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  • Days of Learning: “You Shall Be a Kingdom of Priests”: The Idea of Chosenness in Our Tradition and Our Lives with Howard Green

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

    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 […]

  • Days of Learning: Getting to Know You with Cara Schneider Bongiorno

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

    In two different group exercises, you’ll be invited to share part of your own story, and be inspired to think about relationships in a different way. This session is meant for both new and returning members. To see our class schedule, click here To learn more about our presenters, click here To register for classes, […]

  • Breaking Bread on Broad Distribution

    Breaking Bread on Broad Distribution
    Congregation Rodeph Shalom 615 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Breaking Bread on Broad (BBoB) now provides food, diapers, and feminine hygiene supplies to up to one hundred families in need each Wednesday morning outside our Green Street entrance. BBoB partners with a variety of Philadelphia non-profits and our own RS members to obtain and distribute these necessary items. We fulfill our RS mission to […]

  • [SPOTS FILLED] Days of Learning: Tour the Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art (PMJA) Galleries

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

    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

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

    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

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

    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 […]

  • Community Morning Minyan

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

    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)

    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 […]

  • Days of Learning: Just Like Queen Esther: Children, Gender, and Purim with Rabbi Ari Moffic

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

    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 […]