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Fusing Turkeys and Dreidels

Dreidels and turkeys?  Menorahs and cornucopias? Latkes and sweet potato pie? What’s happening this year? On November 28, 2013, Hannukah and Thanksgiving coincide.  That’s the perfect opportunity to merge the concepts of giving, appreciating and celebrating!  Can you think of 8 opportunities to share with your community where you get to make miracles happen and give thanks? Here are just a few ideas but we would love to hear your suggestions too!  Send them to:  Info@themitzvahbowl.com. 1.  Enjoy playing games? Go to a senior facility and organize a dreidel game with chocolate gelt.  It will be a sweet treat for […]

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Musicopia

Musicopia 2001 Market Street, Suite 700 Philadelphia, PA 19103 Contact: Denise Kinney, Executive Director,  info@musicopia.net Musicopia is a nonprofit organization that works with approximately 100 of our region’s professional musicians to present a wealth of music education programs. Musicopia is also the leading advocate for restoring and improving in-school music instruction throughout the Greater Philadelphia area. Founded in 1974 as “Strings for Schools,” the organization once focused primarily on classical string music. Now Musicopia provides assemblies, workshops and long-term residencies that span a huge range of musical traditions. Since February 2006, our new official name, “Musicopia”, has represented the growing diversity […]

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Judaica Sound Archives @ FAU Libraries

Judaica Sound Archives @ FAU Libraries 777 Glades Rd., Boca Raton, FL 33431 Contact: Maxine Schackman, Assistant Director 561 297-0080 The Judaica Sound Archives at Florida Atlantic University Library’s main mission is to collect, preserve, and digitize Judaica sound recordings; to create educational programs highlighting the contents of this rich cultural legacy; and to encourage the use of this unique scholarly resource by students, scholars, and the general public. For a mitzvah project which combines music, finding hidden treasure, and rescuing a Jewish cultural heritage, the Judaica Sound Archives is the perfect choice. They prevent music from being lost forever […]

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