Please join us this Friday evening, June 4 at 6:00 p.m. for Pride Month Shabbat. Our service will be in-person for a limited number of people in the Molish Sanctuary (pre-registration required) and on Zoom.
If you would like to participate by sharing a reading or leading a prayer during this special service, please contact Rabbi Tornberg via email at stornberg@oyrtbetham.org by Thursday at 5:00 pm. We would love to have you join in. ________________________________________________
Beth Am Cooking/Baking Group Wednesday, June 9, 12:00 PM
All are welcome to join us on Zoom. Learn some new things and have fun with others!
CLICK HERE to join on Zoom. .Meeting ID: 897 2812 1173 One tap mobile +19292056099,,89728121173# US (New York) +13017158592,,89728121173# US (Washington DC _______________________________________________
Beth Am Book Club Tuesday, June 15, 11:00 AM on Zoom "MARTYRS’ CROSSING" by Amy Wilentz facilitated by Debbie Neibauer
From the author of the prize-winning The Rainy Season—a “sophisticated and suspenseful” (The New York Times Book Review) novel of love, fear, divided loyalties, ruined friendships, and personal sacrifice—against a backdrop of war in the Holy Land. Martyrs’ Crossing “is a very human tale of regrets, revenge, and the elusive nature of absolution” (Entertainment Weekly). “So precise, so startling, so unforgettable” (Los Angeles Times), it offers an unparalleled story of the ambiguities of war—of inarticulate longing and broken vows—set in the turbulence of Israel and the West Bank.
CLICK HERE to join us on Zoom. Meeting ID: 857 6176 3848 One tap mobile +13017158592,,85761763848# US (Washington D.C) +13126266799,,85761763848# US (Chicago) _______________________________________________
Sisterhood-Sponsored Mah Jongg is Back in the Building! Wednesday, June 16, 6:15 - 8:15 PM - Strick Auditorium* *Please note new (temporary) location and earlier time.
Pre-registration is now required for all indoor and outdoor events. Space is limited. To register, please contact Cindy Blum: 267-625-4290 cbjoshua@aol.com
Masks will be required for all. Please park and enter in the front of the building _______________________________________________
Are you interested in learning how to play Mah Jongg? Sisterhood-Sponsored Mah Jongg Class for Beginners Starting Wednesday, June 16, 6:15 - 8:15 PM
Join us for this 6-week class from June 16 to July 21, held in the front lobby of Beth Am. Cost is $75.00 and the class is limited to the first 12 people who are fully paid. Please park and enter in the front of the building. Masks will be required for all. Vaccines strongly suggested. To register contact Gail Stein at 215-947-3302. _________________________________________________
FOOD DONATIONS
We are continuing to collect food donations for the Jenkintown Food Cupboard. The need to support members of our community is ongoing. Donations can be dropped at the bin at the back entrance of the Temple Monday through Friday.
Sisterhood is collecting menstrual hygiene products on an on-going basis for I Support The Girls. Their mission is to allow women and folks experiencing homelessness, impoverishment, or distress to stand tall with dignity.
For more information on the organization, visit their website: isupportthegirls.org
Bring your donations to the back of the synagogue and put them in the green bin outside the door. If you have any questions, please contact Linda Kline at urcarpet@verizon.net or 215-802-9737. Thank you for your support.
Community News
Old York Road Kehillah Book Discussion: ‘Palestine Posts’ Sunday, June 13, 2021 | 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Join us for a book discussion of “Palestine Posts: An Eyewitness Account of the Birth of Israel,” featuring author Daniel Chertoff. Daniel’s father, Mordecai, came to Palestine in 1947 as a twenty-five-year-old, determined to make his contribution to the emerging Jewish State. Between 1947 and 1950, he was a local news editor, foreign news editor, and war correspondent for The Palestine Post, a soldier in the Haganah, and a resident of Jerusalem. The book reflects the personal journey undertaken by the author to better understand a crucial period in Jewish history as well as his father as a young man and describes powerful encounters.
The book is available via Amazon in either softcover or Kindle or through the publisher, Koren. Use the code “posts” for a 15% discount.
To register, CLICK HERE. ______________________________________________
SAVE THE DATE: Jewish Music in America Wednesday July 7, with a rain date of July 8th 7:00 p.m. Minyan and 7:30 p.m. Concert Mandel Campus - Elkins Park
Speed Friending Tuesday, July 27, 2021 | 7:30 p.m. $18/person
Want to make some new friends and reconnect with people you haven’t seen since the pandemic started? Let us handle the conversation starters, icebreaker games and the virtual space to connect. All you have to bring is a sense of fun and an openness to meeting great people! If cost is a barrier, please email Kim Decker, oldyorkroad@kehillah.jewishphilly.org. Your donation to participate will support Tribe 12, a non-profit creating community for Philly’s Jewish young professionals that will be helping run the program for us.
To register,CLICK HERE . _______________________________________________
Kehillah Fall Sunday Soccer
11 sessions: September 12 – November 21, 2021 $100 with volunteering Additional discounts for siblings and early registration
Early registration is prior to July 1, 2021 Your choice of soccer swag while supplies last
No conflict with Hebrew School Pre K: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Special Needs 12-1 p.m. K-9th one hour session between 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Need-based scholarships are available For more information and to register, CLICK HERE. Early registration helps us prepare for the season.
During these hours, we will be answering phone calls and checking emails while working. We will NOT be open to the public or to congregants at this time.
Old York Road Temple - Beth Am 971 Old York Road Abington, PA 19001 215-886-8000
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