Summer Meet & Greets: Lemonade Stand Friends came together on Tuesday for a summer tradition! They gathered, mixed, and sold some of the best lemonade we have ever tasted! Friends enjoyed coming together to sell lemonade to community members, and also make everlasting memories!
A WEEKLY TORAH THOUGHT FROM RABBI MORDY Besides for this week being the first Parsha in the final book of the Torah (Devarim), it also has a special name: Shabbat Chazon. This refers to the Haftara, the reading after the portion that stems from the Book of Prophets. It’s always read on the Shabbat prior to the 9th of Av,… Read More
FOTT Summer Late Night: Riverhounds Game July 2025 Friends on the Town had an amazing first Late Night at the Riverhounds game! We had a great time cheering on Pittsburgh’s favorite soccer team and taking in all the game-day fun, including the Wicked-themed costume contest. The energy in the stadium was electric, and the crowd went wild when the Riverhounds… Read More
A WEEKLY TORAH THOUGHT BY RABBI MORDY This week’s Parsha – or double Parsha as it is both Matos and Massei – concludes the book of Bamidbar, Numbers. This ends the first four books of the Torah; the fifth book, Devarim, begins next week and is written very much from Moses’s perspective. Part of the preparation for this shift in… Read More
FOTT Wellness July 2025 FOTT Wellness hosted a high-energy evening full of fun, games, and feel-good vibes at FOTT Game Night! Members stepped up to the “Wheel of Wellness” and took turns guessing letters to solve puzzles with their teams! Members participated in the “Hydration Station” game tasting mystery drinks and guessing the nutritious ingredients, and brought their creativity to… Read More
Look through our 2022 and 2023 Friendship Circle memories and see what we have been up to!
Friendship Circle Tribute Book 2023August 22, 2025
A WEEKLY TORAH THOUGHT BY RABBI MORDY They say seeing is believing. Well, if that’s the case, this Parsha is about belief. The Parsha is called “Re’eh,” which literally means “seeing,” and begins with Moses speaking to the Jewish people about important choices they need to make. His exact words? “See, I place before you today a blessing and a… Read More
August 21, 2025
FOTT Late Night: Bakery Square Movie Night What better way to wrap up the summer than with our final FOTT Late Night: Movie on the Lawn at Bakery Square? 🌙🍿 Members sang along and even jumped up to dance during the outdoor screening of Grease 🎶, filling the night with energy and fun. The Hand Jive Gummies and Rydell Refresher… Read More
August 15, 2025
A WEEKLY TORAH THOUGHT BY RABBI MORDY This week’s Parsha (Eikev) continues Moses’s recapping to the Jewish people. One event mentioned, difficult as it may have been, was the sin of the Golden Calf and how it impacted another event, the Ten Commandments that Moses was carrying down the mountain at the same time. We treat this incident as one… Read More
