Purim is getting magical at Germantown Jewish Centre! 11 year-old Esther has just received her letter to Chag-vartz School of Kesem (magic) and can’t wait to begin her first year. Once she arrives, she quickly learns that there’s more to being at Chag-wartz than the sorting kippah, being good at charms and potions, and winning
Come in costume & join in the fun at GJC’s annual family-friendly Purim extravaganza! Fun for children of all ages; bring your friends! Creative Megillat Esther Reading, Purim spiels, costume parade, lots and lots and LOTS of hamantaschen, Moonbounce, Mini Golf, Super-Hoops, a clown, games, prizes, food & more! ALL ARE WELCOME! This year’s theme
The King's All Shook Up in Shushan! Put your blue suede shoes on and come get “All Shook Up” with the Kings of Rock & Roll: Jake “Shake, Rattle & Roll” Kriger, Rabbi Adam “Johnny B. Good” Zeff, G'vanim's “Thank you, thank you very much” ginchy groovers and a host of all your friends for
This year's Shabbat Morning JAM has been cancelled. We'll see you at Friday Night PRIDE on May 31st for face painting, photo booth, LGBTQ+ reading corner, a musical JAM with Chana Rothman, and Drag Queen Story Time with Eric Jaffe!
The Women of Germantown Jewish Centre invite you to our annual Torah Fund Brunch honoring Yona Diamond Dansky, with speaker Elaine Culbertson, Chair of the Pennsylvania Holocaust Education Council. Elaine will be speaking on "Making Connections: How Family Stories Help Us Teach About the Holocaust." Contributions are welcomed at the door. For further information and
Come celebrate Yom Ha'Aztmaut with Germantown Jewish Centre! REGISTER HERE DINNER (MAMA'S VEGETARIAN): 6:00 PM Cubas, burekas, sabich pita oh my! Join us for a delicious Israeli dinner catered by Mama's Vegetarian. Good friends, good food, good feelings - what better way to spend an evening? $10/person (RSVP by May 6) Please request a dinner
with Chana Rothman and Eric Jaffe, Drag Queen StoryTime, and a Farewell to Rabbi Alanna Sklover 5:30 PM Face Painting, Photo Booth, LGBTQ+ Book Nook & More! 6:00 PM “The Story of Us: A Shabbat Pride Journey”: Family & Kids’ JAM Join Rabbi Alanna Sklover, Chana Rothman, and Philly Drag Queen
Join us for Pride Shabbat, where we will honor and celebrate the vibrant queer thread that runs through the amazing tapestry that is our community of communities. Following services, we invite you to continue the joyful feeling with an outdoor kiddush by Centre Catering with a centerpiece that celebrates our beautiful diversity. Germantown Jewish Centre
Shavuot celebrates the spring harvest and recalls the revelation of Torah at Mount Sinai. Rooted in a kabbalistic tradition, Jews all around the world spend the night learning. This year, we'll begin our night with communal singing, followed by collective study on the making of sacred learning community. We'll have the chance to daven together,
Did you ever wonder why our beautiful Torah scrolls wear silver crowns? Come hear stories, told by Rabbi Adam Zeff and Student Rabbi Maria Pulzetti, about some of the ancient traditions connecting Torah and crowns. Through music, storytelling and movement, we will imagine ourselves as if we were at Mount Sinai.This program is well suited
