CONTENTS
12 CANDLE-LIGHTING
14 HOLIDAY CALENDAR
16 WHICH MONTH MARKS THE
JEWISH NEW YEAR?
22 GEFILTE MANIFESTO SEEKS TO
MAKE CLASSIC JEWISH FOOD
GREAT AGAIN
28 NEW ISRAEL PROGRAM
FOR TEACHERS ADDRESSES
‘REMOTENESS’ IN DIASPORA
JEWISH EDUCATION
74 FEDERATION OFFICES
93 RELIGIOUS LIFE
Cultural Arts Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Synagogues, Havurahs and Minyans . . . 93
Israeli Dancing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Rabbinical Organizations. . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Congregational Organizations . . . . . . . . . .96
Museums and Exhibits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Chabad-Lubavitch Centers . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Eruvs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Landmarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Chaplaincy Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Theater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Conversion and Interfaith Programs . . 98
118 INFORMATION
AND REFERRAL
119 COMMERCIAL
DIRECTORY Jewish Federation
of Greater Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Mohels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Neighboring Federations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Divorce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Hospice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Kashrut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Life-Cycle Officiants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Mikvehs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
101 EXPERIENCES
Kosher Establishments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Artists (Ketubah). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Bookstores and Gift Shops. . . . . . . . . . . 124
Camps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Cemeteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Neighborhoods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Recreational Centers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Funeral and Shivah
Arrangements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Programs for Young Professionals . . . . 103
Funeral Homes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Programs for
the LGBTQ&A Community . . . . . . . . . 104
Monuments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Services for People
With Disabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Volunteer Opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Shatnez Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Health Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Youth Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Sofer (Scribe) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
College Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Tours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
107 ORGANIZATIONS
127 INDEX
75 SERVICES AND PROGRAMS
Addictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Adoption and Child Welfare. . . . . . . . . . 75
Counseling & Management. . . . . . . . . . . 76
Domestic Violence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Services for New Americans . . . . . . . . . . 80
Services for Senior Adults . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Support Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Charitable Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Vocational Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Community Relations
and Public Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
85 EDUCATION
Secular Jewish Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Early-Childhood Education. . . . . . . . . . . 85
Holocaust Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Other Early Childhood Educational
Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Professional Organizations . . . . . . . . . . 111
Educational Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Synagogue-Based Education Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
111 ISRAEL
Government and Business . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Israel Experiences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Day Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Support and Advocacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Before- and After-School
Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
114 CULTURE
Other Youth Educational Programs. . . . 89
Scholarship Funds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Colleges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Adult and Family Education . . . . . . . . . . 91
Newspapers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Magazines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Musical Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
ADVERTISING SECTIONS
39 DINING & ENTERTAINMENT
44 PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES 50 REAL ESTATE
55 SENIOR LIVING
60 SCHOOLS & CAMPS
63 SYNAGOGUES
65 RETAIL
72 CLASSIFIEDS
Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Publishers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Radio and Television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
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