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2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

January 2 , 8:00 am - February 28 , 5:00 pm

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

Pittsburgh area Jewish students are invited to apply for ZOA: Pittsburgh's scholarship to Israel program, taking place in summer 2025. The scholarship is open to junior and senior high school […]

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Between Two Worlds: Jewish War Brides After the Holocaust

February 24 , 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Between Two Worlds: Jewish War Brides After the Holocaust

Join Robin Judd for Between Two Worlds: Jewish War Brides After the Holocaust. Rudd will share her award-winning research on the women Holocaust survivors who married American, Canadian and British […]

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Two Short Plays

February 24 , 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Two Short Plays

Congregation Beth Shalom, in partnership with Classrooms Without Borders, presents Two Israeli Monodramas: "When the Omelet Touches the Salad" and "Jonathan," a one-man performance by Professor Roy Horovitz. Free. 7:30 […]

3 events, 25

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

February 25 , 9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

Join Rabbi Mark Asher Goodman in learning Masechet Rosh Hashanah, a tractate of the Talmud about the many new years that fill out the Jewish calendar at Congregation Beth Shalom's […]

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Torah and Tea

February 25 , 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Torah and Tea

Join Chabad of Squirrel for Torah and Tea, a 4-part class exploring the story of Purim. 7 p.m. $18. Email [email protected] for the address. chabadpgh.com/tea

4 events, 26

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

February 26 , 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

Bring the parashah alive and make it personally relevant and meaningful with Rabbi Mark Goodman in this weekly Parashah Discussion: Life & Text. 12:15 p.m. For more information, visit bethshalompgh.org/life-text.

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Chabad of the South Hills seniors’ lunch

February 26 , 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Chabad of the South Hills seniors’ lunch

Join Chabad of the South Hills for February's seniors' lunch, discussing the power and impact of socialization while aging. 1 p.m. $5 suggested donation. Wheelchair accesible. 1701 McFarland Rd. chabadsh.com

7:30 pm Recurring

Decoding the Talmud

February 26 , 7:30 pm Recurring

Decoding the Talmud

Join Chabad of South Hills for Decoding the Talmud. Get inside the story, substance, and significance of the book that defines Judaism. Six Wednesdays online. 1700 Bower Hill Road. To […]

1 event, 27

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

3 events, 28

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

5:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Community Shabbat Dinner

February 28 , 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Community Shabbat Dinner

Join Chabad of the South Hills for a Community Shabbat Dinner. Enjoy a lively dinner with delicious food and great company. 5 p.m. $18/Family max $45. Hampton Inn, Murtland Ave, […]

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Look to the Light concert

February 28 , 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Look to the Light concert

Join Rodef Shalom Congregation and Thousand Bridges Opera Company following Shabbat services for the Look to the Light concert, a free recital inspired by the poetry of Langston Hughes to […]

1 event, 1

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

JCC Big Night 2025 Olympics

March 1 , 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

JCC Big Night 2025 Olympics

Big Night is the JCC’s largest annual fundraiser, celebrating community and supporting vital programs. This year’s Big Night Olympics promises games, music, global cuisine, and more—all for a great cause. […]

3 events, 2

11:00 am - 6:00 pm

Spring Vendor and Craft Fair

March 2 , 11:00 am - 6:00 pm

Spring Vendor and Craft Fair

Join B'nai Emunoh us for their first Jewish community vendors & crafters fair. Handmade jewelry and pens, handcrafted leather items, crocheted alef beis letters, Hello Kitty items, Dead Sea products, […]

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Sharaka Community Event

March 2 , 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Sharaka Community Event

Sharaka is bringing its authentic storytelling and mission of peacebuilding through shared humanity to Pittsburgh. Th/e Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh welcomes your curiosity and questions while we grapple with […]

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

March 2 , 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

Join a lay-led Online Parashah Study Group to discuss the week's Torah portion. All classes meet online. No Hebrew knowledge is needed. The goal is to build community while deepening […]

0 events, 3

2 events, 4

9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

March 4 , 9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

Join Rabbi Mark Asher Goodman in learning Masechet Rosh Hashanah, a tractate of the Talmud about the many new years that fill out the Jewish calendar at Congregation Beth Shalom's […]

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Recurring

Torah and Tea

March 4 , 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Recurring

Torah and Tea

Join Chabad of Squirrel for Torah and Tea, a 4-part class exploring the story of Purim. 7 p.m. $18. Email [email protected] for the address. chabadpgh.com/tea

3 events, 5

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Ladies’ Lunch and Learn

March 5 , 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Ladies’ Lunch and Learn

Enjoy a Ladies' Lunch and Learn with Chabad of Squirrel Hill, an hour of nourishment for the mind, body and soul as we explore words of the heart for the […]

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

March 5 , 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

Bring the parashah alive and make it personally relevant and meaningful with Rabbi Mark Goodman in this weekly Parashah Discussion: Life & Text. 12:15 p.m. For more information, visit bethshalompgh.org/life-text.

7:30 pm Recurring

Decoding the Talmud

March 5 , 7:30 pm Recurring

Decoding the Talmud

Join Chabad of South Hills for Decoding the Talmud. Get inside the story, substance, and significance of the book that defines Judaism. Six Wednesdays online. 1700 Bower Hill Road. To […]

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0 events, 7

2 events, 8

9:00 am - 10:30 am

Shabbat With You

March 8 , 9:00 am - 10:30 am

Shabbat With You

Families with young children are invited to spend Shabbat morning with Rodef Shalom at Shabbat with You. Drop in for a light breakfast, play date, sing-along with Cantor Toby and […]

9:00 am - 10:30 am

Congregation Beth Shalom’s Sisterhood Shabbat

March 8 , 9:00 am - 10:30 am

Congregation Beth Shalom’s Sisterhood Shabbat

Congregation Beth Shalom’s Sisterhood Shabbat will honor laine Catz, Elisa Marlin, and Carolyn Slayton. Casey Weiss, CDS head of school and former assistant principal at Hillel Academy, will be the […]

3 events, 9

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Tea and Hamantaschen

March 9 , 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Tea and Hamantaschen

Join Rodef Shalom for Tea and Hamantaschen and get your Purim celebration off to a great start with tea, hamantaschen and a joyful community. 10 a.m. 4905 Fifth Ave. rodefshalom.org/tea

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Inauguration and Evening of Celebration

March 9 , 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Inauguration and Evening of Celebration

Join Chabad of Squirrel Hill at their Evening of Celebration, honoring Dr. Stanley Marks and marking the inauguration of their newly renovated building. 6 p.m. $150/person. 1700 Beechwood Blvd. chabadpgh.com

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

March 9 , 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

Join a lay-led Online Parashah Study Group to discuss the week's Torah portion. All classes meet online. No Hebrew knowledge is needed. The goal is to build community while deepening […]

0 events, 10

2 events, 11

9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

March 11 , 9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

Join Rabbi Mark Asher Goodman in learning Masechet Rosh Hashanah, a tractate of the Talmud about the many new years that fill out the Jewish calendar at Congregation Beth Shalom's […]

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Recurring

Torah and Tea

March 11 , 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Recurring

Torah and Tea

Join Chabad of Squirrel for Torah and Tea, a 4-part class exploring the story of Purim. 7 p.m. $18. Email [email protected] for the address. chabadpgh.com/tea

5 events, 12

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Squirrel Hill Lunch Bunch

March 12 , 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Squirrel Hill Lunch Bunch

Th March Squirrel Hill Lunch Bunch will meet at Jodee B’s. Please RSVP to Geri Linder by March 7 at (412) 421-5868.Noon. 3600 Ardmore Blvd, 15221

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

March 12 , 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

Bring the parashah alive and make it personally relevant and meaningful with Rabbi Mark Goodman in this weekly Parashah Discussion: Life & Text. 12:15 p.m. For more information, visit bethshalompgh.org/life-text.

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Pre-Purim Lunch

March 12 , 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Pre-Purim Lunch

Join Chabad of the South Hills for a pre-Purim seniors' lunch with Hamantaschen and a holiday program. Rebecca Byard with Direct Care Physicians of Pittsburgh will speak about insomnia. 1 […]

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Hamantash Bake

March 12 , 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Hamantash Bake

Get ready for Purim with a Hamantash Bake at Chabad of Squirrel Hill. Fun for adults and children. 6 p.m. $12/person. 1700 Beechwood Blvd. chabadpgh.com/hamantash

7:30 pm Recurring

Decoding the Talmud

March 12 , 7:30 pm Recurring

Decoding the Talmud

Join Chabad of South Hills for Decoding the Talmud. Get inside the story, substance, and significance of the book that defines Judaism. Six Wednesdays online. 1700 Bower Hill Road. To […]

2 events, 13

7:30 pm

Estar Trek: The Next, Next Generation

March 13 , 7:30 pm

Estar Trek: The Next, Next Generation

Join Tree of Life Congregation and Rodef Shalom Congregation for Estar Trek: The Next, Next Generation, an out of this world experience that will include Maariv, a reading of Megillat […]

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Purim at Young Peoples Synagogue

March 13 , 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Purim at Young Peoples Synagogue

Join Young Peoples Synagogue to celebrate Purim. Megillah reading followed by a sumptuous meal. Members and friends are invited. 7:30 p.m. Forbes and Denniston. Reservations required. Email [email protected] or call […]

2 events, 14

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Purim Feast

March 14 , 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Purim Feast

Celebrate Purim and join Chabad of Squirrel Hill for their Purim Feast. Enjoy a Megillah reading, music, crafts, entertainment and a Shabbat-style dinner. 5 p.m. $18/adult, $10/child. 1700 Beechwood Blvd. […]

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Purim in the Palace

March 14 , 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Purim in the Palace

Join Chabad of the South Hills for Purim in the Palace, an animated Megillah Reading and royal Purim Feast. Create your own magic potion and enchanted edible apples. 5 p.m. […]

1 event, 15

7:30 pm - 10:30 pm

Casino Night

March 15 , 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm

Casino Night

Tree of Life Congregation invites you to Casino Night. The evening will be filled with casino games, light bites, drinks and great company. There will be blackjack tables, a roulette […]

1 event, 16

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

March 16 , 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

Join a lay-led Online Parashah Study Group to discuss the week's Torah portion. All classes meet online. No Hebrew knowledge is needed. The goal is to build community while deepening […]

1 event, 17

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Roll for Insight: Community-Building Roleplaying Games

March 17 , 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Roll for Insight: Community-Building Roleplaying Games

Join the 10.27 Healing Partnership for Roll for Insight: Community-Building Roleplaying Games. Meet every other week to connect and grow with new friends through playing tabletop role playing games designed […]

2 events, 18

9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

March 18 , 9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

Join Rabbi Mark Asher Goodman in learning Masechet Rosh Hashanah, a tractate of the Talmud about the many new years that fill out the Jewish calendar at Congregation Beth Shalom's […]

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Recurring

Torah and Tea

March 18 , 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Recurring

Torah and Tea

Join Chabad of Squirrel for Torah and Tea, a 4-part class exploring the story of Purim. 7 p.m. $18. Email [email protected] for the address. chabadpgh.com/tea

3 events, 19

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

March 19 , 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

Bring the parashah alive and make it personally relevant and meaningful with Rabbi Mark Goodman in this weekly Parashah Discussion: Life & Text. 12:15 p.m. For more information, visit bethshalompgh.org/life-text.

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Intergenerational Family Dynamics Discussion Group

March 19 , 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Intergenerational Family Dynamics Discussion Group

Join AgeWell for the Intergenerational Family Dynamics Discussion Group at JCC South Hills every third Wednesday of each month. Led by intergenerational specialist/presenter and educator Audree Schall. The group is […]

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Romanian records go online

March 19 , 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Romanian records go online

"Romanian Records Go Online" with Michael Moritz will cover the availability of records from throughout Romania in many different online sources. It will cover all the various regions of the […]

2 events, 20

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Spaces of Treblinka: A Conversation with Author Dr. Jacob Flaws

March 20 , 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Spaces of Treblinka: A Conversation with Author Dr. Jacob Flaws

Author Jacob Flaws will discuss his new book Spaces of Treblinka. 5 p.m. Free. Carnegie Mellon University, Baker Hall (Basement Level), A53 Steindberg Auditorium, 4825 Frew Street. cmu.edu/dietrich/about/calendar/index.html

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

NCJW Pittsburgh Spring Event: Featuring A Patchwork Life by Louise Silk

March 20 , 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

NCJW Pittsburgh Spring Event: Featuring A Patchwork Life by Louise Silk

In partnership with the Rauh Jewish Archives, NCJW presents Featuring A Patchwork Life by Louise Silk, a special fundraising event. This memorable evening will highlight the powerful intersection of art […]

1 event, 21

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

20s and 30s Shabbat

March 21 , 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

20s and 30s Shabbat

Join Rodef Shalom’s Cantor Toby Glaser for a 20s & 30s Kabbalat Shabbat. Get to know other young Jewish professionals and close out the week with apps, wine, and great […]

0 events, 22

1 event, 23

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

March 23 , 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

Join a lay-led Online Parashah Study Group to discuss the week's Torah portion. All classes meet online. No Hebrew knowledge is needed. The goal is to build community while deepening […]

1 event, 24

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Recurring

Roll for Insight: Community-Building Roleplaying Games

March 24 , 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Recurring

Roll for Insight: Community-Building Roleplaying Games

Join the 10.27 Healing Partnership for Roll for Insight: Community-Building Roleplaying Games. Meet every other week to connect and grow with new friends through playing tabletop role playing games designed […]

2 events, 25

9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

March 25 , 9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

Join Rabbi Mark Asher Goodman in learning Masechet Rosh Hashanah, a tractate of the Talmud about the many new years that fill out the Jewish calendar at Congregation Beth Shalom's […]

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Family Papers: A Sephardic Journey Through the Twentieth Century

March 25 , 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Family Papers: A Sephardic Journey Through the Twentieth Century

Sarah Abrevaya Stein presents Family Papers: A Sephardic Journey Through the Twentieth Century, sharing her award-winning research on the Levy family and their displacement from Salonica, Greece to cities around […]

2 events, 26

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

March 26 , 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

Bring the parashah alive and make it personally relevant and meaningful with Rabbi Mark Goodman in this weekly Parashah Discussion: Life & Text. 12:15 p.m. For more information, visit bethshalompgh.org/life-text.

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Michael Solomonov and Steve Cook Present Zahav Home

March 26 , 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Michael Solomonov and Steve Cook Present Zahav Home

Congregation Beth Shalom is pleased to announce that Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook will present their book Zahav Home. 7:30 p.m. bethshalompgh.org/march-2025

1 event, 27

7:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Free Throws & Field Goals Sports Trivia Night

March 27 , 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Free Throws & Field Goals Sports Trivia Night

Join Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh's YAD Philanthropy for Free Throws & Field Goals Sports Trivia Night, their annual fundraising event with a sporty twist. Will your team come out […]

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2 events, 30

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Jewish Gems

March 30 , 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Jewish Gems

Join Chabad of Squirrel Hill for Jewish Gems, an afternoon of jewelry making and snippets of inspiration for women and girls. 1:30 p.m. $15/person. 1700 Beechwood Blvd. chabadpgh.com/jewelry

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

March 30 , 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

Join a lay-led Online Parashah Study Group to discuss the week's Torah portion. All classes meet online. No Hebrew knowledge is needed. The goal is to build community while deepening […]

2 events, 31

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Recurring

Roll for Insight: Community-Building Roleplaying Games

March 31 , 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Recurring

Roll for Insight: Community-Building Roleplaying Games

Join the 10.27 Healing Partnership for Roll for Insight: Community-Building Roleplaying Games. Meet every other week to connect and grow with new friends through playing tabletop role playing games designed […]

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Art as Midrash

March 31 , 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Art as Midrash

Join Tree of Life Congregation and Rabbi Jeffrey Myers for Art as Midrash. Participants will view and discuss various artistic renderings of the Song of the Sea from printed Haggadot […]

2 events, 1

9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

April 1 , 9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

Join Rabbi Mark Asher Goodman in learning Masechet Rosh Hashanah, a tractate of the Talmud about the many new years that fill out the Jewish calendar at Congregation Beth Shalom's […]

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

PJ Library Passover

April 1 , 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

PJ Library Passover

Join Rodef Shalom librarian Sam Siskind and Family Center Director Ellie Feibus for PJ Library Passover, an evening of fun and food for young children and families, including Passover crafts […]

1 event, 2

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

April 2 , 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

Bring the parashah alive and make it personally relevant and meaningful with Rabbi Mark Goodman in this weekly Parashah Discussion: Life & Text. 12:15 p.m. For more information, visit bethshalompgh.org/life-text.

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1 event, 5

9:00 am - 10:30 am

Shabbat with You

April 5 , 9:00 am - 10:30 am

Shabbat with You

Families with young children are invited to spend Shabbat morning with Rodef Shalom at Shabbat with You. Drop in for a light breakfast, play date, sing-along with Cantor Toby and […]

3 events, 6

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

“Help! I got my DNA Results, and I’m Confused!”

April 6 , 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

“Help! I got my DNA Results, and I’m Confused!”

The Jewish Genealogy Society of Pittsburgh presents "Help! I got my DNA Results, and I’m Confused!" with Gil Bardige. Did you get your autosomal DNA results from any or all […]

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

The Great Matzah Bake-Off

April 6 , 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

The Great Matzah Bake-Off

Join Chabad of the South Hills for the Great Matzah Bake-off. 3 p.m. $12/child before March 27. 1700 Bower Hill Road. chabadsh.com/matzah

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

April 6 , 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

Join a lay-led Online Parashah Study Group to discuss the week's Torah portion. All classes meet online. No Hebrew knowledge is needed. The goal is to build community while deepening […]

January 2
January 2 , 8:00 am - February 28 , 5:00 pm

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

February 24 , 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Between Two Worlds: Jewish War Brides After the Holocaust

February 24 , 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Two Short Plays

January 2
January 2 , 8:00 am - February 28 , 5:00 pm

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

February 25 , 9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

February 25 , 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Torah and Tea

January 2
January 2 , 8:00 am - February 28 , 5:00 pm

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

February 26 , 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

February 26 , 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Chabad of the South Hills seniors’ lunch

February 26 , 7:30 pm Recurring

Decoding the Talmud

January 2
January 2 , 8:00 am - February 28 , 5:00 pm

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

January 2
January 2 , 8:00 am - February 28 , 5:00 pm

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

February 28 , 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Community Shabbat Dinner

February 28 , 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Look to the Light concert

March 1
March 1 , 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

JCC Big Night 2025 Olympics

March 2
March 2 , 11:00 am - 6:00 pm

Spring Vendor and Craft Fair

March 2 , 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Sharaka Community Event

March 2 , 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

  • There are no events on this day.
March 4
March 4 , 9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

March 4 , 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Recurring

Torah and Tea

March 5
March 5 , 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Ladies’ Lunch and Learn

March 5 , 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

March 5 , 7:30 pm Recurring

Decoding the Talmud

  • There are no events on this day.
  • There are no events on this day.
March 8
March 8 , 9:00 am - 10:30 am

Shabbat With You

March 8 , 9:00 am - 10:30 am

Congregation Beth Shalom’s Sisterhood Shabbat

March 9
March 9 , 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Tea and Hamantaschen

March 9 , 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Inauguration and Evening of Celebration

March 9 , 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

  • There are no events on this day.
March 11
March 11 , 9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

March 11 , 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Recurring

Torah and Tea

March 12
March 12 , 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Squirrel Hill Lunch Bunch

March 12 , 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

March 12 , 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Pre-Purim Lunch

March 12 , 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Hamantash Bake

March 12 , 7:30 pm Recurring

Decoding the Talmud

March 13
March 13 , 7:30 pm

Estar Trek: The Next, Next Generation

March 13 , 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Purim at Young Peoples Synagogue

March 14
March 14 , 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Purim Feast

March 14 , 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Purim in the Palace

March 15
March 15 , 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm

Casino Night

March 16
March 16 , 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

March 17
March 17 , 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Roll for Insight: Community-Building Roleplaying Games

March 18
March 18 , 9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

March 18 , 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Recurring

Torah and Tea

March 19
March 19 , 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

March 19 , 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Intergenerational Family Dynamics Discussion Group

March 19 , 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Romanian records go online

March 20
March 20 , 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Spaces of Treblinka: A Conversation with Author Dr. Jacob Flaws

March 20 , 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

NCJW Pittsburgh Spring Event: Featuring A Patchwork Life by Louise Silk

March 21
March 21 , 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

20s and 30s Shabbat

  • There are no events on this day.
March 23
March 23 , 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

March 24
March 24 , 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Recurring

Roll for Insight: Community-Building Roleplaying Games

March 25
March 25 , 9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

March 25 , 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Family Papers: A Sephardic Journey Through the Twentieth Century

March 26
March 26 , 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

March 26 , 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Michael Solomonov and Steve Cook Present Zahav Home

March 25
March 25 , 9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

March 25 , 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Family Papers: A Sephardic Journey Through the Twentieth Century

March 26
March 26 , 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

March 26 , 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Michael Solomonov and Steve Cook Present Zahav Home

March 27
March 27 , 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Free Throws & Field Goals Sports Trivia Night

  • There are no events on this day.
  • There are no events on this day.
March 30
March 30 , 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Jewish Gems

March 30 , 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

March 31
March 31 , 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Recurring

Roll for Insight: Community-Building Roleplaying Games

March 31 , 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Art as Midrash

April 1
April 1 , 9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

April 1 , 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

PJ Library Passover

April 2
April 2 , 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

  • There are no events on this day.
  • There are no events on this day.
April 5
April 5 , 9:00 am - 10:30 am

Shabbat with You

April 6
April 6 , 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

“Help! I got my DNA Results, and I’m Confused!”

April 6 , 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

The Great Matzah Bake-Off

April 6 , 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

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    By Ben Sales
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    By JNS
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    By Philissa Cramer
  • Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist at Columbia who was arrested by ICE in March 2025, speaking to media. (Screenshot)
    Anti-Zionism
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    By Ben Sales
  • US President Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi arrive to speak at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC, on March 14, 2025. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images)
    Israel at war
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    By Philissa Cramer
  • A group of pro-Palestinian protesters outside Columbia University in April 2024 (Photo by SWinxy, CC BY-SA 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons)
    Antisemitism
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    By Luke Tress
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    By Philissa Cramer and Ron Kampeas
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    Immigration
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    By JNS
  • Demonstrators gather outside the Federal Courthouse in New York City to show support for Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil and to demand his release from ICE detention on March 12, 2025. (Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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    By Ben Sales
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    Politics
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    By Andrew Silow-Carroll
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    Politics and food
    A bagel shop backed out of a Jewish food festival over Israel. Then regret set in.
    By Philissa Cramer
  • President Donald Trump’s pick to be secretary of education, Linda McMahon, testifies during her Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing, Feb. 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
    Education
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    By Philissa Cramer
  • Jews from New York and around the country traveled to Washington, D.C., for a landmark pro-Israel rally, Nov. 14, 2023. (Luke Tress)
    Israel at war
    Fewer than half of Americans sympathize with Israelis over Palestinians, poll shows
    By Ben Sales
  • Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist at Columbia who was arrested by ICE in March 2025, speaking to media. (Screenshot)
    Higher education
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    By Ben Sales
  • The skyline of Cincinnati (Getty Images); inset: Rabbi Ari Jun. (Courtesy)
    Anti-Zionism
    Cincinnati rabbi disinvited from rally against Nazis over his support for Israel
    By Sam Fisher and Lonny Goldsmith
World
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    Israel at war
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    By Joshua Marks
  • (L-R) US Senator John Fetterman, Gisele Fetterman, Sara Netanyahu and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on March 19, 2025. (Amos Ben Gershom/ GPO)
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    By Jacob Magid
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    Israel at war
    ‘Incontrovertible proof’: UK report details Hamas atrocities on Oct. 7
    By Joshua Marks
  • The University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. (Courtesy of the University of Amsterdam)
    Higher education
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    By Shira Li Bartov
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    Israel at war
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    By Lazar Berman
  • The head of Hamas’s military wing Muhammad Deif in an undated photo. (Israel Defense Forces)
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    Captured Gaza records show that Iran, Hezbollah plotted with Hamas to destroy Israel
    By Stav Levatonn
  • Gaza (Photo by Catholic Church England and Wales, courtesy of flickr.com)
    Israel at war
    PM: IDF launching strikes throughout Gaza after Hamas refused repeated hostage deal offers
    By Jacob Magid
  • 22 hostages are presumed to be alive and the status of two is uncertain: Top row, from left: Elkana Bohbot, Matan Angrest, Edan Alexander, Avinatan Or, Yosef-Haim Ohana, Alon Ohel. Second row, from left: Evyatar David, Guy Gilboa-Dalal, Bipin Joshi, Rom Braslavski, Ziv Berman, Gali Berman. Third row, from left: Omri Miran, Eitan Mor, Segev Kalfon, Nimrod Cohen, Maxim Herkin, Eitan Horn. Bottom row, from left: Matan Zangauker, Bar Kupershtein, David Cunio, Ariel Cunio, Tamir Nimrodi, Pinta Nattapong. (Hostages Families Forum)
    Israel at war
    Netanyahu OKs talks based on US proposal to free 11 living hostages
    By Joshua Marks
  • The family of Edan Alexander, an American held captive in Gaza, protests for his release in December 2024 in New York City. (Alon Kaplun)
    Israel at war
    Hamas says it will release Edan Alexander and bodies of 4 dual-national hostages
    By Philissa Cramer
  • Children and their teachers and parents dressed up for Purim, some as Batman in honor of the slain Bibas brothers, at the Gabrieli Carmel School in Tel Aviv, March 13, 2025.(Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
    Israel at war
    Children in Israel and beyond are dressing as Batman for Purim to honor the slain Bibas brothers
    By Philissa Cramer
  • An Air Canada Airbus A220-300 at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Nova Scotia, Sept. 17, 2020. (Credit: Atlantic Aviation Media via Wikimedia Commons)
    Geography
    Air Canada map replaces Israel with ‘Palestinian territories’
    By JNS Staff
  • Released hostage Eli Sharabi meets with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on March 5, 2025. (White House/X)
    Israel at war
    US talks with Hamas said to hit snag after media leak
    By Jacob Magid
  • Yael Alexander, mother of hostage Edan Alexander, speaks to The Times of Israel on Feb. 23, 2025 (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
    Israel at war
    In 1st, US holding secret direct talks with Hamas to free American hostages, end war
    By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
  • Yuval Abraham and Basel Adra accept the Oscar Best Documentary award for their film "No Other Land," March 2, 2025. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
    Film
    Oscar-winning filmmakers caught on video pestering IDF troops
    By JNS
  • Shlomo Mantzur (Photo courtesy of the Hostages and Missing Families Forum)
    Israel at war
    Murdered hostage Shlomo Mantzur laid to rest
    By By JNS Staff
  • Police and first responders at the site of a stabbing attack in Haifa on March 3, 2025. (Screenshot via JTA)
    Terrorism
    Arab Israeli killed in Haifa stabbing attack as Israeli-Palestinian tensions escalate
    By Ben Sales
  • (Photo courtesy of Pexels)
    Antisemitism
    ‘We are moral and ethical soldiers, not monsters like Hamas,’ Canadians on anti-Israel site’s list say
    By Dave Gordon
  • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, IDF chief Herzi Halevi (left), Defense Minister Israel Katz (second from right) and IAF chief of staff Omer Tischler (right) in the military headquarters in Tel Aviv on December 26, 2024. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
    Israel at war
    Israel endorses new US plan for half of hostages to be released now, ceasefire maintained
    By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
  • IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi meets with members of the General Staff Forum at the IDF HQ in Tel Aviv, July 28, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
    Israel at war
    Before Oct. 7, IDF probe shows, Hamas duped Israel into thinking it did not pose a major threat
    By Emanuel Fabian
  • Dutch police respond to an anti-Israel protest in central Amsterdam, Aug. 10, 2024. (Photo by Mouneb Taim/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images, via jNS)
    Antisemitism
    Dutch anti-Israel activist agrees to plea bargain after wishing JNS reporter dead
    By JNS Staff
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