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Purim
Fake news (It’s Purim!)
By Chronicle Staff
Just kidding!
Eggplant salad
By Jessica Grann
Passover requires tons of eggs. Amid the avian flu, what’s a Jew to do?
By Rachel Ringler
Discovering Panama’s kosher delights
By Beverly Siegel
Included in photojournalist Larry Roberts' book, "The Faces of Israel: a Conversation," is this 1989 image in Haifa at Purim. "Under the cloud of the Arab intifada uprising," Roberts explains in his caption, "many young Israeli Jews were disturbed that they were being portrayed as the aggressors in the conflict and took to the streets, showing in costume what it meant to be a young Jew in a conflicted country." (Photo by Larry Roberts)
March 14, 2025, 3:43 pm
Photojournalist’s book portrays a generation of daily life in Israel
Pittsburgh resident Larry Roberts hopes 'The Faces of Israel' provides an understanding of Israeli diversity between 1982 and 2015.
By Marshall Weiss | Dayton Jewish Observer
Mason McCulley, Brandon Mendez Homer, Noah Wyle and Tracy Ifeachor in “The Pitt” (Photo by John Johnson/Max)
March 14, 2025, 1:55 pm
Local ER doctors agree: ‘The Pitt’ gets it right, from overcrowding to empathy
Unlike other medical dramas, the on point portrayal by "The Pitt” of both the clinical and sociological dimensions of an emergency department resonates with the program’s devotees.
By Deborah Weisberg
From left, Uri and Tamar Heller and Beverly Siegel and Howard Rieger shopping for hats in Panama City’s Old Town (Photo courtesy of Beverly Siegel)
March 14, 2025, 9:08 am
Discovering Panama’s kosher delights
Where food meets tradition in a tropical paradise
By Beverly Siegel
The Shvesters: Paulina Levi (left) and Polina Fradkin (Photo by Nira Dayanim)
March 12, 2025, 2:44 pm
How two Yiddish soul sisters became a singing sensation
The Shvesters, originally from Michigan but with Israel their new home base, are hopping on the tour circuit to major cities in the United States.
By Alan Zeitlin
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March 12, 2025, 11:48 am
Fake news (It’s Purim!)
Just kidding!
By Chronicle Staff
Eggplant salad (Photo by Jessica Grann)
March 11, 2025, 12:13 am
Eggplant salad
A great addition to a Shabbat table
By Jessica Grann
A statewide report found 37% of teens felt 'sad or depressed' most days in the past 12 months. (Photo by RDNE Stock project via Pexels)
March 10, 2025, 12:20 pm
JHF initiative empowers Pennsylvanians to address teen mental health
'This is not a Democrat or Republican issue. This is not an urban or rural or suburban issue. This cuts across all those lines'
By Adam Reinherz
An egg shortage due to avian flu could put a crimp on Passover in 2025. (Illustration by Grace Yagel)
March 10, 2025, 8:04 am
Passover requires tons of eggs. Amid the avian flu, what’s a Jew to do?
Eggs are expensive and often not available — just as the very eggy holiday looms.
By Rachel Ringler
A production still from the 2013 production of “The Dybbuk” by the Pittsburgh Jewish Music Festival, showing Leah watching the burial of Channon. (Photo courtesy of the Rauh Jewish Archives)
March 9, 2025, 12:26 pm
‘The Dybbuk’ returns
In the last of a three-part series, “The Dybbuk” is revived locally on stage through three community theatre productions in 1984, 1993, and 2013.
By Eric Lidji
“Purim” by Arthur Szyk (Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)
March 7, 2025, 4:11 pm
A Purim primer
A barely-avoided genocide being celebrated with costumes and drunkenness and jokes is itself a kind of celebration of life
By Tim Miller
Beth VanderStoep and Justin Regan are eager about creating community. (Photo courtesy of Beth VanderStoep)
March 5, 2025, 9:28 pm
Moishe Pod residents seek to grow young Jewish community
'Our goal is to meet people wherever they are'
By Adam Reinherz
The National Touring Company of "Kimberly Akimbo" (Photo by Joan Marcus)
March 5, 2025, 1:28 pm
Tony Award-winning musical ‘Kimberly Akimbo’ shines with heartfelt humor and hope
An unabashed celebration of life in the face of death
By Toby Tabachnick
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March 5, 2025, 9:10 am
Best practices for seniors during respiratory virus season
Vaccination is the most effective way to prevent severe illnesses.
By Joyelle Bateman
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March 5, 2025, 8:48 am
Improve life with Parkinson’s through exercise
Exercise can improve mobility by increasing your strength, flexibility and ease of moving.
By Jessica Neiss
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March 5, 2025, 8:36 am
Navigating the transition to personal care
A guide for families
By Bonnie Caripolti
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