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Lower Merion Mail-In Ballot Secure Drop Box
Secure Drop Boxes will be available from Saturday, October 3, 2020 through Tuesday, November 3, 2020 in the parking lot behind Ludington Library
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October 3 - October 30:
Monday, Wednesday & Friday - 9:00 AM through 4:00 PM Tuesday & Thursday - 11:00 AM through 6:00 PM Saturday & Sunday - 11:00 AM through 4:00 PM |
October 31 & November 1:
Saturday & Sunday - 10:00 AM through 6:00 PM November 2 & November 3: Monday & Tuesday - 9:00 AM through 8:00 PM |
Montgomery County residents who have applied to vote by mail and would like to return it to the Election Board by putting it into a secure drop box should be aware of the following:
1. You MUST use BOTH envelopes when returning your ballot. Put your completed ballot into the secrecy envelope, and then into the return envelope. Sign & Date the return envelope.
2. You are only permitted to drop off your own ballot. You cannot drop off ballots for other people, even if you are in the same household.
For information on other Montgomery County drop off locations, click here.
1. You MUST use BOTH envelopes when returning your ballot. Put your completed ballot into the secrecy envelope, and then into the return envelope. Sign & Date the return envelope.
2. You are only permitted to drop off your own ballot. You cannot drop off ballots for other people, even if you are in the same household.
For information on other Montgomery County drop off locations, click here.
DELAWARE COUNTY NEEDS YOU!
If you are interested in helping ensure a fair election, and maybe earn some extra money, Delaware County is looking for you!
The County needs people who can help process election ballots, by performing data entry and approving ballot applications for the next 3 weeks. Workers are needed for evening and weekend shifts and possibly some daytime shifts in Media, Upper Darby and Chester. Workers DO NOT need to be Delaware County residents. Shift times and hours will be communicated shortly.
Applicants should have familarity/comfort working with computers and printers, be fast learners, be able to work independently and possess customer service skills. Workers will practice social distancing, temperatures will be taken and all employees will wear masks. Workers will be paid at a rate of $15.50/hour upon completing agreed upon shifts. If you are interested, please send an email to: Stacy Heisey-Terrell at heiseyterrell@gmail.com.
If you are interested in helping ensure a fair election, and maybe earn some extra money, Delaware County is looking for you!
The County needs people who can help process election ballots, by performing data entry and approving ballot applications for the next 3 weeks. Workers are needed for evening and weekend shifts and possibly some daytime shifts in Media, Upper Darby and Chester. Workers DO NOT need to be Delaware County residents. Shift times and hours will be communicated shortly.
Applicants should have familarity/comfort working with computers and printers, be fast learners, be able to work independently and possess customer service skills. Workers will practice social distancing, temperatures will be taken and all employees will wear masks. Workers will be paid at a rate of $15.50/hour upon completing agreed upon shifts. If you are interested, please send an email to: Stacy Heisey-Terrell at heiseyterrell@gmail.com.
The Historical Significance of the Relationship Between Blacks and Jews
Sponsored by the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission and TheALLIANCE
Tuesday, October 27 at 5:00 pm
Featuring Rabbi Batya Glazer, Marcus Allen - CEO of Big Brothers, Big Sisters, Dr. Asaf Romirowsky - Executive Director of Scholars for Peace in the Middle East, Chad Dion Lassiter - National Expert on Race Relations, Rabbi Dr. Earl Bowen, Jr., and Allison Pokras.
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Featuring Rabbi Batya Glazer, Marcus Allen - CEO of Big Brothers, Big Sisters, Dr. Asaf Romirowsky - Executive Director of Scholars for Peace in the Middle East, Chad Dion Lassiter - National Expert on Race Relations, Rabbi Dr. Earl Bowen, Jr., and Allison Pokras.
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Stay healthy this flu season with free immunizations!
Montgomery County Office of Public Health (OPH) will be holding drive-thru flu clinics and weekly walk-up flu clinics in October. The Office of Public Health’s 2020-21 Influenza Immunization Clinics are listed below. New this year is that all sites will be by appointment only. Residents must make an appointment and register for a flu shot here or by calling 610-278-5145. These flu clinics are for people who live, work, or attend school in Montgomery County. OPH will provide flu vaccinations to those six months of age and older. Accommodations for persons with disabilities will be available. The vaccinations are at no cost for Montgomery County residents. OPH will bill those with insurance. The below-planned sites are dependent upon vaccine availability.
Interfaith Racial Justice Vigils
Churches and synagogues throughout Lower Merion are currently displaying banners in support of our Black neighbors, and our wider interfaith community is gathering weekly to support these congregations and to raise our voices as advocates for racial justice.
Please bring handheld signs with peaceful messages advocating for racial justice. Vigils begin and end with prayer. In between, we stand for about 30 minutes along a busy street, holding our signs, bearing public witnesses to our collective desire for racial justice. Please feel welcome to bring a chair if you need one. Masks must be worn and friendly social distancing must be maintained during the entirety of each vigil.
Wednesday, October 28 from 4:45-5:45 pm
Hosted by: The Church of St. Asaph
Gather at: 27 Conshohocken State Road, Bala Cynwyd
(Limited parking is available on the church's campus; please do not park on campus before 4:30, as school pick-up will be in progress.)
Please bring handheld signs with peaceful messages advocating for racial justice. Vigils begin and end with prayer. In between, we stand for about 30 minutes along a busy street, holding our signs, bearing public witnesses to our collective desire for racial justice. Please feel welcome to bring a chair if you need one. Masks must be worn and friendly social distancing must be maintained during the entirety of each vigil.
Wednesday, October 28 from 4:45-5:45 pm
Hosted by: The Church of St. Asaph
Gather at: 27 Conshohocken State Road, Bala Cynwyd
(Limited parking is available on the church's campus; please do not park on campus before 4:30, as school pick-up will be in progress.)
Expand Your Understanding of the American Jewish Understanding
All October long!
The Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies of University of Pennsylvania is delving into some of the most pressing debates within US and Jewish history. Their scholars are bringing new attention to the diversity of Jewish practices, politics, and peoples that have emerged in the United States over its two and a half centuries. Check out the fascinating lectures, mini-courses and discussions to reframe and expand your understanding of the American Jewish experience below.
The Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies of University of Pennsylvania is delving into some of the most pressing debates within US and Jewish history. Their scholars are bringing new attention to the diversity of Jewish practices, politics, and peoples that have emerged in the United States over its two and a half centuries. Check out the fascinating lectures, mini-courses and discussions to reframe and expand your understanding of the American Jewish experience below.
RAC-PA Every Voice, Every Vote Civic Engagement Campaign
Learn more about RAC-PA's non-partisan campaign to ensure a safe and accessible election in November in weekly Zoom calls at 8:00 pm.
Combat Voter Suppression with OnePA
Please join us for one of our phone banking sessions with OnePA. Each call includes a training on the phone banking system, the script and staff support from the RAC and OnePA – all you have to do is show up and tell your neighbors about their opportunities to vote! There are three sessions per week all October, so check the schedule to find a time that works best for you.
Fill out the commitment form at RAC.org/PAcommit so the RAC-PA knows what resources to provide as you start your civic engagement work
The Bible With and Without Jesus: How Jews and Christians Read the Same Stories Differently
Boston College Center for Christian-Jewish Learning
Wednesday, November 4 at 12:00 pm
A virtual book event for "The Bible With and Without Jesus: How Jews and Christians Read the Same Stories Differently" by Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Zvi Brettler, co-sponsored by the Center for Christian-Jewish Learning & the Church in the 21st Century Center at Boston College.
A virtual book event for "The Bible With and Without Jesus: How Jews and Christians Read the Same Stories Differently" by Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Zvi Brettler, co-sponsored by the Center for Christian-Jewish Learning & the Church in the 21st Century Center at Boston College.
The Legacy of MLK: Bridging the Racial Divide, One Year Later
Featuring Ben Jealous & Tim Lewis
AJC is proud to bring you "The Legacy of MLK: Bridging the Racial Divide, One Year Later," with Ben Jealous, President, People for the American Way and former head of the NAACP, and Tim Lewis, Former Federal Judge, as part of the Daniel Veloric Lecture Series. One year ago, these distinguished civil rights leaders spoke at an AJC Forum, "The Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr: Future Challenges and Opportunities." Join them again on Thursday, November 12 at 11:00 am, in reviewing events of the past year, and how individuals and civic organizations can help ensure the vision of MLK and other leaders of the civil rights era.
American Jews and the State of Israel: As One or Divided?
Schusterman Center for Israel Studies of Brandeis University
Monday, November 9 at 12:00 pm
Hear Natan Sharansky, hero of the Soviet Jewry movement and former chair of Israel's Jewish Agency, along with his "Never Alone: Prison, Politics, and My People" co-author, historian Gil Troy. They will discuss Israel's relationship with American Jewry, antisemitism on college campuses, the failed compromise aimed at opening the Western Wall for non-Orthodox prayer services and more with Schusterman Center Director, University Professor Jonathan D. Sarna, and Director of the Hornstein Program, Rabbi Shirley Idelson.
Hear Natan Sharansky, hero of the Soviet Jewry movement and former chair of Israel's Jewish Agency, along with his "Never Alone: Prison, Politics, and My People" co-author, historian Gil Troy. They will discuss Israel's relationship with American Jewry, antisemitism on college campuses, the failed compromise aimed at opening the Western Wall for non-Orthodox prayer services and more with Schusterman Center Director, University Professor Jonathan D. Sarna, and Director of the Hornstein Program, Rabbi Shirley Idelson.
The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the AMERICAN JEWISH ARCHIVES proudly presents
You Have Nothing to Lose But Your Trains: Jewish Leaders in the Salvation of America's Railroads with Henry Posner III
Thursday, November 12 at 4:00 pm
Henry Posner III has spent his career in the rail industry, his first job being selling Amtrak tickets while in college, and now serves as chairman of Railroad Development Corporation where his responsibilities range from the Iowa Interstate Railroad to RDC Deutschland. Along the way RDC’s interests have included Estonian Railways and Ferrovias Guatemala (z"l). He has historically considered himself a student of railroading but has taken up teaching roles in recent years, with an undergraduate course at Carnegie Mellon and a graduate course at the Denver Transportation Institute, both relating to his favorite subject, railroad deregulation. In his talk Mr. Posner will discuss the evolution of rail deregulation, which saved the industry, focusing on its roots in the 1950s.
Henry Posner III has spent his career in the rail industry, his first job being selling Amtrak tickets while in college, and now serves as chairman of Railroad Development Corporation where his responsibilities range from the Iowa Interstate Railroad to RDC Deutschland. Along the way RDC’s interests have included Estonian Railways and Ferrovias Guatemala (z"l). He has historically considered himself a student of railroading but has taken up teaching roles in recent years, with an undergraduate course at Carnegie Mellon and a graduate course at the Denver Transportation Institute, both relating to his favorite subject, railroad deregulation. In his talk Mr. Posner will discuss the evolution of rail deregulation, which saved the industry, focusing on its roots in the 1950s.
Job Searching During the Pandemic
Are you wondering how to look for a job during such an uncertain time, or questioning if you should wait until things improve?
Join JEVS Human Services for A SERIES OF FREE ZOOM WEBINARS covering topics from Using LinkedIn Effectively to Improving Your Virtual Interview
Zoom seminars are happening every Thursday from 12:00 - 12:30 pm, through November.
Zoom seminars are happening every Thursday from 12:00 - 12:30 pm, through November.
Institute for Jewish Spirituality
Cultivating Mindfulness. Deepening Connection. Enlivening Jewish Life.
The Institute for Jewish Spirituality continues to offer resources to help you find a measure of stability, clarity, and peace during these stressful times.
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Now is the Time The death of George Floyd has focused America’s attention on racial justice, police reform and diversity and inclusion. Learn with us. |
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Serve the Moment
We have joined Repair the World’s effort to mobilize Jewish young adults and college students in 100,000 acts of meaningful service to address the economic fallout of the COVID-19 crisis and the current movement for racial justice. |
Black Lives Matter
Is BLM a grassroots social justice movement or an anti-Israel effort connected to BDS? |
Israel & Intersectionality
On the internet, false rumors accuse Israelis of training Minneapolis law enforcement in choke hold techniques. Yet, no such training exists. Learn about intersectionality and understand why this happens. |
Introducing Click with JFCS: in response to the current public health crisis and while so many people are working or studying from home, JFCS is launching a new series of online programs to help you stay connected. From daily meditation for managing anxiety, to at-home volunteer opportunities, to healthy snacks you can cook with your kids…Click with JFCS will bring you the quality services and compassionate support that are the hallmark of JFCS. Tune into the first installment of Click with JFCS! #clickjfcs #jfcsphilly
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Need Help Staying Connected?
Join this drop-in group to ask questions and learn about various ways to connect. Topics may include Zoom, Google Hangouts, FaceTime, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, etc. Come with specific questions or to learn a new communication platform! Drop-in Group. Open to the General Public Contact: Rivka Goldman @ 267-256-2250 or rgoldman@jfcsphilly.org or join on Zoom at: https://zoom.us/j/406456668 Meeting ID: 406 456 668 $10 donation greatly appreciated. Please donate at www.jfcsphilly.org/itsupportforconnection |
The Haberman Institute for Jewish Studies
The Haberman Institute for Jewish Studies provides adults with high quality, in-depth encounters with Jewish thought, history, and culture. Our vision is a Jewish community enriched through lifelong Jewish learning. We strive to achieve this through programs such as academic lectures, full Days of Learning, ongoing classes, cultural programs, and trips of Jewish interest.
Find the full listing of their classes and programs here.
The Haberman Institute for Jewish Studies provides adults with high quality, in-depth encounters with Jewish thought, history, and culture. Our vision is a Jewish community enriched through lifelong Jewish learning. We strive to achieve this through programs such as academic lectures, full Days of Learning, ongoing classes, cultural programs, and trips of Jewish interest.
Find the full listing of their classes and programs here.
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AJC’s Advocacy Anywhere
AJC has been partnering with Jewish Insider to offer a rich and timely menu of online conversations, probing hot topics in the news from national and global leading voices hundreds of thousands of viewers and listeners around the world. Find the full listing of their classes and programs here. |
Shalom Hartman Institute
The Shalom Hartman Institute is a leading center of Jewish thought and education, serving Israel and North America. Our mission is to strengthen Jewish peoplehood, identity, and pluralism; to enhance the Jewish and democratic character of Israel; and to ensure that Judaism is a compelling force for good in the 21st century.
For all the of the Hartman@Home Learning Opportunities, please click here.
The Shalom Hartman Institute is a leading center of Jewish thought and education, serving Israel and North America. Our mission is to strengthen Jewish peoplehood, identity, and pluralism; to enhance the Jewish and democratic character of Israel; and to ensure that Judaism is a compelling force for good in the 21st century.
For all the of the Hartman@Home Learning Opportunities, please click here.
Golden Slipper Gems on the Main Line
Golden Slipper Gems offerings range from recreational activities such as games and entertainment to courses that explore popular topics in depth and introduce older adults to new areas of learning and experience. Our programs and services are tailored to each of our locations to meet the specific needs of that community.
For all the of the October Golden Slipper Gems programs, please click here.
Golden Slipper Gems offerings range from recreational activities such as games and entertainment to courses that explore popular topics in depth and introduce older adults to new areas of learning and experience. Our programs and services are tailored to each of our locations to meet the specific needs of that community.
For all the of the October Golden Slipper Gems programs, please click here.