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Poet Judith Dorian reads work inside Cohen Chapel at Beit Kulanu. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
October 30, 2026, 2:58 pm
Evening of poetry welcomes local talents to Beit Kulanu
'I know that my eyes have been opened from listening to wonderful poets'
By Adam Reinherz
"Ali G: Who Iz I?” creator Sacha Baron Cohen, right, and podcast host Josh Horowitz discuss the actor's career at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan, Oct. 22, 2026. (Josh Lobel/Michael Priest Photography)
October 29, 2026, 11:36 am
Sacha Baron Cohen wants to fight bigotry. But is Ali G part of the problem?
Promoting his new movie at the 92nd Street Y, the comedian defends satire as a weapon against hate.
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Maggie Feinstein, director of the 10.27 Healing Partnership, speaks during the Oct. 27 commemoration. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
October 28, 2026, 3:00 pm
Communal commemoration marks 8 years since Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
'We can and must respond as best we know how to be a community of caring'
By Adam Reinherz
Flower memorial outside the Tree of Life building after the shooting (Still from "Repairing the World: Stories from The Tree of Life")
October 28, 2026, 9:11 am
Eight years after Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, a Jewish burial society’s ranks have nearly doubled
Pittsburgh’s New Community Chevra Kadisha has grown from 38 members to 70 since the massacre, drawing more Jews into the quiet work of caring for the dead
By Austin Albanese
Noah Wyle in HBO's "The Pitt." (Warrick Page/MAX)
October 27, 2026, 4:31 pm
Noah Wyle, TV’s nice Jewish doctor, is People’s Sexiest Man Alive
“That sounded like a prank,” the 55-year-old star of “The Pitt” told the magazine.
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Teens, parents, medical professionals and staff of Friendship Circle of Pittsburgh participate in an Oct. 21 program. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
October 26, 2026, 4:45 pm
Friendship Circle encourages teens and parents to talk about drugs — and to continue talking
'If we don't allow ourselves to have conversations that just feel normal and casual, everything is going to feel like a big secret'
By Adam Reinherz
South inner panel of the Arc of Titus: close-up of relief showing spoils from the fall of Jerusalem (Photo by Paolo Villa, via Wikimedia Commons)
October 26, 2026, 10:50 am
Arch of Titus: The monument that celebrated Jerusalem’s fall but became a Jewish emblem
Rome’s most famous ruins hold a Jewish story that many visitors, Jews included, never hear.
By Asaf Peled
An upcoming event will help local businesswomen create community. (Photo by jacoblund via iStock)
October 23, 2026, 4:30 pm
Jewish women entrepreneurs create group with intent to connect and grow
This is an opportunity for women to 'benefit and share from each other'
By Adam Reinherz
Unified Religious School students pose with 3-D printed sukkahs. (File photo)
October 23, 2026, 7:28 am
Unified Religious School brings Dara Horn’s teachings on Jewish identity to students
Goal is for students to leave classroom 'feeling aware and empowered'
By Adam Reinherz
A New Year's party brings connections and laughter at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh's Memory Café. (Photo courtesy of Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh)
October 19, 2026, 3:38 pm
Older adult programming offers researchers and participants opportunities to learn
'We're going to be able to help guide and share information that we have'
By Adam Reinherz
Domantas Sabonis and Deni Avdija (Getty Images)
October 16, 2026, 1:30 pm
A Jewish NBA season preview
Plus, a Jewish Gold Glove winner?
By Jacob Gurvis
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
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