Shabbat Shi'ur - Climate Change and the Torah (Jan. 12th, 2019)
Saturday, January 12, 2019 12:45 P.M. | Helfant Chapel Climate change is happening - its effects are already being felt in Pittsburgh and across the globe. Global initiatives, such as the Paris Agreement, seek to limit the global temperature rise, but can they be effective in their present form? And what responsibility do Torah Jews have to address this challenge? […]
Shabbat Shi'ur - Secrets of the Homestead Hebrew Chapel (Jan. 5th, 2019)
Saturday, January 5, 2019 12:45 P.M. | Homestead Hebrew Chapel The Homestead Hebrew Chapel on the second floor of Congregation Beth Shalom contains the yahrzeit plaques, war honor roll tablets, Torah scrolls, and other Judaica from the Homestead Hebrew Congregation (1894-1993). Typically these objects form the backdrop to the daily prayer services that take place […]
Shabbat Shiur - Hilkhot Hanukkah (12/1/18)
Shabbat Shiur - Hilhot Hanukkah | December 1st, 2018 at 12:45 pm at Congregation Beth Shalom. Our discussion will start with learning the laws from the Shukhan Arukh. This code of Jewish law from the 16th century is the starting place for most modern halakhic discussions. We will look through the laws and explore how we might […]