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various pieces of equipment such as flags,
rifles and sabers.
Have questions or want
to order tickets? Email
[email protected].
BAT MITZVAH CLUB
WELCOMES JEWISH
GIRLS IN 6TH & 7TH
GRADE FOR 2017-18
LEBO PERCUSSION
PRESENTS BELLS,
MALLETS AND DRUMS
CONCERT SERIES
Mt. Lebanon Percussion will perform
the annual Holiday Bells, Mallets
and Drums concert series on Friday,
Dec. 15, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 16,
at 1 p.m., and Saturday, Dec. 16, at
7:30 p.m. Tickets are available online
at mtlpercussion.org/tickets beginning
Nov. 17. All concerts are at the Mt.
Lebanon High School Fine Arts
Theater. For more information go to
mtlpercussion.org, Facebook MTLPerc,
or email [email protected].
LEBO WINTER GUARD
TO HOLD ANNUAL
PANCAKE BREAKFAST
Please join the Mt. Lebanon Winter
Guard teams for their annual Pancake
Breakfast with Santa on Saturday, Dec. 9,
from 8 a.m. to noon at the Mt. Lebanon
High School Center Court. Enjoy
pancakes for breakfast, have your picture
taken with Santa, enjoy a variety of
musical entertainment, and play at the
Winter Carnival. It’s an event for the
whole family!
All proceeds from this event benefit the
Mt. Lebanon Winter Guard (Scholastic
A and Regional A teams). Winter Guard,
often called “The Sport of the Arts,”
brings music to life through performance
in a competitive format. Mt. Lebanon
Winter Guard performs using dance with
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Ask an average 12-year-old girl what
she’s doing for her Bat Mitzvah, and
there’s a good chance she’ll say “having
a big party.” But ask the same question
of a member of the Bat Mitzvah Club,
and you’ll hear about celebrating Jewish
identity, performing community service,
and exploring her own uniqueness and
personal strengths, as well as having a lot
of fun.
From London to Los Angeles, Hong
Kong to Houston, Brooklyn to Boca
Raton and more than 370 cities in
between, including right here in the
South Hills, pre-teen girls are having the
time of their lives while discovering what
it really means to become a Bat Mitzvah
and a Jewish woman.
Known as a club “for girls, run by
girls and starring girls,” the Bat Mitzvah
Club—or “BMC” as its members
frequently refer to it—enables girls to
learn, grow and get involved in their
community and Jewish life. Members
share ideas and express their thoughts
on being a young Jewish woman in the
modern world. Through creative art
projects, journal writing, scrapbooking,
community service activities, plenty of
socializing and more, the girls—with
the help of an adult facilitator—are
empowered to be themselves while
feeling great about being Jewish.
Unlike a Bar Mitzvah, Jewish tradition
does not prescribe any set rituals for a Bat
Mitzvah, which marks a girl’s spiritual and
religious “coming of age” at 12. Customs
on marking this milestone vary widely
from community to community and
family to family—with some throwing
lavish parties, others a Friday night candle
lighting ceremony, while others may do a
simple birthday party.
Anyone wishing to learn more
about Bat Mitzvah Club can visit
chabadSH.com/BMC or call
412.344.2424.
BRING YOUR APPETITE!
The Autumn Food Fair and & Yiayia
Joan’s Attic Treasures at Holy Cross
Greek Orthodox Church will be held
October 4-6 from 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.,
at the church’s Community Center, 123
Gilkeson Road, across from the Galleria.
The event will feature Greek
favorites including Moussaka, Tiropita,
Spanakopita, Pastitsio, rice pudding,
soups and much more! A bake sale will
feature delicious Greek pastries, pies,
cakes, jams, nuts, candies, and a variety of
breads.
Inside seating is available and the event
will be held rain or shine.
There will be no fax, phone or online
ordering. Takeout is available in the
Community Center food line. All
proceeds benefit the philanthropic efforts
of the Ladies Philoptochos Society. Cash
or credit card accepted.
GET READY FOR THE
9TH ANNUAL MT.
LEBANON JUNIOR
WOMEN’S CLUB
HOLIDAY MARKET
The 9th Annual Mt. Lebanon Junior
Women’s Club Holiday Market will be
held on Saturday, Nov. 11, from 9 a.m. to
2 p.m., at Mt. Lebanon United Lutheran
Church, 975 Washington Road, 15228.
Admission is free. The juried market
will once again feature handmade items
from artists and crafters, a bake sale, food
trucks, a 50/50 raffle and a canned food
drive for Wallace Food Pantry. ■