Latest Blog Post: The Party’s Over…But The Sweetness Remains

What a time we had!  I have to admit, it was one of the best weekends, not of my career, but of my life. And (Continue Reading »)

What A Time! What A Joy! What We Have Built Together! An Amazing 25 Years!

Well, this is the weekend, the celebration of 25 years serving as Rabbi for the Temple Sinai “family of families.”  I first coined that phrase (Continue Reading »)

This is the Time to Celebrate

I am looking forward to this coming weekend.  Why?  Because we get to let Jamie Gibson and our community know how much we treasure Jamie (Continue Reading »)

So Beautiful! Such Amazing Colors! So Quickly Gone…

A week ago, it hit 80 degrees.  And then, the temperature plunged.  But on that day, that very special day we call Spring in the (Continue Reading »)

NFTY-PAR: My Legacy for NFTY Pittsburgh and my Daughter

Originally posted on NFTY: Blog, 24 April 2013 By Jackie Braslawsce, Director of Informal Jewish Education at Temple Sinai, Pittsburgh, PA The excitement was simmering (Continue Reading »)

Women Make The Difference – That Is Why I Support WOTS (Women Of Temple Sinai)! One GREAT Program This Weekend For YOU To Support WOTS Too!

My mother, Lois Kestenbaum Gibson, was a feminist before they invented the term.  She was an explorer, an adventurer.  She left Albany, New York on (Continue Reading »)

If The Last Supper Was NOT A Passover Seder, Do We Have To Fight About It?

This week, a Coptic Christian cathedral in Cairo was attacked by young Muslims throwing rocks, according to international news reports.  This was after President Mohamed (Continue Reading »)