The fun and exciting Pittsburgh Shorts and Script Competition film festival will showcase 11 blocks of short films including dramas, comedies, and “Chiller Theater” selections at the Harris Theater, with 6 additional film blocks available virtually. The 114 films come from 24 countries with 45% directed by women and 35% by and about people of […]
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.
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 Chabad of the South Hills for a senior lunch featuring an immunization clinic with bivalent COVID booster and flu shots available. Lunch includes a healthy eating and diabetes presentation. Wheelchair accesible. $5/person. Preregistrations required at 412-278-2658. 13:30 pm. 1701 McFarland Rd. chabadsh.com
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.
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 […]
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 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.
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.
Tune in as Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh Foundation Scholar Rabbi Danny Schiff facilitates a virtual lecture with Tal Becker, legal advisor of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This year marks 75 years since the UN Partition Plan took place on November 29, 1947. This event will focus on the historic partition plan and […]
Write letters to voters with NCJW PA (Philadelphia and Pittsburgh Sections) and Vote Forward. Writing letters to voters is one of the most effective ways to help increase election turnout. 12 p.m. Anathan House, 1620 Murray Ave. votefwd.org/ncjwpgh
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.
If you are experiencing fertility challenges and need support, the Jewish Fertility Foundation for their Infertility Support Group. Led by a therapist who specializes in this area. Free. Zoom. 7 p.m. jewishfertilityfoundation.org/support