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April 2019
Looking Back, Marching Forward
title: Looking Back, Marching Forward description: Squirrel Hill Stands Against Gun Violence and CeaseFirePA will host an event, “Looking Back, Marching Forward,” on the six-month anniversary of the October 27, 2018, Tree of Life shooting. At 1:30, on Sunday April 28, political, community and faith leaders will speak at Temple Sinai, 5505 Forbes Avenue in Squirrel Hill, to honor the victims of the October shooting and talk about how to reduce gun violence. At about 2:30. the group will march…
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 »Ladies’ Lunch and Learn
Ladies' Lunch and Learn description: Enjoy food for mind, body and soul at this special lunch and learn for women, which will take place on Wednesday, May 1, from 12-1:15pm. The class, on the topic of "The Kabbalah of Time: Seasons of Birth," will be presented by Leah Herman. Registration required by April 30 at chabadpgh.com/lunch. start-date: 2019-05-01 start time: 12:00pm end date: 2019-05-01 end time: 1:15pm all-day event: recurring event: --- event address: Chabad of Squirrel Hill, 1700 Beechwood…
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 »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 »Zikaron BaSalon: Young Adult Holocaust Remembrance Day Program
May 1, 7:30-9 p.m. – 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…
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 »Hey Good Lookin’, Whatcha Got Cookin’?
title: Hey Good Lookin’, Whatcha Got Cookin’? description: Women of Rodef Shalom invite you to Hey Good Lookin’, Whatcha Got Cookin’? This event will feature wine and hors d’oeuvres in Aaron Court at 5:30 p.m., a Cooking Demonstration with Chef Nikki Heckman of Bistro to Go at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m. in Freehof Hall. The cost is $25 for members of Women of Rodef Shalom, and $30 for all other attendees. start-date: 2019-05-02 start time: 05:30…
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 »Loaves of Love
Loaves of Love description: Enjoy a morning of challah baking with a great group of women, and learn from Sue Berman how to make key-shaped loaves, which are traditional for the first Shabbat after Passover. Registration required at chabadpgh.com/lol by May 1. start-date: 2019-05-03 start time: 09:00am end date: 2019-05-03 end time: 11:00am all-day event: recurring event: --- event address: Chabad of Squirrel Hill, 1700 Beechwood Boulevard event organizer: Chani Altein event website: http://chabadpgh.com/lol event cost: $10
Find out more »Jewish Sports Hall of Fame of Western Pennsylvania annual banquet
The Jewish Sports Hall of Fame of Western Pennsylvania will host its 37th annual banquet and will induct Ross Gusky, Rob Ruck, Lenny Silverman and Jeff Weisband for their accomplishments both on and off the field of play, along with the presentation of the Ziggy Kahn Award to Edward Gelman and Manny Gold Humanitarian Award to H. Arnold Gefsky. Student athletes will also be receiving the 2019 Nathan H. Kaufmann Scholastic Award along with several scholarship awards. The banquet will…
Find out more »Lox & Learning with Dorit Sasson
Lox & Learning with Dorit Sasson description: Join Dorit Sasson as she discusses her book Accidental Soldier. At age nineteen, Dorit, a dual American-Israeli citizen, was trying to make the status quo work as a college student—until she realized that if she didn’t distance herself from her neurotic, worrywart of a mother, she would become just like her. Accidental Soldier: A Memoir of Service and Sacrifice in the Israel Defense Forces is Sasson’s story of how she dropped out of…
Find out more »The What and Whys of the Jewish State and the Connections We Have
title: Zionism and Israel: The What and Whys of the Jewish State and the Connections We Have description: On Sunday, May 5 at 10:30 AM at Temple Emanuel, Rabbi Don Rossoff will discuss "Zionism and Israel: The What and Whys of the Jewish State and the Connections We Have." For more information or to RSVP, contact the Temple office at 412-279-7000 or templeemanuel@templeemanuelpgh.org. start-date: 2019-05-05 start time: 10:30 AM end date: 2019-05-05 end time: all-day event: recurring event: --- event…
Find out more »Making Cent$ of Tzedakah: A Penny Hunt with a Purpose
JFunds and PJ Library present Making Cent$ of Tzedakah: A Penny Hunt with a Purpose from 12:30-2 p.m. on Sunday, May 5 at the Squirrel Hill JCC. Parents and their kids ages 4-10 will hear a heartwarming story and participate in activities to learn how tzedakah is practiced in our community. Free pizza lunch included. RSVP at www.tinyurl.com/pjmakingcents.
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