It seems that summer has yet to arrive but Labor Day and the school year are right around the corner. I hope everyone has made plans to attend Altoona Jewish Community night at the Altoona Curve game on Wednesday, August 12th. Also our community has been invited to attend a seminar of the Blair County Genealogy Society. The Speaker is David Horowitz and the subject is tracing one’s Jewish roots. Both events are featured below on our home page.
I hope our families with young children have signed up of the PJ Pajama program also detailed on the home page. This program is a great way to spend time with your children through age appropriate Jewish storybooks and music. The last program I would like to highlight is our annual picnic. We will be returning to Diamond Carriage Farm for pumpkin carving, wagon rides, and fun around the bonfire on Sunday afternoon, October 18th. More details will be forthcoming.
Congratulations to Bill Wallen and Hazzan Horowitz for the their participation in “A Matter of Faith,†which recently concluded. I was able to attend the last session and found the program to be very insightful.
I hope everyone has enjoyed the upgrades to our website and I want to thank everyone who has submitted content and photos as we seek to continue to provide new content on a regular basis. Enjoy the rest of the summer and I look forward to seeing everyone at our upcoming events.