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Kehilla
for Secular Jews
in the Greater Delaware
Valley
For
more information about these events from each of the groups, you may
use the following email addresses or websites:
Folkshul:
folks@folkshul.org
website:
www.folkshul.org
Philadelphia
Secular Jewish Organization (PSJO): joanmor1@msn.com
South
Jersey Secular Jews (SJSJ): klezma@comcast.net
Shir
Shalom: info@shirshalom-phila.org
website:
http://shirshalom-phila.org
Sholom
Aleichem Club: jane.schofer@comcast.net
website:
www.sholomaleichemclub.org
Workman’s
Circle/Arbeter Ring (Phila.): Milton@uscom.com
national website: www.circle.org
JANUARY
2008 EVENTS
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DATE
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SPONSOR
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TIME
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EVENT
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LOCATION, LEADER, ETC.
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Sunday 1/6
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Folkshul Adult Ed
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10:15
AM– 12:30 PM
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YIDDISH CULTURE PT.
II: “MUSIC”
Singing
& a discussion of the history of Yiddish music.
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Fran Kleiner
Springside
School
8000 Cherokee St.
Phila. PA 19118
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Sunday 1/13
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Folkshul Adult Ed
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10:15
AM– 12:30 PM
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SECULAR JEWISH VIEW OF JESUS
How
the events of the 1st c. BCE affected history
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Jorge Pardes & Jeff Zolitar
Springside
School
8000 Cherokee St.
Phila. PA 19118
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Sunday 1/13
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SJSJ
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4 PM
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MONTHLY MEETING
“SOCIAL ACTION IDEAS”
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Home of Natalie Sykes
R.S.V.P. & Directions: 856- 914-0671
4
members will present on 4 exciting social actions projects
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Sunday 1/20
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PSJO
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Brunch
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“THE ITALIAN JEWISH QUESTION”
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Bert Vorchheimer, at his home
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Saturday 1/26
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Shir
Shalom
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6:30 PM
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HAVDALAH EVENT & POTLUCK:
SICILIAN JEWRY, PAST & PRESENT
Brief Havdalah Ceremony, Potluck supper and guest speaker
Sergio Caldarella
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Home of Suzie Checkman
Please
RSVP to Suzie (215-483-2746) to coordinate potluck &
headcount
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Sunday 1/27
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Folkshul Adult Ed
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10:15
AM– 12:30 PM
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VARIETIES OF SECULAR JEWISH BELIEF 2.0 New
panel, different views. Discover and discuss how &
what we believe.
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Panel
Springside
School
8000 Cherokee St.
Phila. PA 19118
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FEBRUARY
2008 EVENTS
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DATE
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SPONSOR
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TIME
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EVENT
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LOCATION, LEADER, ETC.
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Saturday 2/2
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Folkshul Adult Community
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7 PM
8 PM
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Pho 75 Vietnamese restaurant at 823 Adams Ave.,
Phila., PA
Bring
wine & dessert RSVP: halpernlaw@comcast.net
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Sunday 2/2
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Folkshul Adult Ed
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10:15
AM– 12:30 PM
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"What It Means to Be A Jew"
Discover
and discuss how & what we believe.
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Led by Paul Shane
Springside
School
8000 Cherokee St.
Phila. PA 19118
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Sunday 2/9
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Folkshul
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7:30 PM
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BOARD MEETING
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Home of Suzie Checkman
R.S.V.P. & Directions: 215-483-2746
phillysuz@verizon.net
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Sunday 2/17
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Folkshul
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10:15 AM
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Intergenerational Women's Group
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Springside
School (in the Fishbowl)
8000
Cherokee St. Phila. PA 19118
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Saturday 2/23
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Shir
Shalom
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6:30 p.m.
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HAVDALAH EVENT & POTLUCK:
Kathy’s
“Silk Road Tour of Asia” with photos
Brief Havdalah Ceremony, Potluck supper
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Home
of Kathy Kaplan
Please
RSVP to Kathy (856-866-0612, evenings) to coordinate potluck
& headcount
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Sunday 2/24
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Folkshul
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11:30
AM– 12:30 PM
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SOUPER SUNDAY! Folkshul's 8th Annual Fundraiser
for the Mitzvah Food Project.
Join
us as we recreate a "soup kitchen" with hand-painted
bowls, our live Klezmer Band and plenty of homemade soup!
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Cafeteria
Springside
School
8000 Cherokee St. Phila. PA 19118
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Sunday 2/24
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PSJO
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Brunch
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FILM
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TBD
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MARCH
2008 EVENTS
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DATE
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SPONSOR
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TIME
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EVENT
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LOCATION, LEADER, ETC.
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Sunday 3/9
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Sholom
Aleichem Club
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2:30 PM
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“A Union for Shabbos,” readings from the works of
Max Rosenfeld, Folkshul founder.
Free
for Kehilla members, $5 for guests
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Gratz College, Old York Road and Melrose Ave., Elkins Park
PA 19027.
Info:
Jane.schofer@comcast.net
or www.sholomaleichemclub.org
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Saturday 3/15
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Kehilla
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7:30 PM
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PURIM PARTY
Costumes
welcome! Potluck
dessert, appetizer or wine.
Renowned Yiddish vocalist Adrienne Cooper singing
Donations for the Kehilla requested.
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Paul
& Ana Shane’s house
Germantown
Call
Paul for info: 215-843-2909 or email Paul
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Sunday 3/16
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Folkshul
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10:15
AM– 12:30 PM
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Third
Annual Kehilla/Alumni
Family Day at Folkshul
Upper
grade students will present
a Living History Jewish Wax Museum of Israel.
Adrienne Cooper of Workmen’s Circle/Arbeter Ring will be at Folkshul to formalize
affiliation between the our two groups. Music and
refreshments!
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Springside
School
8000 Cherokee St.
Phila. PA 19118
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Saturday 3/22
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PSJO
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8 PM
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Reviewing
recent books on atheism
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Home of Joel & Judy
Gerstl. Reserve
at 215-684-1860 or jgerstl@astro.temple.edu
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Friday,
3/28
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Shir
Shalom
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6:30
PM
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Shir
Shalom Potluck and Program:
Guest speaker Donna Kirshbaum, Reconstructionist Rabbinical
College student and environmental activist, will
discuss her work at GreenFaith (GreenFaith.org), an
interdenominational environmental organization whose purpose
is to mobilize people from diverse religious backgrounds to
deepen their relationship with the sacred in nature and to
take action for the earth.
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Home of Trudy Heller, Swarthmore, PA 19081 610.543.0499 or heller97@aol.com
to RSVP
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Sunday 3/30
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Kehilla and Folkshul Adult Ed
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2 PM
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ANTI-SEMITISM: TWO VIEWS
Speakers:
Melanie Kaye Kantrowitz,
Queens University
& Bert Siegel, Phila. Jewish Community Relations Council
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Springside
School
8000 Cherokee St.
Phila. PA 19118
Donation
$5.00
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APRIL
2008 EVENTS
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DATE
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SPONSOR
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TIME
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EVENT
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LOCATION, LEADER, ETC.
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Friday- Sunday
April 4-6
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SHJ
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week
end
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SHJ Conference and HuJews Conclave
Adults,
teens and college students will gather in Los Angeles on
April 4-6, 2008, to explore the theme "Connecting to
Judaism – I Did
It My Way." We will commemorate our
founder, Rabbi Sherwin Wine.
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Marriott Warner Center
Los Angeles, California
Questions?
E-mail info@shj.org
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Saturday
4/5
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Kehilla
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7:30
PM
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Kehilla Study Group: Learning the Talmud
Guided
by Michael Ramberg, student, Reconstructionist Rabbinical
College, we will read a page of Talmud, parse, discuss and
learn.
Potluck Appetizer or dessert.
Donation requested
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Paul
Shane’s house.
Reservations/Questions:
Lou Hartman hartmancards@aol.com
or 215-860-8949
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Sunday April 13
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Kehilla
for Secular Jews
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3:30 PM
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ANNUAL
KEHILLA
PASSOVER SEDER
Join
us for a secular seder featuring a new Kehilla Haggadah,
delicious meal and lots of music and good company.
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.
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Springside School
8000 Cherokee Street
Philadelphia, PA 19118
RSVP and payment (made payable to Shir
Shalom) by April 1, 2008 to Beth Warms, 113 Shippen Rd.
Erdenheim PA 19038. For registration form and info contact:
beth.warms@alum.barnard.edu
or 215-233-2668.
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Friday April 25
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Shir
Shalom
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even
ing
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SHIR SHALOM PASSOVER
SEDER
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TBD
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Sunday April 27
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PSJO
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after
noon
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PSJO PASSOVER
SEDER
Paul
Shane
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Shane Home
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MAY
2008 EVENTS
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