Week of Events
Purim Pizza Dinner at Temple Sinai
Purim Pizza Dinner at Temple Sinai
Join Temple Sinai for a Purim Pizza party and enjoy pizza, salad, and hamantaschen. Don't forget to dress as your favorite Purim character! Cost: $10 adult (13 & older)/$6 child (4–12)/Free Child (0–3). templesinaipgh.org/event/purim-dinner23.html
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 […]
“I Guess That’s Why They Call It a Shpiel”
“I Guess That’s Why They Call It a Shpiel”
Celebrate Purim at Temple Sinai. "I Guess That's Why They Call It a Shpiel" is a comical retelling of the Purim story in the musical style of legendary singer, pianist, and composer Sir Elton John
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.
Purim at the Circus
Purim at the Circus
Join Chabad of the South Hills for Purim at the Circus. Enjoy an animated Megillah reading, buffet dinner, circus entertainment, live music, hot pretzel bar, popcorn and cotton candy. Come Dressed in your favorite costume. $18 per person $50 family maximum. 5 p.m. 1701 McFarland Rd. chabadsh.com/purim
Community Purim Party
Community Purim Party
Join Chabad of Squirrel Hill and celebrate Purim with a grand Purim Party featuring a stilt walker show! There will also be a Megillah reading, delicious dinner and prizes for anyone dressed up! Fun for the whole family! $15/adult, $10/child 5 p.m.
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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.