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October 2018
Newcomer Shabbat
Friday, October 19th, 6:00 - 10:00 PM Newcomer Shabbat, Friday, Join us for a kosher catered Shabbat Dinner in partnership with ShalomPittsburgh (J’Burgh, Jewish Graduate Student Initiative, OneTable, and Repair the World! This is the perfect time to bring your friend and a who are new to the city! Contact moishehousepgh@gmail.com for more information. Services: 6:00 PM Schmoozing & Dinner: 6:30- 8:30 PM
Find out more »Brotherhood Brunch With Special Guest Bari Weiss
Bari Weiss (Photo courtesy of Temple Sinai) title: Brotherhood Brunch With Special Guest Bari Weiss description: A Conversation with Bari Weiss, Sunday, Oct. 21, 10 AM–Noon Pittsburgh native and The New York Times op-ed staff editor and writer Bari Weiss will be the guest speaker at the Brotherhood Brunch on Sunday, Oct. 21. Bari was an op-ed and book review editor at The Wall Street Journal before joining The Times last year. She has also worked at Tablet, the online…
Find out more »Get Out the Vote Postcard Writing
title: Get Out the Vote Postcard Writing description: Come help make a difference and write postcards with Women of Rodef Shalom to help Get Out the Vote for the upcoming midterm elections! We will be writing from 9:30-noon, but plan to arrive no later than 11:30 to give yourself time to write. We supply postcards, stamps, and templates for writing, and you bring your best handwriting and a pen (or several colored pens if you have them). We will also…
Find out more »Beth Shalom Volunteer Awards Brunch
title: Beth Shalom Volunteer Awards Brunch description: Please join us in celebrating the accomplishments of our valued volunteers during this year’s Awards Brunch. $25.00 per person. RSVP by Friday, October 12th, 2018 start-date: 2018-10-21 start time: 10:00 AM end date: end time: all-day event: recurring event: No event address: Congregation Beth Shalom 5915 Beacon Street Pittsburgh, PA 15217 event organizer: Congregation Beth Shalom event website: http://tinyurl.com/BethShalomVolunteers2018 event cost: $25.00 per person
Find out more »NA’AMAT Pittsburgh Holiday Craft Fair
title: NA'AMAT Pittsburgh Holiday Craft Fair description: Winter Holidays are around the corner, get a jump on your shopping NOW for those you love! There will be vendors and crafters from all around our region selling their wares, some are handmade and all are unique. Expect to see beautiful jewelry, homemade goat soaps and lotions, hand carved wooden toys for kids, fun gift for your four-legged kids, and much more... It is FREE to come and check out!! start-date: 2018-10-21…
Find out more »Artist Tobi Kahn on “Art as Prayer”
Artist Tobi Kahn on "Art as Prayer" description: Multi-faceted artist Tobi Kahn will be the Israel Heritage Rooms fall speaker on Sunday October 21 at 4 PM. His topic is “Art as Prayer” something his career has made him uniquely qualified to address. Kahn has made Jewish ritual objects, depictions of golems, paintings inspired by nature and in commemoration of 9/11 as well as shrines and “miniature sacred spaces” of all kinds, including for outdoor and hospital spaces at the…
Find out more »East Winds Symphonic Band Cabaret Concert to Benefit Squirrel Hill Food Pantry
East Winds Symphonic Band Cabaret Concert to Benefit Squirrel Hill Food Pantry “Cabaret Spectacular” is the theme of the October 21 benefit concert by the East Winds Symphonic Band at Rodef Shalom Congregation in Shadyside. Admission is free, but attendees are strongly encouraged to bring donations of non-perishable food or cash contributions as they arrive to hear the 70-member ensemble, taste light refreshments, and enjoy BYO wine. All donations received will be used to support the Squirrel Hill Community Food…
Find out more »Tiferet Creative Writing: Fiction Shorts With a Taste of the Poetic
title: Tiferet Creative Writing: Fiction Shorts With a Taste of the Poetic description: This five class series will focus on developing skills towards writing short fiction stories and be taught by Instructor Dov Ber Naiditch . It will be preceded in the first class with insights on Torah and Chassidut by Rabbi Elchonon Friedman. Taking place at Bnei Emunah Chabad on Murray Avenue. This will be five consecutive Monday evenings. Welcoming women of all stages and ages who are looking…
Find out more »Author Nathan Englander presents new novel, “Dinner at the Center of the Earth”
Nathan Englander title: Nathan Englander description: Join us for a reading with Pulitzer-nominated, bestselling author Nathan Englander as he presents his much-anticipated new novel Dinner at the Center of the Earth–a political thriller set against the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Weaving together vastly different lives–a prisoner in a secret cell. The guard who has watched over him for a dozen years. An American waitress in Paris. A young Palestinian man in Berlin. And the General, Israel’s most controversial leader. Nathan Englander has…
Find out more »Book Discussion
title: Book Discussion description: Rabbi Barbara Symons will discuss the book "The Assistant" by Bernard Malamud on October 25, 2018. at the Monroeville Public Library. There will be two discussions. One 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m and the other 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. It is free and open to the public. No registration is required. Please join us. start-date: 2018-10-25 start time: 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. end date: 2018-10-25 end time: 11:30 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. all-day event:…
Find out more »Hopeful Conversations: Changing Faces of the South Hills…and the United States
title: Hopeful Conversations: Changing Faces of the South Hills...and the United States description: Join your neighbors and learn about the diversity of the South Hills. Meet community members as they discuss the political and social forces that encouraged them to immigrate to the United States. Hear stories from members of the South Hills community representing: Bhutan/Nepal, India, Latin America, and Southeast Asia. Turn your knowledge and passion into action by getting involved with community organizations meeting the needs of the…
Find out more »Women’s Health Expo 2018
title: Women's Health Expo 2018 description: Please join us for breakfast followed by an enlightening program about breast and ovarian cancer given by experts in the field. The program will consist of seminars about breast and ovarian health, cutting edge diagnostics and treatments, Jewish medical ethics in treatment and hear an uplifting survivor’s story. Sunday October 28, 2018 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM Herberman Conference Center UPMC Shadyside 5150 Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15232 $36 Kindly RSVP by October 22,…
Find out more »Jewish Genealogy Society of Pittsburgh program
title: The Jewish Genealogy Society of Pittsburgh presents: Top 10 Things I Learned About My Family From My Couch with Tammy Hepps description: On October 28, 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…
Find out more »Camp Young Judaea Midwest Open House
Camp Young Judaea Midwest Open House description: Learn about Camp Young Judaea Midwest. Join us for this great opportunity to get your questions answered by Robin Anderson, camp director. RSVP: pghyj@youngjudaea.org or 412.995.0733 start-date: 2018-10-28 start time: 4:00 pm end date: 2018-10-28 end time: 5:30 pm all-day event: recurring event: No event address: The Rosenberg's Home The address provided upon registration event organizer: Camp Young Judaea Midwest & Pittsburg Young Judaea event website: http://www.cyjmid.org event cost: FREE
Find out more »4th Annual South Hills Jewish Comedy Night
title: 4th Annual South Hills Jewish Comedy Night description: A hilarious and fascinating life story told through comedy, music, & song. The evening features Sarge a singer, comedian, and piano savant. Enjoy wine, cocktails, and hors d'ouvers. For more information and to RSVP www.chabadsh.com or mussie@chabadsh.com or 412-344-2424. start-date: 2018-10-28 start time: 07:00PM end date: 2018-10-28 end time: all-day event: recurring event: No event address: Music Hall at the Carnegie Free Library 300 Beechwood Ave. Carnegie, PA 15106 event organizer:…
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