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July 2018
Queens of the Forest
Queens of the Forest – מלכות היער Date(s): Sunday, Jul 15, 2018 Time: 9:00 am - 4:30 pm Location: Raccoon Creek State Park Intended Audience: Women Only Cost of Event: $25 Dress Code: None Contact Person: Emily Bernstein ebernstein@jfedpgh.org 412-992-5247
Find out more »Bereavement Support Group
title: Bereavement Support Group description: Temple Emanuel’s Bereavement Support Group’s next meetings will be on Sunday, July 15th and Sunday, August 12 at 10AM. The group, which is open to anyone who is experiencing grief following loss, is led by Jamie Del, LCSW and Naomi Pittle, LCSW, who both have experience in grief counseling. Please RSVP to Leon at leonsteineresa@verizon.net if you plan to attend. The Bereavement Support Group welcomes previous and newly bereaved adults to attend. Meetings are held…
Find out more »Moishe House Pool Party,
Pool Party, Sunday, July 15th, 2:00 - 4:00 PM, Bloomfield Pool Whether you are an Olympic diver in training, or you prefer to just dip your feet in the water, we’d love for you to join us at the Bloomfield Pool (408 Ella St)! Make sure to sign up at moishehousepgh@gmail.com
Find out more »The Holocaust and the 21st Century: 2018 Summer Teachers’ Institute
title: The Holocaust and the 21st Century: 2018 Summer Teachers' Institute description: Our annual, week-long seminar addresses a variety of topics to help educators gain the knowledge to teach about the Holocaust more effectively. We bring in experts from around the country to share the latest research and tools with participating educators. This year’s topics are: America’s Response to the Holocaust International Perspectives on Remembrance Antisemitism and White Supremacy Multi-Media Survivor Testimony Working with Families of Survivors Propaganda and Media…
Find out more »Sisterhood Book Club
title: Sisterhood Book Club description: We will be reading National Jewish Book Award winner “And After the Fire” by Lauren Belfer. The pleasure of reading doesn’t have to end with the last page. Be part of Sisterhood Book Club and prolong the experience with spirited and wide-ranging discussion that often touches on contemporary issues. We meet every couple of months in members’ homes to exchange impressions of books we choose as a group! While opinions of a given book may…
Find out more »Squirrel Hill Urban Coalition annual meeting
title: Squirrel Hill Urban Coalition description: Annual General Meeting open to all neighbors and friends: Come learn about what your community organization has been up to this year and what are some goals for the next, and how you can be better involved with our community. Our featured speaker is Executive Director Robert Weimar of the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority, to share with us the latest from PWSA. start-date: 2018-07-17 start time: 06:30PM end date: 2018-07-17 end time: 08:30PM…
Find out more »Americans and the Holocaust
title: Americans and the Holocaust description: The Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh, in partnership with the Heinz History Center, is proud to host historian Rebecca Erbelding. Dr. Erbelding is an expert on American responses to the Holocaust and the War Refugee Board. She has worked at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum as an archivist, curator, and exhibition research historian for the past fourteen years. Dr. Erbelding will discuss her new book Rescue Board: The Untold Story of America’s Efforts to…
Find out more »Moishe House Game Night
Game Night, Tuesday, July 17th, 7:00 - 9:00 PM, Moishe House Game Night is back by popular demand! Showcase your artistic abilities with Pictionary, take over the world of Catan, or claim your Scrabble championship title! As always, feel free to bring your own games to teach us. moishehousepgh@gmail.com
Find out more »CLEMENTE MUSEUM TOUR & MAGGIE’S FARM RUM
CLEMENTE MUSEUM TOUR & MAGGIE'S FARM RUM Wednesday, July 18, 2018 6:00 at The Clemente Museum 3339 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh 15201 7:30 at Maggie's Farm Rum Distillery 3212a Smallman St, Pittsburgh 15201 Join us for an evening of Pittsburgh baseball history and then stroll over to Maggie's Farm for some local spirits and high spirited conversation. $35 per person: Museum tour AND social hour (limit 25) $15 per person: Maggie's Farm Rum social hour ONLY Dietary laws observed • Kosher…
Find out more »Information Meeting for Krause Commons
Krause Commons (Photo courtesy of Jewish Residential Services) title: Information Meeting for Krause Commons description: Please join JRS and ACTION-Housing at an important meeting for individuals with disabilities and their families who are interested in the rental units now under construction near the corner of Forward and Murray Avenues, Seymoure and Corrine Krause Commons. Thursday, July 19, 2018, 7:00 PM at Rodef Shalom Congregation, 4905 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. Come to get an update on the project and ask…
Find out more »Communitywide Tisha B’Av Observance
Community Wide Tisha B'Av Observance description: Tisha B'Av Community Wide Observance Saturday July 21 at 9:45 pm. at Tree of Life*Or L'Simcha 5898 Wilkins Avenue The community is invited as we mourn our past and hope for the future. You are encouraged to bring your own flashlight. start-date: 2018-07-21 start time: 09:45 p.m. end date: 2018-07-21 end time: all-day event: recurring event: --- event address: 5898 Wilkins Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15217 event organizer: Alex Speck event website:
Find out more »Tisha B’av Break Fast Moishe House
Tisha B’av Break Fast, Sunday, July 22nd, 9:00 - 11:00 PM, Moishe House Ever notice how food always tastes best after a fast day? Join us for a meal as we end Tisha B'av together, even if you weren't fasting! Come over at 9:00 PM and join us for bagels, cream cheese, and lox. moishehousepgh@gmail.com
Find out more »Moishe House Yoga and Dinner
Yoga and Dinner, Wednesday, July 25th, 5:30 - 8:30 PM. Market Square Breathe, stretch, and flow with a hundred of your closest friends (and the entire Moishe gang!) Meet us in Market Square Downtown for an hour of yoga with instructor Clair Baer, and then join us for dinner! moishehousepgh@gmail.com
Find out more »America in Transition: A changing Supreme Court in an era of confrontation
Nate Firestone (Photo courtesy of ZOA Pittsburgh) Zionist Organization of America: Pittsburgh will hold a discussion on America in Transition: A changing Supreme Court in an era of confrontation, with Nathan Firestone, J.D., professor of political science at Point Park University and an adjunct faculty member at the University of Pittsburgh. Firestone has focused on American foreign policy, constitutional law, and has lectured extensively on Middle East politics. The program will be held at 7 p.m. at New Light Congregation,…
Find out more »Congregation Beth Shalom’s Solar Initiative
title: Congregation Beth Shalom's Solar Initiative Time: Saturday, July 28, 2018 | 12:45 p.m. in Helfant Chapel Sunday, July 29, 2018 | 10:00 a.m. in Zweig Library Join the kick-off weekend for Beth Shalom’s Solar Initiative! Learn how our Congregation can help the environment and reduce expenses by adopting modern energy efficient practices –and how you can do the same in your own home. Also learn about clean solar energy’s role in powering Pittsburgh’s Climate Action Plan 3.0, and how…
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