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Rabbi Mark Asher Goodman teaches a class about Shoresh's origins on Aug. 12. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)

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Shoresh kickoff gives taste of Greenfield-based communal learning

‘We’re really trying to hit all of the different ways in which Jews connect with their religion and their spirituality: the head, the heart, the body’

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August 13, 2026, 5:34 pm

Shoresh kickoff gives taste of Greenfield-based communal learning

'We're really trying to hit all of the different ways in which Jews connect with their religion and their spirituality: the head, the heart, the body'

By Adam Reinherz

Athletics offers educational opportunities beyond learning plays. (Photo by Kampus Production via Pexels)

August 10, 2026, 3:55 pm

CRC to welcome athletic directors for discussion on inclusion and culture

Athletic directors possess sizable abilities to drive school sentiments

By Adam Reinherz

Here's to a great school year. (Photo by Atlantic Ambience via Pexels)

August 7, 2026, 4:28 pm

New school year brings fresh faces, renewed commitments at Jewish day schools

'A top communal priority must be excellence in all three of our Jewish schools: supporting our students, supporting our parents, supporting our educators, and having all three of the schools be exemplary kehillot, exemplary communities'

By Adam Reinherz

The California State Capitol building in Sacramento, CA, March 29, 2026. (Eric Thayer / Los Angeles Times)

July 30, 2026, 10:01 am

California antisemitism law in schools enforced as free speech challenge defeated

Teachers and students who challenged the law said it chilled discussion in the classroom about Palestinians.

By Shira Li Bartov

Photograph from Ground Glass (2026) by Hannah Altman. (Courtesy Hannah Altman / ARCHER at House 88)

July 27, 2026, 2:43 pm

Point Park graduate’s Poland exhibition illuminates little-known Jewish lens maker

'We won't always know everything about Lore’s story, but I think this sense of imagination and tenderness really fosters a sense of empathy and connection'

By Adam Reinherz

Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh director Emily Loeb, right, speaks during the 2026 Holocaust Remembrance Day program in Pittsburgh. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)

July 23, 2026, 3:02 pm

Holocaust Center launches yearlong teacher training series

'We really see it as an opportunity for both new and returning educators'

By Adam Reinherz

Professor Daniel Chamovitz, president of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (Photo credit: Dani Machlis/BGU)

July 14, 2026, 5:15 pm

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev president comes home to Pennsylvania

First American-born president of an Israeli university

By Jarrad Saffren

Educators from Pittsburgh’s three Jewish day schools stand at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. (Photo courtesy of Classrooms Without Borders)

July 13, 2026, 9:39 pm

Israel trip gives Jewish day school educators opportunities to learn so they can teach

'Teachers need to understand what’s happening in Israel. They need to provide students with real information'

By Adam Reinherz

Community Day School students prepare food inside Our Giving Kitchen. (Photo courtesy of Community Day School)

July 2, 2026, 5:02 pm

Teen Tov brings partners together for increased teen engagement

'Teen Tov is yet another representation of the desire in our community to experience Judaism together, to be in community, to have teens coming together, being proud, and feeling supported'

By Adam Reinherz

June 26, 2026, 4:10 pm

Jewish day school enrollment is rising across denominations

A new report by Prizmah: Center for Jewish Day Schools found enrollment gains across its North American network.

By Grace Gilson

Members of the National Education Association and allies in Congress rally outside Secretary of Education nominee Linda McMahon’s confirmation hearing on February 12, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Paul Morigi/Getty Images for National Education Association)

June 23, 2026, 4:45 pm

Feds open antisemitism investigation into National Education Association

An employment discrimination case alleges harassment of Jewish members at the country’s largest teachers union.

By Andrew Lapin

Educator Elizabeth Friedman sits inside her classroom at Winchester Thurston School. (Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Friedman)

June 4, 2026, 9:00 am

Getting to know: Elizabeth Friedman

Educator imparts guiding principle: 'What you focus on grows'

By Adam Reinherz

Sami Steigmann and StandWithUs Kenneth Leventhal High School Intern Sam Stavchansky (Photo by Octavia Liku)

June 2, 2026, 1:46 pm

Holocaust survivor brings living history to local schools

Sami Steigmann recounts his experience navigating loss and leadership with Pittsburgh Public School students and community members.

By Octavia Liku

Nourishing children through pizza and study. (Photo by Anna Shvets via Pexels)

May 7, 2026, 6:17 pm

Tikun Jr. brings Shavuot learning and community to young families

By designing a program predicated on bringing together younger Pittsburghers from various walks of Jewish life, Tikun Jr. strives to afford familiar social and educational benefits

By Adam Reinherz

Rabbi Mikę Uram has been tapped to become the ninth chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary, seen at rear. (Courtesy JTS; background JTA)

May 4, 2026, 12:54 pm

Jewish Theological Seminary ‘breaks mold’ in naming campus innovator Rabbi Mike Uram as next chancellor

Uram does not hold a doctorate, in a departure for the Conservative Judaism flagship.

By Andrew Silow-Carroll