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  • Days of Learning: Transplant Surgery and Jewish Law: Why I Became a Living Donor with Todd Hacker and Dr. Kenneth Chavin

    Congregation Rodeph Shalom 615 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Meet a hero among us. Todd, an RS member and Berkman Mercaz Limud teacher, donated part of his liver. He will share his courageous and inspiring story, as well as explain the Jewish law on being a living donor. Dr. Ken Chavin, who specializes in liver transplant surgery, will add the medical perspective. Dinner provided. […]

  • Days of Learning: Reading Ruth: Between the Lines with Mindi Snoparsky and Denise Finer

    Congregation Rodeph Shalom 615 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Embrace the spiral of Jewish time with Mindi and Denise as they deepen our understanding of the Book of Ruth, traditionally read on Shavuot. They will discuss who wrote the Book of Ruth and when, describe the protagonists of the story and lead a discussion about which characters resonate with you. Dinner provided. Register for […]

  • Days of Learning: Repairing the World: Standing Up for Immigrant Rights with Rabbi Jill Maderer, Rabbi Eli Freedman, Cantor Brad Hyman, and Deborah Davies

    Congregation Rodeph Shalom 615 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Rabbi Freedman will teach on how we are commanded to treat the stranger among us and invite discussion in the context of today’s immigration issues. We will then make our way to the ICE office on 8th Street between Arch and Cherry Sts. where RS clergy and members will lead us in a New Sanctuary […]

  • Days of Learning: Book talk “A Force for Good,” the rescue of children from Nazi Germany with Anita Wyzanski Robboy and Lynn Edelman

    Congregation Rodeph Shalom 615 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    We are proud to present Anita Wyzanski Robboy, the author of the critically acclaimed new biography about her late mother, Gisela Warburg Wyzanski. Gisela was a remarkable German Jewish woman who used her wealth and influence to rescue thousands of Jewish children and resettle them in the land now known as Israel. We will go […]

  • Days of Learning: Seeing RS Through My Eyes with Karen Michaels

    Congregation Rodeph Shalom 615 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Shape and color catch Karen's eye and she photographs what she sees. These photos of RS have the most spiritual meaning to her. Hear her talk about each photo and join her in discussion. Breakfast provided. Register for classes here.

  • Days of Learning: First Salute Weitzman Tour with Resa Levinson

    Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History 101 S Independence Mall E, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Tour the core exhibits with RS member and Weitzman docent Resa Levinson, then tour the new exhibit First Salute, “the first-ever major museum exhibition to explore the little-known story of a small group of Jewish merchants in the Caribbean whose outsized contributions to the cause of liberty tipped the scales in the fight for American […]

  • Days of Learning: Tour of Calder Gardens with Jane Friedman

    Calder Gardens 2100 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA

    Enjoy a docent-led tour of Calder Gardens exhibiting the works of Alexander Calder, and then go to the Barnes for a box lunch and a discussion of Calder’s friendship and collaboration with New Yorker cartoonist Saul Steinberg led by Jane Friedman. Tickets are $20/pp. Lunch at The Barnes across the Parkway is an extra $5. Register for […]

  • Days of Learning: Yiddish Theater Comes to RS with Susannah Trubman

    Congregation Rodeph Shalom 615 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    This workshop features YIVO Institute for Jewish Research Educator Susannah Trubman leading a guided lesson utilizing the YLMC’s Archival Box Lessons. The program begins with a talk on the history of the Yiddish theater in Eastern Europe and one of its early pioneers, Esther Rokhl Kaminska, followed by an exploration of primary source materials relating […]

  • A Shavuot Celebration Sponsored by Days of Learning

    Congregation Rodeph Shalom 615 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    On Shavuot, Thursday, May 21, when it is traditional to study into the wee hours, we will do it RS style, with a three-part program. Register for classes here. 5:30 to 6:60 PM Jewish Wine and Cheese-Making: What Does the Inquisition Have to Do with It? Learn about the history and tradition of Jewish wine and […]