Jewish Education

Generations Speaker Presentation by Clare Drobot

Tuesday, June 18 @ 6:00 PM EDT
Welker Room, James Laughlin Music Hall
5798 Woodland Rd
Pittsburgh, PA 15232 United States

Join us as we welcome Clare Drobot for her first public talk with the Holocaust Center! Clare will share the story of her grandmother, a survivor from Poland, and how her experiences shaped her family.

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Generations Speaker Presentation by Dr. Melissa Marks

Thursday, July 18 @ 6:00 PM EDT
Chatham University
Welker Room, Laughlin Music Hall, 0 Woodland Rd
Pittsburgh, PA 15232

We are excited to host Dr. Melissa Marks’s presentation for the first time!  Bio: Dr. Melissa Marks is the daughter and granddaughter of Holocaust survivors. Her desire to understand the history and psychology of the Holocaust led her to become a social studies teacher, a career she loved for a decade. Currently, she is in her 21st year as a […]

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A family celebrating Shabbat

CLE: The Legal Dimensions of Shabbat

Thursday, March 28 @ 8:30 AM - 10:45 AM EDT
Zoom

Open to all—you need not be a lawyer to attend.
Earn 2 ethics credits per class!

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CLE: Kedoshim

Thursday, May 9 @ 8:30 AM - 10:45 AM EDT
Rodef Shalom Congregation
4905 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213 United States

Open to all—you need not be a lawyer to attend.
Earn 2 ethics credits per class!

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CLE: Usury: Paying Interest on Loans in Jewish Law

Thursday, January 25 @ 8:30 AM - 10:45 AM EST
Zoom

Open to all—you need not be a lawyer to attend.
Earn 2 ethics credits per class!

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CLE: The Nuremberg Laws Led to Kristallnacht

Thursday, November 9, 2023 @ 8:30 AM - 10:45 AM EST
Zoom

Open to all—you need not be a lawyer to attend.
Earn 2 ethics credits per class!

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CLE: How Jewish Law Approaches Sport

Thursday, September 21, 2023 @ 8:30 AM - 10:45 AM EDT
Zoom

Open to all—you need not be a lawyer to attend.
Earn 2 ethics credits per class!

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A person jumping from a cliff

CLE: Risk-Taking: How Much Danger Does Jewish Law Permit?

Thursday, June 6 @ 8:30 AM - 10:45 AM EDT
Zoom

Open to all—you need not be a lawyer to attend.
Earn 2 ethics credits per class!

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“Judaism and Veganism: Is There a Connection?

Sunday, April 23, 2023 @ 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
Boyce Park — Patrol Shelter
9 Hawthorne Road
Plum Borough, PA 15239 United States

Rabbi Akiva Gersh, aka The Vegan Rabbi, is coming to Pittsburgh for this one event as part of a national tour organized by Jewish Veg. Join us to learn from Rabbi Gersh and to enjoy vegan hors d’oeuvres.

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Federation Will Welcome Rabbi Amy Bardack as Jewish Education and Capacity-Building Director

Saturday, April 20 @ 12:16 PM EDT

The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh has engaged Rabbi Amy Bardack to serve in a new position, as director of Jewish education and community capacity building. Rabbi Bardack, currently the Judaic studies director, Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Boston, will begin her duties in Pittsburgh on July 1, 2016. “This is truly a dream opportunity […]

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