On Wednesday, April 3rd, JFLV will be sponsoring a community roundtable discussion on “Jewish and Christian Approaches to Philanthropy.” The roundtable panel will be composed of members of the local Jewish and Christian communities and moderated by Prof. Peter Pettit, Associate Professor of Religion Studies and Director of the Institute for Jewish-Christian Understanding at Muhlenberg College.

The discussion will be held at 7:30pm at the JCC of Allentown, 702 N. 22nd Street, Allentown, PA.
Kosher refreshments will be provided.

 

For more info:

Jessica Cooperman, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor
Religion Studies Department
Muhlenberg College
2400 Chew St. Allentown, PA 18104
484-664-3957

Join us as TSS participates in Yom Hashoah!

Sunday April 7
Hamilton Family Restaurant, 2027 W Hamilton St, Allentown, PA 18104
5:15 PM

Please join us for a TSS community dinner before we all go together to the Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance) service at the JCC at 7 PM.
This will be a great time to connect with one another in friendship and support before a solemn remembrance of the six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust.

We have our own private room so we can sit together, but meals are offered off the menu and paid individually.

If you are planning to go, please RSVP to Judy Belmont (at JABelmont3@gmail.com) as there is a minimum number needed to hold a private room.
Non-TSS guests are welcome to join us. If you would like to ride with someone, let Judy know and she can be of assistance.

THE MEMORY SHOW- starring Leslie Kritzer and Catherine Cox

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Duke Theater on 42nd St., NYC

 

We will leave the JCC at 10:30 AM and return by 8:00 PM.

This will allow comfortable travel time and time for eating lunch, and discussion after the show.

 

The Memory Show is the story of a daughter who comes home to care for her aging mother.  Conflicting versions of their past collide in the darkly funny portrait of a mother, a daughter, and their inescapable relationship.  The Memory Show combines evocative and powerful contemporary music with a humorous, touching and heartfelt examination of conflicting perceptions, truth, desires and memories that are inherent in familial relationships. The actors struggle to make sense of their relationship when faced with disease and hardship.

 

The musical features a book and lyrics by Sara Cooper and music by Zach Redler.  The Memory Show will include music direction by Vadim Feichtner.

The mother is played by Tony award nominee Catherine Cox for Oh Coward.  Other Broadway credits include Footloose, Baby, Shakespeare’s Cabaret, Barnum, Oklahoma, Whoopee, Music is and One Night Stand.

Drama Desk nominee Leslie Kritzer, for Sondheim on Sondheim and A Catered Affair, will play the role of the daughter.  Other Broadway credits include Legally Blonde, Hairspray and most recently, Elf.  Leslie is the  daughter of Robert Kritzer.

After the show, there will be an opportunity to meet with the cast and people who made this show possible to get their insight into the writing and production of this show.

Arrangements are being planned for transportation into the city for the group.

 

If you have any questions, please email or call Roberta Kritzer.  rbk1021@ptd.net  or 610-398-2659.

We are making arrangements to get a discount on the tickets for a group rate.  We will be taking confirmed reservations within the next 2 weeks.

 

Wednesday, April 16th is Israel’s Birthday, or Yom Ha’atzmaut.

To celebrate, the Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley is organizing a party to celebrate 65 years of Israel’s Independence. The participants will walk from the Jewish Day School to the JCC (distance is 0.7 miles). A party will be waiting for everyone at the JCC.

The event starts at 4:00 PM and ends at 5:30 PM.

I would love participation from our TSS community.
All are invited – we will hold our banner, dance and sing for Israel. Let me know if you can join me.

Cantor Sussman

For the official event information, click here:  Yom Ha’atzmaut 2013 flyer