Lunch and Learn - April 2019
April's Topic: "Homosexuality, Human Dignity, and Halakhah" 4/2/2019 | 12:00 p.m. at Downtown Pittsburgh 4/9/2019 | 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 […]
What Is Shabbat Shekalim? Originally Published March 1-2, 2019.
Shekalim (שְׁקָלִים) is the fourth tractate in the order of Mo’ed, which deals with the annual half-shekel tax collected for the maintenance of the Temple and its services, and other attending appurtenances. A shekel is a unit of currency, having begun its life as a unit of weight of gold or silver. In the third […]
Men's Club Shabbat
Saturday, March 30, 2019 - 23 Adar II 5779, at 9:15 a.m. As President and CEO, Paul Siefken ensures that Fred Rogers Productions presents the very best in educational children’s media on broadcast and digital platforms — and beyond. Before joining Fred Rogers Productions in 2013, Siefken spent nearly ten years at PBS, most recently […]