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Ready to take your personal and professional growth to the next level? Curious how mentorship can open doors, build confidence, and help you navigate your career or passion projects? Join us for an info session where you’ll get the inside scoop on our mentorship program and hear firsthand from a successful community leader who’s been where you are, and knows what it takes to move forward.

At this event, you’ll learn how the Tribe 12 mentorship program pairs motivated mentees with experienced mentors who offer guidance, support, and real-world advice. Whether you’re early in your career, launching a new idea, or just looking for some fresh perspective and accountability, mentorship can be a game-changer.

Our featured speaker will share their own journey of professional advancement, including the challenges, breakthroughs, and key lessons learned along the way. Their story will inspire you and give you a glimpse of what’s possible when you have the right support.

This event is casual, welcoming, and open to anyone curious about the mentorship program, whether you want to become a mentee, a mentor, or just learn more.
Don’t miss this opportunity to jumpstart your growth, build meaningful relationships, and be part of a community that truly lifts each other up. We can’t wait to see you there!

Calling all elder millennials, cuspers, latchkey kids… basically, anyone who remembers blowing into a Nintendo cartridge. Join us for a night of nostalgia-packed quizzo where the questions span everything from…

We hope you can join us for a fun night of fondue! We will have chocolate and cheese fondue prepared with a variety of foods to dip into it! We…

Join Amanda at The Board and Brew for board games! The Board and Brew has an extensive library of games and food/drink menu to choose from. The price of the ticket includes board game rentals.

This event is an opening Shabbat dinner to kickoff our Shabbat Exploration Series cohort. If you register for this cohort, no need to register for the individual Shabbat Exploration Series events! While the full series will include programs that anyone can “drop in” for, the kickoff is exclusively for those who choose to be part of the cohort. See below for all the details!

If you are not joining the cohort but would still like to celebrate Shabbat that evening, note that Tribe 12’s regular Monthly Shabbat Dinner is happening at the same time.

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Shabbat is a day of rest, joy, and connection, and there are many ways to experience it. Maybe you want a break from your phone for a day, or even just for a few hours, but that might feel lonely. Maybe you’ve been wanting to check out a synagogue in town, but don’t want to go by yourself. Maybe you want to connect over a leisurely Shabbat lunch and songs with other people, feeling like there’s nowhere you have to rush off to, just being fully in the moment.

This is the inspiration for our Shabbat Exploration Series. Each month from January to June, Jewish 20s and 30s will come together for a different Saturday morning Shabbat experience, rotating between synagogue-based ones and home/nature-based ones. This is a chance to explore different ways of doing Shabbat to see what fits for you individually, while also forming friendships with others who are doing the same. The experiences are open to people who currently have any level of Shabbat observance, including zero experience, and there is no end goal regarding how you observe. Tribe 12 Rabbinic Intern Adina Ikeman and Tribe 12 Director of Engagement(s) Danielle Selber will lead these experiences.

You can drop in to individual experiences or sign up to be part of the cohort (people who commit to the whole series).

Participation options: 

Drop in to individual experiences: Just interested in one or two offerings? You can register for any individual experience on Tribe 12’s website just like any other program.

• $5 for synagogue-based experiences (includes a meal)
• $10 for home- or nature-based experiences (includes a meal)

Join the cohort: Want to enjoy the full arc of the program? Develop friendships with a cohort of participants who are also exploring what Shabbat means to them. Cohort members are welcome to attend all programming; if you need to miss something, that is completely fine.

• $54 covers all Saturday morning experiences and two Shabbat dinners
• Cohort members have the benefit of attending opening and closing Shabbat dinners with Danielle and Adina!

Schedule: (subject to change and will be updated)

Saturday, January 31st: Potluck lunch and singing (Northwest location TBA)
Saturday, February 21st: Synagogue experience (Society Hill Synagogue service & kiddush lunch)
Saturday, March 21st: Shabbat lunch and walk (Wissahickon)
Saturday, April 11th: Synagogue experience (Center City location TBA)
Saturday, May 16th: Guided Shabbat hike (Northwest location TBA)
Saturday, June 6th: Synagogue experience (Center City location TBA)

Friday, January 16th: Opening Shabbat for cohort members (Old City as part of Tribe 12’s monthly Shabbat)
Friday, May 29th: Closing Shabbat for cohort members (Location TBA)

Questions? Email danielle@tribe12.org or adina@tribe12.org!

Join Tribe 12 for our Monthly Shabbat Gathering! We will join at the Weitzman Museum of American Jewish History to light Shabbat candles, enjoy a vegetarian meal and enjoy the peace of Shabbat with each other. There will be light schmoozing when you arrive and we will gather for ritual and blessings at 6:45pm. There will be round tables set-up that seat up to 10 people and seating is open. Challah, grape juice, wine, water, seltzer, and a vegetarian meal will be provided. It will be buffet style. A more detailed menu will be provided the day before the event.

Please reach out to rachel.lefkowitz@tribe12.org by Monday 1/12 if you need hechshered (Kosher-certified) food or other food-related accommodations. Please indicate in the line provided on OneTable if you have any dietary restrictions. Please email rachel.lefkowitz@tribe12.org with any questions. This month we will be serving Chinese food with an IKC hechsher.

Swing by Marsha’s, Philly’s first women’s sports bar, to hang out with the Queer Tribe. Apps are on us!

Come join Izzy and the 20s tribe for a wine and cheese night at the Weitzman! Wine, cheese, and crackers will be provided!

The inaugural Queer Book Club meeting! Check out From Dust, a Flame by Rebecca Podos, a Jewish queer modern fantasy novel. We’ll discuss the book, enjoy snacks, and help us…

After a bunch of you sent us Quirk’s board game speed dating event, we asked them if they would do a Jewish version… and the nice Jewish boy who happens to run the company said YES!

Here’s how it works: A gaming concierge walks you through several games over the course of the night. You play classics you love and discover brand new games you’ve never heard of, playing each with a different group of fun singles. At the end of the night, you give your gaming concierge a list of the folks you met that you’d like to date and a list of those you met that you’d like to just hang out with as friends.

Quirk will also be advertising this to the (Jewish) folks in their own community so expect new faces and lots of fun. Hot tip: if you join their mailing list, you will get a code for 50% off this event!

Please join us for a Tu B’Shvat (The Jewish New Year for Trees) Seder – Foodie Tribe-Style! We will sample the various species of Tu B’Shvat fruits and nuts, along with four cups of wine, while exploring our connection to nature and spirituality. Each category will be accompanied by a food-related activity, like crostini-making and cupcake-decorating. Throughout the seder there will be activities like planting your own herbs to take home, a social action project, and discussion around themes of environmental consciousness and Jewish mysticism.

In a polarized era, history can become a subject of political contention. Many see America as perfect, while others argue that the national experiment is fundamentally flawed.

Shabbat is about to get very intriguing — great food and drinks, single Jewish young professionals, and a killer good time await!

Join our matchmakers for Midnight at the Masquerade, an interactive, two-hour murder mystery experience led by the talented (and slightly suspicious) actors from The Murder Mystery Company. Picture this: a glamorous, high-society masquerade ball is shattered by an unexpected death, sending guests into a swirl of hidden identities, whispered clues, and glittering intrigue. It’s up to you and your fellow guests to solve the crime where the killer could be anyone… even you!

6:30pm — Arrival, mingling and drinks

6:45pm — Shabbat blessings and kosher buffet dinner (meat meal with vegetarian and gluten free options) by House of Kosher

7:15pm — Interactive show begins

Dress: Casual or whatever you wore to work, but feel free to wear a mask (we will also provide some!)

Space is limited and advanced registration is required! RSVP now….. or ELSE 🙂

All are welcome to join Rachel and Rabbinic Intern Adina for a fun and relaxing weekend in the Poconos! We will celebrate Shabbat together as a community. This retreat experience is open to anyone in their 20s and 30s. Check out the schedule of what we will be doing down below!

All single rooms have king beds and are first come, first serve and will go to the first couples (romantic or friend) who register together. Or, if you would like to pay $200 for a single room, email rachel.lefkowitz@tribe12.org.

Registration closes 2/1 at 11:30 PM.

Shabbaton Schedule:

Friday:
* 4 PM Check in begins and optional challah braiding
* Lighting Shabbat candles together & assembling cheese boards
* 6:30 PM Check in closes — Must arrive before then
* Musical Shabbat service
* Delicious Shabbat Dinner
* Shabbat songs
* Chocolate and wine pairing activity

Saturday
* Breakfast — stays out all morning so feel free to sleep in!
* Optional outdoor activity choice:
* Adina: Hike with songs and spiritual themes
* Rachel: Jewish food hike!
* Hamantaschen history and hamantaschen filling (we will bake them after Shabbat!)
* Foodie Tribe-style Lunch (each person will have a chance to assemble the vegetarian sandwich of their dreams)
* Time to hang out/relax/explore
* Philly favorite snack!
* Slow Shabbat songs
* Breakout sessions — choose between:
* Foodie option
* Music option
* Havdalah, followed by Mishloach Manot packing — Mishloach Manot is the tradition of giving gifts of food to friends and family on the Jewish holiday of Purim. We will create packages that you can take home with you to give away!
* Make your own pizza dinner
* Cocktail/mocktail making
* Campfire and smores

Sunday
* Brunch cooking together!
* Clean up and pack cars
* Closing program
* Pack lunches and goodbye — leave by 12:30

Tribe 12 connects people in their 20s/30s to Jewish life and community in Philadelphia today so they will choose to stay connected tomorrow. We welcome people who identify as Jewish, whose partner is Jewish, or who are exploring Judaism. If you require any accommodations in order to fully participate in our programming, please see our page on accommodations. If you require any financial assistance to participate, contact us at info@tribe12.org.

Monte Carlo Purim Masquerade

Black Tie Costumed Ball | Casino Games & Epic Prizes | DJ & Live Music

Join hundreds of Young Professionals & Grad Students for the wildest Purim party in Philadelphia!

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Event Highlights:

• Monte Carlo Casino
  (Blackjack, Roulette, Craps, & Texas Hold’em Poker)
• Casino Prize Packages

• DJ & Live Music (Lineup TBA)
• Costume Contest
  (1st, 2nd, & 3rd Prizes)
• L’Chaims & Drink Specials
  (Haman’s “Hang”over, The Grogger Lager, The “Mordy”gras)
• Hamantaschen

• Optional Megillah Reading

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Monte Carlo Casino Prize Packages:

1. A Brand New iPad
2. One-Night Stay at Ocean Casino Resort
3. One-Hour Massage at Hand & Stone
4. Two Phillies Tickets
5. Two Philadelphia Orchestra Tickets
6. Noi Due Cafe (Manhattan Gift Card)

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Tickets:
$18 Prepaid | $36 at the Door

20’s & 30’s (21+)
Professionals & Grad Students
Singles & Couples Welcome

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Live @ The Chevra Social Club

Black Tie Costumed Ball (Tux & Gown W/ Mask or Costume)

Due to expected high attendance, please arrive early for the security check.