Much more valuable to me than the Times, the Journal, or any online publication (sorry, Bari) is the Chronicle.
Each week, I take my time reading it; I’ll read part of it in the shvitz at the JCC, I’ll save an op-ed for Shabbat afternoon, and now as the head of school, I take the last photo page and carefully cut out each smiling CDS face to add to my office magnet board. There’s no one part of the Chronicle that I appreciate most because I love it all: Lee Oleinick’s weekly words of positivity, the dvar Torah, knowing when my favorite honey turkey is on sale at Murray Avenue Kosher.
The Chronicle is about community, not about pitting people against each other. It’s about what connects us rather than what divides. It is about the people and places that shape our treasured shtetl of Squirrel Hill, the suburbs and beyond. We read about new community collaborations, innovative and inclusive work at various organizations, and altogether those things make up our history.
Get The Jewish Chronicle Weekly Edition by email and never miss our top stories
Free Sign Up
As the new head of CDS, I’m so very grateful for this paper. The smiles and excitement of our students when they are featured is a favorite moment each week. Moreover, I’m proud to be a very small part of the story of Jewish Pittsburgh, learning from so many dynamite local leaders. No one captures our shared story better than you, the Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle. PJC
Casey Weiss is head of school at Community Day School.
comments