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Community Morning Minyan
Community Morning Minyan
Every Thursday from 8:10-8:30 a.m. on Zoom Are you looking to perform a meaningful mitzvah for our community? Are you observing a yahrzeit? Have you lost a loved one in the past 11 months? Join us for a brief service where we come together to remember and support each other. Join Zoom here. Open to all. Contact Tomas Isakowitz.
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Broad Perspectives: My Life in Recipes, Food Family and Memories: A Conversation with Joan Nathan & Michael Solomonov
Broad Perspectives: My Life in Recipes, Food Family and Memories: A Conversation with Joan Nathan & Michael Solomonov
My Life in Recipes, Food Family and Memories: A Conversation with Joan Nathan & Michael Solomonov Saturday, April 5 at 7:00 p.m. Hear James Beard Award-winning chef and author Joan Nathan discuss her new cookbook, My Life in Recipes: Food, Family, and Memories – a look back at her life, family history, and personal journey discovering […]
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Buddy Up on Broad Drive
Buddy Up on Broad Drive
The Talmud teaches us that the breath of children sustains the world (Shabbat 119b). Help the food-insecure children of our neighborhood breathe in the joy of spring by donating to Buddy Up On Broad, a toy and book drive co-sponsored by Breaking Bread on Broad (BBoB, the RS food pantry) and RS BML Parents! There […]
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RAC-PA House Meeting
RAC-PA House Meeting
Help choose the focus for RAC-PA’s next campaign! Learn about the campaign options that our Strategy Team has been researching, and share your input on which ones will allow us to most effectively build our power and create change throughout the state. Register here. Contact Lisa Kagel. The Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism in […]
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Community Morning Minyan
Community Morning Minyan
Every Thursday from 8:10-8:30 a.m. on Zoom Are you looking to perform a meaningful mitzvah for our community? Are you observing a yahrzeit? Have you lost a loved one in the past 11 months? Join us for a brief service where we come together to remember and support each other. Join Zoom here. Open to all. Contact Tomas Isakowitz.
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Second Night Seder
Second Night Seder
Celebrate the second night of Passover with your RS community at a seder on Sunday, April 13 at 5:30 p.m. Member Pricing Adults: $70/pp; Children (3-12): $20/pp; Free under 3 Non-Member Pricing Adults: $105/pp; Children (3-12): $30/pp; Free for children under 3 Contact Alyssa Geller at 267-930-7295. Best efforts will be made to accommodate your […]
Buddy Up on Broad Drive
Buddy Up on Broad Drive
The Talmud teaches us that the breath of children sustains the world (Shabbat 119b). Help the food-insecure children of our neighborhood breathe in the joy of spring by donating to Buddy Up On Broad, a toy and book drive co-sponsored by Breaking Bread on Broad (BBoB, the RS food pantry) and RS BML Parents! There […]
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Supportive NetworkRS Planning Meeting
Supportive NetworkRS Planning Meeting
Looking for new job opportunities? Just starting a career? Experienced in your field and eager to pass on your valuable knowledge? Join us for an organizing session of RS's newest endeavor: a group designed to encourage connection through networking, mentorship, and support with issues related to your career journey. In this first meeting, we will […]
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Community Morning Minyan
Community Morning Minyan
Every Thursday from 8:10-8:30 a.m. on Zoom Are you looking to perform a meaningful mitzvah for our community? Are you observing a yahrzeit? Have you lost a loved one in the past 11 months? Join us for a brief service where we come together to remember and support each other. Join Zoom here. Open to all. Contact Tomas Isakowitz.
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“Tikkun Olam: Healing Our World” Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art Exhibit Opening
“Tikkun Olam: Healing Our World” Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art Exhibit Opening
Please join us on Wednesday, April 23 at 6:30 p.m. for a reception with the artists in our 2025 Open Call titled, “Tikkun Olam.” Translated as “Repair Our World,” this is the second open call exhibition since the Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art’s post-COVID rejuvenation. The show was juried by a committee of Rodeph Shalom […]
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Community Morning Minyan
Community Morning Minyan
Every Thursday from 8:10-8:30 a.m. on Zoom Are you looking to perform a meaningful mitzvah for our community? Are you observing a yahrzeit? Have you lost a loved one in the past 11 months? Join us for a brief service where we come together to remember and support each other. Join Zoom here. Open to all. Contact Tomas Isakowitz.
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Shabbat Dinner Honoring Executive Director Jeff Katz
Shabbat Dinner Honoring Executive Director Jeff Katz
Special Shabbat dinner pricing $18/adults; $18/children 10-18; $9/children 3-9; Free for children 2 and under. Register at bit.ly/jeffkatzshabbatdinner. For questions, contact Lynn Edelman (lynn.edelman2015@gmail.com), Fran Martin (fmartinphd@gmail.com), and Kait Yulman (kait.yulman@gmail.com). Thank you to those who helped defray the cost for dinner. To join those who have helped defray the cost of the dinner, contact […]
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Buddy Up on Broad Drive
Buddy Up on Broad Drive
The Talmud teaches us that the breath of children sustains the world (Shabbat 119b). Help the food-insecure children of our neighborhood breathe in the joy of spring by donating to Buddy Up On Broad, a toy and book drive co-sponsored by Breaking Bread on Broad (BBoB, the RS food pantry) and RS BML Parents! There […]
Family Hike at FDR Park
Family Hike at FDR Park
Join Fairmount Park Conservancy for a walk through South Philadelphia’s FDR Park. Event will take place on April 27 (rain or shine) from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Learn about Philly’s only Olmsted park now home to the largest swing set in North America. Hear how the FDR Park Plan – a bold vision to reimagine […]
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Days of Learning: Visit the Sixth Man Center of Philadelphia Youth Basketball with Kenny Holdsman
Days of Learning: Visit the Sixth Man Center of Philadelphia Youth Basketball with Kenny Holdsman
Please join us for a tour of the Sixth Man Center and a talk by Philadelphia Youth Basketball (PYB) co-founder Kenny Holdsman. PYB is a holistic youth development and community empowerment organization established in 2015 with a mission of creating access and opportunities for thousands of young people to self-determine in positive ways. Built by, […]
Canceled Days of Learning: Souls Shot Portrait Project Exhibition
Canceled Days of Learning: Souls Shot Portrait Project Exhibition
Join us for a tour of the Souls Shot Portrait Project exhibition soon to be on display in the Community Room. This project links fine artists with families or friends of victims of gun violence. We will hear from one of the artists about the portrait they painted and their reasons for participating in the […]
Days of Learning: When Bible Meets History with Steve and Elaine Crane and Talia Jaskol
Days of Learning: When Bible Meets History with Steve and Elaine Crane and Talia Jaskol
Join Steve and Elaine for an evening of dinner theater based on Steve’s book, When Bible Meets History, describing how the Torah narrative and actual history can be reconciled. Eve, Rebecca, Jacob, Joseph, Joshua, Miriam, and even Moses, will take the stage to explain their roles in creating both history and Torah. A few mystery […]
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[SPOTS FILLED] Days of Learning: A Visit to the Mikveh with Amy Eisen, Open Waters Mikveh Director (off-site)
[SPOTS FILLED] Days of Learning: A Visit to the Mikveh with Amy Eisen, Open Waters Mikveh Director (off-site)
Learn about and tour the Open Waters Mikveh, used by RS members for conversion and other sacred events. Since biblical times, the mikveh has provided spiritual elevation and comfort. Today, it continues to offer inspiration, strength, and renewal at meaningful moments in life. To see our class schedule, click here To learn more about our […]
Days of Learning: “Where Words Fail, Music Speaks,” with Louis Bernstein, Jon Broder, Melissa Broder, and Cantor Brad Hyman (RS)
Days of Learning: “Where Words Fail, Music Speaks,” with Louis Bernstein, Jon Broder, Melissa Broder, and Cantor Brad Hyman (RS)
Join for 90 minutes of Jewish-inspired songs performed by Cantor Hyman, Jon Broder, his sister Melissa, and Louis Bernstein. To see our class schedule, click here To learn more about our presenters, click here To register for classes, click here
Days of Learning: “You Shall Be a Kingdom of Priests”: The Idea of Chosenness in Our Tradition and Our Lives with Howard Green
Days of Learning: “You Shall Be a Kingdom of Priests”: The Idea of Chosenness in Our Tradition and Our Lives with Howard Green
The notion that God gave the Jewish people special status is a basic idea of Judaism. It is also one of the most perplexing issues we face. Why would God do such a thing? Is it a privilege or a burden? What did terms such as “chosen people,” “treasured possession,” and “light of nations” mean […]
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[SPOTS FILLED] Days of Learning: Tour the Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art (PMJA) Galleries
[SPOTS FILLED] Days of Learning: Tour the Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art (PMJA) Galleries
Have you been mesmerized by the beautiful and intriguing works of contemporary art currently displayed on our walls? Each image was submitted to and juried by our very own PMJA Committee, responding to the theme of tikkun olam, repair of the world. Two members of the Committee, Ruth Fine, a curator who had a distinguished career […]
Days of Learning: Unscrambling an Omelet – Making Sense of Israeli Politics with Fred Strober
Days of Learning: Unscrambling an Omelet – Making Sense of Israeli Politics with Fred Strober
Confused by the number of Israeli political parties, what each stands for, and how it fits into the government? Join Fred Strober as he sorts out this hodgepodge and offers insights about each party, how it evolved, and who leads it. The landscape seems to change weekly, and Fred will take us to the plenum […]
Days of Learning: Around the World with Jeffrey Saunders
Days of Learning: Around the World with Jeffrey Saunders
Circumnavigate the globe for 4 ½ months with a rabbi, a priest, and a minister, accompanied by Jeffrey, his wife, and 1,000 other passengers on a Holland America Line ship, MS Zuiderdam, which visited 27 countries, 42 ports, and rerouted around a shooting war with the Houthis. To see our class schedule, click here To […]
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Community Morning Minyan
Community Morning Minyan
Every Thursday from 8:10-8:30 a.m. on Zoom Are you looking to perform a meaningful mitzvah for our community? Are you observing a yahrzeit? Have you lost a loved one in the past 11 months? Join us for a brief service where we come together to remember and support each other. Join Zoom here. Open to all. Contact Tomas Isakowitz.
[SPOTS FILLED] Days of Learning: Visit to Mikveh Israel and Christ Church Cemeteries and Woodford Mansion with docents, including Susan Roth (off-site)
[SPOTS FILLED] Days of Learning: Visit to Mikveh Israel and Christ Church Cemeteries and Woodford Mansion with docents, including Susan Roth (off-site)
Visit three Philadelphia landmarks. Our first stop will be the Mikveh Israel Cemetery to learn about prominent Jews of the Revolutionary War period, including Haym Salomon, a principal financier of the American Revolution. Next, visit the Christ Church burial ground and learn about David S. Franks, an aide-de-camp of Benedict Arnold. Finally, tour Woodford Mansion […]