Getting to Know You 12:00 to 1:00 PM at Rodeph Shalom  Cara Schneider Bongiorno Let’s get to know each other better over lunch. Good company, food, and--knowing Cara--warmth and humor will abound. Whether you are a new member or have a long family history at RS, this is a wonderful opportunity to make our RS […]

A Visit to the Rail Park and Jewish North Broad Street 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM  Jon Broder and Jerry Silverman Come for a walk on Philly's elevated rail park, located just steps away from Rodeph Shalom! You'll learn how German Jewish Philadelphia stepped off from where the Rail Park ends, moving north, and how […]

This Terrible True Thing Jenny Laden 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM at Rodeph Shalom Hear from Jenny Laden, a life-long RS member who will discuss writing her debut novel, This Terrible True Thing, as quoted by Rabbi Maderer during Shabbat services. Jenny will discuss learning a new craft to tell her story and the larger […]

A Kosher Table at the Banquet Rose Lerner 2:00-3:00 PM at Rodeph Shalom Historical romance author Rose Lerner shares her research into Jewish social, legal, and political life around the time of the American Revolution. Pennsylvania's Quaker founding offered Jews a kind of civic equality that was unavailable to them in Europe. Rose will shine […]

A Holocaust Survivor's Tale Ben-Zion Friedman, Jeffrey Himmelstein, Frieda Tabak 6:30-8:00 PM Thrill to a story of courage and triumph as Frieda recounts her journey of survival from persecution by the Nazis and the Soviets, time in a displaced person's camp and finding a new life in the United States. Register here. 

Hound Dog and other Great Jewish Songs of the 50's Louis Bernstein, Jon Broder and Cantor Brad Hyman 12:30 to 1:30 PM at Rodeph Shalom Join us for the Days of Learning annual musical offering. We will focus on the 1950's & 1960's when Jewish composers penned unforgettable songs for Broadway, jazz, movies, rock and […]

Right or Wrong: Moral Conundrums through a Jewish Lens Rabbi Eli Freedman and Ben-Zion Friedman (no relation) 2:00 to 3:00 PM at Rodeph Shalom According to Professor Jonathan Haidt, "morality binds and blinds". Join us in looking at some provocative ethical dilemmas and discussing how they might be resolved using Jewish values. Register here. 

Share a full day in New York City with other RS members where you'll visit two major Jewish-related institutions. Our bus will leave the RS parking lot at 9:30 AM and arrive back at 6:15 PM. We will first tour the Tenement Museum, where we will see the Epstein Room, the recreated room of the […]

Walkin' and Talkin' in Rittenhouse Square Park Mindy Solkin 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (Noon) The leaves are green, the birds are chirping, and spring is here! Join us as we walk and get fit in Rittenhouse Square, while chatting about the values of Judaism. We’ll start with stretching, then traverse through the Square, stopping […]