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Volunteers of the Year 2024
Their stories are inspirational
Tomato basil bisque (Photo by Jessica Grann)
FoodTomato basil bisque
By Jessica Grann
Sharona Dahan cooks at Asif in Tel Aviv, in a rare respite from takeout nearly a year after being evacuated from her home in Sderot, October 2024. (Deborah Danan)
Israel at warFor Israelis still displaced from their homes, reclaiming the kitchen can be an act of hope
By Deborah Danan
Members of the Aponte Ortiz family gather after arriving in Pittsburgh. (Photo courtesy of JFCS)
ImmigrationAfter arriving from Colombia, family’s integration eased by local Jewish community
By Adam Reinherz
Tomato basil bisque (Photo by Jessica Grann)
December 1, 2024, 9:11 pm
Tomato basil bisque
This is not the tomato soup you grew up with.
By Jessica Grann
Former Mayor Bill Peduto (Photo by Brian Cohen)
December 1, 2024, 7:36 pm
Righteous Among the Neighbors: Bill Peduto
Mt. Lebanon High School students interviewed non-Jewish Pittsburghers who support the Jewish community and take action to uproot antisemitism.
By Alyson Lushko
November 27, 2024, 4:01 pm
Volunteers of the Year 2024
Their stories are inspirational
Sharona Dahan cooks at Asif in Tel Aviv, in a rare respite from takeout nearly a year after being evacuated from her home in Sderot, October 2024. (Deborah Danan)
November 27, 2024, 8:43 am
For Israelis still displaced from their homes, reclaiming the kitchen can be an act of hope
Asif Culinary Institute’s Open Kitchen Project pairs evacuees with hosts so they can cook the way they used to.
By Deborah Danan
Members of the Aponte Ortiz family gather after arriving in Pittsburgh. (Photo courtesy of JFCS)
November 25, 2024, 4:22 pm
After arriving from Colombia, family’s integration eased by local Jewish community
Immigration process brought Aponte Ortizes to Pittsburgh. Together with community, they're creating a home
By Adam Reinherz
Mulled apple cider (Photo by Jessica Grann)
November 23, 2024, 8:32 pm
Drinks for colder weather
Mulled apple cider and immunity tea
By Jessica Grann
David Pollock. (Photo courtesy of Ideality Communications)
November 22, 2024, 4:38 pm
After 50 years of law, attorney David Pollock looks to sing a familiar tune
'The goal is, how do we reach some kind of resolution that is going to be something the parties want to fulfill'
By Adam Reinherz
The cast of “The Merchant of Venice,” set to open in New York City on Nov. 25, 2024. (Photo by Kirill Simakov)
November 22, 2024, 11:05 am
New ‘Merchant of Venice’ play connects to modern Jew-hatred
“There have been periods in my life where my Jewishness has felt neutral or even a form of self-loathing,” an actress in the play told JNS. “That’s worthy of exploration.”
By Anna Rahmanan
Arielle Kaye, right, speaks with students during Pittsburgh Robotics Discovery Day. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
November 21, 2024, 5:33 pm
Companies, job seekers and students coalesce at Pittsburgh Robotics Discovery Day
'There’s just so much. It's really cool. I feel like I'm in a candy store.'
By Adam Reinherz
Mammoth mine disaster memorial, Mount Pleasant PA (BuzzWeiser196, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)
November 21, 2024, 12:12 pm
A forgotten immigrant: Rabbi’s inquiry sheds light on 1891 Mammoth Mine explosion
Halacha meets historical record
By Oran Zweiter
Sam Salz during Texas A&M's game against New Mexico State at Kyle Field, Nov. 16, 2024 in College Station, Texas. (Rob Havens/Aggieland Illustrated)
November 19, 2024, 3:23 pm
Sam Salz is likely the first Orthodox Jew to appear in a Division I college football game
Salz, a walk-on with the Texas A&M Aggies since 2022, made his long-awaited debut Saturday night after Shabbat.
By Jacob Gurvis
Apple pie crumble (Photo by Jessica Grann)
November 17, 2024, 8:37 pm
Apple pie crumble
Easy enough for beginning bakers
By Jessica Grann
Jones & Laughlin Steel Company commissioned a new headquarters at 200 Ross St. and left in the early 1950s to join the new Gateway Center development (Photo courtesy of the Detre Library & Archives at the Heinz History Center)
November 17, 2024, 8:05 pm
The brief, consequential Jewish history of 200 Ross St.
The 11th floor of the historic downtown office building played an important role in the development of Jewish communal affairs in the 1950s.
By Eric Lidji
Companies like Nooish (left) and Manischewitz (right) are offering products that allow customers to make instant matzah ball soup with just one added ingredient: hot water. (Courtesy)
November 15, 2024, 12:08 pm
Matzah balls get a glow-up for the harried home cook
Both iconic brands and new startups are getting into the matzah ball game, aiming to simplify production so that a bowl of steaming, tasty soup can always be just minutes away.
By Rachel Ringler
Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia commons)
November 14, 2024, 9:49 am
Art Garfunkel says he made amends with Paul Simon
Folk-rock singer says he sat down for lunch with former partner in tearful reunion after years of feuding, wanted to reconcile ‘before it’s too late’
By ToI Staff
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