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Meet Matt Turner, the only Jewish player on Team USA in the World Cup

By Jacob Gurvis

Meanwhile, the Jewish announcer Andres Cantor will be calling his 12th straight tournament.

Pitt alum Jeff Bergman to star in Pixar’s ‘Toy Story 5’

By Octavia Liku

Booming from Blairsville: Chamber music festival returns

By Adam Reinherz

‘Psalm Enchanted Evening’: Interfaith voices join in song at Cantors Assembly gathering

By Adam Reinherz

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June 11, 2026, 5:18 pm

‘Psalm Enchanted Evening’: Interfaith voices join in song at Cantors Assembly gathering

Music’s ability to move people and tell stories cuts across 'so many different backgrounds and religions'

By Adam Reinherz

June 11, 2026, 12:19 pm

Meet Matt Turner, the only Jewish player on Team USA in the World Cup

Meanwhile, the Jewish announcer Andres Cantor will be calling his 12th straight tournament.

By Jacob Gurvis

Abraham Orkin Freedman's photograph of the Western Wall from 1921 showed men and women praying together at the Jewish holy site. (Courtesy Tower of David Jerusalem Museum)

June 9, 2026, 2:24 pm

A century-old Jerusalem photo album sparks search for forgotten images of the Western Wall

The Tower of David Jerusalem Museum is collecting photographs of the holy site ahead of an exhibition.

By Deborah Danan

Israeli violinist Roni Shitrit and Turkish pianist Izem Gurer perform at the Blairsville Chamber Music Society concert in Nov. 2025. (Photo courtesy of Blairsville Chamber Music Society)

June 8, 2026, 5:02 pm

Booming from Blairsville: Chamber music festival returns

Nearly 200-year-old borough, located 42 miles east of Pittsburgh, set to welcome top talent

By Adam Reinherz

Jeff Bergman (Photo courtesy of Jeff Bergman)

June 8, 2026, 11:58 am

Pitt alum Jeff Bergman to star in Pixar’s ‘Toy Story 5’

The prolific voice actor will step into the role of Mr. Potato Head

By Octavia Liku

June 6, 2026, 11:23 pm

Gleanings from Shabbat

The sages tell us that, “The Sabbath was last to be created, but first in God’s mind."

By Tim Miller

Rabbi Mark Asher Goodman and Frances Lasday stand outside the site of Shoresh. (Photo courtesy of Rabbi Mark Asher Goodman)

June 4, 2026, 6:07 pm

Shoresh seeks to blend coffee, community and Jewish life in Greenfield

'This is the space to get people together'

By Adam Reinherz

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

June 1, 2026, 1:50 pm

Not so sweet: Kosher certification ends at Squirrel Hill Dunkin’

'It felt good to have a mainstream brand like Dunkin’ be kosher in our neighborhood...Our community felt seen and supported that we had this place to go to'

By Adam Reinherz

Proudly from Pittsburgh, Lenny Silberman looks ahead. (Photo courtesy of Lenny Silberman)

June 1, 2026, 8:52 am

For Lenny Silberman, the recipe has always been community

Former Squirrel Hill resident hopes actions inspire young people to increase involvement with Judaism and Israel. And when they do, 'it’ll be because of where the project started'

By Adam Reinherz

Raz Shabtai, the founder of, Mutra, a kosher restaurant in Miami. (N.A. Photography)

May 30, 2026, 9:34 pm

For the first time, a kosher restaurant has won a Michelin star

Inspired by his Jerusalem-born grandmother’s cooking, Mutra founder and chef Raz Shabtai says the award was for “the entire Jewish community.”

By Grace Gilson

May 29, 2026, 1:21 pm

Jewish author Michael Lowenthal sits with complexity in new book ‘Place Envy’

Author to debut his new novel on June 11 at the Carnegie Library Lecture Hall

By Emma Riva

David Heyman completes the 2026 UPMC Health Plan Pittsburgh Half Marathon. (Photo courtesy of P3R)

May 29, 2026, 12:26 pm

From Pittsburgh to Reykjavik, David Heyman promotes running and connection

'Running starts with a small step then all of a sudden you're part of this whole community, and it gives people more than they expected'

By Adam Reinherz

May 26, 2026, 4:17 pm

‘Talking to Irwin’ explores grief, legacy and the life that might have been

The writing of former Chronicle Editor Lee Chottiner, in his first chapbook, "moves from the simple and conversational to the profound."

By Toby Tabachnick

Influencer and cookbook author Melinda Strauss is coming to Pittsburgh. (Photo by Helena Lopes via Pexels)

May 26, 2026, 3:20 pm

‘Eat Jewish’ author and influencer Melinda Strauss coming to Pittsburgh

'The one thing about me is I never know what's next, and I kind of like it'

By Adam Reinherz