Sunday Funday Members became jugglers for this Sunday Funday! O’Ryan the Amazing taught everyone how to balance feathers and juggle scarves. Members loved passing around a spinning plate and using teamwork to make it happen! We also enjoyed some small Minute to Win It relay games: passing around beach balls using frisbees, completing word scrambles, balancing eggs on a spoon,… Read More
Teen Trip Teen Trip at the Carnegie Science Center on Sunday was a blast! We visited all four floors, which included an exhibit about Mars, a miniature railroad train and village, and the H2Oh! exhibit about Pittsburgh’s water systems. Thanks to our teens for making it a great day! Moms’ Night On Wednesday, our FC Moms got together for Moms’… Read More
Training Tracks: Teens Weigh In Jason Smierciak of Self-Advocacy Voices, University of Pittsburgh Visiting Lecturer Alonna Carter-Donaldson, and FOTT member Brandon Carter joined a group of FC teens on Monday for a discussion about disability history and advocacy. Members of FC’s Teen Leadership Board wrote questions beforehand and participants broke out into small groups to help facilitate the conversation. Jason… Read More
FOTT Late Night Friends on the Town enjoyed a night out at Dave and Busters at the Waterfront this Sunday to close out our Winter Late Nights! Most friends said their favorite game to play was basketball or basketball Connect 4. Emily and Matthew tried their hand at the axe throwing game while Ben and Uri tried to knock down… Read More
Sports League On Wednesday, members had a great time learning the rules of basketball at the JCC. After our tutorial, we played a half-court basketball tournament and Ekow showed us some great defensive skills! Thanks to all our participants for making basketball a great time for everyone! South Hills Bowling Club We celebrated our final South Hills Bowling Club session… Read More
July 25, 2025
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
July 23, 2025
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
July 18, 2025
A WEEKLY TORAH THOUGHT FROM RABBI MORDY Okay, I may be repeating myself from a previous Parshas Pinchas (this week’s Parsha) but I hope you’ll bear with as it’s a good one worth repeating. Pinchas is a relatively unknown figure who sees one of the leaders of the tribes flaunting an inappropriate relationship with a woman. Moses freezes. He’s unsure… Read More
