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1 event, 29

8:00 am - 5:00 pm Recurring

Sushi and Study

June 29 , 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Recurring

Sushi and Study

Explore the how's and why's of foundational mitzvot with Rabbi Sruly and Chani Altein at Sushi and Study, a12-part monthly class. Join all, some, even just one. 7:30 p.m. $15 […]

1 event, 30

9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

June 30 , 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, 1

12:15 pm - 1:00 pm

Biblical Garden Open Door Tours

July 1 , 12:15 pm - 1:00 pm

Biblical Garden Open Door Tours

Join Beit Kulanu for Biblical Garden Open Door Tours: free, docent-led tours of the congregation’s Biblical Botanical Garden the first Wednesday of the month. 12:15 PM. Free. 4905 Fifth Avenue. […]

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

July 1 , 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.

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2 events, 5

4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

America’s Potluck Picnic

July 5 , 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

America’s Potluck Picnic

Join the Jewish Community Center as they gather together to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with American's Potluck Picnic. This is an opportunity to unite across neighborhoods and honor our diverse […]

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

July 5 , 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 […]

0 events, 6

1 event, 7

9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

July 7 , 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, 8

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

July 8 , 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.

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2 events, 12

10:30 am - 11:30 am

Mommy and Me

July 12 , 10:30 am - 11:30 am

Mommy and Me

Chabad of the South Hills presents Mommy and Me, music and movement with Hindy Rosenblum for children aged 0-3. A project of the South Hills Jewish preschool and featuring sensory […]

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

July 12 , 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 […]

0 events, 13

1 event, 14

9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

July 14 , 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, 15

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

July 15 , 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, 16

1 event, 17

5:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Rabbi Jeffrey Myer’s Retirement Weekend

July 17 , 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Rabbi Jeffrey Myer’s Retirement Weekend

The Tree of Life Congregation is bidding a farewell to Rabbi Hazzan Jeffrey Myers and his wife, Janice, as he retires. There will be a Friday Night dinner (reservations are […]

1 event, 18

9:30 am - 1:00 pm Recurring

Rabbi Jeffrey Myer’s Retirement Weekend

July 18 , 9:30 am - 1:00 pm Recurring

Rabbi Jeffrey Myer’s Retirement Weekend

The Tree of Life Congregation is bidding a farewell to Rabbi Hazzan Jeffrey Myers and his wife, Janice, as he retires. There will be a Friday Night dinner (reservations are […]

2 events, 19

10:30 am - 11:30 am Recurring

Mommy and Me

July 19 , 10:30 am - 11:30 am Recurring

Mommy and Me

Chabad of the South Hills presents Mommy and Me, music and movement with Hindy Rosenblum for children aged 0-3. A project of the South Hills Jewish preschool and featuring sensory […]

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

July 19 , 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, 20

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

An Evening with Holocaust survivor

July 20 , 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

An Evening with Holocaust survivor

Chabad of the South Hills presents "Where I belong," an evening with Holocaust survivor Ellen Tissenbaum. 7 p.m. Free. Address provided upon registration. chabadsh.com/lecture

7:15 pm - 9:00 pm

Jewish Women’s Circle Quilling Workshop

July 20 , 7:15 pm - 9:00 pm

Jewish Women’s Circle Quilling Workshop

Discover the art of quilling - turning delicate paper strips into stunning flowers, patterns, and art pieces - with Yamit Presman at Chabad of Greenfield's Jewish Women's Circle Quilling Workshop […]

2 events, 21

9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

July 21 , 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 […]

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Senior Carnival

July 21 , 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Senior Carnival

Chabad of South Hills presents its Senior Carnival. Enjoy a picnic style lunch, laugh yoga and interactive games. Hear about home care vs. home health care. 1 p.m. $5 suggested […]

2 events, 22

10:00 am - 11:30 am

Hassidut for the People

July 22 , 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Hassidut for the People

Explore the weekly Torah portion with the mystical and interpersonal lens of the Hassidic rabbis with Rabbi Mark Asher Goodman. Hassidut for the People is a fun and engaging class […]

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

July 22 , 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.

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0 events, 24

0 events, 25

2 events, 26

10:30 am - 11:30 am Recurring

Mommy and Me

July 26 , 10:30 am - 11:30 am Recurring

Mommy and Me

Chabad of the South Hills presents Mommy and Me, music and movement with Hindy Rosenblum for children aged 0-3. A project of the South Hills Jewish preschool and featuring sensory […]

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

July 26 , 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, 27

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Weekly Talmud with Shoresh PGH

July 27 , 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Weekly Talmud with Shoresh PGH

Join students online and in-person for a weekly Talmud class with Rabbi Mark Asher Goodman. We are currently learning our way through Bava Kamma, on damages and injury and the […]

1 event, 28

9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

July 28 , 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, 29

8:00 am - 5:00 pm Recurring

Sushi and Study

July 29 , 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Recurring

Sushi and Study

Explore the how's and why's of foundational mitzvot with Rabbi Sruly and Chani Altein at Sushi and Study, a12-part monthly class. Join all, some, even just one. 7:30 p.m. $15 […]

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

July 29 , 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, 30

0 events, 31

0 events, 1

3 events, 2

10:30 am - 11:30 am Recurring

Mommy and Me

August 2 , 10:30 am - 11:30 am Recurring

Mommy and Me

Chabad of the South Hills presents Mommy and Me, music and movement with Hindy Rosenblum for children aged 0-3. A project of the South Hills Jewish preschool and featuring sensory […]

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

2nd Annual South Hills Jewish Festival

August 2 , 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

2nd Annual South Hills Jewish Festival

Join Chabad of the South Hills for the 2nd Annual South Hills Jewish Festival celebrating Jewish life and culture. Live concert with Chassidic singer Berel Faiden, cultural crafts, kosher wine […]

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

August 2 , 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 […]

June 29
June 29 , 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Recurring

Sushi and Study

June 30
June 30 , 9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

July 1
July 1 , 12:15 pm - 1:00 pm

Biblical Garden Open Door Tours

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

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

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July 5
July 5 , 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

America’s Potluck Picnic

July 5 , 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

  • There are no events on this day.
July 7
July 7 , 9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

July 8
July 8 , 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

  • There are no events on this day.
  • There are no events on this day.
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July 12
July 12 , 10:30 am - 11:30 am

Mommy and Me

July 12 , 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

  • There are no events on this day.
July 14
July 14 , 9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

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

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

  • There are no events on this day.
July 17
July 17 , 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Rabbi Jeffrey Myer’s Retirement Weekend

July 18
July 18 , 9:30 am - 1:00 pm Recurring

Rabbi Jeffrey Myer’s Retirement Weekend

July 19
July 19 , 10:30 am - 11:30 am Recurring

Mommy and Me

July 19 , 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

July 20
July 20 , 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

An Evening with Holocaust survivor

July 20 , 7:15 pm - 9:00 pm

Jewish Women’s Circle Quilling Workshop

July 21
July 21 , 9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

July 21 , 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Senior Carnival

July 22
July 22 , 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Hassidut for the People

July 22 , 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

  • There are no events on this day.
  • There are no events on this day.
  • There are no events on this day.
July 26
July 26 , 10:30 am - 11:30 am Recurring

Mommy and Me

July 26 , 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

July 27
July 27 , 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Weekly Talmud with Shoresh PGH

July 28
July 28 , 9:15 am - 10:00 am Recurring

Monday Talmud Study

July 29
July 29 , 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Recurring

Sushi and Study

July 29 , 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

August 2
August 2 , 10:30 am - 11:30 am Recurring

Mommy and Me

August 2 , 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

2nd Annual South Hills Jewish Festival

August 2 , 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

  • There are no events on this day.
  • There are no events on this day.
  • There are no events on this day.
August 2
August 2 , 10:30 am - 11:30 am Recurring

Mommy and Me

August 2 , 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

2nd Annual South Hills Jewish Festival

August 2 , 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Online Parashah Study Groups

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  • Hella Eskenazi (C) poses with the Cuban delegation for the Maccabiah Games in Israel. (Courtesy Hella Eskenazi)
    Sports
    Five countries over four days: How Cuba’s Maccabiah Games delegation made it to Israel
    By Jacob Gurvis
  • Rabbi Hazzan Jeffrey Myers stands in his office. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
    Transitions
    The exit interview: Rabbi Hazzan Jeffrey Myers
    By Adam Reinherz
  • Noah Kahan plays to a sold-out crowd at PNC Park on July 3 (Photo by Octavia Liku)
    Music
    Noah Kahan’s ‘The Great Divide Tour’ sells out PNC Park
    By Octavia Liku
  • America at 250 (By Yafa Negrete)
    America at 250
    250 years: Since the beginning, part of the American journey
    By Yafa Negrete
  • Sayeret Matkal with the Mercedes they used to deceive the Ugandans (Photo courtesy of IDF Spokesman, via Wikimedia Commons). עברית: חיילי צה"ל עם שובם ממבצע אנטבה. המדליה ניתנה לכל הלוחמים במבצע
    50 years since Entebbe
    ‘Zero hour is coming’: How Israel went from negotiating over hostages to the daring raid at Entebbe
    By Ben Sales and Stav Levaton
  • A banner is held by pro-Israel fans outside Villa Park, home of the U.K. team Aston Villa, before its UEFA Europa League match against Israel, Nov. 6, 2025. (Jacob King/PA Images via Getty Images)
    Sports
    Israel’s path to a World Cup berth would be easier through Asia. Here’s why it’s sticking with Europe.
    By Deborah Danan
  • A pen and ink portrait of Mordecai Moses Mordecai on bone, c.1750, from the Sheftall Family Trust and Congregation Mickve Israel in Philadelphia and the John L. Loeb, Jr. Database of Early American Jewish Portraits
    History
    A semiquincentennial tribute
    By Eric Lidji
  • Synagogue space at The New Riverview Apartments (Photo by Octavia Liku)
    Seniors
    At The New Riverview, residents share in spirituality on Shabbat
    By Octavia Liku
  • “Destruction of the Jerusalem Temple” (By Francesco Hayez, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)
    Religion
    Origins of the Three Weeks
    By Tim Miller
  • Rendering of the Commercial Street Bridge, part of the exhibit “Commercial Street Bridge: Pittsburgh’s Next Engineering Marvel” (Photo by Octavia Liku)
    Exhibition
    American Jewish Museum exhibit builds bridges across communities
    By Octavia Liku
  • Nancy Gale has been the executive director of The Branch for the past eight years. (Photo courtesy of Nancy Gale)
    Transitions
    The exit interview: Nancy Gale
    By Adam Reinherz
  • The Empire State Building, JPMorgan Chase Building, and One Vanderbilt in New York City are illuminated in the colors of the New York Knicks during Game 5 of the NBA Finals on June 13, 2026, as seen from Bayonne, New Jersey. (Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)
    Sports
    The Knicks won on 6/13. Some Jewish fans think that’s more than a coincidence.
    By Philissa Cramer
  • JHF President and CEO Karen Wolk Feinstein speaks at a workshop regarding home-delivered meals for older adults. (Photo courtesy of Jewish Healthcare Foundation)
    Pittsburgh panorama
    From startup to standard-bearer: Karen Wolk Feinstein reflects on 35 years at JHF
    By Adam Reinherz
Opinion
  • Photo from Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh President and CEO Jeff Finkelstein's recent trip to Eastern Europe. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Finkelstein)
    Opinion
    Six thousand miles from Pittsburgh, I kept running into Pittsburgh
    By Jeffrey Finkelstein
  • Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) at the Jewish Democratic Council of America’s 2024 Leadership Summit, May 20, 2024. (Credit: Jewish Democratic Council of America)
    Opinion
    Fetterman has no right to leave the Democratic Party
    By Bruce Ledewitz
  • (Photo from Flash90)
    Opinion
    Letters to the editor
  • Torah
    Eikev’s call is to justice, not blind obedience
    By Rabbi Larry Freedman
  • Poll
    Chronicle poll question
  • (Nevit Dilmen/Wikimedia Commons)
    Opinion
    This Jewish holiday of love isn’t just for couples. It’s for a fractured people.
    By Samantha Vinokor-Meinrath
  • Poll
    Chronicle poll results: US/Iran conflict
    By Toby Tabachnick
  • Hasan Piker looks on as U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed delivers a stump speech in Ann Arbor, Michigan, April 7, 2026. Piker, a popular Twitch streamer accused of antisemitism, prompted controversy for campaigning with El-Sayed. (Andrew Lapin/JTA)
    Antisemitism
    Hasan Piker is gaslighting American Jews. As a historian of antisemitism, I can tell.
    By Pamela S. Nadell
  • Blaze Bernstein (left) and Jonathan Bahm. (Photos courtesy of Amy Bahm)
    Opinion
    Be a good neighbor
    By Amy Bahm
  • (Photo from Flash90)
    Opinion
    Letters to the editor
  • Torah
    Building something meaningful
    By Rabbi Yitzi Goldwasser
  • Poll
    Chronicle poll question
  • Poll
    Chronicle poll results: Tisha B’Av
    By Toby Tabachnick
  • Portrait of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, in a detail from the poster for the documentary, “The Darkest Light.” (Courtesy)
    Opinion
    The film about my father is premiering today. I won’t be there
    By Neshama Carlebach
  • (Photo by seb_ra, iStock)
    Senior Living
    You are not alone: Alzheimer’s disease
    By La Shawn M. Mosley
  • (Photo by Panuwat Dangsungnoen via iStock)
    Senior Living
    Clear vision for sports and life: The impact of cataract surgery
    By Joshua Paul
  • Friendships matter as we age. (Photo iStock)
    Senior Living
    The power of connection: Why friendships matter more than ever as we age
    By Amy Gold
  • (Photo courtesy of Jewish Association on Aging)
    Senior Living
    Why seniors make the very best volunteers
    By Sharyn Rubin
  • Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) on Capitol Hill on May 18. Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
    Opinion
    The real outrage of Rep. Ro Khanna’s West Bank visit
    By Ben Linder
  • Many Jewish books are not making it into the world or being promoted adequately, according to an advocate. (Getty Images)
    Antisemitism
    I gathered the data on Jewish fiction publishing. The trends are alarming.
    By Meg Keene
National
  • Antisemitic graffiti partially cleaned off a community mural at the site of the Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center, in Pasadena, Calif., on July 27, 2026. (Photo by Aaron Bandle/JNS)
    Antisemitism
    Los Angeles County supervisor proposes $20,000 reward after synagogue vandalism
    By JNS
  • Troy Jackson speaks before the Maine Democratic delegates as they gather for their party's nominating convention on July 25, 2026, in Bangor, Maine. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
    Politics
    Troy Jackson wins Maine Democratic Senate nomination, keeps mum on Israel, AIPAC
    By Grace Gilson
  • July 20, 2026: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers video calling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but admits the city does not have the legal authority to arrest him. (NYC Mayor's Office)
    Politics
    Jewish groups say Mamdani is abusing his office in attacks on Netanyahu
    By Kelly Hartog
  • July 20, 2026: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers video calling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but admits the city does not have the legal authority to arrest him. (NYC Mayor's Office)
    Politics
    Mamdani lacerates Netanyahu while admitting he can’t arrest him
    By Kelly Hartog
  • Jeremy Ben-Ami, president of J Street, speaks at the group's national conference in 2018. (Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
    Anti-Zionism
    J Street defends co-sponsoring College Democrats convention featuring Hasan Piker
    By Grace Gilson
  • Abdul El-Sayed campaigns for the U.S. Senate at the Michigan Democratic Nominating Convention in Detroit, Michigan, April 19, 2026. (Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
    Politics
    How Michigan’s Senate race is testing pro-Israel Jews’ loyalty to the Democratic Party
    By Andrew Lapin
  • (Sonja Longford/Wikimedia Commons)
    National
    Why Orthodox Jews are pushing back against permanent daylight saving time
    By Andrew Silow-Carroll
  • Members of the National Education Association and allies in Congress rally outside Secretary of Education nominee Linda McMahon’s confirmation hearing on February 12, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Paul Morigi/Getty Images for National Education Association)
    Fighting antisemitism
    ADL and JCPA diverge over teachers union, exposing a divide over how to fight antisemitism
    By Grace Gilson
  • House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (right) voted in favor of Rep. Thomas Massie's amendment, while House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (left) voted against it. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images)
    Politics
    More than 100 House Democrats support failed Massie bid to cut military aid to Israel
    By Joseph Strauss
  • Dinaw Mengestu attends the PEN America 2026 Spring Literary Gala at American Museum of Natural History on May 14, 2026 in New York City. (Joy Malone/Getty Images)
    Culture
    PEN America president, defending Israel’s critics, resigns after report warns of threats to Jewish authors
    By Andrew Lapin
  • Mahmoud Khalil at Featured Session: The Guardian in Conversation with Mahmoud Khalil on the Cost of Dissent during the SXSW Conference & Festivals held at the JW Marriott on March 15, 2026 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Amanda Stronza/SXSW Conference & Festivals via Getty Images)
    Anti-Zionism
    Mahmoud Khalil files lawsuit alleging Betar and Canary Mission ‘conspired’ with Trump administration against him
    By Grace Gilson
  • Sen. Lindsey Graham (L) meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netenyahu (R) in Jerusalem on April 17, 2023. (GPO/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
    News obituary
    Lindsey Graham, stalwart Senate backer of Israel, dies suddenly at 71
    By Ron Kampeas
  • Sen. Lindsey Graham (L) meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netenyahu (R) in Jerusalem on April 17, 2023. (GPO/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
    News obituary
    Lindsey Graham, pro-Israel Republican senator, dies suddenly at 71
    By JTA Staff
  • Sen. Bernie Sanders (center) stands with Troy Jackson (left), who is now running for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, and Graham Platner (right), who was then the Democrats' presumptive nominee, during Sanders' “Fighting Oligarchy” tour, May 24, 2026, in Orono, Maine. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
    Politics
    Possible Platner replacements and their divergent stands on Israel
    By Joseph Strauss
  • President Donald Trump (Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress)
    Middle East
    Trump says Iran ceasefire ‘over’
  • (Photo by Jacob Wackerhausen via iStock)
    Antisemitism
    Harvard Med School, Fordham profs launch program to combat Jew-hatred in psychology education
    By Aaron Bandler | JNS
  • Graham Platner (Photo by MAINEiac4434, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)
    Politics
    Accused of rape, Platner taking time to ‘reflect on best path forward’ for Senate run
    By Jessica Russak-Hoffman | JNS
  • Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) speaks at the annual Israel Allies Foundation celebration of Jerusalem Day on Capitol Hill, June 10, 2026. (Credit: Dear Summer/Israel Allies Foundation)
    Politics
    Democrats sign pledge to keep socialism out of the party
    By Jessica Russak-Hoffman | JNS
  • Taylor Swift (L) and Adam Sandler (R). (Jamie McCarthy/Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)
    Culture
    Adam Sandler officiates Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce wedding, fueling theories about singer’s Israel stance
    By Philissa Cramer
  • (Photo by Rawpixel via iStock)
    Politics
    Anti-Israel socialists rack up another primary upset in Colorado as Kiros defeats 15-term incumbent
    By Andrew Bernard | JNS
World
  • Mourners gather by floral tributes at the Bondi Pavillion in memory of the victims of the Hanukkah shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney on December 15, 2025. Authorities labeled it an antisemitic terrorist attack on a Jewish festival. (Saeed KHAN / AFP)
    Antisemitism
    2025 was deadliest year for Jews in decades, antisemitism watchdogs in 7 countries conclude
    By Kelly Hartog
  • A Shomrim Toronto Jewish Safety Patrol vehicle is parked under police tape outside the Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto (BAYT) synagogue following gunshots fired at the building in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada, on April 9, 2026. (Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto)
    Antisemitism
    2 Jewish-owned Toronto bagel shops hit with gunfire, vandalism
    By Shira Li Bartov
  • An area of Levallois-Perret in the Hauts-de-Seine department, France, April 6, 2026. (Laure Boyer / Hans Lucas via AFP)
    Antisemitism
    Over 12 Torah scrolls stolen from Paris suburb synagogue
    By Shira Li Bartov
  • A Hamas tunnel underneath the European Hospital in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis, where Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar was killed, in a handout photo published by the IDF on June 7, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
    Investigation
    Gaza death notices show some so-called health workers were operating for terror groups
    By Nurit Yohanan
  • Maj. Yuval Ezra, 27, and Master Sergeant (res.) Benayahu Mellet, 32, who were killed in a West Bank gunfight on July 24, 2026. (Courtesy photo via The Times of Israel)
    West Bank urest
    Settlers torch two mosques, scrawl ‘revenge’ graffiti in overnight West Bank rampages
    By Emanuel Fabian, Nurit Yohanan and ToI Staff
  • President Donald Trump speaks with Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia at the White House on Nov. 18, 2025, in Washington. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
    Foreign policy
    Trump says US-Saudi nuclear deal subject to Israeli normalization
    By Tovah Lazaroff
  • LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 20: Andy Burnham delivers his inaugural speech as UK's new Prime Minister. The Member of Parliament for Makerfield becomes the UK's 59th Prime Minister, succeeding Sir Keir Starmer who resigned in June. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
    United Kingdom
    Where does Andy Burnham, the new British prime minister, stand on Israel and antisemitism?
    By Kelly Hartog
  • Argentina's star Lionel Messi, left, in Atlanta on Jul. 7, 2026, and Spain's star Lamine Yamal in Inglewood on Jul. 2, 2026. Spain and Argentina will meet in the 2026 World Cup football tournament final match at the New York/New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford on July 19, 2026. (Roberto Schmidt and Etienne Laurent / AFP via Getty Images)
    Sports
    Why Argentina and Spain’s World Cup final has become a proxy for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
    By Juan Melamed and Joseph Strauss
  • Robert Waltl stands outside the Jewish Community Center in Ljubljana, Slovenia. (Larry Luxner)
    World
    Colombia and Slovenia recently recognized a Palestinian state. Now they’re moving their embassies to Jerusalem.
    By Larry Luxner
  • Political strategist and author of 'The Hidden Hand,' Warren Kinsella. (Dave Gordon)
    Interview
    Author: coordinated anti-Israel propaganda campaign blindsided West after Oct. 7
    By Dave Gordon
  • Shorty, at left, is part of a thriving community of medical clowns in Israel. (Deborah Danan)
    Israel
    This clown eats bubbles, cracks jokes and helps Israeli children recover from trauma
    By Deborah Danan
  • Professor Daniel Chamovitz, president of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (Photo credit: Dani Machlis/BGU)
    Interview
    Ben-Gurion University of the Negev president comes home to Pennsylvania
    By Jarrad Saffren
  • May 14, 2026. LONDON. Archbishop of Canterbury Dame Sarah Mullally is greeted by Rabbi Charley Baginsky (center) and Rabbi Josh Levy as she arrives for a visit to the to Sternberg Centre to meet with the Jewish community in Finchley in a demonstration of solidarity following the recent antisemitic attacks in London. (Jonathan Brady/PA Images via Getty Images)
    Interfaith relations
    Church of England backs study of Palestinian Christian document accusing Israel of genocide
    By Kelly Hartog
  • A 9,000-square-foot Chabad center has opened in a former nightclub in downtown Reykjavik, Iceland. (Courtesy Beit Shvidler Jewish Center of Iceland)
    Global
    Europe’s smallest Jewish community gets a home of its own
    By Jenna Gottlieb
  • President Donald Trump (R) meets with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) at the White House on Feb. 11, 2026, in Washington D.C. (Avi Ohayon - GPO/Anadolu via Getty Images)
    US/Israel relations
    Number of Israelis who believe Trump prioritizes Israel’s security falls to new low, poll finds
    By Grace Gilson
  • Sapir Cohen and Sasha Troufanov share their experiences of being kidnapped by Hamas and held hostage in Gaza at the Jewish Community Center of Houston on May 29, 2025. (Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)
    Israel
    Former Israeli hostages Sasha Trufanov and Sapir Cohen wed in emotional ceremony
    By Philissa Cramer
  • Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter (front left) speaks during a signing ceremony hosted by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (center, back) in Washington, DC, on June 26, 2026. (SAUL LOEB / AFP)
    Diplomacy
    Lebanon, Israel sign ‘framework agreement’ to end hostilities
    By Grace Gilson
  • Caribbean Plate (Image by Alataristarion, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)
    Humanitarian aid
    Israel making ‘immediate preparations’ to send aid team to quake-stricken Venezuela
    By Nava Freiberg, Sue Surkes and Agencies
  • Police leave with a covered person on a stretcher at the scene of an active shooter situation on June 22, 2026 in Montreal, Canada. (Andrej Ivanov/Getty Images)
    Gun violence
    Montreal shooting leaves civilian and police officer dead, suspect neutralized
    By Ron Kampeas, Tovah Lazaroff and Grace Gilson
  • > Pioneering kinetic artist Yaacov Agam receiving the Israel Prize from Education Minister Yoav Kisch on April 20, 2026 at the Yaacov Agam Museum of Art (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
    News obituary
    Israeli kinetic art pioneer Yaacov Agam dead at 98
    By JNS Staff
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