Hello Friend,  Throughout October we welcome our community to gather. Whether you are moved to volunteer, immerse in spirituality, or connect with others, we invite you to spend time this month reflecting on the eleven people who were killed in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting. When the shooting occurred on Shabbat morning on October 27, 2018,...

Hello Friend,  Our world feels extremely hard to navigate at the moment. News keeps coming at a breakneck pace, and it is often difficult to tell when we are supposed to act and what we can only bear witness to. Many are struggling with holding the pain and fear of both themselves and others. My heart right now is hurting especially for all those who are living in...

Last month the 10.27 Healing Partnership staff utilized the Jewish Community Center’s new policy of volunteer time off to volunteer for Hello Neighbor, a local organization that supports incoming refugees and immigrants and helps them make Pittsburgh their home. On Jan. 31st we helped staff prepare an apartment for a Sudanese family who had been temporarily placed in a hotel after spending...

Hello Friend, On Monday I attended the Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith Prayer Vigil and Inauguration Prayer at the Christian Church of Wilkinsburg. I carried with me anxiety for all immigrants and refugees living in Pittsburgh and beyond. Support for our refugee and immigrant neighbors has always held a special place for many in our local Jewish Pittsburgh community, from the Irene Kaufmann...

Hello Friend, The staff of the 10.27 Healing Partnership wish you a warm and happy holiday season! The timing of the holidays this year feel fortuitous to me. Since Jewish holidays follow the Hebrew calendar, they fall on different dates on the Gregorian calendar every year. This year, Chanukah starts on December 25th and ends on January 1st; it begins at the same time as Christmas, ends on New...

Hello Friend, Around this time of year, the word “should” comes up a lot. We “should” find ways to engage in thankfulness, we should feel grateful, and we should spend time with family and friends and feel happy for what we have. I know that gratitude is good; it is powerful and soul-fulfilling and can be a tool of both self-love and tikkun olam. When we feel we are most in darkness, gratitude...