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Join the Jewish Federation of Reading/Berks for the annual Community Shabbat, bringing the whole Jewish community together to celebrate as one. This year, Reform Congregation Oheb Sholom will serve as host. The Kabbalat Shabbat service will begin at 6pm, followed by a kosher, catered dinner at approximately 6:45pm. Our whole Jewish community is welcome, all ages and all affiliations.
Limited number of tickets available.
Literatour is a community-wide celebration in its sixth year with 11 exceptional events featuring authors, celebrities, and cultural influencers throughout Berks County from September 2024 to May 2025.
Literatour is being presented by Jewish Federation of Reading in partnership with Exeter Community Library.
Jewish Federation of Reading is happy to be an affiliate of the Weitzman Museum Store, part of the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History Museum in Philadelphia. Enjoy tax-free Judaica purchases while supporting two Jewish institutions with every purchase! (double mitzvah!) By shopping through the link below, our Federation will receive 10% back on your purchase.
Join your JCC today!
MLK Youth Day of Service
Monday, January 20
10:00 am to 12:00 pm at Immanuel UCC, 99 S. Waverly St., Shillington
Honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with an interfaith day of service. Volunteer projects for ages 5 through adult to help the most vulnerable in our community.
RSVP to info@jfreading.org or 610-921-0624
Join the Jewish Federation of Reading/Berks at GoggleWorks for a pop up movie night to see A Real Pain on Wednesday, January 22, 7pm. Tickets are $10, $8 for students and seniors.
Mismatched cousins reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother, but their old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history. Starring Jesse Eisenburg and Kieran Culkin. Rated R, 90 minutes.
Purchase tickets on the GoggleWorks website:
Movie Monday
"Red Sea"
Monday, January 27
1:00 pm
RSVP by calling the JCC
610-921-0624
Noontime Knowledge
Stephen Fried
"Mental Health Courage"
Tuesday, January 28
12:00 pm at the JCC
Stephen Fried, co-author of the informative book, "Profiles in Mental Health Courage" He will be discussing this thought-provoking true story, as well as signing & selling copies.
RSVP to info@jfreading.org or 610-921-0624
The Lakin Holocaust Library & Resource Center is proud to celebrate its 30th anniversary this year! $30 for 30 campaign
Your gift of $30 will allow us to transcribe more than two dozen video testimonies of local Holocaust survivors held at the Lakin HRC. These transcriptions will allow students at Albright College and researchers around the world to better search and
analyze these important first- person accounts of survival during the Holocaust. This vital addition will ensure that the
survivors' legacies live on and stories are heard.
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