Congregational Dinner - February 5779
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2019 6:00 p.m. Hod veHadar • 7:15 p.m. Dinner Sponsored by Men's Club and Sisterhood Please join us for an adult style dinner at the shul! $60/Family (2 Adults, 2 Children) $25/Adult $10/Child (Ages 12 and Under) Sign-up Online! Save the Date: Friday, March 15, 2019 for our next dinner!
What is Shirat Hayam? Originally published January 11-12, 2019.
Shirat Hayam (שִׁירַת הַיָּם), the “Song of the Sea” (also known as “Az Yashir Moshe,” which is the first line), appears at Exodus 15:1, which we will read next week in Parashat Beshallah, on Shabbat Shirah. It praises God in recounting the crossing of the Sea of Reeds (the Red Sea) and the destruction of […]
What Is Tahanun? Originally Published January 4-5, 2019.
Tahanun (תַּחֲנוּן) or “supplication” is also sometimes called “nefilat appayim,” which means “falling on the face.” It is a part of the morning (Shaharit) service and also the afternoon (Minhah) service, falling just after the Amidah. Differing practices have arisen around this prayer which has its roots in the Bible and is set forth in […]
Lunch and Learn -March 2019
March's Topic: "On the Ordination of Women as Rabbis”” 3/5/2019 | 12:00 p.m. at Downtown Pittsburgh 3/12/2019 | 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 […]