Tikkun Leil Shavuot

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JCC Squirrel Hill

May 25, 2023

10 pm-1 am

Free and Open to the Community

IN PERSON

THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2023 | 10:00 PM – 1:00 AM

JCC SQUIRREL HILL Kaufmann Building – Darlington Entrance

5738 Forbes Avenue (entrance on Darlington Road), PITTSBURGH, PA 15217

Join your Pittsburgh community in person for a night of learning with well-known local rabbis and thinkers.

No Registration Necessary

Cheesecake & Coffee | Dietary Laws Observed

10:00 – 10:50 PM

Hakhel: A Year of Unity – Rabbi Yisroel Altein, Chabad of Squirrel Hill
The Centrality of Diaspora – Rabbi Amy Bardack, Dor Hadash
The Scroll of Naomi: A Look at Ruth Through the Eyes of the Other Strong Woman in the Narrative – Cantor Michal Gray-Schaffer, Congregation B’nai Abraham in Butler
Judaism Disrupted: A Look at the New, Old, and Reconstructed – Rabbi Sharyn Henry, Rodef Shalom Congregation & Rabbi Jessica Locketz, Pittsburgh-area rabbi and educator
Rules for Engagement: Exploring Nuance as a Jewish Value – Liron Lipinsky, International Vice President of Enrichment Strategy for BBYO
Ezekiel’s Amazing Dream of God – Rabbi/Hazan Jeff Myers, Tree of Life Congregation
Back on the Rack: How Israel Lost its Right to High End Fashion After the Golden Calf – Rabbi Jonathan Perlman, New Light Congregation
Working Together to “Become a Better Me”: An Invitation to Mussar – Rabbi Ron Symons, Senior Director of Jewish life and Director of the Center for Loving Kindness at the JCC

11:00 – 11:50 PM

Wrestling with God: How to Find a Theology that Works for You – Rabbi Seth Adelson, Beth Shalom Congregation
The Master We Never Met: Two Rabbis Reflect on the Impact of Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik – Rabbi Yitzi Genack, Shaare Torah Congregation & Rabbi Daniel Yolkut, Congregation Poale Zedeck
Midnight Nigun: The Torah of Songs Without Words – Cantor Stefanie Greene, Senior Jewish Educator at the Hillel University Center of Pittsburgh
Women Talking: Female Conversations in the Book of Ruth – Dr. Beth Kissileff; editor, author and freelance journalist focused on the Jewish world
Loving Your Neighbor in a Divided World – Rabbi Yaier Lehrer, Adat Shalom
Democracy in Judaism – Rabbi Danny Schiff, Federation Scholar at the Jewish Federation
Artificial Intelligence: A Jewish Ethics Perspective – Rabbi Doniel Schon, Associate Rosh Kollel at the Kollel Jewish Learning Center
The Hebrew Prophets are Still Speaking to Us: Are We Still Listening or Do We Need New Voices? – Rabbi Barbara Symons, Temple David in Monroeville

12:00 – 12:50 AM

Finding Sparks of Holiness in a Wi-Fi World – Judge Dan Butler presides over civil and criminal cases and travels almost weekly to speak on Jewish topics
Truman and Jacobson: An American Friendship Influences the Dawning of the State of Israel – Rabbi Daniel Fellman, Temple Sinai
Bringing Her Bikkurim: Women, Shavuot, and Torah – Danielle Kranjec, Associate Vice President of Hillel International’s Center for Jewish and Israel Education
Genetically Modified Designer Babies – Rabbi Levi Langer, Rosh Kollel at the Kollel Jewish Learning Center
The Mystical Jew: Why G-D Needs us to Complete His Master Plan – Rabbi Henoch Rosenfeld, Director of Chabad Young Professionals and rabbi of The CYP Shul
Terumah – Rabbinic Insights into How We Create a Culture of Giving – Rabbi Andy Shugerman, Development Director at Beth Shalom Congregation

Contact: Cheryl Johnson, Development Program Associate 412-697-6656 [email protected]

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Squirrel Hill

5738 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15217
P 412-521-8010

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345 Kane Boulevard
Pittsburgh, PA 15243
P 412-278-1975

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