December 2009
A U-Shaped U.S. and Global Economic Recovery
with Stuart G. Hoffman, Chief Economist, PNC Financial Services Group. Join us for discussion and lunch. Lunch is $5/person. No RSVP required. Sponsored by Brotherhood.
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. Bring a side dish or salad for eight or more. No desserts, please! RSVP to Mimsie: leyton@rodefshalom.org, (412) 621-6566 x127
Susan Richman will introduce melodies used in Levy Hall on Shabbat morning! Specifically, we will learn about the prayer for our bodies, ‘Asher Yatzar’, which helps open our morning services. This prayer is a time to reflect upon the wonders of the intricacies of how our bodies function, and to feel grateful that everything usually works quite amazingly well. We’ll use materials from the URJ and other sources to learn more, and we’ll learn to sing a lovely setting for this prayer from Debbie Friedman. We may even learn how to intertwine this prayer with the next prayer in the morning liturgy—Elohai Neshama-- singing the two prayers together as a round.
Youth Group members and an adult supervisor will
provide an evening of child care. Cost is $20 for the first child and $10 for each additional sibling. Dinner is included. Families must RSVP by 5 p.m. on November 30 to Mimsie: leyton@rodefshalom.org, (412) 621-6566 x127.
Candle lighting, kiddush, and motzi will precede dinner. Entree, challah, and beverages provided. Bring a side dish or salad for eight or more. RSVP to JoAnn: (412) 621-6566
x120 or ruffing@rodefshalom.org. A musical Erev
Shabbat Service will follow. The evening will conclude with an ice cream kiddush.
Families with children 18 months to 6 years old are invited to Borders Bookstore (5986 Penn Circle South, 15206). Free parking. No charge. RSVP to Mimsie: (412) 621–6566 x127, leyton@rodefshalom.org. Co-sponsored by Community Day and Shalom Pittsburgh.
Following the 5:30 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service, enjoy a
traditional Chanukah dinner with brisket and latkes. Don’t forget, it’s BYOM (Bring Your Own Menorah). RSVP by Monday, December 14. Cost is $20/adult, $9/child. Make check payable to Rodef Shalom Congregation and mail to the Temple, Attn: Chanukah Dinner. Sponsored by Brotherhood.
This series will focus on the Shabbat morning worship
experience. Become more familiar with the prayers and
structure of the Shabbat morning service.
Torah 101 with Rabbi Aaron Bisno. At Bar Mitzvahs, we say the Torah is the treasure of our people, passed down from generation to generation. We’ll
open up that treasure, exploring what the Torah has to tell us about both ancient and our own lives. (*No class will be held on December 13.)
Where do Jews go on Christmas Eve? Out for Chinese
food, of course. This year marks Rabbi Bisno’s 4th Annual Chinese Dinner. We will share a gourmet dinner, catered by the famous Sesame Inn, in Freehof Hall before adjourning to Levy Hall for a family-friendly film. Dinner includes three appetizers, seven entrees, rice, crispy noodles, dessert,
fortune cookies, and tea. And it’s BYOB, so we are sure to be of good cheer! Open to all. Cost is $22/adult, $11/child by December 17 and $25/adult, $12.50/child after. Make check payable to Rodef Shalom Congregation and mail to the Temple, Attn: Chinese Dinner.
