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May 2018
Stop-Motion Charcoal Drawing
title: Stop-Motion Charcoal Drawing: a workshop with Israeli artist Merav Kamel description: This workshop is geared to Art Teachers and Teaching Artists Stop-Motion With Charcoal Drawing: An exercise inspired by the artist William Kentridge. The students will be provided with photos of Impressionistic and Futuristic paintings, that deal with stopping motion, the shall copy them on a big piece of paper, and using a camera in stop-motion animation technique they shall return motion to the painting. start-date: 2018-05-08 start time:…
Find out more »DNA Successes in (and Despite) Endogamy with Lara Diamond
title: DNA Successes in (and Despite) Endogamy with Lara Diamond description: The Jewish Genealogy Society of Pittsburgh and the Rauh Jewish History Program & Archives welcome noted genealogist Lara Diamond, who will discuss the complications of genetic genealogy within endogamous populations. Diamond is president of the Jewish Genealogy Society of Maryland, leads JewishGen's Subcarpathian SIG and sits on JewishGen's Ukraine SIG's board of directors. She also runs multiple district-and town-focused projects to collect documentation to assist all those researching ancestors…
Find out more »Grantsmanship Training Program
Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management and the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh will co-host a Grantsmanship Training Program the week of May 14-18, 2018. The Grantsmanship Center's 5-day program is beneficial, with a proven record of improving the ability to win grants. Thousands of professionals who've completed this training have had outstanding success in winning grants, and they attribute that success largely to this training. Participants will practice using The Grantsmanship Center's groundbreaking approach to planning programs and writing…
Find out more »Why Declaring Jerusalem as Capital of Israel is Controversial
The Mt. Lebanon Public Library will present “Why Declaring Jerusalem as Capital of Israel is Controversial" at 7 p.m. with Samuel Kayam, who will provide a historical review of the city and its importance to the three monotheistic religions. Kayam was born in Israel and raised in the northern city of Haifa.
Find out more »JOSHUA L. SINDLER, Z”L, CREATIVE CLASSROOMS
From: title: JOSHUA L. SINDLER, Z"L, CREATIVE CLASSROOMS description: Thursday , may 24 @ 7pm The evening begins with musical performances by Hillel Academy students and will continue with the browsing of our student art gallery. The gallery will include art pieces from our students in grades 1-12. Light refreshments will be served. start-date: 2018-05-24 start time: 07:00pm end date: 2018-05-24 end time: 08:30pm all-day event: recurring event: No event address: Hillel Academy of Pittsburgh 5685 Beacon Street Pittsburgh, PA…
Find out more »June 2018
Beginner’s Hebrew Class
title: Beginner's Hebrew Class description: Have you wished you could follow the Hebrew during our services or help your children with their Hebrew, but always been too busy to learn? Take advantage of the lighter summer activity schedule and learn how to read Hebrew! Over the course of nine sessions, you'll learn the Alef-Bet, the vowels, and the basic vocabulary of Jewish life. This is also the Hebrew reading class for those interested in becoming Adult B'nei Mitzvah. Questions? Contact…
Find out more »July 2018
Hill District Bus and Walking Tour
escription: New Light Men’s Club and Rodman Street Missionary Baptist Church have rescheduled this trip to July 1. Please join us on a bus and walking tour of Pittsburgh’s Hill District, where African American and Immigrant Jews were once neighbors in this culturally diverse renaissance neighborhood. Tour guides from the Hill House and the History Center will guide you through historical remnants and the story of this colorful neightborhood where the Great Immigration from Jewish Europe met the Great Migration…
Find out more »The Holocaust and the 21st Century: 2018 Summer Teachers’ Institute
title: The Holocaust and the 21st Century: 2018 Summer Teachers' Institute description: Our annual, week-long seminar addresses a variety of topics to help educators gain the knowledge to teach about the Holocaust more effectively. We bring in experts from around the country to share the latest research and tools with participating educators. This year’s topics are: America’s Response to the Holocaust International Perspectives on Remembrance Antisemitism and White Supremacy Multi-Media Survivor Testimony Working with Families of Survivors Propaganda and Media…
Find out more »August 2018
Women’s Summer Learning Program
title: Women's Summer Learning Program description: A week long program with two dynamic teachers giving three classes a day. Join us for classes at the Kollel Jewish Learning Center, 5808 Beacon Street. For more information contact Stacie Stufflebeam at 412-214-7973 or stacie@kollelpgh.org start-date: 2018-08-04 start time: end date: 2018-08-09 end time: all-day event: recurring event: --- event address: event organizer: The Kollel Jewish Learning Center event website: http://kollelpgh.org event cost: No cost
Find out more »Ordering Up Health & Nutrition for Seniors
Jewish Healthcare Foundation is hosting on August 15: “Ordering Up Health & Nutrition for Seniors” (invite attached with this email). During the event, stakeholders in the Pittsburgh community (including health providers, consumers, nutritionists, pharmacists, chefs and dining professionals, dentists, and policy-makers) will converge to share and discover best practices and innovations that aim to improve seniors’ quality of life through better nutrition. The event will explore unique barriers that stand in the way of older adults receiving high-quality nutrition, including…
Find out more »September 2018
S.T.E.A.M. Senses of Sukkot
title: S.T.E.A.M. Senses of Sukkot description: Children ages 2-5 and their families are invited to join us as we explore the beauty of Sukkot through science, technology, engineering, art, and math (S.T.E.A.M.) * Explore the gooey insides of deconstructed gourds. * Create and share a friendship fruit salad * Build a kid-size Sukkah with recycled materials * And much more! Engage your senses to discover the wonder and beauty of Sukkot! This event is free and open to the community.…
Find out more »October 2018
Applications due for the Immigrant Workforce Program
The Immigrant Workforce Program introduces immigrant and refugee job seekers to the American job market and provides them with the essential skills and competencies necessary to succeed in both the job search and in the workplace. Now in its second year, the 9-week program is being offered as a collaboration between JFCS Career Development Center, Literacy Pittsburgh, and All for All. Participants will learn how to write resumes, develop their professional networks and interview successfully. The program will also offer…
Find out more »Adult Hebrew Reading Crash Course
title: Adult Hebrew Reading Crash Course description: Have you always wanted to learn to read Hebrew? Temple Emanuel is offering the Read Hebrew America Crash Course Level 1. This free class, open to the community and taught by Melinda Freed, will be held at Temple Emanuel on Wednesdays from 7-8:30 PM beginning October 3 (also October 10th, 17th & 24th and November 7th & 14th). To sign up, call the office (412-279-7600) or email templeemanuel@templeemanuelpgh.org. start-date: 2018-10-03 start time: 07:00…
Find out more »Torah and Tea for Women
title: Torah & Tea for Women description: Discovering the "Eishet Chayil-Women of Valour." The age old wisdom of King Solomon sung as a tribute to the Jewish women each Friday Night. Enjoy hot tea and refreshments. start-date: 2018-10-11 start time: 07:30PM end date: 2018-10-11 end time: all-day event: recurring event: --- event address: 1701 McFarland Rd. Pittsburgh, PA 15216 event organizer: Barbara Segel event website: http://www.chabadsh.com event cost: Free
Find out more »Young Judaea Israel Update: Summer and Gap Year Info Session
title: Young Judaea Israel Update: Summer and Gap Year Info Session description: Teens and their parents are invited to learn about the many opportunities to visit and explore Israel with Young Judaea. Adam Jenshil, Assistant Director of Young Judaea Israel, will be at the JCC in Sq Hill at 1pm on 10/14 to talk about summer and gap year programs in Israel. Young Judaea brings together thousands of Jewish youth from across the country and around the world – of…
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