Young Israel of Greater Pittsburgh |
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5831 Bartlett Street |
412-421-0508 Rabbi Shimon Silver |
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When we daven:
DAVENING TIMES To be announced Shabbos Parshas Shoftim 5771 Sep 2 - 9 2011
Notes: Torah reading: Living Torah p. 948, Haftarah p. 1234. Kiddush sponsored by: Seuda Shlishit sponsored by: Classes/Shiurim Hashkamah shiur Shabbos 8:30 am, parshas hashavua Women's shiur 5:30 pm
Navi Shoftim, Shabbos 5:30 pm Pirkei Avos 6:30 pm
Evening daf yomi, Sunday morning, 7:15 am, Sun - Thurs. after maariv
Rabbi Silvers address and telephone number: 2324 Pittock (412) 421-0508 halochoscope@hotmail.com Daf Yomi:
Sunday at 7:15a.m.
Sunday—Thursday at 9:00p.m. Maariv is at 9:40 p.m |
Links:
Candle lighting times in PittsburghHebcal Interactive Jewish Calendar Jewish Community Center of Pittsburgh (Squirrel Hill) www.jccpgh.org 5738 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15217 (412) 521-8010 Hillel of Pittsburgh http://www.hilleljuc.org/ Carnegie Mellon University/University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh PA 15213 Other Links: Pittsburgh Ethnic Community links |
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About Rabbi Silver:
 Rabbi Shimon Silver of the Young Israel of Greater Pittsburgh was born in London, England in 1960. He was educated at Hasmonean Grammar School. After graduating with his ‘O-levels’, he stayed on two more years for his A-levels before attending Gateshead Yeshiva.At Gateshead, Rabbi Silver studied under, among others, R’ Leib Gurwicz, R’ Leib Lopian, R’ Moshe Schwab, R’ Avrohom Gurwicz and R’ Mattisyahu Salomon, currently mashgiach in Beth Medrash Govoha, Lakewood. In 1982, Rabbi Silver began his studies in Beth Medrash Govoha. He settled there for 3 years after marrying Chani Goldman of Washington Heights, NY in 1983. Rabbi Silver earned his Semicha in 1985 from Beth Medrash Govoha. Since 1985, Rabbi Silver has served as a founding Kollel fellow at the West Side Kollel in Manhattan, a member of the Kollel in Pittsburgh, Rabbi of Shaare Tefillah (the “Russian Shul”), and Bais Medrash rebbe at the Mesivta of Greater Pittsburgh in White Oak, PA. He also served as Rav and acting Menahel of Hillel Academy. In 1991 he launched his Halochoscope weekly. This ‘newsletter’ subsequently became very popular in the Pittsburgh community and nationwide. Rabbi Silver takes pride in being a pioneer in the current trend of English language quality halachic media. In 2002, when Rabi Silver took over as Rav and acting Menahel of Hillel Academy, Halochoscope became too time-consuming. In 2006 publication was resumed, due to popular demand. It is now in its eighteenth year, with a five year break. Since 2004, Rav Silver has been the Mara d’Asra of Young Israel of Greater Pittsburgh. He also serves as the supervising Rav of the local Eruv and Mikvah. He is a member of the Vaad Halacha of the National Council of Young Israel, and is sought after as a posek. He has authored a number of well received publications in both Hebrew and English, besides Halochoscope, and has appeared as a speaker for a spectrum of organizations. Rebitzen Chani Silver, nee Goldman, was born in 1963 in Washington Heights, New York. She grew up in the Breuer’s Kehillah, attending Yeshiva Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch through high school graduation. After attending the City University of New York for a short while, studying computer science, Chani attended the Manchester Bais Yaakov seminary in England. Upon returning to the States, Chani attended COPE Vocational Institute and trained as a computer programmer. She later earned her bachelors in computer science and M.S. Ed. in instructional technology. Chani began her working career as a programmer for the NY board of Education, for a company in Lakewood New Jersey, and as a consultant in New York. Since moving to Pittsburgh, she worked for a software company in Oakland and as a software quality assurance consultant, and, for fifteen years, as the technology director of Hillel Academy and computer teacher at Yeshiva Achei Temimim. For a short while, Rebitzen Silver edited and produced the Pittsburgh Counterpart, a magazine for Jewish Women. More recently, she has consulted in producing multi-media educational materials, including a recent on-line course for rebitzens for the National Coucil of Young Israel. She is also pioneering courses for high-school age girls. Rabbi and Mrs. Silver currently live in the Squirrel Hill section of Pittsburgh with three of their children; their oldest married daughter lives in Israel; their second married daughter lives in Lakewood, NJ, and their oldest married son lives in Baltimore MD. They have, bli ayin hara, five more, and a growing number of grandchildren. |
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Contacting Us:
Please let us know if you will be visiting the Pittsburgh area. The following individuals would be happy to arrange hospitality for you during your stay and tell you more about our shul: Robert and Jennifer Lebovits (Hospitality chairs): 412-521-9217 Alternatively, feel free to email us at youngisraelpgh@yahoo.com with any questions, comments or updates. |
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