New Year’s Greeting

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Playschool Staff

About Our Staff Megan Nachod, Playschool Director Megan (she/her) has worked with children and their families for over 25 years in a variety of settings, including special education settings, inclusive classrooms, Head Start, and full day childcare. She has been a teacher, Case Manager, Special Instructor, and Program Director and is delighted to have returned […]

High Holiday Teen Programs

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memorial plaque order

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Shabbat at Our Synagogue

Shabbat at Society Hill Synagogue is the highlight of our week. It is the point at which three communal expressions — Torah and learning, prayer and music, community and togetherness — align. Drop-ins are welcome to all Shabbat services — no RSVP required — though you are welcome to reach out to our office with questions. […]

Pesah 5784

This year in Philly, Next year in Jerusalem! Passover, or Pesah, is a major Jewish festival that commemorates the Exodus of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. This eight-day celebration involves the Seder meal, where the story of the Exodus is retold, and symbolic foods are consumed. Matzah, unleavened bread, is eaten throughout the holiday […]

Rabbi Kamesar’s Teachings

I’m thrilled you are exploring Society Hill Synagogue and have found your way to the page of Divrei Torah, words of Torah, which are part of a generations-long Jewish practice of refracting sacred Jewish teachings through the light of our own day and age. For me, Judaism is an opportunity to nourish ourselves, grounded in the […]

Pesah, Protest, and Poetry

We just got finished celebrating beautiful, if painful, Passover Seders in our homes and in community.
I wanted to begin by sharing the words with which I opened our Seder here at Society Hill Synagogue, with over 150 people across the generations crammed warmly in our social hall:

High Holiday Family Services

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Remembering October 7

It’s heartbreaking that preparing for the High Holidays this year also means preparing for the one-year remembrance of October 7 — a tragedy which is still very much ongoing. We are partnering with several organizations and congregations for three memorial events, one on October 6, one on October 7, and the last one on October […]