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Our
PHOTO ALBUM is
back!
Souper Sunday,
Purim, Kehilla Day/Living Jewish History Museum photos
Now you can
Donate Online !
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Sunday May 10, 2009:
ISRAEL TEACH-IN
-Classes meet - 10:00 AM
-JUST Listening presentation- for Grades 6-8 & Parents
(10:45)
(http://justlistening.wordpress.com/special-projects/)
-Grades K/1 -5 & parents - Cooperative games and music.
(11:00 AM)
-A Taste of Israel Café (12:00) – Middle Eastern food
sampling
Sunday, May 17, 2009:
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
SUNDAE SUNDAY ICE CREAM FUNDRAISER ($6 per
person/$15 per family)
Closing
program/moving up day/ice cream sundae party!
Evening
of Jewish Music
Saturday, June 6 -7:30 PM
The Mamas & Tates Klezmer Band,
Yiddish singers
Fran Kleiner & Sherman Labovitz,
Hebrew & Israeli singer/musician Youval Balistra
Outdoor concert at
Walk A
Crooked Mile bookstore
Mt. Airy Train Station, Gowen Ave. &
Devon St., Philadelphia, PA 19119
Contributions supporting
Jewish Children’s Folkshul
appreciated.
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Outdoor concert - please bring chairs or a blanket. If
inclement weather, concert will be held as Springside
School, lower school auditorium
Call weather hotline
(215) 248-1550,
after 3:00 PM 6/6/09 if weather is questionable.
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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...
WOW! Word
of the Week:
Zionism
(English)
international
political movement promoting the creation and continued existence of
a homeland for the Jewish people in Israel.
For
a more comprehensive definition, please see Word of the
Week on our wiki at
FolkshulWOW
Jewish Book
of the Week:
Jewish Book of the Week:
Maybe
Yes, Maybe No
by Dan Barker, published in 1993. The book, presented in
cartoon format, is targeted for children in grades 2 through
4 to teach critical thinking and growing up as a secular
humanist.
Recently donated to the Paul
G. Shane Folkshul Library and available in the stacks for
borrowing for a 3 week period.
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