Week of 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
ConnectRS: Help Us to Call All Our Members
ConnectRS: Help Us to Call All Our Members
Sunday, March 19, 10:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Perform a mitzvah and reach out to our RS members! Bring your cell phone to make calls and wish them a Happy Passover. No soliciting - just friends, fun, and food (lunch included). Stay for an hour or two. Register here. Chaired by Linda Karp Rudow and […]
Online Midweek Hebrew
Introduction to Judaism
Introduction to Judaism
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 […]
Widows Moving Forward
Learn about Passover, Ramadan, and Easter with our Multi-Faith Neighbors
Learn about Passover, Ramadan, and Easter with our Multi-Faith Neighbors
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 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 […]
Midweek Hebrew
Midweek Hebrew – Scribe-in-Residence with Linda Coppelson
Midweek Hebrew – Scribe-in-Residence with Linda Coppelson
Midweek Hebrew students will get an early look at one of our Torah scrolls during its restoration process, studying with scribe/soferet Linda Coppelson. Students will learn about the inner workings of Torah, and get an up-close look at the scroll they may recognize – or soon will – from their B’nai Mitzvah at RS.
An Evening with our Soferet Linda Coppelson for Patrons
An Evening with our Soferet Linda Coppelson for Patrons
Patrons will meet and speak with Linda Coppelson, getting an up-close look at the scroll on which she has begun to work. Learn what a Torah is made of, how repairs are done, and help scribe a letter in our scroll.
Community Morning Minyan
Community Morning Minyan
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.
Adult Trope Cantillation Class
Adult Trope Cantillation Class
This class is meant to give adults a gateway into studying and chanting any Torah or Haftarah portion. RSVP to Yolanda Jordan
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
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 […]
Shabbat Morning Services; Bar Mitzvah of Lance Lichtenstein (hybrid)
Shabbat Morning Services; Bar Mitzvah of Lance Lichtenstein (hybrid)
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