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 […]
Jewish Cookbook Club
RS Women Rosh Chodesh New Moon Gathering (off-site)
RS Women Rosh Chodesh New Moon Gathering (off-site)
Meet Lilith, Adam's first wife and the first Jewish feminist. Register here. Contact Ellen Poster.
Online Midweek Hebrew
Introduction to Judaism
Introduction to Judaism
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 and history, from a Reform perspective. Topics include Shabbat, The […]
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
Knitzvot- Fiber Art Connection Group
Knitzvot- Fiber Art Connection Group
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.
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.
Torah Queeries
Torah Queeries
Discuss Torah through a queer lens with student rabbi Sai Koros. Dinner 6:30 p.m.; Class 7:00 p.m. Register here. Contact Ellen Poster.
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.
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
Berkman Mercaz Limud Families Shabbat Dinner
Berkman Mercaz Limud Families Shabbat Dinner
Dinner will be at 5:15, followed by Shabbat services at 6:00 and a dessert oneg immediately after services. Reach out to friends and make a plan to come together! Click here to register, no later than Wednesday, February 7.
Shabbat Evening Service
Shabbat Evening Service
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 […]
Young Friends Ice Cream Social
Young Friends Ice Cream Social
Friday, February 9 following the Shabbat evening service at RS Come to Shabbat Services then schmooze over ice cream with new and old friends. We will provide information on what Young Friends will look like and share some exciting plans we have in store. Register here. Contact Liane Friedberg.
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 […]
ouRSelves Hidden RS Tour & Lunch
ouRSelves Hidden RS Tour & Lunch
Ever wonder what RS’s basement looked like? Or where some of those staircases went? Or how you get to the choir loft? Did you know that there used to be an apartment for the caretaker in the building? Come take a tour of some of RS’s hidden spaces led by architect Michael Hauptman and join […]