Happening this Week
March 25 - April 1
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RSVP for Congregational Seder
Come to OUR table this Passover on Friday, April 19 at 6:30 p.m., led by Rabbi Aaron Bisno. The cost is $50 for members, $60 for guests, and $30 for children 12 and under. Our Seder will feature guest speakers from Casa San José and JFCS Refugee & Immigrant Services. For more information, please contact Olivia Tucker at [email protected].
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Free of charge to attend!
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For the Family:
"Final Friday"
Friday, March 29
12:00 p.m. ∙ Aaron Court
All families with children five years and younger are invited to join our preschoolers to welcome Shabbat with candles, Kiddush, Hamotzi, singing, dancing, stories, and more! Children must be accompanied by an adult. Everyone is welcome!
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Progressive Dinner Party for Teens (Grades 6-12)
Saturday, March 30
2:45 p.m. ∙ Temple Sinai
Teens from all over Pittsburgh will be traveling to all 5 Reform Pittsburgh area congregations for a Progressive Dinner Party. We will start at Temple Sinai with appetizers. We will then head to Temple Emanuel for salads and games. Our third stop will be Ohav Shalom for dinner. We will have desserts and a social action project at Temple David. And our final stop will be at Rodef Shalom for Havdalah and Big Fun! It is going to be an incredible day together around Pittsburgh.
Register Here
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The Fran Lefkowitz Biblical Archaeology Series
with Dr. Ron Tappy
7-Week Course
Sunday, April 7 - Sunday, May 19
12:30 p.m. - Light Lunch Served
1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. - Class/Chapel
Join Dr. Ron Tappy of the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary for an exciting exploration of the world of Biblical Archaeology.
Delve into topics surrounding the Hebrew Bible
, the life and times of Amos the Prophet, the Battle of Lachish and the Theology of Jerusalem, and more. In addition, Dr. Tappy will present a series of major inscriptions related to Israel, but were written by scribes and rulers in multiple powers outside of Israel.
RSVP today at
www.rodefshalom.org/rsvp.
This course is presented in blessed memory of Fran Lefkowitz, whose passion for Biblical Archaeology inspired the education of others during her life. We continue this course in her honor.
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Include Your Family in the 2019 Member Directory!
We are preparing a new member directory and we want your family photo to be included!
We still have timeslots available on the following days and we need to make sure they're filled:
Sunday, April 7 from 6-8 p.m.; Monday, April 8 from 4-9 p.m.; and Tuesday, April 9 from 3-9 p.m.
If you are not able to attend a photo session but would like to submit an image or use a past directory image, please contact Rodef Shalom's Communications Assistant, Daniel Leptoukh, at
[email protected]
or by calling 412-621-6566. Submitted photos are subject to a $10 charge.
Each session will take 20 minutes to complete. You can reserve a time by calling LifeTouch directly at 1-866-756-0281. You can also s
ign up for your session by clicking
here
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Rodef Shalom in the News:
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The
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
recently featured media coverage from our Hamantaschen Making Workshop with Dor Hadash and Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha, and our shared Purim Carnival!
Click on the image below to watch the Purim Carnival video.
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Click on the image below to watch the Hamantaschen Making Workshop.
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Rabbi Sharyn H. Henry and members of
Rodef Shalom Congregation
are featured in recent episodes of the
Terrible, Thanks for Asking
podcast. These episodes were recorded after the tragedy of Oct. 27.
Click the image below to listen.
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Brotherhood Dinner Meeting
Tuesday, April 2
6:00 p.m. ∙ ALC-1
Join us for a Deli Dinner at 6 p.m. with the meeting beginning at 6:30 p.m. This gathering is open to all congregants who are interested in joining the Brotherhood!
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Talmud Class with Rabbi Tuchman
Wednesday,
April 3
7 p.m. ∙
Kamin Dining Room
What was on the minds of the rabbis whose disagreements are captured in the Talmud? The issues they debated - many of which are still hot topics - as well as the strategies they used in presenting their arguments, are the subjects of this lively monthly class taught by Rabbi Paul Tuchman.
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Christian-Jewish Dialogue
Thursday, April 4
12:00 p.m. ∙ ALC1
Facilitated by local clergy from Jewish & Christian backgrounds, this monthly discussion explores topics of similarities and differences.
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Brothers All Breakfast Discussion
Sunday, April 7
10:00 a.m.
∙
Kamin Dining Room
Join this men’s discussion group, come meet friends, enjoy a light continental breakfast, and participate in a lively conversation on a topic of current interest selected by the group.
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Women of Rodef Shalom Regular Meeting
Sunday, April 7
10:30 a.m. ∙ Sisterhood Room
Please join us for our Women of Rodef Shalom Meeting to engage with friends and learn more about upcoming events. We serve breakfast and love to welcome new people to our lively and interesting meetings.
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Junior Youth Group End of Year Picnic
Tuesday, April 14
12:00 p.m. ∙ Rodef Shalom
5th - 8th graders are invited to celebrate the end of another great year with a picnic and lawn games! Please bring $5 for a picnic lunch and good clothes and shoes to run, jump, and play indoors and outside. Please RSVP to Joe Loether at
[email protected]
by April 7.
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Every Week at Rodef Shalom
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Monthly Food Drive for the
Squirrel Hill Community Food Pantry
Food justice is a significant part of our Social Action efforts! Help feed the needy in our community. Visit our donation station in the Commons area.
Learn about the Squirrel Hill Community Food Pantry at
www.sqfoodpantry.org.
Bridge Game
Mondays ∙ 12 p.m. ∙ Freehof Hall
Pittsburgh Bridge Association information is available at:
Addictions Recovery Ministry Meeting
Mondays ∙ 7:00 p.m. ∙ ALC1
All are welcome.
Sewing Workshop Sponsored by Women of Rodef Shalom
Tuesdays ∙ 10 a.m. ∙ Sisterhood Room
Beginners welcome. Contact Nancy Rosenthal: (412) 828-4844.
Bridge Game
Wednesdays ∙ 12 p.m. ∙ Sisterhood Room
Pittsburgh Bridge Association information is available at:
Mahjong
Wednesdays ∙ 1 p.m. ∙ Freehof Hall
Everyone is welcome to this informal game of maj.
Choir Rehearsal
Wednesdays ∙ 7:30 p.m. ∙ Levy Hall
Our singers span several generations and have varying levels of musical experience. Music reading and Hebrew reading are not required. Our choir sings in services once a month and performs in the community a few times a year. For more information, email Molly May at
[email protected]
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Afternoon Open Play
Tuesdays ∙ 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. ∙ Family Center
A classroom and the playground will be open for children who are accompanied by an adult to hang out with friends.
Contact
Mimsie
: (412) 621-6566 x127.
Parkinson's Support Group
Wednesdays ∙ 1 p.m. ∙ ALC1
Meets the first Wednesday of each month. Parkinson's Foundation Western Pennsylvania Information is available at:
Yoga sponsored by Women of Rodef Shalom
Fridays ∙ 9:30 - 11 a.m. ∙ Sisterhood Room
Men and women are welcome. Cost is $10/class. Bring a mat. Contact Sharon Lesgold: (412) 904-2611.
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Friday, March 29
5:30 p.m. Service
-Rabbi Sharyn Henry
-Soloist Judy Sheffler
Saturday, March 30
10:30 a.m. Service
-Rabbi Aaron Bisno
-Rabbi Sharyn Henry
-Soloist Julie Newman
-Zachary Silnutzer Bar Mitzvah
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Saturday
Morning
Study Series
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March 30
Prophetic Tradition
9:15 a.m.
Lippman Library
Rabbi Aaron Bisno and Rabbi Sharyn H. Henry will lead a discussion about Prophetic Tradition.
We will treat the
Tanach like a great work of literature and the goal of our investigations will be to extract important lessons and inspiration for our lives today
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April: The Prophetic Tradition, Cont.
April & May: Pirkei Avot
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We have new jewelry at the Gift Corner! This lot is going fast, so come in and see what we have before it's gone.
Fascinating jewelry trivia: Through history live insect jewellery has been popular. The Egyptians may have been the first to do so, wearing scarab beetles into battle.
But the Mexican Maquech Beetle and Giant Madagascar Hissing Cockroach have also been used in jewellery.
In Britain the Victorians loved it, often sporting huge, vivid live beetles attached to their clothing by tiny, fine gold chains. (
orlajames.com
)
While our jewelry definitely doesn't involve live (or dead) beetles, you will love it like the Victorians did!
See you soon at the Gift Corner!
Monday
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Tuesday-Friday
11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Wednesday
4:30 - 6:30 p.m.
(during Religious School)
Sunday
9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
(during Religious School)
Evenings by appointment.
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Supporting the Muslim Community
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Our hearts break for our Muslim friends worldwide as we continue to watch this devastating story unfold in New Zealand.
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Rodef Shalom
Legacy Society
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Thank you to our congregants who created their legacy by including Rodef Shalom Congregation in their will, trust, retirement account, or insurance policy.
Welcome to our newest members
in 2019,
Alex and
Harris Heit,
Marla J. Perlman, and Ruth C. Yahr.
Anonymous (3) ∙ Betty Abrams* ∙ Barbara and Alan Ackerman ∙ Marcia* and Richard Adelsheim ∙ Lawrence Adler ∙ Bette and Hal* Bigler ∙ Michelle and Aaron Bisno ∙ Karen and Richard Brean ∙ Rosella and Gilbert Broff* ∙ Sylvia and Sidney Busis ∙ Marion Cohen* ∙ Teri and Barton Cowan ∙ Marcia and Charles* Deaktor ∙ Ruth and Emil Feldman* ∙ Sheila and Milton Fine ∙ Sylvia Fischer ∙ Frederick Frank ∙ Nachum Golan and Steven Hough ∙ Bette Jean Goldblum* Jack Goldsmith* ∙ Juliette Grauer* ∙ Anna Greenberg* ∙ Sharyn Henry and Dennis Grinberg ∙ David Hammerstein ∙ Jacki and Jeffrey Herzog ∙ Martha and Edwin Horne* ∙ Irene* and Dr. Walter Jacob ∙ Lynne and Blair Jacobson
∙ Evan Klein ∙ Audrey and Robert* Lazar ∙ Francine* and Alan Lefkowitz ∙ Susan Friedberg Kalson and David Kalson ∙ Natalie A. Kaplan ∙ Corrine and Seymoure
Krause* ∙ Amy Langham ∙ Sharon and Alan Lesgold ∙ Marcia Levaur ∙ Edgar Levenson* ∙ Frances and David* Levin ∙ Janet Markel and Barry Lhormer* ∙ Sally and Tim Litman ∙ Norma and Edgar Michaels* ∙ Pauline and Bernard Michaels* ∙ Carol Goldblum Nathenson ∙ Helen Orringer
∙ Lynn and Gerald Ostrow* ∙ Jeffrey Pollock ∙ Shirley and Sidney Rapport* ∙ Richard E. Rauh ∙ Mildred Rogow ∙ Bette and Howard Rom ∙ Sabina and Peter Rosenfeld ∙
Robert Rosenthal ∙
Mayda Roth ∙
Michelle Gray-Schaffer and Eric Schaffer ∙ Dottie Silberman ∙ Richard Simon ∙ William Stein ∙ Karla and Raymond Stept* ∙ Laura and Harlan Stone ∙ Meredith and David Strassburger ∙ Mona and E.J. Strassburger ∙ Barry Weisband ∙ Carole Williams ∙ Ruth Wintner* ∙ Susan* and Robert* Wolf ∙ Leatrice and John* Wolf, Sr.
*z"l or "of blessed memory"
To learn more about the Rodef Shalom Legacy Society, contact Mayda Roth at
or at
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