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Shelanu
Campaign
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What is Shelanu? Shelanu is Hebrew for "our," as in "Our KI...For today and tomorrow." It is the official name of our congregation's Endowment Campaign. Together we will keep KI strong.
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Radio
Broadcast
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Live on the air!! WNWR 1540 AM
Shabbat Morning Service
10:00 a.m.
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URJ CAMP
HARLAM
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Summer
2011
Applications
available
in KI
Religious
School
Office.
Camper
scholarships
available.
Camp
Harlam
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Rabbi
Sussman
on TV
& in
print
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If you missed Rabbi Sussman on PBS's "God in America" series, you can watch online on the PBS website.
Series on religion hosted by Dennis Wholey
"I Believe"
New Essays in American Jewish History, edited by Pamela S. Nadell, Jonathan D. Sarna & Lance J. Sussman (KTAV 2010)
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Benefit
KI when
you
shop!
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*
Support
KI's
Shabbat
Radio
Program
with
KISS!
*
Order
from
Amazon.com
and
KI
will
receive
5.25%
of
your
purchase.
The
more
orders,
the
higher
the
percentage
for
KI.
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Volunteer
Opportunities
from
Jewish
Family &
Children's
Service
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Deliver
challah
to
patients
in
local
hospitals.
SILVER
WHEELS
PROGRAM
-
Become
a
volunteer
and
provide
easy,
accessible,
and
affordable
transportation
for
older
adults.
Please
call
or
email
Lisa
Tischler
at
267-256-2082.
Click
here
for
more
information.
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Jewish
Community
Counseling
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Ongoing
Social
Action
Projects
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YES WE "CAN" - Make a difference in the lives of those in need. Bring non-perishable food items to KI for the Interfaith of Eastern Montgomery County Food Cupboard in Abington. Collection bin is in the Main Lobby.
CLOTHING DRIVE BENEFITS CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA FOUNDATION - Bring gently used clothing and shoes to the collection bin along KI's driveway. Proceeds will go towards improving the quality of life of children afflicted with this dreaded disease. Info at their website.
RECYCLE
OLD
CELL
PHONES
-
Bring
yours
to
KI
School
Office
for
the
Philadelphia
Zoo
to
recycle.
You
can
protect
the
environment,
provide
free
cell
phones
for
victims
of
domestic
abuse,
AND
help
protect
the
critically
endangered
douc
langur
monkey.
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December
30, 2010
- Volume
VII No
52
Next e-KI
deadline:
Thursday,
January
6 at
noon.
Deadline
for
March
Bulletin:
January
19.
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TORAH TIME ON-LINE
Top Seven Social Action
Successes of 2010
As we near the end of 2010, I wanted to reflect on the wonderful work our congregation has done this year responding to the needs of members of our community, city, country, and world. I am continually inspired by the energy and passion of our congregants. I want to thank everybody who has organized or volunteered for one of our many congregational initiatives. In early 2011 we will be have a pamphlet available listing all the ongoing Social Action projects in the congregation with the coordinators' contact information so it will be easy for you to get involved in our ongoing efforts to "Repair the World - L'taken et HaOlam."
Christmas Day Social Action Initiative - Last weekend over 80 congregants came to KI to assemble bags of non-perishable food to distribute to women and children who reside at the People's Emergency Center and homeless folks who attend the Arch Street Methodist Church. Both organizations were extremely appreciative of our efforts, and we hope to continue to build upon our relationships with them in 2011.
Hope for Haiti: A Community Benefit Concert - Nearly one year ago a devastating earthquake wreaked havoc in Haiti. KI responded to the incredible need on the ground to aid the survivors by putting together a community benefit concert to raise money for the American Red Cross. We partnered with the churches, synagogues, and schools in our area and put together a memorable evening of education, prayer, and entertainment. Plus, we raised $10,000 for the relief effort.
Lowell Elementary School Partnership - Inspired by workshops at the Religious Action Center's "Consultation on Conscience," the Social Action Committee decided to reach out to a local school and begin a partnership between our congregants and their students. Throughout the past year KI volunteers have been trained to read to children, run dance classes, and sew curtains for the library at Lowell Elementary School. This is a highly rewarding experience both for our members and the students.
High Holy Day Food Drive- Each year we distribute bags to congregants as they exit our Rosh Hashanah services for them to bring back filled with non-perishable goods at Yom Kippur. For the last several years we have donated our collection to Philabundance, who in turn distributes it to needy families throughout the region. This year we collected 3,500 pounds of food.
Sharing is Caring Federation Housing Hanukkah Dinner - During one night of Hanukkah each year, the K/G Auditorium is filled with residents from Federation Housing who are our guests for a festive meal. Our congregants work tirelessly to organize, prepare, and serve this meal. Our religious school students play music and sing to entertain the diners. This dinner is truly a highlight for both our congregation and those who join us for dinner.
American Red Cross Blood Drive - Several times a year KI acts as a host site for a blood drive. This is a huge mitzvah! The blood collected at KI is used in emergency situations to save lives. The American Red Cross depends on our volunteer donors to add blood to their banks.
Sefer Book Project - The Jewish tradition places a high priority on learning. We have thus created a program to collect gently used children's books and distribute them throughout the region to schools and hospitals. If you have books lying around your house and would like to donate them, please bring them to the Sefer Book Project collection area in the Rothschild Lobby.
I'm looking forward to continuing these and other projects with you in the coming year.
Shabbat Shalom and Happy New Year!
Rabbi Kevin M. Kleinman
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 Worship
and
Study
Activities
THIS
WEEK-
Friday,
December
31 -
Informal
Service
at
7:15
p.m.
Saturday,
January
1 -
Torah
Study
Havurah
at
9:00
a.m.;
Morning
Service
at
10:30
a.m.
NEXT
WEEK
-
Friday,
January
7
-
Tot
Shabbat
at
5:45
p.m.;
Family
Dinner
at
6:15
p.m.
( reservation
deadline
January
4);
Family
Service
at
7:15
p.m.
led
by
the
8th
Grade.
Saturday,
January
8
-
Torah
Study
Havurah
at
9:00
a.m.;
Morning
Service
at
10:30
a.m.
COMING
UP
-
Friday,
January
14
-
Martin
Luther
King
Shabbat
Service
at
8:00
p.m.
Guest
Paul
Spencer
Adkins
will
join
Cantor
Levy
in a
sermon-in-song
with
African-American
spirituals
and
Jewish
Folk
Songs.
Rabbi
Sussman
will
discuss
"Reform
Jews
and
the
Civil
Rights
Movement."
Saturday,
January
15
-
Torah
Study
Havurah
at
9:00
a.m.;
Morning
Service
at
10:30
a.m.
CHALLAH
FOR
SHABBAT
-Every
Shabbat
needs
a
delicious
challah!
You
can
now
pick
up a
fresh
challah
every
Friday
at
KI.
Must
be
ordered
in
advance.
Cost
is
only
$5.
KI
USHER
CORPS
-
Interested
in
becoming
an
usher
at
KI?
Contact
Nathan
Zinberg
at
215-884-5050.
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Outreach
at KI
OUR
KI
PROGRAM
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Are
you
in
an
interfaith
relationship
or
are
your
children
in
an
interfaith
relationship?
Are
you
a
non-Jewish
parent
raising
your
children
as
Jews
or
are
you
a
grandparent
with
grandchildren
growing
up
in
religiously
mixed
household
?
Are
you
looking
to
study
Judaism
with
conversion
in
mind?
Then
"Outreach
at
KI"
is
for
you!!!!
We
want
you
and
your
loved
ones
to
feel
at
home
at
KI.
For
information,
please
contact
Rabbi
Sussman
at
215-887-8702.
URJ
INTRO
TO
JUDAISM
COURSES
-
Click
here
or
complete
information
about
Intro
courses
beginning
in
January.
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 Preschool
and
Religious
School
Activities
RELIGIOUS
SCHOOL
GOES
TO
JRA
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Sunday,
January
16.
Religious
School
will
be
held
at
JRA.
See
below
in
Social
Action
for
more
information.
CAMP
HARLAM
REUNION
-
Friday-Sunday,
January
28-30,
2011.
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Cultural
Opportunities
JOINT
SISTERHOOD/BROTHERHOOD
BRUNCH
ON
FEMALE
ENTREPRENEURS
OF KI
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Sunday,
January
9 at
10:00
a.m.
$6/KI
members
$7.50/guests.
BROTHERHOOD
- Please
join us
at our
next
meeting
on
Tuesday,
January
11 at
7:00
p.m. in
the
Board
Room.
One of
the best
things
about
Brotherhood
is the
camaraderie:
simply
getting
together
each
month to
discuss
the
events
at KI,
to share
a few
laughs,
and to
plan
upcoming
programs.
Call or
e-mail
Rich
Marsden
at
215-280-0765
for more
info.
CULTURAL
COUNCIL
60+
-
Thursday,
January
13 at
11:30
a.m. -
"America's
First
Tycoon:
Stephen
Girard
and His
Legacy
to
Philadelphia
- Girard
College"
-
Speaker:
Irv
Scharf.
Reservations
by
Wednesday,
January
5- KI
Members
$15,
Guests
$17. All
Payments
at the
door
$20.
Send
checks
to KI,
Attn:
Cultural
Council.
Info: KI
Office
(215)
885-8700
or Doris
Parker
(215)
886-9267
Sponsored
by the
Rosenau
Fund.
THE
PROPHET'S
WIFE
-
Rabbi
Sussman
will
review
Milton
Steinberg's
book on
Thursday,
January
27 at
7:30
p.m.
TEMPLE
JUDEA
MUSEUM -
"Fighting
from the
Sidelines:
the WWII
Home-front.
Selections
from the
Silver
Family
Collection."
Click
here
for
details
on this
fantastic
exhibition.
If you
have
already
visited,
come
again -
the
exhibition
is
changing
all the
time.
ARE YOU
E-BAY
SAVVY?
- The
Temple
Judea
Museum
is
seeking
a
volunteer
who is
familiar
with
EBay and
could
handle
the
on-line
sale of
donated
objects
as a
fundraiser
for the
museum.
Please
contact
Rita
Rosen
Poley
at
215-887-2027
WHAT'S
IN YOUR
ATTIC?
Would
you like
to
donate
it to
the
Temple
Judea
Museum's
Auction
Project
to help
raise
funds
for the
Museum?
BROTHERHOOD
TRIP
-
Baseball.
Phillies
AAA
Lehigh
Valley
and
Louisville
on
Saturday,
June 11.
DONATE A
BIBLE TO
ISRAEL
- What
better
New
Year's
gift
could
you give
than a
Bible
that is
so badly
needed
to our
twin
Reform
Congregation
in
Israel -
SULAM
YA'ACOV?
Please
send a
check
for
$20.00
for each
Bible to
Keneseth
Israel,
attn:
Israel
Bibles,
8339 Old
York Rd,
Elkins
Park, PA
19027.
SISTERHOOD
GIFT
SHOP
is now
open for
business
with new
merchandise,
new
wine,
Jewish
Silly
Banz at
a very
reasonable
cost and
lots of
smiles
of
happiness
to see
you
again.
Hours
are
TUESDAYS
4:00-7:00
p.m. and
SUNDAYS
9:00
a.m. -
1:00
p.m.
when
Religious
School
is in
session.
ZUMBA at
KI
- Fun,
challenging
aerobic
workout
in the
Rothschild
Auditorium
each
Tuesday
and
Thursday
from
8:00 to
9:00
p.m.
$5/class.
YOGA at
KI
-
Mondays
9:30 to
10:45
a.m.
Click
here
for
details.
KI FIT
CLUB
-
Sundays
from
10:00-11:00
a.m.
Featuring
Beachbody
workouts
such as
P90X
every
Sunday
morning
from
10:00 am
to 11:00
am. in
the
Rothschild
Auditorium
(unless
otherwise
notified).
Come
ready to
sweat!
Click
here
for
information.
Find out
more
about
cultural
opportunities
at KI.
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Adult
Education
If you want to add your name to group that receives periodic Adult Ed reminder e-mails, please contact Barbara in the Clergy Office.
TORAH V'TARBUT PROGRAM BOOK - Click here for the complete book on line. Adult Ed part only, click here. And for the At-a-Glance section, click here.
RABBI'S FORUM - nosh at 9:45 a.m.; lecture at 10:00 a.m. Sunday, January 23 - "Marc Chagall" Sunday, January 30 - "Roman Vishniac" Sunday, February 6 - "Ben Shahn"
CENTER CITY LUNCH AND LEARN - "The Renaissance and Jewish Art" - Thursday, January 20 at noon. RSVP by Wednesday, January 19 at noon. Information: 215-887-8702.
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Meyers
Library
NEWS FROM THE MEYERS LIBRARY
These new books for adults have just arrived in the Meyers Library: Walking Israel by Martin Fletcher; I Remember Nothing and Other Reflections by Nora Ephron; The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer; Dead or Alive by Tom Clancy; Cross Fire by James Patterson; Port Mortuary by Patricia Cornwell; Rescue: A Novel by Anita Shreve; What World is Left By Monique Polak; and The Other Within by Yirmiyahu Yovel. Click here for a complete list.
FAVORITE READ-ALOUD STORIES - from Ellen Tilman, Director, Meyers Library. Click here.
LIBRARY HOURS - Tuesdays 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m (6:00 p.m. when religious school is in session); Wednesdays 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Friday evenings before and after services; Sunday 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 when religious school is in session. Note: To reserve a copy of the latest contemporary fiction/non-fiction, please see a library staff member or call 215-887-8700, Ext. 122.
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Social
Action
Opportunities
HELP
JRA
PACK
AND
DELIVER
FOOD
TO
NEEDY
FAMILIES
-
Next
packing/delivery
day
is
January
16,
and
KI
Religious
School
will
be
held
at
JRA
that
day.
More
information:
(610)
660-0190.
COOKING
FOR
SHARING
IS
CARING
-
Men
and
women
volunteers
needed
to
help
assemble
meals
in
the
K/G
kitchen
for
clients
of
the
home-delivered
meal
program
at
the
Klein
JCC
from
9:00
a.m.
to
10:30
a.m.
on
Tuesday,
January
25.
Information:
Gladys
Segal
(215)
654-1223.
KI
CARING
COMMUNITY
is
very
much
in
need
of
volunteers
who
are
willing
to
escort
fellow
congregants
to
and
through
Shabbat
and
holiday
services
here
at
KI.
Also,
If
you
have
any
interest
in
becoming
a
member
of
the
Caring
Community
volunteer
corps,
or
are
a
congregant
in
need
of
support,
please
see
the
Cantor
after
services
or
fill
out
a
Caring
Community
form
which
can
be
found
right
outside
of
the
Chapel.
ABINGTON
INTERFAITH
PANTRY
IN
DESPERATE
NEED
OF
FOOD
-
Please
bring
your
non-perishable
donations
to
the
bin
in
the
main
lobby
at
KI.
HELP
A
CHILD
-
Help
a
Child
at
the
Lowell
Elementary
School-Join
our
group
of a
dozen
volunteers
who
are
going
to
be
tutoring/mentoring
needy
students
at
this
K-4
school
in
Olney.
The
hours
are
flexible,
the
needs
are
great.
Please
contact
Debbie
Zlotnick
at
dzlotnick@comcast.net
or
Marjorie
Curtis-Cohen
at
margie7610@gmail.com
for
more
information.
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Announcements
AARP DRIVER SAFETY REFRESHER COURSE (4 hours) Wednesday, January 12, 2011 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Contact Earle Weiss (215) 742-1603.
ARE YOU CARING FOR A LOVED ONE WITH DEMENTIA? -
Judy Kramer, who is a member of KI and a psychiatric nurse with 20 years' experience, will be facilitating a group for caregivers of dementia patients at KI. The group will provide support and help caregivers manage their responsibilities and personal needs during a very stressful time in some of our members' lives.
The group will meet on Thursday, January 20 and Thursday, February 17 at 1:00 p.m. in the Meyers Library. All matters discussed in these meetings will be held in strict confidence. Please e-mail Judy or call 215-542-0150.
OLD YORK ROAD SINGLES EVENT FOR 20 AND 30 SOMETHINGS - Wednesday, January 26 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at West Avenue Grille.
2011 PENN LECTURES IN JUDAIC STUDIES
DO YOU PLAY AN INSTRUMENT? If you can read music and would like to get together to play chamber music, please contact Giacomo DeAnnuntis.
GRATZ
-MELTON
PROGRAMS
-
Click
here
for
current
newsletter
and
here
for
new
Gratz-Melton
courses.
CURRENT
HAPPENINGS
IN
THE
LOCAL
JEWISH
COMMUNITY
-
Visit
the
website
of
the
Kehillah
of
Old
York
Road
or
check
the
latest
newsletter
for
current
programs.
You
can
also
sign
up
there
for
the
Kehillah
e-newsletter.
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