Shir Ami New Logo
Monday, December 16
10:00am - ELC Kindergarten Chanukah Play and Party (Rabbi Strom Chapel/Cantor Elson Auditorium)

Tuesday, December 17
NO 9TH/10TH GRADE CLASSES
10:00am - Coffee Talk with Rabbi Briskin (Corner Bakery)
10:00am - ELC KIndergarten Play and PreK Parties (Rabbi Strom Chapel/Classrooms)
6:30pm- Board of Directors Meeting (Chodorow FLC)
7:00pm - Knitting Group (Pressman Library)
7:00pm - WoSA Board Meeting (Conference Room)

Wednesday, December 18
9:00am - WoSA Mahjongg (Chodorow FLC)
10:00am - ELC Kindergarten Play and BB's, 2's & 3's Parties (Rabbi Strom Chapel/Classrooms)
4:45pm - Religious School in session
6:00pm - Chanukah Hop (Shalom Hall)
6:00pm - WoSA & Men's Club Happy Hour (Stevens Atrium)
7:30pm - Choir Rehearsal (Abraham-Swerdlow Sanctuary)

Thursday, December 19
5:00pm - ELC Chanukah Party (Shalom Hall/Stevens Atrium)
7:00pm - iEngage with Rabbi Briskin (Chodorow FLC)

Friday, December 20
6:30pm - Chanukah Shabbat Dinner RSVP's required (Shalom Hall)
7:30pm - Shabbat Service with the Choir (Abraham-Swerdlow Sanctuary)
Spiritual Growth
CHANUKAH SHABBAT DINNER
Friday, Dec. 20, 2019
Come enjoy a Chanukah meal with your Shir Ami community, then join us for Shabbat services, featuring the Shir Ami Choir.

Cost: $15 per person (13+), $10 for kids 5-13, free under 5.

Learning
SHIR AMI LIFELONG LEARNING
SHIR EDUCATION 5780 
2019-2020 
Pathways To A Meaningful Jewish Life


IENGAGE (Israel/Culture)
WITH RABBI BRISKIN
7:00-9:00pm
Thursdays, December 19, January 16, February 13, March 19, April 30, May 14 and June 11
Tribes of Israel: A Shared Homeland for a Divided People
The Tribes of Israel is a video lecture series and discussion, created by the shalom Hartman Institute. This course confronts the challenge of creating a Jewish and democratic public space in the modern State of Israel-a shared common space for a people divided along "tribal" affiliations: religious, ideological, national, and geographic.


5780 is going to be an exciting year for Lifelong Learning at Shir Ami! We are expanding in new and different directions, cognizant of the fact that there are many pathways to deepen our connections to Jewish wisdom individually and collectively. Whether you take one, two or all these pathways, we wish you an amazing adventure and look forward to learning both with you from you along the way!

Click here  for the Lifelong Learning Brochure

CHALUTZIM & BONIM (3rd-6th grades)
CHANUKAH HOP
Wednesday, December 18
6:00-8:00pm
Join us for the 20th annual Chanukah Hop. Great fun for all kids between 3rd & 6th grades. Come celebrate together.
Click on the flyer for more information.

ELC CHANUKAH PARTY
Thursday, December 19
5:30-7:30pm
Cost: $36 per family

       Join our ELC community for a festive evening of Chanukah lighting, songs with our clergy, pizza and pasta dinner, DJ, photos, raffles, silent auction and more. Siblings welcome.
RSVP by December 13 through the ELC office 215-968-6255

PRESCHOOL FAMILY FUN EVENT
MAGIC SHOW
Sunday, January 5
9:30-11:00am

       Click on the flyer for more information

Enrichment classes for older adults
January classes will include:
Freedom of Speech: Have we gone too far?
Brains and Balance
Pennsylvania Impressionism
Fashion Icons of the 20 th  Century
Call 267 984-0722 or visit  GoldenSlipperGems.org  for more
information.



Making an Impact
FOOD PANTRY

  SHIR AMI FOOD PANTRY WILL BE OPEN
3 - 4:30pm on the first Monday of the month

February 3, March 2, April 6, May 4, June 1

The Food Pantry is in need of:
 
*condiments (mustard, ketchup, salad dressings, mayonnaise), cereals, baby food, fruit (canned, glass, dried), jelly, packaged pasta sides

**WE HAVE AN ABUNDANCE OF
CANNED CORN**

As an alternative to donating items on this list, the pantry can use gift cards from the Super Markets to buy items needed in the pantry. The best way to buy gift cards is through the synagogue office. The synagogue will then also get a percentage of the card value as an additional rebate.

TIKKUN OLAM
 
 JRA VOLUNTEERS NEEDED 
SUNDAY, December 15, 2019
9:30AM
  WE PACKED AND DELIVERED 3,147 BOXES IN JULY! 

Volunteers needed to help pack and/or deliver food boxes in Northeast Philly and surrounding areas.

Location: 10980 Dutton Road, Philadelphia

Contact Andy Lasner for more information at
215-275-4433 


Social Life
JOIN RABBI BRISKIN
Tuesday, December 17
10:00am
Corner Bakery in Newtown
As the air turns crisp outside, spend time with your friends at Shir Ami by joining the WoSA activities. Check back here for our upcoming events.
GIFT SHOP
As the holiday's approach please plan to visit our synagogue gift shop (located by the administration office) for all your special gifts.

You can now follow the gift shop on Instagram! Find us at ShirAmiGiftShop

CHANUKAH HOP HAPPY HOUR
December 18
Stevens Atrum
6:00-8:00pm
Join the WoSA and the Men's Club at our first annual Chanukah Hop Happy Hour!
Click on the flyer for more informaiton



RUTH BADER GINSBURG SPECIAL EXHIBIT
January 5
National Museum of American Jewish History
10:30am - 3:00pm
We will carpool from Shir Ami and have lunch at the Bourse before our 90-minute tour which begins at 1:00 pm. The maximum size of the tour group is 70 people, so quickly make plans for your friends and daughters to attend and sign up early. Click on the flyer for more details. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080b4ca4ad2ba6fc1-notorious


Men's Club

The Shir Ami Men's Club continues a long history of supporting Shir Ami, our Youth Scholarship Program, as well as the local Jewish Community. We become stronger and more vibrant with YOU participating in events, participating in an auxiliary, or helping to plan future events.Click here to learn more about and to join the Shir Ami Men's Club. If you have questions abut the Men's Club or about any upcoming events, please contact Mike Markowitz at   mike.markowitz@ gmail.com
UPCOMING EVENTS
SHIR HYP-STRERIA!
Saturday, January 4, 2020
8:30pm - Dessert & Schmoozing
9:00pm - Hypnosis Stage Show
$36 per person

RSVP by December 27!

Click on the flyer for more information
A CAPPELLA CONCERT performed by SHIR APPEAL
Saturday, January 11, 2020
7:00pm - Havdalah and free concert to follow
Dessert reception immediately after


Click on the flyer for more information
THEATER GROUP
The Music Man  - Sunday, December 6, 2020 in New York. $296 per orchestra seat.  Sold out with waiting list. 

Contact Andee Losben at 215-860-6868
(after 10:30am) or  ALosben@aol.com
 

Company  - Sunday, May 3, 2020 in New York. $139 per orchestra seat.   

Contact Andee Losben at 215-860-6868
(after 10:30am) or  ALosben@aol.com
 

THE NEW RETAIL DISCOUNT CARDS ARE HERE
RIGHT IN TIME FOR CHANUKAH

Discount cards are now on sale for just $20! These cards allow you to save money at dozens of local businesses throughout the year, while at the same time help raise a little money for Shir Ami. Many local participating retailers - including Ben & Irv's, Learning Express, Party Fair, and more. Cards are available through the Shir Ami and ELC offices.
KEEP IN TOUCH
 
Jon Stevens  - President Charles Briskin  - Rabbi
Rachel Kohlbrenner   - Cantor Elliot Strom  - Rabbi Emeritus
Mark Elson  - Cantor Emeritus Phil Nordlinger  - Director of Operations
Shari Beck-Nahman  - ELC Director Eric Goldberg  - R/S Director
Paula Goldberg  - Rabbinic Scholar Ferne Levy  - Youth Director
Jodi Friedman  - Membership Coordinator Julie Hershgordon  - Executive Asst.
Yuval Krausz  - Clergy Asst. Amy Buondonno  - WoSA
Mike Markowitz  - Men's Club Sophia Levy  - SHAFTY 
Phone: 215-968-3400
Fax: 215-968-3296