BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle - ECPv6.0.4//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:The Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190507T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190611T150000 DTSTAMP:20260913T064946 CREATED:20190416T162738Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190416T162738Z UID:65843-1557232200-1560265200@jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com SUMMARY:Better Choices\, Better Health at the JCC DESCRIPTION:Come join a workshop called Better Choices\, Better Health at the JCC – Squirrel Hill \nWhen: Six consecutive Tuesdays\, May 7 – June 11\, 2019\nTime: 12:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (Room 202) \nPlease call Amy Gold at (412) 697-3528 to sign up today! \nThis is a wonderful program that has benefited many adults. The workshops are informative\, fun\, and interactive. By joining the workshop\, you’ll be together with people with similar conditions and concerns as you\, and you’ll make new friends. \nYou will actively participate in:\n• Brainstorming on key topics;\n• Making a Weekly Action Plan on a goal that is important to YOU;\n• Feedback and Problem Solving in which you report how you did in meeting your goal.\nYou’ll do engaging activities designed to help you learn–\n• Distraction techniques to help manage pain;\n• Better breathing techniques and ways to avoid shortness of breath;\n• Relaxation techniques such as progressive muscle relaxation;\n• What level of exercise intensity is right for you;\n• Some guidelines about healthy eating;\n• How to communicate more effectively;\n• How to make future plans for health care;\n• How to evaluate new treatment options;\n• The power of positive thinking. \nAll workshop participants get the companion book\, “Living a Healthy Life with a Chronic Condition”.\nLight refreshments are provided throughout\, with a graduation celebration at the end! URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/event/better-choices-better-health-at-the-jcc/2019-05-07/ CATEGORIES:education,Health END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190521T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190521T120000 DTSTAMP:20260913T064946 CREATED:20190411T201412Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190411T201436Z UID:65767-1558440000-1558440000@jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com SUMMARY:Seniors Lunch DESCRIPTION:Seniors Lunch\ndescription: Please join us at Chabad of the South Hills for a delicious lunch and presentation on medications\, hydration and sun protection by Comfort Keepers \n wheelchair accessible \nPlease RSVP at 412-278-2658 or barb@chabadsh.com\nstart-date: 2019-05-21\nstart time: 12:00PM\nend date: 2019-05-21\nend time:\nall-day event:\nrecurring event: —\nevent address: 1701 McFarland Rd. Pittsburgh\, PA 15216\nevent organizer: Chabad of the South Hills\nevent website: http://www.chabadsh.com\nevent cost: $5 suggested donation URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/event/seniors-lunch/ CATEGORIES:Seniors END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190521T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190521T210000 DTSTAMP:20260913T064946 CREATED:20190424T195616Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190424T195616Z UID:65998-1558463400-1558472400@jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com SUMMARY:E3 – Mix and Mingle Part 2 DESCRIPTION:E3 – Mix and Mingle Part 2\nTuesday\, May 21 @ 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM\nHyatt House Pittsburgh – South Side \nJoin the ladies of E3 for an evening of cocktail-making and mingling. Steven Kowalczuk\, The Cocktail Chef from SteelCity Mixology\, will lead us in a mixology class\, where we will make three summer-themed cocktails. Space is limited\, register today! \nHeavy appetizers will be provided. Dietary laws observed.\nCouvert $35\nFor questions\, contact Rachel Lipkin Gleitman at rgleitman@jfedpgh.org or 412-992-5227.\nPlease RSVP by Tuesday\, May 14.\nE3 Chairs: Stacy Browdie Cohen\, Rachel Firestone\, and Lauren Goldblum \nhttps://jewishpgh.org/women URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/event/e3-mix-and-mingle-part-2/ CATEGORIES:women END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190521T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190521T210000 DTSTAMP:20260913T064946 CREATED:20190513T131523Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190513T131827Z UID:66458-1558467000-1558472400@jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com SUMMARY:Parent-child relationship and communication DESCRIPTION:From: \ntitle: Parent-child relationship and communication: Never been more vital\, never been more challenging.\ndescription: The world has become a very complicated place and our kids need us more than ever. How we motivate them\, guide them\, and communicate with them has become much more challenging. In this discussion forum we will discuss strategies for communication\, how to engage when they don’t want to interact or have you involved in their life\, building better relationships with them\, when to think about and how to suggest getting outside help\, and many other topics.\nstart-date: 2019-05-21\nstart time: 7:30 pm\nend date: 2019-05-21\nend time: 9:00\nall-day event:\nrecurring event: No\nevent address: The Friendship Circle\n1922 Murray Avenue\nPittsburgh\, PA 15217\nevent organizer: AMOTT\nevent website:\nevent cost: Free URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/event/parent-child-relationship-and-communication/ CATEGORIES:Children,Families END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190523T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190523T163000 DTSTAMP:20260913T064946 CREATED:20190422T151840Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190424T195857Z UID:65964-1558629000-1558629000@jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com SUMMARY:Yom Ha’atzmaut A celebration of Israel’s 71st Independence Day DESCRIPTION:The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh Presents\nYom Ha’atzmaut\nA celebration of Israel’s 71st\nIndependence Day\nwith International Multi-Platinum Israeli Musician\nDavid Broza \nYoung Adult Happy Hour During the David Broza Concert\nThursday\, May 23 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm \nGrab some drinks at The Porch and then enjoy the stylings of international multi-platinum Israeli musician David Broza in Schenley Plaza.\nThe full inclusion of people of all abilities is a core value of the Pittsburgh Jewish Community. Please discuss disability related accommodations with the contact person for this event.\nhttps://jewishpgh.org/event/yad-broza-happy-hour/ \nYom Ha’atzmaut*: A celebration of Israel’s 71st Independence Day with International Multi-Platinum Israeli Musician David Broza!\n4:30 pm – event begins with an Israeli food court\, community fair and Israeli dancing\n6:00 pm – concert begins\n*This concert is being held on Lag B’Omer for the full inclusion of community members who are observing the laws of the Omer.\nIn case of rain\, concert will be at Soldiers and Sailors (4141 Fifth Ave) – Doors will open at 5:30pm. FREE EVENT!\nVisit /jewishpgh.org/event/david-broza for more information and to register URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/event/yom-haatzmaut-a-celebration-of-israels-71st-independence-day/ CATEGORIES:entertainment END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190523T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190523T190000 DTSTAMP:20260913T064946 CREATED:20190214T173925Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190214T173925Z UID:64623-1558638000-1558638000@jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com SUMMARY:Author Michael Pollan and the Science of Psychedelics DESCRIPTION:title: Author Michael Pollan and the Science of Psychedelics\, Presented by Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures\ndescription: Michael Pollan’s best-selling How to Change Your Mind was named one of New York Times Book Review’s 10 Best Books of 2018 for its unique and elegant blend of science\, memoir\, travel writing\, history\, and medicine. This investigation into the medical and scientific revolution of psychedelic drugs takes readers on a journey to a new frontier in our understanding of the mind\, the self\, and our place in the world. Pollan sifts the historical record to separate the truth about psychedelic drugs from the myths that have surrounded them since the 1960s. \nMichael Pollan is the author of eight books\, including How to Change Your Mind\, Cooked\, Food Rules\, In Defense of Food\, The Omnivore’s Dilemma and The Botany of Desire\, all of which were New York Times bestsellers. A longtime contributor to the New York Times Magazine\, he also teaches writing at Harvard and the University of California\, Berkeley where he is the John S. and James L. Knight Professor of Science Journalism. In 2010\, Time magazine named him one of the one hundred most influential people in the world.\nstart-date: 2019-05-23\nstart time: 07:00 PM\nend date:\nend time:\nall-day event:\nrecurring event: No\nevent address: Carnegie Library Lecture Hall\n4400 Forbes Avenue\nPittsburgh\, PA 15213\nevent organizer: Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures\nevent website: https://pittsburghlectures.org/lectures/michael-pollan/\nevent cost: $23\, includes a paperback copy of How to Change Your Mind URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/event/author-michael-pollan-and-the-science-of-psychedelics/ CATEGORIES:Program END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190526T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190526T150000 DTSTAMP:20260913T064946 CREATED:20190422T153833Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190429T141150Z UID:65975-1558868400-1558882800@jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com SUMMARY:West View & Troy Hill Cemetery DESCRIPTION:West View & Troy Hill Cemetery\ndescription: 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 Solomon Freehof and Leonard Levy\, Barney Dreyfuss\, Jacob Brunn\, and more! \nEveryone will have a chance to discuss or visit their own familial grave sites. Bring your own lunch and your curiosity! The cost is $30.\nstart-date: 2019-05-26\nstart time: 11:00 AM\nend date: 2019-05-26\nend time: 03:00 PM\nall-day event:\nrecurring event: No\nevent address: 4905 Fifth Ave\nevent organizer: Olivia Tucker\nevent website: http://rodefshalom.org/rsvp\nevent cost: 30 URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/event/west-view-troy-hill-cemetery/ CATEGORIES:congregations END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR