Week of Events
Shavuot Morning Festival Service with Yizkor
Shavuot Morning Festival Service with Yizkor
Attend the Shavuot Festival Service with Yizkor, where we will honor the memories of our loved ones who passed away this year from Passover to Shavuot.
“Tikkun Olam: Healing Our World” Exhibit Panel
“Tikkun Olam: Healing Our World” Exhibit Panel
Join a panel of artists for a discussion about the "Tikkun Olam: Healing Our World" exhibit with RS congregant and guest juror Ruth Fine. A modern understanding of Tikkun Olam is that we share a partnership with God and have a duty to confront the challenges of repairing our world. The exhibit will be open […]
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 […]
Jewish Food for Thought Adult Education Series
Jewish Food for Thought Adult Education Series
Wednesdays, May 14 through June 18 at 6:00 p.m. at RS Do you remember when your parent or grandparent shared a piece of wisdom that stayed with you? Participate in facilitated conversations using Hanan Harchol's animations that explore Jewish character virtues in a series of classes taught by guest rabbi David Levin. Registration required here. […]
Torah Queeries
Torah Queeries
Dinner at 6:30 p.m.; Discussion at 7:00 p.m. Discuss Torah through a queer lens with student rabbi Sai Koros. Register here. Join Zoom here. Contact Heshie Zinman at hjzinman@gmail.com.
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.
Penn Arts Live: Toll the Bell – A Cry for Peace
Penn Arts Live: Toll the Bell – A Cry for Peace
Meet at Broad & Green Sts. at 12:45 p.m. Toll the Bell is a city-wide sound installation bringing greater awareness to the gun violence epidemic affecting our city and the nation. Please bring your shofars. We will have a brief discussion of efforts to reduce gun violence, and then blow shofars in unison at 1:00 […]
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
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 […]
Shabbat Dinner Celebrating Pride
Shabbat Dinner Celebrating Pride
The joy of Pride and the joy of Klezmer equals one fabulous evening! Led by renowned klezmer trombonist Dan Blacksberg, Di Katzenmuzik is dedicated to great klezmer music, justice, and creating a vibrant Philly Jewish culture. Miryam Coppersmith will lead us in Yiddish folk dancing! Cost: $36/adult; $18/child (3-12). Register at bit.ly/junepridedinnerrs. Contact Heshie Zinman […]
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 […]
Tot Shabbat
Tot Shabbat
Gather for singing, storytelling, a craft, and oneg at Tot Shabbat. RSVP to Andi Miller.