TEMPLE EMANUEL

We welcome you to join us for worship, education and community in our synagogue. We are a Reform Jewish congregation located in the South Hills of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

1250 Bower Hill Road Pittsburgh, PA 15219

Phone: (412) 279-7600

Free Self-Defense Class

Social Hall

All are welcome to this WTE+ hosted event! ( If you have kids home from college or high school aged students, we invite you to bring them!) Bob Arent, martial arts instructor and owner of Steel City ATA, will instruct participants on the basics of self-defense. It is recommended to wear workout clothing and bring […]

WTE+ Book Club

Community Room

Our WTE+ Book Club will meet in the Community Room of Temple Emanuel to discuss The Matchmaker’s Gift by Lynda Cohen Loigman. Desserts will be provided.  This event will be available in person and on Zoom. Email Sarah Mangan if you plan to attend via Zoom at [email protected].   

WTE+ Book Club

Join us in Temple Emanuel's library to discuss Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. Snacks will be provided!  

WTE+ Visit to Pittsburgh Botanic Garden

Join WTE+ as we explore the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden with Master Naturalist Sarah Levinthal. We will plan to meet at the garden. Purchase your ticket online in advance or at the Welcome Desk. Cost: Garden members – free, Adult (18+) $15, Youth (3-17) $9, Children (<3) Free, Seniors (62+) $13 Questions? Contact Sarah Mangan.  

WTE+ Book Club Brunch in the Garden

Join WTE+ as we discuss the book My Wild Garden: Notes from a Writer’s Eden by Meir Shalev. Location TBD, though the plan is to meet outside to discuss the book […]

WTE+ Pottery Painting Party at That Pottery Place in Bethel Park

WTE+ invites you to join them in the private room at That Pottery Place in Bethel Park for a choose-your-own pottery painting party! The cost is entirely based on the piece(s) you choose, so paint as much or as little as you’d like in community with your fellow WTE+ crafters.  Space is limited to 20 […]

WTE+ Tu Bishvat Wine Night

Apercina Wine Bar 100 Sienna Dr., Upper St. Clair, PA

The traditional Tu Bishvat seder includes drinking white, pink, and red wines to symbolize the passing seasons and eating a variety of fruit to symbolize qualities of the earth. Join […]

WTE+ Book Club

Join WTE+ to discuss the book Don’t Forget to Write by Sara Goodman Confino. RSVP to Sarah.