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WoW: Word of
the Week:
Matzo Ball Soup (English); affectionately known
as "Jewish Penicillin"; can be simply described as flour
dumplings (East European, Ashkenazi) served in chicken soup,
but much more than the sum of its basic ingredients.
Sunday February 7, 2010
Souper
Sunday,
our annual fundraiser
to benefit the
Mitzvah Food Pantry
is POSTPONED
due to weather
Freeze your soup for the raindate!
Sunday February 14, 2010
Presidents' Weekend - NO
SHUL
MARK YOUR
CALENDAR
Sunday February 21,
2010
Classes Meet 10:00AM
Community Meeting
Yoga 11:30 AM
Staff Meeting 12:30 - 2:30 PM
Saturday February
27, 2010
PURIM PARTY and SILENT
AUCTION
6-10 PM DAHLAK Restaurant
Sunday February 28,
2010
All-Community PURIM
Celebration
and PURIM CARNIVAL with games and DJ!
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Commitment to
Diversity, Inclusion and Nondiscrimination
Jewish Children’s Folkshul recognizes that a diverse and inclusive
community is indispensable in fostering a secular,
humanist Jewish educational experience for children and
adults. Folkshul does not discriminate on the basis of
race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,
disability, age, ancestry, or national or ethnic origin
in the administration of its educational policies,
admissions policies, employment policies, scholarships
or other Folkshul-administered programs or activities.
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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...
The Kehilla for Secular Jews and Jewish
Children's Folkshul present:
Purim Party
and Silent Auction
a Fun Night for a Fundraiser!
Saturday, February 27, 6:00-10:00 PM
DAHLAK
Restaurant - Eritrean Cuisine
5547 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19144
215.849.0788 (private parking lot in rear)
Food, Fun, Festivities, Friends, Dancing!
Costumes encouraged. $40 per person – with a portion donated to
Folkshul; cash bar, adults only.
For Details, List of AUCTION ITEMS, and to
Buy Tickets Online
click to visit the
PURIM PARTY PAGE
ANNOUNCEMENTS...
Inclement Weather Policy/Emergency
Closing: In the event of a
weather or safety-related emergency closing, the
following procedures are in place: your child’s teacher
will initiate phone calls, a message will be left on the
Folkshul voicemail (215.248.1550), and circumstances
permitting, we will post the notice to the website
and/or send out an e-mail.
Hamentashen
ALERT
 Bakers
wanted: Community members to bake hamantashen
(3” diameter) for our Purim Party Silent/Auction on
Sat., February 27, to sell as a fundraiser at the party
to eat/take home. Please contact
Melissa for
donation and delivery.
Eaters wanted: If you don’t get your fill on
Saturday night, we’ll have hamantashen for sale on
Sunday, February 28, at Folkshul’s Purim
celebration/carnival. Price/flavor details to come.
CSJO
FUNDRAISER
Help support our teens’ trip to CSJO Conference this
Spring. Carnation sale and Valentine’s Day Avon products
gift baskets raffle. Flower delivery and raffle drawing
on Sun. 2/7. (Carnations - $1 per stem; raffles $2.00 or
3 for $5.00; sale Sun. 1/31 and 2/7. Contact
Marcela for more
info.
 Social Action Project – Year of the Tree
We have the privilege of partnering with
Eco-Libris to further our “green” mission at
Folkshul. Eco-Libris book stickers will be sold in
strips of 5 for $5.00. For every strip sold, 5 trees
will be planted in a country hurt by deforestation. So
dig in and plant 5 trees: as a Bar/Bat Mitzvah gift;
as a birthday gift; as a teacher's gift;
as a Mother's/Father's Day gift; as a wedding
gift; as a gift to the voracious reader in your
life; as a symbol of your commitment to the
environment; as a gift to your children. This
is also a fund raiser for Folkshul. Stickers may be
purchased from the Social Action Committee. Cash or
check payable to “Jewish Children’s Folkshul.”Questions:
Contact Ellen at ellenweiler@hotmail.com or (215)
500-0564 nor look for her on Sunday mornings.
WOW!!! We really can make a difference!
Plant a tree; Plant a future.
 Kehilla for Secular Jews
Jewish Children’s Folkshul
& Adult Community
Philadelphia
Secular Jewish Organization
Shir Shalom
Sholom Aleichem Club
South Jersey Secular Jews
Workmen’s
Circle/Arbeter Ring of Philadelphia
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