15 Minutes with a Mensch: Modern Jewish Conversations

Sarah is back for a "Part 2" on Jewish history and archives! This episode, Sarah chats about what it means to archive Jewish history with Eric Lidji, Director of Ruah Jewish History Program and Archives from the Heinz History Center!

Here is the link to the quarterly newsletter Eric references in the episode! Be sure to subscribe!

https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/DY1om9t

In this episode Sarah Greenwald visits with the one, the only, Martha Berg, Archivist at Rodef Shalom Congregation! Martha talks about how she first got into working in the archives, the tasks she fills her time with, and what means the most to her in this role. Martha can be reached at [email protected].

This episode features a preview of Rich Brean's lecture, "The Jewish Exodus From the Hill." It is a continuation of a lecture series on Jewish history in Pittsburgh; specifically, the movement of Jews in the city and where the communities went over the span of the 20th Century.

For registration information for Rich's full lecture on March 29th, 2022, click here.

The band is back together for a special co-hosted episode!

Bill Battistone and Sarah Greenwald visit with the new Interim Executive Director of Rodef Shalom, Barb Feige. Barb talks about her journey to this position, what it means personally to her, and where she sees not only Rodef Shalom, but Jewish Synagogues as a whole heading into 2022 and beyond.

The guest this episode is Tim Litman, President of Rodef Shalom Brotherhood. Tim talks about his journey to being President of Brotherhood, what he enjoys most about his time in the group, and where the group goes next.

If you are interested in learning more about the Brotherhood, please email [email protected]!

In this episode, Bill visits with Noola and Ben, two students who recently had their bat/bar mitzvahs at Rodef Shalom! We talk about their experience, what they liked the most about their program, and what advice they would give to students just starting. Special thank you to Noola and Ben for sharing their experience with us!

Episode 2 of our second season features a conversation with Sarah and two extraordinary individuals, Megan Rose and Katie Rothstein! Megan is the Director of the Center for Women and Katie is the Programming and Communications Manager, both out of the Pittsburgh Section of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW). Hear all about NCJW's initiatives, upcoming events, and how best to help support this important work!

For more informaiton, be sure to check out their website: www.ncjwpgh.org

We are back! Fifteen Minutes With a Mensch is back for a second season! This episode introduces our new co-host, Sarah Greenwald, who will be sharing hosting duties with Bill!

If you have any ideas or suggestion for topics for future episodes, be sure to email us at [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and we are excited about the new season!

This episode features some of my "classmates" from our Adult B'Mitzvah group! We are celebrating on Simchat Torah 2021.

Special thank you to my guests:

Anne Claire Goodman

Dana Cohen

Tom Travers

Drew Greenwald

Barbara Goldman

Mazel tov!

It's episode two of our mini-series on the High Holy Days! This episode's guest is Rabbi Sharyn Henry, from Rodef Shalom Congregation in Pittsburgh, PA.

Rabbi Henry joins me to briefly chat about Yom Kippur, and how we can begin to look at the holiday as a Day of Hope and preparation, not just atonement. She even gives a little sneak preview to our Adult B'Mitzvah in another week and half...

For information regarding High Holy Day services, including live streaming schedules, visit www.rodefshalom.org