Coolanu: Culture & Community

Coolanu (Hebrew for “all of us”) brings together Society Hill Synagogue congregants across and within generations for fun outings, arts and culture programs, and specially curated social gatherings at the synagogue and select locations.
Recent highlights include our sukkah building and decorating, Salsa ‘n’ Sips in the Sukkah, the Philadelphia Architecture and Public Sculpture Walking Tour series, the “Boldly Hanukkah Sweater Contest,” our Hamantaschen Bake-Off Contest, an evening with Philadelphia Union and Israel national team soccer star Tai Baribo, and our Lag Ba’Omer barbecue celebration.
Please contact Coolanu Chair Lesli Reich at coolanu(at)societyhillsynagogue.org with any questions or ideas for programs. If you would like to join our Coolanu Committee, we’d love to have you!

Upcoming Events:

Architecture and Public Sculpture Walking Tour of the Penn Campus

🗓️ Sunday, July 19
🕒 2:00-4:00 pm
📍 The meeting point will be emailed to registered participants
💰 $10/person for Society Hill Synagogue Members | $25/person for the General Public
Join us for the next installment of our popular Philadelphia Architecture and Public Sculpture Walking Tours! On Sunday, July 19, Dr. Martin Rosenberg, Professor Emeritus of Art History at Rutgers University, and AIA architect Carter Reich will guide us through the University of Pennsylvania campus — home to outstanding examples of both architecture and public art.
Highlights will include the extraordinary Fisher Fine Arts Library, designed by renowned Victorian Gothic architect Frank Furness, as well as Split Button by Pop artist Claes Oldenburg with Coosje van Bruggen, also known for The Clothespin across from Philadelphia City Hall.
The Penn Campus contains numerous buildings by many of America’s leading architects, including Louis Kahn; Eero Saarinen; Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, architects of the Barnes Foundation; Robert Venturi and Denise Scott-Brown, and others. There are also dozens of major pieces of public sculpture by leading artists.
The campus is easily accessible from Center City by public transportation, with a SEPTA stop at 34th Street and Market Street, and several parking lots and garages available for those who choose to drive.
Registration is limited to 15 participants, and all previous walking tours have filled up quickly, so click below to register today!