Purim
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In 1492 the Catholic Monarchs issued the Alhambra Decree, expelling the Jews from Spain. Four years later they were expelled from Portugal. The Iberian Jews could leave, convert, or be killed. Many of those who co...
moreIn 1492 the Catholic Monarchs issued the Alhambra Decree, expelling the Jews from Spain. Four...
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Mar
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The Yashek lecture will be given by Christopher C. Gorham, historian and author of Matisse at War. Spotlighting the years during WWII when Henri Matisse and his family defiantly refused to evacuate Nazi-occupied F...
moreThe Yashek lecture will be given by Christopher C. Gorham, historian and author of Matisse at...
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A moving commemoration of the Holocaust.
Memorial candles will be lit by local survivors and their families during the commemoration. Names of Holocaust victims will also be read aloud.
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Mar 3, 2026
Mar
1 2026
Chabad JLI Course: Captivating Cases in Rabbinic Responsa
10:00AM - 11:00AM
Chabad Lubavitch of Berks - Orthodox
2330 Hampden Blvd
Reading, PA
Please join Rabbi Yosef Lipsker for a remarkable new sis session course from the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute.
$…
Mar
1 2026
RCOS Community Purim Carnival
12:00PM - 1:30PM
Reform Congregation Oheb Sholom - Reform
555 Warwick Drive
Wyomissing, PA
Games, Prizes, Food, Bounce House and so much more fun. Register online
$10/child $5/adults and $36 for a family w…
Mar
1 2026
CTeenJr
12:45PM - 2:30PM
Chabad Lubavitch of Berks - Orthodox
2330 Hampden Blvd
Reading, PA
Grades 5-8, For more information or to join the chapter, contact Channa Lipsker at [email protected]
Mar
2 2026
Mar
2 2026
JCC Great Decisions
10:30AM - 12:00PM
Jewish Cultural Center
1100 Berkshire Blvd. Suite 125
Wyomissing, PA
Prepare to discuss the world for 8 weeks on Monday mornings from 10:30am -12pm.
Topics will be released late fall 20…
Mar
2 2026
JCC Mahjong
1:00PM - 3:00PM
Jewish Cultural Center
1100 Berkshire Blvd. Suite 125
Wyomissing, PA
Weekly Mah Jongg games from 1pm - 3pm.
Experienced Mah Jongg players welcome.
Mar
2 2026
KZ Purim Service and Megillah Reading
6:00PM - 8:00PM
Don't forget your costume! Light refreshments will include Hamentaschen.
Mar
2 2026
RCOS Purim Service
6:30PM - 8:30PM
Reform Congregation Oheb Sholom - Reform
555 Warwick Drive
Wyomissing, PA
Megillah Reading 6:30pm
The Purim Spiel 7:30pm
Adults and children welcome for the "retelling of Purim"
Light refr…
Mar
3 2026
RCOS Lunch & Learn
11:00AM - 1:00PM
The Highlands of Wyomissing
2000 Cambridge Ave.
Wyomissing, PA 19610
Residents of the Highlands are welcome to join Rabbi Brian Michelson to talk about Judaism and other Jewish topics of…
Mar
3 2026
Chabad Purim Event
5:00PM - 7:00PM
Chabad Lubavitch of Berks - Orthodox
2330 Hampden Blvd
Reading, PA
Family Purim Extravaganza
Build your own outerspace craft,
Mar
4 2026
JFS Food Pantry
9:00AM - 10:30AM
Olivet Boys and Girls Club
330 S 19th St
Reading, PA 19606
Held the first Wednesday of each month at Olivet Boys and Girls Club 330 S 19th St Reading PA 19606
Mar
4 2026
JCC Canasta
2:00PM - 3:00PM
Jewish Cultural Center
1100 Berkshire Blvd. Suite 125
Wyomissing, PA
Come play Canasta - for experienced players.
Continuing weekly at the JCC at 2pm
RSVP to [email protected]
Mar
5 2026
JFS Friendship Circle
1:00PM - 3:00PM
Jewish Cultural Center
1100 Berkshire Blvd. Suite 125
Wyomissing, PA
Chazz Aden Constituent Services Advisor
Held twice a month on Thursday afternoons. An optional lunch is served a…
Mar
5 2026
History of a conflict- Part 2
6:00PM - 7:00PM
Jewish Cultural Center
1100 Berkshire Blvd. Suite 125
Wyomissing, PA
Join Yuval Moha, Community Shaliach at the Jewish Federation of Delaware, for three sessions designed to deepen our u…
Mar
5 2026
KZ Community Minyan
7:00PM - 7:20PM
Kesher Zion Synagogue - Conservative
555 Warwick Drive
Wyomissing, PA
Please help Kesher Zion make a minyan on the first and third Thursday of every month, so those needing to say Kaddi…
Mar
7 2026
Mar
8 2026
Chabad Women's Bus Trip
9:00AM - 8:00PM
Women's Trip to Lakewood, NJ for Passover shopping
Leaving the Chabad parking lot at 9am and returning by 8pm
Mar
8 2026
RCOS/KZ Post B'Nei Mitzvah
11:30AM - 12:30PM
Reform Congregation Oheb Sholom - Reform
555 Warwick Drive
Wyomissing, PA
Program for teens at Oheb Sholom and Kesher Zion. Snacks and a different program each month.
For more infomration…
Mar
8 2026
Early American Jews: Myth, Reality, Legacy
1:00PM - 3:00PM
Kesher Zion Synagogue - Conservative
555 Warwick Drive
Wyomissing, PA
RESCHEDULED DATE
A special visit from Dr. Michael Hoberman, Professor of American Literature, Fitchburg State Univer…
Mar
9 2026
JCC Great Decisions
10:30AM - 12:00PM
Jewish Cultural Center
1100 Berkshire Blvd. Suite 125
Wyomissing, PA
Prepare to discuss the world for 8 weeks on Monday mornings from 10:30am -12pm.
Topics will be released late fall 20…
Mar
9 2026
JCC Mahjong
1:00PM - 3:00PM
Jewish Cultural Center
1100 Berkshire Blvd. Suite 125
Wyomissing, PA
Weekly Mah Jongg games from 1pm - 3pm.
Experienced Mah Jongg players welcome.
Mar
9 2026
JCC Arts, Culture, Ideas
1:30PM - 3:00PM
The Highlands of Wyomissing
2000 Cambridge Ave.
Wyomissing, PA 19610
A monthly pre-recorded program hosted by the JCC held at the Highlands Cultural Center
Technology is moving fast. …
Mar
10 2026
JFS Food Pantry
9:00AM - 10:30AM
Reading Hampden Height SDA Church
2706 Old Pricetown Rd
Reading, PA 19560
Held the second Tuesday of each month at Reading Hampden Heights Seventh Day Adventist Church 2706 Old Pricetown Rd Temple PA
Mar
10 2026
JCC Romeo Club
12:00PM - 2:00PM
Retired Old Men Eating Out meets for comraderie and conversation the first Tuesday of each month unless it falls on a…
Mar
11 2026
JCC Noontime Knowledge
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Jewish Cultural Center
1100 Berkshire Blvd. Suite 125
Wyomissing, PA
In 1492 the Catholic Monarchs issued the Alhambra Decree, expelling the Jews from Spain. Four years later they were e…
Mar
11 2026
JCC Canasta
2:00PM - 3:00PM
Jewish Cultural Center
1100 Berkshire Blvd. Suite 125
Wyomissing, PA
Come play Canasta - for experienced players.
Continuing weekly at the JCC at 2pm
RSVP to [email protected]
Mar
11 2026
12 Hours in October
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Goggleworks Center for the Arts
201 Washington St.
Reading, PA 19601
12 Hours in October is a powerful film based on real events, portraying the terror, chaos, and human impact of the Oc…
Mar
12 2026
History of a conflict- Part 3
6:00PM - 7:00PM
Jewish Cultural Center
1100 Berkshire Blvd. Suite 125
Wyomissing, PA
Join Yuval Moha, Community Shaliach at the Jewish Federation of Delaware, for three sessions designed to deepen our u…
Mar
13 2026
JFR/Chabad Community Shabbat
6:00PM - 9:00PM
Chabad Lubavitch of Berks - Orthodox
2330 Hampden Blvd
Reading, PA
Community Shabbat 2026
Friday, March 13th
6:00 p.m. Candle Lighting
6:45 p.m. Kosher Dinner
Featuring Mr. …
Mar
14 2026
KZ Girl Scout Shabbat
9:30AM - 11:30AM
Kesher Zion Synagogue - Conservative
555 Warwick Drive
Wyomissing, PA
Opportunities to actively participate in English or Hebrew readings, or receive other honors, or simply being present…
Mar
14 2026
RCOS Tot Shabbat
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Reform Congregation Oheb Sholom - Reform
555 Warwick Drive
Wyomissing, PA
musical story filled interactive hour for children grade 2 and under. Members and non members welcome.
Mar
15 2026
CTeen
12:45PM - 2:30PM
Chabad Lubavitch of Berks - Orthodox
2330 Hampden Blvd
Reading, PA
Grades 9-11, For more information or to join the chapter, contact Channa Lipsker at [email protected]
Mar
15 2026
RootOne
2:00PM - 3:00PM
Chabad Lubavitch of Berks - Orthodox
2330 Hampden Blvd
Reading, PA
More details to follow
Mar
16 2026
JCC Great Decisions
10:30AM - 12:00PM
Jewish Cultural Center
1100 Berkshire Blvd. Suite 125
Wyomissing, PA
Prepare to discuss the world for 8 weeks on Monday mornings from 10:30am -12pm.
Topics will be released late fall 20…
Mar
16 2026
JCC Mahjong
1:00PM - 3:00PM
Jewish Cultural Center
1100 Berkshire Blvd. Suite 125
Wyomissing, PA
Weekly Mah Jongg games from 1pm - 3pm.
Experienced Mah Jongg players welcome.
Mar
16 2026
Israeli cooking class- Revital Shalev
5:30PM - 7:30PM
Chabad Lubavitch of Berks - Orthodox
2330 Hampden Blvd
Reading, PA
Join us for a special cooking class, led by Revital Kiakov Shalev, Adi's mom!
Revital will teach us how to make tradi…
Mar
17 2026
KZ Board Meeting
12:00AM - 12:00PM
Kesher Zion Synagogue - Conservative
555 Warwick Drive
Wyomissing, PA
more details to come
Mar
17 2026
Growth & wealth preservation
9:30AM - 10:45AM
Jewish Cultural Center
1100 Berkshire Blvd. Suite 125
Wyomissing, PA
Growth and wealth preservation by Howard Blanck, the founder of the Senior Resources company, which helps seniors …
Mar
17 2026
Chabad Pre-Passover Night Out
6:00PM - 8:00PM
Chabad Lubavitch of Berks - Orthodox
2330 Hampden Blvd
Reading, PA
Pre-passover night out. More details to come.
Mar
18 2026
JCC Canasta
2:00PM - 3:00PM
Jewish Cultural Center
1100 Berkshire Blvd. Suite 125
Wyomissing, PA
Come play Canasta - for experienced players.
Continuing weekly at the JCC at 2pm
RSVP to [email protected]
Mar
18 2026
Federation Exec Committee Meeting
6:00PM - 7:00PM
Jewish Cultural Center
1100 Berkshire Blvd. Suite 125
Wyomissing, PA
Federation Exec Committee Meeting
Mar
18 2026
Federation Board Meeting
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Jewish Cultural Center
1100 Berkshire Blvd. Suite 125
Wyomissing, PA
Federation Board Meeting
Mar
19 2026
Mar
19 2026
KZ Community Minyan
7:00PM - 7:20PM
Kesher Zion Synagogue - Conservative
555 Warwick Drive
Wyomissing, PA
Please help Kesher Zion make a minyan on the first and third Thursday of every month, so those needing to say Kaddi…
Mar
20 2026
Mar
20 2026
KZ Kabbalat Shabbat
6:30PM - 8:30PM
Kesher Zion Synagogue - Conservative
555 Warwick Drive
Wyomissing, PA
For more information please contact Kesher Zion
Mar
23 2026
JFS Passover Seder at the Highlands
12:00AM - 12:00PM
The Highlands of Wyomissing
2000 Cambridge Ave.
Wyomissing, PA 19610
Details to be updated closer to the date
Mar
23 2026
JCC Great Decisions
10:30AM - 12:00PM
Jewish Cultural Center
1100 Berkshire Blvd. Suite 125
Wyomissing, PA
Prepare to discuss the world for 8 weeks on Monday mornings from 10:30am -12pm.
Topics will be released late fall 20…
Mar
23 2026
JCC Mahjong
1:00PM - 3:00PM
Jewish Cultural Center
1100 Berkshire Blvd. Suite 125
Wyomissing, PA
Weekly Mah Jongg games from 1pm - 3pm.
Experienced Mah Jongg players welcome.
Mar
23 2026
Exeter Community Library Literatour Book Club
6:00PM - 8:00PM
Exeter Community Library
4569 Prestwick Dr
Reading, PA 19606
Esther Chehebar, Sisters of Fortune
Purchase the book in advance or buy a copy at this event.
In this heart-warming…
Mar
24 2026
JCC Noontime Knowledge
12:00PM - 1:15PM
Jewish Cultural Center
1100 Berkshire Blvd. Suite 125
Wyomissing, PA
Presentation by poet and psychologist Dr. Phillip Tietbohl on Listening, Learning, Laughing, Doing: using rhyme to e…
Mar
25 2026
JCC Canasta
2:00PM - 3:00PM
Jewish Cultural Center
1100 Berkshire Blvd. Suite 125
Wyomissing, PA
Come play Canasta - for experienced players.
Continuing weekly at the JCC at 2pm
RSVP to [email protected]
Mar
25 2026
JFR Richard J. Yashek Memorial Lecture
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Albright College
1621 N 13th St
Reading, PA 19604
The Yashek lecture will be given by Christopher C. Gorham, historian and author of Matisse at War. Spotlighting the y…
Mar
26 2026
JFS Friendship Circle Passover Seder
11:45AM - 2:00PM
Jewish Cultural Center
1100 Berkshire Blvd. Suite 125
Wyomissing, PA
Led by Sari Incledon and Carole Robinson, Reservations required by March 16.
Mar
27 2026
Can we put the Ai Genie Back in the Bottle
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Reform Congregation Oheb Sholom - Reform
555 Warwick Drive
Wyomissing, PA
RCOS member Dr. Leamor Kahanov Provost & Senior Vice President, Alvernia University, presents "Can We Put the AI Geni…
Mar
28 2026
RCOS Learners Service
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Reform Congregation Oheb Sholom - Reform
555 Warwick Drive
Wyomissing, PA
for more information please contact RCOS at 610-375-6034 or email [email protected]
Mar
30 2026
JCC Great Decisions
10:30AM - 12:00PM
Jewish Cultural Center
1100 Berkshire Blvd. Suite 125
Wyomissing, PA
Prepare to discuss the world for 8 weeks on Monday mornings from 10:30am -12pm.
Topics will be released late fall 20…
Mar
30 2026
JCC Mahjong
1:00PM - 3:00PM
Jewish Cultural Center
1100 Berkshire Blvd. Suite 125
Wyomissing, PA
Weekly Mah Jongg games from 1pm - 3pm.
Experienced Mah Jongg players welcome.
Mar
30 2026
JCC Movie Monday
1:00PM - 3:00PM
Jewish Cultural Center
1100 Berkshire Blvd. Suite 125
Wyomissing, PA
Join us each month for a Jewish themed movie. Movie and popcorn are both free
Focuses on the plight of five Hungaria…