Week of Events
Mah Jongg
Join on Sundays at 10:00 a.m., beginning Sept. 14 with your 2025 card. Contact Andi Shuster.
WHYY Presents: Reimagining Menopause
Join for an Evening of Empowering Conversation on Menopause! WHYY's The Pulse presents Reimagining Menopause, led by Maiken Scott and a panel of the region's leading menopause experts. Explore the newest science on symptom management and treatment options, while gaining practical insights to help women thrive. This program is open to all, regardless of gender identity. Register here. Contact Laurel Landau. […]
Knitzvot
Knitzvot is Rodeph Shalom's Engagement Group for knitters, crocheters, quilters, and other fiber artists that meets on the first and third Tuesday of the month at RS, from 5:30–7 p.m. Bring your current project! We'll hang out, chat, and learn from each other. All ages and skill levels are welcome, and we have supplies to […]
Israel-Palestine Group Discussion
Maya Pindyck, an Israeli-American poet and RS congregant, will share poems from her book Impossible Belonging, which won the Philip Levine Prize for Poetry and was a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award. The book explores questions about Jewish identity, statehood, diaspora, and cultural belonging. She will also share a few recent poems, written after the book's publication […]
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 […]
Online Community Morning Minyan
Every Thursday from 8:10-8:40 a.m. on Zoom Start your day in community. Whether you want to support others, are in mourning, or are marking a yahrzeit, join us for a brief, meaningful service. Your presence matters. Join Zoom here. Open to all. Contact Tomas Isakowitz.
Jewish Meditation Group
Please join us weekly from 5:00-5:30 p.m. 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
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 […]
“Fact vs. Fiction: Israel Beyond the Headlines”: An Evening with Michael Balaban, President & CEO, Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
Social media and many mainstream news outlets paint a disturbing portrait of Israel. Michael Balaban, a Jewish community leader for more than three decades, is a frequent flyer to our Jewish homeland. He will "talk tachlis" (have a straightforward coversation) about the complexities of the current situation in Israel and the many challenges faced by […]
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 […]
