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2 events, 28

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Community Zumba for Reclaiming Your Inner Power

April 28 , 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Community Zumba for Reclaiming Your Inner Power

Join the 10.27 Healing Partnership for Community Zumba for Reclaiming Your Inner Power. Use motion to connect with each other, release stress and tension, and exercise your agency and body. […]

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Recurring

Roll for Insight: Community-Building Roleplaying Games

April 28 , 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Recurring

Roll for Insight: Community-Building Roleplaying Games

Join the 10.27 Healing Partnership for Roll for Insight: Community-Building Roleplaying Games. Meet every other week to connect and grow with new friends through playing tabletop role playing games designed […]

1 event, 29

9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

April 29 , 9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

Join Rabbi Mark Asher Goodman in learning Masechet Rosh Hashanah, a tractate of the Talmud about the many new years that fill out the Jewish calendar at Congregation Beth Shalom's […]

1 event, 30

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

April 30 , 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

Bring the parashah alive and make it personally relevant and meaningful with Rabbi Mark Goodman in this weekly Parashah Discussion: Life & Text. 12:15 p.m. For more information, visit bethshalompgh.org/life-text.

0 events, 1

0 events, 2

1 event, 3

9:00 am - 10:30 am

Shabbat With You

May 3 , 9:00 am - 10:30 am

Shabbat With You

Families with young children are invited to spend Shabbat morning with Rodef Shalom at Shabbat with You. Drop in for a light breakfast, play date, sing-along with Cantor Toby Glaser […]

1 event, 4

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

May 4 , 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

Join a lay-led Online Parashah Study Group to discuss the week's Torah portion. All classes meet online. No Hebrew knowledge is needed. The goal is to build community while deepening […]

1 event, 5

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Recurring

Roll for Insight: Community-Building Roleplaying Games

May 5 , 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Recurring

Roll for Insight: Community-Building Roleplaying Games

Join the 10.27 Healing Partnership for Roll for Insight: Community-Building Roleplaying Games. Meet every other week to connect and grow with new friends through playing tabletop role playing games designed […]

1 event, 6

9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

May 6 , 9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

Join Rabbi Mark Asher Goodman in learning Masechet Rosh Hashanah, a tractate of the Talmud about the many new years that fill out the Jewish calendar at Congregation Beth Shalom's […]

2 events, 7

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

May 7 , 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

Bring the parashah alive and make it personally relevant and meaningful with Rabbi Mark Goodman in this weekly Parashah Discussion: Life & Text. 12:15 p.m. For more information, visit bethshalompgh.org/life-text.

4:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Dor Hadash Religious School Open House

May 7 , 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Dor Hadash Religious School Open House

Congregation Dor Hadash invites you to an open house to visit their religious school. They are currently enrolling new students for the 2025-26 school year. Their part time religious school […]

0 events, 8

1 event, 9

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

20s and 30s Shabbat

May 9 , 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

20s and 30s Shabbat

Join Rodef Shalom’s Cantor Toby Glaser for a 20s and 30s Kabbalat Shabbat. Get to know other young Jewish professionals and close out the week with apps, wine, and great […]

0 events, 10

1 event, 11

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

May 11 , 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

Join a lay-led Online Parashah Study Group to discuss the week's Torah portion. All classes meet online. No Hebrew knowledge is needed. The goal is to build community while deepening […]

1 event, 12

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Recurring

Roll for Insight: Community-Building Roleplaying Games

May 12 , 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Recurring

Roll for Insight: Community-Building Roleplaying Games

Join the 10.27 Healing Partnership for Roll for Insight: Community-Building Roleplaying Games. Meet every other week to connect and grow with new friends through playing tabletop role playing games designed […]

2 events, 13

9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

May 13 , 9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

Join Rabbi Mark Asher Goodman in learning Masechet Rosh Hashanah, a tractate of the Talmud about the many new years that fill out the Jewish calendar at Congregation Beth Shalom's […]

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Pre-Shavuot Torah and Tea

May 13 , 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Pre-Shavuot Torah and Tea

Join Chabad of Squirrel Hill for Pre-Shavuot Torah and Tea. Explore the "soul" of Shavuot and the meaningful lessons it offers in our lives today. 7 p.m. Email caltein@chabadpgh.com for […]

3 events, 14

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

May 14 , 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

Bring the parashah alive and make it personally relevant and meaningful with Rabbi Mark Goodman in this weekly Parashah Discussion: Life & Text. 12:15 p.m. For more information, visit bethshalompgh.org/life-text.

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Seniors Lunch

May 14 , 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Seniors Lunch

Join Chabad of the South Hills for a Seniors Lunch, including the presentation "Adapting Homes to Seniors Challenging Needs," by Comfort Keepers. 1 p.m. $5 suggested donation. 1701 McFarland Road. […]

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

JFCS Annual Meeting

May 14 , 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

JFCS Annual Meeting

Join JFCS for their Annual Meeting, Past, Present, Future: The Profound Impact of Community Support, as they celebrate their last year of successes and achievements while looking toward the future. […]

1 event, 15

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Unity Challah Bake

May 15 , 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Unity Challah Bake

Chabad of Squirrel Hill presents Unity Challah Bake, a challah-making workshop for men and women. Make a beautiful and delicious heart-shaped challah and enjoy a buffet of assorted challah and […]

1 event, 16

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Counting the Omer Yoga at Beth Shalom

May 16 , 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Counting the Omer Yoga at Beth Shalom

Counting the Omer Yoga, A 7-week series exploring spiritual renewal through embodied practice meets twice weekly, guided by Tiferet Project, as we journey from Passover to Shavuot. $18 per class/$108 […]

1 event, 17

10:00 am - 11:00 am Recurring

Counting the Omer Yoga at Beth Shalom

May 17 , 10:00 am - 11:00 am Recurring

Counting the Omer Yoga at Beth Shalom

Counting the Omer Yoga, A 7-week series exploring spiritual renewal through embodied practice meets twice weekly, guided by Tiferet Project, as we journey from Passover to Shavuot. $18 per class/$108 […]

1 event, 18

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

May 18 , 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

Join a lay-led Online Parashah Study Group to discuss the week's Torah portion. All classes meet online. No Hebrew knowledge is needed. The goal is to build community while deepening […]

1 event, 19

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Recurring

Roll for Insight: Community-Building Roleplaying Games

May 19 , 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Recurring

Roll for Insight: Community-Building Roleplaying Games

Join the 10.27 Healing Partnership for Roll for Insight: Community-Building Roleplaying Games. Meet every other week to connect and grow with new friends through playing tabletop role playing games designed […]

1 event, 20

9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

May 20 , 9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

Join Rabbi Mark Asher Goodman in learning Masechet Rosh Hashanah, a tractate of the Talmud about the many new years that fill out the Jewish calendar at Congregation Beth Shalom's […]

2 events, 21

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

May 21 , 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

Bring the parashah alive and make it personally relevant and meaningful with Rabbi Mark Goodman in this weekly Parashah Discussion: Life & Text. 12:15 p.m. For more information, visit bethshalompgh.org/life-text.

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Intergenerational Family Dynamics Discussion Group

May 21 , 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Intergenerational Family Dynamics Discussion Group

Join AgeWell for the Intergenerational Family Dynamics Discussion Group at JCC South Hills every third Wednesday of each month. Led by intergenerational specialist/presenter and educator Audree Schall. The group is […]

1 event, 22

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Sip and Paint Night

May 22 , 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Sip and Paint Night

Join Chabad of the Squirrel Hill for Sip and Paint Night. Enjoy Israeli wine, desserts, and good company while creating a beautiful painting of Jerusalem. 7 p.m. $25. 1700 Beechwood […]

1 event, 23

11:00 am - 12:00 pm Recurring

Counting the Omer Yoga at Beth Shalom

May 23 , 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Recurring

Counting the Omer Yoga at Beth Shalom

Counting the Omer Yoga, A 7-week series exploring spiritual renewal through embodied practice meets twice weekly, guided by Tiferet Project, as we journey from Passover to Shavuot. $18 per class/$108 […]

1 event, 24

10:00 am - 11:00 am Recurring

Counting the Omer Yoga at Beth Shalom

May 24 , 10:00 am - 11:00 am Recurring

Counting the Omer Yoga at Beth Shalom

Counting the Omer Yoga, A 7-week series exploring spiritual renewal through embodied practice meets twice weekly, guided by Tiferet Project, as we journey from Passover to Shavuot. $18 per class/$108 […]

1 event, 25

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

May 25 , 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

Join a lay-led Online Parashah Study Group to discuss the week's Torah portion. All classes meet online. No Hebrew knowledge is needed. The goal is to build community while deepening […]

1 event, 26

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Recurring

Roll for Insight: Community-Building Roleplaying Games

May 26 , 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Recurring

Roll for Insight: Community-Building Roleplaying Games

Join the 10.27 Healing Partnership for Roll for Insight: Community-Building Roleplaying Games. Meet every other week to connect and grow with new friends through playing tabletop role playing games designed […]

2 events, 27

9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

May 27 , 9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

Join Rabbi Mark Asher Goodman in learning Masechet Rosh Hashanah, a tractate of the Talmud about the many new years that fill out the Jewish calendar at Congregation Beth Shalom's […]

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Live meditation with sound bath

May 27 , 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Live meditation with sound bath

Tiferet Live presents Live Meditation with Sound Bath. Whether you're a regular at their online sessions or new to the community, you are invited to experience the healing energy of […]

3 events, 28

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

May 28 , 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

Bring the parashah alive and make it personally relevant and meaningful with Rabbi Mark Goodman in this weekly Parashah Discussion: Life & Text. 12:15 p.m. For more information, visit bethshalompgh.org/life-text.

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Chabad of South Hills’ Women’s Spring Event

May 28 , 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Chabad of South Hills’ Women’s Spring Event

Join Chabad of South Hills for their Women's Spring Event, Celebrating Our Jewish Homeland. An inspiring evening of celebrating beauty, strength, and resilience of our Jewish homeland with guest speaker […]

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Johnstown Jews in the medical arts

May 28 , 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Johnstown Jews in the medical arts

Please join Beth Sholom Congregation as they acknowledge those members of the Jewish community within the medical arts who have served Greater Johnstown throughout its history. Barry Rudel will give […]

1 event, 29

6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Garden Party with Doug Levine & Cantor Toby Glaser

May 29 , 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Garden Party with Doug Levine & Cantor Toby Glaser

Rendezvous in Rodef Shalom’s Biblical Botanical Garden with drinks and hors d’ouvres for a free live performance with Doug Levine and Cantor Toby Glaser. 6:30 p.m. 4905 Fifth Ave. rodefshalom.org/garden

1 event, 30

11:00 am - 12:00 pm Recurring

Counting the Omer Yoga at Beth Shalom

May 30 , 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Recurring

Counting the Omer Yoga at Beth Shalom

Counting the Omer Yoga, A 7-week series exploring spiritual renewal through embodied practice meets twice weekly, guided by Tiferet Project, as we journey from Passover to Shavuot. $18 per class/$108 […]

1 event, 31

10:00 am - 11:00 am Recurring

Counting the Omer Yoga at Beth Shalom

May 31 , 10:00 am - 11:00 am Recurring

Counting the Omer Yoga at Beth Shalom

Counting the Omer Yoga, A 7-week series exploring spiritual renewal through embodied practice meets twice weekly, guided by Tiferet Project, as we journey from Passover to Shavuot. $18 per class/$108 […]

3 events, 1

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Soup, Wine, Cheese & Shavuot Ted Talk

June 1 , 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Soup, Wine, Cheese & Shavuot Ted Talk

Join Chabad of South Hills for Soup, Wine, Cheese and Shavuot Ted Talk, Jewish Ideas Worth Spreading. Enjoy a series of 10-minute powerful talks showcasing important Jewish ideas that change […]

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

June 1 , 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

Join a lay-led Online Parashah Study Group to discuss the week's Torah portion. All classes meet online. No Hebrew knowledge is needed. The goal is to build community while deepening […]

10:00 pm

June 1 , 10:00 pm

Join the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh for the annual Tikkun Leil Shavuot. Enjoy a night of Jewish learning with well known Jewish rabbis and thinkers. Cheesecake and coffee served. […]

April 28
April 28 , 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Community Zumba for Reclaiming Your Inner Power

April 28 , 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Recurring

Roll for Insight: Community-Building Roleplaying Games

April 29
April 29 , 9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

April 30
April 30 , 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

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  • There are no events on this day.
May 3
May 3 , 9:00 am - 10:30 am

Shabbat With You

May 4
May 4 , 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

May 5
May 5 , 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Recurring

Roll for Insight: Community-Building Roleplaying Games

May 6
May 6 , 9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

May 7
May 7 , 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

May 7 , 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Dor Hadash Religious School Open House

  • There are no events on this day.
May 9
May 9 , 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

20s and 30s Shabbat

  • There are no events on this day.
May 11
May 11 , 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

May 12
May 12 , 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Recurring

Roll for Insight: Community-Building Roleplaying Games

May 13
May 13 , 9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

May 13 , 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Pre-Shavuot Torah and Tea

May 14
May 14 , 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

May 14 , 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Seniors Lunch

May 14 , 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

JFCS Annual Meeting

May 15
May 15 , 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Unity Challah Bake

May 16
May 16 , 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Counting the Omer Yoga at Beth Shalom

May 17
May 17 , 10:00 am - 11:00 am Recurring

Counting the Omer Yoga at Beth Shalom

May 18
May 18 , 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

May 19
May 19 , 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Recurring

Roll for Insight: Community-Building Roleplaying Games

May 20
May 20 , 9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

May 21
May 21 , 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

May 21 , 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Intergenerational Family Dynamics Discussion Group

May 22
May 22 , 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Sip and Paint Night

May 23
May 23 , 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Recurring

Counting the Omer Yoga at Beth Shalom

May 24
May 24 , 10:00 am - 11:00 am Recurring

Counting the Omer Yoga at Beth Shalom

May 22
May 22 , 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Sip and Paint Night

May 23
May 23 , 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Recurring

Counting the Omer Yoga at Beth Shalom

May 24
May 24 , 10:00 am - 11:00 am Recurring

Counting the Omer Yoga at Beth Shalom

May 25
May 25 , 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

May 26
May 26 , 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Recurring

Roll for Insight: Community-Building Roleplaying Games

May 27
May 27 , 9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

May 27 , 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Live meditation with sound bath

May 28
May 28 , 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

May 28 , 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Chabad of South Hills’ Women’s Spring Event

May 28 , 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Johnstown Jews in the medical arts

May 29
May 29 , 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Garden Party with Doug Levine & Cantor Toby Glaser

May 30
May 30 , 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Recurring

Counting the Omer Yoga at Beth Shalom

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  • Corey O’Connor defeated incumbent Mayor Ed Gainey in the May 20 Democrat primary. He spoke with the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh's Laura Cherner during the campaign. (Photo by David Rullo)
    Election
    Corey O’Connor wins Democratic mayoral primary
    By David Rullo
  • Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor spoke at the New Riverview Apartments one day before announcing his challenge to Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey. (Photo by Kalliyan Winder/Next Generation Newsroom)
    Election
    Corey O’Connor wins Democratic mayoral primary
  • Party-goers attend a May 15 event at The Rotunda. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
    The Rotunda
    Music, memories and mission fill B’nai Israel’s former sanctuary
    By Adam Reinherz
  • State Rep. Abigail Salisbury condemned antisemitic flyers distributed on May 18. (Screenshot by David Rullo)
    Tossing hate
    Antisemitic flyers distributed in local neighborhoods
    By David Rullo
  • In a letter to their constituents, Allegheny County Democratic Committee 14th ward, 11th District members Greg Kochanski and Jane Louik write of 'fake accusations of antisemitism' in the Pittsburgh mayoral primary race. (Photo by David Rullo)
    Election
    Antisemitism, AIPAC allegations stir controversy
    By David Rullo
  • The only thing sweeter than cheesecake is studying Torah together. (File photo)
    Shavuot
    Cheesecake, coffee and Jewish learning: It’s time for Tikkun Leil Shavuot
    By Adam Reinherz
  • Rabbi Yossi Friedman speaks at the Aleph Institute’s annual Second Chance Symposium at Chabad of Squirrel Hill on May 11. (Photo by Abigail Hakas)
    A Second Chance
    Aleph Institute’s symposium shines a light on Jewish life, worship and struggle in prison
    By Abigail Hakas
  • Politics
    ‘Squad,’ other House members – including Summer Lee – introduce ‘nakba’ bill in Congress
    By JNS
  • The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh and Chabad of Squirrel Hill were vandalized on July 29. (Courtesy photo)
    Painting hate
    Jewish woman pleads guilty to antisemitic vandalism at Chabad of Squirrel Hill
    By David Rullo
  • Becki Toth and Allan Snyder are part of Front Porch Theatrical’s production of “Baby” May 16-25 at the New Hazlett Theater. (Photo by Deana Muro)
    Musicals that matter
    Front Porch Theatricals opens 2025 season
    By David Rullo
  • Julie Paris is one member of the Pittsburgh Jewish community who posted online about anti-Zionist, anti-Hindu messages painted on CMU's Fence. (Screenshot by David Rullo)
    Advancing hate
    CMU graduation marred by anti-Zionist, anti-Hindu messaging on the Fence
    By David Rullo
  • Volunteers prepare food in Our Giving Kitchen's new space (Photo courtesy of Our Giving Kitchen)
    Growing need
    Our Giving Kitchen expands as it works to address food insecurity
    By Deborah Weisberg
  • Recognition
    Chronicle to receive 4 Simon Rockower Awards
  • The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh and Chabad of Squirrel Hill were vandalized on July 29. (Courtesy photo)
    Fomenting hate
    Hamas sympathizer Mohamad Hamad denied bail
    By David Rullo
  • Books
    Join the Chronicle Book Club!
    By Toby Tabachnick
  • The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh and Chabad of Squirrel Hill were vandalized on July 29. (Courtesy photo)
    Terrorism
    Pittsburgh man who claimed ties to Hamas held without bail pending trial
    By Toby Tabachnick
  • New library seeks to open minds and bolster community. (Photo by RDNE Stock Project via Pexels)
    Literacy
    Pittsburgh Jewish Library opens, seeks expansion
    By Adam Reinherz
  • New stained glass windows and custom cabinetry provide the backdrop to Chabad of Squirrel Hill's renovated sanctuary. (Photo courtesy of Chabad of Squirrel Hill)
    Renovation
    Chabad of Squirrel Hill nears completion on $2M remodel
    By Adam Reinherz
  • From left: Dan Leger, Martin Gaynor, Eric Lidji, Amy Mallinger, Andrea Mallinger Wedner and Jodi Kart (Photo by Toby Tabachnick)
    Oct. 7 aftermath
    Synagogue shooting survivors share how global support restored faith in humanity
    By Toby Tabachnick
  • A North Side home was defaced with antisemitic graffiti. (Photo provided by resident)
    Measuring hate
    Pennsylvania antisemitic incidents reach new high, according to ADL
    By David Rullo
Features
  • Sasha Vasilyuk's debut novel, "Your Presence Is Mandatory," is about a Ukrainian Jewish World War II veteran with a terrible secret. (Bloomsbury)
    Books
    Novel set in a war-torn Ukraine wins Sami Rohr prize for Jewish literature
    By Andrew Silow-Carroll
  • A delegation of wounded Israeli war veterans gathers in Point Breeze. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
    Peoplehood
    From trauma to tranquility: Israeli delegation finds respite in Pittsburgh
    By Adam Reinherz
  • Swiss steak (Photo by Jessica Grann)
    Food
    Simple and scrumptious: Swiss steak
    By Jessica Grann
  • Apricot glazed chicken (Photo by Jessica Grann)
    Food
    Apricot glazed chicken
    By Jessica Grann
  • With college decisions feeling weightier than ever, professionals recommend listening, learning and talking as a family. (Photo by Kaboompics.com via Pexels)
    Education
    College decision process prompts pause and questions for students and parents
    By Adam Reinherz
  • A collaboration integrating Cyberbee’s visual localization technology and Hellbender’s stereo camera system brings Pittsburgh and Israel closer. (Photo courtesy of Hagay Klein)
    Tech Connect
    Tech partnership brings Pittsburgh and Israel a bit closer
    By Adam Reinherz
  • A Duquesne Light truck drives down Phillips Place in Squirrel Hill on May 6. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
    Pittsburgh Weather
    After the storm, Phillips Place residents left in the dark
    By Adam Reinherz
  • Veuve Clicquot bottles (Photo by Walter Nissen (Wnissen), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)
    Theater
    Two generations of Jewish women collaborate for world premiere of “Madame Clicquot”
    By Emma Riva
  • Painter Benjamin Schwartz, aka Benny Blindspots, stands inside Carnegie Mellon University's Great Hall on April 28. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
    Education
    CMU architecture students design with vision for legally blind artist
    By Adam Reinherz
  • Holocaust survivor Oscar Singer shares his story. (Photo courtesy of Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh)
    Living history
    Holocaust survivor Oscar Singer turns 100 with plates of food and plenty of stories
    By Adam Reinherz
  • Chopped liver (Photo by Susan Hauptman)
    Food
    Savoring stories: Chopped liver
    By Suzan Hauptman
  • Poached salmon with dill cucumber salad (Photo by Jessica Grann)
    Food
    Poached salmon with dilled cucumber salad
    By Jessica Grann
  • Israel Prize recipient Menachem Kelmanson speaks during an April 22 program at Chabad of Squirrel Hill. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
    Israel at War
    Oct. 7 hero shares harrowing firsthand account with Pittsburgh audience
    By Adam Reinherz
  • (Photo by Rachel Fauber)
    Food
    Savoring stories: Tjuv poikar
    By Rachel Fauber
  • Tzimmes chicken (Photo by Charles Zvirman)
    Food
    Savoring stories: Tzimmes chicken
    By Charles Zvirman
  • Berysz Aurbach, center, at his 104th birthday party in Melbourne, Australia. (Courtesy of Moshe Aurbach)
    Holocaust
    104-year-old Warsaw Ghetto survivor in Australia gives vivid testimony of uprising
    By Nomi Kaltmann
  • Potato and leek soup (Photo by Jessica Grann)
    Food
    Potato leek soup
    By Jessica Grann
  • Rabbi Pinchas N. Gross (left) and Harry Katz (right) at a Dec. 25, 1954, meeting to select a new name for the former Eastmont Hebrew Congregation, now known as Parkway Jewish Center Shaar Ha-shamayim. (Image provided by Rauh Jewish Archives)
    History
    The name game
    By Eric Lidji
  • Pittsburgh's spiritual guides want celebrants to avoid spending this holiday in the dark. (Photo by cottonbro studio via Pexels)
    Passover
    Passover advice from Pittsburgh’s spiritual leaders: Be intentional and thoughtful
    By Adam Reinherz
  • The Exodus from Egypt, 1907 (Providence Lithograph Company, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)
    Holiday history
    It would have been enough
    By Tim Miller
Opinion
  • Poll
    Chronicle poll question
  • Sen. John Fetterman speaks during the Shaare Torah Congregation annual dinner on March 31, 2024 (Photo courtesy of Shaare Torah Congregation)
    Opinion
    Sen. John Fetterman must have health concerns — since he supports Israel
    By David Nabhan
  • Poll
    Chronicle poll question
  • Poll
    Chronicle poll results: Safety
    By Adam Reinherz
  • Opinion
    The ‘what about Sudan?’ trap
    By Daniel Friedman
  • Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor spoke at the New Riverview Apartments one day before announcing his challenge to Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey. (Photo by Kalliyan Winder/Next Generation Newsroom)
    Opinion
    From grudges to grit: Why I’m backing Corey O’Connor for mayor
    By Rep. Dan Frankel
  • Torah
    Counting up through the omer
    By Cantor Barbara Barnett
  • Like many American Jews, Pope Leo XIV is a big fan of baseball. The outfield video board displays a congratulatory message for him at the Chicago White Sox's Rate Field on May 9, 2025. (Abigail Dean/Getty Images)
    Catholic-Jewish Relations
    We don’t know much about Leo XIV and the Jews. But he could be just the pope for us.
    By Ethan Schwartz
  • Senator John Fetterman briefs reporters at the David Citadel Hotel in Jerusalem, March 20, 2025. (Photo by Alex Traiman/JNS)
    Politics
    John Fetterman’s health and how to read the mainstream media
    By Jonathan S. Tobin
  • Harvard Yard on the university’s campus in Cambridge, Mass. (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)
    Opinion
    Excuse me if I don’t applaud Harvard’s antisemitism report
    By Laura “Lori” Fein
  • Opinion
    Chronicle shut out as questions mount about Gainey ally
  • Torah
    See something, do something
    By Rabbi Mendel Rosenblum
  • Poll
    Chronicle poll results: Making challah
    By Toby Tabachnick
  • (Image courtesy of geralt via Pixabay)
    Senior living
    Worried about dementia? How Pittsburgh’s Jewish community can help
    By Stacie Bails-Bonenberger
  • A JAA's resident's hands (Photo by Josh Franzos)
    Senior living
    In times of change and grief, chaplains offer presence, healing and hope
    By Rabbi Dovid Small
  • Poll
    Chronicle poll question
  • Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe (MaryG90, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)
    Opinion
    When past meets present: A reflection on Germany Close Up
    By Christopher Lessler
  • Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (Photo courtesy of the Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/ AP Images)
    Opinion
    Trump’s hasty approach to an Iran deal could be a big problem for Israel
    By Alex Lederman
  • (Photo from Flash90)
    Opinion
    Letters to the editor
  • Torah
    A call for dignity, access and full belonging
    By Cantor Michele Gray-Schaffer
National
  • A yeshiva school bus drives through Broolyn on Sept. 12, 2022. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
    Education
    School vouchers would expand nationwide under federal proposal
    By Asaf Elia-Shalev
  • View of downtown Chicago, Ill. (Credit: Daniel Schwen/Wikimedia Commons)
    Politics
    Chicago City Council appointee who tore down hostage posters steps down amid backlash
    By JNS
  • Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Photo by tpsdave, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons)
    Motorsports
    Israeli-born rookie Robert Shwartzman takes Indy 500 pole
    By JNS Staff
  • U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at a business session with the nation’s governors in the State Dining Room of the White House, Feb. 21, 2025. (Credit: Joyce N. Boghosian/White House)
    Politics
    Trump names 4 Orthodox rabbis among advisors of his new Religious Liberty Commission
    By Grace Gilson
  • Logan Rozos, a New York University student commencement speaker, denounces "atrocities currently happening in Palestine" during his talk, May 14, 2025. NYU revoked his diploma over the speech. (Screenshot via X)
    Higher education
    NYU withholds diploma over grad’s Gaza speech
    By Andrew Lapin
  • Politics
    ‘Squad,’ other House members – including Summer Lee – introduce ‘nakba’ bill in Congress
    By JNS
  • President Donald J. Trump speaks to reporters upon arriving at the White House from Bedminster, New Jersey, in Washington, D.C., on April 27, 2025. (Andrew Thomas / Middle East Images / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Photos)
    Antisemitism
    Half of American Jewish voters believe Trump is antisemitic, poll finds
    By Grace Gilson
  • The first image released from Gaza of Edan Alexander, who was released from Hamas captivity on May 12, 2025. (Screenshot)
    Israel at War
    Hamas releases Edan Alexander, last living American hostage, to Israel
    By Ben Sales
  • Jewish men offer morning prayers in Tenafly, New Jersey, while awaiting the release in Israel of local son Edan Alexander from Hamas captivity. (Photo by Danielle Elkins)
    Israel at War
    In Tenafly, NJ, a crowd celebrates the release of local son Edan Alexander from Hamas captivity
    By Philissa Cramer
  • Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, President Trump's nominee to be ambassador to Israel, testifies during his confirmation hearing. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
    Israel-U.S. Relations
    Huckabee denies rift between Netanyahu and Trump as US actions in Middle East appear to leave out Israel
    By Ben Sales
  • U.S. President Donald Trump speaks alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a model of Air Force One between them, during a meeting at White House, April 7, 2025. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
    Israel-U.S. Relations
    ‘Honey, he’s had enough of you’: Trump’s Middle East moves increasingly appear to sideline Israel
    By Ben Sales
  • Leonard Bernstein conducting a rehearsal in one of the "barns" at Tanglewood Music Center in Western Massachusetts. (BSO Press Office)
    Ideas
    The 20th century was very good for these Jewish icons. Is the Golden Age really over?
    By Andrew Silow-Carroll
  • The ad that ran in the New York Times Thursday displaying the letter signed by 36 former Jewish organization leaders. (Jewish Leaders for Democracy)
    Politics
    Former leaders of large Jewish groups call on them to speak out against ‘stunning assault on democratic norms’
    By Grace Gilson
  • Former hostage Emily Damari lights the torch during the main rehearsal of the 77th anniversary Independence Day ceremony, held at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem, on April 28, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
    Pulitzer Prize
    Freed hostage Emily Damari to Pulitzer board: Mosab Abu Toha is ‘the modern-day equivalent of a Holocaust denier’
    By Philissa Cramer
  • Rabbi Sholom Lipskar listens as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference at the Shul of Bal Harbour on June 14, 2021 in Surfside, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
    News obituary
    Sholom Lipskar, influential Chabad rabbi who reshaped Florida community, dies at 78
    By Philissa Cramer
  • Dave Portnoy visits the Megyn Kelly show at SiriusXM Studios on May 01, 2025 in New York City. (Gary Gershoff/Getty Images)
    Antisemitism
    Dave Portnoy rescinds Auschwitz invitation for student involved in ‘F— the Jews’ incident at his bar
    By Andrew Lapin
  • Dave Portnoy visits the Megyn Kelly show at SiriusXM Studios on May 1, 2025 in New York City. (Credit: Gary Gershoff/Getty Images, via JNS)
    Antisemitism
    Barstool Sports founder plans to send patrons with hate signs to Auschwitz
    By JNS
  • Professors Gate located on the George Washington University campus in Washington, D.C. (Credit: Courtesy via JNS)
    Higher education
    George Washington U bans SJP one year for hosting ‘unapproved events’
    By JNS
  • Person using a television remote. (Credit: Renate Köppel via Wikimedia Commons)
    Streaming
    AJC, MAX create section of curated content for Jewish American Heritage Month
    By Izzy Salant
  • A photo of solar panels in Wedgefield, Florida, with cracked glass, submitted as evidence in a federal case against a Jordanian national charged with targeting various businesses he believed supported Israel. The photo was filed by the U.S. Department of Justice, April 24, 2025. (Government photo)
    Antisemitism
    Jordanian national sentenced to 6 years for targeting businesses he believed supported Israel
    By Andrew Lapin
World
  • King Abdullah II of Jordan addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 79th session on Sept. 24, 2024. (Credit: Loey Felipe/U.N. photo)
    Terrorism
    Jordanian textbooks justify Hamas Oct. 7 massacre
    By Etgar Lefkovits
  • Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar speaks during a conference in Gaza City on Nov. 4, 2019. (Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
    Terrorism
    Hamas docs: Oct. 7 aimed to block Israel-Saudi peace
    By JNS Staff
  • Eli Cohen (in the middle) posing as Arab merchant Kamel Amin Thaabet, with his friends from the Syrian army on the Golan Heights overlooking Israel, mid-1960s. (Credit: Syrian military personnel photo via Wikimedia Commons)
    History
    Mossad retrieves official Syrian Eli Cohen archive
    By JNS Staff
  • Yuval Raphael, representing Israel with the song "New Day Will Rise," parades during the flag ceremony before the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, at the St. Jakobshalle arena in Basel on May 17, 2025. (Photo by Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images via JNS)
    Music
    Israel’s Yuval Raphael takes second place in Eurovision
    By Steve Linde
  • Israeli forces take position on Israel's border with Gaza on May 15, 2025. (Jack GUEZ/AFP)
    Israel at War
    11 experts on what might end the Gaza war
    By Ben Sales
  • Israeli forces at the site of the May 14, 2025, shooting attack in the northern West Bank. (Israel Defense Forces/X)
    Terrorism
    Israeli woman en route to deliver her baby is killed in terror attack
    By Ben Sales
  • US President Donald Trump speaks to journalists in the Oval Office on January 20, 2025. (Jim WATSON / POOL / AFP)
    Israel at War
    Trump pushes Syria to establish ties with Israel, praises its leader
    By Ben Sales
  • Aaron Koller teaches at Cambridge University during the 2022-23 school year. (Photo courtesy Shira Hecht-Koller)
    Education
    For the first time since Henry VIII created the role, a Jew will helm Hebrew studies at Cambridge
    By Shira Li Bartov
  • The first image released from Gaza of Edan Alexander, who was released from Hamas captivity on May 12, 2025. (Screenshot)
    Israel at War
    Hamas releases Edan Alexander, last living American hostage, to Israel
    By Ben Sales
  • Jewish men offer morning prayers in Tenafly, New Jersey, while awaiting the release in Israel of local son Edan Alexander from Hamas captivity. (Photo by Danielle Elkins)
    Israel at War
    In Tenafly, NJ, a crowd celebrates the release of local son Edan Alexander from Hamas captivity
    By Philissa Cramer
  • Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, President Trump's nominee to be ambassador to Israel, testifies during his confirmation hearing. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
    Israel-U.S. Relations
    Huckabee denies rift between Netanyahu and Trump as US actions in Middle East appear to leave out Israel
    By Ben Sales
  • U.S. President Donald Trump speaks alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a model of Air Force One between them, during a meeting at White House, April 7, 2025. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
    Israel-U.S. Relations
    ‘Honey, he’s had enough of you’: Trump’s Middle East moves increasingly appear to sideline Israel
    By Ben Sales
  • The family of Edan Alexander, an American held captive in Gaza, protests for his release in December 2024 in New York City. (Alon Kaplun)
    Israel at War
    Hamas and Trump say Edan Alexander to be freed from Gaza after US negotiates release
    By Philissa Cramer
  • Former hostage Emily Damari lights the torch during the main rehearsal of the 77th anniversary Independence Day ceremony, held at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem, on April 28, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
    Pulitzer Prize
    Freed hostage Emily Damari to Pulitzer board: Mosab Abu Toha is ‘the modern-day equivalent of a Holocaust denier’
    By Philissa Cramer
  • Pope Leo XIV addresses the world following his election. (Getty Images)
    Catholics
    Leo XIV, first American pope, studied under a leader in Jewish-Catholic relations
    By Ben Sales
  • Troops of the IDF's Golani Brigade are seen operating in the Morag Corridor area of the Gaza Strip, in a handout photo issued by the military on April 17, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
    Israel at war
    Almost half of Gaza Palestinians willing to ask Israel to help them leave — poll
    By ToI Staff
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. National Security Adviser Michael Waltz, and U.S. Vice President JD Vance appear during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on February 4, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
    Israel at war
    Trump says only 21 hostages remain alive in Gaza: ‘3 have died’
    By Ben Sales
  • U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on April 7, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
    Foreign relations
    US reaches truce with Houthis hours after Israel bombs their airport in Yemen
    By Ben Sales
  • Damage caused by a firebomb at Beth Tikvah synagogue, Montreal, Dec. 18, 2024 (Photo courtesy of B’nai Brith Canada via JTA)
    Antisemitism
    Israeli government report accuses West of bolstering antisemitism by criticizing Israel
    By Zev Stub
  • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (center), Defense Minister Israel Katz (left) and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir oversee airstrikes in Yemen, at the Defense Ministry headquarters, Tel Aviv, May 5, 2025. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
    Israel at war
    Israel strikes Houthi port in Yemen after attack on Ben Gurion Airport
    By JNS
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