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Berkman Mercaz Limud
Berkman Mercaz Limud
At Berkman Mercaz Limud (“learning center”) we foster a sense of love and joy engaging with being Jewish. Building friendships and helping our students feel connected to one another as part of a shared community is foundational and essential to all our programs. To enrich that engagement, we impart Jewish knowledge across a wide spectrum […]
Mah Jongg (In-Person)
Mah Jongg (In-Person)
Join us as in-person as we learn and play Mah Jongg. All levels are welcome! Don't forget your 2022 card! Please join us Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Please contact Andi Shuster, andishuster@yahoo.com, for more information
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2 events,
Torah Queeries
Torah Queeries
Come 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 […]
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ReadRS: “The Case for Reparations,” Ta-Nehisi Coates
ReadRS: “The Case for Reparations,” Ta-Nehisi Coates
Moderated by Richard Berkman, RS past president, AJC former Chair of National Board of Governors and Community Civil Rights Mission participant The RS Anti-Racism Work Group and ReadRS are partnering with Philadelphia's Jewish community to discuss Ta-Nehisi's article (click below) and to deepen our understanding about truth and reconciliation from the perspective of Jewish values. […]
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1 event,
Weekly Meditation Group
Weekly Meditation Group
Please join us each Friday evening from 4:30-5:30pm for Jewish mindfulness meditation. Our practice includes awareness of breath and body (yoga) to help us welcome Shabbat in the spirit of shalom. Come anytime. Beginners welcome. Join Zoom Meeting
2 events,
Torah Study
Torah Study
The cornerstone of our learning is our Saturday morning Torah Study. We discuss the weekly Torah portion and have a lively and spirited conversation as we relate this ancient text to our daily lives. No special training or prerequisite courses are necessary for you to attend. Neither is there an entrance requirement for the understanding […]
Canceled Tot Shabbat
Canceled Tot Shabbat
Gather for singing, storytelling, and oneg at Tot Shabbat. RSVP to Andi Miller.
3 events,
Canceled Jewish Cookbook Club
Canceled Jewish Cookbook Club
Please join us for our Hanukkah edition of Jewish Cookbook Club. We have timed the meeting so you can share a recipe, enjoy a delicious nosh and still make it to mah jongg at 10:30! Hanukkah starts December 18, but it is never too early to think about latkes and sufganiyot (jelly doughnuts)! Make a […]
Berkman Mercaz Limud
Berkman Mercaz Limud
At Berkman Mercaz Limud (“learning center”) we foster a sense of love and joy engaging with being Jewish. Building friendships and helping our students feel connected to one another as part of a shared community is foundational and essential to all our programs. To enrich that engagement, we impart Jewish knowledge across a wide spectrum […]
Mah Jongg (In-Person)
Mah Jongg (In-Person)
Join us as in-person as we learn and play Mah Jongg. All levels are welcome! Don't forget your 2022 card! Please join us Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Please contact Andi Shuster, andishuster@yahoo.com, for more information
0 events,
1 event,
2 events,
Mitzvah Meals
Mitzvah Meals
Help cook and deliver meals for our member families in the midst of personal transitions such as surgeries, illness, or births. Click here to register to help prepare or deliver meals. Questions? Contact Cheryl Dougherty.
2 events,
Rebuilt from Broken Glass – Film Screening and Discussion
Rebuilt from Broken Glass – Film Screening and Discussion
Fred Behrend witnessed the flames of Kristallnacht in 1938 at age 12, seeing synagogues set on fire, and was soon fleeing Nazi tyranny. As a GI several years later, he achieved his own victory over the Nazis, teaching democracy to German POWs. Yet at age 92, he discovered one last triumph still awaited—a miracle 80 […]
Morning Minyan with Mourner’s Kadish
Morning Minyan with Mourner’s Kadish
Join together for a morning Minyan. Click here for the Zoom link. Open to all. Contact Tomas Isakowitz for information.
1 event,
Weekly Meditation Group
Weekly Meditation Group
Please join us each Friday evening from 4:30-5:30pm for Jewish mindfulness meditation. Our practice includes awareness of breath and body (yoga) to help us welcome Shabbat in the spirit of shalom. Come anytime. Beginners welcome. Join Zoom Meeting
1 event,
Torah Study
Torah Study
The cornerstone of our learning is our Saturday morning Torah Study. We discuss the weekly Torah portion and have a lively and spirited conversation as we relate this ancient text to our daily lives. No special training or prerequisite courses are necessary for you to attend. Neither is there an entrance requirement for the understanding […]
2 events,
Berkman Mercaz Limud
Berkman Mercaz Limud
At Berkman Mercaz Limud (“learning center”) we foster a sense of love and joy engaging with being Jewish. Building friendships and helping our students feel connected to one another as part of a shared community is foundational and essential to all our programs. To enrich that engagement, we impart Jewish knowledge across a wide spectrum […]
Mah Jongg (In-Person)
Mah Jongg (In-Person)
Join us as in-person as we learn and play Mah Jongg. All levels are welcome! Don't forget your 2022 card! Please join us Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Please contact Andi Shuster, andishuster@yahoo.com, for more information
0 events,
1 event,
3 events,
Breaking Bread on Broad Distribution
Breaking Bread on Broad Distribution
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 […]
World Premiere Concert of Travel Guide to Nicaragua with The Crossing Choir
World Premiere Concert of Travel Guide to Nicaragua with The Crossing Choir
Hear the Grammy-Award winning professional chamber choir in this new, concert-length autobiographical choral work from Michael Gordon. This work tells the story of the composer's early childhood in a family of European Jewish refugees living in Central America in the 1960s through a musical look at the intersection of memory and emotion, presented with candor, […]
2 events,
Young Friends Torah Study
Young Friends Torah Study
Join Rabbi Eli Freedman at Bar Hygge for a discussion about the week's Torah portion. RSVP here.
Morning Minyan with Mourner’s Kadish
Morning Minyan with Mourner’s Kadish
Join together for a morning Minyan. Click here for the Zoom link. Open to all. Contact Tomas Isakowitz for information.
1 event,
Weekly Meditation Group
Weekly Meditation Group
Please join us each Friday evening from 4:30-5:30pm for Jewish mindfulness meditation. Our practice includes awareness of breath and body (yoga) to help us welcome Shabbat in the spirit of shalom. Come anytime. Beginners welcome. Join Zoom Meeting
2 events,
Torah Study
Torah Study
The cornerstone of our learning is our Saturday morning Torah Study. We discuss the weekly Torah portion and have a lively and spirited conversation as we relate this ancient text to our daily lives. No special training or prerequisite courses are necessary for you to attend. Neither is there an entrance requirement for the understanding […]
Families with Young Children Havdalah (off-site)
Families with Young Children Havdalah (off-site)
Join together to bring an end to Shabbat and start off the new week. We will gather in the grassy area near the picnic tables, between the basketball court and playground. For more information, contact Andi Miller.
2 events,
Berkman Mercaz Limud
Berkman Mercaz Limud
At Berkman Mercaz Limud (“learning center”) we foster a sense of love and joy engaging with being Jewish. Building friendships and helping our students feel connected to one another as part of a shared community is foundational and essential to all our programs. To enrich that engagement, we impart Jewish knowledge across a wide spectrum […]
Mah Jongg (In-Person)
Mah Jongg (In-Person)
Join us as in-person as we learn and play Mah Jongg. All levels are welcome! Don't forget your 2022 card! Please join us Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Please contact Andi Shuster, andishuster@yahoo.com, for more information
1 event,
RS Women: Rosh Chodesh
RS Women: Rosh Chodesh
In Judaism, each new moon ushers in a new Jewish month, Rosh Chodesh. RS Women invites you to participate in this meaningful minhag (custom) - click here to register.
0 events,
1 event,
Breaking Bread on Broad Distribution
Breaking Bread on Broad Distribution
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 […]
1 event,
Morning Minyan with Mourner’s Kadish
Morning Minyan with Mourner’s Kadish
Join together for a morning Minyan. Click here for the Zoom link. Open to all. Contact Tomas Isakowitz for information.
1 event,
Weekly Meditation Group
Weekly Meditation Group
Please join us each Friday evening from 4:30-5:30pm for Jewish mindfulness meditation. Our practice includes awareness of breath and body (yoga) to help us welcome Shabbat in the spirit of shalom. Come anytime. Beginners welcome. Join Zoom Meeting
1 event,
Torah Study
Torah Study
The cornerstone of our learning is our Saturday morning Torah Study. We discuss the weekly Torah portion and have a lively and spirited conversation as we relate this ancient text to our daily lives. No special training or prerequisite courses are necessary for you to attend. Neither is there an entrance requirement for the understanding […]
1 event,
Mah Jongg (In-Person)
Mah Jongg (In-Person)
Join us as in-person as we learn and play Mah Jongg. All levels are welcome! Don't forget your 2022 card! Please join us Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Please contact Andi Shuster, andishuster@yahoo.com, for more information
0 events,
1 event,
3 events,
Breaking Bread on Broad Distribution
Breaking Bread on Broad Distribution
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 […]
Threads of Remembrance
Threads of Remembrance
6:30- 7:30 p.m.: Commemorate World AIDS Day with Robb Reichard, Executive Director of the AIDS Fund, and Jerry Silverman, co-founder of Beth Ahavah, to discuss the creation and exhibition of the AIDS Memorial Quilt and the significance of the Beth Ahavah panels with pizza, salad, and dessert. 7:30-9:30 p.m.: Following dinner, we will show How […]
