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Beth Shalom Speaker Series 5779

A series of talks by four authors from across the country made available through the Jewish Book Council. Jonathan Weisman, (((Semitism))): Being Jewish in America in the Age of Trump - Wednesday, May 15th For more information on the Beth Shalom Speaker Series, see the link below! https://bethshalompgh.org/speakerseries/

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I've Always Wondered
Who Was Nelly Sachs? Originally published December 14-15, 2018.

What would we do without Google, which reminded us to remember Nelly Sachs?  Born December 10, 1891, in Schöneberg, Berlin, Germany, Nelly Sachs was a poet who went on to win the Nobel Prize in Literature (1966) and the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade. Nelly Sachs was named Leonie by her parents, Georg […]

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Mylar for Disco, Not Deportation

3:00 p.m. Friday - Sunday! January 18 - 20, 2019 at Congregation Beth Shalom Located in Palkovitz Lobby up the stairs into the Sisser Lobby outside the Samuel & Minnie Hyman Ballroom. Congregation Beth Shalom is excited to host an exhibition of Jacqueline von Edelberg's Mylar For Disco, Not Deportation, an interactive public art piece that draws awareness to […]

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I've Always Wondered
What Is Gelilah? And Whom Does the Gelilah Hug? Originally published December 7-8, 2018.

As we noted last week, this Shabbat is a day of a lot of gelilah, one of only a few in the year! Gelilah גְלִילָה is not the person honored with binding, dressing, etc., a Sefer Torah; it is the practice of doing all that.  But colloquially some have come to use the term for […]

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Lunch and Learn - January 2019

January's Topic: Yom Tov Sheni Shel Galuyot / The Second Day of Yom Tov 1/15/2019 | 12:00 p.m. at Congregation Beth Shalom Ever wonder why you don’t have to park three blocks away from a Conservative synagogue on Shabbat? Or whether your rabbi can marry a gay couple? The Rabbinical Assembly’s Committee on Jewish Law […]

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Sisterhood Book Club - January 2019

Next book to read, “This Is How it Always Is” by Laurie Frankiel Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at 7:30 P.M. | Pat's House The pleasure of reading doesn’t have to end with the last page. Be part of Sisterhood Book Club and prolong the experience with spirited and wide ranging discussion that often touches on contemporary […]

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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? […]

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Derekh
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 […]

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I've Always Wondered
How Many Torah Scrolls Do We Use Next Week? Originally published November 30 - December 1, 2018.

If you’ve always wanted the honor of gelilah, next week is a good opportunity! Next Shabbat is Rosh Hodesh Tevet, coinciding as it often does with Shabbat Hanukkah, one of the few days of the year when we use three Torah scrolls - three sifrei Torah. The parashah next week will be Mikkets, pronounced to […]

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