Sign In Forgot Password

Update this content.

RSVP for any event!

Click on the event name to register.

In-Person Services at AJ 
All services will be conducted in person at AJ. At this time, all services will be available via Zoom. Please continue to register for Friday evening and Saturday morning services by using the link(s) below, or by using the service sign-up form link in the weekly email. Your registration will help us keep the building secure.

Service Sign-up Form for March 2024

Please familiarize yourself with our March 2024 COVID-19/respiratory illness policies.  We ask that attendees of services and events at AJ review the policies and agree to them.

Orange County Community Scholar Program (CSP)
Congregation Adath Jeshurun, dedicated to the Jewish value of learning for its own sake (Torah lishmah), is excited to announce a partnership with the Orange County Community Scholar Program (CSP). As a partner with CSP, we’ll join a small group of synagogues enjoying the best Jewish learning available. AJ has the distinction of being the first Pennsylvania synagogue to partner with CSP. You can see the CSP offerings for the current month here. Please note that times on CSP web pages are Pacific Time unless noted otherwise. If you register and can’t attend, a link will be sent to you after the event to a recording. There is also an archive of classes that you can view here.

Kehillah of Old York Road Purim Carnival
Sunday, March 17 from 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM (at Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel)

Join us for the annual Kehillah Purim Carnival! Preschool Admission: 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM. General Admission from 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM. At Keneseth Israel. Come in costume! Enjoy hamantaschen, prizes, inflatables, more. Cost: $18 for individuals; $36 for families. In partnership with Kehillah of Old York Road and Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia. Click here to purchase tickets.

Purim Celebration: It's A Hippie Dippie Purim!
Saturday, March 23 at 7:00 PM
Don’t miss this year’s Hippie Dippie Purim Celebration! We’ll start with the shpiel as we revisit songs of the late 1960s along with a live band! The music will continue when we go into the Orleans Auditorium and dance the night away! Don't forget to dress in costume! The fun starts at 7:00 PM. Please register here. ***If you want to have fun at our tie dye booth, bring a t-shirt or other white cotton item to dye!

Get ready for Purim by reviewing the songs and script! All the songs are on YouTube with rolling lyrics for you to enjoy. The tracks can also be listened to alone. Click here.

AJ Bereavement Group, with Rav Hazzan Glantz
Wednesday, March 27 at 7:30 PM (no RSVP necessary)
Rav Hazzan Glantz leads this monthly gathering specifically designed to foster a secure, confidential, and non-judgmental environment that encourages individuals to freely express their emotions. Irrespective of the time elapsed since one's loss, everyone is welcome to participate, as there are no qualifying or disqualifying criteria. A warm invitation is extended to everyone interested in attending these meetings. A warm invitation is extended to everyone interested in attending these meetings. Feel free to contact Rav Hazzan Glantz in advance with any questions (hglantz@gmail.com or 215.635.6611, ext. 122). Following evening minyan at 7:30 PM at AJ.

Scholars-in-Residence Weekend: At the Intersection of Racism and Antisemitism
March 29 through March 31 (in person at AJ)

Congregation Adath Jeshurun is hosting three scholars who will illuminate the dark corners of religious prejudice.  Each of the three will also offer hope as American Jews face a dangerous surge in antisemitism. The schedule is:
Undoing the Knots, with Prof. Maureen O’Connell
March 29, 2024 — Kabbalat Shabbat: 6:15 PM, followed by Shabbat Dinner
“Synagoga and Ecclesia in Our Time” — Expressing in Art the New Jewish-Catholic Relationship, with Dr. Philip Cunningham  
March 30, 2024 — Shabbat service: 9:30 AM; Lunch and Learn: 12:30 PM
Antisemitism x Racism: At the Intersection, with Prof. Susannah Heschel
March 31, 2024 — Brunch and Learn: 10:00 AM

You MUST pre-register and the deadline is Friday, March 22. Learn more and register here.

Kabbal-Tot Shabbat (includes dinner)
Friday, April 5 at 5:00 PM  **Please RSVP by March 29th**
We have a new Friday night service geared toward young families. Friday evening service. Children of all ages are welcome and encouraged to make “holy noise” and sweet sounds as we, together, welcome Shabbat. Those who pre-registered will have dinner at 5:00 PM and the service will start at 5:30 PM in the Braemer Auditorium. Please register here.

Adult Ed Crime and Consequences Series
Mass Incarceration
, with Bob Lankin
Saturday, April 6: Services at 9:30 AM; Lunch and Learn at 12:30 PM
Bob Lankin, an activist working to end mass incarceration, will speak at Congregation Adath Jeshurun during lunch, after services. Lankin, an expert on the topic, has spoken at dozens of venues on the subject of mass incarceration including programs sponsored by the Jewish Community Relations Council, Gratz College, the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, numerous religious institutions, and service clubs. Lankin has served for four decades as a prison volunteer. For AJ members, register using the April online service registration form. For non-AJ members, please use this form.

Adult Ed Awe Series
Visual Awe
, with Beth Shapiro, MFA
Sunday, April 7 at 10:30 AM at the Rodin Museum
With an eye on awe, we’ll be inspired by the masterpieces and maquettes of the French sculptor Auguste Rodin at the Rodin Museum. We will also find out why Rodin worked on his “Gates of Hell” for 37 years and learn which famous artists were inspired by him. If you signed up for the full Awe series in the fall, you do not have to register again. Your $100 payment included the trip to the Holodec in December, and the other three Awe events. Someone from AJ will contact you about whether you will be attending the Visual Awe program. For all others, click here to register.

Israel 10/7 Resilience Series 
The Fifth Question: Passover and Palestine
with Professor Jonathan Zimmerman and Dr. Sion Segal

Tuesday, April 9 at 7:45 PM (in person at AJ and via Zoom)
The master narrative of the Jewish people, rehearsed daily in prayer and annually at the Passover Seder, is the redemption of the Israelites from oppression in Egypt. This year, in a small strip of land adjacent to Egypt, the Israel Defense Forces are fighting against an Islamist terror organization that refuses to acquiesce to Israel’s existence. As we retell our story, we are obligated to see ourselves as if we had come out of Egypt. In America and in our families, there is conflict around the question of who is the oppressor and who is the oppressed. Is Hamas the Pharoah who does not recognize Joseph and seeks to eliminate his people? Or, are the Israelis guilty of persecuting the Palestinians by not recognizing their right for a national home or even their basic human rights? Professor Jonathan Zimmerman, a professor of the history of education at the University of Pennsylvania, and Dr. Sion Segal, a psychologist focusing on conflict resolution, will focus on the dynamics around the seder table. Were the plagues against Egypt collective punishment? Was God’s slaying of the firstborn genocide? What should we learn from our common texts, how can we apply those lessons today, and how can we engage one another in a spirit of compassion that avoids the plague of darkness where, according to the Torah, “no one could see his brother”? This event will be held in person at AJ and via Zoom. It will begin at 7:45 PM. It is open to the community. Click here to register.

Kabbalat Shabbat with Strings Attached
Friday, April 12 at 6:15 PM (in person at AJ)

Unplug from a busy week with an acoustic Shabbat service led by Hazzan Howard Glantz with familiar tunes that will put a smile on your face and a song in your heart. For all ages, from babies to bubbies. Bring your friends for this relaxed, casual, and enjoyable service! Then stay for Oneg Shabbat (lite dinner bites and gathering with friends). 6:15 PM. Click here to register.

Shoah Seder
Sunday, May 5 from 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
On May 5, from 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM, AJ will be hosting its first Shoah Seder. This unique program utilizes the methods of the Pesach Seder and combines them with the history of the Shoah to create an unforgettably powerful experience. There will be a $25 charge per person, 13 years and older, and a strict limit on the number of participants. Registration is now open and will be closed when we reach our numerical limit. Please register here.

Tue, March 19 2024 9 Adar II 5784