Barry is battling myelofibrosis, a cancer that disrupts the normal production of blood cells, and seeking a matching blood stem cell donor, his best hope for a cure. There currently is no match in his family or the worldwide registry. 3 minutes could save a life. Shaare Torah, 2319 Murray Ave. Eligible donors must be […]
Chabad of Squirrel Hill presents a first night of Passover Community Seder. Enjoy a gourmet Passover meal in the company of family and friends. $25/adult, $15/child. 7:30 p.m. 1700 Beechwood Blvd. chabadpgh.com
Enjoy a first Seder night Elegant and delicious Community Passover Seder filled with insight, meaning and inspiration at Chabad of the South Hills. 7:30 p.m. $65 adult/$25 children. chabadsh.com
The Ten Plagues. The Exodus. The Splitting of the Sea. The Delivery of Manna… Judaism has a long list of miracles. But do we really believe in miracles? How should rational minds think about the miraculous? In "Miracles - A Jewish Perspective," Rabbi Danny Schiff will consider the place of miracles in Judaism and how […]
We Jews have an array of texts and making sense of them is not easy. In the six-part series "The Jewish Text Puzzle," Rabbi Danny Schiff will put the pieces of the “text puzzle” into one coherent picture, so that the place of Torah, Tanakh, Talmud, Midrash, Responsa, Kabbalah, as well as many other sources, […]
Classrooms Without Borders presents America and The Holocaust: A Series of Colloquies. April's session will examine Hollywood, Nazism, and the Nazis. Free. 4 p.m. cwbpgh.org/event/america-and-the-holocaust-a-series-of-colloquies-3/?mc_cid=5fef88abd5&mc_eid=300cbb1627
Welcome Shabbat with family and friends, music and prayer at Rodef Shalom Congregation's Family Shabbat. Join together for a Shabbat Dinner and a Kabbalat Shabbat song session and service specially designed for families and kids of all ages. End the night with a sweet dessert. Dinner is $5 per person with a maximum of $25 […]
Prime Stage Theatre presents the world premiere of Perseverance, a powerful memoir of healing and renewal. Few visitors to the G&S Jewelry Store in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood during the 1960s and ’70s were aware that the cheerful proprietor, Melvin Goldman, had spent his teens enduring the horrors of Auschwitz before arriving as a penniless […]
The Jewish Genealogy Society Pittsburgh Presents "When Henry Silverstein Got Cold. How Terrible Enumerators Help Us Do Better Census Research with Tammy Hepps” is a collaboration between the Jewish Genealogy Society of Pittsburgh and the Rauh Jewish Archives at the Heinz History Center. Please register online. The program is free for JGS-Pittsburgh members as well […]
Join the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh for an exciting Partnership2Gether online event that brings together people from different Jewish communities for a joint live and thought-provoking discussion, based on a prize-winning short Israeli film "Pinhas: Families" 1 p.m. jewishpgh.org/event/film-club
Scholar and activist Dr. Shula Mola, named one of Israel's 50 most influential women in 2022 by "Globes" newspaper, will deliver the annual lecture of the Israel Heritage Nationality Room and the University of Pittsburgh's Jewish studies program. The title of her talk is Becoming Visible: Ethiopian Jews and the Formation of Black Identity in […]
The Pittsburgh Girls’ Choir and Congregation Beth Shalom's Derekh program proudly present "The Beauty That Still Remains," a concert of hope and reflection through song in commemoration of Holocaust Remembrance Day. PGC Chamber Choir will sing Linda Tutas Haugen's powerful piece featuring words directly from Anne Frank's immortal diary. Rounding out the evening's program in […]
The Pittsburgh Girls Choir and Congregation Beth Shalom's Derekh program proudly present “The Beauty That Still Remains,” a concert of hope and reflection through song in commemoration of Holocaust Remembrance Day. PGC Chamber Choir will sing Linda Tutas Haugen's powerful piece, Anne Frank: A Living Voice, featuring words directly from Anne Frank's immortal diary. Rounding […]
Women are invited to attend Chabad of Squirrel Hill's Torah and Tea and explore the rich stories of our matriarchs with Rivky Herman. 7 p.m. $18. 1700 Beechwood Blvd. chabadpgh.com
Join Repair the World Pittsburgh and the 10.27 Healing Partnership for a series of community garden service-learning projects focused on sustaining ourselves, our communities, and the earth through difficult times. As the 10.27 synagogue shooting trial approaches, we hope that these programs serve as an opportunity to come together for healing and collective action. 5:30 […]