Beth Shalom
Members of the Pittsburgh Girls Choir will perform at Beth Shalom on April 16 as part of the synagogue's Yom HaShoah commemoration. Photo provided by the Pittsburgh Girls Choir.
April 10, 2023, 11:17 am
Beth Shalom, Pittsburgh Girls Choir partner for Yom HaShoah concert
“I cry every single time I sing it,” Meyer said. “The selected texts give you insight into some of the most beautiful and insightful things in her mind.”
By David Rullo
Congregation Beth Shalom. File photo
September 19, 2022, 4:31 pm
Congregations find the right High Holiday balance between being welcoming and secure
Relationships are key to keeping worshipers safe at local synagogues
By David Rullo
January 12, 2022, 1:49 pm
Leo Marcus Bar Mitzvah
Congregation Beth Shalom. File photo
June 1, 2021, 1:34 pm
False alarm rattles some but shows efficacy of new security system
“The system worked exactly as it was designed to work,” said Shawn Brokos
By David Rullo
May 25, 2021, 2:51 pm
Sivon Feinberg Bat Mitzvah
The frontispiece of the 1924-1925 Beth Shalom yearbook included an illustration and a description of its new Community House. (Image courtesy of Rauh Jewish Archives)
March 10, 2021, 3:09 pm
A house for the whole community
"The Community House had no strong ties to any other place in the city, nor any other region of the world, nor any specific approach to Judaism. It was meant for everyone."
By Eric Lidji
Rehearsal for the Purim shpiel for "The Only Zoom Purim Ever" (Photo provided by Molly Pascal)
February 16, 2021, 9:16 am
Seven congregations join forces for ‘The Only Zoom Purim Ever’ (they hope)
Multi-shul virtual Purim event will include live entertainment and megillah readings
By Justin Vellucci
Cantor Moshe Taube (Photo by Ryan Michael White/courtesy of Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh)
November 16, 2020, 11:48 am
Moshe Taube, ‘old-world’ cantor, Schindler’s List survivor has died at 93
The revered cantor survived the Holocaust but lost most of his family to Nazi atrocities. His faith persevered.
By Justin Vellucci
Modi (Photo by Luke Norton)
November 21, 2019, 10:05 am
No joke: This Jewish comic got his start on Wall Street
The Israeli-born comedian studied cantorial music at Yeshiva and is fluent in Yiddish. Get ready to plotz.
By Toby Tabachnick
October 2, 2019, 11:07 am
UN releases ‘unprecedented’ report on anti-Semitism
Two Pittsburgh leaders' voices were included in the report
By JNS
Ken Turkewitz (Photo by Toby Tabachnick)
July 31, 2019, 1:32 pm
Beth Shalom hires interim executive director
New England native takes helm of Squirrel Hill synagogue
Rob Menes (Photo by Toby Tabachnick)
July 11, 2019, 11:13 am
The exit interview: Rob Menes
Menes will return to Vancouver to serve as a chaplain at a senior citizen facility.
By Toby Tabachnick
From left: Rabbi Aaron Bisno, Rabbi Hazzan Jeffrey Myers, Cantor Julie Newman, Rabbi Seth Adelson, and Rabbi Danny Schiff (Photo by Toby Tabachnick)
June 12, 2019, 3:25 pm
A panel of experts weighs in on relevancy of synagogue in 21st century
The solutions posed were disparate, but the rabbis and cantors agreed: there is a problem that must be addressed if Jews are to survive as a people in the coming decades.
By Toby Tabachnick
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