Donations

If you'd like to make a donation to AJ, you can make a donation online, on our website. Or, you can click here to download a donation form.

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Save the Date: Sunday, April 27, 2025!

This year, AJ’s annual fundraiser (“SPEC”) will honor beloved congregant Robert Friedman! You’ll be entertained by featuring radio host, CNN host and contributor, columnist, and author Michael Smerconish. Minyan will begin at 6:15 PM; Doors open at 6:30 PM; Program will begin promptly at 7:00 PM. A dessert reception will follow. The deadline for placing an ad in the Tribute Journal has passed but General Admission tickets are still available. You can purchase them here.

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Registration for Camp Kitov is open! Camp runs from June 9 to August 15. Hours are flexible. Please contact Amy Leech at aleech@adathjeshurun.info or 215.635.3490.

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Mercaz…Did you cast your vote? 

The World Zionist Congress and its affiliates provide millions of dollars in funding and support programs that enrich your community and Jewish life in the U.S. Voting is now open to select delegates for the new Congress. Casting your vote for MERCAZ USA is an investment in the future of the Jewish institutions at the heart of our communities. This funding includes Israel education at Ramah summer camps, programming at our congregation, and critical philanthropy efforts supporting hostage families, the global diaspora, and more. Any Jewish adult over 18 who resides permanently in the U.S. and did not vote in the last Knesset election is eligible to vote for MERCAZ USA in the World Zionist Congress elections. 

It’s critical that we don’t let extremist voices limit the voice of the conservative movement, including our work on environmental and climate initiatives at the WZO. Vote here: votemercazusa.org and select slate #17 MERCAZ USA. Voting closes on May 4 and 

no preregistration or organizational membership is required beforehand. 

Click here to watch a video about Mercaz.

Kabbalat Shabbat with Strings Attached

Friday, April 25 at 6:15 PM



Unplug from a busy week with an acoustic Shabbat service led by Rav Hazzan Howard Glantz with familiar tunes that will put a smile on your face and a song in your heart. For all ages, from babies to bubbies. Bring your friends for this relaxed, casual, and enjoyable service! Then stay for Oneg Shabbat (lite dinner bites and gathering with friends). Register using the Service Sign-up Form for April 2025. 6:15 PM

Jewsday Night at the Movies: Code Name: Ayalon*

Tuesday, April 29 at 7:30 PM

Come together as a community with Jewsday Night at the Movies! Once a month, we will come together at 7:30 PM to watch a Jewishly-inspired movie. We’ll start by watching a film (popcorn included) and finish the evening with a discussion or Q & A led by Rav Shai. This month's film is Code Name: Ayalon* and Rav Shai is bringing Laurel Fairworth, producer of the documentary, to AJ. Code Name: Ayalon is the tale of 45 teenagers who toiled underground secretly manufacturing and smuggling the bullets used by freedom fighters on the front lines during Israel’s War of Independence. You can find out more about the movie and register here.

*The film originally scheduled was Golda but the opportunity to have Laurel Fairworth join us was too good to pass up!

Shabbat Services Followed by a Luncheon Prepared by the AJ Men’s Association

Saturday, May 3 at 12:15 PM

Join us for a special lunch following services! Please register using the May Online Services Registration Form.

Adult Ed Program with Rabbi Sharon Brous

Thursday, May 8 at 8:00 PM

Acclaimed as one of the most influential rabbis in America by Newsweek/The Daily Beast and the Jerusalem Post, Rabbi Brous is a well-known author, educator, commentator, and senior and founding rabbi of IKAR, a leading-edge synagogue and Jewish community in Los Angeles. Rabbi Brous will be joining us for a conversation with Rav Shai about the themes in her recent book, The Amen Effect: Ancient Wisdom to Mend Our Broken Hearts and World. Expanded from one of her most impactful sermons, her book delves into the power of community in an era marked by loneliness, social alienation and ideological extremism, and makes the case that our deepest spiritual work is finding our way to one other — in celebration, sorrow, and solidarity. Rabbi Brous’s programs are extremely popular and highly sought-after, and we’re proud and excited to host her at AJ. 8:00 PM via Zoom. To register, click here.

L'olam Screening of Feeding Tomorrow

Tuesday, May 13 at 7:45 PM 

Join us on Tuesday, May 13 following evening Minyan. We will be screening the film, Feeding Tomorrow. In this documentary, farmers, nutritionists, and educators work to transform a broken food system. Fighting ecosystem destruction, climate change, inequality and health epidemics, these innovators build a regenerative and resilient system in their local communities. The film will be followed by a discussion about sustainable farming and eating led by Judith Rosenberg, Produce Manager and Manager of Farmer Relations at Riverwards Produce in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia. Please register here.

Orange County Community Scholar Program (CSP)

Congregation Adath Jeshurun, dedicated to the Jewish value of learning for its own sake (Torah lishmah), has partnered with the Orange County Community Scholar Program (CSP). If you register and can’t attend, a link will be sent after the event to a recording. There is also an archive of classes that you can view here. You can see April's classes here.

COVID Guidelines

If you are planning to attend services or an event at AJ, you can find our current COVID-19 guidelines as of March, 2024 here.

Join a CSA!

Lancaster Farm Fresh Co-Op (LFFC) represents over 100 member farms. We are committed to helping our farmers thrive in their vocations and livelihoods. We are fortunate at AJ to be a delivery point for CSA shares. The season is from April 28 to November 1, 27 weeks of organic produce from small farms! Click here to learn more. You can download a flyer here.

“Bring Them Home” Solidarity Pins

We have a limited number of small metal pins. Contact the office at 215.635.6611 if you'd like one. They are available for a donation of $3 or more. 

Lifecycle Notices

We are saddened to share that M. Harold Berliner, father of our congregant Roy (Rabbi Sandy) Berliner, entered olam haba, the coming world, on Friday, April 18, 2025.

We offer this list as a courtesy. If there is a lifecycle event you would like included, please contact the office at 215.635.6611.

Eagles Fans!



Rav Hazzan Glantz is creating one of the best kippot that a Philadelphian can have! You can obtain a one-of-a-kind green suede yarmulke with an Eagles emblem, and stamped inside with “Fly Eagles Fly!” (in Hebrew and in English) and “Super Bowl Champions!” Choose the name by which you wish to be identified. Hebrew or English, nickname, or formal name, and Rav Hazzan will add it to the kippah. It’s in your hands and then it’s on your head. No donation is required, but they will be graciously accepted. These funds will help make possible the same kind of kippah prize when the next Philadelphia team takes home a national championship trophy. Contact Rav Hazzan at 215.635.7763, ext. 122, or hglantz@gmail.com.

Here is Lilly (Shoshana) Stupine, the granddaughter of 

Richard and Andi Zeises, wearing her Eagles kippah. Send in pictures of you and your family wearing yours — or any special kippah—to hglantz@gmail.com. Let us know the details and we will gladly feature you in our weekly email! 

Rav Hazzan is still taking orders after over 250 kippot made and he's hoping he will need to order materials to make red and white kippot in the fall! 

AJ Space for Families

Stay and listen, stay and pray, stay and play.

We have spaces for you to step out of the pews when you need a short break. In the back of the sanctuary you'll find a family corner with a bin of books and small toys. We've also created a new family space adjacent to the main lobby. This space is designed to give families with young children a place to stretch or take a break without going far from the sanctuary. We welcome your joy and encourage you to come to services with your whole family this year! We can’t do this without you!

We thank Groovy Hues for donating their time and materials to paint the room! Please consider calling them if you need house painters! See their business card below.

Teachers and Substitute Teachers Wanted!

Do you love children? We have a wonderful opportunity for you! Join our Early Childhood Staff as a teacher or substitute teacher! Make some extra money and have fun doing it. All you would need are clearances and a desire to make a difference in a child’s day. Our Early Learning Center serves children from 3 months to 5 years of age. Please contact Bernice Schwartz, Early Childhood Director for more details at elcdirector@adathjeshurun.info or by calling 215-635-3490. Reminder: All staff must have a complete background check to work alone with children. Please let Bernice know if you can help in any way. Thank you!

Calling Out for Tutors!

The Cheltenham School District is looking for tutors to help students with basic skills in all subjects. Over the pandemic, many students lost a good amount of academics and are in need of additional support. Tutors should be 16 years and older. If you are interested or need more information, contact Tutoring Coordinator Toby Grubman at tobgru@aol.com or 215.663.0657. Sponsored by Champions for Cheltenham.

Earn Money for AJ by Shopping at House of Kosher!

For any amount that an AJ member spends, House of Kosher will give 2% of the sale to AJ! All you need to do is mention AJ's unique Shopper Code 6611 and the discount is immediately applied as a credit to your organization.

Any first-time customer that is a member of AJ will receive a 10% discount on your in-store shopping of over $100! House of Kosher is located at 9806 Bustleton Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19115.