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This Shabbat, March 22 -- Vayakhel

A contribution has been made to the Shabbat Fund by Sheila & Barry Kliger in honor of their birthdays and anniversary.

Centennial Celebrations continue...

Cantor's Musical Magic & Mischief -- Sunday, March 30, starring Cantor Herman and two world renowned musicians, and also appearing is our own Cory Baritz. Mediterranean refreshments.

Click here to reserve your seat or reply by mail.

Tickets are on sale for the Ultimate Celebration on Sunday,

May 18, starring Howie Mandel. Purchase your tickets online, invitations to follow. A celebration you will not want to miss!!!

Nancy Ford Grossman & Michael Grossman and Andrea & Ronald S. Robbins

Centennial Chairs

Bridging Divides in Israel:

An Israeli Rabbi's Perspective

Rabbi Arie Hasit comes to Har Zion

Saturday, April 5

9:30 AM - Sermon at Shabbat Services

1 PM - MPITS Class

Men's Club Poker Tournament

Sunday, April 6

Registration: 4:15 PM Tournament starts: 5 PM

Pre-registration chip bonus ends March 24

Snacks and food provided | BYOB Kosher

Click here for more info



Click here to register

50/50 raffle proceeds benefit Project H.O.P.E. and the HZ Men's Club

We need volunteers to help out with registration, selling 50/50 raffle tickets and to be dealers. For more info or to help out, contact

Jordan Landau, jordan.landau@gmail.com.

Passover Is Coming

Community Second Seder

with Rabbi Haaz and Norman Einhorn

Sunday, April 13, 5:30-8:30 PM

Each year, the Seder is our narrative of the past, present, and future. It will be designed for stimulating participation to engage all ages. Members are welcome to bring their extended family, friends and guests.

Sumptuous Family-style Meal by Classical Caterers:

Soup, gefilte fish, salad, chicken, braised short rib, vegetables, potatoes and dessert

BYO Kosher for Passover Wine

$72 / Adult    $36 / Child <13 

RSVP A MUST BY MONDAY, MARCH 31

Make your reservation here or email Emily (eberton@harziontemple.org).

Make checks payable to Har Zion Temple and mail in or drop off at the synagogue office.

Cost is subsidized by the Ritual Department and Rabbi's Discretionary Fund

Shabbat and Weekly Services

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If you're not feeling 100% healthy, please stay home and

participate in services on-line.

Friday Evening

6 PM – Evening Service (Dogole Chapel)

6:56 PM – Candle Lighting

7 PM – Charlestein Dinner (by reservation only)

Saturday Morning



9:30 AM – Morning Service (Dogole Chapel)

Milton Pomerantz Interactive Torah Study

with Rabbi Gary Charlestein

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Shabbat Talmud Class with Rabbi Gary Charlestein

Saturday afternoon, one hour before Minha

In-person only in the Rudofker Library

This class is in addition to his Monday evening class

6:55 PM – Minha/Ma'ariv/Havdalah

7:55 PM – Shabbat Ends

Click here for the yahrzeit list thru next Shabbat (March 22-29)

Click here for this week's JTS Torah Commentary

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Sunday

9 AM – Minyan (In-person and Zoom)

6 PM – Minha/Ma'ariv (Zoom only)

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Regular Daily Minyan Schedule

7:15 AM – Morning Minyan - Monday-Friday

(with the exception of holidays)

6 PM – Evening Minyan - Sunday-Friday

SUNDAY, MARCH 23

10:10 AM – Better Together Cohort 3 and Hay class

Chocolate Seder

10:10 AM – Better Together Cohort 2 and Vav class

Charoset with Ariela Barlas

10:30 AM – Israel Education with Danny Stein (Zoom only)

Click here to register

11 AM – Mitzvahpalooza with Cantor Herman

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MONDAY, MARCH 24

11 AM – Sisterhood Yoga

12 PM – Movements in American Judaism

with Dr. Michael Schatz

In-person and Zoom

(Mar 10, 17, 24)

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Meeting ID: 307 735 8924

Password: 613

1 PM – NaKh: The Rest of the Bible with Dr. Ely Levine

In-person and Zoom

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7 PM – Open a Book…Open Your Mind

with author Janet Singer Applefield, Becoming Janet

At Har Zion via Zoom with Q & A

Click here for reservations and more information

8:30 PM – Talmud Study with Rabbi Gary Charlestein

Zoom only

Please call Gary (215-290-0405) if you need to pick up new text.

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Zoom Mtg ID: 965 3493 8417

Password: 1111

Dial in: 1-929-436-2866

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TUESDAY, MARCH 25

4 PM – Sisterhood Rosh Hodesh at Har Zion

Judy Shrager, Lighting Shabbat Candles on Friday Evening

Judy will share writings, personal meditations and prayers for lighting the Shabbat candles from our Siddur Lev Shalem and asks those who would like to bring their own favorite or meaningful candlesticks to share them with the group. You could also bring a special prayer or meditation that you say when you light your Shabbas candles to share with us. Please don't forget to bring personal hygiene items for women to be donated to the Mitzvah Food Pantry.

For more info, please contact Debbie Golden, goldendagg@gmail.com

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Dial-in: 1-646-876-9923

7 PM – Board of Directors Meeting

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26

This morning’s breakfast is sponsored by Lew Grafman

in memory of his father on his yahrzeit.

8:15 AM – TISCH with Rabbi Shawn

In-person and Zoom

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THURSDAY, MARCH 27

10:30 AM – Commentaries on Exodus with Rabbi Ira Flax

In-person and Zoom

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Please bring along a dairy lunch and stay and shmooze until

Dr. Levine's class starts.

12 PM – Jewish Books in Christian Bibles with Dr. Ely Levine

In-person and Zoom

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FRIDAY, MARCH 28

8:15 AM – Legally Speaking with Rabbi Shawn

In-person and Zoom

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5 PM – Shabbat Sha-Blue Jeans

Community-wide

Yom Hashoah Program

Wednesday, April 23, 7 PM

Featuring

Linda Hooper

Founder of the Paper Clips Project and author of The Power of a Paper Clip

Honoring

Dr. David Tabby and his permanent loan of The Dr. Gilbert Tabby Artifacts Collection of

European Life under Nazi Rule to the Children’s Holocaust Memorial

We also welcome

Alison Lebovitz, television host, motivational speaker and founder

of One Clip at a Time

Click here for more information

Open a Book...Open Your Mind Continues

with Author and Holocaust Survivor

Janet Singer Applefield

Becoming Janet

Monday, March 24, 7 PM (Zoom at HZ)

Click here for reservations and more information

Open a Book...Open Your Mind

and Sisterhood Luncheon

Monday, March 31, 11:30 AM promptly

with Author Lynda Cohen Loigman

The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern

FREE for HZT Sisterhood Members and

Open a Book Supporters

$18 for Non-Sisterhood Members

RSVP by Wednesday, March 26 to Susan Kochman,

sbkochman@aol.com

Or click here to purchase a ticket

Sisterhood Yoga Get-Together

Mondays, 11 AM

Bring your mat, towel and any other 'props' you like to use!

RSVP to sisterhoodpresident@harziontemple.org 

We will practice together in the Benjamin B. Levin Room with Cantor Lizzie Shammash and the Institute for Jewish Spirituality (via Zoom from here)! 

Click here for more details

Shop the Landau Gift Box

Regular hours are

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 10 AM-3 PM

Or by appointment -- please call Helene Nelson

for more information: 610-416-9850

Commemorative HZT blankets for sale in the Landau Gift Box!

Shop Scrip!

Benefits the Sisterhood Floral Fund

We have scrip for Acme, Giant, ShopRite, Wawa, Target, CVS, Dunkin' and Amazon.

Delivery available!

To order, contact Susan Kochman at

215-272-0475 or sbkochman@aol.com

Har Zion Stands in Solidarity with Israel

Check out all the interesting and

thought-provoking films offered

by the Israel Film Festival,

March 22 through 30

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Kibbutz farmers defy death and ruin with robotic greenhouse

Two Gaza-area farms join with agricultural robotics startup to restart and upgrade their operations despite having suffered personal loss and injury.

Click here for more information

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Voting is open now through May 4

Click here for more info

Community News

Theatre Ariel presents

The Goldsmith

written and performed by Sharone Sayegh.

April 2, 8 PM - Hamilton Family Arts Center, Old City, Philadelphia

April 27, 7 PM - Har Zion Temple, Penn Valley

May 3, 8 PM - Greenhill Condominiums, Penn Wynne

May 4, 3 PM - Congregation Rodeph Shalom, Center City, Philadelphia

Click here for more info

There’s never been a better time to join us than for this historic season full of thrilling stories and exciting experiences.

Flexpasses are now available. For more info and tickets: www.theatreariel.org

Social Programs for Positive Aging

for March-June 2025

The Brodsky Enrichment Center, 345 Montgomery Ave, Bala Cynwyd, PA

All events and programs are RSVP only. Space is often limited, so opportunities to participate are on a first-come,first-served basis. RSVP to Stephanie Walls at 215-320-0351 Line #2. Please leave a message if there is no answer with your name and the date of the program you wish to attend.

Click here for the list of programs

NEW HUB FOR OLDER ADULTS

Gems at the JCC is the adult and older adult hub that inspired participants to live independently and actively through programs and activities that enhance well-being, promote engagement and foster community. Click here for upcoming programs!

Join us at our new location: Kaiserman JCC, 45 Haverford Road, Wynnewood

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New Horizons Senior Center

New Horizons Senior Center provides supportive programs and services that enable older adults to live independently in their own homes, form meaningful connections with others, and engage in lifelong learning.

We offer lots of fun and interesting programs. Join us!

Click here for more info

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Gratz College’s Exciting Continuing Adult Jewish Education Classes

to Enrich Community Learning 

Click here for more information and to register for Gratz College's Continuing Adult Jewish Education Classes, or contact Rabbi Daniel Levitt at dlevitt@gratz.edu.

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The Institute for Jewish-Catholic Relations

The Institute for Jewish-Catholic Relations at Saint Joseph's University is pleased to offer several educational events on Catholicism, Judaism and more. Click here for info.

Do You Need a Ride?

Do you need a ride to attend services, High Holiday services, meetings or programs?

Just drop us an email at caring@harziontemple.org.

Tell Us What’s Happening!

The Har Zion Caring Connection would love to hear from our Har Zion Family. Just drop us an email (caring@harziontemple.org) and let us know how we can help, reconnect or celebrate with you, join you at daily Minyan, Shabbat and Yom Tov services.

Let's celebrate together ....at Har Zion.

Cleaning out your closets for spring?

We have a drop-off bin in the south parking lot near the Sayer-Berkowitz Pavilion (Isen entrance side of the building). Your donations benefit Har Zion Temple.

Har Zion Celebrates 100!