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January 20, 2025

Right Now

Emily Damari (right) and her mother, Mandy, hold a video call with family members after her return from Hamas captivity, January 19, 2025. (IDF)

Israel at war

Beaming, laughing, weeping, 3 freed hostages finally reunite with loved ones

By Emanuel Fabian, Amy Spiro, Shoshanna Solomon and ToI Staff

UK-Israeli Emily Damari reveals she lost 2 fingers on Oct. 7; Romi Gonen thanks her community in voice message; Doron Steinbrecher’s family thanks public in name of ‘our heroic Dodo’

From left: Romi Gonen, Emily Damari and Doron Steinbrecher (Courtesy)

Israel at warHostages Romi Gonen, Emily Damari, Doron Steinbrecher return to Israel after 471 days

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

The security cabinet meets in Jerusalem on January 17, 2025 to discuss the ceasefire-hostage release deal. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)

Israel at warSecurity cabinet approves hostage-ceasefire deal; full cabinet meets to review, vote on it

By Amy Spiro, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

The 33 houstages set to be returned in phase one of the Gaza ceasefire deal. Row 1 (L-R): Romi Gonen, Emily Damari, Arbel Yehud, Doron Steinbrecher, Ariel Bibas, Kfir Bibas, Shiri Bibas; Row 2: Liri Albag, Karina Ariev, Agam Berger, Danielle Gilboa, Naama Levy, Ohad Ben-Ami, Gadi Moshe Moses; Row 3: Keith Siegel, Ofer Calderon, Eli Sharabi, Itzik Elgarat, Shlomo Mansour, Ohad Yahalomi, Oded Lifshitz; Row 4: Tsahi Idan, Hisham al-Sayed, Yarden Bibas, Sagui Dekel-Chen, Yair Horn, Omer Wenkert, Sasha Trufanov; Row 5: Eliya Cohen, Or Levy, Avera Mengistu, Tal Shoham, Omer Shem-Tov (all photos courtesy)

Israel at warThese are the 33 hostages set to be returned in phase one of the Gaza ceasefire

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Rep. Summer Lee (Photo courtesy of summerlee.house.gov)

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

Lee called for a cease-fire just nine days after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Politics

In inaugural address, Trump hails return of ‘the hostages in the Middle East’

“Our power will stop all wars,” Trump said about the United States under his leadership. He did not directly mention Israel in the address.

Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump takes the stage during a campaign rally at the J.S. Dorton Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina, Nov. 4, 2024. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

PoliticsTrump, hailing release of hostages, signals that he is committed to ceasefire

US President Joe Biden speaks during a joint press conference with the German chancellor in Berlin, on October 18, 2024. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP) (Photo by TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP via Getty Images)

PoliticsJoe Biden says ‘the guns in Gaza have gone silent,’ predicts Hamas will not regain power

Irene Skolnick (Photo courtesy of Irene Skolnick)

Never forget

A survivor’s voice: Irene Skolnick on the trauma of the Holocaust and the ongoing fight against antisemitism

By Deborah Weisberg

Irene Skolnick, 87, and one of a dwindling number of survivors living in Pittsburgh, was 2 years old when the Nazis marched into Poland and began their campaign of terror.

At a Jan. 14 Mt. Lebanon Commissioner meeting member so of the Jewish community expressed concern over the municipality’s refusal to add a menorah to its holiday celebrations. (Screenshot by David Rullo)

In the public square

Mt. Lebanon Commission hears Jewish community members’ concerns about menorah policy

Final decision delayed until Civic Engagement Advisory Board makes their recommendation

Rona Kaufman. (Photo courtesy of Rona Kaufman)

Fighting antisemitism

Pittsburgher Rona Kaufman joins Voice of the People’s first global cohort

“They will go back to their community to lead the change,” she said.

Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon on stage at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater. (Photo by Jim Busis)

Dreaming peace

Mayor Gainey’s ‘Building Bridges’ event marred by distribution of anti-Israel flyers

“We are representing the Israeli-Palestinian peace movement, and we are supporting each other and working together to build a better future for both people,” he said.

Not On Our Dime volunteers stand outside the Squirrel Hill Giant Eagle attempting to gather signatures for a referendum that would force Pittsburgh to divest from Israel. (Photo by David Rullo)

Second bite of the appleAnti-Israel activists renew BDS referendum initiative

Dr. Barbara K. Shore (at podium) with (seated, left to right) Dr. Leonard A. Cohen, Norman Krochmal, and Arthur Abelson, presenting the findings of the Stanton Heights Self-Study Committee at a community meeting at Sunnyside Elementary School on April 25, 1956. (American Jewish Outlook, Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Project.)

History

The shul that wasn’t there

Stanton Heights was one of the fastest growing Jewish communities in Pittsburgh after World War II but never built institutions of its own.

Books

Join the Chronicle Book Club!

By Toby Tabachnick

“The Immortalists” by Chloe Benjamin

PollChronicle poll question

PollChronicle poll results: Social media

By Toby Tabachnick

(Photo from Flash90)

OpinionLetters to the editor

Members of the anti-Zionist Jewish Voice for Peace at an anti-Israel protest in Times Square, New York City, January 1, 2025. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)

Anti-Zionism

Jewish Voice for Peace to pay $600,000-plus penalty after fraud allegations

Charges stems from false declarations on an application for a loan through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act

Graffiti in Shelburne Park found on Oct. 31 (Photo courtesy of Julie Paris)

AntisemitismNearly half the globe has ‘elevated levels’ of antisemitic beliefs, ADL survey finds

By Asaf Elia-Shalev

Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, left, and Joel Kaplan, named in January 2025 as Meta's president of global affairs, descend a staircase after leaving a meeting with a Republican senator in Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 2019. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Social mediaJewish groups pushed Meta to crack down on hate speech. Now, the company is reversing course.

By Asaf Elia-Shalev

Mel Gibson wins the AACTA Award for Best Direction for Hacksaw Ridge in Sydney, Australia, Dec. 7, 2016. (Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images for AFI)

Politics

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

By Andrew Lapin

Gibson’s history includes a highly publicized drunken antisemitic rant in 2006.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of State, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) testifies during his Senate Foreign Relations confirmation hearing at Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. Rubio, a three-term Senator and a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, has broad bipartisan support from his Senate colleagues. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Israel at warMarco Rubio says US should revoke visas for ‘a supporter of Hamas’

By Andrew Lapin

U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Credit: Pixabay)

InaugurationYeshiva University president, controversial imam to give Trump inaugural benedictions

By Mike Wagenheim

PoliticsPete Hegseth, in Senate confirmation hearing, blames Oct. 7 on US withdrawal from Afghanistan

By Andrew Lapin

Kehillat Israel Reconstructionist Congregation in Pacific Palisades, California, as it appeared in May 2024. (Google Maps)

Wildfires

A synagogue that survived the Palisades fire has become a ‘refuge’ for many who lost their homes

By Philissa Cramer

“You could fill the sanctuary with your congregants who lost their homes,” a reporter told Kehillat Israel’s clergy.

Opinion‘Just things’ lost in the L.A. fires are what makes houses into Jewish homes

By Rachel Steinhardt

The Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center burns during the Eaton fire in Pasadena, California, on Jan. 7, 2025. (Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images)

WildfiresPasadena synagogue burns down as fires rage across Southern California

By Philissa Cramer

Steffen Seibert, Germany’s ambassador to Israel, presents the Federal Order of Merit to Berlin-born Holocaust survivor George Shefi, 93, in Israel on Jan. 12, 2025. (Photo courtesy of International March of the Living)

Holocaust

Holocaust survivor, 93, who fled Berlin at 7 gets German Order of Merit

By By JNS Staff

The 93-year-old is also slated to take part in the annual International March of the Living in Poland on April 24.

Jeff and Arlene Berg (Photo by Brian Cohen)

Profile

Righteous Among the Neighbors: Arlene and Jeff Berg

Mt. Lebanon High School students interviewed non-Jewish Pittsburghers who support the Jewish community and take action to uproot antisemitism.

ProfileRighteous Among the Neighbors: Josiah Gilliam

Josh Andy (Photo by Brian Cohen)

ProfileRighteous Among the Neighbors: Josh Andy

By Scarlet Sweeney

Selena Shultz (Photo by Brian Cohen)

ProfileRighteous Among the Neighbors: Selina Shultz

'Faraway' by Judith Robinson. Image courtesy of Judith Robinson

Poetry

Pittsburgh poet Judith Robinson takes top prize in Voices Israel competition

By Adam Reinherz

‘The real message is to live as fully as possible’

Refreshing citrus salad (Photo by Jessica Grann)

Food

Refreshing citrus salad

By Jessica Grann

Made with ruby red grapefruits and oranges

Chickpea and lentil soup

By Jessica Grann

Croissant French toast bake

By Jessica Grann

Savory spinach side

By Jessica Grann

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Beaming, laughing, weeping, 3 freed hostages finally reunite with loved ones

By Emanuel Fabian, Amy Spiro, Shoshanna Solomon and ToI Staff
Trump, hailing release of hostages, signals that he is committed to ceasefire

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

By Ben Sales

Full Coverage Obituaries

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Leona S. Green

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January 2025

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2 events, 30

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Menorah Lighting Festival

December 30, 2024 , 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Menorah Lighting Festival

Join Chabad of Squirrel Hill for lighting the Mitzvah Menorah and enjoy live music, a stilt walker, photo booth, donut decorating, and more. Free. 4 p.m. Corner of Beacon St. […]

5:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Chabad of the South Hills Annual Chanukah Festival

December 30, 2024 , 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Chabad of the South Hills Annual Chanukah Festival

Join Chabad of the South Hills for their annual Chanukah Festival featuring a grand menorah lighting, fire show, fire truck gelt drop, latkes, donuts, hot drinks, a photo booth, music […]

1 event, 31

9:15 am - 10:00 am

Monday Talmud Study

December 31, 2024 , 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 […]

1 event, 1

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

January 1 , 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, 2

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 […]

1 event, 3

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

3 events, 4

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

9:00 am - 10:30 am

Shabbat With You

January 4 , 9:00 am - 10:30 am

Shabbat With You

Families with young children are invited to spend Shabbat morning with Rodef Shalom at Shabbat with You. Drop in for a light breakfast, play date, sing-along with Cantor Toby Glaser, […]

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Chanukah Party

January 4 , 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Chanukah Party

Join Congregation Bet Tikvah and Temple Sinai's Pride Tribe for a Hanukkah party. It will be a night of fun, light, and games. Potluck, they'll provide the latkes, you share […]

3 events, 5

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

8:30 am - 10:00 am

Men’s Tefillin Club

January 5 , 8:30 am - 10:00 am

Men’s Tefillin Club

Join Chabad of Squirrel Hill for their Men's Tefillin Club. Services and tefillin are followed by a delicious breakfast and engaging discussions on current events. 8:30 a.m. 1700 Beechwood Blvd. […]

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Online Parashah Study Groups

January 5 , 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, 6

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

2 events, 7

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

9:15 am - 10:00 am

Monday Talmud Study

January 7 , 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, 8

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

January 8 , 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, 9

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

1 event, 10

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

1 event, 11

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

4 events, 12

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

8:30 am - 10:00 am

Men’s Tefillin Club

January 12 , 8:30 am - 10:00 am

Men’s Tefillin Club

Join Chabad of Squirrel Hill for their Men's Tefillin Club. Services and tefillin are followed by a delicious breakfast and engaging discussions on current events. 8:30 a.m. 1700 Beechwood Blvd. […]

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Fractured Dialogues with Rabbi Jeffrey Schein

January 12 , 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Fractured Dialogues with Rabbi Jeffrey Schein

Congregation Dor Hadash welcomes Rabbi Jeffrey Schein. Schein, the senior consultant for Jewish education of the Mordecai Kaplan Center for Jewish Peoplehood will present “Fractured Dialogues – Understanding Polarization in […]

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Online Parashah Study Groups

January 12 , 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, 13

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

2 events, 14

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

9:15 am - 10:00 am

Monday Talmud Study

January 14 , 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, 15

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

January 15 , 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

January 15 , 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 […]

1 event, 16

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

1 event, 17

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

2 events, 18

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

9:30 am - 11:00 am

Unity Weekend

January 18 , 9:30 am - 11:00 am

Unity Weekend

Join Tree of Life Congregation as they host Ebenezer Baptist Church for a special joint Martin Luther King Jr. Shabbat Service. The following day, Ebenezer Baptist Church will host Tree […]

4 events, 19

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

8:30 am - 10:00 am

Men’s Tefillin Club

January 19 , 8:30 am - 10:00 am

Men’s Tefillin Club

Join Chabad of Squirrel Hill for their Men's Tefillin Club. Services and tefillin are followed by a delicious breakfast and engaging discussions on current events. 8:30 a.m. 1700 Beechwood Blvd. […]

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Winter Fair

January 19 , 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Winter Fair

Celebrate the Israeli-Jewish community with Winter Fair: A Warm Hug from Israel featuring local artists, crafters and small business owners showcasing their unique creations. Children can take part in Israel-themed […]

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Online Parashah Study Groups

January 19 , 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, 20

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

3 events, 21

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

9:15 am - 10:00 am

Monday Talmud Study

January 21 , 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 […]

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Chassidus, Art, and Identity

January 21 , 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Chassidus, Art, and Identity

Join the students of Tzohar Seminary for Chassidus, Art and Identity, an end-of-the-semester presentation for women of individual and collaborative artwork including music, dance, film, theater, creative writing and visual […]

2 events, 22

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

January 22 , 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, 23

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

2 events, 24

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

20s-40s Shabbat

January 24 , 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

20s-40s Shabbat

Join Rodef Shalom's Cantor Toby Glaser for a 20s-40s Kabbalat Shabbat. Get to know other young Jewish professionals and close out the week with apps, wine and great company. Registration […]

1 event, 25

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

4 events, 26

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

8:30 am - 10:00 am

Men’s Tefillin Club

January 26 , 8:30 am - 10:00 am

Men’s Tefillin Club

Join Chabad of Squirrel Hill for their Men's Tefillin Club. Services and tefillin are followed by a delicious breakfast and engaging discussions on current events. 8:30 a.m. 1700 Beechwood Blvd. […]

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Mahloket Matters, Cultivating a Constructive Disagreement Mindset

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

Mahloket Matters, Cultivating a Constructive Disagreement Mindset

Join Congregation Dor Chadash for Mahloket Matters, Cultivating a Constructive Disagreement Mindset with Karen Morris. Disagreements are often seen as an unfortunate aspect of life. However, in the tradition of […]

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Online Parashah Study Groups

January 26 , 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, 27

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

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

1 event, 1

2025-01-02

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

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 […]

December 30

December 30, 2024 , 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Menorah Lighting Festival

December 30, 2024 , 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Chabad of the South Hills Annual Chanukah Festival

December 31

December 31, 2024 , 9:15 am - 10:00 am

Monday Talmud Study

January 1

January 1 , 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

January 4 , 9:00 am - 10:30 am

Shabbat With You

January 4 , 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Chanukah Party

January 2

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

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

January 5 , 8:30 am - 10:00 am

Men’s Tefillin Club

January 5 , 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

January 7 , 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 8 , 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

January 2

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

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

January 12 , 8:30 am - 10:00 am

Men’s Tefillin Club

January 12 , 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Fractured Dialogues with Rabbi Jeffrey Schein

January 12 , 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

January 14 , 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 15 , 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

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

Intergenerational Family Dynamics Discussion Group

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

January 18 , 9:30 am - 11:00 am

Unity Weekend

January 2

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

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

January 19 , 8:30 am - 10:00 am

Men’s Tefillin Club

January 19 , 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Winter Fair

January 19 , 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 21

January 21 , 9:15 am - 10:00 am

Monday Talmud Study

January 21 , 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Chassidus, Art, and Identity

January 22

January 22 , 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

January 24

January 24 , 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

20s-40s Shabbat

January 26

January 26 , 8:30 am - 10:00 am

Men’s Tefillin Club

January 2

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

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

January 21 , 9:15 am - 10:00 am

Monday Talmud Study

January 21 , 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Chassidus, Art, and Identity

January 2

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

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

January 22 , 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 24 , 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

20s-40s Shabbat

January 2

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

ZOA Scholarship to Israel Program

January 2

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PJC DIGITAL EDITION

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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
Profile
Righteous Among the Neighbors: Arlene and Jeff Berg

By Lucy Pryor
In the public square
Mt. Lebanon Commission hears Jewish community members’ concerns about menorah policy

By David Rullo
Fighting antisemitism
Pittsburgher Rona Kaufman joins Voice of the People’s first global cohort

By David Rullo
Dreaming peace
Mayor Gainey’s ‘Building Bridges’ event marred by distribution of anti-Israel flyers

By David Rullo
Poetry
Pittsburgh poet Judith Robinson takes top prize in Voices Israel competition

By Adam Reinherz
Anti-Zionism, aisle 2
East End Food Co-op member shocked by anti-Israel experience at store

By David Rullo
Recognition
Pittsburgh’s Evan Wolfson awarded presidential medal for advancing same-sex marriage rights

By Deborah Weisberg
Profile
Righteous Among the Neighbors: Josiah Gilliam

By Greta Stern
Holocaust remembrance
A chilling silent film returns with live klezmer score on International Holocaust Remembrance Day

By Deborah Weisberg
Artist-in-residence
‘The Sparks Fly Upward’ comes to Temple Sinai

By David Rullo
Introductions
Meet the Gorkins: Bringing Jewish joy to Squirrel Hill’s young and old

By Adam Reinherz
Second bite of the apple
Anti-Israel activists renew BDS referendum initiative

By David Rullo
Profile
Righteous Among the Neighbors: Josh Andy

By Scarlet Sweeney
Getting to know
Getting to know: Jeffrey Brodsky

By Adam Reinherz
Health and science
Groundbreaking eye transplantation project unites top experts from Pittsburgh and beyond

By Toby Tabachnick
Antisemitism
Upper St. Clair man indicted for terrorism offense and for lying to FBI

By Toby Tabachnick
Sports
With new Maccabi Campus Games coming to Pittsburgh, JCC issues ‘call to action’

By Adam Reinherz
Festival of Lights
Chanukah lights shine bright in Greenfield on fifth night of holiday

By David Rullo
Diminished light
Mt. Lebanon nixes Chrismukkah

By David Rullo

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
Food
Chickpea and lentil soup

By Jessica Grann
Theater
Play and playwright push men to befriend more men

By Adam Reinherz
Getting to know
Getting to know: Kate Louik

By Adam Reinherz
Entertainment
‘The Brutalist,’ Adrien Brody and Kieran Culkin win at Golden Globes

By Ben Sales
Food
Croissant French toast bake

By Jessica Grann
Food
Cookbook author proves it’s possible to make delicious — and kosher — Cuban cuisine

By Renee Ghert-Zand
Food
Savory spinach side

By Jessica Grann
Film
Jewish movies were everywhere in 2024. What does it mean?

By Andrew Lapin
Israel
Momentum from tour leaves Pittsburghers with unified message: Visit Israel

By Adam Reinherz
Food
Brie en croute

By Jessica Grann
History
Who made the scroll in Noah’s Ark?

By Eric Lidji
Film
The epic new movie getting Oscar buzz is built from the stories of postwar Jewish architects

By Andrew Lapin
Tikkun olam
Two wheels and one mission: Jewish lawyer’s bike trips empower kids to lead

By Deborah Weisberg
Holidays
Convergence of Chanukah and Christmas offers opportunities for interfaith families

By Deborah Weisberg
Holiday history
From the Maccabees to the Maccabeats

By Tim Miller
Food
Salted vanilla cream sufganyot

By Jessica Grann

Jacob I. Farber Bar Mitzvah
Opinion
The ‘deal’ would be a win for Hamas, Biden and Trump, but not for Israel

By Giovanni Giacalone
Opinion
Letters to the editor
Opinion
‘Just things’ lost in the L.A. fires are what makes houses into Jewish homes

By Rachel Steinhardt
Opinion
Joseph Aoun and the new Middle East: Lebanon at a pivotal moment

By Harold Rhode
Torah
Standing as a proud Jew

By Rabbi Yisroel Rosenfeld
Poll
Chronicle poll question
Poll
Chronicle poll results: Social media

By Toby Tabachnick
Opinion
The Land of Israel belongs to the nation of Israel

By Reuven Hoch
Poll
Chronicle poll results: Will 2025 be better or worse than 2024?

By Toby Tabachnick
Opinion
Israel must highlight the shared fight against terror

By Gerald Platt
Opinion
Disconnected politicians

By Marc A. Simon
Opinion
Biden’s commutation message: Some lives are worth more than others

By Marshall Dayan
Torah
A lesson from Jacob: Tradition!

By Rabbi Larry Freedman
Poll
Chronicle poll question
Opinion
The Borscht Belt hotels were cornerstones of Jewish family life that have no real replacement

By Sara Fredman Aeder
Opinion
The difference between a sentence of death and life in prison

By Audrey N. Glickman
Opinion
Letters to the editor
Torah
Greatness and responsibility

By Rabbi Yitzi Genack
Poll
Chronicle poll question

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
Social media
Jewish groups pushed Meta to crack down on hate speech. Now, the company is reversing course.

By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Politics
Pete Hegseth, in Senate confirmation hearing, blames Oct. 7 on US withdrawal from Afghanistan

By Andrew Lapin
Inauguration
Yeshiva University president, controversial imam to give Trump inaugural benedictions

By Mike Wagenheim
Wildfires
A synagogue that survived the Palisades fire has become a ‘refuge’ for many who lost their homes

By Philissa Cramer
Politics
With more support from Dems, House passes bill to sanction Hague court

By Andrew Bernard
Genocide
‘Zero dopes’ protesting genocide in Sudan, Fetterman says

By JNS
News obituary
Peter Yarrow, Jewish musician and activist of Peter, Paul and Mary fame, dies at 86

By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Wildfires
Pasadena synagogue burns down as fires rage across Southern California

By Philissa Cramer
Higher education
Dept. of Education opens Title VI antisemitism investigation at Sarah Lawrence College

By Andrew Lapin
Antisemitism
Everyone has a plan to fight antisemitism. Few have studied what actually works.

By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Antisemitism
Hundreds chant for ‘intifada’ at New Year’s Day protest in NYC’s Times Square

By Luke Tress
Terrorism
Armed man arrested for plotting attack on Florida AIPAC office

By Luke Tress
Terrorism
FBI probing car ramming in New Orleans, that killed 15, as terror attack

By Akiva Van Koningsveld and Menachem Wecker
2024 in review
The world after Oct. 7, and before Trump 2.0: The essential Jewish conversations of 2024

By Andrew Silow-Carroll
News obituary
Former President Jimmy Carter is dead at 100

By Sarah Wildman

Israel at war
Beaming, laughing, weeping, 3 freed hostages finally reunite with loved ones

By Emanuel Fabian, Amy Spiro, Shoshanna Solomon and ToI Staff
Israel at war
Hostages Romi Gonen, Emily Damari, Doron Steinbrecher return to Israel after 471 days

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Israel at war
Security cabinet approves hostage-ceasefire deal; full cabinet meets to review, vote on it

By Amy Spiro, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Israel at war
These are the 33 hostages set to be returned in phase one of the Gaza ceasefire

By ToI Staff and Agencies
Israel at war
Deri: Israel-Hamas deal back on track

By JNS
Israel at war
Marco Rubio says US should revoke visas for ‘a supporter of Hamas’

By Andrew Lapin
Israel at war
Israel holds off on approving hostage deal, accusing Hamas of reneging on details

By Amy Spiro
Israel at war
World leaders welcome hostage-ceasefire deal, express hope it will endure

By ToI Staff
Israel at war
Israel and Hamas agree to ceasefire deal after 15 months of war

By Ben Sales
Holocaust
Holocaust survivor, 93, who fled Berlin at 7 gets German Order of Merit

By By JNS Staff
Antisemitism
Nearly half the globe has ‘elevated levels’ of antisemitic beliefs, ADL survey finds

By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Recognition
Javier Milei, Argentina’s pro-Israel president, is first non-Jew to win ‘Jewish Nobel’

By Philissa Cramer
Israel at war
Qatar offers hostage draft agreement, awaiting Hamas’ approval

By Joshua Marks and Amelie Botbol
Israeli politics
Israel’s judicial overhaul is back. So are the protests.

By Ben Sales
Archaeology
Early man ate carbs and processed food 780,000 years ago, northern Israel site shows

By Gavriel Fiske
Israel at war
‘We love and support you’: NFL legends pay solidarity visit to Israel

By Rolene Marks
United Nations
UNRWA ‘knowingly’ let Hamas infiltrate, per UN Watch report

By JNS Staff
Israel at war
Israeli leaders threaten ‘war’ in the West Bank after terror attack

By Ben Sales
Israel at war
List of hostages for potential release circulates

By Philissa Cramer
Antisemitism
‘F— the Jews’: Antisemitic graffiti found in Sydney suburb

By JNS Staff

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