Rabbi’s Column
Hevre, Its that time of year! Time when I donate my weekly column to a great list of temple community events. So, get out your calendars – virtual or paper – and promptly record a variety of wonderful temple offerings for you and your family! But first things first: Please order your “Sh’lakh Manot” (Gifts [...]
Liberation & Love A Weekend with Rabbi Shefa Gold
Come prepare your mind and spirit to receive the gift of freedom at Passover during this weekend of enlightenment with renowned spiritual leader, author, and recording artist. Rabbi Gold, who is in the forefront of the Jewish Renewal movement, will begin her wonderful weekend in Pittsburgh with a workshop at our synagogue entitled: “4 Pathways [...]
Rabbi’s Column
Hevre, Do you have just 10 or 15 minutes a week to spend on some challenging Torah learning without leaving home, your office, or your smartphone? In addition to the Union for Reform Judaism’s (URJ) Ten Minutes of Torah that you can subscribe to ( http://urj.org/learning/torah/ ). Please check out the following link from American Jewish World [...]
Jewish Disability Awareness Shabbat Reminder
Hi my name is Max Duhl and I’m helping to organize the Disability Awareness Service which will be at 7:30 pm on February 24th. This is my mitzvah project for my B’Nai Mitzvah. I picked this project because I had ideas about ways to improve the service for persons with a disability or special needs. [...]
Annual Purim Carnival new time this year for even more fun!!!!
Sunday School will be 10-11 on March 4th with Megillah reading and fun for the kids. Then stay for Purim Carnival, lunch and bingo 11-1pm. Don’t forget your costume!!! Attention bakers: please donate to the Purim Carnival Bake Sale! While hamentaschen are particularly appreciated, most anything sweet that you’d like to bake will add to [...]
March Lunch-n-Learn with Rabbi Donsky
“What’s up with all the rules for Passover?” Join Rabbi Donsky for an open conversation about the celebration of Passover and the food rules that have been passed down to us. Monday, March 12, 2012 at 12 noon. In “The Sacred Table”, (CCAR Press), Rabbi Mary L. Zamore, asks what approach should reform Jews take [...]
Rabbi’s Column
Hevre (Friends), Over the years I have developed, what I believe to be, a healthy appreciation for the writings of Post-Gazette columnist, Tony Norman. I did go through withdrawal when he received a sabbatical a few years ago. Whether one agrees with his opinions, or not, you know he writes what’s on his heart always [...]
