Week of Events
Berkman Mercaz Limud
Mah Jongg
Mah Jongg
Join on Sundays at 10:00 a.m., beginning Sept. 15. Contact Andi Shuster at andishuster@yahoo.com.
Online Midweek Hebrew
Knitzvot
Knitzvot
Rodeph Shalom’s Engagement Group for knitters, crocheters, quilters, and other fiber artists. Bring your current project, and let’s hang out, chat, and learn from each other! All ages and skill levels welcome; we have supplies to share. Contacts: Judah Calkins and Susan Roth. Ask to join our email list for meeting reminders and shop talk!
Wresting with This Moment Congregational Listening Session
Wresting with This Moment Congregational Listening Session
What are you wrestling with at this moment; what is your mitzvah? RS is holding a congregational listening session to hear about social justice issues that are most pressing in your life. RSVP to Sophia Schwab. Contact Laurel Glaser.
Introduction to Judaism
Introduction to Judaism
Tuesdays, January 14 – April 8; 6:00-8:00pm Free for RS members; $250 (individual/couple); Register here. 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 RS clergy, this course provides a foundation of the Jewish faith, culture, people and history, from […]
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
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.
Young Friends Torah Study
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 Early Shabbat Dinner
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 […]
“Outrageous Ideas or Solutions?” Israel Engagement Speaker Event & Shabbat Dinner with Trudy Rubin
“Outrageous Ideas or Solutions?” Israel Engagement Speaker Event & Shabbat Dinner with Trudy Rubin
Friday, March 21 following the Shabbat evening service When politicians throw out outrageous ideas of how to "solve" for Palestinian needs, it is vital, if painful, to keep a focus on the facts, and what will truly endanger Israel or make it more safe. Trudy Rubin, Worldview Columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer, will speak on […]
Berkman Mercaz Limud Families Late Shabbat Dinner
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
Empty NestRS Game Night
Empty NestRS Game Night
Join Empty NestRS on March 22 for Game Night. Location TBD. Games include checkers, Uno, card games, Scattergories, and more! Register here for the event. Please sign up here to bring food or drinks. Contact Andi Shuster for information.