We embrace this joyful time of Purim! Connect through mishloach manot (Purim gift bags), laughter, and song as we celebrate tonight at our Zoom Megillah-reading and Shpiel! Happy Purim!
-Rodeph Shalom Clergy
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Celebrate Purim Tonight, Thursday, February 25! |
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(for adults)
Thursday, February 25 at 6:00pm
Enjoy singing, stories, dancing, the Megillah reading, and Purim Shpiel by our Purim Players. Bring a l'chaim, costumes, and your mishloach manot to nosh on during the program.
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Click the image to watch "Trolls Purim," the Shpiel created by RS clergy and staff for our Berkman Mercaz Limud students and families with young children.
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Cook & Connect with Chef Julia Turshen-- and Support RS |
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Sunday, March 7 from 6:30-8:00pm EST
Join award-winning chef Julia Turshen for a fireside chat and cooking demo as she takes us through her favorite childhood Jewish recipes and her quest for equity at the table. Julia’s mother, Rochelle Udell Turshen, will also participate to talk about the legacy of food in Julia’s family. Julia is the bestselling author of critically acclaimed cookbooks including Now & Again, Feed the Resistance, Small Victories, and her newest release, Simply Julia. She hosts the podcast ‘Keep Calm and Cook On.’ She is the founder of Equity At The Table (EATT), an inclusive digital directory of women and non-binary individuals in food. Register here.
Thank you to the Joseph W. Rosenbluth Fund for sponsoring the Cook & Connect Series.
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The Story of a Mixed-Race Jewish Girl with Author Marra B. Gad |
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Thursday, March 11 at 7:00pm EST
Marra B. Gad will speak about her memoir, The Color of Love: The Story of a Mixed-Race Jewish Girl, winner of the 2020 Midwest Book Award for Autobiography. She is an independent writer/producer for film and television and an award-winning author. A grateful child of adoption, Miss Gad speaks internationally about her own transracial adoption in 1970, and her experiences being Black/White biracial and Jewish through the lens of her memoir.
Thank you to the Behrend Lecture Fund for sponsoring this event.
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Join Together for Shabbat & Torah Study
To enter the service, click the blue links below.
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Friday, February 26, 6:00pm
Marking Jewish Disability Awareness & Inclusion Month
D'var Torah: Leah Nussbaum, Rabbinical Student (HUC-JIR)
Guest musician: Sam Baum
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Saturday, February 26, 9:15am
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Saturday, February 27, 10:45am
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Breaking Bread on Broad Diaper Drive |
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Breaking Bread on Broad (BBoB) is the social justice program that helps meet the needs of our severely food insecure neighbors for food, diapers, and menstrual supplies each Wednesday morning, currently serving 130 families weekly. Thank you to our donors for your incredible generosity.
The needs of our BBoB families for hygiene and comfort are ongoing. Diapers can be prohibitively expensive for families worried about putting food on the table. Please continue to donate diapers and wipes using the Target Gift Registry here. Or, take a look at the registry to see our needs and purchase diapers and wipes from any source you choose. If the method you select does not have a delivery option, drop the items off at the RS security desk and complete the donation form.
Thank you so much for this act of tikkun olam, repairing the world, by helping one baby at a time. If you would like to volunteer for BBoB, please contact bbob@rodephshalom.org.
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COVID-19 Vaccine Registration Information |
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We are exploring matching congregants who need help navigating the COVID-19 vaccination tregistration process online. To connect with a volunteer resource, or to sign up to be a volunteer, contact Melissa Erlick.
For Philadelphia residents: Sign up here to reserve your place in line for the vaccine
For Pennsylvania residents: For vaccine information, click here
For New Jersey residents: To complete your vaccine registration, click here.
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Upcoming Virtual Opportunities to Engage
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Click the blue links to join each Zoom event.
Thursday, February 25
Friday, February 26
Saturday, February 27
Sunday, February 28
9:30am: Berkman Mercaz Limud in session
Monday, March 1
8:00pm: Adult Beginner Hebrew
Tuesday, March 2
Wednesday, March 3
8:30am: Morning Minyan with Mourner's Kaddish; RSVP to Tomas Isakowitz for Zoom information 4:30pm: Midweek Hebrew
6:00pm: Introduction to Judaism
Friday, March 5
Saturday, March 6
Sunday, March 7
9:30am: Berkman Mercaz Limud in session
6:30pm: Cook & Connect with Chef Julia Turshen; RSVP here
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Our Condolences to the Family & Friends of |
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Lila Oliver Asher, mother of Bonnie Asher (Tom Klee), grandmother of Zamira, Benjamin, and Sean, and great-grandmother of Rahm
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Suzanne F. Scott, congregant and mother of Kathy (Scott) Weaver, Craig (Kim) Scott, Patricia Scott (Ralph Picard), and the late Pamela Scott.
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Zoe Levenstien, daughter of Laurel Glaser & Mark Levenstien, on her Bat Mitzvah
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For Congregants Experiencing Financial Distress |
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The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia has created a Congregational Rabbis COVID-19 Emergency Fund to provide aid to our congregants and community members who are in need of financial assistance. This is to aid those suffering from the current pandemic. The funds are intended to help those in need of food, medical assistance, rent/mortgage payments and/or medical expenses. If you or a community member is in need of help, please contact one of our clergy or Jeff Katz.
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In the Spirit of Spiritual: A Virtual Recital featuring the Songs & Letters of Enslaved African American Men and Women
Saturday, February 27 at 7:00pm via YouTube
Presented by the Chester Children's Chorus (who sang for RS in January 2020) with vocals by Executive & Artistic Director John Alston and Jay Fluellen, Co-Minister of Music at the African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas. Click here to register.
The Gershman Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival Presents: Til Kingdom Come
Streaming for 24 hours starting Saturday, February 27 at 7:00pm
Jewish Federation's Super Sunday (and Saturday Night Too!)
Saturday & Sunday March 6 & 7
Saturday night Havdalah, 7:30-8:30pm with Joey Weisenberg of Hadar's Rising Song Institute
After Havdalah, schmooze in a Schmooze & Share Room hosted by community members. On Sunday, answer the call to make a gift to Jewish Federation. Drop off a bag of food to one of the five Mitzvah Food Pantries across the community. Click here for more details and to register.
Women’s Health Forum
Sunday March 7 from 3:00- 5:00pm
During this virtual forum presented by Jewish Federation, learn from experts in women’s health and feel rejuvenated through guided meditation and yoga. As a participant, choose two of the following topics for breakout workshops: Nutrition, Menopause & Beyond, and Ritual & Healing. Click here to register.
Parkinsingers Virtual Rehearsals
Mondays from 4:00-5:30pm
The Parkinsingers Choir unites people with Parkinson's Disease, care-partners, and friends in a community dedicated to making music of the highest quality in a welcoming environment. Contact Marjorie Samoff.
Red Cross Blood Drive in Our Neighborhood
For information on nearby blood drives, click here, and contact Kristin McKale with questions. |
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