Mindy and Mitch Ripkin are excited to welcome their new granddaughter, Ava Grace Ripkin, born 2/1/23. Parents Eric and Julia & big brother Daniel are all doing well!
Mazel Tov to Grandparents Ellen & Steve Goldman, Great Grandmother Fran Orkin & Uncle Brett Goldman on the birth of Jonah Evan born 1/30. Proud parents Rachel & Harrison Keiser and big brother Bradley are thrilled.
2/21 “Color of Love” - Marra B. Gad CLICK HERE to join us on Zoom. Meeting ID: 857 6176 3848
In this award-winning memoir, a mixed-race Jewish woman recounts her journey from adoption and prejudice to helping the family that once shunned her.
Marra B. Gad’s biological parents were a black man and a white Jewish woman. In 1970, at three days old, she was adopted by a white Jewish family in Chicago. For them, it was love at first sight—but the world was not ready for a family like theirs. In black spaces, Marra was considered “not black enough” and encountered antisemitism. In Jewish spaces, she was mistaken for the help, asked to leave, or worse. She even faced racism within her own family.
Marra’s family cut ties with relatives who refused to accept her—including her once beloved and glamorous Great-Aunt Nette. But after fifteen years of estrangement, Marra discovered that Nette had Alzheimer’s, and that she was the only one able to reunite Nette with her family. Instead of revenge, Marra chose love, and watched as the disease erased her aunt’s racism, making space for a relationship that was never possible before.
The Color of Love explores the idea of yerusha, which means “inheritance” in Yiddish. At turns heart-wrenching and heartwarming, this is a story about what you inherit from your family—identity, disease, melanin, hate, and most powerful of all, love.
Shabbat Times
Friday, February 17 6:00 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service led by Rabbi Tornberg with guest Speakers Cheryl Barish Erlich-Executive Director, Hebrew Free Loan Society of Greater Philadelphia & Harold Marcus, Board of Directors: Vice President of Fundraising & Marketing Hebrew Free Loan Society of Greater Philadelphia changes lives. They offer no interest, no fee loans to Jews in our community for a wide range of needs. In the past 5 years, they have given 156 loans totaling $1.2 million. They've helped borrowers buy a home, repair a roof, pay for fertility treatments, fix their car, pay medical bills and more. Borrowers must live in the Philadelphia area and four counties in New Jersey. Qualified guarantors are required to secure a loan. More information can be found at www.hflphilly.org or info@hflphilly.org. Temple Beth Torah Chapel andZoom Click hereto view the Yahrzeits being recalled this week. Saturday, February 18 9:00 a.m. Torah Study led by Richard Molish 10:00 a.m. Peer-led Morning Service - Torah Reader: Sue Fleishman TBT Chapel or Zoom Meeting ID: 884 5577 5879 Passcode: shabbos971 (same for both)
Mensch Lab/Beit Noar
L’Taken Seminar February 13, 2023 / 22 Shevat 5783 Our Beit Noar students Garrett Murawsky, Alyssa Brodsky and Sarah Cohen made a presentation to staffers in the DC offices of Senator Fetterman and Representative Dean.
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