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February 2019
‘Etty’ Comes Back to Pittsburgh
Etty Hillesum"Etty" Comes Back to Pittsburgh Thursday, Feb. 7 - Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019 Carnegie Stage, 25 W. Main St., Carnegie, PA “Etty,” adapted and performed by Susan Stein, is a one-woman play adapted from the diaries and letters of Etty Hillesum, a 28 year-old Jewish student who lived in the German-occupied Netherlands. As the world closes in around her, Etty digs deep into her soul to root out hatred and bitterness, and finds a freedom within herself that is…
Find out more »An LGBTQ+ Conversation with Rabbi Lisa Grushcow
Rabbi Lisa Grushcow(Photo courtesy of Temple Sinai)An LGBTQ+ Conversation with Rabbi Lisa Grushcow Conversation with Rabbi Lisa Grushcow description: Join Temple Sinai for an engaging evening focusing on Jewish LGBTQ+ experiences. Rabbi Lisa Grushcow is the author of Writing the Wayward Wife: Rabbinic Interpretations of Sotah and the editor of The Sacred Encounter: Jewish Perspectives on Sexuality. She is the Senior Rabbi at Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom in Montreal. Sponsored by the Pamela K. Wiles Fund for Interfaith Understanding QUESTIONS? Contact…
Find out more »A Conversation with Evan Wolfson
title: A Conversation with Evan Wolfson description: Temple Emanuel's LGBTQ+ Task Force is excited to bring Evan Wolfson to speak at Temple Emanuel on February 7, 2019 at 7pm. Mr. Wolfson will speak on “Making More Progress for Gay & Transgender People in our Community, Pennsylvania, the US, and the World: What Can We Do?” Mr. Wolfson is an internationally recognized civil rights lawyer who founded Freedom to Marry, the campaign that won marriage equality in the U.S. He is…
Find out more »Shabbat Together
Judy Kane Meyers and Betty Kane(Photo courtesy of Chanie Rosenblum)From: <ryrosenblum@yeshivaschools.com> title: Shabbat Together description: This Shabbat-Saturday, February 9, 2019, Kether Torah Synagogue is participating in “ShabbaTTogether,” a project of the Ruderman Chabad Inclusion Initiative, an organization that empowers Jewish communities to create a welcoming and inclusive environment for people with disabilities and mental health conditions. Kether Torah members Judy Kane Meyers and Betty Kane, twins who have been blind since birth, will speak at the kiddush luncheon about their…
Find out more »An evening with Mayim Bialik
Shalom Pittsburgh invites young adults to an evening with Mayim Bialik from 8:30 to 10 p.m. while she talks about her life in Hollywood, her career as a neuroscientist and her commitment to the Jewish community. Submit your questions when you register; if your question is chosen will be invited to meet Bialik at the BGS VIP pre-reception at 7:30 p.m. The program begins at 8:30 p.m. This event is for young adults 22-45 years old who have made a…
Find out more »Derekh Speaker Series — Samantha Baskind
title: Derekh Speaker Series -- Samantha Baskind description: A series of talks by authors from across the country made available through the Jewish Book Council. The third event is art history professor Samantha Baskind and her book The Warsaw Ghetto in American Art and Culture, a study of how life in the ghetto and the dramatic uprising of its inhabitants have captured the American cultural imagination. There will be a book sale and author signing at the end. start-date: 2019-02-10…
Find out more »Beth Shalom Men’s Club Sports Luncheon
description: DEDICATED THIS YEAR TO HONOR THE MEMORIES OF DAVID & CECIL ROSENTHAL LOCAL SPORTS CELEBRITIESS! Autographs and Surprises - Gifts for All! Hamburger & Hot Dog Lunch at the Beth Shalom Samuel & Minnie Hyman Ballroom start-date: 2019-02-10 start time: 12:00 p.m. end date: end time: all-day event: recurring event: No event address: Congregation Beth Shalom 5915 Beacon Street Pittsburgh, PA 15217 event organizer: Beth Shalom Men's Club event website: http://bethshalompgh.org/events-upcoming/ event cost: All are welcome, no charge
Find out more »Lunch and learn on the topic “Are All Wines Kosher?”
Congregation Beth Shalom will hold a lunch and learn on the topic “Are All Wines Kosher?” on Feb. 12 at noon at Beth Shalom. Visit bethshalompgh.org/lunch-and-learn for more information and to register. There is no charge.
Find out more »Scholar-in-Residence with Rabbi Lisa Grushcow
Rabbi Lisa Grushcow (Photo courtesy of Temple Sinai) Scholar-in-Residence Weekend with Rabbi Lisa Grushcow Sponsored by the Pamela K. Wiles Fund for Interfaith Understanding Friday, Feb. 15–Sunday, Feb. 17 Rabbi Lisa Grushcow is the author of “Writing the Wayward Wife: Rabbinic Interpretations of Sotah” and the editor of “The Sacred Encounter: Jewish Perspectives on Sexuality.” FRIDAY, FEB. 15 7 PM Shabbat Evening Service 8:30 PM Special After Oneg Presentation: “The Sacred Encounter: Jewish Perspectives on Sexuality” SATURDAY, FEB. 16 8:30…
Find out more »Sharp Dance Company
SHARP Dance Company, a Philadelphia-based modern dance company, will be performing a benefit show for the victims of the Tree of Life synagogue building shooting beginning at 8:00 p.m. at The Hillman Center for the Performing Arts, 423 Fox Chapel Road. “Spreading Love Conquering Hate” will consist of several exciting dance pieces including the 2018 collaborative dance project “Puzzle” co-choreographed by Joe Cotler (Koresh Dance Company Member) and Diane Sharp-Nachsin (Artist Director of SHARP) and “669” which was inspired by…
Find out more »Lunar New Year Parade
Photo courtesy of JFCStitle: Lunar New Year Parade description: On Sunday February 17th, the Lunar New Year Parade returns to the heart of Squirrel Hill! Starting at 11am at Philipps and Murray Avenue, Steel Dragon Kung Fu & Lion Dance will begin the festivities and the new year with a traditional Chinese blessing ritual. Pan-Asian cultural organizations in resplendent costumes and uniforms will showcase their craft as we march up Murray toward Darlington Street. Weaving in and out will be…
Find out more »Dor Hadash Lecture: Anti-Semitic and Other Hate Violence
ANTI-SEMITIC AND OTHER HATE VIOLENCE: THE CURRENT CONTEXT, PERPETRATORS, AND THE ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA Presented by: Kathleen Blee, Distinguished Professor of Sociology, University of Pittsburgh Sunday, February 17 at 3 pm Rodef Shalom Congregation, Levy Hall Professor Blee has researched and published widely about the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazi and other white supremacist groups. In the aftermath of the Pittsburgh massacre, she will discuss how such groups have fomented racist and anti-Semitic violence in the U.S. over the past…
Find out more »Chabad of the South Hills lunch for seniors
Seniors Lunch description: Delicious Lunch Presentation on Fall Prevention by Gallagher Home Health Services Wheelchair accessible RSVP to 412-278-2658 start-date: 2019-02-19 start time: 12:00PM end date: 2019-02-19 end time: all-day event: recurring event: --- event address: Chabad of the South Hills 1701 McFarland Rd. Pittsburgh, PA 15217 event organizer: Barb Segel event website: event cost: $5 suggested donation
Find out more »Farbrengen
Farbrengen description: Join us for a meaningful and uplifting evening where we will say L'chaim together, hear inspirational words by Lou Weiss and Farrel Buchinsky on living a joyous life, and sing lively Chassidic nigunim (melodies) led by the Davidson brothers and accompanied by Aaron Berger on the Violin and Rabbi Yitzchak Cowen on the Piano. start-date: 2019-02-19 start time: 7:30pm end date: end time: all-day event: recurring event: No event address: Chabad of Squirrel Hill 1700 Beechwood Blvd. event…
Find out more »Squirrel Hill AARP meeting
All seniors are invited to come and sing-a-long with the JCC chorus, Wednesday, Feb. 20 at the regular monthly meeting of the Squirrel Hill AARP at Rodef Shalom Synagogue, 4905 Fifth Ave., Falk Library. The meeting will include information on legislative matters which concern seniors, current health report and information on the groups monthly luncheons, etc. In addition crochet chemo hat patterns will be available and if you have a knitted pattern, please bring one to share. The JCC chorus,…
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