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OCT. 7–OCT. 11
FRI DAY, OC T. 7
PARSHA FOR LIFE
Join Rabbi Alexander Coleman,
Jewish educator and psychothera-
pist at the Institute for Jewish Ethics,
at 9 a.m. for a journey through the
Torah portion of the week with eter-
nal lessons on personal growth and
spirituality. Go to ijethics.org/week-
ly-torah-portion.html to receive the
Zoom link and password.

TH U RSDAY, OCT. 13
ETROG LECTURE
At 7 p.m., Gratz College will host
Joshua Teplitsky, associate professor
and the Joseph Meyerhoff Chair in
Modern Jewish History at the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania, who will pres-
ent “The Curious Case of the Etrog
Merchant.” This free program will be
hybrid and is open to the public. For
more information, contact mcohen@
gratz.edu or 215-635-7300, ext. 155.

7605 Old York Road, Melrose Park.

ACOUSTIC SHABBAT
Join Beth Sholom Congregation’s
Rabbi David Glanzberg-Krainin and
Cantor Jacob Agar for an acoustic
musical Kabbalat Shabbat service at
6 p.m. The community is welcome
to attend. Call 215-887-1342 for
information. 8231 Old York Road,
Elkins Park.

M O N DAY, OC T. 10
MAHJONG GAME
Melrose B’nai Israel Emanu-El
Sisterhood invites the community
to join our weekly 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.

CHERRY HILL GAME DAY
Join JAFCO FamilyMatters at Wood-
crest Country Club from 10:30 a.m.

to 4 p.m. for a luncheon, game day
and shopping to support the chil-
dren and families of JAFCO Fami-
lyMatters. 300 E. Evesham Road,
Cherry Hill, New Jersey.

TU E S DAY, OC T. 11
BINGO WITH BARRY
Join Barry at Tabas Kleinlife for an
afternoon of bingo at 12:45 p.m.

on Oct. 11 and 12. Free parking and
free to play with snacks available
on Oct. 12. For more information,
call 215-745-3127. 2101 Strahle St.,
Philadelphia. the program here: forms.gle/
gqAeKU7JcjiPCtT36. 8339 Old
York Road, Elkins Park.

OPEN A BOOK ... OPEN YOUR
MIND The Sisterhood of Har Zion Temple
and the Department of Lifelong
Learning present “Open a Book …
Open Your Mind.” At 7 p.m., author
Steven Hartov will present “The Last
of the Seven.” Admission is $18 per
author or $180 for the series.

For reservations, email us at
openabook@harziontemple.org or go to harziontemple.org. 1500
Hagys Ford Road, Penn Valley. JE
THU R S DAY, OC T. 13
FILM SCREENING
At 1 p.m. in the library, Reform Con-
gregation Keneseth Israel will show
“A Tale of Love and Darkness,” an
Israeli film, in partnership with the
Israel Committee of KI. Register for
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social announcements
MAR R I AG E
D SITTIG-SALZMAN
r. Gary and Janet Salzman and Ray and
Honor Sittig announce the marriage of
their children, Dr. Brandon and Taylor Salzman,
on June 11.

The wedding took place in Penn Yan, New
York, on Keuka Lake. Rabbi Oren Z. Steinitz
offi ciated.

The bride and groom are honeymooning in
Palm Springs, California, and live in Plymouth
Meeting. Photo by Scarinzi Photography
E N GAG E ME N T
GOLDENBERG-LERMAN M
arcelle and Steve Goldenberg
of Toronto announce the
engagement of their daughter, Gaby,
to Dan Lerman, son of Anita and
Steve Lerman of Warrington.

Courtesy of Anita Lerman