SATURDAYS: Manny's Service (Youth Tefillah)
11-11:30 am You can always find more information on our Youth Tefillah page. This service is oriented towards children about 2-5 years old.
03/04/2020: Derekh Speaker Series 2020: Yousef Bashir
This series of talks by four authors from across the country is made available through the Jewish Book Council and funded by Seth Glick and Carolyn Slayton. Yousef Bashir, The Words of My Father - March 4 at 7:30 p.m. A Palestinian-American activist recalls his adolescence in Gaza during the Second Intifada, and how he […]
Derekh Speaker Series 2020: Julie Orringer
This series of talks by four authors from across the country is made available through the Jewish Book Council and funded by Seth Glick and Carolyn Slayton. Julie Orringer, The Flight Portfolio - February 16, 10:00 a.m. “Bighearted, gorgeous, historical, suspenseful, everything you want a novel to be” (—Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Less), […]
Lunch and Learn -February 2019
February's Topic: "Are All Wines Kosher?” 2/5/2019 | 12:00 p.m. at Downtown Pittsburgh 2/12/2019 | 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 Jewish Law and […]
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/
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 […]
Shabbat Morning Discussion Service (12/22/18)
Shabbat Morning Discussion Service | December 22nd, 2018 at 10:30 am in the Weinberg Pavillion at Congregation Beth Shalom. Rabbi Seth Adelson leads a discussion-oriented service for all ranges of davener, from the uninitiated to the veterans. We seek meaning behind the words and personal connections within tefillah. All are welcome!