title: From Matzah to Revelation: Text Study with Kirtan Rabbi description: From Matzah to Revelation: The Work of these 49 Days Four Tuesdays: Text Study with Kirtan Rabbi • 4/17: Becoming Matzah • 4/24: Journey of the Soul • 5/1: World-to-Come Now! • 5/8: Mysteries of Mourners’ Kaddish Part of the Weeks of Jewish Flourishing. […]
Lag B’Omer Kirtan Concert description: Light your inner bonfire on this propitious day of singing, dancing, and rejoicing together! Hebrew Kirtan is continual call-and-response, fully participatory chant where short, sacred phrases from the Jewish tradition are treated as powerful, universal meditations. No need to be Jewish or know Hebrew to fully immerse in this experience. […]
From: <srglick@gmail.com> title: Peter Gethers: A Conversation With The Author description: Peter Gethers' new book, My Mother's Kitchen, is a funny, moving memoir about a son’s discovery that his mother has a genius for understanding the intimate connections between cooking, people and love. You are invited to the inaugural season of this series featuring five […]
title: "A Conversation With the Author" Lecture Series description: Peter Gethers' "My Mother's Kitchen" is a funny, moving memoir about a son's discovery that his mother has a genius for understanding the intimate connections between cooking, people and love. Gethers has written an unforgettable memoir about how food and family can do much more than […]
Nava Tehila Concert description: This Jerusalem-based group of musicians and spiritual innovators has touched the hearts of thousands of Jews across the world with their melodies and new approaches to prayer and spirituality. We are delighted to welcome them to Temple Sinai on Tuesday, May 15 at 7 PM. We are honored to co-sponsor this […]
title: Live Show: "Harry Potter & the Sacred Text" Podcast description: Join hosts of the popular podcast, "Harry Potter & the Sacred Text" for a live show in Pittsburgh, PA! Harvard Divinity graduates, Vanessa Zoltan and Casper ter Kuile, will deep dive into a chapter of Harry Potter, tell stories from their own lives, and […]
Sunday, June 24 You are Invited To Recognize Leaders in Addiction Treatment and Recovery: Rabbi Abraham Twerski and Gateway Rehab Tribute Dinner: 6:00 p.m. ∙ Freehof Hall Award Presentation: 7:30 p.m. ∙ Sanctuary The award presentation is open to the public. All are invited to the dessert reception immediately following in Freehof Hall hosted by […]
title: Official Book Launch of “The Seventeenth Generation” - The Lifework of Rabbi Walter Jacob description: On Tuesday, July 10 at Rodef Shalom, a celebration of the official book launch of “The Seventeenth Generation,” a book authored by Eric Lidji about the life's work of Rabbi Walter Jacob. Born into a rabbinic lineage that encompasses […]
Wednesday, July 11 at 12:30 pm,Rodef Shalom Biblical Gardens and Tour of the Sanctuary $10 includes return transportation from JCC,5738 Forbes Ave,15217 For more information contact Debbie 412-339 5405
Kara Cornell (Photo courtesy of Rodef Shalom Congregation) On Monday November 19 at 8:00 pm, Music at Rodef Shalom will present mezzo-soprano Kara Cornell, for its opening free concert of the season. Abigail Eagleson will be the collaborative pianist. One of Pittsburgh’s most thrilling and innovative singers, Kara Cornell will present Folk Songs of the […]
Purim Dinner Presented by Rodef Shalom and Tree of Life*Or L'Simcha description: Join us for a Purim dinner from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Freehof Hall at Rodef Shalom, 4905 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15213. Dinner will include pasta dish options with Hamantaschen for dessert, catered by Colleen Wolfson. The cost of the dinner […]
title: Music at Rodef Shalom Presents: Violin and Dance, featuring Dancers from Attack Theatre description: Join us for an evening of dance music by Bach, De Falla and Sarasate, Sonata in D Minor by Brahms, and pieces by Ernest Bloch, in addition to Amy Beach for violin and piano. Roy Sonne is the featured violinist […]
Leonard Bernstein at 100 Concert description: Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the birth of Leonard Bernstein with a special concert featuring a combined choir from Temple Sinai and Rodef Shalom and special guests from the Bach Choir of Pittsburgh, Cantors Assembly, and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Temple Sinai Member and Bernstein assistant conductor Flavio Chamis will […]
Herzog Breakfast description: Join us as we listen to David Shribman discuss his career as executive editor and vice president of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for the past 16 years, and he and his wife's new positions at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. This event is sponsored by Brotherhood and the Women of Rodef Shalom and […]
West View & Troy Hill Cemetery description: The Prayer Practice and Learning Committee of Rodef Shalom Congregation invites you on a bus tour of the Troy Hill and West View Cemeteries. Gain an historical perspective on Rodef Shalom in the Pittsburgh Jewish Community. A few of our ancestors who rest in our cemeteries include: Rabbis […]