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Oct. 7

Oct. 7 commemoration encourages community to reflect and ‘live meaningfully’

By Adam Reinherz

Although years taken can never be returned, ‘what we can do is to choose what we do with ours’

Milwaukee Jews march in the community's annual Walk for Israel, part of the federation's celebrations for Israel's independence day. (Courtesy of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation)

ReligionThree years after Oct. 7, JFNA says Jewish engagement has reached an elevated ‘new normal’

By Andrew Lapin

IDF soldiers prepare for a ground operation in Gaza on Oct. 29.( Photo by IDF Spokesperson's Unit, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=140173756)

Oct. 7

World leaders solemnly mark 3 years since Oct. 7, as Hamas and Iran celebrate anniversary

By Nava Freiberg, Nurit Yohanan, Agencies and ToI Staff

UK’s Burnham condemns ‘senseless’ attack, laments ‘disturbing rise in antisemitism’; Macron calls onslaught ‘barbaric’ as French FM visits Israel to commemorate victims, hostages

A protester holds a Pro-Palestinian protesters overwhelm the area of New York City's Union Square where an Israeli peace group planned to hold an Oct. 7 vigil on Oct. 7, 2026. (Joe Strauss/JTA)

Anti-ZionismProtesters overrun Oct. 7 Israeli peace vigil attended by Mamdani

By Joseph Strauss

July 20, 2026: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers video calling out Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but admits the city does not have the legal authority to arrest him. (NYC Mayor's Office)

Anti-ZionismMamdani Oct. 7 statement accuses Israel of ‘ongoing genocide’ and ‘apartheid’

By Luke Tress

A composite of 170 Gazans who, according to the IDF, were identified as journalists but who were in fact members of terror groups, October 1, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)

TerrorismIDF documents terror affiliations of 170 Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza war

By Emanual Fabian

Oct. 27

Pittsburgh community prepares to mark eight years since synagogue shooting

By Adam Reinherz

Volunteering, study and commemoration afford community members ‘channels’ for meaningful engagement

Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh’s Dovid Knoll testified before a Sept. 24 Pennsylvania Senate Republicans public hearing on antisemitism in Harrisburg. (Screenshot by David Rullo)

Hearing on hate

Antisemitism in schools takes center stage at Pennsylvania Senate hearing

By David Rullo

“There should never be hate in any school system and we need to nip it in the bud.”

Duquesne University. (Photo by Althom, iStock)

Higher EducationJewish professor files EEOC complaint against Duquesne University

By David Rullo

Deena Blumenfeld’s flag was sliced by two people on Sept. 30—the fifth such incident in a little over two years. (Photo provided by Deena Blumenfeld)

Hate

North Side Jewish resident’s home vandalized — again

By David Rullo

“We will find out who these two women are. We will have them arrested and I will prosecute them in the same way we have others because this is unacceptable,” Blumenfeld said.

U.S. Rep. Summer Lee's campaign has received more itemized contributions from donors in California than those in Pennsylvania during this election cycle, according to the most recent federal records data. (Massoud Hossaini | TribLive)

Politics

California donors top Democrat Rep. Lee’s campaign contributions

By Namira Harris | NewsWorks Lab

Republicans Kelly and Reschenthaler also receive large shares of out-of-state donations, federal records show

Karen Oosterhous (Photo courtesy of The Branch)

Transitions

Karen Oosterhous named executive director of The Branch

By Toby Tabachnick

“Karen has already demonstrated the leadership, judgment, and genuine commitment to our mission that the organization needs.”

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks at a National Action Network "fireside chat" in New York City on April 8, 2026. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Politics

Israel is the one thing both Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidates agree on

By Sharon Udasin

America can’t have a strong relationship with Israel while Netanyahu is in charge, Shapiro says.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks at the 2026 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year award ceremony at the state Department of Education’s annual professional development conference in Hershey, Pa., Dec. 8, 2025. (Credit: Office of Gov. Josh Shapiro)

PoliticsPoll: Shapiro leads GOP challenger by 25 points in Pennsylvania governor’s race

By Jonathan D. Salant

Passengers from flydubai flight FZ1073 walk with their family members through the arrivals hall at Ben Gurion International Airport on Sept. 30, 2026. (Flash90)

Opinion

Michael Oren

Flydubai Flight FZ1073 and the indomitability of the Jews

We are the people who, for nearly 2,000 years, never forfeited our hope of returning to our ancestral homeland.

OpinionFor a few terrifying minutes, Israelis were heroes again

By Dan Perry

TorahAI, humanity, and the divine image

By Rabbi Amy Bardack

OpinionLetters to the editor

Books

Author Nicholas Lemann to join the Chronicle Book Club

“Returning: A Search for Home Across Three Centuries,” by Nicholas Lemann

PollChronicle poll question

PollChronicle poll results: Feelings about being Jewish post-Oct. 7

By Toby Tabachnick

Navi Pillay, then-U.N. high commissioner for human rights, addresses the ninth session of the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, September 2008. (Credit: Jean-Marc Ferré/U.N. Photo)

International law

Navi Pillay, who accused Israel of genocide, wins Nobel Peace Prize

By Steve Linde

Israel denounced the decision as a “grotesque weaponization of an award to legitimize anti-Israel hatred and prejudice.”

Green Party leader Zack Polanski with Ash Sarkar in 2025 (Photo by Cory Doctorow, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)

Anti-ZionismUK Jews ‘appalled’ as Green Party brands Zionism as racism, calls to erase Israel

By Zev Stub

Lawrence Puccini with his Oct. 7 memorial at the University of New Mexico, Oct. 7, 2026. (Credit: Courtesy, via JNS)

Allyship

Non-Jewish University of New Mexico student ‘little rattled’ but not discouraged, after students trample his Oct. 7 memorial

By Jessica Russak-Hoffman

“We tried to make it clear to them that this is a memorial that was built for those who died in a horrible terrorist attack,” Lawrence Puccini told JNS.

Wendy Raymond, the president of Haverford College, testifies during the House Education and Workforce Committee hearing titled “Beyond The Ivy League: Stopping the Spread of Antisemitism on American Campuses” in Congress, May 7, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

AntisemitismHaverford professor accused of threatening, stalking Jewish person online

By Shira Li Bartov

Portrait of Israeli writer Naomi Ragen, in Jerusalem, April 23, 2004. (Yossi Zamir Flash90).

BDS

Chicago Jewish theater drops Naomi Ragen play, fearing repercussions of working with Israeli writer

By Lianne Kolirin

The playwright called the cancellation a return to “McCarthyism.”

Playing wheelchair basketball at ADI Negev-Nahalat Eran (Credit: Courtesy of Jewish National Fund-USA)

Health and science

Made in Israel: A living implant aims to restore movement after paralysis

By Shimon Sherman

Built from a patient’s own cells, the technology is advancing toward its first human trial at Sheba Medical Center in 2027, pending regulatory approval.

Benyamin Storchan, excavation director on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority, at the Jerusalem Aqueduct excavation. (Emil Aladjem/Israel Antiquities Authority)

Archaeology

300-meter stretch of ancient aqueduct uncovered during planning for new Jerusalem neighborhood

By Zev Stub

Newly discovered section of the city’s ancient water system will be prominently displayed in development south of Ramat Rachel, highlighting its significant history

Opinion

Yael Buechler

Hanukkah Barbie is here — and she actually got the Jewish holiday right

There’s something pretty powerful about finally feeling seen.

'Bezalel's Vision.' (Image courtesy of Ilene Winn-Lederer)

Art

‘Between Heaven and Earth’ brings Ilene Winn-Lederer’s art to Beit Kulanu

By Adam Reinherz

‘With every new piece that I make, it only teaches me how much I don’t know. I’m always learning something’

ArtPittsburgh painter Aaron Gorson revisited in new book and talk

By Adam Reinherz

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6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Sushi and Soups in the Sukkah

September 28 , 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Sushi and Soups in the Sukkah

Chabad of Monroeville invites you to Sushi and Soup in the Sukkah. Enjoy sushi, poke bowls, and hot soups. Shake the lulav and etrog. Kids' Sukkot and Simchat Torah crafts. […]

1 event, 29

9:15 am - 10:00 am

Monday Talmud Study

September 29 , 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, 30

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

September 30 , 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 - 2:00 pm

Seniors in the Sukkah

September 30 , 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Seniors in the Sukkah

Join Chabad of the South Hills for Seniors in the Sukkah. Enjoy lunch, a holiday program and shake the lulav and etrog. This month's topic is resources in the community […]

0 events, 1

1 event, 2

7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Shabbat Davening Class

October 2 , 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Shabbat Davening Class

Join Hazzan Barbara Barnett as she leads a 10-week Shabbat davening class. Whether you want to follow along with confidence, sing every niggun with the kahal, or step up to […]

0 events, 3

1 event, 4

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Online Parashah Study Groups

October 4 , 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, 5

5:15 pm - 7:00 pm

Who will Draw Our History: Women’s Graphic Novels of the Holocaust

October 5 , 5:15 pm - 7:00 pm

Who will Draw Our History: Women’s Graphic Novels of the Holocaust

The Edith Balas Annual Lecture Series welcomes Rachel Perry presenting "Who Will Draw Our History: Women’s Graphic Novels of the Holocaust." The lecture and small exhibition features the work of […]

1 event, 6

9:15 am - 10:00 am

Monday Talmud Study

October 6 , 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, 7

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

October 7 , 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.

0 events, 8

1 event, 9

7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Shabbat Davening Class

October 9 , 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Shabbat Davening Class

Join Hazzan Barbara Barnett as she leads a 10-week Shabbat davening class. Whether you want to follow along with confidence, sing every niggun with the kahal, or step up to […]

0 events, 10

1 event, 11

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Online Parashah Study Groups

October 11 , 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, 12

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Kitchen of Kindness Junior Chefs Club

October 12 , 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Kitchen of Kindness Junior Chefs Club

Chabad of the Souths Hills presents Kitchen of Kindness Junior Chefs Club, where kids cook, learn, and give back. Grades K-8, teen volunteers welcome. Three five-week sessions. 5 p.m. For […]

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Curious Conversation: Navigating Political Differences

October 12 , 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Curious Conversation: Navigating Political Differences

The Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh presents "Curious Conversations: Navigating Political Differences." Ron Idoko and Daniel K. Abusuampeh will discuss the effects of tribalism and its impact on political […]

2 events, 13

9:15 am - 10:00 am

Monday Talmud Study

October 13 , 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 […]

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

“The Last Free Women: A Daring Escape from Afghanistan and Coming of Age in America”

October 13 , 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

“The Last Free Women: A Daring Escape from Afghanistan and Coming of Age in America”

Meet Diana Kapp and Rebecca Blumenstein, authors of "The Last Free Women: A Daring Escape from Afghanistan and Coming of Age in America," and two of the women featured in […]

1 event, 14

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

October 14 , 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.

0 events, 15

1 event, 16

7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Shabbat Davening Class

October 16 , 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Shabbat Davening Class

Join Hazzan Barbara Barnett as she leads a 10-week Shabbat davening class. Whether you want to follow along with confidence, sing every niggun with the kahal, or step up to […]

0 events, 17

2 events, 18

11:00 am - 9:00 pm

Pittsburgh Jewish Book Festival

October 18 , 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

Pittsburgh Jewish Book Festival

Congregation Beth Shalom is proud to host the 2026 Pittsburgh Jewish Book Festival. The festival includes authors from around the corner and around the globe. Join us and be inspired. […]

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Online Parashah Study Groups

October 18 , 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, 19

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Kitchen of Kindness Junior Chefs Club

October 19 , 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Kitchen of Kindness Junior Chefs Club

Chabad of the Souths Hills presents Kitchen of Kindness Junior Chefs Club, where kids cook, learn, and give back. Grades K-8, teen volunteers welcome. Three five-week sessions. 5 p.m. For […]

7:45 pm - 9:00 pm

CYP Academy – Fascinating Facts

October 19 , 7:45 pm - 9:00 pm

CYP Academy – Fascinating Facts

Join Chabad Young Professionals for CYP Academy - Fascinating Facts, a four-part series exploring the myths and mysteries of Judaism taught by Rabbi Henoch Rosenfeld. Go beyond the basics to […]

1 event, 20

9:15 am - 10:00 am

Monday Talmud Study

October 20 , 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, 21

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

October 21 , 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.

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Let’s Talk About It: The Conversations Every Family Is Having…or Avoiding

October 21 , 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Let’s Talk About It: The Conversations Every Family Is Having…or Avoiding

The Beacon and Friendship Circel present "Let's Talk About It: The Conversations Every Family Is Having…or Avoiding," a parent and teen conversation series. Join other parents and teens for honest […]

0 events, 22

1 event, 23

7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Shabbat Davening Class

October 23 , 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Shabbat Davening Class

Join Hazzan Barbara Barnett as she leads a 10-week Shabbat davening class. Whether you want to follow along with confidence, sing every niggun with the kahal, or step up to […]

0 events, 24

2 events, 25

9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Synagogue Shooting Day of Service

October 25 , 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Synagogue Shooting Day of Service

Join the 10.27 Healing Partnership for the Synagogue Shooting Day of Service. Volunteer at events throughout Allegheny County in honor of those who were killed in the October 27, 2018, […]

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Online Parashah Study Groups

October 25 , 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, 26

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Kitchen of Kindness Junior Chefs Club

October 26 , 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Kitchen of Kindness Junior Chefs Club

Chabad of the Souths Hills presents Kitchen of Kindness Junior Chefs Club, where kids cook, learn, and give back. Grades K-8, teen volunteers welcome. Three five-week sessions. 5 p.m. For […]

7:45 pm - 9:00 pm

CYP Academy – Fascinating Facts

October 26 , 7:45 pm - 9:00 pm

CYP Academy – Fascinating Facts

Join Chabad Young Professionals for CYP Academy - Fascinating Facts, a four-part series exploring the myths and mysteries of Judaism taught by Rabbi Henoch Rosenfeld. Go beyond the basics to […]

2 events, 27

9:15 am - 10:00 am

Monday Talmud Study

October 27 , 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 […]

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Annual Commemoration Ceremony of the Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting

October 27 , 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Annual Commemoration Ceremony of the Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting

Join the 10.27 Healing Partnership in community to reflect, remember, and honor those who were killed in the October 27, 2018, synagogue shooting at the Annual Commemoration Ceremony of the […]

2 events, 28

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

October 28 , 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.

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Commemorative Torah Study: Yahrzeit of the Synagogue Shooting

October 28 , 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Commemorative Torah Study: Yahrzeit of the Synagogue Shooting

Join the 10.27 Healing Partnership for a commemorative yahrzeit Torah study led by local leaders, friends, and neighbors 7 p.m. 5738 Forbes Ave. To learn about the different study opportunities […]

0 events, 29

1 event, 30

7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Shabbat Davening Class

October 30 , 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Shabbat Davening Class

Join Hazzan Barbara Barnett as she leads a 10-week Shabbat davening class. Whether you want to follow along with confidence, sing every niggun with the kahal, or step up to […]

0 events, 31

1 event, 1

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Online Parashah Study Groups

November 1 , 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 […]

September 28

September 28 , 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

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October 2

October 2 , 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Shabbat Davening Class

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October 4

October 4 , 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

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October 9

October 9 , 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Shabbat Davening Class

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October 11

October 11 , 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

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October 16

October 16 , 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Shabbat Davening Class

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October 18

October 18 , 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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October 23

October 23 , 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Shabbat Davening Class

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October 25

October 25 , 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

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October 30

October 30 , 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

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By Adam Reinherz
Transitions
Karen Oosterhous named executive director of The Branch

By Toby Tabachnick
Hate
North Side Jewish resident’s home vandalized — again

By David Rullo
Hearing on hate
Antisemitism in schools takes center stage at Pennsylvania Senate hearing

By David Rullo
Politics
California donors top Democrat Rep. Lee’s campaign contributions

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Tikkun olam
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Higher Education
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Books
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Community
Friendship Circle’s ‘Let’s Talk About It’ series encourages conversation and understanding

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Social media concerns
Ethics complaint filed against Summer Lee

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Planning terror
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Neighborhood controversy
A new grocer is moving into Squirrel Hill. Its rival says the deal isn’t kosher.

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FIRE issues 2027 report
Three Pittsburgh universities earn F grades in free speech rankings

By David Rullo
Chevra Kadisha
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Sports and politics
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Features

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300-meter stretch of ancient aqueduct uncovered during planning for new Jerusalem neighborhood

By Zev Stub
Health and science
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Art
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By Adam Reinherz
History
Tomashpilers and Podoliers

By Eric Lidji
Travel
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By Asaf Peled
Books
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History
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Holidays
On Simchat Torah, a toast to learning about wine

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Sukkot
Decorated, drawn on and filled with guests, Pittsburgh sukkahs share communal story

By Adam Reinherz
Advocacy
Pittsburgh faith communities join forces for advocacy day in Harrisburg

By Adam Reinherz
History
Seven Romanishe organizations

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Getting to Know
Getting to know: Roni Hen

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Holidays
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Streaming
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By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Film
Jewish sleepaway camp made them comedians, so they made a movie about it

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Holidays
The origins of Yom Kippur

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Holidays
The origins of Rosh Hashanah

By Tim Miller
Travel
Jewish Morocco: Essaouira, the North African port that was half Jewish

By Asaf Peled
Books
Pittsburgh author’s newest thriller makes no mystery of animals, earth

By Adam Reinherz
Rosh Hashanah
Books, beauty and beginnings will be addressed this Rosh Hashanah on Pittsburgh’s pulpits

By Adam Reinherz

Opinion

Opinion
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By Yael Buechler
Poll
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Torah
AI, humanity, and the divine image

By Rabbi Amy Bardack
Opinion
Flydubai Flight FZ1073 and the indomitability of the Jews

By Michael Oren
Opinion
For a few terrifying minutes, Israelis were heroes again

By Dan Perry
Opinion
Letters to the editor
Poll
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By Toby Tabachnick
Opinion
The plight of American Jewish activism

By Shlomi Bennett
Opinion
Unprecedented: Extraordinary heroism and near-miraculous circumstances avert an airplane catastrophe

By David Horovitz
Opinion
Letters to the editor
Opinion
I have kept this secret for 25 years

By Romi Sussman
Opinion
Jewish Pittsburgh’s next pioneers

By Casey Weiss
Torah
The sukkah challenge

By Rabbi Moshe Levy
Poll
Chronicle poll question
Poll
Chronicle poll results: Macklemore’s removal from Ed Sheeran’s tour

By Toby Tabachnick
Estate planning
Estate plan design: Last will and testament versus revocable living trust

By Matthew F. Schwartz and John P. Montoya
Opinion
A trip to Jewish Amsterdam

By Tim Miller
Opinion
The importance of defining antisemitism

By Dave Sunday
Opinion
Letters to the editor
Torah
Dwelling in ambiguity

By Rabbi Hannah Estrin

National

Allyship
Non-Jewish University of New Mexico student ‘little rattled’ but not discouraged, after students trample his Oct. 7 memorial

By Jessica Russak-Hoffman
Antisemitism
Haverford professor accused of threatening, stalking Jewish person online

By Shira Li Bartov
Anti-Zionism
Protesters overrun Oct. 7 Israeli peace vigil attended by Mamdani

By Joseph Strauss
Politics
Israel is the one thing both Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidates agree on

By Sharon Udasin
Religion
Three years after Oct. 7, JFNA says Jewish engagement has reached an elevated ‘new normal’

By Andrew Lapin
Anti-Zionism
Mamdani Oct. 7 statement accuses Israel of ‘ongoing genocide’ and ‘apartheid’

By Luke Tress
BDS
Chicago Jewish theater drops Naomi Ragen play, fearing repercussions of working with Israeli writer

By Lianne Kolirin
Politics
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By Sharon Udasin
Campus crime
Everything literally under the sukkah was taken,’ Oregon Hillel says of holiday theft

By Aaron Bandler | JNS
Politics
Jewish groups hail California law making it the first state to list ‘Jewish’ as an ethnicity

By Sharon Udasin
Culture
Rabbi who coached Adam Brody for ‘Nobody Wants This’ calls him ‘ignorant Jew’ over Gaza ‘genocide’ comments

By Shira Li Bartov
Antisemitism
ADL calls out ‘systemic’ anti-Jewish bias in cultural spaces

By Andrew Lapin
US/Israel relations
US Senate blocks resolution on Judea and Samaria rights report

By JNS Staff
Antisemitism
Mamdani’s plan to combat antisemitism ‘fails to address’ anti-Israel rhetoric, Jewish groups say

By Joseph Strauss
Antisemitism
Florida beauty store owner who wanted to behead Jews charged with funding Hamas

By Luke Tress
Education
EXCLUSIVE: Emails reveal LA public school teacher saying no other views on ‘ongoing genocide in Palestine’

By Aaron Bandler
US/Israel relations
Jewish establishment heavy hitters are joining J Street in a sign of the changing times

By Ron Kampeas
Anti-Zionism
A Jewish teacher in Philadelphia pretended to be Palestinian for years

By Andrew Lapin
Antisemitism
Hundreds rally at UN to urge world leaders to address antisemitism

By Jackie Hajdenberg
Politics
Could going to synagogue help or hurt a Jewish candidate? This poll offers a clue

By Jacob Kornbluh

World

International law
Navi Pillay, who accused Israel of genocide, wins Nobel Peace Prize

By Steve Linde
Oct. 7
World leaders solemnly mark 3 years since Oct. 7, as Hamas and Iran celebrate anniversary

By Nava Freiberg, Nurit Yohanan, Agencies and ToI Staff
Oct. 7
‘Remember 7.10.23’: In Israel, Hostage Square bears few remnants of a national crisis – but trauma lingers

By Michele Chabin
Antisemitism
From ‘false flag’ to ‘Bibiwood’: flydubai attack spawns conspiracy theories

By Ruth Eglash
Anti-Zionism
UK Jews ‘appalled’ as Green Party brands Zionism as racism, calls to erase Israel

By Zev Stub
Terrorism
Flydubai terrorist said to tell investigators he intended to crash plane into Ben Gurion Airport

By ToI Staff
Terrorism
IDF documents terror affiliations of 170 Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza war

By Emanual Fabian
Israel at war
‘Distorted, misleading, and disingenuous’: IDF publishes full response to ‘NAZA’ film

By Emanual Fabian
Terrorism
Israel probes flydubai incident as terror attack after co-pilot allegedly stabs captain

By JNS Staff
Holocaust remembrance
German city bans stumbling stone memorials to Nazi victims

By Toby Axelrod
Foreign relations
Netanyahu calls Mamdani an antisemite who endangers Jews in New York

By Tovah Lazaroff
Antisemitism
Merz warns that Jews are not safe in Germany, as voters choose parties linked to antisemitism

By Toby Axelrod
Terrorism
2 top Iranian officials to face trial in absentia over deadly 1994 attack on Argentinian Jewish center

By Juan Melamed
Antisemitism
350 writers oppose Jewish novelist’s exclusion in Spain

By Canaan Lidor | JNS
Synagogue shooting
Police officer wounded in shooting outside synagogue in Belleville, Ontario, on Yom Kippur

By JNS Staff
Foreign policy
Proposed U.S. $24.3 billion sale of F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia advances

By Sharon Udasin
Archaeology
2,000-year-old Jewish ritual bath uncovered intact in southern Israel

By Etgar Lefkovits | JNS
Film
‘Blood libel’: Israeli politicians assail Israeli film alleging AI-powered killing in Gaza

By Michael Horovitz
SPECIAL REPORT:
The Holocaust, then 9/11. One family’s story

By Annabel Sinclair | Jewish News
Fighting antisemitism
Prominent Jews among thousands to sign letter rejecting genocide charge against Israel

By ToI Staff