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Participants of an Oct. 7 commemoration at the Squirrel Hill JCC reflect on lives lost. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
Oct. 7
Oct. 7 commemoration encourages community to reflect and ‘live meaningfully’
By Adam Reinherz
Although years taken can never be returned, ‘what we can do is to choose what we do with ours’
Milwaukee Jews march in the community's annual Walk for Israel, part of the federation's celebrations for Israel's independence day. (Courtesy of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation)
ReligionThree years after Oct. 7, JFNA says Jewish engagement has reached an elevated ‘new normal’
By Andrew Lapin
IDF soldiers prepare for a ground operation in Gaza on Oct. 29.( Photo by IDF Spokesperson's Unit, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=140173756)
Oct. 7
World leaders solemnly mark 3 years since Oct. 7, as Hamas and Iran celebrate anniversary
By Nava Freiberg, Nurit Yohanan, Agencies and ToI Staff
UK’s Burnham condemns ‘senseless’ attack, laments ‘disturbing rise in antisemitism’; Macron calls onslaught ‘barbaric’ as French FM visits Israel to commemorate victims, hostages
Anti-ZionismProtesters overrun Oct. 7 Israeli peace vigil attended by Mamdani
By Joseph Strauss
Anti-ZionismMamdani Oct. 7 statement accuses Israel of ‘ongoing genocide’ and ‘apartheid’
By Luke Tress
TerrorismIDF documents terror affiliations of 170 Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza war
By Emanual Fabian
In preparation of Oct. 27, a volunteer helps clean a cemetery. (Photo courtesy of Jewish Cemetery & Burial Association)
Oct. 27
Pittsburgh community prepares to mark eight years since synagogue shooting
By Adam Reinherz
Volunteering, study and commemoration afford community members ‘channels’ for meaningful engagement
Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh’s Dovid Knoll testified before a Sept. 24 Pennsylvania Senate Republicans public hearing on antisemitism in Harrisburg. (Screenshot by David Rullo)
Hearing on hate
Antisemitism in schools takes center stage at Pennsylvania Senate hearing
By David Rullo
“There should never be hate in any school system and we need to nip it in the bud.”
Duquesne University. (Photo by Althom, iStock)
Higher EducationJewish professor files EEOC complaint against Duquesne University
By David Rullo
Deena Blumenfeld’s flag was sliced by two people on Sept. 30—the fifth such incident in a little over two years. (Photo provided by Deena Blumenfeld)
Hate
North Side Jewish resident’s home vandalized — again
By David Rullo
“We will find out who these two women are. We will have them arrested and I will prosecute them in the same way we have others because this is unacceptable,” Blumenfeld said.
U.S. Rep. Summer Lee's campaign has received more itemized contributions from donors in California than those in Pennsylvania during this election cycle, according to the most recent federal records data. (Massoud Hossaini | TribLive)
Politics
California donors top Democrat Rep. Lee’s campaign contributions
By Namira Harris | NewsWorks Lab
Republicans Kelly and Reschenthaler also receive large shares of out-of-state donations, federal records show
Karen Oosterhous (Photo courtesy of The Branch)
Transitions
Karen Oosterhous named executive director of The Branch
By Toby Tabachnick
“Karen has already demonstrated the leadership, judgment, and genuine commitment to our mission that the organization needs.”
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks at a National Action Network "fireside chat" in New York City on April 8, 2026. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Politics
Israel is the one thing both Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidates agree on
By Sharon Udasin
America can’t have a strong relationship with Israel while Netanyahu is in charge, Shapiro says.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks at the 2026 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year award ceremony at the state Department of Education’s annual professional development conference in Hershey, Pa., Dec. 8, 2025. (Credit: Office of Gov. Josh Shapiro)
PoliticsPoll: Shapiro leads GOP challenger by 25 points in Pennsylvania governor’s race
By Jonathan D. Salant
Photograph of religious services held by the First Podolier Independent Society on the occasion of the opening of the auditorium of the Irene Kaufmann Settlement House, c. 1928. (Photo courtesy of the Rauh Jewish Archives)
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By Eric Lidji
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By Eric Lidji
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By Eric Lidji
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Michael Oren
Opinion
Michael Oren
Flydubai Flight FZ1073 and the indomitability of the Jews
We are the people who, for nearly 2,000 years, never forfeited our hope of returning to our ancestral homeland.
Dan Perry
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By Dan Perry
Rabbi Amy Bardack
TorahAI, humanity, and the divine image
By Rabbi Amy Bardack
OpinionLetters to the editor
Books
Author Nicholas Lemann to join the Chronicle Book Club
“Returning: A Search for Home Across Three Centuries,” by Nicholas Lemann
PollChronicle poll question
PollChronicle poll results: Feelings about being Jewish post-Oct. 7
By Toby Tabachnick
Navi Pillay, then-U.N. high commissioner for human rights, addresses the ninth session of the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, September 2008. (Credit: Jean-Marc Ferré/U.N. Photo)
International law
Navi Pillay, who accused Israel of genocide, wins Nobel Peace Prize
By Steve Linde
Israel denounced the decision as a “grotesque weaponization of an award to legitimize anti-Israel hatred and prejudice.”
Green Party leader Zack Polanski with Ash Sarkar in 2025 (Photo by Cory Doctorow, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)
Anti-ZionismUK Jews ‘appalled’ as Green Party brands Zionism as racism, calls to erase Israel
By Zev Stub
Lawrence Puccini with his Oct. 7 memorial at the University of New Mexico, Oct. 7, 2026. (Credit: Courtesy, via JNS)
Allyship
Non-Jewish University of New Mexico student ‘little rattled’ but not discouraged, after students trample his Oct. 7 memorial
By Jessica Russak-Hoffman
“We tried to make it clear to them that this is a memorial that was built for those who died in a horrible terrorist attack,” Lawrence Puccini told JNS.
Wendy Raymond, the president of Haverford College, testifies during the House Education and Workforce Committee hearing titled “Beyond The Ivy League: Stopping the Spread of Antisemitism on American Campuses” in Congress, May 7, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
AntisemitismHaverford professor accused of threatening, stalking Jewish person online
By Shira Li Bartov
People vote in New York's primary elections at an armory and YMCA in Brooklyn on June 23, 2026, in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Politics
Democratic socialists scored big primary wins. But that’s not the whole story.
By Sharon Udasin
DSA-backed candidates, sharp critics of Israel, made historic gains. But a closer look makes clear they’re not taking over the Democratic Party – so far.
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Credit: Art Bromage/Pixabay)
US/Israel relationsUS Senate blocks resolution on Judea and Samaria rights report
By JNS Staff
Portrait of Israeli writer Naomi Ragen, in Jerusalem, April 23, 2004. (Yossi Zamir Flash90).
BDS
Chicago Jewish theater drops Naomi Ragen play, fearing repercussions of working with Israeli writer
By Lianne Kolirin
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Yael Buechler
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'Bezalel's Vision.' (Image courtesy of Ilene Winn-Lederer)
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By Adam Reinherz
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1 event, 28

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Sushi and Soups in the Sukkah

September 28 , 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Sushi and Soups in the Sukkah

Chabad of Monroeville invites you to Sushi and Soup in the Sukkah. Enjoy sushi, poke bowls, and hot soups. Shake the lulav and etrog. Kids' Sukkot and Simchat Torah crafts. […]

1 event, 29

9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

September 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 […]

2 events, 30

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

September 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.

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Seniors in the Sukkah

September 30 , 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Seniors in the Sukkah

Join Chabad of the South Hills for Seniors in the Sukkah. Enjoy lunch, a holiday program and shake the lulav and etrog. This month's topic is resources in the community […]

0 events, 1

1 event, 2

7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Recurring

Shabbat Davening Class

October 2 , 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Recurring

Shabbat Davening Class

Join Hazzan Barbara Barnett as she leads a 10-week Shabbat davening class. Whether you want to follow along with confidence, sing every niggun with the kahal, or step up to […]

0 events, 3

1 event, 4

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

October 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

5:15 pm - 7:00 pm

Who will Draw Our History: Women’s Graphic Novels of the Holocaust

October 5 , 5:15 pm - 7:00 pm

Who will Draw Our History: Women’s Graphic Novels of the Holocaust

The Edith Balas Annual Lecture Series welcomes Rachel Perry presenting "Who Will Draw Our History: Women’s Graphic Novels of the Holocaust." The lecture and small exhibition features the work of […]

1 event, 6

9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

October 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 […]

1 event, 7

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

October 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.

0 events, 8

1 event, 9

7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Recurring

Shabbat Davening Class

October 9 , 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Recurring

Shabbat Davening Class

Join Hazzan Barbara Barnett as she leads a 10-week Shabbat davening class. Whether you want to follow along with confidence, sing every niggun with the kahal, or step up to […]

0 events, 10

1 event, 11

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

October 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 […]

2 events, 12

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Kitchen of Kindness Junior Chefs Club

October 12 , 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Kitchen of Kindness Junior Chefs Club

Chabad of the Souths Hills presents Kitchen of Kindness Junior Chefs Club, where kids cook, learn, and give back. Grades K-8, teen volunteers welcome. Three five-week sessions. 5 p.m. For […]

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Curious Conversation: Navigating Political Differences

October 12 , 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Curious Conversation: Navigating Political Differences

The Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh presents "Curious Conversations: Navigating Political Differences." Ron Idoko and Daniel K. Abusuampeh will discuss the effects of tribalism and its impact on political […]

2 events, 13

9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

October 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 […]

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

“The Last Free Women: A Daring Escape from Afghanistan and Coming of Age in America”

October 13 , 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

“The Last Free Women: A Daring Escape from Afghanistan and Coming of Age in America”

Meet Diana Kapp and Rebecca Blumenstein, authors of "The Last Free Women: A Daring Escape from Afghanistan and Coming of Age in America," and two of the women featured in […]

1 event, 14

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

October 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.

0 events, 15

1 event, 16

7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Recurring

Shabbat Davening Class

October 16 , 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Recurring

Shabbat Davening Class

Join Hazzan Barbara Barnett as she leads a 10-week Shabbat davening class. Whether you want to follow along with confidence, sing every niggun with the kahal, or step up to […]

0 events, 17

2 events, 18

11:00 am - 9:00 pm

Pittsburgh Jewish Book Festival

October 18 , 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

Pittsburgh Jewish Book Festival

Congregation Beth Shalom is proud to host the 2026 Pittsburgh Jewish Book Festival. The festival includes authors from around the corner and around the globe. Join us and be inspired. […]

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

October 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 […]

2 events, 19

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Recurring

Kitchen of Kindness Junior Chefs Club

October 19 , 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Recurring

Kitchen of Kindness Junior Chefs Club

Chabad of the Souths Hills presents Kitchen of Kindness Junior Chefs Club, where kids cook, learn, and give back. Grades K-8, teen volunteers welcome. Three five-week sessions. 5 p.m. For […]

7:45 pm - 9:00 pm

CYP Academy – Fascinating Facts

October 19 , 7:45 pm - 9:00 pm

CYP Academy – Fascinating Facts

Join Chabad Young Professionals for CYP Academy - Fascinating Facts, a four-part series exploring the myths and mysteries of Judaism taught by Rabbi Henoch Rosenfeld. Go beyond the basics to […]

1 event, 20

9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

October 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

October 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.

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Recurring

Let’s Talk About It: The Conversations Every Family Is Having…or Avoiding

October 21 , 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Recurring

Let’s Talk About It: The Conversations Every Family Is Having…or Avoiding

The Beacon and Friendship Circel present "Let's Talk About It: The Conversations Every Family Is Having…or Avoiding," a parent and teen conversation series. Join other parents and teens for honest […]

0 events, 22

1 event, 23

7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Recurring

Shabbat Davening Class

October 23 , 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Recurring

Shabbat Davening Class

Join Hazzan Barbara Barnett as she leads a 10-week Shabbat davening class. Whether you want to follow along with confidence, sing every niggun with the kahal, or step up to […]

0 events, 24

2 events, 25

9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Synagogue Shooting Day of Service

October 25 , 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Synagogue Shooting Day of Service

Join the 10.27 Healing Partnership for the Synagogue Shooting Day of Service. Volunteer at events throughout Allegheny County in honor of those who were killed in the October 27, 2018, […]

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

October 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 […]

2 events, 26

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Recurring

Kitchen of Kindness Junior Chefs Club

October 26 , 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Recurring

Kitchen of Kindness Junior Chefs Club

Chabad of the Souths Hills presents Kitchen of Kindness Junior Chefs Club, where kids cook, learn, and give back. Grades K-8, teen volunteers welcome. Three five-week sessions. 5 p.m. For […]

7:45 pm - 9:00 pm Recurring

CYP Academy – Fascinating Facts

October 26 , 7:45 pm - 9:00 pm Recurring

CYP Academy – Fascinating Facts

Join Chabad Young Professionals for CYP Academy - Fascinating Facts, a four-part series exploring the myths and mysteries of Judaism taught by Rabbi Henoch Rosenfeld. Go beyond the basics to […]

2 events, 27

9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

October 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 […]

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Annual Commemoration Ceremony of the Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting

October 27 , 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Annual Commemoration Ceremony of the Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting

Join the 10.27 Healing Partnership in community to reflect, remember, and honor those who were killed in the October 27, 2018, synagogue shooting at the Annual Commemoration Ceremony of the […]

2 events, 28

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

October 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 - 8:30 pm

Commemorative Torah Study: Yahrzeit of the Synagogue Shooting

October 28 , 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Commemorative Torah Study: Yahrzeit of the Synagogue Shooting

Join the 10.27 Healing Partnership for a commemorative yahrzeit Torah study led by local leaders, friends, and neighbors 7 p.m. 5738 Forbes Ave. To learn about the different study opportunities […]

0 events, 29

1 event, 30

7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Recurring

Shabbat Davening Class

October 30 , 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Recurring

Shabbat Davening Class

Join Hazzan Barbara Barnett as she leads a 10-week Shabbat davening class. Whether you want to follow along with confidence, sing every niggun with the kahal, or step up to […]

0 events, 31

1 event, 1

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

November 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 […]

September 28
September 28 , 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Sushi and Soups in the Sukkah

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

Monday Talmud Study

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

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

September 30 , 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Seniors in the Sukkah

  • There are no events on this day.
October 2
October 2 , 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Recurring

Shabbat Davening Class

  • There are no events on this day.
October 4
October 4 , 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

October 5
October 5 , 5:15 pm - 7:00 pm

Who will Draw Our History: Women’s Graphic Novels of the Holocaust

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

Monday Talmud Study

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

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

  • There are no events on this day.
October 9
October 9 , 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Recurring

Shabbat Davening Class

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

Online Parashah Study Groups

October 12
October 12 , 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Kitchen of Kindness Junior Chefs Club

October 12 , 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Curious Conversation: Navigating Political Differences

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

Monday Talmud Study

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

Online Parashah Study Groups

October 12
October 12 , 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Kitchen of Kindness Junior Chefs Club

October 12 , 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Curious Conversation: Navigating Political Differences

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

Monday Talmud Study

October 13 , 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

“The Last Free Women: A Daring Escape from Afghanistan and Coming of Age in America”

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

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

  • There are no events on this day.
October 16
October 16 , 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Recurring

Shabbat Davening Class

  • There are no events on this day.
October 18
October 18 , 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

Pittsburgh Jewish Book Festival

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

Online Parashah Study Groups

October 19
October 19 , 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Recurring

Kitchen of Kindness Junior Chefs Club

October 19 , 7:45 pm - 9:00 pm

CYP Academy – Fascinating Facts

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

Monday Talmud Study

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

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

October 21 , 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Recurring

Let’s Talk About It: The Conversations Every Family Is Having…or Avoiding

  • There are no events on this day.
October 23
October 23 , 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Recurring

Shabbat Davening Class

  • There are no events on this day.
October 25
October 25 , 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Synagogue Shooting Day of Service

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

Online Parashah Study Groups

October 26
October 26 , 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Recurring

Kitchen of Kindness Junior Chefs Club

October 26 , 7:45 pm - 9:00 pm Recurring

CYP Academy – Fascinating Facts

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

Monday Talmud Study

October 27 , 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Annual Commemoration Ceremony of the Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting

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

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

October 28 , 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Commemorative Torah Study: Yahrzeit of the Synagogue Shooting

  • There are no events on this day.
October 30
October 30 , 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Recurring

Shabbat Davening Class

  • There are no events on this day.
November 1
November 1 , 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

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    Oct. 7 commemoration encourages community to reflect and ‘live meaningfully’
    By Adam Reinherz
  • In preparation of Oct. 27, a volunteer helps clean a cemetery. (Photo courtesy of Jewish Cemetery & Burial Association)
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    By Adam Reinherz
  • Karen Oosterhous (Photo courtesy of The Branch)
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  • Deena Blumenfeld’s flag was sliced by two people on Sept. 30—the fifth such incident in a little over two years. (Photo provided by Deena Blumenfeld)
    Hate
    North Side Jewish resident’s home vandalized — again
    By David Rullo
  • Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh’s Dovid Knoll testified before a Sept. 24 Pennsylvania Senate Republicans public hearing on antisemitism in Harrisburg. (Screenshot by David Rullo)
    Hearing on hate
    Antisemitism in schools takes center stage at Pennsylvania Senate hearing
    By David Rullo
  • U.S. Rep. Summer Lee's campaign has received more itemized contributions from donors in California than those in Pennsylvania during this election cycle, according to the most recent federal records data. (Massoud Hossaini | TribLive)
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    By Namira Harris | NewsWorks Lab
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    Chabad’s Kitchen of Kindness delivers meals and a community hug
    By Adam Reinherz
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    Political strategist Joel Rubin says Democrats must address antisemitism, Israel tensions
    By David Rullo
  • Duquesne University. (Photo by Althom, iStock)
    Higher Education
    Jewish professor files EEOC complaint against Duquesne University
    By David Rullo
  • Pittsburgh Jewish Book Festival returns with purpose. (Photo by Esra Afşar via Pexels)
    Books
    Pittsburgh Jewish Book Festival returns with aim to educate and entertain
    By Adam Reinherz
  • Chayim Massart introduces panelists during 'Let's Talk About It' on Sept. 23 at The Friendship Circle of Pittsburgh. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
    Community
    Friendship Circle’s ‘Let’s Talk About It’ series encourages conversation and understanding
    By Adam Reinherz
  • Summer Lee (Photo by Maureen Kelly Busis)
    Social media concerns
    Ethics complaint filed against Summer Lee
    By David Rullo
  • Eradicate Hate Global Summit 2026. (Photo by Joey Kennedy / Eradicate Hate Global Summit)
    Combating hate
    Eradicate Hate summit draws praise for its work
    By David Rullo
  • The Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh, Squirrel Hill. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
    Philanthropy
    Diskin Fund grant to support JCC dance programs
    By Toby Tabachnick
  • Federal courthouse, downtown Pittsburgh (Photo by Toby Tabachnick)
    Planning terror
    Butler County man claiming ISIS affiliation arrested on terror-related charges
    By David Rullo
  • Aryeh Markovic runs Murray Avenue Kosher with his parents, Saul and Beth. (Photo by Benyamin Cohen)
    Neighborhood controversy
    A new grocer is moving into Squirrel Hill. Its rival says the deal isn’t kosher.
    By Benyamin Cohen
  • Aaron Rodgers at Steelers' training camp in 2025 (Photo by Cramerwiki, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons)
    Throwing conspiracies
    Steeler Aaron Rodgers accuses Trump administration of being ‘pro-Israel first’
    By David Rullo
  • Cover of FIRE’s report: “What is the state of free speech on American Campuses?”
    FIRE issues 2027 report
    Three Pittsburgh universities earn F grades in free speech rankings
    By David Rullo
  • An excerpt of Psalms. (Photo by Joachim Schnürle via Pexels)
    Chevra Kadisha
    Jewish burial society seeks volunteers for ‘true loving kindness’
    By Adam Reinherz
  • Aaron Rodgers at Steelers' training camp in 2025 (Photo by Cramerwiki, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons)
    Sports and politics
    Star NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers claims Trump heading an ‘Israel-first administration’
    By The Times of Israel
Features
  • 'Bezalel's Vision.' (Image courtesy of Ilene Winn-Lederer)
    Art
    ‘Between Heaven and Earth’ brings Ilene Winn-Lederer’s art to Beit Kulanu
    By Adam Reinherz
  • Photograph of religious services held by the First Podolier Independent Society on the occasion of the opening of the auditorium of the Irene Kaufmann Settlement House, c. 1928. (Photo courtesy of the Rauh Jewish Archives)
    History
    Tomashpilers and Podoliers
    By Eric Lidji
  • The old Jewish Quarter of Barcelona, with the Sinagoga Major on the left (Photo courtesy of Malik Shabazz, Wikimedia Commons)
    Travel
    Jewish Barcelona: The debate that started in 1263 and still hasn’t ended
    By Asaf Peled
  • Author E.G. Silverman is returning to Pittsburgh for a public reading. (Photo by Princeton Headshots courtesy of E.G. Silverman)
    Books
    Writer E.G. Silverman returns to Pittsburgh to read at JCC
    By Adam Reinherz
  • What looked from a distance like several innocuous mounds of dirt were actually unmarked graves, set apart from the rest of the cemetery. (Photo by Eric Lidji)
    History
    On the ground with the Daughters of Israel
    By Eric Lidji
  • Glasses of rosé wine seen during a friendly party of a celebration. (Photo by gregory_lee via iStock)
    Holidays
    On Simchat Torah, a toast to learning about wine
    By Emma Riva
  • The walls of Carl Fertman and Barb Murock's sukkah tell a decades-long story. (Photo courtesy of Carl Fertman)
    Sukkot
    Decorated, drawn on and filled with guests, Pittsburgh sukkahs share communal story
    By Adam Reinherz
  • CRC representatives are headed to Harrisburg to meet with legislators and state officials. (Photo by Kumar Appaiah, licensed as CC BY-SA 2.0, via Flickr)
    Advocacy
    Pittsburgh faith communities join forces for advocacy day in Harrisburg
    By Adam Reinherz
  • Tillie Ellovich and her son Philip in 1910, a few years after the family immigrated to Pittsburgh from their native Romania. (Photo courtesy of the Rauh Jewish Archives)
    History
    Seven Romanishe organizations
    By Eric Lidji
  • Artist Roni Hen works from Pittsburgh. (Photo courtesy of Roni Hen)
    Getting to Know
    Getting to know: Roni Hen
    By Adam Reinherz
  • Symbols of the Jewish holiday Sukkot with candle and wine glass (Photo by denisgo via iStock)
    Holidays
    For Sukkot, raise a glass to natural wine
    By Emma Riva
  • Noah Wyle win the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Award for "The Pitt" at the 78th Emmy Awards held at Peacock Theater on September 14, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Alberto Rodriguez/Deadline via Getty Images)
    Streaming
    Noah Wyle wins an Emmy for playing one of TV’s most Jewish doctors
    By Andrew Silow-Carroll
  • Benjamin Pajak and Aaron Harris in Tiny Fugitives (Courtesy of Inaugural Entertainment)
    Film
    Jewish sleepaway camp made them comedians, so they made a movie about it
    By PJ Grisar
  • “On the Eve of Yom Kippur,” by Jakub Weinles (Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)
    Holidays
    The origins of Yom Kippur
    By Tim Miller
  • Jewish man in tallit blowing shofar outdoors, banner design. Rosh Hashanah celebration (Photo by Liudmila Chernetska via iStock)
    Holidays
    The origins of Rosh Hashanah
    By Tim Miller
  • Slat Lkahal Synagogue in Essaouira, Morocco (Photo courtesy of Shin Tours, Elfathiamine, Creative Commons)
    Travel
    Jewish Morocco: Essaouira, the North African port that was half Jewish
    By Asaf Peled
  • Zoje Stage. (Photo courtesy of Zoje Stage)
    Books
    Pittsburgh author’s newest thriller makes no mystery of animals, earth
    By Adam Reinherz
  • 'Jews Praying in the Synagogue on Yom Kippur' by Maurycy Gottlieb. (Image via commons.wikimedia.org)
    Rosh Hashanah
    Books, beauty and beginnings will be addressed this Rosh Hashanah on Pittsburgh’s pulpits
    By Adam Reinherz
  • Lauren Mallinger stands near the Kavod Garden. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
    Rosh Hashanah
    Squirrel Hill resident helps ready memorial garden before 9/11 and start of Jewish new year
    By Adam Reinherz
  • Manischewitz offerings for Rosh Hashanah, 2026 (Photo by Rikki Zagelbaum)
    Food
    Ahead of Jewish High Holidays, Manischewitz seeks ‘whole new generation of gefilte fish eaters’
    By Rikki Zagelbaum
Opinion
  • Barbie Holiday Sweater Doll (Mattel)
    Opinion
    Hanukkah Barbie is here — and she actually got the Jewish holiday right
    By Yael Buechler
  • Poll
    Chronicle poll question
  • Glowing AI letters with chatbot icons and speech bubbles around a hologram Earth on dark blur background, representing artificial intelligence communication. 3D Rendering (Image by ismagilov, iStock)
    Torah
    AI, humanity, and the divine image
    By Rabbi Amy Bardack
  • Passengers from flydubai flight FZ1073 walk with their family members through the arrivals hall at Ben Gurion International Airport on Sept. 30, 2026. (Flash90)
    Opinion
    Flydubai Flight FZ1073 and the indomitability of the Jews
    By Michael Oren
  • A flydubai Boeing 737-800. (Source: Wikipedia Commons)
    Opinion
    For a few terrifying minutes, Israelis were heroes again
    By Dan Perry
  • (Photo from Flash90)
    Opinion
    Letters to the editor
  • Poll
    Chronicle poll results: Feelings about being Jewish post-Oct. 7
    By Toby Tabachnick
  • (Photo Source: ChatGPT for illustrative purposes, via The Times of Israel)
    Opinion
    The plight of American Jewish activism
    By Shlomi Bennett
  • A flydubai Boeing 737-800. (Source: Wikipedia Commons)
    Opinion
    Unprecedented: Extraordinary heroism and near-miraculous circumstances avert an airplane catastrophe
    By David Horovitz
  • (Photo from Flash90)
    Opinion
    Letters to the editor
  • (Photo by Jacob Wackerhausen, iStock)
    Opinion
    I have kept this secret for 25 years
    By Romi Sussman
  • Community Day School. (Photo courtesy of Community Day School)
    Opinion
    Jewish Pittsburgh’s next pioneers
    By Casey Weiss
  • Torah
    The sukkah challenge
    By Rabbi Moshe Levy
  • Poll
    Chronicle poll question
  • Poll
    Chronicle poll results: Macklemore’s removal from Ed Sheeran’s tour
    By Toby Tabachnick
  • (Photo by Jacob Wackerhausen, via iStock)
    Estate planning
    Estate plan design: Last will and testament versus revocable living trust
    By Matthew F. Schwartz and John P. Montoya
  • Rijksmuseum. (Photo by Cebas, iStock.com)
    Opinion
    A trip to Jewish Amsterdam
    By Tim Miller
  • Dictionary definition of antisemitism. (Via JTA)
    Opinion
    The importance of defining antisemitism
    By Dave Sunday
  • (Photo from Flash90)
    Opinion
    Letters to the editor
  • Torah
    Dwelling in ambiguity
    By Rabbi Hannah Estrin
National
  • Lawrence Puccini with his Oct. 7 memorial at the University of New Mexico, Oct. 7, 2026. (Credit: Courtesy, via JNS)
    Allyship
    Non-Jewish University of New Mexico student ‘little rattled’ but not discouraged, after students trample his Oct. 7 memorial
    By Jessica Russak-Hoffman
  • Wendy Raymond, the president of Haverford College, testifies during the House Education and Workforce Committee hearing titled “Beyond The Ivy League: Stopping the Spread of Antisemitism on American Campuses” in Congress, May 7, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
    Antisemitism
    Haverford professor accused of threatening, stalking Jewish person online
    By Shira Li Bartov
  • A protester holds a Pro-Palestinian protesters overwhelm the area of New York City's Union Square where an Israeli peace group planned to hold an Oct. 7 vigil on Oct. 7, 2026. (Joe Strauss/JTA)
    Anti-Zionism
    Protesters overrun Oct. 7 Israeli peace vigil attended by Mamdani
    By Joseph Strauss
  • Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks at a National Action Network "fireside chat" in New York City on April 8, 2026. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
    Politics
    Israel is the one thing both Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidates agree on
    By Sharon Udasin
  • Milwaukee Jews march in the community's annual Walk for Israel, part of the federation's celebrations for Israel's independence day. (Courtesy of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation)
    Religion
    Three years after Oct. 7, JFNA says Jewish engagement has reached an elevated ‘new normal’
    By Andrew Lapin
  • July 20, 2026: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers video calling out Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but admits the city does not have the legal authority to arrest him. (NYC Mayor's Office)
    Anti-Zionism
    Mamdani Oct. 7 statement accuses Israel of ‘ongoing genocide’ and ‘apartheid’
    By Luke Tress
  • Portrait of Israeli writer Naomi Ragen, in Jerusalem, April 23, 2004. (Yossi Zamir Flash90).
    BDS
    Chicago Jewish theater drops Naomi Ragen play, fearing repercussions of working with Israeli writer
    By Lianne Kolirin
  • People vote in New York's primary elections at an armory and YMCA in Brooklyn on June 23, 2026, in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
    Politics
    Democratic socialists scored big primary wins. But that’s not the whole story.
    By Sharon Udasin
  • Rabbi Phil Bressler, of Beit Am in Corvallis, Ore., at the Oregon Hillel Foundation’s new sukkah after its previous one was stolen on either Sept. 28 or 29, 2026. (Credit: Courtesy of the Oregon Hillel Foundation)
    Campus crime
    Everything literally under the sukkah was taken,’ Oregon Hillel says of holiday theft
    By Aaron Bandler | JNS
  • California Governor Gavin Newsom delivers his final state budget plan at California's State Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. on Thursday, May 14, 2026. (Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
    Politics
    Jewish groups hail California law making it the first state to list ‘Jewish’ as an ethnicity
    By Sharon Udasin
  • Rabbi Steve Leder served as a consultant on Season 1 of Netflix's "Nobody Wants This." (Courtesy)
    Culture
    Rabbi who coached Adam Brody for ‘Nobody Wants This’ calls him ‘ignorant Jew’ over Gaza ‘genocide’ comments
    By Shira Li Bartov
  • Visitors walk past an enlarged reproduction of 'Five-Way Portrait of Marcel Duchamp' on August 20, 2026 at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, NY. (Liao Pan/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)
    Antisemitism
    ADL calls out ‘systemic’ anti-Jewish bias in cultural spaces
    By Andrew Lapin
  • The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Credit: Art Bromage/Pixabay)
    US/Israel relations
    US Senate blocks resolution on Judea and Samaria rights report
    By JNS Staff
  • Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference Nov. 5, 2025, the day after winning New York City's mayoral election. (Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
    Antisemitism
    Mamdani’s plan to combat antisemitism ‘fails to address’ anti-Israel rhetoric, Jewish groups say
    By Joseph Strauss
  • Raed Yousef in a September 2026 booking image. (Pinellas County Sheriff's Office)
    Antisemitism
    Florida beauty store owner who wanted to behead Jews charged with funding Hamas
    By Luke Tress
  • Chairs propped up on desks in an empty classroom (Credit: Taken/Pixabay)
    Education
    EXCLUSIVE: Emails reveal LA public school teacher saying no other views on ‘ongoing genocide in Palestine’
    By Aaron Bandler
  • Jeremy Ben-Ami, president of J Street, speaks at the J Street National Conference in 2018. (Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
    US/Israel relations
    Jewish establishment heavy hitters are joining J Street in a sign of the changing times
    By Ron Kampeas
  • Hannah Gann, a Jewish public school teacher and activist in Philadelphia who pretended to be Palestinian for years, addresses a meeting of the Philadelphia Board of Education, Dec. 4, 2025.(Screenshot)
    Anti-Zionism
    A Jewish teacher in Philadelphia pretended to be Palestinian for years
    By Andrew Lapin
  • Devorah Halberstam, whose son Ari was killed in a terror attack in 1994, addresses the crowd at a rally outside the United Nations. (Jackie Hajdenberg)
    Antisemitism
    Hundreds rally at UN to urge world leaders to address antisemitism 
    By Jackie Hajdenberg
  • Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks at the opening ceremony of the 2026 BBYO International Convention in Philadelphia, Feb. 12, 2026. (Credit: Courtesy of BBYO)
    Politics
    Could going to synagogue help or hurt a Jewish candidate? This poll offers a clue
    By Jacob Kornbluh
World
  • Navi Pillay, then-U.N. high commissioner for human rights, addresses the ninth session of the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, September 2008. (Credit: Jean-Marc Ferré/U.N. Photo)
    International law
    Navi Pillay, who accused Israel of genocide, wins Nobel Peace Prize
    By Steve Linde
  • IDF soldiers prepare for a ground operation in Gaza on Oct. 29.( Photo by IDF Spokesperson's Unit, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=140173756)
    Oct. 7
    World leaders solemnly mark 3 years since Oct. 7, as Hamas and Iran celebrate anniversary
    By Nava Freiberg, Nurit Yohanan, Agencies and ToI Staff
  • Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, October 04, 2026. (Photo by Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
    Oct. 7
    ‘Remember 7.10.23’: In Israel, Hostage Square bears few remnants of a national crisis – but trauma lingers 
    By Michele Chabin
  • Yaniv Hayun (C), one of the men who helped incapacitate the attacker on the flydubai aircraft bound for Israel from the United Arab Emirates, which was diverted to Saudi Arabia following an emergency signal, is welcomed after arriving at the Ben Gurion International Airport. (Jamal Awad/picture alliance via Getty Images)
    Antisemitism
    From ‘false flag’ to ‘Bibiwood’: flydubai attack spawns conspiracy theories
    By Ruth Eglash
  • Green Party leader Zack Polanski with Ash Sarkar in 2025 (Photo by Cory Doctorow, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)
    Anti-Zionism
    UK Jews ‘appalled’ as Green Party brands Zionism as racism, calls to erase Israel
    By Zev Stub
  • A flydubai Boeing 737-800. (Source: Wikipedia Commons)
    Terrorism
    Flydubai terrorist said to tell investigators he intended to crash plane into Ben Gurion Airport
    By ToI Staff
  • A composite of 170 Gazans who, according to the IDF, were identified as journalists but who were in fact members of terror groups, October 1, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
    Terrorism
    IDF documents terror affiliations of 170 Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza war
    By Emanual Fabian
  • A screenshot from the trailer for the film "NAZA" published on Sept. 25, 2026. (Screenshot: YouTube, The Guardian, via The Times of Israel)
    Israel at war
    ‘Distorted, misleading, and disingenuous’: IDF publishes full response to ‘NAZA’ film
    By Emanual Fabian
  • A flydubai Boeing 737-800. (Source: Wikipedia Commons)
    Terrorism
    Israel probes flydubai incident as terror attack after co-pilot allegedly stabs captain
    By JNS Staff
  • A Stolperstein commemorating Nazi victim Paul Gröger is embedded in the sidewalk in front of City Hall. (Robert Michael/picture alliance via Getty Images)
    Holocaust remembrance
    German city bans stumbling stone memorials to Nazi victims
    By Toby Axelrod
  • Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Sept. 24, 2026. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP)
    Foreign relations
    Netanyahu calls Mamdani an antisemite who endangers Jews in New York
    By Tovah Lazaroff
  • Elif Eralp (C), lead candidate of the leftist Die Linke, and supporters of the leftist Die Linke react to preliminary election results following the closure of polling stations in Berlin state elections on September 20, 2026 in Berlin, Germany. (Nadja Wohlleben/Getty Images)
    Antisemitism
    Merz warns that Jews are not safe in Germany, as voters choose parties linked to antisemitism
    By Toby Axelrod
  • A wanted poster created by AMIA and DAIA, two Argentinian Jewish umbrella groups, features images of the seven Iranians and one Lebanese alleged to have helped carry out the 1994 AMIA bombing. (Courtesy)
    Terrorism
    2 top Iranian officials to face trial in absentia over deadly 1994 attack on Argentinian Jewish center
    By Juan Melamed
  • Ariana Harwicz in 2018 (Photo by Freddy eduardo, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)
    Antisemitism
    350 writers oppose Jewish novelist’s exclusion in Spain
    By Canaan Lidor | JNS
  • The skyline of downtown Belleville, Ontario, on the eastern end of Lake Ontario, July 2011. (Credit: P199 via Wikimedia Commons)
    Synagogue shooting
    Police officer wounded in shooting outside synagogue in Belleville, Ontario, on Yom Kippur
    By JNS Staff
  • Israeli Air Force Lockheed Martin F35 "Adir" performs maneuvers as part of Israel’s 75th Independence Day celebrations. (Yan Khachko/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
    Foreign policy
    Proposed U.S. $24.3 billion sale of F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia advances
    By Sharon Udasin
  • The 2,000-year-old purification bath discovered in southern Israel in July, 2026 (Credit: Emil Aladjem, Israel Antiquities Authority)
    Archaeology
    2,000-year-old Jewish ritual bath uncovered intact in southern Israel
    By Etgar Lefkovits | JNS
  • Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor with the Special Jury Prize for "Naza" during the Venice International Film Festival (Photo by Ondine Goat, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)
    Film
    ‘Blood libel’: Israeli politicians assail Israeli film alleging AI-powered killing in Gaza
    By Michael Horovitz
  • Survivor Audrey Glickman sounding the shofar outside of the Tree of Life building as a call to action. (Still provided by Trish Adlesic, "A Tree of Llfe")
    SPECIAL REPORT:
    The Holocaust, then 9/11. One family’s story
    By Annabel Sinclair | Jewish News
  • IDF forces in Gaza, August 24, 2025 (IDF Spokesman's Office)
    Fighting antisemitism
    Prominent Jews among thousands to sign letter rejecting genocide charge against Israel
    By ToI Staff
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