Week of Events
Scholarship to Israel Program applications
Scholarship to Israel Program applications
ZOA Pittsburgh is now accepting applications for its Scholarship to Israel Program from junior or senior high school students in September, 2023 and are participating in a qualified, structured, study trip. Applicants will be evaluated on their involvement in Jewish organizations, volunteerism, and on an essay about Zionism and Israel. Three $1,000 scholarships will be […]
Art in Community
Art in Community
Join the 10.27 Healing Partnership in the South Hills for Arts in the Community, a collaborative series of therapeutic art workshops with JFCS. This art-based mindfulness program is free and open for all who are interested. The group will explore ways making art can help regulate the nervous system, promote playfulness, imagination, and connect us […]
Winter Speaker Series with Israeli Diplomat Itay Milner
Winter Speaker Series with Israeli Diplomat Itay Milner
Join Beth El Congregation of the South Hills for an evening with Itay Milner, spokesperson and consul for media affairs at the Israeli Consulate in New York, discussing Israel's Relationship with the US. Includes wine and cheese reception. Free. 1900 Cochran Road. bethelcong.org.
Scholarship to Israel Program applications
Scholarship to Israel Program applications
ZOA Pittsburgh is now accepting applications for its Scholarship to Israel Program from junior or senior high school students in September, 2023 and are participating in a qualified, structured, study trip. Applicants will be evaluated on their involvement in Jewish organizations, volunteerism, and on an essay about Zionism and Israel. Three $1,000 scholarships will be […]
Israeli Literature as a Window to Israeli Society
Israeli Literature as a Window to Israeli Society
In Israel Literature as a Window to Israel Society, Rabbi Danny Schiff will facilitate an encounter with Israeli society through the pens of Israel’s leading writers, discovering voices that are original, contemporary, and honest. This 10-part Melton course takes you on a literary journey offering a fresh examination of the ever-relevant issues faced by Israeli […]
Monday Talmud Study
Monday Talmud Study
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.
Scholarship to Israel Program applications
Scholarship to Israel Program applications
ZOA Pittsburgh is now accepting applications for its Scholarship to Israel Program from junior or senior high school students in September, 2023 and are participating in a qualified, structured, study trip. Applicants will be evaluated on their involvement in Jewish organizations, volunteerism, and on an essay about Zionism and Israel. Three $1,000 scholarships will be […]
Trauma-Informed Yoga
Trauma-Informed Yoga
Participate in weekly gentle yoga with a skilled and caring yoga instructor experienced in trauma-informed care. Experience an hour of gentle and calming yoga, and learn yoga you can do at home and in stressful situations, including while seated. 3 p.m. 10.27 Healing Partnership suite inside the Squirrel Hill JCC. Facilitated by Susie Balcom, and […]
Parshat/Torah portion class
Parshat/Torah portion class
Temple Sinai's Rabbi Daniel Feldman presents a weekly Parshat/Torah portion class onsite and online. Call 412-421-9715 for more information and the Zoom link.
Sacks To Heal A Fractured World
Sacks To Heal A Fractured World
In the new 10-part Zoom course, "Sacks To Heal A Fractured World" Rabbi Danny Schiff will explore “To Heal a Fractured World“, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks’ book on the nature of Jewish responsibility for the broader world. Students will be invited to read this pivotal book and to discuss its contents in order to arrive at […]
Ladies lunch and learn
Ladies lunch and learn
Enjoy a tasty lunch while exploring meaningful messages from the month of Adar with Chani Altein at Chabad of Squirrel Hill's Ladies Lunch and Learn. Noon. $18. 1700 Beechwood Blvd. chabadpgh.com.
Parashah Discussion: Life & Text
Parashah Discussion: Life & Text
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.
U.S. Law and Criminal Justice: From the Community Perspective
U.S. Law and Criminal Justice: From the Community Perspective
U.S. Law and Criminal Justice: From the Community Perspective, a three-session community course, geared to lay-people, will support learners in their understanding of the U.S. criminal legal process, the systems of justice, and criminal trials. The information presented will help the whole community understand what goes on in the criminal courts, how trials work, what […]
Beyond Shtisel:A Closer Look At The Hasidic World
Beyond Shtisel:A Closer Look At The Hasidic World
Hadassah Greater Detroit invites you to Beyond Shtisel: A Closer Look At The Hasidic World, a four-part virtual series learning about different Hasidic communities,discussing some provocative issues, and viewing videos of Hasidim in their home environments. Gain an understanding of what the life of Hasidim is really like. 7 p.m. $10 per session or $35 […]
Book Smart
Book Smart
Join Chabad of the South Hills for Book Smart, a six-part page-turner that courses through Judaism’s most important titles, and the authors who inscribed them. From the Five Books of Moses to the sixty-three tractates of the Talmud, Book Smart proves that we are called the People of the Book for a reason. 7:20 p.m. […]
Rosh Chodesh Gathering
Rosh Chodesh Gathering
Women are invited to join Chabad of Squirrel Hill on Zoom for a Rosh Chodesh gathering and explore meaningful messages for the month of Adar. 7:30 p.m. chabadpgh.com.
Scholarship to Israel Program applications
Scholarship to Israel Program applications
ZOA Pittsburgh is now accepting applications for its Scholarship to Israel Program from junior or senior high school students in September, 2023 and are participating in a qualified, structured, study trip. Applicants will be evaluated on their involvement in Jewish organizations, volunteerism, and on an essay about Zionism and Israel. Three $1,000 scholarships will be […]
Torah 1
Torah 1
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 […]
Data, Democracy, and the Census: History and Genealogy in Conversation
Data, Democracy, and the Census: History and Genealogy in Conversation
Tammy Hepps, historian of the local Jewish community, and Dan Bouk, historian of science, will use the publication of Bouk's Democracy's Data: The Hidden Stories in the U.S. Census and How to Read Them as an opportunity for the wide-ranging discussion Data, Democracy, and the Census: History and Genealogy in Conversation. The two will look […]
Jewish Fertility Foundation Kick Off Event
Jewish Fertility Foundation Kick Off Event
Join the Jewish Fertility Foundation for their Kick Off Event, an evening of desserts, drinks, and celebration. Free. 7 p.m. JCC Pittsburgh, Levinson Hall. jewishfertilityfoundation.org/KICKOFF
Melton Core 1: Rhythms & Purposes of Jewish Living
Melton Core 1: Rhythms & Purposes of Jewish Living
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 […]
Scholarship to Israel Program applications
Scholarship to Israel Program applications
ZOA Pittsburgh is now accepting applications for its Scholarship to Israel Program from junior or senior high school students in September, 2023 and are participating in a qualified, structured, study trip. Applicants will be evaluated on their involvement in Jewish organizations, volunteerism, and on an essay about Zionism and Israel. Three $1,000 scholarships will be […]
Scholarship to Israel Program applications
Scholarship to Israel Program applications
ZOA Pittsburgh is now accepting applications for its Scholarship to Israel Program from junior or senior high school students in September, 2023 and are participating in a qualified, structured, study trip. Applicants will be evaluated on their involvement in Jewish organizations, volunteerism, and on an essay about Zionism and Israel. Three $1,000 scholarships will be […]
Scholarship to Israel Program applications
Scholarship to Israel Program applications
ZOA Pittsburgh is now accepting applications for its Scholarship to Israel Program from junior or senior high school students in September, 2023 and are participating in a qualified, structured, study trip. Applicants will be evaluated on their involvement in Jewish organizations, volunteerism, and on an essay about Zionism and Israel. Three $1,000 scholarships will be […]
Super Sunday
Super Sunday
Answer the call, come and be part of something Super. Represent your favorite Jewish Pittsburgh agency at the Jewish Federatin of Greater Pittsburgh's Super Sunday. The organization with the most participants will receive $1,800. Join your fellow fundraisers in-person or from your home. There will be three sessions beginning at 9:30 a.m. 2000 Technology Drive. […]
Online Parashah Study Groups
Online Parashah Study Groups
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.