Congregation Rodeph Shalom American Red Cross Blood Drive
9:00am-2:00pm
Teller Auditorium
Appointments are preferred. MAKE AN APPOINTMENT ONLINE: SIGN UP! Or sign up at www.redcrossblood.org and use sponsor code: Rodeph Shalom.
All donors receive a coupon for a free 16 oz. hot beverage from Wawa.
Join us for Shabbat services at 6:00pm and stay for our Super Oneg in the Community Room. It's a chance to mix and mingle with old and new friends while enjoying a "slice, "a "sweet," and a "sip!
Cost: $5/person. We will provide the pizza and we ask everyone to bring a dessert to share and wine or the spirits of your choice. RSVP to Patsy Herman and let her know you will join us. All are welcome.
Join the ConnectRS team and help us do a mitzvah!
We are looking for congregants to bring their cell phones to make phone calls to current RS members and wish them a Happy Passover on behalf of RS.
No soliciting- just friends, fun, and food (lunch included).
The Jewish tradition has always focused on our Ethical Legacy and our connections between the generations. One extraordinary way to connect is through the Ethical Will–a document we share with our loved ones passing on our values and blessings.
In this series, Rabbi David Levin will share the wisdom of our tradition, as well as new and unique approaches to creating your own Ethical Will.
RSVP to Candice Nemoff. Questions? Contact Charles Kline
The Beit Berl College Film Department students, one Arab and one Jewish, shine a light on the little-seen issues in Israel. A discussion with the filmmakers will follow the films.
Join together for a light dinner. A donation of $10 is suggested. RSVP here
This program is funded in part by the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia’s Israeli Cultural Fund.
Sponsored by Richard Berkman & Toni Seidl.
Rabbi Claudio Kogan will lead a Sunday Seminar and discussion on the current situation at the US/Mexico border.
Join Rabbi Eli Freedman at Bar Hygge (1720 Fairmount Avenue) for a discussion about the week's Torah portion. RSVP: Rodeph Shalom Young Friends Facebook
Gather in the Community Room after the Purim spiel for for pizza, salads, desserts, and beer brewed by our very own BrewRS. This is a potluck style event.
Register here.
For our 13 and over crowd, enjoy a special Purim spiel
Gather in the Community Room for the Megillah Reading.
Enjoy food, music, games, and prizes at the Purim Carnival.
Register here
Join us for an evening of making mosaics as we find comfort in community and escape the overwhelming stress of the day. Bring old dishes, ceramic pieces/tiles, a hammer, and a pillow case.
Cost: $35. Contact Susan Gross
The Philadelphia Museum of Art docents are offering three tours of this exhibit on Monday, February 11 at 10:00am, Monday, February 18 at 10:00am, and Tuesday, February 19 at 1:30pm. Please contact Candice Nemoff to sign up for the tour.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art docents are offering three tours of this exhibit on Monday, February 11 at 10:00am, Monday, February 18 at 10:00am, and Tuesday, February 19 at 1:30pm. Please contact Candice Nemoff to sign up for the tour.
Join fellow congregants to help bottle beer that will be ready for Purim. RSVP to Bill Tapper.
Roll out of bed and come to RS in your pajamas for some pancakes.
Contact Mark Levenstien for more information & to let him know if you have food allergies.
As part of our 90th celebration, join us in the sanctuary as professional storyteller Bill Gordh and Berkman Mercaz Limud students present their stories of this sacred space. Their unique watercolor art about the sanctuary will also be on display. Sponsored by an anonymous RS family
Online sessions began January 16 with 6 “live” Wednesday sessions from 9:00pm to 10:15pm (view them online afterwards)
The RS Jewish Meditation Group invites you to join them in Zohar/Kaballah study with world renowned scholar Daniel Matt. There will be a discussion group at RS on our studies every other Tuesday starting January 29 at 6:00pm.
MLK Day of Service starting at Sicklerville United Methodist Church
(406 Church Rd, Sicklerville, NJ 08081)
Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living by Krista Tippett
Wednesday, May 1 at 6:30pm
Rabbi Eli Freedman will guide the discussion of this book. Open to anyone interested.
Learn about the Israel education ideology being employed in Berkman Mercaz Limud and experience some of the highlights that our students experience in their Israel learning.
Please join us in the Philly Women Rally March which will leave RS (following Torah Study; you are welcome to get inspiration with us there at 9:15am!) at 10:30am on Sat., Jan. 19, for a meet-up at TGIF’s, 1776 Ben Franklin Pkwy at 11:00am.
We'll march from there to Eakins Oval at the Art Museum. The March protests sexism, gun violence, racism, antisemitism, and Islamophobia and supports equal pay for equal work, the LGBTQ community and Time’s Up. These are our issues! Let’s follow Rabbi Maderer’s call to have a seat at the table.
Cantor Erin Frankel and our Makheilah: The RS Choir will be performing on the stage of Verizon Hall! Over 100 singers from the Delaware Valley Jewish Community will come together in a program titled “Sing Hallelujah” on Wednesday, February 20 at 8:00pm.
The special guest on the program is Cantor Alberto Mizrahi, a well-known performer in the Jewish world!
Tickets are available through the Kimmel Center with a 15% discount when you use the code RS15.
Calling all Men of RS–we invite you to build our Men of RS community. Join us for breakfast and chat with us. We will be serving scrambled eggs, bagels, and coffee. RSVP here
Enjoy a potluck Shabbat dinner at the home of a Young Friends member following Shabbat services. RSVP here
RSTY 1-2-3 and RSTY 4-5 will enjoy an afternoon of a pop-rock (hip hop dance) class taught by a professional dancer and a step-by-step canvas painting class by a professional artist! 1st-2nd-3rd graders will participate in classes as one group, while 4th-5th graders will be in a separate group, and each group will have a chance to enjoy both activities with their peers.
Dress for a mess and to dance!
*The activities will begin at 1:15 pm (after youth choir) -- children who are not in youth choir will have a pizza lunch in Teller.*
The history of RS embodies a broad vision of social justice, which extends beyond our walls to all our brothers and sisters, regardless of race, religion, economic status, sexual orientation or identity. As we pursue this vision, we work to carry out our goal of enhancing LGBTQ. As the Torah proclaims, “Justice, justice shall you pursue.” (Deuteronomy 16:20). We call LGBTQ and ally congregants to join us for the inaugural meeting of the RS LGBTQ Task Force. For more information contact Heshie Zinman.
Berkman Mercaz Limud students and families will participate in a t'filah with our clergy and engage in service projects at RS and throughout the community. Berkman Mercaz Limud parents sign up your families here
