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 […]

Latkes and latke-adjacent foods are our topic for December. Everyone loves a good potato latke, but let’s branch out. Jake Cohen, The Nosher, and Joan Nathan have recipes should you need some inspiration. Find a recipe, cook it, and bring it to share. Register here. For more information, contact Julia Williams.

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 […]

Join the new knitting and fiber arts group. We will share knowledge, stories, and resources. Contact Susan Roth at knitzvot@gmail.com for questions or concerns.  

Come build queer commUNITY at Torah Queeries. Please join pRiSm as we welcome RRC Student, Sai Koros. 6:30 we gather for dinner (you are welcome to bring your own or pizza is provided) and at 7 we begin our discussion. Parshat Vayeshev: The Fabulous Dress and Dreams of Joseph In our discussion of Parshat Vayeshev (Gen. […]

All are welcome. Contact Andrew Kleeman

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.

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

Dinner begins at 5:15p.m. at Rodeph Shalom, in the Community Room. We will do Shabbat blessings together, share a meal, and conclude with chanting birkat hamazon, the blessing after the meal. (No worries if you do not know all (or any) of these blessings -- these monthly Family Shabbat dinners are the perfect way to learn […]

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 […]

Join together at a Community Shabbat Dinner with a latke bar and a driedel tournament! Cost: $36/adults; $18/children children over 3  Register here.  For members experiencing financial challenges, please contact Steven Share.

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 […]