Beth El Congregation hosts First Monday with Rabbi Alex, its monthly lunch program with Rabbi Alex Greenbaum. This month the guest is Mila Sanina, Executive Director of Publicsource. She will discuss Truth-seeking and local journalism in the era of fake news. Learn how to distinguish fact from fiction and how to think critically as an […]

Join the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh’s Young Adult Division’s Fitness Club at Shape Perform, 5877 Commerce Street. 5:45 p.m. jewishpgh.org/event/yad-fitness-shape

Join Classrooms Without Borders for a community lecture featuring Avi Ben-Hur, CWB Scholar in Residence. Ben-Hur will present "Israel and the International Arena: Challenges and Opportunities.” Co-Sponsored by Classrooms Without Borders and Rodef Shalom Congregation. 6:30 p.m. Free. 4905 Fifth Ave. classroomswithoutborders.org/events/show.php?252

Yeshiva Girls School proudly presents Between the Raindrops. The musical production for women and girls tells the story of Rebbetzin Menucha Rochel. 7 p.m. $25. 6401 Forbes Ave. yeshivaschools.com/production

Egalitarianism has become part of the core of the Conservative Movement, but where did it come from? This year Rabbi Seth Adelson's Lunch & Learn will explore the Jewish legal basis of egalitarianism through responsa literature and halakhic sources. 12 p.m. See website for cost and location. bethshalompgh.org/lunchandlearn

Join Chabad of the South Hills at noon for a delicious lunch with hamantaschen and a special chair exercise class presented by Club Pilates. Wheelchair Accessible. RSVP to  412-278-2658. $5 suggested donation. 1701 McFarland Rd. chabadsh.com

Plan to attend An Evening with 2 for Seder at 7 p.m. to learn about the amazing impact the program had last year, in Pittsburgh and throughout North America. Find out about how 2 for Seder is growing, including supporting home, community and campus Seders. Hear from 2 for Seder co-founder Marnie Fienberg (Joyce Fienberg's […]

Join women from the greater Pittsburgh area for a fun evening of babka baking at the Big Babka Bake. Bake 2 babkas, one to bring home and one to donate. $18. 7 p.m. 1700 Beechwood Blvd.

Beth Shalom Congregation welcomes Yousef Bashir, as part of their Derekh Speaker Series 2020. The Palestinian-American activist recalls his adolescence in Gaza during the Second Intifada, and how he made a strong commitment to peace in the face of devastating brutality in this moving, candid, and transformative memoir that reminds us of the importance of […]

In celebration of Dr. BarbaraBurstin’s new biography, "Sophie: The Incomparable Mayor Masloff" the Rauh Jewish History Program & Archives is hosting an intimate, one-night-only look at Sophie’s life and career from 6-8 p.m. at the Heinz History Center. The free program includes remarks by Mayor Bill Peduto, an opportunity to purchase Dr. Burstin’s booK, and […]

New Light Congregation is offering Sacred Seasons of Christians and Jews a new interfaith learning opportunity. Rabbi Jonathon Perlman from New Light Congregation and Rev. Taleeta Canady from Rodman Street Missionary Baptist Church will lead the five-week class which begins March 5 and will discuss the connections between Passover and Easter. Free and open to […]

Join the ladies of E3 for an exclusive meeting with Marnie Fienberg, co-founder of 2 for SEDER. Marnie Fienberg is the daughter-in-law of Joyce Fienberg, one of the 11 people murdered at the Tree of Life synagogue. 2 for SEDER‘s goal is to push back on anti-Semitism with love and matzah. The group will also […]

Enjoy Shabbat Dinner with Café Agnes at Temple Sinai. Café Agnes serves modern Salvadoran cuisine at farmers markets in Pittsburgh. 7 p.m. $18 (13+)/$10 (4–12)/Free (0–3) templesinaipgh.org/event/shabbat-dinner-with-caf-agnes.html#

Join Rodef Shalom for Jewish Pranks: Talmud Tales for Purim Parties, a morning study at 9:15 a.m. in the Lippman Library. Olivia Tucker helps ring in the Purim Season with thousand-year-old tales of ancient and esteemed rabbis pulling pranks on one another!

All are welcome at Temple Sinai's Family Purim Carnival. Bring your kids, grandkids, friends, and neighbors and join the fun. Wear your favorite Purim character costume. $10 (unlimited gameplay—cash only); FREE for children 3 & under (Children under eight MUST be accompanied by an adult.) Food available to purchase (cash only). 5505 Forbes. Ave. templesinaipgh.org/event/purim-carnival.html

Join Rodef Shalom and Tree of Life*Or L'Simcha for a Purim Carnival at 11 a.m. in Freehof Hall at Rodef Shalom, 4905 Fifth Ave. Come enjoy free games, food, prizes and lots of surprises. Don't miss the Hershel Potter & the Gantse Megillah Purim Shpiel performance at Calvary Episcopal Church, 315 Shady Ave. at 12:30 […]

Professor Adam Cohen presents Passover Rituals in the Illustrated Haggadah. Explore the way some of the seder's key rituals have been illustrated in haggadot from the Middle Ages to the present day. 11:30 a.m. New Light Congregation, 5915 Beacon St.

Join the entire South Hills Jewish Community for the South Hills Jewish Community Purim Carnival at the South Hills JCC, 345 Kane Blvd. Enjoy carnival games and prizes, pizza, hamantaschen, an inflatable obstacle course & slide, moon bounce, DJ, balloon artist, face painting and PJ Library Quiet Corner. 12:15 p.m. Lunch and admission are free. […]

Join Classrooms Without Borders for a community lecture featuring Avi Ben-Hur, CWB Scholar in Residence. Ben-Hur will present "Moroccan Jewry from Antiquity to Today," mapping out the various Jewish communities that have made Morocco their home for over2000 years. Co-Sponsored by Classrooms Without Borders and Rodef Shalom Congregation. 6:30 p.m. Free. 4905 Fifth Ave. classroomswithoutborders.org/events/show.php?255

Over 21 Purim Party, sponsored by the Beth Shalom Men's Club and Sisterhood. 6:00 p.m. in the Samuel & Minnie Hyman Ballroom. $25 per person. Come Dressed in Your Favorite Decade. Light Meal. .Open Bar. Costumes (with prizes). Games. 50/50 Raffle. Dancing & DJ. 5915 Beacon St. bethshalompgh.org/events-upcoming