Are Haredim from Mars while we are from Venus? Is this the Lesson of Lockdown? At the next Lion of Judah Lunch & Learn, Foundation Scholar Rabbi Danny Schiff discusses the extent to which we really believe in pluralism and diversity and whether we really are one people with one mission. Open to all women. […]
Join JFCS for another Parent Support Group. we will be exploring options and resources for summer activities during a time of social distancing. There will also be space for open conversation and support. We encourage participation to enhance this experience. 5:30 p.m. jfcspgh.org/event/parenting-support-group-exploring-options-and-resources-for-summer-activities-during-a-time-of-social-distancing
Classrooms Without Borders presents Coping with the Pandemic: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Responses to the Medical, Religious, and Emotional Issues Raised by COVID-19, a panel discussion featuring Rabbi Aaron Bisno of Rodef Shalom Congregation, Rev. David Poecking of Archangel Gabriel Parish, and Imam Chris Caras of the Islamic Center of Pittsburgh.Free. 3 p.m. classroomswithoutborders.org/monotheistic-panel-discussion
Join THE JFCS: Art-Based Support Group and explore ways art-making can help regulate the nervous system, promote playfulness, imagination, help develop insight, connect more deeply to our bodies, emotions, thoughts, and world views. Bring any basic art supplies, drawing tools, and curiosity you can find. For our first session, you will need some blank paper […]
Congregation Beth Shalom invites you to join them in reading and discussing the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Angels in America: Millennium Approaches by Tony Kushner. Angels in America takes place in another time, not too far away from our own, and in another pandemic: HIV affected millions of Americans who struggled to survive, love, and heal […]
Attend (virtually), The Sound of Jewish Music, a celebration of Jewish music, art and words of inspiration, presented by women from all parts of our community, on the theme of "Far Apart, Close at Heart." There is no charge for this event, but registration is required at SoundOfJewishMusic.com in order to get the link for […]
Classrooms Without Borders, in partnership with South Hills Jewish Pittsburgh, presesnts the film “Shalom Italia” and a post-film discussion with the film’s producer, Tamar Tal Anati. RSVP to receive a link to the film. The post-film discussion will be offered on Zoom. RSVP to receive link. 3 p.m. jewishpgh.org/event/shalom-italia-post-film-discussion-with-film-producer-tamar-tal-anati.
“Two Cities, One Story” is a new online series partnering the Rauh Jewish Archives with a Jewish archive in another city. Told in collaboration with Jeremy Katz of the Cuba Family Archives at the Breman Museum in Atlanta, it will look at the life of Rabbi Jacob Rothschild. “Jack,” was a Pittsburgher who grew up […]
Heaven? Hell? Nothing? Nowhere? Well learn all about Jewish Views on the Afterlife with Federation’s Jewish Life and Learning Director, Rabbi Amy Bardack. This event is for young adults (21-45). 8 p.m. Register to receive the Zoom link. jewishpgh.org/event/jewish-views-on-the-afterlife/
Join JFCS as they celebrate World Refugee Day and Immigrant Heritage Month! This free, virtual event is for everyone, in Pittsburgh and beyond! There will be performances, stories from refugees and immigrants, videos from community leaders across the city and state, featured restaurants, featured immigrant-owned stores, and more. The whole celebration will be held on […]
Are you tired of seeing those unrealistic, formulaic romantic comedies where the protagonists find love on a four-minute Zoom call? Fortunately, the next Moishe House speed-dating event won’t be so cliché. Not only is it platonic – falling in love is STRICTLY prohibited – but it’s also being hosted on a platform that only moderately […]
Chabad Centers in Greater Pittsburgh area present a Q&A with Rabbi Chaim Bruk, director of Chabad of Montana, the subject of the fascinating documentary, The Rabbi Goes West. The documentary is available for a special viewing for the Pittsburgh Jewish Community June 16-18. 7:30 p.m. To register for documentary and Zoom info, visiteventbrite.com/e/108644430416.
Join Beth Shalom’s Quarantined Book Club as they read "The Invisible Bridge" by Julie Orringer. Everyone is invited to join. 4 p.m. bethshalompgh.org/6-23-20-quarantined-book-club-the-invisible-bridge-by-julie-orringer
Temple Sinai is hosting an online encore of History of Torahs in Western PA with Eric Lidji (via Zoom). It will place the congregation's new Torah, the first in Western Pennsylvania written by a Soferet, in the context of Jewish history. 7 p.m. Free. templesinaipgh.org/event/eric-lidgi-torah-presentation.html#
Join the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh and the Ben Gurion Society as they explore a few treasures of the Rauh Jewish Archives with Director Eric Lidji. Register to receive the zoom link. 8 p.m. jewishpgh.org/event/treasures-of-the-rauh.
As part of the Continuing Legal Education Series Rabbi Schiff will explore Coronavirus in Jewish Law. Exploring Jewish texts, Rabbi Schiff will present the unique insights of Judaism on each of these complex contemporary topics. How has Judaism addressed these pivotal subjects? What wisdom does Judaism offer that might illuminate these important legal conversations. Get […]
Looking for a way to do Tikkun Olam while social distancing? Join Moishe House Pittsburgh and the Squirrel Hill Urban Coalition (SHUC) for A Socially Distant Cleanup. SHUC will be providing gloves and trash bags to participants in Squirrel Hill who sign up in advance, and some Squirrel Hill businesses will be offering discounts to […]