Guest Columnists
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July 24, 2025, 11:03 am
Growing with your home: An evolving relationship
The physical evolution of your home should anticipate and precede your life’s progression.
By Adrienne Walnoha and Eashwari Samant
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July 24, 2025, 9:57 am
Statewide training network raises the bar for Pennsylvania nursing homes
A groundbreaking initiative helps long-term care staff access expert-led education that directly improves care quality in the state’s 600-plus Medicaid nursing homes.
By Stacie Bails-Bonenberger and Nancy Zionts
The authors with their pets (Photo by Matt Shuck)
July 24, 2024, 4:07 pm
A man walks into a veterinarian’s office….
Having pets in your life changes everything.
By Dr. Caroline Simard-Swimmer and Howard Swimmer
A JAA's resident's hands (Photo by Josh Franzos)
August 30, 2023, 10:02 am
JAA remains committed to Jewish values, even during times of change
In making this decision, we are committed to providing quality kosher meals.
By Louis Plung and Mary Anne Foley
Matti Friedman, Yossi Klein-Halevi, Daniel Gordis (Image courtesy of The Times of Israel)
August 24, 2023, 10:04 am
Diaspora Jews: Time to take a stand
Why world Jewry should support Israel, but not its current government, and ways to do so – beginning with a live webinar with us on Sept. 4
By Matti Friedman, Yossi Klein Halevi and Daniel Gordis
Lise Meitner (left) and Leo Szilard (Photos in public domain)
July 27, 2023, 3:22 pm
‘Oppenheimer’ — the prequel: Two other Jewish physicists who helped ignite the nuclear age
Leo Szilard conceived of the "nuclear chain reaction" almost a decade before the Manhattan Project. Lise Meitner used Albert Einstein's E=mc2 to first explain "nuclear fission."
By Carl Litman Kurlander and Thomas Michael Kurlander
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April 17, 2023, 5:13 pm
On Yom HaShoah especially we must challenge eliminationist speech
"Moral panic around LGBT people historically has been a way for fascists to galvanize support for authoritarian policies."
By Sara Chandler and Caedyn Krahling
Agudath Achim Cemetery in Beaver Falls (Photo provided by Barry Rudel)
March 30, 2023, 8:46 am
The question of where to be buried
Even in our final resting place, we should be together as a family, as a community.
By Rabbi Eli Seidman and Barry Rudel
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June 15, 2022, 8:13 am
Walking the healing path
Walking the Healing Path is part of our effort to create diverse opportunities for people to compassionately work through their difficult emotions and trauma journeys.
By Maggie Feinstein and Catherine Qureshi
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