pRiSm
Torah Queeries (in-person)
Congregation Rodeph Shalom 615 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesCome 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 at 7:00 PM. And, you can join us either for dinner or discussion, if you cannot stay for the whole evening! Although we will view Torah […]
Torah Queeries
Congregation Rodeph Shalom 615 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesCome 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 […]
Torah Queeries
Congregation Rodeph Shalom 615 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesCome 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 […]
Shabbat Dinner Celebrating Pride
Congregation Rodeph Shalom 615 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesJoin 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
Torah Queeries
Congregation Rodeph Shalom 615 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesCome 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 […]
Pink Triangle Legacies (off-site)
Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History 101 S Independence Mall E, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesCommemorate Pride Month with a discussion on the intersection of LGBTQ+ history and the Holocaust, moderated by Jake Newsome, author of "Pink Triangle Legacies," who will guide us through the complex history and meaning of this important symbol. Register here.
Torah Queeries
Come build queer commUNITY at Torah Queeries: Nosh and Drash. Please join pRiSm as we welcome RRC Student, Sai Koros. For more on Sai, see below. 6:30 we gather for dinner (you are welcome to bring your own or pizza is provided) and at 7 we begin our discussion. Does the Torah apologize? In this […]
pRiSm Sukkot Community Brunch
Join us as we fulfill the mitzvah of gathering and eating in the Sukkah.. To register, click here. For more information, please reach out to Heshie Zinman.
Torah Queeries
Come build queer commUNITY at Torah Queeries. Please join pRiSm as we welcome RRC Student, Sai Koros. For more on Sai, see below. 6:30 we gather for dinner (you are welcome to bring your own or pizza is provided) and at 7 we begin our discussion. Sai Koros (they/them) is a student rabbi […]
Postponed pRiSm: Community Care for At-Risk Youth in Israel
Sponsored by pRiSm, Open to All. Please join us for a panel discussion with two social service staffers who work for ELEM/Youth in Distress in Israel. Our Israeli panelist, Efrat Hecht, is the director of Halev, a program based in Tel Aviv with a goal of eliminating the commercial sexual exploitation of teenagers and young adults […]
Torah Queeries
Here I Am: Seeing Silence and Possibility In our discussion of Parshat Vayera (Gen. 18:1 - 22:24), we will explore ways to confront silences and ambiguities in the text. Who is silent? Where can we see – or how might we see – possibility in silence? Content warnings: homophobia and violence. 6:30 we gather […]
pRiSm at Gay Bingo
Join pRiSm for a night at Gay Bingo on Saturday, November 18 at 7:00 p.m. As a sponsor, RS will have the opportunity to call a game and, in so doing, lift up all the ways that RS has become ever more inclusive and welcoming for LGBTQ+ individuals. Purchase tickets at aidsfundphilly.org/gaybingo. Select the 11/18/2023 […]