Week of Events
Writing Letters of Gratitude
Writing Letters of Gratitude
Join us at the 10.27 Healing Partnership for a dedicated hour of guided creative letter writing to someone who has made a positive difference in your life. Writing and art supplies will be provided. 1:30 p.m. Free. Jewish Community Center of Pittsburgh, Room 316, 5738 Forbes Ave. 1027healingpartnership.org/writing-letters-of-gratitude
Roll for Insight: Community-Building Roleplaying Games
Roll for Insight: Community-Building Roleplaying Games
Join the 10.27 Healing Partnership for Roll for Insight: Community-Building Roleplaying Games. Meet every other week to connect and grow with new friends through playing tabletop role playing games designed to inspire emotional depth. They will use RPGs to explore the intersection of identity, emotional resiliency, and games, to fight isolation and disconnection and to […]
From Illness to Exodus: A Passover Meditation on Empathy, Health, Healing
From Illness to Exodus: A Passover Meditation on Empathy, Health, Healing
Join Dr. Jonathan Weinkle in a discussion of his new book on Passover and healing. The story of the Exodus is the foundation of Jewish religion and identity because it gives us hope that we can go from a narrow place to a life of meaning and purpose. That same story can be used to […]
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.
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.
Pre-Passover seniors lunch
Pre-Passover seniors lunch
Join Chabad of the South Hills for lunch, holiday program and presentation on dementia and Alzheimer's Disease. Wheelchair accesible. 1 p.m. $5 suggested donation. Call 412-278-2658 to preregister. 1701 McFarland Road.
The History and Memory of Nazi Killing Sites
The History and Memory of Nazi Killing Sites
Join Pitt's Jewish Studies program and the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh for the US book launch of From Centre to Periphery and Beyond: The History and Memory of National Socialist Camps and Killing Sites." Co-editor Dr. Jonathan Zisook will introduce the volume, contributors will present chapters on the history and memory of the Bergen-Belsen and […]
Generations Speaker Series: Hedda Sharapan
Generations Speaker Series: Hedda Sharapan
Join the Holocaust Center for a Generations Speaker Series talk by Hedda Sharapan, a descendant of survivors originally from Lithuania. Hedda will share a heartwarming Holocaust story about a father and son. This program is part of a series of events in 2025, commemorating the 80th anniversary of liberation, and in observance of Genocide Awareness […]
Community Passover Seder
Community Passover Seder
Chabad of Squirrel Hill invites you to celebrate Passover with a gourmet community Passover meal, meaningful traditions, and a warm, welcoming atmosphere. 7:30 p.m. $25/Adult; $15/Child. 1700 Beechwood Blvd. chabadpgh.com
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.