C ommunity
NE WSMAKERS
The Philadelphia-Israel Chamber of Commerce, PICC
Foundation and Thomas Jefferson University welcomed new
Shenkar President Sheizaf Rafaeli to Philadelphia by hosting
a hybrid live event on Oct. 22 about innovation in the textile
industry toward sustainability. Shenkar is an Israeli-renowned
engineering, design and art school specializing in designing
functional, smart and sustainable fabrics.

On Oct. 27, the OceanFirst Foundation
announced a $10,000 grant to benefit
The Lynn Kramer Village by the Shore,
a membership program which provides
services and socialization for residents
over 50. The program is run by the Jewish
Family Service of Atlantic & Cape May
Counties. OceanFirst Foundation Executive Director
Katherine Durante, second from left, presents
the $10,000 check to Jewish Family Service
representatives in Margate, New Jersey.

Photo courtesy of Jewish Family Service
of Atlantic & Cape May Counties
The Jewish Relief Agency announced that Leah
Levitan earned Hungry Harvest’s October
Volunteer of the Month Award. In August,
Levitan organized a school supply collection
drive among friends, family members and
local stores, providing folders, notebooks and
pencils, among other items, to 120 high school
students in need. Hungry Harvest is a JRA
partner organization.

From left: Philadelphia-Israel Chamber of Commerce Executive Director
Vered Nohi; Dr. Mark L. Tykocinski, provost at Thomas Jefferson University
and dean of the Sidney Kimmel Medical College; Craig Lindemann,
Fabrics Division – Sustainability at W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc; Professor
Sheizaf Rafaeli, president of Shenkar; Mark Sunderland, vice president
of Jefferson Strategic Ventures and chief innovation officer and chief
sustainability officer at Hemp Black/Ecofibre; event moderator Marcia
Weiss, the director of the Fashion & Textiles Futures Center, director of the
Textile Design Programs and the Harold Neuman Textile Design Chair at
Thomas Jefferson University; and PICC President Matthew Fingerman, vice
president - senior wealth manager at BNY Mellon Wealth Management
Leah Levitan in the Jewish Relief Agency warehouse
Courtesy of Jenny Rubin
Courtesy of the Philadelphia-Israel Chamber of Commerce
COMMUNITYCALENDAR FRIDAY, NOV. 5
Parsha for Life
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.

Geography of Summer
What is the history of the summer
vacation? How does it apply to
the Jewish community? Why and
where and how do we travel? What
is a Jewish “staycation”? Reform
Congregation Keneseth Israel’s
Temple Judea Museum 2021
fall exhibition “The Geography of
Summer” is open. Visit the gallery in
person at 8339 Old York Road, Elkins
Park or follow the exhibition on the
Temple Judea Museum Facebook
page and on YouTube.

SUNDAY, NOV. 7
Film Festival
Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival
(formerly Gershman Philadelphia
Jewish Film Festival), presenter of the
Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival, will
continue to bring Philadelphia film
lovers the best in Jewish international
cinema through its signature program:
its two-week annual Fall Fest in
November, which will both stream
and screen films in-person Nov. 7-20.

Learn more at phillyjfm.org.

Pogromnacht Commemoration
Or Hadash presents a program
to commemorate Pogromnacht
(Kristallnacht) at 10:30 a.m., when
Holocaust survivor Ralph Franklin
will share his personal story of
growing up in Germany and his
family’s suffering during and after
Kristallnacht. Join the livestream
of the event at: youtube.com/c/
orhadashsynagogue. MONDAY, NOV. 8
Mahjong Game
Melrose B’nai Israel Emanu-El
Sisterhood invites the community to
join our weekly friendly mahjong game
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.

TUESDAY, NOV. 9
Sisterhood Meeting
The Sisterhood of Congregations of
Shaare Shamayim will be hosting a
virtual general meeting at 7:30 p.m.

Our program will be a presentation
by Jim Palmquist, a past president
of AARP – Pennsylvania. There is no
charge for this evening, but we will
need your email address so we can
send you the link for the meeting.

The link will be sent to you before
the meeting. Call 215-677-1600 for
further details. 9768 Verree Road.

THURSDAY, NOV. 11
Hoarding Lecture
Join Jewish Family and Children’s
Service at 9:30 a.m. for part two
of a three-part series, where we
will explore the lived experience of
hoarding disorder as well as hear
from national and international
experts on treatment and support.

Additional lecture held on Dec.

9. Zoom link provided after
registration. For more information,
contact cowen@jfcsphilly.org or
267-838-1462. Virtual Israel Trip
Join Jewish National Fund-USA
and real estate professionals
from coast to coast at 6 p.m. for
an inside look at the Israeli real
estate market and for a virtual tour
exploring some of JNF-USA’s major
infrastructure in Israel. Visit jnf.org
or email jwertheim@jnf.org for more
information. Bend the Arc Meeting
Join Bend the Arc for an evening
of focused movement-building in
South Jersey. Learn more about the
Moral Minyan, ideas for action and
start thinking about your role in the
movement. Meetings are the second
Thursday of the month at 7:30 p.m.;
register by the Tuesday before. Sign
up for email alerts: bendthearc.us/
southjersey_signup. l
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