Opinion
Rabbi Moshe Levy
Torah
Rabbi Moshe Levy
The sukkah challenge
Deuteronomy 14:22 – 16:17
Casey Weiss
OpinionJewish Pittsburgh’s next pioneers
By Casey Weiss
(Photo Source: ChatGPT for illustrative purposes, via The Times of Israel)
October 1, 2026, 2:22 pm
The plight of American Jewish activism
"[I]nstitutions are tools, not sacred objects, and respecting what previous generations built cannot mean placing it beyond examination when the world around us has changed."
By Shlomi Bennett
A flydubai Boeing 737-800. (Source: Wikipedia Commons)
September 30, 2026, 3:25 pm
Unprecedented: Extraordinary heroism and near-miraculous circumstances avert an airplane catastrophe
There appears to be no prior instance of passengers thwarting a pilot’s attempt to crash a commercial airliner
By David Horovitz
(Photo from Flash90)
September 30, 2026, 9:23 am
Letters to the editor
Readers respond
(Photo by Jacob Wackerhausen, iStock)
September 30, 2026, 9:20 am
I have kept this secret for 25 years
In 2001, a movie scene prompted me to start a journal for my 1-year-old.
By Romi Sussman
Community Day School. (Photo courtesy of Community Day School)
September 30, 2026, 9:15 am
Jewish Pittsburgh’s next pioneers
Pittsburgh’s educational landscape is changing.
By Casey Weiss
September 30, 2026, 9:12 am
The sukkah challenge
Deuteronomy 14:22 – 16:17
By Rabbi Moshe Levy
September 29, 2026, 6:37 pm
Chronicle poll question
How has Oct. 7 changed the way you feel about being Jewish?
September 29, 2026, 6:13 pm
Chronicle poll results: Macklemore’s removal from Ed Sheeran’s tour
We asked our readers what they think about Macklemore’s removal from Ed Sheeran’s tour. Here's what they said.
By Toby Tabachnick
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September 24, 2026, 10:50 am
Estate plan design: Last will and testament versus revocable living trust
You may think that having a significant amount of wealth in retirement accounts would support using a will, but a trust is often a better solution.
By Matthew F. Schwartz and John P. Montoya
Rijksmuseum. (Photo by Cebas, iStock.com)
September 24, 2026, 10:49 am
A trip to Jewish Amsterdam
What I’d been looking for the entire time, I realized, was living Judaism, and we found it nearby at the Portuguese Synagogue, or Esnoga.
By Tim Miller
Dictionary definition of antisemitism. (Via JTA)
September 24, 2026, 10:42 am
The importance of defining antisemitism
The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism provides a widely used framework for identifying contemporary antisemitism.
By Dave Sunday
(Photo from Flash90)
September 24, 2026, 10:36 am
Letters to the editor
Readers respond
September 24, 2026, 10:04 am
Dwelling in ambiguity
Leviticus 22:26 – 23:44
By Rabbi Hannah Estrin
September 23, 2026, 3:39 pm
Chronicle poll results: AIPAC or J Street?
We asked our readers which lobbying group — AIPAC or J Street — they support or mostly agree with. Here's what they said.
By Toby Tabachnick
September 22, 2026, 3:55 pm
Chronicle poll question
What do you think about Macklemore’s removal from Ed Sheeran’s tour?
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