PA’s legislature is the largest full-time, third most expensive, and one of the least productive legislatures in the country. Bipartisan bills popular with a large majority of Pennsylvanians—property tax reform, environmental stewardship, equitable school funding, gun safety, redistricting reform—are introduced in every session and go nowhere. This waste and inefficiency is not due to governmental […]

Join Rabbi Mark Asher Goodman in learning Masechet Rosh Hashanah, a tractate of the Talmud about the many new years that fill out the Jewish calendar at Congregation Beth Shalom's Monday Talmud Study. 9:15 a.m. For more information, visit bethshalompgh.org/mondaytalmud.

Join Just Films for a film about how a US value system built on the extreme masculine ideals of money, power, and control has glorified individualism, institutionalized inequity, and undermined the ability of most Americans to achieve the American Dream. After the film, join a group of talented women working to address the needs encountered […]

Join New Light Congregation for their November Lecture Series: Pittsburgh is our Home. Classes will be in-person and on Zoom. Free. 7 p.m. Registration required to receive the Zoom link. To register, please send an email to janet@newlightcongregation.org or register online at newlightcongregation.org. For a complete list of subjects and speakers, visit newlightcongregation.org.

Bring the parashah alive and make it personally relevant and meaningful with Rabbi Mark Goodman in this weekly Parashah Discussion: Life & Text. 12:15 p.m. For more information, visit bethshalompgh.org/life-text.

All seniors and friends are welcome to attend the next Squirrel Hill AARP Meeting. Speaker Chris Trembulak will present the various Allegheny County advantage plans for 2023 Medicare. There are many changes and Trembulak will discuss highlights of the various plans and respond to questions. There will also be information about the next November Lunch […]

Understanding the Torah and what it asks of us is perhaps one of the most important things a Jew can learn. But most Torah classes begin in Genesis and never finish the first book. If you want a comprehensive overview of the whole Torah, Torah 1 is the course for you. In the first year […]

Register now open for the virtual course for Melton: Social Justice – The Heart of Judaism in Theory and Practice. This 10-part Melton course highlights the Jewish call to action and provides a practical approach for achieving lasting change. Drawing from classic and modern texts, the course explores the communal connection that compels us to […]

Join NCJW for a free drop-in support group for moms who work outside the home. Facilitated by group therapist Cortney Seltman, there will be snacks, tea, support, a babysitter, and a chance to vibe with other moms like you. This event is for anyone who identifies as a mom. 7 p.m. 1620 Murray Ave. ncjwpghevents.org/upcoming-events

Registration is now open for Melton Core 1: Rhythms and Purposes of Jewish Living. This 25-lesson course will take you through the year-cycle, lifecycle, traditions and practices that bind us together. Explore not just the what’s and how’s of Jewish living, but the why’s that go with them. 7 p.m.$300 per person, per year (25 […]

Join the JCC for a Mini-Mitzvah Day Blood Drive. Schedule your life saving appointment at either the South Hills or Squirrel Hill location. For the South Hills location, register at jewishpgh.org/event/mini-mitzvah-day-blood-drive-south-hills-jcc and use code C438. For the Squirrel Hill location, register at jewishpgh.org/event/mini-mitzvah-day-blood-drive-squirrel-hill-jcc and use code C189. 9a-1:30 p.m.

Classrooms Without Borders and partner The Holocaust Teacher Institute present The Nazi Titanic: The Incredible Untold Story of a Doomed Ship in World War II. Dr. Robert P. Watson will be joined in conversation with Dr. Miriam Klein Kassenoff. Built in 1927, the German ocean liner SS Cap Arcona was the greatest ship since the […]

Join a lay-led Online Parashah Study Group to discuss the week's Torah portion. All classes meet online. No Hebrew knowledge is needed. The goal is to build community while deepening understanding of the text. For more information, visit bethshalompgh.org/online-parashah.