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Community Torah Restoration Programs: RS Community
Community Torah Restoration Programs: RS Community
Our entire community will have an opportunity to help scribe a letter, word, or verse in one of our Torah scrolls, as we join together for an afternoon of programming.
Mah Jongg (In-Person)
Mah Jongg (In-Person)
Join us as in-person as we learn and play Mah Jongg. All levels are welcome! Don't forget your 2022 card! Please join us Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Please contact Andi Shuster, andishuster@yahoo.com, for more information
In Jewish communities worldwide, a Shehecheynu (our blessing for gratitude) is said the first time a fruit or vegetable is served each season. This month the RS Jewish Cookbook Club will celebrate spring vegetables like peas, asparagus, artichokes, and greens. Find a Jewish recipe featuring or highlighting vegetables, prepare it, and bring it to share […]
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Torah Queeries
Torah Queeries
Come build queer CommUNITY at Torah Queeries: Nosh and Drash. Please bring your own dinner, and we will eat together as a community at 6:30 PM, followed by discussion with the Rabbi at 7:00 PM. And, you can join us either for dinner or discussion if you cannot stay for the whole evening! Although we […]
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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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Mah Jongg (In-Person)
Mah Jongg (In-Person)
Join us as in-person as we learn and play Mah Jongg. All levels are welcome! Don't forget your 2022 card! Please join us Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Please contact Andi Shuster, andishuster@yahoo.com, for more information
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Mitzvah Meals
Mitzvah Meals
Help cook and deliver meals for our member families in the midst of personal transitions such as surgeries, illness, or births. Click here to register to help prepare or deliver meals. Questions? Contact Cheryl Dougherty.
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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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RS Beit Cafe
RS Beit Cafe
Friday, May 12, following the Shabbat evening service Experience our Beit Cafe - an intimate, coffee-house-style showcase of the talents of our RS congregants. Share your music, dance, comedy, poetry, spoken word, or other talent. If you want to perform or simply connect, come and be a supportive audience member in the “lounge” at this […]
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Days of Learning: Weitzman Museum Tour: What Tools Do Jews Use to Repair the World?
Days of Learning: Weitzman Museum Tour: What Tools Do Jews Use to Repair the World?
Weitzman Museum Tour: What Tools Do Jews Use to Repair the World? 2:00 to 3:30 PM at the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History Resa Levinson As we walk through the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, we will explore and discuss how the growing American Jewish community used precepts and laws from […]
Days of Learning: Gleanings from Ruth
Days of Learning: Gleanings from Ruth
Gleanings from Ruth 4:30 to 5:30 PM at RS and on Zoom Brady Santoro The Book of Ruth, one of the most popular stories in Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible), is celebrated in Jewish tradition for its strong narrative and welcoming message, just as it will be celebrated during the upcoming Shavuot holiday. Its subtext within […]
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Days of Learning: A Walk in the Park: Nature and Judaism
Days of Learning: A Walk in the Park: Nature and Judaism
A Walk in the Park: Nature and Judaism 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM at Rittenhouse Square Park Rabbi Eli Freedman Let’s celebrate spring! Join Rabbi Freedman for a walk around Rittenhouse Square as we discuss the Jewish take on nature and the environment. There are plenty of benches along the way. Meet at the fountain […]
Canceled Days of Learning: Shabbat Service 101
Canceled Days of Learning: Shabbat Service 101
Shabbat Service 101 2:00 to 3:15 PM at RS Rabbi Jill Maderer Are you curious about the purpose of the words and customs in our Shabbat service? Would an increased confidence in the traditions open the door to a more deeply spiritual experience? (This is a wonderful opportunity to continue the conversation from Shabbat Deconstructed […]
Days of Learning: Philly Overlooked: Surprises in Plain View Redux
Days of Learning: Philly Overlooked: Surprises in Plain View Redux
Philly Overlooked: Surprises in Plain View Redux 6:30 to 7:30 PM at RS Cara Schneider Bongiorno Join us for a presentation on intriguing but little-known Philadelphia history in a conversational and interactive format. The class will focus on historic people, places and events you’re probably familiar with, while sharing overlooked aspects of their stories with […]
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Days of Learning: Checking Your Career Compass in 2023: Ready to Move On?
Days of Learning: Checking Your Career Compass in 2023: Ready to Move On?
Checking Your Career Compass in 2023: Ready to Move On? 12:00 to 1:15 PM at RS and on Zoom David Behrend, Mon Kramer, and Rabbi William Kuhn Careers are not usually a straight line, and change can be either elective or mandated. Has your career experienced professional or personal uncertainty? Did your Jewish values and/or […]
Days of Learning: A Secret Chord that Pleased the Lord: A Concert-Lecture on Musical Instruments of the Psalms
Days of Learning: A Secret Chord that Pleased the Lord: A Concert-Lecture on Musical Instruments of the Psalms
A Secret Chord that Pleased the Lord: A Concert-Lecture on Musical Instruments of the Psalms 5:30 to 6:30 PM at RS Adam Grode Join us for a musical adventure exploring the traditional instruments mentioned in our sacred songs. Hear an historical and archaeological overview as well as live demonstrations of several surviving musical descendants which […]
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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.
Days of Learning: Witness to War – Recollections After 50 Years
Days of Learning: Witness to War – Recollections After 50 Years
Witness to War - Recollections After 50 Years 10:30 to 11:45 AM at RS and Zoom Fred Strober Congregant and former RS President Fred Strober was visiting Israel in 1973 when the Yom Kippur War broke out. Fred will give his eyewitness account of this historic event and discuss what the war was about, how […]
Days of Learning: Welcome into Our House: Community, Security and Letting the Outside In
Days of Learning: Welcome into Our House: Community, Security and Letting the Outside In
Welcome into Our House: Community, Security and Letting the Outside In 12:30 to 2:00 PM at RS Karen DiLossi and Michael Hauptman Join us as we talk about how houses of faith can start to open up their facilities in meaningful ways. This session will explore how we can choose to open our doors, still […]
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Days of Learning: Rodin Museum Tour: The Legacy of Jules E. Mastbaum
Days of Learning: Rodin Museum Tour: The Legacy of Jules E. Mastbaum
Rodin Museum Tour: The Legacy of Jules E. Mastbaum 10:30 to 11:30 AM tour of the Rodin Museum 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM lunch and discussion in the Museum Garden Museum tour led by museum docent Garden discussion led by Jane Friedman Experience one of the world’s greatest collections of work by Auguste Rodin in […]
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Jewish Cookbook Club
Jewish Cookbook Club
Prepare recipes from community-published cookbooks from the '60s and '70s on Sunday, May 21 at 4:00 p.m. off-site. The RS Sisterhood cookbook is available in the Wice Study at RS, if you don’t have something of your own. Open to all. Register here. Contact Julia Williams.
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Annual Congregational Meeting & Hineni Awards
Annual Congregational Meeting & Hineni Awards
With gratitude, join together on Wednesday, May 24 at 7:00 p.m. to congratulate Hank Bernstein on his three years as president of Rodeph Shalom, and to welcome Jon Broder as our new president. We will also recognize our Hineni Award recipients. These honors recognize service to Rodeph Shalom, epitomizing the Jewish spirit of participating 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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LawyeRS: “The Upcoming PA Supreme Court Election: What’s at Stake?”
LawyeRS: “The Upcoming PA Supreme Court Election: What’s at Stake?”
Join as Debra Gross, Esquire, CEO and President of Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts, and retired PA Supreme Court Justice & RS congregant Jane Greenspan share their perspectives on what's at stake in this election. Register here. Click here to join the Zoom
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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 Celebrating Pride
Shabbat Dinner Celebrating Pride
Join us on for a special Shabbat dinner celebrating family, community, and Queer Pride. This year, we welcome back the dynamic Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus (PGMC), with a guest appearance by Cantor Brad Hyman. Cost: $36/person. BYOB. We look forward to celebrating Pride with you! Register at bit.ly/rspridedinner
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RS Beit Cafe
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