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April 2018
First Mondays with Michael Walter
title: First Mondays with Michael Walter description: Rabbi Alex and Beth El Congregation hosts a lunch and presentation with Michael Walter, Nationality Rooms Tour Coordinator at University of Pittsburgh from 11:30 a.m. to 1p.m. Hear how the Nationality Rooms at the University of Pittsburgh came to be, the principles that guided their design and interpretation, and how they are used today. There is a $6 charge. Visit bethelcong.org for more information. start-date: 2018-04-09 start time: 11:30 AM end date: 2018-04-09…
Find out more »WoTS Cooking Class
title: WoTS Cooking Class description: The Women of Temple Sinai invite you to learn about Tapas & Easy Appetizers with Barbara Gibson. Anyone age 16 and older is welcome! The cost for this class is $10. RSVP by Friday, April 6. Visit our website for details. start-date: 2018-04-09 start time: 6:30 PM end date: 2018-04-09 end time: all-day event: recurring event: --- event address: 5505 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15217 event organizer: Temple Sinai event website: https://www.templesinaipgh.org/wots-cooking-class-6
Find out more »How Can Jewish Wisdom + Practice Deepen Human Flourishing
title: Panel: How Can Jewish Wisdom + Practice Deepen Human Flourishing description: Local and national teachers discuss how Jewish wisdom can serve humanity. • Rabbi Andrew Hahn, Moderator • Rabbi Irwin Kula, CLAL • Dan Libenson, Judaism Unbound • Rabbi Amy Bardack, JFed Pgh • Rabbi Aaron Bisno, Rodef Shalom • Danielle Kranjec, Hillel JUC Part of the Weeks of Jewish Flourishing. Learn more at: rodefshalom.org/weeks start-date: 2018-04-10 start time: 7:30 pm end date: end time: all-day event: recurring event:…
Find out more »Annual Pancake Festival & Genealogy Day
title: Annual Pancake Festival & Genealogy Day description: Beth El Congregation hosts an Annual All-You-Can-Eat Pancake Festival, plus a FREE day of genealogy programming with demonstrations, discussions and guest lecturers to ask questions. Brunch includes special toppings and eggs with pancakes for only $8 Adults/ $5 Children (ages 4-12). Visit bethelcong.org for more information. start-date: 2018-04-15 start time: 9:00 a.m. end date: 2018-04-15 end time: 1:00 p.m. all-day event: recurring event: Yearly event address: Beth El Congregation of the South…
Find out more »SHIM Holocaust Observance
title: SHIM Holocaust Observance description: The 2018 South Hills Interfaith Movement (SHIM) Holocaust Observance, "Miracle of Music: Giving Voice to the Oppressed" will be held on Sunday, April 15 at Temple Emanuel at 7:30 PM. Clergy from Temple Emanuel, Beth El, St. Thomas More Roman Catholic Church and Westminster Presbyterian Church will participate in the service. The Clarion Quartet, a group of Pittsburgh Symphony musicians, will perform; the service will also include a Remembrance of the Righteous Gentiles and a…
Find out more »Senior Lunch
title: Senior Lunch description: Join us for delicious lunch, senior health presentation , and good company. Wheelchair accessible. Call 412-278-2658 for more information and to register. start-date: 2018-04-17 start time: 12:00PM end date: end time: all-day event: recurring event: --- event address: 1701 McFarland Rd. Pittsburgh, PA 15216 event organizer: Chabad of the South Hills event website: http://www.chabadsh.com event cost: $5 suggested donation
Find out more »Weeks of Jewish Flourishing
title: From Matzah to Revelation: Text Study with Kirtan Rabbi description: From Matzah to Revelation: The Work of these 49 Days Four Tuesdays: Text Study with Kirtan Rabbi • 4/17: Becoming Matzah • 4/24: Journey of the Soul • 5/1: World-to-Come Now! • 5/8: Mysteries of Mourners’ Kaddish Part of the Weeks of Jewish Flourishing. Learn more at: rodefshalom.org/weeks start-date: 2018-04-17 start time: 7:00 pm end date: 2018-05-08
Find out more »Author Talk: Sharon Dilworth
title: Author Talk: Sharon Dilworth description: Sharon Dilworth will read from her new work, "Two Sides, Three Rivers". Sharon Dilworth is the author of two other collections of short stories and two novels. Her new book is a collection of stories that take place in Pittsburgh. Sharon has won a National Endowment for Fiction grant, a Pushcart Prize in Fiction and Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Grant. She is the director of the creative writing program at Carnegie Mellon University…
Find out more »Art in Residence Weekend
Art in Residence Weekend description: Art in Residence weekend will be April 20-22, 2018. The Seventh Day: Revisiting Shabbat is an exhibit from the Hebrew College-Jewish Institue of Religion Museum in New York. The weekend will consist of a Shabbat Dinner on Friday night with an opportunity to preview the exhibit. A wine and cheese reception with curator, Laura Kruger on Saturday night and a Religious School program on Sunday. start-date: 2018-04-20 start time: 6:00 p.m. end date: 2018-04-22 end…
Find out more »Art Exhibit: The Seventh Day; Revisiting Shabbat
From: title: Art Exhibit: The Seventh Day; Revisiting Shabbat description: SAVE the DATE: The weekend of April 20-22, Temple David is bringing an art exhibit to the Temple. It is an exhibit from the Hebrew Union College title " The Seventh Day:Revisiting Shabbat. On Saturday night we are having a wine and cheese reception with HUC's curator Laura Kruger enlightening us on the meaning of the pieces in the exhibit. start-date: 2018-04-21 start time: 7:00 p.m. end date: 2018-04-21 end…
Find out more »Sunday Morning Brunch
title: Sunday Morning Brunch description: Temple Emanuel invites the community to a free brunch sponsored by the Larry Miller Caring Community with guest speaker Barney Horowitz, former head of the National Labor Relations Board’s Albany office, who will present “Bagel Bakers Union, Local 338: A Remembrance”. For more than half a century, the skilled craftsmen of Bagel Bakers Union, Local 338, made virtually every bagel in New York City. Even into the 1950s, all members were Jewish and the minutes…
Find out more »Sisterhood Torah Fund Brunch
Sisterhood Torah Fund Brunch description: This year the Beth Shalom Sisterhood Torah Fund honoree is Judy Adelson, our Rebbitzin. Judy and Rabbi Seth Adelson came to Pittsburgh nearly three years ago. Since arriving in Pittsburgh, Judy has continued her career in the arts, is a parent volunteer at Community Day School where their two children attend, and is a volunteer at Beth Shalom. Torah Fund raises money for the Conservative and Masorti Movement’s educational institutions (Jewish Theological Seminary, Ziegler School…
Find out more »Art Exhibit at Temple David
title: Art Exhibit at Temple David description: Temple David will have an open house on Sunday, April 22, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Monday April 23, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. that will display Art from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Museum titled "The Seventh Day: Revisiting Shabbat." The public is welcome. There is no cost for this open house. Donations will be accepted. Please come and enjoy these beautiful works of art. start-date: 2018-04-23…
Find out more »Movies & Munchies
title: Movies & Munchies description: Temple Emanuel will host a free movie on Monday afternoon, April 23 at 1PM – popcorn & candy included! The movie will be The Yankles, a 2009 film about a washed up ex-baseball player who helps an Orthodox Yeshiva baseball team. Questions, or to RSVP, contact Paula Altschul, at 412-279-7600 or library@templeemanuelpgh.org. start-date: 2018-04-23 start time: 01:00 PM end date: 2018-04-23 end time: all-day event: recurring event: No event address: 1250 Bower Hill Rd. www.templeemanuelpgh.org…
Find out more »Party of the Century
Party of the Century description: Beth El Congregation will culminate its 100th anniversary festivities with a special celebration weekend April 27-28. This weekend will include free events in the evening on Friday, April 27 and Saturday morning, April 28 and a Party of the Century Saturday evening at 7 p.m. Admission to the Party at Beth El is $100 by 4/16, which includes cocktails, an array of culinary delights and music from the In Transit Band. Visit bethelcong.org or call…
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