December 2015

Reading Against Racism
DECEMBER 2015
By Rabbi Kenneth Carr
I
n November, Terri Wolfheimer, Curt Toll and I traveled to
newspaper) talked about religious
Orlando for the Biennial Convention of the Union for Reform
pluralism in Israel, and the ongoing
Judaism. With workshops on youth
conflict with
programming and empty-nester programming,
the Palestinians.
lifelong education and worship that works,
Saturday night
membership retention and fundraising
featured a tribute
strategies, we accumulated a wealth of ideas
to and presentation
and inspiration for charting a course for our
by Rabbi David
community. The opportunity to listen to and
Saperstein, former
brainstorm with our colleagues from around
head of the
the country, all of whom have tried different
Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism,
approaches to our common challenges,
now President Obama’s ambassador for
proved an invaluable resource. The awesome
International Religious Freedom, as well as a
experience of singing, socializing, praying, and
speech by Vice President Joseph Biden. Each
studying with 5,000 other Jews replenished our
one of these speakers, and many more, left us
energy and enthusiasm, and sent us back to
all both reflecting on the broken places in our
Or Ami ready and eager to implement some
world and energized to work to repair them.
of what we saw. It was truly a transformative
To that end, I am now ready to start an
experience!
initiative I announced during my sermon
One component of the Biennial schedule is
on Yom Kippur morning. As I shared my
the plenary sessions, which incorporate policy
experience marching with the NAACP on the
presentations, world-renowned speakers, and
Journey for Justice, I identified one step on
celebration of major movement milestones.
our own journey for justice as listening to the
This year’s plenaries often emphasized social
experiences of African-Americans. I pointed
justice work. We heard from Michael Douglas,
out that one way we could pursue this learning
Ta-Nehisi Coates won the 2015 National
discussing inclusion of intermarried families in
would be to read some books together, like
Book Award for nonfiction for “Between
congregational life. A panel featuring Cornell
Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “Between the World and
the World and Me,” a visceral, blunt
Brooks, president of the NAACP, and an SEIU
Me.” Several people expressed an interest in
exploration of his experience of being
president described the plight of immigrant
such a group. So I am glad to announce that
a black man in America. Mr. Coates, a
workers. The URJ’s highest award was given
we will be starting to read together in January;
correspondent for The Atlantic, wrote the
to all congregations that participated in this
I’m announcing it now to give people time to
book in the form of a letter to his teenage
summer’s Journey for Justice (including
get and read the book. Please join me at the
son. Join Rabbi Carr and members of
Congregation Or Ami!). Israelis Stav Shaffir
synagogue on Thursday, January 7, at 7:30,
Or Ami for a discussion of the book on
(the youngest member of the Knesset) and Ari
when we will discuss “Between the World and
Thursday, January 7, at 7:30.
Shavit (author and journalist for the Haaretz
Me.” I hope to see you then.
Latkes for one and all!
Friday, December 11th
Chanukah Dinner
Join us to light our congregational Menorah. Bring your own Menorah and candles to celebrate the miracle of Chanukah.
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Clergy and Staff
Rabbi.....................................Kenneth I. Carr
Rabbi.Carr@or-ami.org
Cantor...................................Jordan S. Franzel
Cantor.Franzel@or-ami.org
Rabbi Emeritus.....................Seymour Prystowsky
RabbiP@or-ami.org
Office Manager.....................Jodye Green 610-828-9066 x200
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Administrative Assistant.....Lynn Alexander 610-828-9066 x201
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Early Childhood
Education Director..............Michelle Ruder 610-828-1086 x400
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Administrative Assistant.....Lisa Larney 610-828-1086 x401
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Director of Education
and Lifelong Learning.........Rabbi Shoshanah Tornberg
610-828-4443 x301
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Administrative Support......610-828-4443 x300
office@or-ami.org
Synagogue Office.................610-828-9066
610-828-3731 Fax
office@or-ami.org
Religious School...................610-828-4443
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ECE Center...........................610-828-1086
Officers and Trustees
Executive Officers
Co-President........................................Larry Paul
Co-President........................................Terri Wolfheimer
Vice President.....................................Simi Baer
Vice President.....................................Hillary Israeli
Vice President.....................................Danny Schwartz
Treasurer...............................................Joshua Dunoff
Trustees
Leslie Berman
Deb Brenner, COATz Co-Chair
Tamara Davis
Barb Hoffman, Membership Chair
Jackie Kane
Andrew Kasmen, Immediate Past President
Bill Koeleywn
Helene Levinson, Spiritual Life Chair
David Nasatir
Jeff Seidman, House Committee Chair
Jen Segal, ECEC Committee Chair
Larry Segal
Missy Sterling, COATz Co-Chair
Larry Stern
Curt Toll
Jenn Weiner, Religious School Chair
Oracle Staff
Editor.............................................. Carole Verona
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Assistant Editor.............................. Susan Ackland
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affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism.
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December Worship Schedule
Friday, December 4
6:30 p.m.........................Erev Shabbat Service
Saturday, December 5
10:30 a.m.......................Shabbat Service
Bat Mitzvah of Gabrielle Cooper
Friday, December 11
7:30 p.m.........................Erev Shabbat Service
Saturday, December 12
10:30 a.m.......................Shabbat Service
Friday, December 18
6:30 p.m.........................Erev Shabbat Service
Saturday, December 19
10:30 a.m.......................Shabbat Service
Bat Mitzvah of Arielle Greenberg
Friday, December 25
6:30 p.m.........................Erev Shabbat Service
Saturday, December 26
10:30 a.m.......................Shabbat Service
Welcome!
Congregation Or Ami extends a
warm welcome to new members
Jonathan and Jennifer Friedman.
Our Mission
Congregation Or Ami strives to be a warm and welcoming
center of Jewish life built on the foundation of Torah (Jewish
Text and Tradition), Avodah (Spiritual Fulfillment), and
G’milut Chasadim (Acts of Lovingkindness). We embrace
the varied needs and rich diversity of our congregants, our
community, and the Jewish people. We endeavor to create
an inviting and inclusive community that promotes spiritual
fulfillment for our congregants and supports their search
for God. We take pride in the strong partnership among
our clergy, professional staff, lay leaders, and congregants.
Guided by Jewish values, we are strengthened by our active
volunteerism and informed decision-making. We uphold
the principles and ideals of the Reform movement and are a
member of the Union for Reform Judaism.
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Help Sustain Our Synagogue
By Larry Paul, Co-President
S
ynagogues, not unlike people, have lifespans. And like people,
they don’t live forever. Some synagogues are able to have long,
vibrant lives. Others exist for shorter timeframes, often because
most Jews have moved from the area. You need only drive through
West, South, and Northeast Philadelphia, as well as innumerable
small towns, to note the many former synagogues that are either
empty or repurposed. Or Ami has turned 67 years of age, most of
those years having been spent in the same location in Lafayette Hill,
where we are today. As with human life, 67 is not necessarily old
for a synagogue, if the building and organization are in good shape.
Unfortunately, Or Ami’s 67 years do feel old to me, based on our
current circumstances.
One of the goals of my shared presidency with Terri Wolfheimer
is better communications with our community. We certainly want
to accentuate the positive, and there is indeed much positive activity
ongoing. But to be fully transparent and honest, we must also be
informative on our challenges. Or Ami today is facing significant
challenges that threaten our long-term viability. Our membership
numbers and revenue continue to be on a negative trajectory,
accentuating recent trends. We have a relative lack of volunteers to
help in the ongoing work of regular operations and longer-term
programming and initiatives. And perhaps most importantly, there
seems to be a lack of shared community and communal connection,
which would ideally foster a sense of shared destiny and grassroots
enthusiasm for the goal I think we all must embrace – namely,
sustaining Or Ami.
Terri and I are developing a number of initiatives that we hope
will address and solve some of our issues. Among these are:
• Membership development programs, under Barb Hoffman, to
involve the entire congregation in identifying and recruiting new
members
• Analysis of alternative dues structures, under Peter Weidman
• Comprehensive program development, under Danny Schwartz
• Member engagement initiatives, under Bill Koelewyn
• Enhanced social action programming, under Deb Brenner and
Missy Sterling
• Member outreach programs, through the Mitzvah Corps and Deb
Brenner
• Communication and community building enhancements, under
Michael Konin, Susan Paul, and Mark Wolfheimer
These teams have many wonderful ideas to grow Or Ami and
create a more cohesive community. What is desperately needed
are people to join, plan, participate, and implement. This is the
real purpose of this message. This is a call to action to EVERY
MEMBER OF THE OR AMI COMMUNITY. We need everyone
on board. What must be accomplished cannot be done by a handful
of interested congregants. There needs to be a sense of urgency
from all of us. Whether you’ve been a member for one year or 45
years, whatever your demographic, whether you’ve been extensively
involved in the past or not at all, whether you have younger children,
are empty nesters, or seniors, and whatever your own reasons are for
being a member of the community, now is the time to step forward
and step up, and join with our lay and professional leadership in this
sacred cause – keeping our synagogue alive and viable. We need your
energy, your enthusiasm, your ideas, and your participation. We
need you to align yourselves with the synagogue, and help to create a
stronger Or Ami. With this in mind, I invite you to contact Terri or
me directly with your thoughts and suggestions as to how you might
like to personally participate.
As I said, Or Ami is 67 years old. We are not on life support, but
we are badly in need of some transfusions. I appeal to each of you to
provide a transfusion and help ensure that our strategic vision bears
fruit. Only if we are successful will Or Ami continue to sit on Ridge
Pike and provide a tangible Jewish presence for many years to come.
Larry Paul
610-564-4898/cell
Larry.j.paul@gmail.com
Terri Wolfheimer
610-213-7389/cell
mrswolfheimer@comcast.net
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A Trip to Ellis Island
By Maris Delano
T
hanks to David and Andrea Feldheim, 39 people went on an
educational and enjoyable trip to Ellis Island. The trip was
sponsored by Or Ami’s Brotherhood. The bus left promptly
at 8:30 a.m., and each person was handed a bag filled with breakfast
foods and other goodies.
When we arrived at Liberty State Park, we were treated to an
exhibition of a number of people flying kites choreographed with
music. On the 10-minute ferry ride to Ellis Island, some of the choir
members of Or Ami serenaded the people on the ferry.
Once at Ellis Island, everyone was left on their own. Ellis Island
had special meaning to most of us since many of our relatives had
gone through there when arriving in America.
The ferry ride back was spectacular because the sun was shining
brightly, and we were able to see the Statue of Liberty up close.
The day was topped off by a stop at Harold’s for dinner. Obviously
nobody walked away hungry. Everyone I spoke to said they had a
terrific time!
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December 5: Va-yeishev, Genesis 37:1 – 40:23
Jacob favors Joseph out of all his sons, and makes him a special
multicolored coat. Out of jealousy, his brothers hate him. Joseph
has two dreams that suggest he will rule over his brothers and his
parents; when he tells them about the dreams, his brothers hate him
even more. The brothers go off to pasture at Shechem, and Jacob
sends Joseph to find them. Joseph can’t find them, but an unnamed
man tells him they have gone to Dothan. As Joseph approaches, the
brothers conspire to kill him. They seize his coat and throw him into
a pit. A caravan of merchants passes by on the way to Egypt, and the
brothers sell Joseph to them. The brothers smear animal blood on
Joseph’s coat and show it to Jacob, who believes that Joseph has been
killed by a wild animal. Meanwhile, Jacob’s fourth son Judah has had
three sons. The first one marries a woman named Tamar, but dies
before having a son. The custom was that if a man died before having
a son, the man’s brother would marry the widow and have a son
with her, who would count as the deceased brother’s child. So Judah’s
second son marries Tamar, but refuses to have a child, and he dies as
well. Judah tells Tamar to return to her father’s house and wait for the
third son to grow up some more. After a long time, Tamar hears that
Judah is coming to town, so she disguises herself as a prostitute and
meets him. When she becomes pregnant, she reveals that Judah is
the father, and he admits his guilt. During this time, Joseph has been
sold in Egypt to a man named Potiphar. Joseph’s work is so good that
Potiphar makes him chief of the house. Potiphar’s wife is attracted to
Joseph, but Joseph refuses her. She frames him for attempted rape,
and Potiphar throws him in jail. Joseph gains the trust of the chief
jailer, and is put in charge of the other prisoners. Later, Pharaoh’s
cupbearer and baker are imprisoned. One night, they each have a
dream that disturbs them. Joseph convinces them to tell him their
dreams. He tells them what the dreams mean: in three days, the
cupbearer will be freed, but the baker will be executed. Joseph asks
the cupbearer to remember him and ask Pharaoh to free him too. It
happens as Joseph said, but the cupbearer forgets Joseph.
December 12: Mikeitz, Genesis 41:1 – 44:17
Joseph, Jacob’s favorite of his 12 sons, has been sold by his brothers
into slavery in Egypt, and then imprisoned there. Two years later,
Pharaoh has two disturbing dreams in the same night. None of his
courtiers can interpret them. The cupbearer tells Pharaoh about
Joseph, and Pharaoh summons him. Joseph tells Pharaoh that the
dreams predict seven years of great abundance, followed by seven
years of even greater famine. Joseph suggests that, in order to survive
the famine, Pharaoh appoint someone to supervise gathering the
produce of the good years to be rationed during the lean years.
Pharaoh chooses Joseph for this position, making him second in
command to Pharaoh himself. Joseph marries and has two sons,
named Manasseh and Ephraim. He gathers stores of produce during
the seven good years, and then provides rations when the famine
begins. The entire region suffers from the famine. Back in Canaan,
Jacob hears that there is food in Egypt, so he sends his ten older
sons to buy some, keeping Rachel’s other son Benjamin at home.
When they arrive to buy food, Joseph recognizes them, but they do
not recognize him. Joseph accuses them of being spies; after locking
them up for three days, he agrees to keep one brother as a prisoner,
while releasing the other ones. Joseph sells them their food, returns
their money hidden in their food bags, and sends them away, telling
them not to return unless they bring their youngest brother with
them. When they return home, they are amazed that their money
is in their bags. Jacob refuses to let Benjamin go back to Egypt with
them. But when the food runs out, the brothers must return, and
Judah convinces Jacob to entrust Benjamin to him. When Joseph sees
them, he orders his servants to have the brothers eat with Joseph. The
brothers are astonished to find that they are seated in birth order, and
that Benjamin has been given a much greater helping than the rest.
Joseph then has his servants fill their bags with food, returning their
money again, and placing Joseph’s silver cup in Benjamin’s bag. After
the brothers head for home, Joseph sends his servant after them, to
retrieve the cup and to accuse the brother in whose bag it was found
of being a thief. When the cup is found in Benjamin’s bag, they all
return to Joseph. Joseph decrees that the one who had the cup must
remain in Egypt as his slave.
December 19: Va-yigash, Genesis 44:18 – 47:27
Judah appeals to Joseph, retelling the family story, and begging not
to make him bring such grief to his father. Hearing such contrition,
Joseph breaks down, revealing his identity to his brothers. He sends
his brothers back to Canaan to tell Jacob that Joseph is still alive in
Egypt, and bringing him down to live with Joseph, surviving the
famine in Egypt. Jacob’s whole family, numbering 70 people, comes to
Egypt. Joseph and his father meet and embrace. Joseph introduces the
family to Pharaoh. Pharaoh gives them land in the region of Goshen,
and there they become fertile.
December 26: Va-y’chi, Genesis 47:28 – 50:26
Seventeen years after having reunited his children and moved from
Canaan to Egypt, Jacob is close to death. He summons Joseph and
makes him swear not to bury him in Egypt, but to return him to
Canaan. Joseph brings his children Manasseh and Ephraim to Jacob
for him to bless. In blessing them, Jacob adopts them as his own,
giving them status equal to Jacob’s other sons. Jacob says that the
Israelites shall bless their children by their names, saying: May God
make you like Ephraim and like Manasseh. Jacob then summons
all of his children for his final words to them, in which he describes
each of their characters. Jacob dies; a royal procession brings him up
to Canaan to be buried with his ancestors and Leah in the cave of
Machpelah. Joseph’s brothers once more ask Joseph’s forgiveness for
how they treated him, and Joseph reassures them. Fifty-four years
later, Joseph is about to die. He tells his brothers that eventually God
will bring them out of Egypt. Joseph makes them swear that when
they leave, they will bring Joseph’s bones with them. Joseph dies, and
the book of Genesis ends.
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Donations
Bridge the Gap
To Sharon Fuerman
In memory of your father,
Richard Weisz..............................................Lori and Craig Israelite
To Jeff Hoffman
In memory of your mother,
Neddy Hoffman.......................................... Lori and Craig Israelite
To Maxine and Randy Petersohn
In honor of your anniversary................... Lori and Craig Israelite
Early Childhood Education Center
To Or Ami ECEC-Kofeem Class
In appreciation for all that you do!.......... Krista and Brent Regaldi
Education Endowment Fund
To Sharon and Bob Fuerman
In memory of your father,
Richard Weisz..............................................Mona Zeehandelaar
Joseph Goldblum Library Fund
To Robert Goldblum
In honor of the 80th birthday
of Robert Goldblum................................... Ruth Kaplan
Light of Our People
To Jeff and Barb Hoffman
In memory of your mother,
Neddy Hoffman..........................................The Fishman family
Michael Salkoff Endowment Fund
To Jeff and Barb Hoffman
In memory of Neddy Hoffman............... Reba and Robert Salkoff
In memory of the yahrzeit
of Julius M. Rubin, beloved father
of Harold Rubin..........................................Rita and Harold Rubin
In memory of
Esther Handfinger...................................... Reba and Robert Salkoff
Mitzvah Fund
To Amy Berry
In memory of your father.........................Rachel, Danny, Emma, Jake and
Brady Schwartz
To Jeff Hoffman and family
In memory of your mother
Neddy Hoffman..........................................Dene Bloom
To Rachel and Ron Leopold
Congratulations on
your son’s wedding.....................................Rachel, Danny, Emma, Jake and
Brady Schwartz
To Sari and Daniel Lifshutz
In honor of Alex’s bar mitzvah................ Rachel, Danny, Emma, Jake and
Brady Schwartz
Nancy Roomberg Memorial Fund
To Jeff Hoffman
In memory of Neddy Hoffman............... Michele and Jack Berman
Carol and Alan Roomberg
Prayerbook Fund
To Sharon and Bob Fuerman
In memory of your beloved father,
Richard Weisz.............................................. Jill Caine
Rabbi Carr’s Discretionary Fund
In appreciation...........................................Joan and Ted Borowsky
Rona Rosner Memorial Fund
To Trudi Azeff
Get well wishes............................................ Joan and Ted Borowsky
To Jeff and Barb Hoffman
In memory of your mother,
Neddy Hoffman.......................................... Joan and Ted Borowsky
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Torah Card Fund
To Nancy Braitman
In memory of your father,
Richard Garber............................................ Rachel and Ron Leopold
To Jeff and Barb Hoffman
In memory of your mother,
Neddy Hoffman.......................................... Debby and Irv Askow
The Leopold’s
To Dan and Lisa Loewenstern
In honor of Sammi’s bat mitzvah............ Maris Delano
To Liz Zietz
In honor of your daughter Sukie’s
and Adam’s marriage.................................Sharon and Bob Fuerman
Carole and Joel Lukoff
Yahrzeit Fund
In memory of David Applebaum............ Ilene Applebaum
In memory of Ida Dashow, mother of
Maddy Winsten, grandmother of
Helene Levinson.........................................Helene and Alex Levinson, Madeline
Winsten
In memory of Robert Garber...................Arthur and Nancy Braitman
In memory of Arthur Klein......................Robert and Carol Klein
In memory of Samuel Samitz...................Dene Bloom
In memory of Hy Simon...........................Rick and Jane Simon
In memory of Hymen Weiss....................Joel and Iris Lebed
In memory of Sandra Weiss.....................Robert and Terri Weiss
In memory of Richard Weisz...................Frank and Kathleen Seidman
In memory of Harold Zimmer................Mitch and Randi Zimmer
Thank you for the following donations to the Early Childhood Education
Center:
The Peskin family donated a Visa gift card to their son Ethan’s class in honor
of Ethan being called to the Bimah as a Shabbat child.
The Schwartz family donated a stuffed Torah to the ECE Center for use in
the classrooms.
New Horizons
Social Club
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abbi Carr will speak about a new perspective on
Chanukah when members of the New Horizons Social
Club meet on Wednesday, December 9, at 7:30 p.m.
ew Horizons is a social
group that meets
every month. They
have presented musicians,
authors, comedians, historians,
and other interesting guests.
There is a nominal fee of
$20 to join New Horizons,
payable at the beginning of the
program year. Programs are
advertised in the Oracle and in
the weekly e-mail newsletter.
For more information about
New Horizons, contact David
Grunfeld at 610-828-1480.
Raising Awareness of Celiac Disease:
One Step at a Time
By Jordyn Rutman
I
are the smallest in our grade. If
n May 2012, just weeks before I was leaving for my first summer
you are diagnosed with an allergy,
at Camp Canadensis, my family and I found out that my brother
it’s hard at first but you just need
and I had a disease that changed our lives forever.
to keep thinking how it’s affecting
In April 2012, my brother went to the doctor for a height and
your health.
weight check. The doctors told my mom to take him for a blood test
For my mitzvah project, I
because Jared hadn’t grown for a year and a half. A few days after
insisted on raising awareness of
the blood results were in, my parents got a call from the doctors
celiac disease. I researched and
saying that Jared’s blood test was positive for celiac disease. Then they
called the
decided to have me go for blood work, too, because
township and
I was little for my age. Little did I know a few days
On March 5, 2016, Jordyn
will be walking
later, my parents would get the SAME call for me.
with friends and family on December 6, 2015 at
I had celiac! My first reaction was that I yelled at
Rutman will become a bat
10 a.m. at Miles Park in Lafayette Hill. The cost is
my mom for getting me tested, threw my backpack
mitzvah. For her mitzvah
$25 per family and $10 per person. All proceeds
on the ground, and started to cry. Jared and I then
will go to the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia
went for endoscopies. They took pictures and a
project she wanted to choose
University. Please join me on this special day at
small intestine biopsy. After that it was confirmed.
something that was very close “Jordyn’s Steps for Celiac” as I hope to raise over
We both officially were diagnosed with celiac!
$2,000 to give back to the foundation that helped
to her heart. She decided to
The next few days we spent a lot of time on the
Celiac Disease Foundation at Columbia University organize a community walk in my brother and me.
If you would like to contribute directly to the
web site as well as at the supermarket in the
our township called “Jordyn’s Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University,
gluten-free section. We tried every brand of every
online donations may be made at http://giving.
gluten-free food. What I didn’t realize was what
Steps for Celiac.”
columbia.edu/giveonline/?schoolstyle=52707.
gluten did to my body. Since I had the allergy, my
small intestine was not able to absorb the proper
For donations by check, please make your
nutrition that I needed. Anything from a small sliver of cake, to a bag
check payable to Trustees of Columbia University, and include “In
of goldfish, was technically poisoning my body. Only if I had realized
honor of Jordyn’s bat mitzvah” on the memo line. Send the check to:
that before I threw my backpack down and screamed at my mom!
Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University
I learned a lesson over the past few years. You can’t expect
Harkness Pavilion everything to be easy at first. From trying different foods to
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researching, this gluten-free living wasn’t so bad. My brother and I
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are so much healthier; we have grown tremendously and no longer
Having Fun at Or Ami
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What a wonderful way to commemorate a birth, an adoption, Bar/Bat Mitzvah,
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contributing to our synagogue’s beautification and sustainability.
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lifetime. To order, please use the form below or call the Or Ami office at 610-828-9066,
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Howard & Dale Batterman, Owners/Directors
610.275.CAMP www.srdaycamps.com
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Butler Pike
Family Dentistry
Esther Smith, DDS
(30 years experience)
¥ Cosmetic Dentistry
¥ Complete Dental Care
pellentesque:
¥ Preventive Dentistry
¥ Same Day Emergency Service
Nam vestibulum dolor ¥quis
libero.
All family members welcome
610.825.2327
3048 Butler Pike
Whitemarsh Township
Conshohocken, PA 19428
Hours: Monday 9am-3pm / Tuesday 12pm-8pm / Wednesday 9am-7pm /
Thursday 12pm-8pm / Some Saturdays 9am-3pm
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Heaven & Earth Salon
The One Salon for all your Beauty & Relaxation Needs
505 ½ Germantown Pike • Lafayette Hill
610.828.0211 • www.heavenearthsalon.com
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