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December 2017
The Menorah Case
From: <ryaltein@chabadpgh.com> title: The Menorah Case description: A re-enactment of the arguments before the United States Supreme Court in the landmark First Amendment case of County of Allegheny v. American Civil Liberties Union, 492 U.S. 573 (1989), concerning the display of a menorah at Pittsburgh’s City-County Building. start-date: 2017-12-06 start time: 1:00pm end date: 2017-12-06 end time: all-day event: recurring event: --- event address: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, One Oxford Center, 20th floor event organizer: Chabad of Pittsburgh event website:…
Find out more »Smartphone Photography Workshop
From: <dmarcus@jccpgh.org> title: Smartphone Photography Workshop description: Learn how to take a great picture on your phone, what editing apps to use.how to share and print your images and keep them safe.Instructor-led class. start-date: 2017-12-10 start time: 10:30am end date: 2017-12-10 end time: all-day event: recurring event: No event address: Room 202,JCC,5738 Forbes Ave,Pittsburgh,PA 15217 event organizer: Debbie Marcus event website: https://jccpgh.org event cost: Jcc members and AgeWell at the JCC members:$35.Community:$45
Find out more »Poland Personally: Exhibit Opening & Reception with Howard Chandler
From: <melissa@classroomswithoutborders.org> title: Poland Personally: Exhibit Opening & Reception with Howard Chandler description: Classrooms Without Borders proudly presents an original exhibit for the 2017 Poland Personally Study Seminar, highlighting the experiences of educators and students and illuminating the personal impact of this life-changing time abroad. Meet or re-unite with Howard Chandler, a Holocaust survivor who travels with CWB to Poland and provides first-hand testimony of the atrocities he endured in the places where they happened. He shares his story with…
Find out more »S.T.E.A.M. Festival of Light
title: S.T.E.A.M. Festival of Light description: On Sunday, December 10 from 2 to 4 p.m., Community Day School and PJ Library Pittsburgh will host the first-ever S.T.E.A.M. Festival of Light. Hundreds of children and their families from across the Jewish community will participate in an illuminating afternoon of science, technology, engineering, art, and math (S.T.E.A.M.) in celebration of Chanukah, the Festival of Lights. This free public event will take place at Community Day School, 6424 Forward Avenue, in Squirrel Hill.…
Find out more »Snaps, Sexts, Selfies and Self-Esteem: The Tongue-Twisting World of Girls and Social Media
Wednesday, Dec. 13 Snaps, Sexts, Selfies and Self-Esteem: The Tongue-Twisting World of Girls and Social Media, presented by the Jewish Women's Foundation, in partnership with Community Day School. Parents and educators are looking for resources and strategies to better support, educate and encourage the girls in their lives. Lisa Hinkelman, a nationally recognized researcher, speaker and author who is a foremost authority on educating and empowering girls, will share her original research from the first-of-its-kind, groundbreaking nationwide survey of nearly…
Find out more »Derekh Open Beit Midrash: The Miracle
From: <jmarkiz@bethshalompgh.org> title: Derekh Open Beit Midrash: The Miracle description: What: The second session of the Derekh Open Beit Midrash! When: 7:30pm on December 13th Where: Zweig Library at Congregation Beth Shalom This month's session will explore some rabbinic texts on Hanukkah. Come and join the monthly session, study with a partner, or start your own study group. We welcome you to help create this communal space! Students of all skill levels are welcome and knowledge of Hebrew is NOT…
Find out more »January 2018
The Voyage of the Saint Louis
From: title: The Voyage of the Saint Louis description: Join Beth El Congregation of the South Hills on Sunday, January 7, 2018 for a special viewing of the film The Voyage of the Saint Louis, a dramatic documentary based on the true events of 1939. This evening begins with a wine and cheese reception at 7pm and will conclude with a short Q&A discussion led by Rabbi Alex Greenbaum. This program is presented by Beth El's Adult Ed. Committee. Please…
Find out more »First Mondays with Judge Blaise La Rotonda
title: First Mondays with Judge Blaise La Rotonda description: Join us at Beth El for lunch with lecture on Frauds, Cons and Scams and How to Protect Oneself From Being a Victim, presented by Magisterial District Judge Blaise La Rotonda and Corporal Michael Smakosz (Mt. Lebanon Police Dept./ Crime Prevention Unit Supervisor). Lunch begins at 11:30am and the lecture starts at 12:00pm. Call 412-561-1168 to RSVP in advance. start-date: 2018-01-08 start time: 11:30 AM end date: 2018-01-08 end time: 1:00…
Find out more »Behind Enemy Lines
From: <barb@chabadsh.com> title: Behind Enemy Lines description: Spend an unforgettable evening with Martha Cohn as she tells her story of being a spy in Nazi Germany. Marthe was born in France, in 1920. As the Nazi occupation escalated, her sister was sent to Auschwitz while her family fled to the south of France. At the age of 24, she joined the Intelligence Service of the French Army. Utilizing her perfect German accent and Aryan looks, Martha posed as a German…
Find out more »Documentary Night
Documentary Night, Wednesday, January 17th, 6:30 - 9:00 PM, Chatham University Join us for viewing and discussion of Birthright: A War Story - a film that explores the relationship between the government, religion, and reproductive rights in the United States through the stories of the women, pregnancies, and families. Meet us at Moishe House at 6:15 (message us for the address) so we can walk over together. See you then! Facebook Link (https://moishehouse.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9c9f2cae0490e17b68a9946d6&id=3239f0e9c1&e=e33eccde81)
Find out more »Generations Speaker Series: Moshe Baran and Avi Baran Munro
title: Generations Speaker Series: Moshe Baran and Avi Baran Munro description: The Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh is proud to host the first Generations Speaker Series. This series, which will be hosted in-person and live-streamed online, will consist of dialogues between Holocaust survivors and their family members. There will be three events, taking place in the first three months of the year in various locations. All talks will be free and open to the public. For our first talk, Moshe Baran…
Find out more »Kulam: What’s Your Story? A Foundational Biblical and Rabbinic Stories of Judaism
From: title: Kulam: What's Your Story? A Deep Dive into Foundational Biblical and Rabbinic Stories of Judaism description: Kulam is offering a 7-lecture series by leading scholars from Pardes on key stories from Tanach (the Bible) and the Talmud, and how these stories have continued to influence our narrative to this day. The sessions will be at the JCC on Wednesday from 7-830PM in Room 202 on the following dates: 1/17/18, 1/31/18, 2/14/18, 3/7/18, 3/21/18, 4/25/18, and 5/9/18. For more…
Find out more »Rescuing Jews in Need through Clandestine Aliyah Efforts
Rescuing Jews in Need through Clandestine Aliyah Efforts Featuring Arielle Di-Porto Director, Aliyah Division at the Jewish Agency for Israel January 18, 2018 7:00 – 9:00 PM Rodef Shalom 4905 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh 15213 Free Event • Dessert & Wine Reception • Dietary Laws Observed Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh Lion of Judah Society and Shofar Society Thank-You Event Join Arielle Di-Porto, Director of the Aliyah Division at the Jewish Agency for Israel as she speaks about critical, often clandestine…
Find out more »WHEN YIDDISH WAS YOUNG
title: LECTURE: WHEN YIDDISH WAS YOUNG BY PROFESSOR JUSTIN CAMMY description: LECTURE: WHEN YIDDISH WAS YOUNG On Sunday, January 21, 2018 at 10 a.m., three of Pittsburgh’s Jewish organizations are jointly sponsoring a lecture by Professor Justin Cammy titled “When Yiddish Was Young.” Congregation Dor Hadash, Congregation Beth Shalom’s new program, Derekh and the University of Pittsburgh’s Jewish Studies Program welcome the community to this special event. Professor Cammy, Associate Professor of Jewish Studies and of Comparative Literature at Smith…
Find out more »Women’s Ways of Negotiation in the Hebrew Bible
title: Beth El's Adult Ed. Speaker Series description: Join Beth El Congregation for the first of six thought-provoking evenings with various guest speakers presenting topics of Jewish interest. On January 22, Dr. Beth Kissileff, editor, author and freelance journalist will be presenting Tricksters, Thieves & Disguisers: Women’s Ways of Negotiation in the Hebrew Bible. Each evening begins with a Wine and Cheese Reception at 7pm, followed by the talk. RSVP in advance online at bethelcong.org or call 412-561-1168. Open to…
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