Yahrzeit Torah Study for Jewish Pittsburgh

This commemorative Torah study honors the yahrzeit of the eleven people who were killed in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting. This in-person Torah study will take place at the JCC of Greater Pittsburgh in Squirrel Hill from 6:30pm-8:30pm. Please register by clicking here.

There will be a light nosh before study begins.

Torah study will include:

Rhonda Rosen: “Introduction to Contemplative Judaism”

Rhonda Rosen is social worker in private practice and leads contemplation and meditation sessions at Temple Sinai in Pittsburgh. She will offer insights into Jewish contemplation practices, showing how familiar and rarely utilized Jewish texts offer a system for addressing challenges.

Kalix Jacobson: ”  Lamentations: How the Music of the Jewish People Brought us Through Times of Despair”

Cantor Kalix Jacobson (they/them) of Temple Emanuel of South Hills will lead a study and song experience about Jewish music in times of despair, from the chanting of the book of Lamentations (Eicha), to modern musical creations in response to anguish and pain. Together we will learn how these melodies can both comfort us and lift us up, even in the darkest of moments.

Eric Lidji: “the importance of minyan”

Eric Lidji of the Rauh Jewish Archives will share insights into the origins and significance of the minyan—the quorum of ten required for Jewish prayer. Using traditional Jewish texts as well as local historical records, we’ll look at the beauty of this Jewish custom that was so beloved by the 11.

Amitai Bin-Nun: “History, Memory, and Martyrdom: Reading Inspired by Parshat Vayera“

Amitai Bin-Nun is currently a staff scientist at Cruise and has worked on science policy across several government, academic, and nonprofit leadership roles. In 2009, he was awarded the Luckens Prize in Jewish Thought by the University of Kentucky.

Jill Joshowitz: “Jewish History”

Jill Joshowitz is the October 27 Project Coordinator at Heinz History Center. On this talk on Jewish history she will be engaging learning about “Hanoten Teshua,” the traditional Jewish prayer for the welfare of the government.