Jewish Federation of Reading Partners with Berks Women in Crisis to present:
Singer-Songwriter Rabbi Minna Bromberg in concert: At the Edge of the Unknown
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. at Miller Center for the Arts,
4 North Second St., Reading, PA

Concert Ticket Options:
$25 ticket to reserve a seat;
$50 premium ticket to include 9:00 p.m. Dessert Reception/Meet-n-Greet with Rabbi Bromberg in the Balcony area

To purchase tickets through the Miller Center Box Office, visit www.racc.edu/MillerCenter; or call 610-607-6270; or stop by in person Monday/Wednesday/Friday 12:00 noon-3:00 p.m.



Danielle Reardon Art Exhibit
continues through May 18 at the JCC

Danielle Reardon paints with intuition and sensitivity, using bright color and emphasizing texture to create bold compositions of abstracted subject matter. The combination of Reardon’s experimental use of materials with her impeccable sense of design results in fun, energetic paintings that convey emotional and conceptual depth.

Bus trip to Washington, DC
Holocaust Museum
Sunday, June 24
Leave JCC at 8:00am
Leave museum at 4:00pm
$18 Adults, $9 Children 11-18
This bus trip is made possible by funds from the Strategic Planning Initiative. Only 54 seats are available, please make your reservations as soon as possible.
Contact Jayne Kleinman   (610)921-0624 or
email JayneK@JFReading.org

Pictorial history of community available

    The newest addition to Arcadia Publishing's Images of America series is "Jewish Reading and Berks County" from local authors Laurie Grobman and Jessica Didow, with forword by Tammy K. Mitgang.
    Proceeds from the sale of the book will be donated to the Jewish Federation of Reading and the Laboratory for Public Scholarship and Democracy at Penn State Berks. There is a limited quantity of books for sale at the JCC $18 until December 21. The price will be $21.99 after that date.
    The book boasts more than 200 vintage images and memories of days since, Reading and Berks County's first documented Jewish settlers, Lyon Nathan, Meyer Jossephson, and Israel Jacobs, arrived in the 1750s.
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JFS Cookbook makes delicious debut

The Jewish Family Service Cookbook premiered with a tasting of appetizers and desserts from recipes featured in "A TASTE OF OUR WORLD." The cookbook contains a plethora of old and new recipes of the most discriminating cooks. New purchases may be ordered online, mailed if requested for an additional $5, or purchased at the Jewish Cultural Center, 1100 Berkshire Blvd., Suite 125, in Wyomissing, Monday through Friday, from 8:30 am until 4:30 pm. The cookbook and stand are $20 each - great for holiday gifts, house gifts, birthdays, and a wonderful addition to your very own cookbook library! All proceeds benifit the work of our Jewish Family Service.

Jewish Cultural Center

Jewish Federation of Reading

1100 Berkshire Blvd. Suite 125

Wyomissing, PA 19610

610-921-0624

New to
Reading, PA?

If you are new to the Greater Reading area, we would like to welcome you and send you a packet of information about our Jewish Community. Look for your "Welcome Packet" in the mail, it will contain the most recent SHALOM publication, program guides, and other helpful information.
Click for "Welcome Packet" form.

Are you looking for a Synagogue, Jewish day camp, or information about programs and services available throughout the Greater Reading Jewish Community?
Click for Community Directory

Student Camp and Education Awards