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May 2019
First Mondays with Rabbi Alex and Guest Dennis Jett, PhD
First Mondays with Rabbi Alex and Guest Dennis Jett, PhD description: Beth El Congregation will host its First Mondays monthly lunch program with Rabbi Alex Greenbaum, featuring guest Dennis Jett, founding faculty member and professor of international affairs of the School of International Affairs at Penn State University. Mr. Jett will discuss “Where American ambassadors come from, where they go and why they still matter in today’s globalized world.” Visit bethelcong.org for more information. Call 412-561-1168 with any questions. start-date:…
Find out more »Women of Temple Sinai Cooking Class: Grilling
Women of Temple Sinai title: Women of Temple Sinai Cooking Class: Grilling description: Leon Edelsack will share tips and tricks for getting the most out of your grill this summer. The cost for this class is $10. RSVP by Friday, May 10 to Carolyn Schwarz, 412-421-1268, 4carolynschwarz@gmail.com. Anyone age 16 and older is welcome! start-date: 2019-05-13 start time: 6:30 PM end date: 2019-05-13 end time: 8:30 PM all-day event: recurring event: No event address: 5505 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15217…
Find out more »Derekh Speaker Series — Jonathan Weisman
title: Derekh Speaker Series -- Jonathan Weisman description: A series of talks by authors from across the country made available through the Jewish Book Council. The final author of the 2018-19 series is New York Times journalist Jonathan Weisman and his book (((Semitism))): Being Jewish in America in the Age of Trump. There will be a book sale and author signing at the end. start-date: 2019-05-15 start time: 7:30 PM end date: 2019-05-15
Find out more »An Evening with Dan Libenson
An Evening with Dan Libenson description: Dan Libenson, co-host of "Judaism Unbound," will present "The Other Ten Commandments: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying-Up Judaism" on Thursday, May 16 at 7:00 p.m. at the Hollywood Theater. General Admission is only $5; Special VIP Package including pre-event meet & greet, hors d'oeuvres, and reserved seating is $25. Tickets: http://www.templeemanuelpgh.org/event/DL/ start-date: 2019-05-16 start time: 07:00 PM end date: 2019-05-16 end time: all-day event: recurring event: No event address: Hollywood Theater 1449 Potomac Avenue…
Find out more »West View & Troy Hill Cemetery
West View & Troy Hill Cemetery description: The Prayer Practice and Learning Committee of Rodef Shalom Congregation invites you on a bus tour of the Troy Hill and West View Cemeteries. Gain an historical perspective on Rodef Shalom in the Pittsburgh Jewish Community. A few of our ancestors who rest in our cemeteries include: Rabbis Solomon Freehof and Leonard Levy, Barney Dreyfuss, Jacob Brunn, and more! Everyone will have a chance to discuss or visit their own familial grave sites.…
Find out more »The Butterfly Storytelling: Wandering and Wondering
title: The Butterfly Storytelling: Wandering and Wondering description: Based on the style of the The Moth, a popular themed storytelling event, LGBTQ+ Jews and Allies will share stories about their lives. All are welcome! Have an LGBTQ+ story you want to share? Contact Kate Passarelli at klpassarelli@verizon.net by Friday, May 12. start-date: 2019-05-31 start time: 8:30 PM end date: 2019-05-31 end time: 9:30 PM all-day event: recurring event: No event address: 5505 Forbes Avenue, PIttsburgh, PA 15217 event organizer: Tami…
Find out more »June 2019
Pride Seder
Pride Seder description: The Pride Tribe and Women of Temple Sinai (WoTS) are partnering to present the annual Pride Seder, which will take a form reminiscent of the traditional Passover seder, but will share stories and hardships of LGBTQ life, celebrate the freedoms that have been achieved, and explore freedoms not yet gained. We welcome LGBTQ individuals beyond the Jewish community and Allies of the LGBTQ community. It will be a unique opportunity to bring Jewish customs and rituals into…
Find out more »PZ Yom Yerushalaim Brunch
PZ Yom Yerushalaim Brunch We are excited to welcome Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom as a guest speaker at PZ for a Yom Yerushalaim brunch on Sunday June 2nd at 10:30 am in the Schwartz Social Hall. Rabbi Etshalom is a dynamic exciting educator in the Los Angeles community who has been on the faculty of the Simon Wiesenthal Center and the prestigious YU High Schools of Los Angeles . He is also a former Pittsburgher . The cost is $10 in…
Find out more »First Mondays with Rabbi Alex and Guest Todd DePastino, PhD
First Mondays with Rabbi Alex and Guest Todd DePastino, PhD description: Beth El Congregation will host its First Mondays lunch program with Rabbi Alex Greenbaum, featuring guest Todd DePastino, founder and executive director of the Veterans Breakfast Club, a non-profit dedicated to sharing veterans’ stories with the public. Visit bethelcong.org for more information. Call 412-561-1168 with any questions. start-date: 2019-06-03 start time: 11:30 AM end date: 2019-06-03 end time: 1:00 PM all-day event: recurring event: Monthly event address: Beth El…
Find out more »Young Peoples Synagogue Shavuot Lunch & Learn
Young Peoples Synagogue Shavuot Lunch & Learn description: On Sunday June 9, Young Peoples Synagogue will have a Shavuot Lunch & Learn. Shavuot services begin at 9:30 a.m. followed by Shavuot Learning with guest speaker Rabbi Aaron Herman from Tzohar Seminary, and then a catered lunch. The cost of the lunch is $18, payable in advance. Reservations and payment can be mailed to Young Peoples Synagogue, PO Box 8141 Pittsburgh PA 15217. start-date: 2019-06-09 start time: end date: 2019-06-09 end…
Find out more »Beth Shalom Academic Book Club: “Solomon: The Lure of Wisdom”
title: Beth Shalom Academic Book Club description: Begin Reading Now: "Solomon: The Lure of Wisdom" The book discussion will be held on Thursday, June 20, 2019, at a location in Squirrel Hill Join your fellow congregants for a discussion of "Solomon: The Lure of Wisdom". The book reintroduces readers to Solomon’s story and its surprising influence in shaping Western culture, and also examines what Solomon’s life, wisdom, and writings have come to mean for Jews, Christians, and Muslims over the…
Find out more »July 2019
First Mondays with Rabbi Alex and Guest Laurie Zittrain Eisenberg, Ph.D.
title: First Mondays with Rabbi Alex and Guest Laurie Zittrain Eisenberg, Ph.D. description: Beth El Congregation will host its monthly lunch program with Rabbi Alex Greenbaum, featuring guest, Laurie Zittrain Eisenberg, historian in the History Department at Carnegie Mellon University. She will present “Comforting Objects and Art in the Wake of the Tree of Life Shooting.” Visit bethelcong.org for more information. Call 412-561-1168 with any questions. start-date: 2019-07-08 start time: 11:30 AM end date: 2019-06-03 end time: 1:00 PM all-day…
Find out more »August 2019
Temple David’s Shabbat in the Park
Join Temple David for Shabbat in the Park featuring a picnic at Monroeville Community Park West, Pavillion 1 (2399 Tilbrook Road) and Shabbat service. Bring your own picnic basket and join in for dinner in our pavilion beginning at 6 p.m. After dinner Rabbi Symons and Cantorial Soloist Andrea Guthrey will conduct a Shabbat service. (There will not be a concurrent service at the Temple.)
Find out more »September 2019
South Hills Community Musical Selichot and Havdalah service
It’s a musical Selichot! Join Beth El Congregation and Temple Emanuel of South Hills for a South Hills Community Musical Selichot and Havdalah Service. The evening starts with dessert at 7 p.m. followed by services.
Find out more »November 2019
2019 Volunteer Award Brunch
Join Congregation Beth Shalom presents as they celebrate the accomplishments of valued volunteers during the 2019 Volunteer Awards Brunch at 10 a.m. in the Samuel and Minnie Human Ballroom. Call 412-421-2288 for more information.
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