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Our
PHOTO ALBUM is
back!
Souper Sunday,
Purim, Kehilla Day/Living Jewish History Museum photos
Now you can
Donate Online !
Word
of the Week:
אפיקומן
afikomen
(Hebrew)
A piece of matzah which is hidden in the early stages of the
Passover Seder. The "finder" redeems it for a
small prize.
For
a more comprehensive definition, please see Word of the
Week on our wiki at
FolkshulWOW
Sunday,
April 13, 2008
Classes
meet 10:00 AM
**
Drop off your Family
Food Assignment in the Cafeteria
** Parents of children in Grades 5, 6, 7
and 8/9 are asked to help set up at
10 AM
to insure tables are ready by
10:45 AM
.
** Parents of children in Grades K/ 1, 2, 3, and
4 are asked to help clean up. We ask that
everyone pitch in to clear tables and wrap left-over food,
etc. Of course, all volunteers are welcome and appreciated
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Folkshul Community Seder
11:00
AM
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Kehilla Seder -
3:30 PM (see details under "Kehilla Events")
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Sunday,
April 20, 2008
NO
SHUL Happy Passover to All
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Try
Folkshul For Free!
Heard
about Folkshul, but not sure what to expect?
Want
to introduce your kids to Folkshul
with no obligation?
Bring
the family to Folkshul any Sunday and give it a "test
drive!"
Contact
Margie, our Membership
Coordinator or Mindy, our Education Director

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We welcome new students all year ~~
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Welcome
to Jewish Children's Folkshul
For
over 80 years Folkshul has offered an alternative option to enhance Jewish cultural
identity with all-ages education and a secular Jewish community. Our
members live in Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware &
Montgomery counties and New Jersey.
A cultural approach Folkshul’s mission is to transmit the values of social
justice and human responsibility in an environment that nourishes
critical thinking and provides a strong sense of Jewish identity.
A
vibrant community Folkshul
is a joyful hub of family programs and community activities. A member-run
cooperative with a professional staff, Folkshul provides a culturally
enriching and meaningful experience. »
Sunday school (pre-K – 9) »
Bat and Bar Mitzvah »
Teen youth group
» Holiday celebrations »
Music, art and dance
» Social action projects »
Adult
Education
» National & local affiliations We
invite adults and families to explore our friendly, secular, humanistic
community —
Jewish, interfaith, LGBT, multicultural, atheist, agnostic,
religious, non-religious — all are welcome at Folkshul.
More
about Folkshul...
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PASS IT ON:
OPEN HOUSE FOR INTERESTED FAMILIES
Sunday
MAY 4 -10:15 AM
Folkshul’s Spring Open House is an opportunity for interested families to visit our school. If you know of any families who’d be a good fit, please pass their contact info on to
Margie. They’ll be sent an invitation via e-mail and snail mail.
The
Member-Get-A-Member program rewards you with $50 credit on your renewal
fees when you refer a family!
Upcoming Kehilla Events
Kehilla Calendar
SUNDAY,
4/13
Kehilla Seder 3:30 PM
(at Springside School)
Full
4-course meal, new secular Haggadah, singing, group
participation, chance to meet friends and family. People
of all ages invited. Advanced registration required
Adults
& children 11 years and older $20; Children 4-10 years
$12; Children 3 and under free. RSVP and payment by April 1,
2008.
Click
Here to Download SEDER Registration Form
Volunteers
still needed to work in two-hour shifts
(
1:30-6:00 PM
) at the Kehilla Seder on
Sunday March 13, 2008
at Springside. Please respond to
margiesinger@verizon.net
if you and/or your teen (we can provide a letter documenting
community service hours) would be willing to volunteer.
Please consider supporting the Kehilla folks who have been
instrumental in our school’s history for generations!
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South
Jersey Secular Jews Seder – Sunday, April 13,
home of Naomi Scher, RSVP 856.795.9260
WORKMEN’S CIRCLE CHORUS
presents:
LIBE! Yiddish Songs and Klezmer Tunes
Celebrating Love and Life
Sunday April 6, 2008 2:00 PM at the Free Library of Philadelphia, Montgomery Auditorium,1901 Vine Street ,Philadelphia, PA 19103, free and open to the public featuring the Philadelphia Workmen's Circle Chorus under the direction of Cantor Naomi Hirsch and The Fabulous Shpilkes: Susan Watts, trumpet, with her mother, drummer Elaine Hoffman Watts. For more information call 215 686-5316.
FOLKSHULERS
AT WORK & PLAY
Two of a Kind performance:
April 11 (Friday), 7:00 pm
Mt. Airy Kids' Literary Festival 2008
(Children's Concert featuring songs about reading & books)
Big Blue Marble Bookstore
551 Carpenter Ln., Philadelphia, PA
(215) 844-1870 [Admission: free]
www.twoofakind.com
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JEWISH
DAY & OVERNIGHT CAMP UPDATES
SCHOLARSHIPS
AVAILABLE
Jewish
Federation of Greater Philadelphia is offering needs-based
scholarships for families seeking to send their children to non-profit,
Jewish-identity Camps. Application deadline is 3/24/08
for Overnight Camp and 4/30/08 for Day Camp. For more
information or application, contact Margie Margie
- Jewish Camp or Deirdre Mulligan at Federation (215)
832-0509.
MORE
SCHOLARSHIPS
AVAILABLE
The
Overnight Camp Incentive Program of Greater
Philadelphia will provide a gift of $1,250 to a First Year
Camper. This program is not based on financial need.
Download guideline and application forms: www.jewishphilly.org/campincentive
Application must be signed by Mindy before turning
in, so don’t delay – offer is first come, first served,
going fast!
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The
Paul G. Shane Library
welcomes you
Folkshul's own multi-media library
has a home in Springside’s beautiful Klein Upper School Library.
We're open for browsing and book borrowing
~ Sundays 9:30
AM – 1:00 PM ~
Look at the offerings, sit and read at your leisure
and borrow materials for up to 3 weeks. We have
books for children, young people and adults; language learning
materials and a large collection of videotapes/DVDs.
The Paul G. Shane Library is named to honor our longtime
member who continues to volunteer, mentor and inspire
us.
MESSAGES
FROM THE LIBRARY COMMITTEE:
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Jewish Book of the Week:
A
Bintel Brief: Letters to the Jewish Forward
Available
to borrow from the Paul
G Shane
Library
for 3 weeks.
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