Last Wednesday, I helped to set up for FOTT Café. The decorations made by PA Cyber looked great–my favorites were the penguins. There also were snowflakes, ice cubes, icicles, and centerpieces. I felt comfortable helping to finish decorating. The FOTT Café theme decorations looked beautiful and reminded me of a winter wonderland.
Friends on the Town Café was really good this month. I really liked all the snowflake decorations on the tables. My favorite thing to make and eat was the chocolate frosting on the ice cream cone noisemakers, but I think next time we should eat actual ice cream. We also had a salad, pizza bagels, and spinach and artichoke… Read More
Last night at Friendship Circle, we did, FOTT Art. It was a lot of fun. We learned how to make sculptures out of aluminum foil and different colored fabric. A woman named Teresa talked to us about an artist who made sculptures like that. The sculpture I made was a worm. I started rolling the aluminum foil into the shape… Read More
The Friendship Circle of Pittsburgh was established in 2006 with the intention of creating a more inclusive community. Our programs engage youth and adults with diverse abilities in a full range of social activities; we aim to enrich the lives of all participants through mutually advantageous interactions, creating lasting friendships that strengthen both the Jewish and greater communities.
Last weekend, I went to Kennywood with Friendship Circle. When we arrived there, it started to rain. But lucky for me, my dad gave me a poncho to keep me dry. I went on some rides like the exterminator, the racer and the black widow. My favorite ride was the exterminator. We also had a barbeque at the pavilion and… Read More
Financial donations are the most direct way to support Friendship Circle. Please consider making a donation to keep our Circle growing!
DonateJanuary 28, 2019
Last Wednesday, I helped to set up for FOTT Café. The decorations made by PA Cyber looked great–my favorites were the penguins. There also were snowflakes, ice cubes, icicles, and centerpieces. I felt comfortable helping to finish decorating. The FOTT Café theme decorations looked beautiful and reminded me of a winter wonderland.
January 25, 2019
This week’s Parsha – Vayechi – concludes the Book of Genesis, the first of the “Five Books of Moses.” Traditionally, at the end of each book, the synagogue calls out in unison, “Chazak chazak venischazek!” Which means “Be strong, be strong and may we be strengthened,” thus giving us a little inspiration and charge to move on into the next… Read More
January 25, 2019
This week’s Parsha – Va’era – is chock full of lessons. It contains the beginning of the Ten Plagues of Egypt and the beginning of the end of slavery. It always seems like it was G-d testing a variety of tortures against these slave drivers and was throwing things against the wall to see what would stick and eventually get… Read More
