Week of Events
Art and Contemplation, Teen Edition
Art and Contemplation, Teen Edition
Join Jewish Family and Community Services for Art and Contemplation-Teen Edition, an art-based support group just for teens. The sessions will explore how making art can help regulate the nervous system, promote playfulness, imagination, help develop insight, connect us more deeply to our bodies, emotions, and thoughts. Bring any basic art supplies, drawing tools, and […]
Mindfulness and Meditation for Stress Management
Mindfulness and Meditation for Stress Management
Jewish Family and Community Services hosts Mindfulness and Meditation for Stress Management, offering the opportunity to cultivate greater awareness of one’s thoughts, feelings and actions. Increasing awareness and integrating mindfulness and meditation into one’s routine strengthens one’s ability to act with intention rather than reactively and decrease feelings of being overwhelmed. 11 a.m. To register, […]
Preserving Holocaust History through Artifacts, Archives and Research
Preserving Holocaust History through Artifacts, Archives and Research
Please join the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the Pittsburgh Holocaust Center for Preserving Holocaust History through Artifacts, Archives and Research, a live digital program, exclusive to the Pittsburgh community, featuring the Museum’s National Institute for Holocaust Documentation and its work to collect, preserve, and make accessible to the public this vast collection of […]
Preserving Holocaust History through Artifacts, Archives and Research
Preserving Holocaust History through Artifacts, Archives and Research
Join the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh for "Preserving Holocaust History through Artifacts, Archives and Research," a live digital program, exclusive to the Pittsburgh community, featuring the Museum’s National Institute for Holocaust Documentation and its work to collect, preserve, and make accessible to the public this vast collection of […]
Continuing Legal Education
Continuing Legal Education
We live in a time of multiple challenges. Controversial issues and struggles confront us daily. But the truth is that Jews have never desisted from addressing tough problems. In this year’s Continuing Legal Education series, Jewish Foundation Scholar Rabbi Danny Schiff will dive into a range of “tense topics” – difficult and troubling issues that […]
Shabbat unplugged in the park
Shabbat unplugged in the park
Join Moishe House Pittsburgh and practice Shabbat with a restful break from technology at Friendship Park! Feel free to chat, read a book, study Torah, throw a frisbee or do whatever else relaxes you and brings you joy! Snacks and hand sanitizer will be provided. Attendance capped at 25. 1 p.m. For more information and […]
Pittsburgh Rabbis on Jewish Belief
Pittsburgh Rabbis on Jewish Belief
What does Jewish tradition have to say about God, Torah, Mitzvot, Suffering, Messiah, Israel…? In his special course, Pittsburgh Rabbis on Jewish Belief, Jewish Community Foundation Scholar Rabbi SDanny chiff will host 14 Pittsburgh rabbis, each teaching a session on fundamental aspects of Jewish belief. 14 Sessions for $70. 10 a.m. For more information and […]
Discussion with Daniel Lee, author of “The S.S. Officer’s Armchair”
Discussion with Daniel Lee, author of “The S.S. Officer’s Armchair”
Classrooms Without Borders is honored to bring Daniel Lee, author of the book "The S.S. Officer's Armchair." Based on documents discovered concealed within a simple chair for seventy years, "The S.S. Officer's Armchair" is a gripping investigation into the life of a single S.S. officer during World War Two that encapsulates the tragic experience of […]
Jewish Cemetary Burial Association Annual Unveiling
Jewish Cemetary Burial Association Annual Unveiling
The Jewish Cemetery and Burial Assn. (JCBA) will hold its annual unveiling ceremony at the Chesed Shel Emeth cemetery located at 498 Oakwood Street Pittsburgh PA 15209. Rabbi Eli Seidman, Director of Pastoral Care at the Jewish Association on Aging will officiate. For additional information, call 412-553-6469 or jcbapgh@gmail.com.