iEngage, the program about Israel developed by the Shalom Hartman Institute, returns to Rodeph Shalom on September 15. Rick Berkman, RS Past President, will lead this eight-week series that helps North American Jews prepare for Israel’s future by gaining a greater understanding of pivotal past events. Presented by Israel ConnectRS, the course explores the critical […]

Join on Sundays at 10:00 a.m., beginning Sept. 15. Contact Andi Shuster at andishuster@yahoo.com.

BYO lunch, blankets and chairs, and dress for the weather! We’ll meet on the lawn near the wooden slide. If it’s rainy, we’ll meet on the front porch and then hang out inside instead. There’s no cost to attend, but RSVPs are preferred so we can communicate any day-of changes. Younger and older siblings are welcome […]

With Rabbi Tamir Nir. RSVP to Sophia Schwab.

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! 

Dinner at 6:00 p.m.; Discussion at 6:30 p.m. Hear Rabbi Nir's view on the WZC election and its impact on his congregation in Israel. In previous elections, the WZC successfully ensured that $20 million over five years of financial support is directed to the Reform movement in Israel. Professionals were appointed to advance Reform Jewish […]

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 […]

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.

Gather on Thursday, Nov. 21 at 7:00 p.m. for a performance of Theatre Ariel's Amsterdam at the Christ Church Neighborhood House (20 N. American St.). Amsterdam tells the story of an Israeli violinist living in Amsterdam who receives an unpaid bill from 1944. The past comes due in this imaginatively-told mystery about identity and assimilation. […]

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  

Join us for pizza & songs at Pizza Shabbat on Friday, Nov. 22 at 5:00 p.m. with Rabbi Tamir Nir. RSVP to Andi Miller

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 […]

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 […]