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
Look through our 2022 and 2023 Friendship Circle memories and see what we have been up to!
Friendship Circle Tribute Book 2023March 7, 2025
A WEEKLY TORAH THOUGHT FROM RABBI MORDY This week’s Parsha (Tetzave) has a unique feature: Moses’s name is not mentioned. It does refer to him, just not by name. Along these same lines, there are many underlying lessons in the Parsha, generally and specifically, that aren’t initially apparent. In one of those lessons, we are told of how the Menorah… Read More
March 6, 2025
Sunday Funday Another amazing Sunday Funday! Thank you FC friends for making another Sunday Funday special! With the sun out and a smile on everyone’s face, FC members jumped out of those winter blues and straight into Purim season. Starting with a fun game of Purim bingo and ending with yummy hamantaschen, there was plenty of fun for everyone! We… Read More
February 28, 2025
A WEEKLY TORAH THOUGHT FROM RABBI MORDY This week’s Parsha – Terumah – contains a lesson truly crucial to us as an organization. The Parsha begins, “V’yikchu li Terumah,” which literally translates to mean, “And they shall take to me (G-d) contributions.” I translate literally because this word is confusing. Take? Isn’t “give” the more appropriate term? There must be… Read More
