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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 »Walk to Remember
Walk to Remember description: On Sunday, June 2, Community Day School (CDS) will present the 3rd annual WALK TO REMEMBER. This event invites members of the public to meet Holocaust survivors in our community and be inspired firsthand by their courage, bravery, and strength, and hope. Participants walk the perimeter around CDS six times to memorialize the six million Jews killed in the Holocaust. The WALK TO REMEMBER will also honor the lives forever changed by and lost to anti-Semitism…
Find out more »Poale Zedeck will hold a Yom Yerushalaim Brunch
Poale Zedeck will hold a Yom Yerushalaim Brunch at 9:30 a.m. in the Schwartz Social Hall with guest speaker Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom, a dynamic 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 advance or $15 at the door. Register at 412-421-9786 or at info@pzonline.org.
Find out more »Shavuot Holiday Family Camp
Shavuot Holiday Family Camp Sunday, June 2 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Shalom Pittsburgh, PJ Library and JCC Camp 365 invite you to Shavuot Holiday Family Camp at the Frick Environmental Center. Explore the outdoors and the holiday of Shavuot with a PJ Library story hike to Mt. Sinai, bug hunt with Frick Environmental Center Staff, yoga, and crafts. Then finish the morning with a special Shavuot snack. Free event and free parking in lot and on street. Family…
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 »Author talk: Barbara Morris Stock
Author talk description: Native Pittsburgh, Barbara Morris Stock, will discuss her novel, "Anything is Possible: A Child's Journey to America and Hope." Told through the eyes of a 10-year-old child, this historical fiction novel is based on the story of the author's family who immigrated to the States from Eastern Europe in the early 1900s. The book weaves together insights into the Jewish immigrate experience, American history, and a child's personal journey of growing up. Appropriate for pre-teens, teens. start-date:…
Find out more »Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Welcoming Refugees in Pittburgh
Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Welcoming Refugees in Pittburgh How can we help refugees in Pittsburgh feel welcomed? Working with representatives of Pittsburgh’s diverse communities, Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ) address the issues and needs of immigrants who seek to make Pittsburgh their home. Join us to hear from a panel featuring Monica Ruiz of Casa San Jose, Leslie Aizenman of Jewish Family & Children’s Services (JF&CS), and Leslie Brier, Women of Reform Judaism’s (WRJ) United Nations representative with moderator…
Find out more »Book signing: Barbara Morris Stock
title: Book signing description: Native Pittsburgh, Barbara Morris Stock, will sign her novel, "Anything is Possible: A Child's Journey to America and Hope." Told through the eyes of a ten-year-old child, this historical fiction novel is based on the story of the author's family who immigrated to the States from Eastern Europe in the early 1900s. The book weaves together insights into the Jewish immigrate experience, American history, and a child's personal journey of growing up. start-date: 2019-06-02 start time:…
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 »Better Choices, Better Health at the JCC
Come join a workshop called Better Choices, Better Health at the JCC – Squirrel Hill When: Six consecutive Tuesdays, May 7 – June 11, 2019 Time: 12:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (Room 202) Please call Amy Gold at (412) 697-3528 to sign up today! This is a wonderful program that has benefited many adults. The workshops are informative, fun, and interactive. By joining the workshop, you’ll be together with people with similar conditions and concerns as you, and you’ll make…
Find out more »Tree of Life Award Dinner
Honoring Laura Shapira Karet, president and CEO of Giant Eagle, Inc. Featuring Bari Weiss, staff editor and writer, The New York Times, and her dad, Lou Weiss Omni William Penn Hotel Contact Amy Cohen, director Pittsburgh JNF at 412-521-3200 or acohen@jnf.org for more information.
Find out more »Trauma Resiliency Group: An Integrative Approach to Healing
Jewish Family and Community Services (JFCS) continues to offer opportunities for individual and community healing. These sessions are free and open (no registration necessary) to anyone suffering trauma from the aftermath of the shooting at the Tree of Life. You are not alone, and your feelings are completely understandable. Experts tell us that there will be different days – anniversaries, holidays, etc. – that may remind us especially of those we’ve lost and what has happened to this community. Reach…
Find out more »Garden Tea Party
Join us for a night of all things classy! Don your vintage outfits and don’t forget to raise your pinky! We will have cucumber sandwiches and funny hats for you to decorate and complete the experience. Moishe House events are intended for young adults ages 22 - 32. Message a resident or the page for the address.
Find out more »Beth Shalom Sisterhood Book Club
Beth Shalom Sisterhood Book Club description: Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at 7:30 P.M. | Call the office for location details. Next book to read, “Gateway to the Moon” by Mary Morris The pleasure of reading doesn’t have to end with the last page. Be part of Sisterhood Book Club and prolong the experience with spirited and wide ranging discussion that often touches on contemporary issues. We meet every couple of months in members’ homes to exchange impressions of books we…
Find out more »Thursday Evenings in My Garden
title: Thursday Evenings in My Garden description: Memorial Day through Labor Day | 6:30 – 8 p.m. EVERYDAY SPIRITUALITY FOR HEALING, GROWTH, CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION Join us weekly for casual conversation and exploration! Come once or come weekly, friends are welcome! Please check our websites for location and confirmation of upcoming dates! DEBORAH A. BARON, COACH Executive, Leadership, Life, Transformative deborah@deborahbaron.com www.deborahbaron.com RABBI JEREMY MARKIZ Director of Derekh and Youth Tefillah jmarkiz@bethshalompgh.org www.bethshalompgh.org start-date: 2019-05-30 start time: 6:30 p.m. end…
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