C ommunity
NE WSMAKERS
Old York Road Kehillah’s
soccer practice on Oct. 17
partnered with Maccabi Soccer.

Daniel Weiss and Tyler Weiss
from Maccabi Soccer teach youth
players during an Old York Road
Kehillah Soccer practice.

Photos by Ed Moses
COMMUNITYCALENDAR FRIDAY, OCT. 29
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 now 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. SATURDAY, OCT. 30
Writing Course
Briya Project will host our last
Kids Koresh Dance
weekly course of eight two-hour
Koresh Dance Co. announces that its class sessions from 6-8 p.m. We
Koresh Kids Dance: Outdoor Edition
will gather on Zoom for moments
is back for fall. While these 45-minute of ritual and writing, to harness our
classes are aimed for dancers in
creative spirits, seek our artistic
grades K-5, all ages are welcome,
voices and let them speak out.

and no dance experience is required. Register at tickettailor.com/events/
12:45-1:15 p.m. For more information: briyaproject/564066/.

koreshdance.org/koresh-kids-dance. SUNDAY, OCT. 31
Jewish Genealogy
Get to know your Jewish
Genealogical and Archival Society
of Greater Philadelphia with
Rachael Cerrotti, award-winning
author, photographer and podcaster.

For more than a decade, she
has retraced her grandmother’s
Holocaust survival story and
documented the echoes of World War
II. Program begins at 1 p.m. at jgasgp.

org. No one will be admitted after 2
p.m. Contact membership@jgasgp.

org with questions.

MONDAY, NOV. 1
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.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 3
LGBTQ Support Group
Join Jewish Family & Children’s
Service at 6:30 p.m. for anyone who
is a relative of an LGBTQ individual
and is looking for a space to process.

This group is a safe place to ask
questions, express emotions and
learn from other folks in similar
places. For more information, contact
Galia Godel at ggodel@jfcsphilly.

org or call 267-273-6006. RSVP at
jfcsphilly.org/supportgroups. Zoom
link provided upon registration.

Film Screening
Presented by Philadelphia Jewish
Film and Media, based on an Israeli
documentary series, “Yerusalem”
deftly weaves together the stories
of the first and second generation of
immigrants, rabbis, activists, Mossad
personnel, ship commanders, pilots
and the many other decision-makers
who risked their lives to bring
Ethiopian Jews to the Holy Land. 7
p.m. Bruce Montgomery Theatre,
3680 Walnut St.

THURSDAY, NOV. 4
JAFCO Fundraiser
Hosted at the Center for
Architecture and Design, a unique
setting in Center City Philadelphia,
the evening will benefit Jewish
Adoption and Family Care Options
FamilyMatters and features a
cocktail reception, dinner, a silent
auction and a presentation about
JAFCO’s lifesaving work. 6-9:30 p.m.

1218 Arch St.

Book Talk
Har Zion Temple Sisterhood and
Department of Lifelong Learning
present the Open A Book, Open
Your Mind event series via Zoom.

Each event will cost $18. At 7 p.m.

author Faris Cassell will discuss “The
Unanswered Letter.” For information
and to register: openabook@
harziontemple.org. Gratz Lecture
The digital age has transformed the
way we communicate and absorb
information. The Gratz College
community and President Zev Eleff
will explore how technology has
previously threatened to upend
Jewish learning at 7 p.m. on Zoom.

This online program is free and open
to all. Preregistration at gratz.edu is
required. l
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