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April 2019
Sloane Crosley – Author and Essayist
title: Sloane Crosley - Author and Essayist Presented by Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures description: From the New York Times–bestselling author Sloane Crosley comes Look Alive Out There—a brand-new collection of essays. start-date: 2019-04-23 start time: 07:00 PM end date: end time: all-day event: recurring event: No event address: Carnegie Library Lecture Hall 4400 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 event organizer: Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures event website: https://pittsburghlectures.org/lectures/sloane-crosley/ event cost: $22, includes paperback copy of Look Alive Out There
Find out more »Sacred Symphonies with Rabbi Don Rossoff
description: The Bible has inspired creative interpretation (midrash) not just by ancient rabbis but by musicians, artists and poets throughout the ages, including modern Jewish classical composers. In this three-part class, participants will listen to and analyze three Biblically based modern compositions: Bloch’s Shelomo Rhapsody, Bernstein’s Jeremiah Symphony and his Chichester Psalms. No musical background necessary and you are welcome to attend any or all of the sessions. Thursday, April 25 at 7:30 PM – Rhapsody by Ernst Bloch –…
Find out more »A Community Conversation on Teen Mental Health
A Community Conversation on Teen Mental Health at the JCC in Squirrel Hill, Sunday, April 28 In an August 2017 report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noted that serious depression is worsening in teens, especially girls, and the suicide rate among girls reached a 40-year high in 2015. In December 2017, Harold Koplewicz, founding President of The Child Mind Institute reported, “Child and adolescent mental health disorders are the most common illnesses that children will experience under the…
Find out more »Bereavement Support Group
title: Bereavement Support Group description: Temple Emanuel welcomes previous and newly bereaved adults to its Bereavement Support Group on Sunday, April 28th at 10:30 AM. All are welcome. Contact the Temple office with any questions - 412-279-7600. start-date: 2019-04-28 start time: 10:30 AM end date: 2019-04-28 end time: all-day event: recurring event: --- event address: 1250 Bower Hill Rd. Pittsburgh, PA 15243 event organizer: Leslie Hoffman event website: http://www.templeemanuelpgh.org event cost: free
Find out more »Squirrel Hill Looking Back, Marching Forward
Squirrel Hill Stands Against Gun Violence and CeaseFirePA will host “Looking Back, Marching Forward” on the six-month anniversary of the October 27, 2018, Tree of Life building shooting. At 1:30 p.m., community and faith leaders will speak at Temple Sinai, 5505 Forbes Ave. to honor the victims of the October shooting and talk about how to reduce gun violence. At about 2:30 p.m., the group will march to Schenley Park, where a tree will be planted as a symbol of…
Find out more »May 2019
Zikaron BaSalon: Young Adult Holocaust Remembrance Day Program Zikaron BaSalon invites you to commemorate the Holocaust in a personal way, among friends, family and guests, in an intimate atmosphere. Please join our young adult community as we spend the evening listening to the personal story of a holocaust survivor and commemorate Yom HaShoah together. Register today. Commemorate the Holocaust in a Personal Way Please join our young adult community as we spend the evening listening to the personal story of…
Find out more »Waldman International Arts and Writing Competition Award Ceremony
Waldman International Arts and Writing Competition Award Ceremony description: The Waldman International Arts and Writing Competition allows students in grades 6-12 to submit original art and compete for academic scholarships. Participants come from across Allegheny County, and our partner region in Israel, Karmiel-Misgav. This year’s Pittsburgh competition also featured an extra category, an essay response to the prompt: “In the aftermath of the Tree of Life massacre – What do you see as the causes of hate crimes and antisemitism,…
Find out more »Holocaust Remembrance Day
Zikaron Basalon, May 1st, 7-8:30pm. Address will be sent upon registration. Join us to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day with an evening of shared stories and memories amongst an intimate group of friends and community members. Note: this program will be held in Hebrew and there are limited spots available. Register here: https://bit.ly/2vkUduV It's a joint event for IAC (Israeli American Council) and CWB (Classrooms Without Borders) It's a free event.
Find out more »Sacred Symphonies with Rabbi Don Rossoff
description: The Bible has inspired creative interpretation (midrash) not just by ancient rabbis but by musicians, artists and poets throughout the ages, including modern Jewish classical composers. In this three-part class, participants will listen to and analyze three Biblically based modern compositions: Bloch’s Shelomo Rhapsody, Bernstein’s Jeremiah Symphony and his Chichester Psalms. No musical background necessary and you are welcome to attend any or all of the sessions. Thursday, April 25 at 7:30 PM – Rhapsody by Ernst Bloch –…
Find out more »2019 Yom HaShoah Commemoration
title: 2019 Yom HaShoah Commemoration description: This commemoration program focuses on Women and the Holocaust, the Holocaust Center’s 2018-2019 program theme, and includes short readings from women’s diaries during the Holocaust. The main event is a candle-lighting ceremony honoring Holocaust survivors, rescuers, liberators, and Righteous Gentiles. This year’s ceremony will honor first responders from SWAT, 911 operators, Fire, EMS, and the Pittsburgh Police. start-date: 2019-05-02 start time: 07:00pm end date: 2019-05-02 end time: all-day event: recurring event: No event address:…
Find out more »Jewish Sports Hall of Fame of Western Pennsylvania annual banquet
The Jewish Sports Hall of Fame of Western Pennsylvania will host its 37th annual banquet and will induct Ross Gusky, Rob Ruck, Lenny Silverman and Jeff Weisband for their accomplishments both on and off the field of play, along with the presentation of the Ziggy Kahn Award to Edward Gelman and Manny Gold Humanitarian Award to H. Arnold Gefsky. Student athletes will also be receiving the 2019 Nathan H. Kaufmann Scholastic Award along with several scholarship awards. The banquet will…
Find out more »The What and Whys of the Jewish State and the Connections We Have
title: Zionism and Israel: The What and Whys of the Jewish State and the Connections We Have description: On Sunday, May 5 at 10:30 AM at Temple Emanuel, Rabbi Don Rossoff will discuss "Zionism and Israel: The What and Whys of the Jewish State and the Connections We Have." For more information or to RSVP, contact the Temple office at 412-279-7000 or templeemanuel@templeemanuelpgh.org. start-date: 2019-05-05 start time: 10:30 AM end date: 2019-05-05 end time: all-day event: recurring event: --- event…
Find out more »The Soap Myth starring Ed Asner
title: The Soap Myth starring Ed Asner description: THE SOAP MYTH takes place more than a half century after the end of WWII when a young journalist sets out to write an article about a cantankerous Holocaust survivor and his crusade regarding the Nazi atrocity of soap. THE SOAP MYTH dramatically explores how a survivor survives surviving and questions who has the right to write history – those who have lived it and remember, those who study and protect it,…
Find out more »Kollel Jewish Learning Center’s Community Event featuring Rabbi Yisroel Miller
Monday, May 6, 2019 Kollel Jewish Learning Center’s Community Event featuring Rabbi Yisroel Miller Embassy Suites Hotel, 535 Smithfield Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 7:00 PM Light Buffet, 8:00 PM Program $50 per person For more information or to make your reservation contact Stacie Stufflebeam 412-214-7973 or Stacie@kollelpgh.org https://100ksweepstakes.com/kollelpgh/
Find out more »World Union for Progressive Judaism 2019 Luncheon
World Union for Progressive Judaism 2019 Luncheon description: The World Union for Progressive Judaism is the international umbrella organization of the Reform, Liberal, Progressive and Reconstructionist movements, serving 1,200 congregations with 1.8 million members in more than 50 countries. Progressive Judaism extends the scope of religious observance by granting full equality to all Jews, irrespective of gender and sexual orientation, while championing the values of the ancient Hebrew Prophets, calling for justice, equality and commitment to peace. It is the…
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