February 2010
This event has cancelled, as of 2/08/2010.
Candle lighting, kiddush, and motzi precede dinner.
Entree, challah, and beverages provided. Bring a side dish or salad for eight or more. RSVP to JoAnn: (412) 621-6566 or ruffing@rodefshalom.org. A musical Erev Shabbat Service and ice cream kiddush follows.
Families with young children are invited to welcome
Shabbat. Candle lighting, kiddush, and motzi will precede dinner. A brief service will follow. Stay for dessert. Entree, challah, beverages, and dessert provided. Please bring a side dish or salad for eight or more. RSVP to Mimsie at leyton@rodefshalom.org or (412) 621-6566 x127.
Any 6-12th grader who has helped paint for the Purim
Carnival is welcome to attend. Contact your youth group advisor to let us know you are coming.
A mitzvah associated with Purim is to hear the megillah (Book of Esther) read. You can fulfill this mitzvah as our enthusiastic cadre of readers once again lead a hilarious service and reading that will have you rolling in the aisles. The reading and service will begin at 5:30 p.m., with a meal
following at 7:30 p.m. Don a hat or come in costume! If you would like to participate in the reading, contact Marla Perlman at (412) 687-6080. For the meal, please bring an hors d’oeuvre or dessert for eight persons to share. RSVP to JoAnn: (412) 621-6566, ruffing@rodefshalom.org.
This program is designed for children two to five years ofage, with an adult. Come learn all about Purim and explore Jewish values through hands-on activities with Mimsie Leyton and a rabbi.
Our morning will begin with a hilarious shpiel and service. Stay for the carnival to enjoy games, food, and surprises! The Family Center will hold its annual bake sale in conjunction with the carnival. Bring your sweet tooth.
March 2010
The 15th Annual Empty Bowls Dinner, a simple meal of bread and soup, to benefit Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and Just Harvest, and raise awareness about the problem of hunger in our community. Sunday, March 7, 2010, at Rodef Shalom Congregation, 4905 5th Ave, Oakland, 2-7 pm. Celebrity soup-servers, live entertainment, children’s activities, silent auction of world-class ceramic art, and ticket holders choose a beautiful hand made bowl to take home. Tkts: $20.00. (412) 431-8960 or www.pittsburghfoodbank.org.
