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Mah Jongg

Temple Israel of the Poconos 711 Wallace Street, Stroudsburg, PA, United States

Do you play Mah Jongg? Want to Learn? Here's your chance!

Free

Fostering Justice and Peace in Israel/Palestine

Unversity of Scranton 600 Linden Street (Brennan Hall Rm 228), Scranton, PA

Fostering Justice & Peace in Israel/Palestine: Palestinian & Jewish Perspectives on Current Realities & the Path Forward
Featuring Omar Dajani, professor of law, University of the Pacific and Mria Sucharov, professor of political science, Carleton University. Speakers will be joining virtually with an in-person audience and live-stream available.

Free

Temple Hesed Purim Extravaganza

Temple Hesed 1 Knox Road, Scranton, PA, United States

Barbie Pink Power Purim Shpiel: The Errors Tour! You won't want to miss Temple Hesed's fantastic (not plastic!) Purim lineup this year! Crafts, Games & Prizes | Pasta Dinner | Shpiel

Free
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Purim / פורים

Purim (“lots”, from the word pur, related to Akkadian pūru) commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people in the ancient Persian Empire from destruction in the wake of a plot by Haman, a story recorded in the Biblical Book of Esther (Megillat Esther).

JCC Purim Carnival

Scranton JCC 601 Jefferson Avenue, Scranton, PA, United States

Purim Carnival at the Scranton JCC | Community Event | Free

Free

Nosh & Knowledge | From Foster Care to Medical School

Temple Hesed 1 Knox Road, Scranton, PA, United States

Join us for a Brunch and Learn to hear Mindy Gruzin tell how she climbed her mountain and reached her goals at the top! Mindy Gruzin, a medical student at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, will share her inspiring story of how she broke her goals down into tiny deliberate acts to achieve her dream […]

$10
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Passover / פסח

Passover (Pesach) commemorates the story of the Exodus, in which the ancient Israelites were freed from slavery in Egypt. Passover begins on the 15th day of the month of Nisan in the Jewish calendar, which is in spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and is celebrated for seven or eight days. It is one of the […]

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Yom HaShoah יום השואה

Holocaust Remembrance Day “Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day” known colloquially in Israel and abroad as Yom HaShoah (יום השואה) and in English as Holocaust Remembrance Day, or Holocaust Day, is observed as Israel’s day of commemoration for the approximately six million Jews and five million others who perished in the Holocaust as a result of […]

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Yom Haatzmaut / יום העצמאות

Immediately after Yom Hazikaron ends, Yom Haatzmaut (Israel’s Independence Day) begins. It takes place on the date in the Hebrew calendar that Israel declared independence, the 5th of Iyar.  

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Lag Baomer / ל”ג בעומר

Lag BaOmer occurs on the 33rd day of the Omer, which is the 49-day period between Passover and Shavuot. The word “Lag” represents the number 33 in Hebrew, and the name “Omer” refers to the Biblical “omer,” which was a unit of measure. Lag BaOmer is a happy occasion that marks the end of a plague […]

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Shavuot / שבועות

Shavuot is the second of three pilgrimage festivals in Judaism (along with Passover and Sukkot). Known as the Shalosh Regalim in Hebrew, these festivals each have agricultural and historical significance and were days when, in ancient times, Jews would travel to the Temple in Jerusalem.