Days of Learning: Getting to Know You with Cara Schneider Bongiorno
Congregation Rodeph Shalom 615 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesIn 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
Congregation Rodeph Shalom 615 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesBreaking 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 […]
Days of Learning: Unscrambling an Omelet – Making Sense of Israeli Politics with Fred Strober
Congregation Rodeph Shalom 615 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesConfused 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 StatesCircumnavigate 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
Congregation Rodeph Shalom 615 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesEvery 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: 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 StatesJoin 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 […]
Days of Learning: YIVO comes to RS with Susannah Trubman
Congregation Rodeph Shalom 615 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesSusannah 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 […]
Shabbat Evening Service
Congregation Rodeph Shalom 615 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesJoin together for an uplifting and transformative worship service that attracts the diverse population within Rodeph Shalom, a service which is participatory, warm, inclusive, welcoming, spiritual and meaningful, which helps everyone connect with each other, with the soul of Jewish prayer, and with God. If you would like to access services virtually, click here to […]
Beit Cafe
Congregation Rodeph Shalom 615 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States**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. A sign up form will be sent out shortly, but […]
