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Recent Events
Jul 8, 2020
#CFLKConnectingCommunities Upstander Opportunities
JCC Center for Loving Kindness Launches New Campaign: Connecting Communities “We are living through both a medical pandemic and a moral pandemic. CFLK’s Connecting Communities Campaign offers on line and in person opportunities to get involved.” -Rabbi Ron Symons Director, JCC Center For Loving Kindness Connecting Communities in Conversations Coming Soon to CFLK Facebook Watch...
Jun 4, 2020
June 4: Project UPstander Day of Action
9:45 am-1 pm
Stand UP with our neighbors in Wilkinsburg through the JCC’s Center for Loving Kindness Please join us in Wilkinsburg’s neighborhood improvement projects: Thursday, June 4, 2020 10 AM– 1 PM Please arrive by 9:45 AM Meet at The Christian Church of Wilkinsburg Park in the lot next to the Church 748 Wallace Ave, Pittsburgh, PA...
Jun 4, 2020
Standing Up: A Teen Conversation Around Race and Responsibility
7 PM
What is your role and responsibility in this moment? Join The Second Floor, the Center for Loving Kindness, and Repair The World Pittsburgh for an open dialogue and conversation around racial justice with Julie Mallis, Program Director of Repair the World Pittsburgh. No RSVP required. Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/91834271398
May 31, 2020
JCC and CFLK: Concerning Recent Events
Please read: A Message from the Center for Loving Kindness
Mar 30 – Apr 16, 2020
Celebrate Passover – PJ with Sheli, Virtual Seders and more
11-11:20 am
End of Passover Snack with Sheli Thursday, April 16, 4-4:20 PM Watch on Facebook Live As we get ready to put away our matzah for another year, Sheli the Puppet and Rabbi Ron help our littlest ones learn more about safety at this time, food blessings and tzedakah. Please come for SEDER…Long Distance on...
Mar 28 – Apr 30, 2020
Comforting Conversations
During this time of uncertainty surrounding the Coronavirus, the Center for Loving Kindness – JCC Pittsburgh presents a new series called “Comforting Conversations”. We invite you to listen and share your feelings, as members of our team talk with members of our community about topics we believe you and your family may be dealing with right now....
Mar 18, 2020
All of Us are Pittsburghers: Immigrants, Refugees, Transplants and Yinzers – POSTPONED
6-7:45 pm
POSTPONED Dear Neighbors, Thank you for your planned participation in the March 18th Big Table All of Us Are Pittsburghers: Immigrants, Refugees, Transplants and Yinzers conversation. At this time we are postponing the event. We have full confidence that we will be able to reschedule this event and look forward to your participation. For the...
Mar 10, 2020
Religious Freedom: A First Amendment Conference Follow Up
10:30 am– 12 pm
As the debate regarding religious freedom continues, we hope to strengthen the notion that we are each responsible for protecting each other’s fundamental rights through shared dialogue. Freedom of religion is an unalienable right that we share as American citizens, and it is our duty living in a democratic society to uphold and defend these...
Feb 26, 2020
Partners in Torah – An Exciting Learning Experience
7:30 PM
Partners in Torah is an exciting learning experience that allows participants to study the Torah topic of their choice. The program features both chavrusa (same-gender study partners) learning as well as mixed-gender small groups. For information or to arrange a study partner, please email Rabbi Schon at
[email protected]
Presented by Kulam-Pittsburgh Community Beit Midrash in...
Feb 20, 2020
Spiritual Leaders: We Have To Talk… About Census 2020
9:30-11 am
Every person counts and should be counted! Our religious traditions insist that every person counts. It is our job as spiritual leaders to make sure that every person is counted. Interfaith teachings about the value of every person Presentations by civic leaders on the ins and outs of how Census 2020 will work Important information...
Feb 17, 2020
Random Acts of Kindness Day
11 am-12:30 pm
Hosted by The Center for Loving Kindness and Civic Engagement, Random Acts of Kindness Day seeks to strengthen the mission of the organization by encouraging community members to come together and display altruism towards their fellow neighbors. Care packages will include weather appropriate donated apparel. Care packages will be distributed to individuals in communities in...
Feb 10, 2020
All About Census 2020
7-8:30 pm
Hopeful Conversation: All About Census 2020 Every person counts and should be counted! This evening will help you better understand: Interfaith teachings about the value of every person The myths, truths and logistics about Census 2020 Important information about how we are all impacted by Census 2020 Opportunities to sign up for part-time jobs to...
Dec 22, 2019
Sadaqah/Tzedakah Day at the JCC
2-4:30 pm
The JCC Center for Loving Kindness invites everyone in the community to celebrate the season by giving to refugee and immigrant families in need. The event is free and open to all. 2 to 4 pm – Ostrow Palm Court: Baby supply collection plus crafts, multi-cultural snacks and music. Collection includes: Diapers Blankets Winter clothing...
Dec 7, 2019
Light – An Interfaith Celebration Through Song
7-8:30 pm
FREE AND OPEN TO ALL Sing with us and shine the light as we bring our diverse faith traditions together. Join us in bringing LIGHT into the world through music. Featured artists: Allegheny Unitarian Universalist Church Alumni Theater Company/JCC Teens Cantor Julie Newman and Sara Stock Mayo of Tiferet Pittsburgh Stake Choir from the Church...
Nov 13, 2019
World Kindness Day at the JCC
11 am-1 pm
Please join us as we participate in World Kindness Day, a nationally celebrated movement encouraging individuals and organizations to carry out good deeds and acts of kindness. Drop by the JCC in Squirrel Hill to make bagged lunches for non-profit organizations in the Pittsburgh area who serve community members. We are partnering with 412 Food...
Nov 10 – Nov 11, 2019
Antisemitism, Hate and Social Responsibility
A CONFERENCE HOSTED BY CLASSROOMS WITHOUT BORDERS Geared to academia, educators, spiritual leaders and students Open to the community Featured Scholars and Presenters • Dr. Michael Berenbaum, Professor of Jewish Studies and Director of the Sigi Ziering Institute, American Jewish University, and former Director of the United States Holocaust Research Institute at the U.S. Holocaust...
Oct 27, 2019
October 27, 2019
In recognition of the events of October 27, 2018 targeting members of three congregations praying at the Tree of Life building, the JCC will be closed for normal business. The JCC will be open for Community Service and Resiliency. On October 27, 2019: The 10/27 Healing Partnership, a federally-funded resiliency center on the upper level...
Oct 9, 2019
High Holidays of Hope – Yom Kippur
3-4:30 pm
Free and open to everyone For more information: Rabbi Ron Symons, 412-697-3235 Yom Kippur: Forgiveness and Repentance Wednesday, October 9 • 3-4:30 PM JCC of Greater Pittsburgh – Katz Performing Arts Center 5738 Darlington Road, Squirrel Hill Gather on the holiest day of the year to explore the role that forgiveness and repentance have in our...
Oct 1 – Dec 21, 2019
Each and Every: Photography Exhibit
6-8 pm
Through December 2019 Each and Every explores the power of six Pittsburgh-based organizations that are each and every day making our corner of the world a better place to live in. The essence of the exhibition is exploring the human need of our neighbors and celebrating the work of dedicated residents who are changing our...
Sep 30, 2019
High Holidays of Hope – Rosh Hashanah
3-4:30 pm
Free and open to everyone For more information: Rabbi Ron Symons, 412-697-3235 Rosh Hashanah UPstanders Monday, September 30 • 3-4:30 PM Levinson Hall, JCC of Greater Pittsburgh 5738 Forbes Avenue, Squirrel Hill The piercing sound of the ancient shofar will inspire us to move from being bystanders to UPstanders. Engage in guided conversations with neighbors Circulate...
Sep 23, 2019
The First Amendment for the 21st Century
The First Amendment for the 21st Century: A Conference in Squirrel Hill About Our Nation’s Tensions with Freedom of Religion The Conference is sponsored by the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh’s Center for Loving Kindness and is funded by The Pittsburgh Foundation. The First Amendment for the 21st Century is one of a series created by The...
Apr 11 – Apr 27, 2019
Movies We Have To Talk About: Dear White People
6:30 pm
Join with your Pittsburgh neighbors at the JCC for a Movie, Conversation & Snacks Dear White People Described by Vanity Fair as a sharp and very funny Netflix comedy that should be on everyone’s watch list, Dear White People follows several Black students at an Ivy League college as they navigate campus life and racial...
Mar 22, 2019
Stand With Our Muslim Neighbors
Just as Esther stood up against the violence of her day, so too can we STAND UP with our Muslim Neighbors against violence. Many of you have reached out to ask how we can provide support to the local Muslim community after the horrendous shooting in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Friday. Here are several are...
Dec 14, 2017
Shine the Light with Social Justice Disco
7:00 pm
Phat Man Dee & Liz Berlin: Shine the Light with Social Justice Disco A musical collaboration with special guests: Pastor Deryck Tines and the Lemington Gospel Chorale Ezra Smith Christina Springer Johnny Creed Coe SunBear Coe Miguel Sague Jr. Presented by the JCC’s American Jewish Museum and Center for Loving Kindness and Civic Engagement Jewish Community...
