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February 8, 2025

Right Now

Julie Paris speaks at a Feb. 3 public hearing in favor of City Council's anti-BDS referendums. (Photo by David Rullo)

Politics

Mayor Gainey signs one anti-BDS referendum question

Allows the other to be added to May ballot without signature

Share Torah Rabbi Yitzi Genack addresses members of Pittsburgh City Council during a public hearing in favor of legislation meant to blunt the impact of Not On Our Dime’s BDS referendum. (Photo by David Rullo)

Dueling referendumsCity Council passes anti-BDS legislation

OpinionPittsburgh must not be a pawn for ideological extremists

By Jeremy Kazzaz

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) speaks to reporters at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem on June 27, 2024. (Photo by Alex Traiman)

Politics

Trump remarks on Gaza not cause for Democrat freakout, Fetterman says

By Menachem Wecker

The pro-Israel Democratic senator from Pennsylvania talked about Gaza and Israel on journalist Tara Palmeri’s podcast “Somebody’s Gotta Win.”

President Donald Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Avi Ohayon/Israeli Government Press Office)

Reshaping the Middle EastNetanyahu endorses voluntary migration of Gaza Palestinians: ‘A remarkable idea’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shares with former President Donald Trump his autobiography at Trump's estate, Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach, Florida, July 26, 2024. (Amos Ben-Gershom, Israel Government Press Office)

Reshaping the Middle East‘Unfathomably horrific’ to ‘major step towards a real peace’: US Jewish groups respond to Trump’s Gaza comments

By Philissa Cramer

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, second from right, sits down with top advisers at Blair House in Washington, DC, to prepare for his meeting with US President Donald Trump later in the day, February 4, 2025. (Avi Ohayon/GPO)

Reshaping the Middle EastTrump: US will ‘take over’ Gaza, ‘own’ it, develop it, then make it an ‘international’ area

Students enjoy dinner and discussion at Inside Israel. (Photo courtesy of Asher Goodwin)

Higher learning

Inside Israel offers fresh approach to educating students on Israel and international affairs

By Adam Reinherz

‘You can’t ever come to a full conclusion without hearing the other side. Essentially, it’s as simple as that’

Two students sit and ponder life's meaning. (Photo by Cottonbro Studio via Pexels)

Conversion

Conversion post-Oct. 7: Quest for answers in sea of questions

By Adam Reinherz

‘What’s a Jew? Who is a Jew? I didn’t really have a good answer. So after Oct. 7, I needed to figure some of that out’

Anti-Israel protestors at an encampment located at the Cathedral of Learning show support for Iranian backed Houthi terrorists, who support the terrorist group Hamas and have attacked American and British ships in the region. (Photo by David Rullo)

Anti-Zionism

More suspects charged for violent behavior during Pitt encampment last spring

By Toby Tabachnick

Three of the suspects are charged with aggravated assault

Shawn Brokos, director of community security for the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, speaks about white supremacy groups and ideologies during an active shooter training at Congregation Poale Zedeck in Squirrel Hill, Sunday, April 30, 2023. (Alexandra Wimley/Union Progress)

A look backFederation’s community security director provides annual security assessment

Urban war expert John Spencer (pictured with Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu) was in Pittsburgh to meet with Jewish community leaders and local officials. (Photo provided by John Spencer)

Advocating for Israel

Urban war expert John Spencer brings pro-Israel message to Pittsburgh

“Israel does everything reasonable and feasible or ever imagined to protect civilians in warfare in Gaza,” he said.

Musicians Tino Cardenes (left) and Aaron Birnbaum perform at Temple Ohav Shalom. (Photo by Abigail Hakas)

Inclusion

Sensory-friendly concert series celebrates Jewish Disability Awareness & Inclusion Month

By Abigail Hakas

Azure holds concerts in parks, libraries and synagogues like Temple Ohav Shalom, which recently formed an accessibility committee.

Israeli troops during counterterrorism activity in Tulkarem, northwestern Samaria, September 2024. (Credit: IDF)

Opinion

Debby Titlebaum Neuman

Don’t tell me about war

I refuse to listen to opinions about Israel from people who have never lived through a missile attack or attended the funeral of a child bludgeoned by an axe in their community.

TorahThe doorway of vulnerabililty

By Rabbi Kara Tav

(Photo from Flash90)

OpinionLetters to the editor

Israelis and supporters rally in support of the hostages outside the United Nations, Oct. 24, 2023. (Luke Tress)

Israel at war

Hostages Eli Sharabi, Ohad Ben-Ami and Or Levy to be released Saturday

The hostages to be released were abducted from Kibbutz Beeri and the Nova music festival.

Palestinians rally in support of Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas in Tubas, northeastern Samaria, Sept. 27, 2020. (Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90, via JNS)

Israel at warTerrorists released by Israel leave prison as millionaires

Matthew Eisenfeld and Sara Duker, inset, were killed when a suicide bomber exploded the No. 18 bus in Jerusalem on Feb. 25, 1996. (Main image: Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel at warAmerican Jewish leaders grieve as Hamas terrorists convicted of murdering their friends go free

By Philissa Cramer

Kanye West seen in Los Angeles, May 13, 2023. (MEGA/GC Images)

Antisemitism

Kanye embarks on a new antisemitic spree on X

By Philissa Cramer

“ELON THEY KICKED ME OFF OF INSTAGRAM SO HAPPY YOU BOUGHT X,” Ye tweeted early in his spree.

Dozens of Harvard Medical School faculty and students protested outside of the school on March 15, 2024. They were protesting an event featuring the president of the American Medical Association, over the powerful physicians' group's repeated refusal to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. (Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Fighting antisemitismFederal health department to investigate medical schools over pro-Palestinian graduation protests

By Andrew Lapin

The pro-Palestinian encampment on the lawn in front of Columbia University's Butler Library, April 24, 2024. (ProudFarmerScholar, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons)

Higher education

One point of consistency amid Trump’s rapid changes: a drumbeat of campus antisemitism investigations

By Andrew Lapin

His Department of Education highlighted five targets as part of a larger government task force on antisemitism.

Leo Terrell (right) walking into a Los Angeles County courtroom in his capacity as an attorney for a client's case, March 16, 2010, in Los Angeles, California. As of Feb. 3, 2025, Terrell is overseeing President Donald Trump's federal task force on antisemitism. (Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images)

AntisemitismTrump picks lawyer and Fox contributor Leo Terrell to lead antisemitism task force

By Andrew Lapin

U.S. President Donald Trump signs executive orders on the first day of his second term, Jan. 20, 2025. (Credit: White House)

Fighting antisemitismUS policy is to ‘combat antisemitism vigorously,’ per new Trump order

Marion Wiesel, r., with her husband Elie Wiesel. (Credit: The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity)

News obituary

Marion Wiesel dies at 94

“It is with profound grief that we share that Marion Wiesel — activist, wife, mother and grandmother — passed away this morning, February 2nd, 2025.”

Books

Join the Chronicle Book Club!

By Toby Tabachnick

“10/7: 100 Human Stories,” by Lee Yaron

In "10/7," journalist Lee Yaron profiles victims of the Oct. 7 massacre from a wide range of communities. (Uri Bareket; St. Martin's Press)

BooksLee Yaron’s account of Oct. 7 attacks named Jewish book of the year

By Andrew Silow-Carroll

Poll

Chronicle poll question

Do you approve of President Trump discontinuing DEI programs in the federal government?

PollChronicle poll results: Mass deportations

By Toby Tabachnick

The novelist John Irving is pictured in 2016 (Oscar Gonzalez/NurPhoto via Getty Images); his new book "Queen Esther" will feature a Jewish character and be set in part in Israel.

Books

Author John Irving’s new novel, ‘Queen Esther,’ deals with Israel and antisemitism

By Philissa Cramer

The novel concludes in Jerusalem in 1981, the year Irving first visited Israel.

Egyptian-style scarabs with additional cultural influences found at a tomb complex in Israel's Negev Desert are evidence of encounters between different peoples, researchers say. (Credit: Emil Aladjem/Israel Antiquities Authority)

Archaeology

Arrowheads from Yemen: Evidence of ancient trade caravans found in Negev

Excavation of a 2,500-year-old burial site revealed tombs of trade caravans from Yemen, Phoenicia and Egypt that traveled through the Land of Israel.

Italian meatball sub (Photo by Jessica Grann)

Food

Italian meatball subs

By Jessica Grann

Serve these on your favorite hoagie rolls or Italian bread, and if you’re feeling daring, try some vegan provolone.

Olive and feta phyllo spirals

By Jessica Grann

Refreshing citrus salad

By Jessica Grann

Chickpea and lentil soup

By Jessica Grann

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Full Coverage Israel at War

Hostages Eli Sharabi, Ohad Ben-Ami and Or Levy to be released Saturday

By Ben Sales
Trump remarks on Gaza not cause for Democrat freakout, Fetterman says

By Menachem Wecker
Netanyahu endorses voluntary migration of Gaza Palestinians: ‘A remarkable idea’

By Ben Sales

Full Coverage Obituaries

Arthur “Poppa” Finkelstein
Benjamin William Weiss
Joel Roteman

Events Calendar

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February 2025

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2 events, 27

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

January 2 , 8:00 am - February 28 , 5:00 pm

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

Pittsburgh area Jewish students are invited to apply for ZOA: Pittsburgh's scholarship to Israel program, taking place in summer 2025. The scholarship is open to junior and senior high school […]

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

“The City Without Jews” screening

January 27 , 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

“The City Without Jews” screening

Join the University of Pittsburgh Jewish Studies Program and the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh for a screening of the film “The City Without Jews” in observance of International Holocaust Remembrance […]

2 events, 28

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

9:15 am - 10:00 am

Monday Talmud Study

January 28 , 9:15 am - 10:00 am

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

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

January 29 , 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

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 event, 30

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

1 event, 31

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

2 events, 1

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

9:30 am - 11:00 am

Torah Studio

February 1 , 9:30 am - 11:00 am

Torah Studio

Tree of Life Congregation welcomes Majors Joyce and Gregory Hartshorn of the Salvation Army to join Rabbi Jeffrey Myers at the first of the 2025 Torah Studios. 9:45 a.m. Levy […]

3 events, 2

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Unlimited Sound Concert

February 2 , 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Unlimited Sound Concert

Join Temple Ohav Shalom for "Unlimited Sound," a free Azure family concert celebrating artists of all abilities in honor of Jewish Disability Awareness Month. From classical music to modern hits, […]

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Online Parashah Study Groups

February 2 , 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

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, 3

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

3 events, 4

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

8:00 am - 8:00 pm

Day in the Heights for Women

February 4 , 8:00 am - 8:00 pm

Day in the Heights for Women

Join Chabad of the South Hills for a Day in the Heights for Women. Pray at the Rebbe's Ohel, visit Chabad's headquarters, explore Crown Heights, visit a Chassidic art gallery […]

9:15 am - 10:00 am

Monday Talmud Study

February 4 , 9:15 am - 10:00 am

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 […]

3 events, 5

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

February 5 , 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

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.

7:30 pm

Decoding the Talmud

February 5 , 7:30 pm

Decoding the Talmud

Join Chabad of South Hills for Decoding the Talmud. Get inside the story, substance, and significance of the book that defines Judaism. Six Wednesdays online. 1700 Bower Hill Road. To […]

1 event, 6

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

2 events, 7

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

2025-02-07

Savor: A Sephardic Music and Food Experience

Savor: A Sephardic Music and Food Experience

February 7 , 8:00 am - February 8 , 5:00 pm

Savor: A Sephardic Music and Food Experience

The Rotunda Collaborative invites you to attend Savor: A Sephardic Music and Food Experience, with chef Susan Barocas and musician/author Sarah Aroeste of Savor. Engage in a weekend of food, […]

3 events, 8

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

2025-02-07

Savor: A Sephardic Music and Food Experience

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Clues and Schmooze

February 8 , 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Clues and Schmooze

Join Congregation Beth Shalom for Clues and Schmooze, including a fun trivia event, including a raffle, open bar, and snacks. Trivia will be played with teams of 3 to 6. […]

2 events, 9

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Online Parashah Study Groups

February 9 , 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

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, 10

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

2 events, 11

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

9:15 am - 10:00 am

Monday Talmud Study

February 11 , 9:15 am - 10:00 am

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 […]

4 events, 12

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Squirrel Hill Lunch Bunch

February 12 , 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Squirrel Hill Lunch Bunch

The first Squirrel Hill Lunch Brunch will meet at IHOP on Browns Hill Road. Noon. RSVP to Geri Linder (412)421-5868 and mention you saw the notice in the Pittsburgh Jewish […]

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

February 12 , 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

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.

Decoding the Talmud

February 12 , 7:30 pm

Decoding the Talmud

Join Chabad of South Hills for Decoding the Talmud. Get inside the story, substance, and significance of the book that defines Judaism. Six Wednesdays online. 1700 Bower Hill Road. To […]

2 events, 13

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Tu B’Shvat Focaccia Garden

February 13 , 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Tu B’Shvat Focaccia Garden

Explore the Torah's 7 stages of growth while creating gorgeous focaccia garden bread with Chabad of the South Hill's Tu B'Shvat Focaccia Garden. 7:30 p.m. $18 1700 Bower Hill Road. […]

2 events, 14

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Kids Do Shabbat

February 14 , 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Kids Do Shabbat

Join Chabad of the South Hills for Kids do Shabbat, a family Shabbat experience where kids run the show. Candle lighting followed by a 4-course, kid friendly dinner. Come dressed […]

1 event, 15

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

6 events, 16

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Building a Resilient Community for Children & Adolescents

February 16 , 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Building a Resilient Community for Children & Adolescents

Join Temple Sinai for "Building a Resilient Community for Children & Adolescents: A Discussion" Enjoy brunch followed by an discussion on mental health as part of Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance, […]

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Chocolate Tu B’Shevat Seder

February 16 , 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Chocolate Tu B’Shevat Seder

Tree of Life Congregation, in collaboration with Parkway Jewish Center, welcomes the public to join them for a special Chocolate Tu B'Shevat Seder. Please note, tree nuts will be served. […]

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

We Never Heard from Them Again: Researching Relatives Who Died in the Holocaust

February 16 , 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

We Never Heard from Them Again: Researching Relatives Who Died in the Holocaust

We Never Heard from Them Again: Researching Relatives Who Died in the Holocaust puts the systematic murder of Jews and other persecuted populations during World War II into historical context […]

1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

February 16 , 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Refugee Mariam Al Ahmad to cook and host Syrian Luncheon at Rodef Shalom. Al Ahmad, her husband Ahmed , and their five sons, are excited for the opportunity to share […]

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Online Parashah Study Groups

February 16 , 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

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, 17

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

2 events, 18

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

9:15 am - 10:00 am

Monday Talmud Study

February 18 , 9:15 am - 10:00 am

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 […]

4 events, 19

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

February 19 , 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

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

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Intergenerational Family Dynamics Discussion Group

February 19 , 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Intergenerational Family Dynamics Discussion Group

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

Decoding the Talmud

February 19 , 7:30 pm

Decoding the Talmud

Join Chabad of South Hills for Decoding the Talmud. Get inside the story, substance, and significance of the book that defines Judaism. Six Wednesdays online. 1700 Bower Hill Road. To […]

1 event, 20

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

2 events, 21

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

20s & 30s Shabbat

February 21 , 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

20s & 30s Shabbat

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

1 event, 22

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

2 events, 23

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Online Parashah Study Groups

February 23 , 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

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, 24

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Between Two Worlds: Jewish War Brides After the Holocaust

February 24 , 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Between Two Worlds: Jewish War Brides After the Holocaust

Join Robin Judd for Between Two Worlds: Jewish War Brides After the Holocaust. Rudd will share her award-winning research on the women Holocaust survivors who married American, Canadian and British […]

2 events, 25

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

9:15 am - 10:00 am

Monday Talmud Study

February 25 , 9:15 am - 10:00 am

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 […]

4 events, 26

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

February 26 , 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

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

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Chabad of the South Hills seniors’ lunch

February 26 , 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Chabad of the South Hills seniors’ lunch

Join Chabad of the South Hills for February's seniors' lunch, discussing the power and impact of socialization while aging. 1 p.m. $5 suggested donation. Wheelchair accesible. 1701 McFarland Rd. chabadsh.com

Decoding the Talmud

February 26 , 7:30 pm

Decoding the Talmud

Join Chabad of South Hills for Decoding the Talmud. Get inside the story, substance, and significance of the book that defines Judaism. Six Wednesdays online. 1700 Bower Hill Road. To […]

1 event, 27

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

3 events, 28

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

5:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Community Shabbat Dinner

February 28 , 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Community Shabbat Dinner

Join Chabad of the South Hills for a Community Shabbat Dinner. Enjoy a lively dinner with delicious food and great company. 5 p.m. $18/Family max $45. Hampton Inn, Murtland Ave, […]

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Look to the Light concert

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

Look to the Light concert

Join Rodef Shalom Congregation and Thousand Bridges Opera Company following Shabbat services for the Look to the Light concert, a free recital inspired by the poetry of Langston Hughes to […]

1 event, 1

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

JCC Big Night 2025 Olympics

March 1 , 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

JCC Big Night 2025 Olympics

Big Night is the JCC’s largest annual fundraiser, celebrating community and supporting vital programs. This year’s Big Night Olympics promises games, music, global cuisine, and more—all for a great cause. […]

2 events, 2

11:00 am - 6:00 pm

Spring Vendor and Craft Fair

March 2 , 11:00 am - 6:00 pm

Spring Vendor and Craft Fair

Join B'nai Emunoh us for their first Jewish community vendors & crafters fair. Handmade jewelry and pens, handcrafted leather items, crocheted alef beis letters, Hello Kitty items, Dead Sea products, […]

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Online Parashah Study Groups

March 2 , 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

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 […]

January 2

January 2 , 8:00 am - February 28 , 5:00 pm

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

January 27 , 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

“The City Without Jews” screening

January 2

January 2 , 8:00 am - February 28 , 5:00 pm

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

January 28 , 9:15 am - 10:00 am

Monday Talmud Study

January 2

January 2 , 8:00 am - February 28 , 5:00 pm

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

January 29 , 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

January 2

January 2 , 8:00 am - February 28 , 5:00 pm

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

January 2

January 2 , 8:00 am - February 28 , 5:00 pm

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

January 2

January 2 , 8:00 am - February 28 , 5:00 pm

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

February 1 , 9:30 am - 11:00 am

Torah Studio

January 2

January 2 , 8:00 am - February 28 , 5:00 pm

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

February 2 , 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Unlimited Sound Concert

February 2 , 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Online Parashah Study Groups

January 2

January 2 , 8:00 am - February 28 , 5:00 pm

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

January 2

January 2 , 8:00 am - February 28 , 5:00 pm

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

February 4 , 8:00 am - 8:00 pm

Day in the Heights for Women

February 4 , 9:15 am - 10:00 am

Monday Talmud Study

January 2

January 2 , 8:00 am - February 28 , 5:00 pm

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

February 5 , 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

February 5 , 7:30 pm

Decoding the Talmud

January 2

January 2 , 8:00 am - February 28 , 5:00 pm

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

January 2

January 2 , 8:00 am - February 28 , 5:00 pm

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

February 7 , 8:00 am - February 8 , 5:00 pm

Savor: A Sephardic Music and Food Experience

January 2

January 2 , 8:00 am - February 28 , 5:00 pm

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

February 7 , 8:00 am - February 8 , 5:00 pm

Savor: A Sephardic Music and Food Experience

February 8 , 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Clues and Schmooze

February 9

February 9 , 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Online Parashah Study Groups

February 11

February 11 , 9:15 am - 10:00 am

Monday Talmud Study

February 12

February 12 , 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Squirrel Hill Lunch Bunch

February 12 , 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

January 2

January 2 , 8:00 am - February 28 , 5:00 pm

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

February 9 , 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Online Parashah Study Groups

January 2

January 2 , 8:00 am - February 28 , 5:00 pm

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

January 2

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February 12 , 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Squirrel Hill Lunch Bunch

February 12 , 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

February 12 , 7:30 pm

Decoding the Talmud

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Tu B’Shvat Focaccia Garden

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Kids Do Shabbat

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Building a Resilient Community for Children & Adolescents

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Chocolate Tu B’Shevat Seder

February 16 , 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

We Never Heard from Them Again: Researching Relatives Who Died in the Holocaust

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Online Parashah Study Groups

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ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

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Intergenerational Family Dynamics Discussion Group

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Decoding the Talmud

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January 2

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20s & 30s Shabbat

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Between Two Worlds: Jewish War Brides After the Holocaust

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Chabad of the South Hills seniors’ lunch

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Decoding the Talmud

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Look to the Light concert

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JCC Big Night 2025 Olympics

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PJC DIGITAL EDITION

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History
Tale of Jewish war brides explored at Pitt

By Adam Reinherz
Politics
Mayor Gainey signs one anti-BDS referendum question

By David Rullo
Higher learning
Inside Israel offers fresh approach to educating students on Israel and international affairs

By Adam Reinherz
Dueling referendums
City Council passes anti-BDS legislation

By David Rullo
Anti-Zionism
More suspects charged for violent behavior during Pitt encampment last spring

By Toby Tabachnick
Advocating for Israel
Urban war expert John Spencer brings pro-Israel message to Pittsburgh

By David Rullo
A look back
Federation’s community security director provides annual security assessment

By David Rullo
Book Talk
Rabbi Shai Held visiting Pittsburgh to promote new understanding of love

By Adam Reinherz
Political chess
Pittsburgh City Council advances legislation to stop proposed anti-Israel referendum

By David Rullo
Bridging communities
Rekindle Fellowship looks to reconnect Jewish and Black communities

By David Rullo
Savor the weekend
Sephardic traditions take center stage with culinary and musical weekend

By Adam Reinherz
Political chess
City Council introduces legislation to blunt Not On Our Dime’s BDS referendum

By David Rullo
Leadership
Jeff Finkelstein marks 20 years as Federation CEO

By Deborah Weisberg
Higher education
Jewish students share their struggles with antisemitism at Pitt

By Toby Tabachnick
Profile
Righteous Among the Neighbors: James Lucot

By Maddy Holder
Books
Join the Chronicle Book Club!

By Toby Tabachnick
Health and safety
PRHI champions tech’s role in patient safety at Consumer Electronics Show

By Deborah Weisberg
Israel at war
Local community members express cautious optimism over hostage deal

By Toby Tabachnick
A journey worth taking
StandWithUs’ Center for Combating Antisemitism director visits Pittsburgh

By David Rullo
Israel at war
Summer Lee calls for arms embargo against Israel, ignores Israeli suffering, in social media post about the cease-fire

By Toby Tabachnick

Books
Author John Irving’s new novel, ‘Queen Esther,’ deals with Israel and antisemitism

By Philissa Cramer
Conversion
Conversion post-Oct. 7: Quest for answers in sea of questions

By Adam Reinherz
Inclusion
Sensory-friendly concert series celebrates Jewish Disability Awareness & Inclusion Month

By Abigail Hakas
Food
Italian meatball subs

By Jessica Grann
Film
In ‘Midas Man,’ a new biopic of Jewish Beatles manager Brian Epstein, a synagogue sets the scene
All about wine
How to taste wine like a sommelier: Kosher edition

By Uriel Marcovitz
Getting to know
Getting to know: Libby Cohen

By Adam Reinherz
Film
Jewish postwar epic ‘The Brutalist’ picks up 10 Oscar nominations, with ‘A Complete Unknown’ close behind

By Andrew Lapin
Art for a cause
Burton Morris unveils heart-themed art to aid LA’s fire recovery efforts

By Deborah Weisberg
Food
Olive and feta phyllo spirals

By Jessica Grann
Profile
A costumed chorist: The unofficial organizer of the JCC choir

By Abigail Hakas
Sports
Sotheby’s to auction ‘the most complete Jewish baseball card collection in the world’

By Jacob Gurvis
Senior living
Connecting the generations through crochet, conversation and community

By Patricia Embree
Senior living
25 important documents for the future

By Jeffrey Weinberg
Senior living
Mindful activities for dementia patients

By Mary Anne Foley
Books
Lee Yaron’s account of Oct. 7 attacks named Jewish book of the year

By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Never forget
A survivor’s voice: Irene Skolnick on the trauma of the Holocaust and the ongoing fight against antisemitism

By Deborah Weisberg
Food
Refreshing citrus salad

By Jessica Grann
History
The shul that wasn’t there

By Eric Lidji
Fitness
New Year, new goals: Avoiding injuries while starting your fitness journey in 2025

By Scott Rosen

Poll
Chronicle poll results: Mass deportations

By Toby Tabachnick
Opinion
Pittsburgh must not be a pawn for ideological extremists

By Jeremy Kazzaz
Opinion
Letters to the editor
Opinion
Don’t tell me about war

By Debby Titlebaum Neuman
Torah
The doorway of vulnerabililty

By Rabbi Kara Tav
Poll
Chronicle poll question
Alexandra (Alex) Lily Kutz-Flamenbaum Bat Mitzvah
Opinion
Reflections on a complicated society

By Rachel Firestone
Opinion
Approaching never again, again

By Sarah Kendis
Opinion
Letters to the editor
Torah
Unredeemed

By Rabbi Daniel Yolkut
Poll
Chronicle poll results: Cease-fire/hostage deal

By Toby Tabachnick
Poll
Chronicle poll question: Deportation initiatives
Opinion
Northern exposure

By Zarky Rudavsky
Poll
Chronicle poll results: Presidential inauguration

By Toby Tabachnick
Opinion
A punch in the gut to the families of terror victims
Poll
Chronicle poll question
Opinion
From hell to safety in a few frenzied seconds

By David Horovitz
Opinion
Letters to the editor
Torah
A God With Many Names

By Rabbi Aaron Bisno

Antisemitism
Kanye embarks on a new antisemitic spree on X

By Philissa Cramer
Politics
Trump remarks on Gaza not cause for Democrat freakout, Fetterman says

By Menachem Wecker
Fighting antisemitism
Federal health department to investigate medical schools over pro-Palestinian graduation protests

By Andrew Lapin
Reshaping the Middle East
‘Unfathomably horrific’ to ‘major step towards a real peace’: US Jewish groups respond to Trump’s Gaza comments

By Philissa Cramer
Antisemitism
Trump picks lawyer and Fox contributor Leo Terrell to lead antisemitism task force

By Andrew Lapin
Higher education
One point of consistency amid Trump’s rapid changes: a drumbeat of campus antisemitism investigations

By Andrew Lapin
News obituary
Marion Wiesel dies at 94

By JNS Staff
Flight tragedy
Flight attendant killed in DC plane crash was Jewish youth group alum

By Ben Sales
Fighting antisemitism
US policy is to ‘combat antisemitism vigorously,’ per new Trump order

By JNS Staff
Politics
Senate Dems block bill to impose sanctions on International Criminal Court

By Andrew Bernard
Politics
Dozens of Jewish groups protest Trump’s plans for mass deportation

By Ben Sales
Fighting antisemitism
Fetterman, Cassidy reintroduce legislation targeting antisemitism at universities
Politics
Dave McCormick tapped to chair key Middle East subcommittee

By Toby Tabachnick
Politics
Elon Musk’s straight-armed gesture at inauguration event ignites comparisons to Nazi salute

By Philissa Cramer
Israel at war
Trump says he is ‘not confident’ about Gaza ceasefire lasting

By Ben Sales
Politics
In inaugural address, Trump hails return of ‘the hostages in the Middle East’

By Ben Sales
Politics
Trump, hailing release of hostages, signals that he is committed to ceasefire

By Ben Sales
Politics
Joe Biden says ‘the guns in Gaza have gone silent,’ predicts Hamas will not regain power

By Ben Sales
Politics
Trump taps Mel Gibson, actor-director with record of antisemitism, as ‘special ambassador’ to Hollywood

By Andrew Lapin
Anti-Zionism
Jewish Voice for Peace to pay $600,000-plus penalty after fraud allegations

By Luke Tress

Israel at war
Hostages Eli Sharabi, Ohad Ben-Ami and Or Levy to be released Saturday

By Ben Sales
Israel at war
Terrorists released by Israel leave prison as millionaires

By David Isaac
Reshaping the Middle East
Netanyahu endorses voluntary migration of Gaza Palestinians: ‘A remarkable idea’

By Ben Sales
Archaeology
Arrowheads from Yemen: Evidence of ancient trade caravans found in Negev

By JNS Staff
Israel at war
American Jewish leaders grieve as Hamas terrorists convicted of murdering their friends go free

By Philissa Cramer
Reshaping the Middle East
Trump: US will ‘take over’ Gaza, ‘own’ it, develop it, then make it an ‘international’ area

By Jacob Magid
Israel at war
Trump says Mideast talks ‘progressing’ as Netanyahu arrives in DC

By Joshua Marks
Israel at war
Keith Siegel, Yarden Bibas, Ofer Kalderon released from Gaza in smooth handovers

By JTA Staff
Israel at war
Keith Siegel, Yarden Bibas, Ofer Kalderon set to be released Saturday from Gaza

By Philissa Cramer
Israel at war
Arbel Yehoud, Gadi Mozes, 5 Thais, freed amid mayhem in Khan Younis; Agam Berger released

By Emanuel Fabian, Amy Spiro and Elana Kirsh
Politics
White House freezes $50m for ‘condoms in Gaza’

By Andrew Bernard
Israel at war
The Bibas family remains hostages in Gaza. A nation is hoping against hope for their return.

By Deborah Danan
Never forget
Herzog slams UN ‘moral bankruptcy’ at its Holocaust memorial event

By Mike Wagenheim
Diplomacy
Benjamin Netanyahu says he will meet Donald Trump at the White House on Feb. 4

By Ben Sales
Israel at war
Israel: Eight dead in Hamas list of 33 hostages to be freed

By JNS
Israel at war
Jews removed from Irish Holocaust memorial event for protesting president’s remarks on Gaza

By Philissa Cramer
World politics
Elon Musk to far-right German political party: ‘There is too much focus on past guilt’

By Philissa Cramer
Israel at war
PMO: Arbel Yehud, Agam Berger and 3rd hostage to be freed Thursday

By Amy Spiro
Israel at war
Hostages Daniela Gilboa, Liri Albag, Naama Levy and Karina Ariev released from Gaza in choreographed ceremony

By Ben Sales
Israel at war
Hamas names 4 female hostages to be freed Sat.; Israel OKs it though it violates deal terms

By Emanuel Fabian

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