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Rabbi Eli Seidman blesses the Daniel G. and Carole L. Kamin Tower at UPMC Presbyterian on Oct. 13, 2026. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
Health and Wellness
Daniel G. and Carole L. Kamin Tower at UPMC Presbyterian prioritizes spiritual care and religious inclusion
By Adam Reinherz
‘May everyone who walks through these doors benefit with increased health, healing, renewal, love, and peace’
An interior of the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Courtesy of The Weitzman Museum)
CultureA major Jewish museum hopes to join the Smithsonian – at a difficult moment for the storied institution
By Andrew Lapin
Riley Crow and Yael Karin are Moishe Pod resident hosts. (Photo courtesy of Riley Crow)
WelcomeMoishe Pod hosts create a welcoming home for Pittsburgh’s young Jews
By Adam Reinherz
In preparation of Oct. 27, a volunteer helps clean a cemetery. (Photo courtesy of Jewish Cemetery & Burial Association)
Oct. 27Pittsburgh community prepares to mark eight years since synagogue shooting
By Adam Reinherz
Chaplain Mickey Benson. (Photo courtesy of Chaplain Mickey Benson)
October 15, 2026, 5:23 pm
Getting to know: Chaplain Mickey Benson
'For me, chaplaincy specifically is about letting someone else be the teacher, and I can be the Rolodex or the dictionary'
By Adam Reinherz
Rabbi Eli Seidman blesses the Daniel G. and Carole L. Kamin Tower at UPMC Presbyterian on Oct. 13, 2026. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
October 14, 2026, 4:54 pm
Daniel G. and Carole L. Kamin Tower at UPMC Presbyterian prioritizes spiritual care and religious inclusion
'May everyone who walks through these doors benefit with increased health, healing, renewal, love, and peace'
By Adam Reinherz
An interior of the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Courtesy of The Weitzman Museum)
October 14, 2026, 11:50 am
A major Jewish museum hopes to join the Smithsonian – at a difficult moment for the storied institution
A new commission will study the Weitzman Museum of American Jewish History’s potential placement in the Smithsonian.
By Andrew Lapin
Riley Crow and Yael Karin are Moishe Pod resident hosts. (Photo courtesy of Riley Crow)
October 12, 2026, 3:03 pm
Moishe Pod hosts create a welcoming home for Pittsburgh’s young Jews
'We want our house to be warm and welcoming, like an open door'
By Adam Reinherz
Benyamin Storchan, excavation director on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority, at the Jerusalem Aqueduct excavation. (Emil Aladjem/Israel Antiquities Authority)
October 11, 2026, 3:56 pm
300-meter stretch of ancient aqueduct uncovered during planning for new Jerusalem neighborhood
Newly discovered section of the city’s ancient water system will be prominently displayed in development south of Ramat Rachel, highlighting its significant history
By Zev Stub
Playing wheelchair basketball at ADI Negev-Nahalat Eran (Credit: Courtesy of Jewish National Fund-USA)
October 10, 2026, 10:11 pm
Made in Israel: A living implant aims to restore movement after paralysis
Built from a patient’s own cells, the technology is advancing toward its first human trial at Sheba Medical Center in 2027, pending regulatory approval.
By Shimon Sherman
In preparation of Oct. 27, a volunteer helps clean a cemetery. (Photo courtesy of Jewish Cemetery & Burial Association)
October 8, 2026, 9:21 am
Pittsburgh community prepares to mark eight years since synagogue shooting
Volunteering, study and commemoration afford community members 'channels' for meaningful engagement
By Adam Reinherz
'Bezalel's Vision.' (Image courtesy of Ilene Winn-Lederer)
October 5, 2026, 4:57 pm
‘Between Heaven and Earth’ brings Ilene Winn-Lederer’s art to Beit Kulanu
'With every new piece that I make, it only teaches me how much I don't know. I'm always learning something'
By Adam Reinherz
Photograph of religious services held by the First Podolier Independent Society on the occasion of the opening of the auditorium of the Irene Kaufmann Settlement House, c. 1928. (Photo courtesy of the Rauh Jewish Archives)
October 5, 2026, 9:37 am
Tomashpilers and Podoliers
Did the First Podolier Independent Society have to use a legal maneuver to sidestep an antisemitic property owner?
By Eric Lidji
Author Maxwell King, left, and Heinz History Center CEO Andy Masich discuss painter Aaron Gorson. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
September 30, 2026, 5:11 pm
Pittsburgh painter Aaron Gorson revisited in new book and talk
He understood 'in a really gut way what was so powerful about Pittsburgh culture and the Pittsburgh environment back at the beginning of the 20th century'
By Adam Reinherz
The old Jewish Quarter of Barcelona, with the Sinagoga Major on the left (Photo courtesy of Malik Shabazz, Wikimedia Commons)
September 29, 2026, 6:34 pm
Jewish Barcelona: The debate that started in 1263 and still hasn’t ended
Barcelona's Jewish sites are small, unmarked and easy to walk past — which may be the point.
By Asaf Peled
Author E.G. Silverman is returning to Pittsburgh for a public reading. (Photo by Princeton Headshots courtesy of E.G. Silverman)
September 28, 2026, 3:53 pm
Writer E.G. Silverman returns to Pittsburgh to read at JCC
'When you're writing, it's all internal. It's all in your head. It's all you know on paper. It's all very much just isolated. But when you're doing a reading, you can actually connect with people.'
By Adam Reinherz
What looked from a distance like several innocuous mounds of dirt were actually unmarked graves, set apart from the rest of the cemetery. (Photo by Eric Lidji)
September 25, 2026, 12:36 pm
On the ground with the Daughters of Israel
A notice for the Daughters of Israel Cemetery Association prompts an expedition to the First Podolier Independent Society.
By Eric Lidji
Glasses of rosé wine seen during a friendly party of a celebration. (Photo by gregory_lee via iStock)
September 25, 2026, 11:23 am
On Simchat Torah, a toast to learning about wine
Many people find it daunting to learn about wine, but there are many educational resources out there depending on what you’re looking for.
By Emma Riva
The walls of Carl Fertman and Barb Murock's sukkah tell a decades-long story. (Photo courtesy of Carl Fertman)
September 22, 2026, 10:59 pm
Decorated, drawn on and filled with guests, Pittsburgh sukkahs share communal story
This is a way of being 'very public about being Jewish, and about being proud of being Jewish. And I think that's a wonderful thing that we want to celebrate'
By Adam Reinherz
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