MLK Weekend @ Mishkan Shalom

Friday Evening January 16 – Shabbat Evening

5:45 pm - Shabbat Potluck w/ young Mishkan members, Aliza Ruder and Ted Boughter-Dornfeld.

Aliza and Ted will discuss their journeys as people of color in diverse family backgrounds and growing up at Mishkan Shalom.

7:30 pm - MLK Weekend Kabbalat Shabbat service with Rabbi Shawn

Saturday January 17 - Shabbat

9:00 am Torah study

10:00 am – Celebrations! Family education program for children with special needs, their parents & siblings with Gabby Kaplan-Mayer and Rabbi Michele Greenfield.

10:00 am Service w/Rabbi Shawn, family program with Julie Benioff and Vav class with Rivka.

Discussion on race, ethnicity and Jewish life with Mishkan member speakers Dr. Jackie Robinson and David Love.

7:00 pm – Noar Hadash Mishkan Teen Social Program

Sunday January 18- Tkkun Olam theme day at Mishkan Shalom Congregational School

Individual class activities reflect their studies and honors Dr. Martin Luther King. The Gan/Aleph/Bet class will make sandwiches to give to the Eastern Delaware Valley Life Center; the Gimel class will discuss ways to support children with special physical problems. Dalet/Hay will focus on the environment. Vav will learn about school funding with guest speakers who are working with Philadelphia children. The community is invited to participate.

Monday January 19- City-wide MLK “DARE” Day March – Day of Action, Resistance and Empowerment

12:00 pm – Meet at Mishkan for a short program with Rabbi Shawn and Rabbi Yael. We can then car pool or take the train together to the rally. (See www.septa.org)

1:30 – 1:45 pm– Meet other Mishkan members on southwest corner of Callowhill and Broad Streets. Look for Mishkan banner.

2:00 pm – March starts at 440 N. Broad St and ends at Independence Mall

About Mishkan Shalom

Mishkan Shalom is a Reconstructionist congregation in the Manayunk/Roxborough section of Philadelphia. Translated as Dwelling Place of Peace, Mishkan Shalom is the spiritual home of a diverse community of progressive Jews. Active engagement with the Statement of Principles commits the community to Prayer, Study and Acts of Caring, often partnering with the larger community to repair the world in justice and peace. Entering its 26th year, Mishkan Shalom has over 200 member households. Lead Rabbi Shawn Zevit and Rabbi Yael Levy, one of The Forward’s “50 most inspiring Rabbis,” serve as the spiritual leaders while empowering lay leaders and members on their own paths. Mishkan Shalom is located on 4401 Freeland Avenue in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia. For directions and more information, please visit www.mishkan.org.