the National Council of Jewish
Women’s Philadelphia section.

Education Consultant Suzanne F. Scott
In her later years at The Hill at Whitemarsh, she
Dies at 95
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