615 N. Broad St. Philadelphia, PA 19123 | 215.627.6747
615 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA 19123 | 215.627.6747
Understand how we are “One Nation, Underfed,” at our Sun, Nov. 3, 10am screening of the Jeff Bridges narrated film about hunger in America, A Place at the Table, followed by a discussion led by The Food Trust executive director, Yael Lehman. A part of our What is Your Food Worth partnership with Temple University’s Feinstein Center.
When I was in college, I was introduced for the first time to the extended Jewish Grace After Meals blessing recited by traditional Jews. I thought the Birkat Hamazon version Reform Jews recited was long, but this traditional text at least quadrupled the blessing I had heard in my youth.
As I listened, I noticed that some people at the Brandeis Shabbat dinner, omitted a verse. Instead of reciting the words, they just hummed the tune when it was time to say the line that reads: “I have not seen a righteous person forsaken, or children begging for bread.” Continue reading
Explore “A New Judaism from the Tabletop: Food and the Transformation of American Jewish Life” in our conversation with Professor Lila Berman at RS on Wed., Oct. 16, 7:00 pm, in a keynote sponsored by the Dr. Bernard & Rose Susan Hirschhorn Behrend Fund, and whet your appetite with these reflections…Last Wednesday evening I walked down to the RS kitchen to pick up my CSA vegetables, and and to say hello to this week’s team of Caring Community congregants mitzvah-cooking for other congregants who are returning from the hospital. There, we also had some congregants cracking garlic. Lots and lots of garlic. It looked like 50 peeled cloves in the pile! Our CSA farmer, Phil, had asked RS to peel cloves so that each could be planted as a bulb and grow garlic for the next season. So even on North Broad Street, Farmer Phil had found a way for us to connect to our food source and in a way, to farm! Continue reading
Week after week I bring home my box of CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) vegetables. Recently, I was putting my veggies away in the refrigerator, and planning my strategies for getting my family to eat so many vegetables in just one week. Kale?: kale chips, kale pie, kale soup. Red, green and purple peppers?: the blindfold-guess-the-color-of-the pepper taste test game.
As I was planning, and storing the vegetables in my kitchen, I noticed a lot of bugs crawling on my vegetables. Continue reading
The “Angelina Jolie effect” has quadrupled the number of women seeking genetic counseling regarding hereditary breast and ovarian cancer and learning about rigorous screening and preventative surgery. Join us for the potentially life-saving awareness campaign and spread the word! All are invited to the Hereditary Cancers symposium at RS on Sun, Oct. 6, 10:30 am, where Basser Research Center director Dr. Susan Domchek, facilitated by Philly 57’s health reporter Stephanie Stahl, will speak about the BRCA 1 and 2 cancer gene mutations–carried by men and women– and experts will guide us towards resources. If you cannot attend but want guidance, and especially for testing for a family member with cancer, contact: basserinfo@uphs.upenn.edu. Together we will pursue the mitzvah of pekuach nefesh–to save a life.
In honor of Coming Out Month we are thrilled to welcome Dr. Dana Beyer on Wed., Oct. 2 at 7:00 pm: “Boychik-Treading Water and Breaking Out-A Life in Two Acts.” Dr. Beyer, a woman of trans history, will inspire us with her message that “Life is to be lived to the fullest, and that can’t be done ensconced in a closet. Know thyself–as hard as it may be, as long as it may take, you can and must break out.” Continue reading
Families with children at RS: Please join Dena Herrin, Rabbi Jill Maderer and Michael Hauptman to learn about the plans for much needed new classrooms, new event spaces, and safety and accessibility improvements critical for bringing our building into the 21st century. Th., Oct. 3 at 6pm at the Fairmount home of Kate and Mike Riccardi. Free babysitting and pizza age 5+ at the home of Judy and Larry Mester, just a few doors down. Thank you to the Mesters and the Riccardis for co-hosting! Please RSVP to Shelley Saunders at ssaunders@rodephshalom.org or 215-627-6747 x44.Continue reading
To sign up for a share in next year’s Community Supported Agriculture at RS with Barefoots Organics, and receive a weekly box of fresh veggies throughout the growing season, click here.
The boy most critically injured by the lightening strike at the Reform Jewish overnight camp, mentioned early in this Yom Kippur sermon, continues to battle for his life. The end of this article tells us how we can help Ethan Kadish. As our hearts go out to Ethan and the Kadish family, we pray they will find health and wholeness.
