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Hi all, For those who are into/interested in: -Kohenet-style prayer (lots of music and poetry) -innovative ritual ... -celebrating our Torah (and her new dress) -social justice haftarot -Shabbat You might like this to join us on Shabbat morning at 11am EST (Torah study at 10am) in Kohenet-Zoom-land - add your email address here to receive the link: https://www.kohenet.com/events-articles-podcasts or keep an eye out for the Kesher Pittsburgh newsletter! Blessings as we spiral toward a new cycle <3

Super excited for Sunday Unschool this week - we’ll be welcoming Galia Godel who’s going to be engaging our pre-K through 3rd graders in an art-based session called Talking About It - Gender and Words! Sunday, March 7 at 1pm EST / 10am PST It’s not too late to register - www.aleph.org/sundayunschool... #ALEPH #KesherPittsburgh #SundayUnschool #genderjoy #wonderfulwords

Minyan Katan has invited Keshira to hold Kabbalat Shabbat services this week and all are welcome to join for a musical, magical, connective evening. We’ll be featuring @stockmayos and including tunes familiar and new! Feel welcome to come and stay for any/all parts of the evening; the dessert and discussion will focus on the Kohenet Hebrew Priestess Institute (and the parashah)! It's free and you can receive the Zoom link by signing for our newsletter here: https://facebook....us12.list-manage.com/subscribe #minyankatan #keshirahalev #kabshab #isitshabbatyet

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Sunday Unschooled is so excited to welcome the amazing Yoshi Silverstein who will be leading us in Building Joy in Breath, Body & Spirit. Register for the whole series or join us for a single session! www.aleph.org/Sundayunschool ... #SundsyUnschool #ALEPH #KesherPittsburgh #perfectforAdar #funforeverybody

Looking forward to entering into sacred time with songs, prayers, and joyful connection

Looking forward to an intergenerational D&M tonight at 7pm EST! We’d love for your to register and join us: www.aleph.org/rocs2020 #ALEPH #renewaljudaism #weneedeachother

Looking forward to a musical and connective Kabbalat Shabbat tonight with Kesher Pittsburgh and Chavurat Shirah - 7:30pm ET. Register here for the link: https://us02web.zoom.us//tZYqcO-rqjotG9X4tEwD_AcHobgmkhMgA Shabbat shalom

Wisdom from our very own Sara Stock Mayo

We’re living in extraordinary times and sometimes we need support to get through. What a blessing that @jfcspgh has created @upstreetpgh to provide FREE mental health and therapy services to our youth (ages 12-22) in Pittsburgh. If you (or someone you know) could benefit, please share this info: upstreetpgh.org / @upstreetpgh A shidduch like this is a mega-mitzvah!

As the week comes to a close, we gather in-person/at-a-distance (with a virtual option) to usher in much-needed rest (and to sing, pray and renew our solidarity). Friday at 5:30pm ET - masks required. Capacity is limited - RSVP to [email protected] receive the Sq Hill address details or join us via Zoom, we'll be at tiny.cc/kesherpittsburgh

Two years ago today, our community was fundamentally changed, showing us that we are both more vulnerable and more resilient than we had realized. Today is a day to remember the victims, to hold space for grief, to feel our strength as one community, to reach out to metaphorically hold the hand of a neighbor. While we cannot be physically together, we are united in our hope for a brighter future- one that is free from the racism, bigotry and hatred which led to the horrifi...c attack on the three congregations that shared space at the Tree of Life synagogue. We will always remember the eleven precious souls who were once woven into the very fabric of who we are as a community. We say their names, we hold a space in hearts for those directly impacted by the events of that day, and we offer comfort to those in our immediate reach. We will never forget, but we will continue to find strength in one another. While we are mostly only virtually these days, we see one another’s eyes and smiles. Even though it’s not the same as feeling a warm embrace, it is in one another’s faces that we see our shared humanity. We must never break this chain of connection and in this way, we will know that we are never truly alone. Jewish people often say: May their memories be for a blessing. It is up to us to search for these blessings now in the darkness of the oncoming winter and the isolation of COVID. And it is up to us to become those blessings amidst all that continues to unfold in our world.

Rosh Hashanah will be on Shabbat this year so we'll be blowing shofar before sundown next Friday - 2 locations: Fox Chapel and Shadyside...which one will you join us for? There's still time to register: https://www.keshirahalev.com/kesher-rosh-hashanah-5781 #KesherPittsburgh #HHDs5781 #ShofarSoGood ... *More details in this article thanks to Sara Stock Mayo!

We'll be starting Yom Kippur morning with embodied practice with Cortney and a musical shacharit (morning) service. #KesherPittsburgh #hhds5781

Yom Kippur Day is a day of reflecting and returning - what better time is there to engage in conversations about anti-racism? Please join us for conversations centered around teshuvah, Judaism and anti-racism with the intention of learning how we can do better in 5781. The day will include programming for all ages including adult conversations facilitated by Erika Gold Kestenberg, anti-racist story time with Sheila May Stein and teen programming with Sarah May Stein.

Looking forward to an evening of (virtual) chanting and song as we open our hearts in preparation for Yom Kippur Day...we'd love for you to join our circle! #KesherPittsburgh #HHDs5781