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 […]

Join us as we learn and play Mah Jongg on-line using the Real Mah Jongg App.  All levels are welcome. Join Zoom here. Please contact Andi Shuster for more information.

Tuesdays, January 17 through April 11 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. If you are an interfaith couple, considering converting to Judaism, or Jewish and looking for beginner’s education, Introduction to Judaism is perfect for you. Taught by Rodeph Shalom clergy, Introduction to Judaism is designed to provide students with a foundation of the Jewish faith, culture, people […]

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 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 […]

Our holy books call us to love our neighbor, but so few of us know our neighbors or what they believe. This year, we are organizing a multi-faith delegation to visit our Jewish (Congregation Rodeph Shalom), Christian (The Perfecting Church) and Muslim (Masjidullah, Inc.) neighbors. As these three holidays coincide this year, discuss the traditions […]

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 […]

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.

Join together  for a morning Minyan. Click here for the Zoom link. Open to all. Contact Tomas Isakowitz for information.

Join Rabbi Eli Freedman at Bar Hygge for a discussion about the week's Torah portion. RSVP here.

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

Pizza Shabbat Dinner Friday, March 17, 5:00 p.m. Share in welcoming Shabbat as a community, with pizza, Shabbat blessings, and songs. For more information and to RSVP, contact Andi Miller.

Join together for a family Shabbat dinner, services, and oneg following the service. $10 per person aged 5 and older; No cost for children under age 5  

Join 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 […]

Following the Friday evening Shabbat service, gather for Shabbat dinner when Cantor Hyman will tell us more about our scrolls. Hear about upcoming opportunities to engage in the restoration work. Take a stroll down the Levitt Gershman lobby gallery to review pictures and information about our Torah scrolls. Register here

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 […]