commemoration 2022

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Together at the Table Commemorative Shabbat Dinner

Friday, October 27, 2023 @ 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT
East End Cooperative Ministries
6140 Station Street, Entrance B (located at 6175 Harvard St)
Pittsburgh, 15206 United States

Gather for a meal with friends and neighbors, in ritual and in conversation, to strengthen our community and connect with each other.

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Commemorative Service: Packing Medical Supplies

Tuesday, November 1, 2022 @ 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
Global Links
700 Trumbull Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15205 United States

Assist Global Links by sorting and packing medical supplies to help improve healthcare in communities with need. Ages: This program is for adults & teens only. Accessibility: The space is wheelchair accessible. Please contact sbodow@globallinks.org in advance if you use a wheelchair and plan to participate or if you have any other access needs. This […]

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Commemorative Blood Drive at the JCC

Sunday, October 30, 2022 @ 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM EDT

In loving memory and honor of Dan Stein, z”l, the JCCs in collaboration with Vitalant will be running a blood donation drive. In the Squirrel Hill JCC location, the donation drive will be open from 9am to 3pm in the gymnasium of the JCC Robinson Building, 5738 Darlington Road, Pittsburgh PA 15217. The group code […]

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Commemorative Service: NCJW Book Labelling

Sunday, October 30, 2022 @ 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Join the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) to assist in labeling donated books that are distributed to families who come through the children’s rooms at local courts. This project is being led in memory of Joyce Feinberg, z”l, who volunteered with NCJW for over 20 years. Ages: This project is for all ages. Accessibility: […]

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Commemoration Service: Beautifying Levinson Patio

Sunday, October 30, 2022 @ 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Join the Mallinger family and AgeWell at the JCC as we continue our work beautifying the Levinson Patio to welcome the gathering of older adults there. This event is being hosted in memory of Rose Mallinger, z”l, who was an active participant in AgeWell programs. Ages: This project is for teens and adults only. Accessibility: […]

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Commemorative Service: Memorial Tree Beautification for Teens

Sunday, October 30, 2022 @ 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
Schenley Park
Schenley Park

Join Repair the World’s PeerCorps program and the The Second Floor at the JCC for a teen service project in Schenley Park. Teens will assist with the beautification of the fence and area surrounding the memorial trees to commemorate the 11 lives lost on 10/27/2018. Ages: This project is for middle and high schoolers only. […]

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Commemorative Service: House of Manna Clean-Up

Sunday, October 30, 2022 @ 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
House of Manna
7240 Frankstown Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15208 United States

Join the Black Urban Gardeners & Farmers of Pittsburgh Co-op and House of Manna for an afternoon of trash pickup, tree pruning, and grass cutting outside the House of Manna building. This will be the site of the new Freedom Foods Co-op, a cooperatively run grocery to serve the Homewood community. Ages: This program is […]

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Commemorative Service Event: Gun Safety Voter Engagement

Sunday, October 30, 2022 @ 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
Virtual

Join CeaseFirePA, Squirrel Hill Stands Against Gun Violence, and Bend the Arc: Jewish Action Pittsburgh to talk to voters about the importance of voting their values on gun safety. We will engage voters to make a plan to vote on November 8 and help them navigate questions on mail in voting, early in person voting, […]

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Commemorative Service: A New Year of Friendship

Sunday, October 23, 2022 @ 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
Friendship Circle
1922 Murray Ave
Pittsburgh, 15217

Join the Friendship Circle in assembling activity supply kits for upcoming birthday parties for friends, Friends at Home group get togethers, and other Friendship Circle events! This project is for all ages and the space is wheelchair accessible, both from the back and front door. Project can be adapted as needed for all ability levels. […]

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Commemorative Service: Teen Service at Sheridan Ave. Orchard

Sunday, October 23, 2022 @ 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
Sheridan Ave Orchard
310-330 Sheridan Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15206 United States

Join Repair the World Pittsburgh for a teen service project in the Sheridan Ave. Orchard. We will be doing some basic garden maintenance and continue laying a pathway to make the orchard wheelchair accessible. This project is for teens only. Accessibility: The majority of the garden/orchard has uneven ground and is not yet ADA compliant. […]

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Commemorative Service Event: Tranquility Garden

Sunday, October 23, 2022 @ 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
Grounded Tranquility Garden
1401 Marlboro Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15221 United States

Join Repair the World and Grounded for raised garden bed construction, garden bed filling and planting, and sealing a picnic table at a community lot in Wilkinsburg. No experience necessary! Ages: This project is for all ages. Accessibility: Parts of the site are not wheelchair accessible; there is a sloped driveway and uneven terrain. That […]

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Commemorative Community Event: Shabbat Solidarity

Friday, October 21, 2022 @ 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM EDT
Friendship Circle
1922 Murray Ave
Pittsburgh, 15217

Join Friendship Circle, Ratzon, and Repair the World to gather for a 10.27 Commemorative Shabbat rooted in healing, community building, and solidarity. Together, we will welcome in Shabbat, honoring the memories of the elders we lost on October 27th, 2018 and reflecting on how we can work toward a world free from violence and oppression. […]

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Commemorative Service Event: Fostering an Inclusive Environment

Sunday, October 23, 2022 - Sunday, October 30, 2022

Join the Atlantic Coast Conference in holding this week as a time of advancing marginalized voices and fostering a culture of inclusivity across the Pitt athletics department for all of their student athletes. Pitt Athletics will do this in honor of the memory of a loyal fan, Richard Gottfried, z”l, and encourage students across their […]

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Commemorative Service: JCBA Cemeteries Clean-Up

Sunday, October 23, 2022 @ 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM EDT
Beth Abraham Cemetery
790 Stewart Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15227 United States

Join the Jewish Cemetery and Burial Association (JCBA) on 10/23 from 10 AM – 12 PM or 1:30 – 3:30 PM for a cemetery clean up in memory of Marc Simon’s parents, Sylvan & Bernice Simon. This clean up is being planned in partnership with Marc Simon. This project is for all ages. Accessibility: The […]

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Commemorative Service: Kesher Painting Stones of Love and Hope

Sunday, October 23, 2022 @ 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
NCJW Pittsburgh
1620 Murray Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15217 United States

Together with Kesher Pittsburgh, we’ll paint stones with messages of love and hope. As we go our separate ways, we’ll deliver them to various neighborhoods around the city, leaving them to brighten the days of all those who encounter them. Ages: This project is for families with children only. Accessibility: The space is wheelchair accessible, […]

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Commemorative Service: Make One, Take One Grounding Bracelets

Sunday, October 23, 2022 @ 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM EDT
JFCS Offices
5743 Bartlett Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15217 United States

Join Repair the World and Jewish Family and Community Services to make grounding bracelets. Make one for yourself and one for a member of a local immigrant or refugee family or a person who has to attend the 10.27 trial. Event takes place on Oct. 23rd from 11am to 2pm. Register and learn more at: […]

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Synagogue Shooting Commemoration

Commemoration Ceremony

Thursday, October 27, 2022 @ 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM EDT

The 2022 Commemoration for the lives lost on October 27, 2018, will be held at 4:30pm on Prospect Drive in Schenley Park. Please check back soon for more information.

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