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Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh

Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh

Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh

Sacred Spaces is a Pittsburgh based organization, working to prevent and respond to institutional abuse in Jewish communities across North America. This webinar, sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, will offer community members the opportunity to come together for a virtual introduction on the topic of safeguarding children and teens from abuse. Participants…

Torah Learning Nov 5-1PM

Torah Study is part of the second year commemoration honoring the lives lost and the people affected by the attack on three Pittsburgh synagogues on October 27, 2018 (18 Cheshvan 5779).
FEATURING TWO GREAT EDUCATORS TO CHOOSE FROM:
DR. SHULY RUBIN SCHWARTZ – As Memories Fade: Yizkor and Historical Amnesia
RABBI CHERYL KLEIN – More than Zachor (Remember)

Torah Learning Nov 5-12PM

Torah Study is part of the second year commemoration honoring the lives lost and the people affected by the attack on three Pittsburgh synagogues on October 27, 2018 (18 Cheshvan 5779).
FEATURING TWO GREAT EDUCATORS TO CHOOSE FROM:
RABBI RICK JACOBS – Pursuing Justice: Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Authentic Jewish Practice
RABBI ISAIAH ROTHSTEIN – Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story

Torah Learning Nov 4-830PM

Torah Study is part of the second year commemoration honoring the lives lost and the people affected by the attack on three Pittsburgh synagogues on October 27, 2018 (18 Cheshvan 5779).
FEATURING TWO GREAT EDUCATORS TO CHOOSE FROM:
RABBI DEBORAH WAXMAN, PhD – Drawing on Jewish Wisdom and Practice to Cultivate Resilience
RABBI JONATHAN BERKUN – There is No Place Like Home: Finding Holiness Wherever We Are

Torah Learning Nov 4 730PM

Torah Study is part of the second year commemoration honoring the lives lost and the people affected by the attack on three Pittsburgh synagogues on October 27, 2018 (18 Cheshvan 5779).
FEATURING TWO GREAT EDUCATORS TO CHOOSE FROM:
RABBI GORDON TUCKER, PhD – Randomness and Moral Agency: Lessons from the Book of Job and Beyond
Second instructor and topic to be announced

Torah Learning Oct 27-1PM

Torah Study is part of the second year commemoration honoring the lives lost and the people affected by the attack on three Pittsburgh synagogues on October 27, 2018 (18 Cheshvan 5779).
FEATURING TWO GREAT EDUCATORS TO CHOOSE FROM:
RABBI LEON MORRIS – Becoming a Human Torah – In Life and in Death
RABBI JACK RIEMER – Biblical Tales of Love and Loss

Torah Learning Oct 27-12PM

Torah Study is part of the second year commemoration honoring the lives lost and the people affected by the attack on three Pittsburgh synagogues on October 27, 2018 (18 Cheshvan 5779).
FEATURING TWO GREAT EDUCATORS TO CHOOSE FROM:
RACHELLE SPRECHER FRAENKEL – The Hidden Things Belong to HaShem: Accompanying Others Through Loss
HAZZAN HENRY ROSENBLUM – Using Cantillation to Interpret Torah

Please join us for a celebration of the completion of Talmud tractate Shabbat for those who have studied Daf Yomi (a daily page of Talmud). We will learn parts of the tractate together, and close with ritual and prayers for the occasion. All are welcome.

Jewish Views on the Afterlife: Young Adult Jewish Learning with Rabbi Amy Bardack Heaven? Hell? Nothing? Nowhere? Well learn all about Jewish Views on the Afterlife with Federation’s Jewish Life and Learning Director, Rabbi Amy Bardack. This event is for young adults (21-45). Register to receive the zoom link.

Shalom Bayit: Parenting During Uncertainty and Social Distancing The challenges right now are many. But there is good news and also moments of joy in this stay-at-home experience. Dr. G (Deborah Gilboa, MD), an internationally known Parenting and Resilience Expert, is showing up for you and your family with strategies to make this time useful,…

Jewish Life and Learning Commission Meeting

We regret to inform you that, due to health concerns about the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, we have canceled this event. Although every organization will make its own decisions about the safety of upcoming events, the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh is acting with an abundance of caution in cancelling, postponing, or adapting all of…

In this seminar, Rabbi Schiff will offer pointers as to how to lead a quality Seder.

Partnering with Parents: Nurturing Stronger Relationships and Children Description Educators are not only managing one household of isolated, on-top-of-each-other, worried, bored people—they’re trying to manage dozens! And in all of those homes, educators must connect and partner with the adults as well as the children. Dr. G (Deborah Gilboa, MD) will provide strategies on how…

We regret to inform you that, due to health concerns about the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, we have canceled this event. Although every organization will make its own decisions about the safety of upcoming events, the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh is acting with an abundance of caution in cancelling, postponing, or adapting all of…

We regret to inform you that, due to health concerns about the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, we have canceled this event. Although every organization will make its own decisions about the safety of upcoming events, the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh is acting with an abundance of caution in cancelling, postponing, or adapting all of…

2019 GRINSPOON AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN JEWISH EDUCATION Mazal Tov to Sara London! Hillel Academy Middle School Boys & Girls and High School Boys Educator Learn more »

Join other Early Childhood Educators for this fourth and final part of the Series “Reggio through a Jewish Lens”, facilitated by Andrea Erven-Victoria and Sarah Glascom Morris. Qualified participants will receive Act 48/PA Keys hours for attending.

Join other Early Childhood Educators for part three of the Series “Reggio through a Jewish Lens”, facilitated by Morgan Besares Nelson. Qualified participants will receive Act 48/PA Keys hours for attending.

Join other Early Childhood Educators for part two of the Series “Reggio through a Jewish Lens”, facilitated by Christine Mains and Julie Silverman. Qualified participants will receive Act 48/PA Keys hours for attending.