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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

4 events, 18

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Jewish Art Camp

October 18 , 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Jewish Art Camp

Chabad of Squirrel Hill presents "Jewish Art Camp," fun Jewish learning through the arts for ages 0 to Grade 3. $10/class; $50 or $75/semester. 1700 Beechwood Blvd. chabadpgh.com/art

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. […]

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Teen Cooking Club

October 18 , 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Teen Cooking Club

Chabad of Squirrel Hill presents "Teen Cooking Club," a fun hour of baking delicious desserts that will be shared with local seniors in our community. 3 p.m. 1700 Beechwood Blvd. […]

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

3 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, […]

10:30 am - 12:00 pm Recurring

Jewish Art Camp

October 25 , 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Recurring

Jewish Art Camp

Chabad of Squirrel Hill presents "Jewish Art Camp," fun Jewish learning through the arts for ages 0 to Grade 3. $10/class; $50 or $75/semester. 1700 Beechwood Blvd. chabadpgh.com/art

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 […]

3 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 […]

7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Men’s Parsha Class

October 26 , 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Men’s Parsha Class

Join Chabad of Squirrel Hill every Monday for a weekly Men's Parsha class. 7:30 p.m. chabadpgh.com

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 […]

1 event, 29

7:00 pm - 8:45 pm

Loaves of Love

October 29 , 7:00 pm - 8:45 pm

Loaves of Love

Women are invited to bake pretty pink challah with Sue Berman Kress at Chabad of Squirrel Hill's Loaves of Love. 7 p.m. $15. 1700 Beechwood Blvd. chabadpgh.com/lol

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

2 events, 1

10:30 am - 12:00 pm Recurring

Jewish Art Camp

November 1 , 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Recurring

Jewish Art Camp

Chabad of Squirrel Hill presents "Jewish Art Camp," fun Jewish learning through the arts for ages 0 to Grade 3. $10/class; $50 or $75/semester. 1700 Beechwood Blvd. chabadpgh.com/art

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

  • 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

October 18
October 18 , 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Jewish Art Camp

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

Pittsburgh Jewish Book Festival

October 18 , 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Teen Cooking Club

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

Online Parashah Study Groups

  • There are no events on this day.
October 18
October 18 , 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Jewish Art Camp

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

Pittsburgh Jewish Book Festival

October 18 , 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Teen Cooking Club

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 , 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Recurring

Jewish Art Camp

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 , 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Men’s Parsha Class

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

October 29
October 29 , 7:00 pm - 8:45 pm

Loaves of Love

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 , 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Recurring

Jewish Art Camp

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

Online Parashah Study Groups

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    Bipartisan Pennsylvania lawmakers introduce bill to adopt IHRA definition of Jew-hatred
    By Jessica Russak-Hoffman | JNS
  • Rabbi Eli Seidman blesses the Daniel G. and Carole L. Kamin Tower at UPMC Presbyterian on Oct. 13, 2026. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
    Health and Wellness
    Daniel G. and Carole L. Kamin Tower at UPMC Presbyterian prioritizes spiritual care and religious inclusion
    By Adam Reinherz
  • "The Apartheid Wall" was created in Schenley Plaza before an event created by Students for Justice in Palestine and other groups. (Photo provided to the Chronicle)
    Commemorating hate
    Anti-Zionist groups commemorate ‘martyrs’ of Oct. 7, ignore Hamas’ attack
    By David Rullo
  • For more than four decades, Richard Swartz has helped to transform the Garfield neighborhood in his role as the Bloomfield Garfield Corporation's executive director. (Photo by David Rullo) 
    Community
    Richard Swartz has spent more than four decades with Bloomfield Garfield Corporation
    By David Rullo
  • Riley Crow and Yael Karin are Moishe Pod resident hosts. (Photo courtesy of Riley Crow)
    Welcome
    Moishe Pod hosts create a welcoming home for Pittsburgh’s young Jews
    By Adam Reinherz
  • Rabbi Herman Hailperin (left) watches as members of the Tree of Life building committee prepare the cornerstone for the original section of the congregation's synagogue at Wilkins and Shady. A time capsule was placed inside the cornerstone at the time and was removed during demolition work in early 2024. (Photo courtesy of the Rauh Jewish Archives)
    Preserving memories
    Discovered time capsule connects Tree of Life Congregation’s past, present and future
    By Deborah Weisberg
  • 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
  • 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
  • Karen Oosterhous (Photo courtesy of The Branch)
    Transitions
    Karen Oosterhous named executive director of The Branch
    By Toby Tabachnick
  • 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)
    Politics
    California donors top Democrat Rep. Lee’s campaign contributions
    By Namira Harris | NewsWorks Lab
  • Preparing pasta. (Photo by JÉSHOOTS via Pexels)
    Tikkun olam
    Chabad’s Kitchen of Kindness delivers meals and a community hug
    By Adam Reinherz
  • (Photo provided by Joel Rubin)
    'Squirrel Hill kid'
    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
Features
  • Domantas Sabonis and Deni Avdija (Getty Images)
    Sports
    A Jewish NBA season preview
    By Jacob Gurvis
  • Chaplain Mickey Benson. (Photo courtesy of Chaplain Mickey Benson)
    Getting to Know
    Getting to know: Chaplain Mickey Benson
    By Adam Reinherz
  • An interior of the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Courtesy of The Weitzman Museum)
    Culture
    A major Jewish museum hopes to join the Smithsonian – at a difficult moment for the storied institution
    By Andrew Lapin
  • Benyamin Storchan, excavation director on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority, at the Jerusalem Aqueduct excavation. (Emil Aladjem/Israel Antiquities Authority)
    Archaeology
    300-meter stretch of ancient aqueduct uncovered during planning for new Jerusalem neighborhood
    By Zev Stub
  • Playing wheelchair basketball at ADI Negev-Nahalat Eran (Credit: Courtesy of Jewish National Fund-USA)
    Health and science
    Made in Israel: A living implant aims to restore movement after paralysis
    By Shimon Sherman
  • '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
Opinion
  • (Photo from Flash90)
    Opinion
    Letters to the editor
  • Loris Malaguzzi Centre. (Photo by PhotoVim, Wikimedia Commons)
    Opinion
    A journey interrupted, a commitment to learning
    By Katie Riggs
  • 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)
    Opinion
    What I found at the NYC protest on Oct. 7: No room for Jewish grief
    By Aaron Greenberg
  • Torah
    The soulful significance of smell
    By Rabbi Shimon Silver
  • Poll
    Chronicle poll results: Politicians accepting large donations from out-of-state funders
    By Toby Tabachnick
  • Poll
    Chronicle poll question
  • 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
National
  • Pennsylvania state senator Judy Schwank, a Democrat. (Credit: Senate Democratic Caucus, courtesy of Judy Schwank)
    Fighting antisemitism
    Pennsylvania governor will sign IHRA definition bill when it passes legislature, state senator says
    By Jessica Russak-Hoffman | JNS
  • Los Angeles, USA - Close-up on the insignia and slogan of a LAPD vehicle, with the reflection of Union Station's tower visible in the car's window. (Getty Images)
    Security
    Bomb threat hoaxes called into four U.S. Jewish day schools
    By Emma Paidra
  • Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia. (Photo by Carin M. Smilk)
    Culture
    Pennsylvania senators swear in panel to advise Congress on whether Smithsonian should take over Philadelphia Jewish museum
    By Andrew Bernard | JNS
  • New York City Comptroller-elect Mark Levine addresses a crowd outside Park East Synagogue, in New York City, December 4, 2025. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
    Investing in Israel
    NYC comptroller walks back pledge to invest in Israel bonds
    By Luke Tress
  • Miri Bar-Halpern (Credit: Courtesy)
    Antisemitism
    Psychologists seek APA reforms to protect Jewish patients from ‘decolonial therapy’
    By Jessica Russak-Hoffman
  • Andrea Martin meets with Pennsylvania state senator Jay Costa, who supported her nomination to the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, about the position. (Credit: Courtesy, via JNS)
    Fighting hate
    Jewish law professor appointed to Pennsylvania human rights panel
    By Jessica Russak-Hoffman
  • 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
World
  • Alan Shatter, an Irish lawyer and politician, visits an army base in Ireland on Sept. 2, 2013. (Credit: Irish Defence Forces via Wikimedia Commons)
    Anti-Zionism
    Dublin hotel cancels 70 rooms booked for antisemitism envoys
    By Canaan Lidor | JNS
  • Sally Rooney, left, promotes her novel "Intermezzo" at London’s Southbank Centre, Sept. 25, 2024. Moderator Merve Emre is at right. (Faber & Faber via X)
    Anti-Zionism
    Sally Rooney’s publisher stops selling her books in Britain, citing ban on pro-Palestinian group she backs
    By Lianne Kolirin
  • Israel's Raz Hershko reacts after defeating Croatia's Helena Vukovic (white) in the women's over 78 kg bronze medal bout at the World Judo Championships in Baku on October 10, 2026. (Alexander NEMENOV / AFP via Getty Images)
    Sports
    Bronze-winning Israeli judoka: ‘I stand for something far bigger than myself’
    By Tomer Almagor
  • Prampolini square, Reggio Emilia, Italy (Photo via JTA)
    Antisemitism
    Jewish teachers cancel Italy trip over ‘antisemitic pressure’
    By Simone Somekh
  • Israeli President Isaac Herzog presents the Presidential Medal of Honor to Israel Bonds Global President and CEO Dani Naveh and U.S. and International Chairman Andrew M. Hutter at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, Oct. 12, 2026. (Photo by Sharon Altshul)
    Investing in Israel
    Israel Bonds receives Presidential Medal of Honor for 75 years of investing
    By Sharon Altshul | JNS
  • Israeli security and rescue forces evacuate injured people near the site where suspected unexploded ordnance detonated during a school trip near Kibbutz Yiftah in the Ramim Ridge area, close to the Israeli border with Lebanon, October 12, 2026. Photo by Ayal Margolin/Flash90
    Terrorism
    Israeli boy killed, hikers injured, after coming upon suspected Hezbollah cluster bomb
    By Tomer Almagor
  • Abelardo de la Espriella (Credit: CC0, via Wikimedia Commons)
    Diplomacy
    Colombia to open embassy in Jerusalem on Wednesday
    By Etgar Lefkovits
  • 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
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