What Is Fanfiction? By Sarah Lehman Have you ever written a story about your favorite fictional characters, one that came directly from your own imagination? You are far from the only one to do so. As a matter of fact, such stories—also known as fan fiction or fan fics for short—are very common, especially on the Internet. Wikipedia defines… Read More
The Friendship Circle’s hybrid programming model, developed to address the challenges of the pandemic, includes a variety of virtual activities, as well as safely distanced in-person events and shared experiences: Drive-in events in our parking lot & the park A range of online clubs with to-go activity kits Evening hangouts for moms to unwind online Birthday deliveries to our members… Read More
COVID-19 Update from the Friendship Circle: The Friendship Circle of Pittsburgh is focused on taking precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and keep our staff, participants, and community safe. As a result, we are canceling all in-person programming scheduled through the end of March. We remain committed to facilitating meaningful social interactions, and to do so, we are developing… Read More
Do you like movies? Julia: I LOVE Movies. I love hanging and getting a good classic movie on tv. I love to get my friends together and hang out on the couch. Paige: I LOVE Movies. I always go on the $5 Tuesdays! What is your favorite movie? Julia: I don’t think I have a favorite movie exactly but I… Read More
Mike Interviews Leighann 1. What did you do for New Year’s? How was it? a. I went to dinner with my family, it was awesome. We had Italian food which I love. 2. What are your New Year’s Resolutions? How are they going? a. My resolutions are not going well. I want to drink more water and I plan to… Read More
January 17, 2025
A WEEKLY TORAH THOUGHT FROM RABBI MORDY There is so much to take from this week’s portion (Shemot) regarding leadership. Moses is chosen by G-d to lead the Jewish people during his encounter with the Burning Bush. Again, so many questions all around: Why a bush? Why wasn’t it being consumed? Why was Moses shepherding sheep altogether when he had… Read More
January 16, 2025
Gaining Altitude Friends on the Town had an incredible time last Sunday at our final winter Late Night at Altitude Trampoline Park. Members had a blast jumping around and hanging out together. A huge shoutout to Ryan S. and Drew R. for dominating the dodgeball court! We can’t wait for more fun and exciting outings with our amazing Friends on… Read More
January 10, 2025
A WEEKLY TORAH THOUGHT FROM RABBI MORDY This week’s Parsha – Vayechi – concludes the Book of Genesis. Upon its conclusion, the synagogue traditionally calls out in unison, “Chazak chazak venischazek!” This translates to mean, “Be strong, be strong and may we be strengthened,” thus giving us a little inspiration and charge to move on into the next book, and… Read More
