Week of Events
The Zionist Organization of America: Pittsburgh is accepting applications for its Israel Scholarship Program. The scholarships are open to local Jewish teens in qualified programs, who will be a junior or senior in high school in September 2021. Three $1,000 scholarships will be awarded. Applicants will be judged on their involvement in Jewish organizations, volunteerism, […]
Educator of the Year Interview: Dr. Joshua Andy
Educator of the Year Interview: Dr. Joshua Andy
The Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh’s Education Outreach Associate, Emily Bernstein, interviews Dr. Joshua Andy, the 2016-17 Holocaust Educator of the Year award. Andy teaches at the Upper School at Winchester Thurston. 3 p.m. hcofpgh.org/events
Annual Pittsburgh Snowbird Event ONLINE
Annual Pittsburgh Snowbird Event ONLINE
Join the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh for the annual winter gathering of Pittsburghers. Log on with your fellow snowbirds for an engaging evening with The New York Times columnist Bret Stephens. $10, minimum $500 commitment to the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh's 2021 Community Campaign. 5 p.m. foundation.jewishpgh.org/snowbird
Prayers for Comfort in the Pandemic: A Service of Remembrance, Healing, and Hope
Prayers for Comfort in the Pandemic: A Service of Remembrance, Healing, and Hope
Temple Sinai presents Prayers for Comfort in the Pandemic: A Service of Remembrance, Healing, and Hope. The service will share traditional prayers, music, reflection, and modern readings. 7 p.m. templesinaipgh.org/programs-events
Derekh Speaker Series
Derekh Speaker Series
Beth Shalom Congregation’s Derekh Speaker Series welcomes five authors from across the country. Neal Bascomb will discuss "Faster: How a Jewish Driver, an American Heiress and a Legendary Cat Beat Hitler's Best" 7:30 p.m. Free. For more information, and to register for the Zoom event, visit bethshalompgh.org/speakerseries.
NCJW Thriftique February Furniture Sale
NCJW Thriftique February Furniture Sale
Join the National Council of Jewish Women for their Thriftique February Furniture Sale. 125 51st St. Open Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m-3p.m. ncjwpgh.org
Sexting American Jewish History
Sexting American Jewish History
Set the mood for Valentine's Day weekend by joining the University of Pittsburgh's Jewish Studies Program for "Sexting American Jewish History," a virtual conversation that will celebrate the publication of a special edition of American Jewish History looking at how sexuality shaped the history of American Jews and Judaism. 1 p.m. For more information and […]
Cooking2Gether: Let’s Make Kanafeh!
Cooking2Gether: Let’s Make Kanafeh!
Bring your sweetie along and join the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh for Cooking2Gether: Let’s Make Kanafeh. Learn how to make this delicious Middle Eastern dessert in a Zoom session led by Israeli friends from Karmiel/Misgav. 12 p.m. jewishpgh.org/event
Klezmer Workshop and Concert Featuring Craig Judelman and Sasha Lurje
Klezmer Workshop and Concert Featuring Craig Judelman and Sasha Lurje
Virtual Klezmer workshop and concert featuring Craig Judelman and Sasha Lurje. Open to instrumentalists and vocalists of all levels. Dive deep into the relationship between instrumental and vocal style. What gives Yiddish or klezmer music its unique flavor? How do you transfer Yiddish vocal style to an instrument? 2 p.m. schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/event
“The Escape from Novogrudok”
“The Escape from Novogrudok”
Classrooms Without Borders presents "The Escape from Novogrudok"- A conversation with Michael Kagan, Betty Cohen and Tamara Vershitskaya. Learn about a daring escape from the Novogrudok labor camp in Belarus via an underground tunnel. 2 p.m. classroomswithoutborders.org/events