Zikaron BaSalon: Young Adult Holocaust Remembrance Day Program Zikaron BaSalon invites you to commemorate the Holocaust in a personal way, among friends, family and guests, in an intimate atmosphere. Please join our young adult community as we spend the evening listening to the personal story of a holocaust survivor and commemorate Yom HaShoah together. Register […]

Ladies' Lunch and Learn description: Enjoy food for mind, body and soul at this special lunch and learn for women, which will take place on Wednesday, May 1, from 12-1:15pm. The class, on the topic of "The Kabbalah of Time: Seasons of Birth," will be presented by Leah Herman. Registration required by April 30 at […]

Trauma Resiliency Group description: Trauma Resiliency Group: An Integrative Approach to Healing Offered by: JFCS led by Amy Lohr, LCSW, Integrative Psychotherapist Description: Open group supporting personal growth via skills development, self-awareness and education about recovering from trauma form an integrative approach that values mind, body and spirit. Mindfulness practice, meditation, reiki energy work, spirituality, […]

Waldman International Arts and Writing Competition Award Ceremony description: The Waldman International Arts and Writing Competition allows students in grades 6-12 to submit original art and compete for academic scholarships. Participants come from across Allegheny County, and our partner region in Israel, Karmiel-Misgav. This year’s Pittsburgh competition also featured an extra category, an essay response […]

Zikaron Basalon, May 1st, 7-8:30pm. Address will be sent upon registration. Join us to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day with an evening of shared stories and memories amongst an intimate group of friends and community members. Note: this program will be held in Hebrew and there are limited spots available. Register here: https://bit.ly/2vkUduV It's a joint […]

May 1, 7:30-9 p.m. – Zikaron BaSalon: Young Adult Holocaust Remembrance Day Program Zikaron BaSalon invites you to commemorate the Holocaust in a personal way, among friends, family and guests, in an intimate atmosphere. Please join our young adult community as we spend the evening listening to the personal story of a holocaust survivor and […]

description: The Bible has inspired creative interpretation (midrash) not just by ancient rabbis but by musicians, artists and poets throughout the ages, including modern Jewish classical composers. In this three-part class, participants will listen to and analyze three Biblically based modern compositions: Bloch’s Shelomo Rhapsody, Bernstein’s Jeremiah Symphony and his Chichester Psalms. No musical background […]

title: Hey Good Lookin’, Whatcha Got Cookin’? description: Women of Rodef Shalom invite you to Hey Good Lookin’, Whatcha Got Cookin’? This event will feature wine and hors d’oeuvres in Aaron Court at 5:30 p.m., a Cooking Demonstration with Chef Nikki Heckman of Bistro to Go at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m. […]

title: 2019 Yom HaShoah Commemoration description: This commemoration program focuses on Women and the Holocaust, the Holocaust Center’s 2018-2019 program theme, and includes short readings from women’s diaries during the Holocaust. The main event is a candle-lighting ceremony honoring Holocaust survivors, rescuers, liberators, and Righteous Gentiles. This year’s ceremony will honor first responders from SWAT, […]

Loaves of Love description: Enjoy a morning of challah baking with a great group of women, and learn from Sue Berman how to make key-shaped loaves, which are traditional for the first Shabbat after Passover. Registration required at chabadpgh.com/lol by May 1. start-date: 2019-05-03 start time: 09:00am end date: 2019-05-03 end time: 11:00am all-day event: […]

The Jewish Sports Hall of Fame of Western Pennsylvania will host its 37th annual banquet and will induct Ross Gusky, Rob Ruck, Lenny Silverman and Jeff Weisband for their accomplishments both on and off the field of play, along with the presentation of the Ziggy Kahn Award to Edward Gelman and Manny Gold Humanitarian Award […]

Lox & Learning with Dorit Sasson description: Join Dorit Sasson as she discusses her book Accidental Soldier. At age nineteen, Dorit, a dual American-Israeli citizen, was trying to make the status quo work as a college student—until she realized that if she didn’t distance herself from her neurotic, worrywart of a mother, she would become […]

title: Zionism and Israel: The What and Whys of the Jewish State and the Connections We Have description: On Sunday, May 5 at 10:30 AM at Temple Emanuel, Rabbi Don Rossoff will discuss "Zionism and Israel: The What and Whys of the Jewish State and the Connections We Have." For more information or to RSVP, […]

JFunds and PJ Library present Making Cent$ of Tzedakah: A Penny Hunt with a Purpose from 12:30-2 p.m. on Sunday, May 5 at the Squirrel Hill JCC. Parents and their kids ages 4-10 will hear a heartwarming story and participate in activities to learn how tzedakah is practiced in our community. Free pizza lunch included. […]

JFunds and PJ Library present Making Cent$ of Tzedakah: A Penny Hunt with a Purpose from 12:30-2 p.m. on Sunday, May 5 at the Squirrel Hill JCC. Parents and their kids ages 4-10 will hear a heartwarming story and participate in activities to learn how tzedakah is practiced in our community. Free pizza lunch included. […]

From Israel to Pittsburgh: A Fun Day of Art and Celebration description: ~In memory of Milton Fine~ Join Classrooms Without Borders at the Children's Museum on Sunday, May 5 from 2 to 7 p.m. to welcome the F.I.N.E Israeli artist Asaf Elkalai as he kicks off his residency in Pittsburgh with a day of celebration […]