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OCTOBER 21 –OCTOBER 27
S U N DAY, OCT. 2 3
BLOOD DRIVE
Congregation Kol Emet is hosting
a blood drive from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. as
part of its Mitzvah Day in conjunc-
tion with the American Red Cross.

Sign up online at redcrossblood.

org using sponsor code Kol Emet
Yardley. 1360 Oxford Valley Road,
Yardley. JRA FOOD DISTRIBUTION
Join Jewish Relief Agency from 9
a.m.-2 p.m. for junior and all-ages
food packing. Additional delivery
opportunities are available on Mon-
day through Wednesday. For more
information about JRA’s volunteer
schedule, visit jewishrelief.org/cal-
endar. 10980 Dutton Road,
Philadelphia. TUE S DAY, O C T. 25
ABORTION DEBATE
about JRA’s volunteer schedule,
visit jewishrelief.org/calendar.

10980 Dutton Road, Philadelphia.

Voorhees, New Jersey, resident
Larry Hanover directed and pro-
duced a documentary adapted
from a memoir he co-wrote with
Fred Behrend. “Rebuilt from Broken
Glass” tells the story of Behrend’s
childhood friendship with a fellow
German Jew he left behind. Con-
gregation Brothers of Israel will
show the film at 10 a.m.

For more information, contact
215-579-2200. 530 Washington
Crossing Road, Newtown.

SATUR DAY, OCT. 22
AUTO INVITATIONAL
At noon, hosted by the Institute for Jewish Ethics, a rabbi, a lawyer
and a physician discuss one of the most provocative topics of the
21st century: the legal history of abortion in America, the Talmudic
view on abortion and real-life stories from an OB-GYN. For more
information, visit ijeseminars.com/products/the-abortion-debate.

FRI DAY, OC T. 21
NESHAMA BAND SHABBAT
Join Beth Sholom Congregation’s
Rabbi David Glanzberg-Krainin,
Cantor Jacob Agar and the
Neshama Band for a musical Kab-
balat Shabbat service at 6 p.m. The
community is welcome. Call 215-
887-1342 for information. 8231 Old
York Road, Elkins Park.

ART EXHIBIT
After two-and-a-half years, the
Olitsky Gallery presents an exhibit
featuring area artists Cyndi Philkill
and Karen Liebman. The exhibit
continues until Nov. 9. For more
information, call 267-975-7555.

239 Welsh Road, Upper Dublin.

JRA FOOD PACKING
Volunteers will assist with Jewish
Relief Agency’s pre-distribution
preparation from 10 a.m. to noon.

Volunteers will tape boxes, pack toi-
letries and assemble family-friendly
food bags. For more information
34 HOLOCAUST DOCUMENTARY
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
CONCERT The Keneseth Israel Community
Music Arts Committee announces
the next concert of its 23rd season:
the Main Line Symphony Orchestra
at 3 p.m. Tickets are $18. Order Here:
kenesethisrael.org/musicarts. For
more information, call 215-887-8700.

8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park.

THEATRE ARIEL OPENING
Philadelphia’s only professional
Jewish theater company, Theatre
Ariel, presents its 32nd season, all
on the theme of legacy. The season
opener, “We All Fall Down” by Lila
Rose Kaplan, runs on Oct. 22, 23,
29 and 30. For more information
and for tickets, visit TheatreAriel.

org or contact info@theatreariel.

org or 610-667-9230.

OCTOBER 20, 2022 | JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
The Beth Sholom Preservation
Foundation will fill the driveway of
Frank Lloyd Wright’s glass-roofed
monument from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. with
beautifully restored and passion-
ately maintained examples of auto-
mobile design. 8231 Old York Road,
Elkins Park.

HADASSAH FASHION SHOW
Join Hadassah Greater Philadelphia
for a fall fashion show from 11 a.m.-3
p.m., featuring Designs by Karen.

Included in this event are lunch,
raffles and vendors. $55. For more
information, visit events.hadassah.

org/2022fallfashionfling. 171 Jacksonville Road, Ivyland.

GENEALOGY LECTURE
The Jewish Genealogical and Archi-
val Society of Greater Philadelphia
and the Mid-Atlantic-Eurasia Busi-
ness Council invite you to a 1 p.m.

free webinar to recognize and cele-
brate the life and accomplishments
of Carl Lutz. For more information,
visit jgasgp.org. 615 N. Broad St.,
Philadelphia. INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
LECTURE The Jewish-Christian Studies
program at Gratz College hosts
the 2022 annual two-day confer-
ence for the Council of Centers on
Jewish-Christian Relations, start-
ing at 4 p.m. Rabbi Burton Visotzky
will deliver the keynote address,
“The Mitzvah of Interreligious
Dialogue.” You can register for
this in-person event at gratz.edu/
news-and-events/event-calendar/ ccjr-keynote-program. 7605
Old York Road, Melrose Park.

W E D N E SDAY, O C T. 26
AUTHOR VISIT
Jean Meltzer studied dramatic writ-
ing at New York University Tisch
and has earned numerous awards
for her work in television, includ-
ing a daytime Emmy. She is the
author of “The Matzah Ball” (soon
to be a movie) and “Mr. Perfect on
Paper.” Join Reform Congregation
Keneseth Israel on Zoom at 7 p.m.

Register here: tinyurl.com/melt-
zerki1026. HELPING BOYS THRIVE
Join Moving Traditions at 8 p.m. as
we welcome Jason Ablin, author of
“The Gender Equation in Schools,”
and others to talk about how teen
boys experience gender in school
and in their everyday lives, the
challenges they face and how we
can better support their changing
needs. For more information,
visit movingtraditions.org/
helping-boys-thrive. TH U RSDAY, O C T. 27
CANASTA GAME
Ohev Shalom of Bucks County
Sisterhood invites the community
to a friendly weekly canasta game
from 1-3 p.m. Open play is $4. Call
215-968-6755 for more informa-
tion. 944 Second Street Pike,
Richboro. JE