Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle 11-27-20

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Jewish Pittsburghers wore blue and sported signs supporting Israel at the May 12 gathering. Photo by David Rullo

Terror in Israel

Community comes out to support Israel’s Operation Guardian of the Walls

By David Rullo and Toby Tabachnick

As Hamas terrorists fired rockets into Israel, about 200 Jewish Pittsburghers gathered in Squirrel Hill to show support for the Jewish state.

Protestors gathered in Oakland with signs protesting Israel and its response to the current Palestinian conflict. Photo by David Rullo

Dueling protestsSeparate rallies for Israel supporters, critics, held in Oakland on May 14

Paramedics observe a fire in Ramle caused by a rocket from Gaza that landed in the city, May 13, 2021. (United Hatzalah via The Times of Israel)

Terror in Israel

Amid growing US pressure, Israel said considering Gaza ceasefire

By Judah Ari Gross and TOI staff

US officials, including close allies of Israel, raise concerns over recent IDF raids, begin calling for Jerusalem to wrap up fighting; Israeli officials reportedly agree

(Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

AntisemitismIsraeli flags burned outside 2 German synagogues

By Cnaan Liphshiz and Toby Axelrod

Jerusalem (Photo via Pixabay)

Terror in IsraelAnatomy of an intentional escalation: Israel’s approaching hot summer

By David Wurmser

OpinionIsrael and Gaza: Moral clarity, moral fog

By David Harris

(Image provided by Pew Research Center)

Population survey

The new Pew: ‘Jewish Americans in 2020’

By Toby Tabachnick

Formal affiliation with synagogues is dropping overall, but most Jews — 85% — say they feel either “a great deal” or “some” sense of belonging to the Jewish people.

OpinionForget ‘outreach.’ Pew 2020 tells us we should be investing in the Orthodox.

By Edieal Pinker

Rabbi Sheldon Zimmerman, seen in a video from Temple Emanu-El in Dallas, where he was senior rabbi from 1985 to 1996. (Screen shot from Vimeo via JTA)

Measuring misconduct

Pittsburgh rabbis, Reform movement react to allegations against NY rabbi

Former Central Synagogue senior rabbi accused of predatory behavior with three women

Herbert Mandel in uniform. Photo courtesy of Rosanne Levine

World War II

Nonagenarian camp liberator meets son of inmate

By Adam Reinherz

Generation and continents apart, memories and sentiment collide

Drawing by Yvette Ballantyne (Image provided by Jacqueline Gmach)

Fighting Antisemitism

‘We are the Tree of Life’ showcases art created during the Holocaust

By Meg Pankiewicz

‘Their talents, their works, are today a message of survival, hope and resiliency’

Promoted Content

Acclaimed ‘Book of Ruth’ musical livestreams in May

Profile

Jews in the news: Matt Abramson

By Adam Reinherz

Local resident experiences big changes

Max West, Sam Hanks and Rabbi Shmuli Rothstein do some last minute bar mitzvah training. Photo provided by Chabad House on Campus.

Call of the Torah

Chabad House on Campus helps 20-somethings celebrate b’nai mitzvah

“For a lot of people, Judaism — especially at Chabad if you’re a college student — is about going home,” he said. “For me it’s been a real adventure and journey.”

The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania will host the annual Golden Quill Awards on September 28, 2021. (Photo from Golden Quills program)

Golden Quill

Chronicle nominated for 12 Golden Quill Awards

The Chronicle’s editorial team has been recognized for excellence in journalism in multiple categories

Jim Busis, CEO and Publisher of the Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle

AJPAJim Busis joins American Jewish Press Association executive committee

Rabbi Hershel Pfeffer (Photo courtesy of the Pfeffer family)

News obituary

Scribe, shochet and gabbai Rabbi Hershel Pfeffer has died at 98

By Justin Vellucci

Rabbi Yisroel Rosenfeld: “He was a very refined person, a Torah scholar. And he was an expert in everything he did.”

(File photo)

Torah

Rabbi Eli Seidman

Every person counts

Numbers 1:1-4:20

OpinionTake it from a fat rabbi: Nobody needs your dieting advice

By Rabbi Minna Bromberg

Rabbi Zev Wolf Leiter was one of the leading rabbis of Pittsburgh for decades, and yet few people today remember the details of his intellectual life.
(Image provided by Rauh Jewish Archives)

History

On the other side of English

‘Concerned about the loss of life that war inevitably entails [Leiter] called upon every God-fearing Jew to engage in activism to bring about… the cessation of all warfare.’

Ilan Stavans will speak at the City of Asylum's International Literary Festival. Photo by Kevin Gutting.

Translator's vision

Yiddish scholar Ilan Stavans joins City of Asylum’s literary festival

“Judaism is a language in a culture that thrives in the games of languages.”

(Photo via Pixabay)

Books

Books: Falling short, going beyond

By Jesse Bernstein

‘Secrets of Happiness’ by Joan Silber and ‘Wolf Lamb Bomb’ by Aviya Kushner

Mon 17

Making Our Days Count with Rabbi Karyn Kedar

May 17 , 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Tue 18

Melton Core 1: Rhythms & Purposes of Jewish Living

May 18 , 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Tue 18

Monday Talmud Study

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

Tue 18

Book Discussion

May 18 , 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Wed 19

Israel In Depth

May 19 , 10:45 am - 12:00 pm

Dueling protests
Separate rallies for Israel supporters, critics, held in Oakland on May 14

By David Rullo
Measuring misconduct
Pittsburgh rabbis, Reform movement react to allegations against NY rabbi

By David Rullo
AJPA
Jim Busis joins American Jewish Press Association executive committee
Call of the Torah
Chabad House on Campus helps 20-somethings celebrate b’nai mitzvah

By David Rullo
Translator's vision
Yiddish scholar Ilan Stavans joins City of Asylum’s literary festival

By David Rullo
News obituary
Scribe, shochet and gabbai Rabbi Hershel Pfeffer has died at 98

By Justin Vellucci
Move-in Ready
New Solomon House offers community for adults with disabilities

By Adam Reinherz
Golden Quill
Chronicle nominated for 12 Golden Quill Awards
Food
‘Modern mensch’ cooks for Hillel JUC

By Justin Vellucci
It's lunchtime
JCC senior lunch programs satisfy growing need

By Adam Reinherz
Transitions
The Exit Interview: Rabbi Jeremy Markiz

By David Rullo
Theater
‘The Band’s Visit’ opens PNC’s Broadway series
JFCS
New venue, same mission for JFCS citizenship clinic

By Adam Reinherz
Tree of Life
Tree of Life selects Daniel Libeskind as its lead architect

By Toby Tabachnick
Shavuot
Tikkun Leil Online offers wide range of learning options prior to Shavuot

By Justin Vellucci
Holy grapes
Kosher wine store opens in Dormont

By David Rullo
Elections
Mayor and mayoral candidate Bill Peduto discusses candidacy with Jewish group

By Adam Reinherz
V’ahavt/a
Kesher Pittsburgh launches anti-racism initiative

By Adam Reinherz
Israel travel
Shinshinim with a twist: New Masa program brings Pittsburgh youth to Israel

By Dionna Dash
Auditing Antisemitism
The state of hate: ADL’s annual audit on antisemitism

By David Rullo

New growth
A tree grows in Gibsonia

By Adam Reinherz
World War II
Nonagenarian camp liberator meets son of inmate

By Adam Reinherz
Profile
Jews in the news: Matt Abramson

By Adam Reinherz
Books
Books: Falling short, going beyond

By Jesse Bernstein
Profile
Architect Daniel Rothschild fuses Jewish life and design

By Adam Reinherz
Chamber opera
Holocaust-themed opera to be presented outside at The Frick

By Justin Vellucci
Food
Kunefeh: A special dessert for Shavuot

By Jessica Grann
Books
Tovah Feldshuh pays tribute to mom in memoir

By Sophie Panzer
Book review
‘Philip Roth: The Biography’

By Jesse Bernstein
Food
Stuffed Turkish eggplant as a main dish or side

By Jessica Grann
COVID-19
Dr. Peter Salk’s tale of two vaccines

By Adam Reinherz
Spirituality
Jewish psychedelics movement gets a boost from a laid-off rabbi

By David A.M. Wilensky
COVID-19
Local teacher keeps world ‘spinning’ during COVID

By Justin Vellucci
JFilm
JFilm’s 2021 season showcases Jewish-themed films from around the world

By Chronicle Staff
Film review
The next great ‘Jewish movie’ was just made by a 24-year-old female director

By Jordan Hoffman
Food
Sachlab or malabi: This recipe does double duty

By Jessica Grann
Food
Paula Shoyer updates Jewish cuisine for Instant Pot cooking

By Eric Schucht
Passover 2021
Passover recipes show diversity of American Jewish experience
Theater
‘The Catastrophist’ chronicles life of Jewish virologist in one-man show

By Justin Vellucci
Passover 2021
A pavlova for Passover

By Jessica Grann

Opinion
Forget ‘outreach.’ Pew 2020 tells us we should be investing in the Orthodox.

By Edieal Pinker
Opinion
Take it from a fat rabbi: Nobody needs your dieting advice

By Rabbi Minna Bromberg
Opinion
Israel and Gaza: Moral clarity, moral fog

By David Harris
Opinion
Letters to the editor
Torah
Every person counts

By Rabbi Eli Seidman
Opinion
What will it take for me to go back to synagogue?

By Gary Rosenblatt
Opinion
Confronting domestic abuse
Torah
What do you do when you simply don’t care?

By Rabbi Moishe Mayir Vogel
Opinion
The holiday Lag b’Omer is all the rage in Israel — here’s how to celebrate it

By Rabbi Robyn Frisch
Opinion
Resounding bipartisan support for Israel
Opinion
Mayor Bill Peduto has made Pittsburgh a better place

By Meryl Ainsman
Opinion
A lesson learned from the pandemic: Education is a collective endeavor

By Rabbi Yossi Rosenblum
Opinion
Pittsburgh needs Ed Gainey

By Jonathan Mayo
Opinion
Letters to the editor
Torah
Celebrating the contributions of those with disabilities

By Rabbi Keren Gorban
Opinion
Eating God’s birthday cake

By Daniel Dorsch
Opinion
Sorry, but Zoom Judaism just isn’t the real thing

By Rabbi Eli L. Garfinkel
Opinion
The Year of the Introvert

By Daniella Levy
Opinion
Letters to the editor
Opinion
America has made a serious mistake on UNRWA

By Ben Cohen

Fighting Antisemitism
‘We are the Tree of Life’ showcases art created during the Holocaust

By Meg Pankiewicz
Fighting Racism
National Shabbaton for Jews of color to mark yahrzeit of George Floyd

By Esther D. Kustanowitz and Asaf Shalev
Population survey
The new Pew: ‘Jewish Americans in 2020’

By Toby Tabachnick
Fighting Antisemitism
Lakeith Stanfield apologizes for moderating Clubhouse room full of antisemitism

By Ron Kampeas
Antisemitism
Actor Lakeith Stanfield moderated a Clubhouse room full of anti-Semitism

By Gabe Friedman
Open letter
Decrying ‘social justice ideology,’ 49 people sign ‘Jewish Harper’s letter’

By Asaf Shalev
Films
Here are the first 10 Jewish documentaries funded through Jewish Story Partners

By Gabe Friedman
Fighting Antisemitism
NAACP report: University president accused of antisemitism was victim of racism

By Ben Sales
Opinion
Letters to the editor
Sports
David Cohen could become the 1st Jewish jockey to win Kentucky Derby

By Rob Charry
Birthright
Birthright restarting trips to Israel as nation nears herd immunity

By Ron Kampeas
Academy Awards
Oscars 2021: Jewish nominees (nearly) strike out

By Gabe Friedman
Sports
This Shabbat-observant baseball phenom has his eyes on a Major League career.

By Rob Charry
Supporting Israel
75% of House members back no conditions on aid to Israel

By Ron Kampeas
News obituary
Walter Mondale was a liberal icon who championed Israel

By Ron Kampeas
Gun safety
Background check bill named for Jewish Parkland victim reintroduced in Congress

By Ron Kampeas
Death of George Floyd
Jewish groups react to guilty verdict for Chauvin

By JNS
J Street
J Street sees the return of diplomacy and nuance

By David Holzel and Eric Schucht and Ron Kampeas
Fighting Anti-Semitism
Clubhouse says it ‘shut down a number of rooms’ after anti-Semitism complaints

By Ben Sales
Fighting Anti-Semitism
This alleged Capitol rioter is dangerous for NJ Jews, prosecutors say

By Cnaan Liphshiz

Terror in Israel
Amid growing US pressure, Israel said considering Gaza ceasefire

By Judah Ari Gross and TOI staff
Terror in Israel
IDF: Overnight bombardment targeted Hamas’s tunnel network under Gaza City

By Judah Ari Gross
Terror in Israel
Soldier viciously beaten in Jaffa, synagogue burned in Lod as rioting renews

By TOI Staff
Terror in Israel
Community comes out to support Israel’s Operation Guardian of the Walls

By David Rullo and Toby Tabachnick
Terror in Israel
Gaza rocket volleys target south at dawn as IDF hits key Hamas positions

By Judah Ari Gross and TOI staff
Antisemitism
Israeli flags burned outside 2 German synagogues

By Cnaan Liphshiz and Toby Axelrod
History
On the other side of English

By Eric Lidji
Terror in Israel
Massive forces sent to Lod as Netanyahu vows to restore order with ‘iron fist’

By Michael Bachner and TOI staff
Terror in Israel
Anatomy of an intentional escalation: Israel’s approaching hot summer

By David Wurmser
Terror in Israel
Gaza terrorists fire barrages at Jerusalem, southern Israel, raising fear of war

By Judah Ari Gross
Terror in Israel
‘Major attack’ in Israel foiled as 3 gunmen shot in firefight near military base

By Emanuel Fabian
Israeli politics
Israeli centrist Yair Lapid is given opportunity to replace Benjamin Netanyahu

By Ben Sales
'Am Yisrael Chai'
Yosef Kleinman, the youngest survivor to testify at Eichmann trial, dies at 91

By Ron Kampeas
Tragedy in Israel
At least 6 Americans, including 3 teenagers, among victims in Israeli stampede

By Stewart Ain
COVID-19
Mumbai’s Jewish community among those struck by ferocious COVID-19 wave

By Michael Daventry
A 'terrible disaster'
45 crushed to death, over 150 hurt in stampede at mass Lag B’Omer event in Meron

By TOI Staff
Diplomacy
Kerry denies talking of Israeli strikes on Syria with Iran’s foreign minister

By Ron Kampeas
Trailblazer
For the first time, a woman will lead an Israeli Orthodox synagogue

By Ben Sales
Birthright
Birthright restarting trips to Israel as nation nears herd immunity

By Ron Kampeas
Human Rights Watch
HRW report calls for international campaign against the Jewish state

By JNS