Rosh Hashana | Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh

Join us for a Rosh Hashanah picnic at Schenley Park to welcome the new year. Burgers, hotdogs, and veggie burgers, oh my! Please bring your favorite side to share. And for dessert, a very special apple and honey tasting. Can you tell the difference between macintosh and gala? We welcome Jewish young adults of all…

A Rosh Hashana Farmers Market. Designed for children ages 3-11. Kids will get a fresh start to the year by visiting booths were they will explore holiday culinary themes with unique recipes for artisan challah, apple mocktails, carrot cake pops and a holiday fruit salad. They will also craft a New Years card. For more…

Prepping Challah bread that will be donated to the Squirrel Hill Food Pantry.

Kids bake honey cupcakes to take home and also to donate.

This Sunday, the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh’s Shalom Pittsburgh program that conducts outreach and engagement to young adults will hold its 6th Annual Apples and Honey Festival in Schenley Park. The weather forecast looks absolutely fantastic. For those coming in from the South Hills – traffic should be much lighter than it has been…

9/11, Shabbat and Rosh Hashana are all smooshed together in my mind. I’m thinking about the New Year with new possibilities. The apples and honey and my wife’s honey cake will all be devoured starting on Sunday night in the expectation of a sweet year. But today, hours before the restfulness of Shabbat settles in,…