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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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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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, […]
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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 […]
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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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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 […]
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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
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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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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 […]
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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 […]
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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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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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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 […] |
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Join Rabbi Ari Moffic (Ellen Poster’s daughter) the co-author of the newly released book, Just Like Queen Esther, for a conversation about children, gender and Purim! This is one of the first children’s books featuring a Jewish transgender child. Ari will talk about the impetus for this book. Learn what allyship can mean in this […]
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Susannah Trubman, the Learning and Media Center Educator of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, will use archival materials to tell the story of the Jewish inhabitants of the Vilna Ghetto and the cultural resistance efforts of a group known as “The Paper Brigade.” Learn about the everyday life of Jews under the Nazi occupation […]
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**Calling all performers: We are hoping to gather all children acts, groups, or adults who might want to sing, perform a monologue, poetry, or play an instrument to participate in the next Beit Café ("coffee house") Open Mic night after services on Friday, May 2, 2025. Click here to sign up to be a performer or […] |
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Broadway actress Sharone Sayegh shares her family's journey from Iraq to Israel to America -- as well as the adventure of her own "great love" -- in this treasury of stories woven through the jewelry passed down across counties, borders, and generations. Register here. RS members use code RS2025 for 18% off. |
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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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Called “the Great American Reform Jewish Novel” by one critic, Long Island Compromise tells the story of three generations of a prosperous family in the aftermath of a traumatic kidnapping. “A dybbuk is in the works” members of the Fletcher family are wont to remark when things go awry. As another critic observed, the dybbuk […] |
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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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Celebrate Shabbat with pizza and songs at Pizza Shabbat. at RS. RSVP to Andi Miller. |
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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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Learn about Ruth and Naomi from a feminist perspective at the Jewish Feminist Book Club on Thursday, May 22 at 6:30 p.m. at Santucci's on North Broad. Register here. Contact Ellen Poster. |
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Join together as the Phillies take on the Atlanta Braves at 6:45 p.m.! Cost: $25/person. A tailgate will be held before the game at 5 pm. Open to all. Sponsored by Men of RS. Register here. |
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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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