Weekly Torah Portion
Join Temple Sinai to study the weekly Torah portion in their hybrid class available on Zoom. Open to everyone. 12 p.m. templesinaipgh.org/event/parashah/weekly-torah-portion-class-via-zoom11.html
Join Temple Sinai to study the weekly Torah portion in their hybrid class available on Zoom. Open to everyone. 12 p.m. templesinaipgh.org/event/parashah/weekly-torah-portion-class-via-zoom11.html
Registration is now open for The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh's Mitzvah Day, a long-standingtradition where the Jewish community provides services to organizations throughout the entire community. Times and locations vary. Check the website for more information.jewishpgh.org/mitzvah-day
Join Chabad of the South Hills for their Chanukah Seniors Lunch. The festive holiday program will include a delicious kosher lunch and hot latkes. $5 suggest donation. Wheelchair accessible. chabadsh.com
Join JNF-USA virtually for our annual Breakfast for Israel featuring keynote speaker, New York Times bestselling author and award-winning journalist Yossi Klein Halevi. 8 a.m. Free. jnf.org/breakfastforisrael
Join Classrooms Without Borders for the book launch of Love with No Tomorrow: Tales of Romance During the Holocaust with author Mindell Pierce, as well as Rabbi Micah Becker-Klein, and Dr. Michael Berenbaum. 4 p.m. classroomswithoutborders.org/events
The Annual South Hills Lights Presents Chanukah Fire and Ice. Presented by Chabad of the South Hills, the event will include a giant ice menorah and fire show by Ohio Burn Unit Chanukah, live music, an ice carving, Chanukah swag., gelt drop, latke and donuts. 5 p.m. 1801 Dormont Ave. Free. chabadsh.com/lights
Celebrate with the installation of Senior Rabbi Rabbi Daniel J. Fellman with Temple Sinai. Take this opportunity to meet the congregation's new Rabbi. 6 p.m. templesinaipgh.org
The Ghetto Fighters' House invites you to the third program in a three part series on Invisible Years: Hiding in the Netherlands during the Holocaust. Barbara Kirshenblatt-Giblett will will engage filmmakers Kira Dane, Katelyn Rebelo, and Carmen Fernald in a conversation about distinctive approaches to Holocaust documentaries. 2 p.m. classroomswithoutborders.org
Temple David's grand Menorah lighting that will take place in the Temple's parking lot. The lighting will include fun-filled Hannukah games. 5:30 pm 4415 Northern Pike, Monroeville, 15146.
Join Classrooms Without Borders for their weekly book discussion of 'People Love Dead Jews, Reports from a Haunted Present" with Dr. Josh Andy. This program is geared for educators but open to all. 4 p.m. classroomswithoutborders.org/weekly-book-discussions-people-love-dead-jews-reports-haunted-present-dr.-josh-andy
Classrooms Without Borders, in partnership with Liberation75, is excited to offer the opportunity to engage in our unique series: Confronting the Complexity of Holocaust Scholarship: Reflections on the Past, Present, and Future of Holocaust Studies The Third Session in this series, Auschwitz: Not Long Ago, Not Far Away will offer a virtual tour of the […]
Join Congregation Beth Shalom on Saturday, for an After Hanukkah Celebration featuring heavy hors d'oeuvres and an open bar $36 7 p.m. 5915 Beacon Street to register, visit https://bethshalompgh.org/after-hanukkah-celebration.
Be a superhero and virtually join the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburg's Annual Phone-a-thon to raise money for the community. Three sessions, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Training session Dec. 8. For this event, you will need a computer with internet access and separate mobile device to make calls. For more information and to register, visit jewishpgh.org/event/super-sunday.
Join the Jewish Cemetery and Burial Association of Greater Pittsburgh as it dedicates a new monument recognizing the largest section of Jewish children’s graves in Western Pennsylvania. With generous support from New Castle’s Temple Hadar Israel Endowment Fund and from JCBA donors, a headstone in memory of the seventy-one children, many in unmarked graves, will […]
Classrooms Without Borders and the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage are excited to offer the opportunity to watch the film "My Neighbor My Killer" and engage in a post-film discussion with the documentary filmmaker Anne Aghion, Liliane Pari Umhoza in conversation with Dr. Alexis Herr. 3 p.m. classroomswithoutborders.org/my_neighbor_my_killer
Learn more about the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh's Mega Mission over Zoom. This Mega Mission information session will focus on the pre-mission to Poland and post-mission to the United Arab Emirates. RSVP required to receive Zoom link. 12 p.m.jewishpgh.org/event/mega-mission-information-session-pre-mission-to-poland-and-post-mission-to-the-united-arab-emirates
Join Classrooms Without Borders for a virtual tour of Israel. Monthly tours with guide and scholar Rabbi Jonty Blackman via Zoom. 4 p.m. For more information and to register, visit classroomswithoutborders.org.
Join Mega Mission tour guide Yona Leshets for a virtual tour of Israel. During this session, you will understand how Israel’s economy evolved from agriculture and defense to a powerhouse of innovation in the global arena including leading chip designs, fin-tech, agri-tech, food-tech and digital health. 7 p.m. jewishpgh.org/event/mega-mission-virtual-tour-4
The Ghetto Fighters present Invisible Years: Hiding in the Netherlands during the Holocaust. Dienke Hondius will present her "Mapping Hiding Places" project, focusing on hiding in the Netherlands, including the 27 hiding places of the family in Invisible Years. Prof. Kiene Brillenburg Wurth will focus on one hiding place — the Breeplein Church in Rotterdam […]
The Squirrel Hill AARP chapter welcomes seniors to an open meeting in the Falk Library at Rodef Shalom Synagogue on Fifth Avenue. There will be a short meeting with a report on current legislation and health tips. A fun Bingo game with prizes will follow. Attendees must bring proof of vaccination and wear a mask. […]
Classrooms Without Borders, in partnership with the Czech Embassy, is excited to offer this opportunity to engage in a discussion with Hadar Galron a playwright, actress, screenwriter and comedian based in Prague, Czech Republic. 3:30 p.m. https://classroomswithoutborders.org/czech-embassy-series-hadar-galron
The Arab-Israeli conflict plays a large (some would claim outsized) role in current events. This course aims to unpack the causes and core issues that relate to the Conflict. The goal is to make the subject accessible to educators and to give them the tools with which to grapple in the classroom with the subject […]
Learn more about the prestigious Tikvah Scholars Program, an 11-day residential summer institute for current 10th and 11th graders at Yale University. Hear from Rabbi Mark Gottlieb, Senior Director at the Tikvah Fund & Dean of the Tikvah Scholars Program; Rachel Kaissar, director of the program; as well as professors and students, who will share […]
The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh presents a free virtual tax prep information session. Learn how to sign up to help others get the most from their tax refund. 5:30 p.m. jewishpgh.org/event/free-tax-prep-info-session