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May 2019
Parent-child relationship and communication
From: <ayalarose102@gmail.com> title: Parent-child relationship and communication: Never been more vital, never been more challenging. description: The world has become a very complicated place and our kids need us more than ever. How we motivate them, guide them, and communicate with them has become much more challenging. In this discussion forum we will discuss strategies for communication, how to engage when they don't want to interact or have you involved in their life, building better relationships with them, when to…
Find out more »Trauma Resiliency Group
Trauma Resiliency Group description: Trauma Resiliency Group: An Integrative Approach to Healing Offered by: JFCS led by Amy Lohr, LCSW, Integrative Psychotherapist Description: Open group supporting personal growth via skills development, self-awareness and education about recovering from trauma form an integrative approach that values mind, body and spirit. Mindfulness practice, meditation, reiki energy work, spirituality, and other complementary healing techniques blended with traditional psychotherapy will be used to empower you to be well. start-date: 2019-05-01 start time: 05:30 PM end…
Find out more »Yom Ha’atzmaut A celebration of Israel’s 71st Independence Day
The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh Presents Yom Ha’atzmaut A celebration of Israel’s 71st Independence Day with International Multi-Platinum Israeli Musician David Broza Young Adult Happy Hour During the David Broza Concert Thursday, May 23 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Grab some drinks at The Porch and then enjoy the stylings of international multi-platinum Israeli musician David Broza in Schenley Plaza. The full inclusion of people of all abilities is a core value of the Pittsburgh Jewish Community. Please…
Find out more »Author Michael Pollan and the Science of Psychedelics
title: Author Michael Pollan and the Science of Psychedelics, Presented by Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures description: Michael Pollan’s best-selling How to Change Your Mind was named one of New York Times Book Review’s 10 Best Books of 2018 for its unique and elegant blend of science, memoir, travel writing, history, and medicine. This investigation into the medical and scientific revolution of psychedelic drugs takes readers on a journey to a new frontier in our understanding of the mind, the self,…
Find out more »West View & Troy Hill Cemetery
West View & Troy Hill Cemetery description: The Prayer Practice and Learning Committee of Rodef Shalom Congregation invites you on a bus tour of the Troy Hill and West View Cemeteries. Gain an historical perspective on Rodef Shalom in the Pittsburgh Jewish Community. A few of our ancestors who rest in our cemeteries include: Rabbis Solomon Freehof and Leonard Levy, Barney Dreyfuss, Jacob Brunn, and more! Everyone will have a chance to discuss or visit their own familial grave sites.…
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 »Understanding Adolescent Challenges When Religion and Mental Health Collide
Understanding Adolescent Challenges When Religion and Mental Health Collide description: Making sure our children are mentally healthy is always a priority for parents. We want to see them flourish, and good mental health is an important component for consistent growth. What do we do as parents when we see our kids struggling with their mental health and well being? How do we help them? What happens when the best care for our child's mental health seems to be in conflict…
Find out more »Trauma Resiliency Group
Trauma Resiliency Group description: Trauma Resiliency Group: An Integrative Approach to Healing Offered by: JFCS led by Amy Lohr, LCSW, Integrative Psychotherapist Description: Open group supporting personal growth via skills development, self-awareness and education about recovering from trauma form an integrative approach that values mind, body and spirit. Mindfulness practice, meditation, reiki energy work, spirituality, and other complementary healing techniques blended with traditional psychotherapy will be used to empower you to be well. start-date: 2019-05-01 start time: 05:30 PM end…
Find out more »Nominations for the 2020 Shore-Whitehall Award Deadline
DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS MAY 30 Nominations are open for the 2020 Shore-Whitehill Award. The Shore-Whitehill Award, created in 1996, is named for Robert Whitehill and the late Barbara Shore and celebrates volunteers who promote inclusion of people with disabilities in the fabric of Jewish life through advocacy or direct service to individuals and families. Organizations that nominate awardees receive a grant of $1,000 to help underwrite the costs of a recognition event and/or inclusion activities. Awardees receive an original sculpture…
Find out more »Cooking Carnival
title: Cooking Carnival description: The Jewish Kids Club invites all junior chefs to the carnival grand finale . Participate in all -you-need for Shavuot carnival stations including flower arrangement, cheesecake, Mt. Sinai cupcakes, and photo magnets. Open to all kids regardless of previous participation. Register at chabadsh.com/jkc mussie@chabadsh.com for more information. start-date: 2019-05-30 start time: 04:00PM end date: 2019-05-30 end time: 05:30PM all-day event: recurring event: --- event address: Chabad of the South Hills 1701 McFarland Rd. Pittsburgh event organizer:…
Find out more »Adam Ehrlich Sachs, ‘Made Local’ Author Presented by Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures
title: Adam Ehrlich Sachs, Made Local Author Presented by Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures description: The Organs of Sense is an intricate nested fable equating our inability to truly understand the world with our inability to understand our own messy families. In 1666, an astronomer makes a prediction shared by no one else in the world: At the stroke of noon on June 30 of that year, a solar eclipse will cast all of Europe into total darkness for four seconds.…
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…
Find out more »Author Talk: Barbara Morris Stock
Author Talk description: Pittsburgh native, Barbara Morris Stock, will discuss 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 is based on the story of the author's family who emigrated to the States from Eastern Europe in the early 1900s. The book weaves together insights into the Jewish immigrant experience, American history, and a child's personal journey of growing up. start-date: 2019-05-31 start time: 1:00 PM…
Find out more »The Butterfly Storytelling: Wandering and Wondering
title: The Butterfly Storytelling: Wandering and Wondering description: Based on the style of the The Moth, a popular themed storytelling event, LGBTQ+ Jews and Allies will share stories about their lives. All are welcome! Have an LGBTQ+ story you want to share? Contact Kate Passarelli at klpassarelli@verizon.net by Friday, May 12. start-date: 2019-05-31 start time: 8:30 PM end date: 2019-05-31 end time: 9:30 PM all-day event: recurring event: No event address: 5505 Forbes Avenue, PIttsburgh, PA 15217 event organizer: Tami…
Find out more »June 2019
Community Sheva Brachot
Community members Elan and Naomi are getting hitched! Bring on the wedding celebrations part 2, 'burgh style! Hosted by Moishe House Pittsburgh Meet us in the park with food or drinks to share. Exact location TBD pending weather forecast. Sheva Brachot are seven Hebrew blessings that are traditionally recited by loved ones to offer blessings to newlyweds. Sign up to bring something (foods, beverages, cutlery, etc.) here: https://moishehouse.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9c9f2cae0490e17b68a9946d6&id=241d556db0&e=e33eccde81 (https://moishehouse.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9c9f2cae0490e17b68a9946d6&id=665f774310&e=e33eccde81) Contact moishehousepgh@gmail.com for more information. Moishe Houe events are intended for…
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