See Israel with the one you love. Honeymoon Israel is open to couples of all cultural, racial, religious, gender, and sexual identities who are looking to create connections with each other and to Jewish life with at least one Jewish partner. Each trip includes 20 diverse couples from the same city. Learn more at one […]
Join the Westmoreland Jewish Community Council and make a High Holiday Trivet followed by a Potluck Picnic Lunch at Twin Lakes Park, Pavilion 5. There is no charge for the picnic but there is a fee to create the Trivet. 10 a.m. trivet making' 12:30 p.m. picnic. wjccwestmoreland@gmail.com
Join Beth Congregation of the South Hills for First Mondays with Rabbi Alex Greenbaum. TThis month hear guest George Savarese discuss “Target America: Russia’s cyberwar on the US.” Mr. Savarese has served as the host of the World Affairs Council’s “Global Press Conference” on KQV radio and has worked for AP Radio and National Public […]
Hear Mystic Seaport volunteer, researcher and author Howard Veisz speak about Gerda III, a wooden lighthouse tender built in 1926 to re-supply offshore lighthouses along the Danish coast. During the Nazi occupation of Denmark in World War II, the Gerda III took on precious cargo: clandestine groups of Jewish refugees that she transported to freedom. […]
Join Shaare Torah Congregation for Justice for People With Mental Illness. This free breakfast program will introduce you to some of the practical things you can do to make situations more just for people whose symptoms, medications, or interpersonal methods make it difficult to handle stressors alone. Presenter: Linda Tashbook, Esq. author of Family Guide […]
Join the 10.27 Healing Partnership for our 3rd annual Rosh Chodesh Elul program, "Welcome the Month of Elul with Inspiration and Community." This event is dedicated to helping community members prepare for the coming of the High Holy Days and anticipate the arrival of the 3rd commemoration of 10/27/18. A diverse group of community scholars […]
Join Classrooms Without Borders for a virtual tour of Israel. Monthly tours with guide and scholar Rabbi Jonty Blackman via Zoom. 7 p.m. For more information and to register, visit classroomswithoutborders.org.
The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh's Volunteer Center's August VOOM will be tree tending in Squirrel Hill with Tree Pittsburgh. Meet on Murray Avenue near Forward (across from parking lot between Starbucks and GetGo). Be prepared to get messy and dress appropriately. 6 p.m. Register at jewishpgh.org/event/voom-with-tree-pittsburgh.
Classrooms Without Borders, in partnership with the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), is excited to offer the opportunity to watch the film "Oma and Bella" and engage in a post film discussion with director lexa Karolinski and Jeffrey Yoskowitz, an expert on Eastern European Jewish cuisine and its history. Moderated by Kathleen Gransow program director, […]
Join Moishe House Pittsburgh for an old fashioned game night. Enjoy the house game collection or bring a game or two to share. Shacks and drinks will be provided. 7 p.m. facebook.com/moishehouse.pittsburgh
Bring the parasha alive and make it personally relevant and meaningful. Study the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Mark Asher. 12:15 p.m. bethshalompgh.org/life-text
The Jewish Cemetery and Burial Association is privileged to coordinate a sacred book burial for the community following its annual unveiling ceremony at Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery, 498 Oakwood Street, Shaler, 15209. Accepted materials include prayer books and/or any other sacred texts that cannot be otherwise discarded properly. Materials can be picked up at any […]
From the recent conflict with Gaza to the internal political upheaval in Israel, there is a necessity to get an educated view from the “inside”. Classrooms Without Borders is offering an opportunity to hear from in-house scholar – Avi Ben-Hur – as he helps us navigate and understand what is happening with the cease-fire with […]
Donate much needed blood during the Jewish Association on Aging's Blood Drive in cooperation with Vitalant (aka the Central Blood Bank) at the JAA's Squirrel Hill campus location, 200 JHF Drive, 15217. Free parking and a Vitalant insulated lunch bag. 10 a.m. Appointments recommended but not required. Use code W243 at donateblood.centralbloodbank.org To schedule your […]
The Alan Papernick Educational Institute Endowment Fund presents Continuing Legal Education, a 6-Part CLE Series taught by Foundation Scholar Rabbi Dr. Danny Schiff. Earn up to 12 CLE credits. Each session is a stand-alone unit, you can take one class or all 6. 8:30 a.m. With CLE credit: $30/session or $150 all sessions; Without CLE […]
"It Couldn't Happen Here," a documentary-style play about Oct. 28, is available for screening on Zoom. Aug. 22 performance is at 2 p.m. The Aug. 26 performance is at 7 p.m. Presented by Congregation Dor Hadash.
Yeshiva Schools invites you to attend their annual dinner honoring the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh and community builders Rabbi and Mrs. Yosef and Nechoma Itkin. All proceeds benefit Academic Excellence. 1100 Liberty Ave. 6:30 p.m. To register, visit yeshivaschools.com/dinner
Join Moishe House Pittsburgh in learning the Hebrew at Aleph Bet 101. Meant for the beginner, learn in a low-pressure environment with residents Charlie and Sam as teachers. 7 p.m. facebook.com/moishehouse.pittsburgh
Film Pittsburgh presents the 10th annual Robinson International Short Film Competition, a unique contest that honors and awards talented independent filmmakers whose work illuminates the Jewish experience. The event honors the memory of Sanford N. Robinson, Sr., a noted member of the Pittsburgh Jewish community. This year the competition will show 6 films and winners […]
The Butler family invites you and a few hundred of their closest vaccinated friends to the 29th or 30th NCSY Garden Sizzler: A vaccinated adults-only gastronomic extravaganza. 7:30 p.m. centraleast.ncsy.org/sizzler
Join Moishe House Pittsburgh in bringing together long-time community members with new friends during Shabbatluck! Join a phone-free, homey gathering. Contributing food is optional, but making a toast is mandatory. Your toast can be as simple as “L’chaim” or as comprehensive as sharing a goal for this community. 7 p.m. facebook.com/moishehouse.pittsburgh
Have you been frustrated on dating apps this summer? Maybe it’s because your pandemic dating skills are rusty, or just because conversations never seem to go anywhere? If so, join Moishe House Pittsburgh for their “dating app clinic”. They'll help edit your profile, take a new photo if needed, give advice about matches and share […]
Join Beth El Congregation for their Speaker Series with guest Seth Kibel. Kibel will present "The Jews of Tin Pan Alley," exploring the lives and music of celebrated Jewish songwriters, whose achievements would come to dominate that body of work known as the “Great American Songbook.” Classic recordings, rare video clips, and “live” performances from […]
Thousands of people have been struggling to put food on their tables since last Rosh Hashana. The need is growing among our most vulnerable neighbors. Join the Greater Pittsburgh community and donate to the High Holiday Food Drive. 828 Hazelwood Ave, 15217. For more information, click HERE. Accepting donations of unopened and not expired: Oil […]
Guest speaker Yosef Hashimi will share his fascinating story, "From Mohammed to Zion." Born to a Afghani Muslim father, a direct descent of Mohammed and an American Jewish Mother. Yosef is now an Orthodox Jew and Vice President at IBM. The event is marking the first Yahrtzeit of Rabbi Ephraim Rosenblum, OBM. $8. 7 p.m. […]