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December 2018
Chanukah Seniors Lunch
title: Chanukah Seniors Lunch description: Holiday program, delicious kosher lunch with hot latkes. Presentation by Gallagher Home Health. "Home health and home care. Helping seniors in their homes and to stay home safely" Wheelchair Accessible Preregistration is strongly suggested. 412-278-2658 or barb@chabadsh.com. start-date: 2018-12-04 start time: 12:00PM end date: 2018-12-04 end time: all-day event: recurring event: --- event address: Chabad of the South Hills event organizer: Chabad of the South Hills event website: event cost: $5 suggested donation
Find out more »Menorah Car Parade
title: Menorah Car Parade description: The Annual Menorah Car Parade will leave from the parking lot of Rodef Shalom winding through the streets of Shadyside and Squirrel Hill ending at the Chanukah Festival and Concert at the Waterfront. Visit www.ChabadPGH.com for the parade route. start-date: 2018-12-04 start time: 5:00pm end date:
Find out more »Linda Tashbook
Linda Tashbook, Librarian and Lawyer Presented by Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures description: Linda Tashbook has been a law librarian at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law for more than twenty years. For all of that time, she has also had a pro bono law practice representing individual clients in disability claims and consumer matters and establishing and consulting for non-profit organizations. In 2008, she created the Homeless Law Blog which she continues to manage. This combination of work earned…
Find out more »Environmental Concerns of the Petrochemical and Regional Gas Industry Buildout
Environmental Concerns of the Petrochemical and Gas Industry Buildout in our Region – A Public Forum at the JCC with Elected Officials The Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh’s Center for Loving Kindness and Civic Engagement invites regional residents to a conversation with elected officials about environmental and climate concerns of the regional buildout of the petrochemical industry. Local leaders and grass root organizers will share information on efforts to combat climate change and protect our health, our water and…
Find out more »Postcard from Germany
title: Postcard from Germany Rabbi Jamie Gibson description: Rabbi Jamie Gibson will share highlights and reflections from his trip to Berlin for the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht. Come join us for Shabbat Se’udah Ha-Shli-Sheet. The evening will conclude with Havdalah. Free and open to the public. Questions? Contact Nancy Conaway at (412) 421-9715 ext. 115 or Nancy@TempleSinaiPGH.org. start-date: 2018-12-08 start time: 4 PM end date: 2018-12-08 end time: 6 PM all-day event: recurring event: No event address: 5505 Forbes Avenue,…
Find out more »South Hills 7th Night Chanukah Celebration
title: South Hills 7th Night Chanukah Celebration description: Menorah Lighting Dinner Swimming Gaga Pit DJ Dreidel Tournament Balloon Artist “PJ Library Quiet Corner” featuring sensory activities, Chanukah crafts and story time RSVP: southhillsjewishpittsburgh.org/chanukah18 start-date: 2018-12-08 start time: 05:45pm end date: 2018-12-08 end time: 9:00pm all-day event: recurring event: No event address: South Hills JCC 345 Kane Boulevard Pittsburgh, PA 15243 event organizer: South Hills Jewish Pittsburgh event website: http://www.southhillsjewishpittsburgh.org/chanukah18
Find out more »Squirrel Hill Historical Society December Program
title: Squirrel Hill Historical Society December Program description: Title: The Story of Roads and Bridges in Pittsburgh Speaker: Todd Wilson, Transportation Engineer, Bridge Historian and Author of "Pittsburgh Bridges" start-date: 2018-12-11 start time: 7:30 pm end date: 2018-12-11 end time: 9:15 pm all-day event: yes recurring event: No event address: Church of the Redeemer 5700 Forbes Avenue event organizer: Squirrel Hill Historical Society event website: http://sqhillhistory.org event cost: Free
Find out more »Kids in the Kitchen: International Kosher Cooking
title: Kids in the Kitchen" International Kosher Cooking description: Watch your child become a gourmet chef as we prepare Kosher delicacies from around the globe. Each class includes the cooking segment, fun & hands on learning on various Jewish topics & one-on-one Hebrew Alef-Bet and reading, catered to each child's level. Thursdays 4:00-5:30 PM December 13, 20 January 3, 10, 17 Ages 3*-11 *3 year old's must be accompanied by a parent/grandparent/caregiver Please register before November 30th www.chabadsh.com/jkc ~ mussie@chabadsh.com…
Find out more »Bagel Bites & Brunch
Leslie Hoffman 9:52 AM (1 hour ago) to Angela Here’s an upcoming event at Temple: Bagel Bites & Brunch Sunday, December 16 at 10:30AM at Temple Emanuel Temple Emanuel welcomes Phil Terman for our Bagel Bites & Brunch on Sunday, December 16 at 10:30AM. Mr. Terman is a Jewish poet and professor at Clarion University. His latest poetry collection is "Our Portion: New and Selected Poems." His works, including two of his popular collections, "The Torah Garden" and "Rabbis of…
Find out more »Jewish Genealogy Society of Pittsburgh
title: Jewish Genealogy Society of Pittsburgh description: On December 16, the Jewish Genealogy Society of Pittsburgh will welcome local genealogist and historian Tammy Hepps of HomesteadHebrews.com to the Rauh Jewish History Program & Archives at the Heinz History Center. She will present her talk “Top 10 Things I Learned About My Family From My Couch,” which reviews the possibilities of internet-based genealogical research. The presentation will begin at 10:30 with a brief introduction by a member of the JGS leadership…
Find out more »Bagel Bites: Sunday Brunch Series
description: Join Temple Emanuel for their inaugural "Bagel Bites: Sunday Brunch" series with poet Phil Terman on Sunday, December 16 at 10:30 a.m. Phil Terman will read from his latest work, Our Portion: New and Selected Poems. Terman is the recipient of the Anna Davidson Rosenberg Award for Poetry on the Jewish Experience, teaches creative writing & literature at Clarion University of Pennsylvania and is a contributing editor for poetry for the journal Chautauqua. Sponsored by the Larry & Brenda…
Find out more »This Is Us: 2019 Federation Community Campaign Kickoff
This Is Us: 2019 Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh’s Community Campaign Kickoff will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The program is a community gathering and inspirational program to celebrate the strength and resilience of our Jewish community. If you registered before this event was rescheduled, please confirm that you plan to attend. Invited are donors who make a minimum commitment of $500, and young adults (age 22-45) who make a minimum commitment of $180 to the Federation’s Community…
Find out more »Squirrel Hill AARP
title: Sq. Hill AARP description: Sq. Hill AARP invites all to come and join in for a delightful afternoon of companionship and fun on Wednesday, December 19, at Beth Shalom Synagogue, 5915 Beacon St.,corner of Shady Ave. Following the business meeting entertainment will be provided by Julie Harris, signer/guitarist of Pittsburgh. Julie will entertain us with a mixture of show tunes and pop standards. She received. musi degrees from both CMU and Duquesne Universities and is currently the instrumental music…
Find out more »Mitzvah Day
The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh Mitzvah Day. Visit http://jfedvolunteer.org/md18 for more information and to register.
Find out more »January 2019
JCC partners with Donna Karan’s Urban Zen Therapy Program
Thursday January 3rd from 1pm to 4:45pm and 7pm-9:15pm Friday, January 4th from 7am to 1pm The Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh (JCC) is pleased to announce a partnership with fashion icon Donna Karan’s Urban Zen Foundation. On January 3rd and 4th, the Foundation will send its New York City-based Urban Zen Integrative Therapy instructors (UZITs) to Squirrel Hill to support the community as it continues to heal following October’s shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue. While on…
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