The Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh is honoring the life of our dear friend Shulamit Bastacky by holding a Shloshim in her honor. All who knew and loved Shulamit are welcome to submit a short video with your memories of your time with Shulamit or the wishes you would like to share with her family. We […]

Join Repair the World to learn more about PeerCorps during an information session for 6-12th graders. PeerCorps is a service-program that enables Jewish middle and high schoolers of all backgrounds to build relationships with one another and engage in community-based service while learning in-depth social justice topics. 5 p.m. Click HERE to register.

Join Moishe House for Avodah Learning Series: Tzedakah to Tzedek. Avodah educator Adina Alpert will facilitate a discussion about social justice, service work and systemic and root causes of poverty. By the end of the event, This event is the first in a two-part series with Avodah, so look out for the event in March, […]

Join Beth El Congregation for a Whiskey Rebellion Virtual Happy Hour with Wigle Whiskey and special guests Todd DePastino, historian. $72 per person. Your ticket includes a flask of Wigle Whiskey, the makings for an Old Fashioned cocktail, and a spirited romp down Whiskey Lane. RSVP by 1/27. bethelcong.org

Join New Light Congregation for "Sing a New Light Presents The Choral Torah: 5 Books in 4 Parts." Guided by Josh Ehrlich, the music will take a magic-school-bus-style ride through the Bible, complete with musical detours presented by The Four ermaneutics. 7 p.m. Free. eventbrite.com/e/sing-a-new-light-presents-the-choral-torah-tickets-135771130105

Join Temple Sinai's Brotherhood for a Brotherhood Brunch for Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance & Inclusion Month, a unified effort among Jewish organizations to raise awareness and foster inclusion of people with disabilities and their families in Jewish communities worldwide. Kristin Ahrens, deputy secretary for Pennsylvania's Office of Developmental Programs will discuss empowering people with disabilities. […]

The Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh’s Education Outreach Associate, Emily Bernstein, interviews Dr. Joshua Andy, the 2016-17 Holocaust Educator of the Year award. Andy teaches at the Upper School at Winchester Thurston. 3 p.m. hcofpgh.org/events

Join the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh for the annual winter gathering of Pittsburghers. Log on with your fellow snowbirds for an engaging evening with The New York Times columnist Bret Stephens. $10, minimum $500 commitment to the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh's 2021 Community Campaign. 5 p.m. foundation.jewishpgh.org/snowbird

Temple Sinai presents Prayers for Comfort in the Pandemic: A Service of Remembrance, Healing, and Hope. The service will share traditional prayers, music, reflection, and modern readings. 7 p.m. templesinaipgh.org/programs-events

Beth Shalom Congregation’s Derekh Speaker Series welcomes five authors from across the country. Neal Bascomb will discuss "Faster: How a Jewish Driver, an American Heiress and a Legendary Cat Beat Hitler's Best" 7:30 p.m. Free. For more information, and to register for the Zoom event, visit bethshalompgh.org/speakerseries.

Set the mood for Valentine's Day weekend by joining the University of Pittsburgh's Jewish Studies Program for "Sexting American Jewish History," a virtual conversation that will celebrate the publication of a special edition of American Jewish History looking at how sexuality shaped the history of American Jews and Judaism. 1 p.m. For more information and […]

Bring your sweetie along and join the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh for Cooking2Gether: Let’s Make Kanafeh. Learn how to make this delicious Middle Eastern dessert in a Zoom session led by Israeli friends from Karmiel/Misgav. 12 p.m. jewishpgh.org/event

Virtual Klezmer workshop and concert featuring Craig Judelman and Sasha Lurje. Open to instrumentalists and vocalists of all levels. Dive deep into the relationship between instrumental and vocal style. What gives Yiddish or klezmer music its unique flavor? How do you transfer Yiddish vocal style to an instrument? 2 p.m. schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/event

Classrooms Without Borders presents "The Escape from Novogrudok"- A conversation with Michael Kagan, Betty Cohen and Tamara Vershitskaya. Learn about a daring escape from the Novogrudok labor camp in Belarus via an underground tunnel. 2 p.m. classroomswithoutborders.org/events

Join the Women of Temple Sinai Cooking Class, featuring guest chefs from the community and Temple Sinai with recipes from around the world. All are welcome! 6:30 p.m. templesinaipgh.org/event/wots-cooking-class--virtual.html

Classrooms Without Borders is excited to embark on their Jewish Heritage Around the World Part II series with CWB scholar Avi Ben-Hur and guest speakers. This session will explore Turkey and its Jews and will engage in a dialogue with members of the community. Register HERE.

The Jewish Pittsburgh History Series, sponsored by Rodef Shalom Congregation, will feature a presentation by D. Clarke on Rodef Shalom Rabbis: Samuel Goldenson, Labor Activist. Rabbi Goldenson served the congregation from 1918-1934, instituting significant reforms. There is no charge to attend this Zoom event. 7 p.m. For details and to register, follow the Jewish History […]

Join the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh for "Rising Crime in Israel’s Arab Communities: Urgent Concern and Complex Realities?," an in-depth discussion about the rising rate of violent crime in Israel's Arab communities. Why did crime in Arab society escalate in recent years? What are the challenges related to police enforcement and deterrence? How does […]

Explore the enduring impact and relevance of A Raisin in the Sun written by Lorraine Hansberry in 1959 to today’s struggle of class, segregation, gender, and the American Dream. This discussion is part of Classrooms Without Borders' "From Frederick Douglass to Ta-Nehisi Coates: A workshop series exploring race using texts as a window into history […]

Moishe House presents Bread and Beer: The Grains of Ancient Life. Helena Nichols, the director of the Biblical botanical garden in Pittsburgh, teaches the first course in the Moishe House plant series. The course will include adapted recipes so that students may try their hand at ancient recipes in their own homes. 7 p.m. For […]

Classrooms Without Borders, in partnership with Rodef Shalom Congregation and the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, is honored to welcome filmmaker Ferne Pearlstein and Holocaust scholar Dr. Michael Berenbaum to convene a post-screening discussion of the film "The Last Laugh." 4 p.m. classroomswithoutborders.org/events

The New Community Chevra Kadisha of Greater Pittsburgh will hold its 16th Annual Adar 7 Dinner, via Zoom. Maggie Feinstein, 10.27 Healing Partnership director will present "Moses on Mt. Nebo: Pivot and Purpose." 6:30 p.m.

Join the Women of Rodef Shalom for the discussion "Bodies, Gender, & Sex Positivity." What's the difference between someone's genital configuration and their gender? What does it mean to be cisgender or transgender? How does sexual orientation relate to gender? What do all the letters in LGBTQIA2S+ stand for? What does it mean to be […]

Classrooms Without Borders, in partnership with Rodef Shalom Congregation, is excited to offer the opportunity to watch the film "The Good Nazi" and engage in a post-film discussion with the film's director, Yaron Niski, Michael Good and CWB scholar Avi Ben Hur. 3 p.m. For more information and to register, click HERE.

Bingo isn’t just for bubbes. Join the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh's Young Adult Division for Virtual Bubbe BINGO, hosted by the fabulous drag queens Amneeja & Dixie. Dress up for an evening of fun and a chance to win some awesome prizes. Your ticket price includes a fun bubbe-themed gift box that will be […]

In observation of Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month, Temple Sinai is calling all story tellers to share your disAbility Experience during a "Moth-like" event. The deadline to register to tell your story is Jan. 31. To sign up to be a storyteller or for more information, please contact lisaglederer@gmail.com.

The Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh is pleased to partner with PJ Library to offer an online youth reading of Hidden. The graphic novel centered on the story of hidden child during the Holocaust will be discussed. Appropriate for students age 9 and up. The session will also include the opportunity to learn about and connect […]

Join the Pittsburgh Jewish community for a conversation with Rabbi Denise L. Eger. She will discuss her new book, "Mishkan Ga'Avah: Where Pride Dwells," and share how the Pittsburgh Jewish community can better celebrate and empower members of the LGBTQ+ community. 8 p.m. tinyurl.com/where-pride-dwells

The Holocaust has played an increasingly significant role in Western culture, most specially in post-Holocaust ethical discourse. Classrooms Without Borders presents a four-part series, "The Ethical implications of the Holocaust: A lecture series with Dr. Michael Berenbaum." 4 p.m. classroomswithoutborders.org/events

In celebration of Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance & Inclusion Month and Jewish Disability Advocacy Month, the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh presents "A Conversation with National Disability Advocacy & Inclusion Leader Matan Koch." 5:30 p.m. For more information and to register, visit jewishpgh.org/event.

You might have heard the Purim story, but who did you hear it from? Join Repair the World as they investigate the Purim story through a more inclusive lens with guidance and knowledge from Danielle Kranjec, as she teaches about the Kranjec test! 12:30 p.m. Click HERE for more information.

The Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh presents the next installment of their Conversations Series with guest Jon Prince. His relationship with Holocaust survivor Helen Bayer was forged a few years ago from a chance meeting in a parking lot, blossoming into a close friendship that lasted until her passing in late 2020. 3 p.m. hcofpgh.org/events

Celebrate Purim with Classrooms Without Borders and Rabbi Jonty Blackman. 4 p.m. classroomswithoutborders.org/events

Enjoy the fun from your car at Temple Sinai's Drive-Thru Purim Carnival. Games. prizes, hamantaschen, lunch, Megillah reading (partial) and tons of fun. Bring the entire family. $20 per car. 10 a.m. templesinaipgh.org/programs-events

Join Temple Sinia for their Drive-Thru Purim Carnival. Enjoy all of the activities from your car: game, prizes, Hamantashen, lunch, and a partial Meghillah Reading Everyone will fulfill the four mitzvot of Purim while helping to perform the mitzvah of giving to the needy, please bring pennies for the Torah Penny Project and donate kids' […]

Classrooms Without Borders in partnership with Rodef Shalom Congregation and the Maltz Museum of Jewish History is honored to bring Professor Susan Neiman author of the book, "Learning from the Germans: Race and the Memory of Evil" to our community of educators and learners. 12 p.m. classroomswithoutborders.org/events