Inclusion
Participants hit the beat during an Azure Pittsburgh concert in Schenley Park. (Photo courtesy of Azure Pittsburgh)
December 3, 2024, 7:12 am
Concerts for all: Azure redefines family-friendly entertainment
Less cacophonous than beautifully harmonious, performances pair talented artists with local listeners in barrier-free environments
By Adam Reinherz
Staff and campers enjoy July 4 at J&R Day Camp. (Photo courtesy of Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh)
July 8, 2024, 3:24 pm
‘Changing a culture’: Inclusivity at camp requires adaptation
Quest for inclusion prompts new practices and familiar questions about caring for children
By Adam Reinherz
Building friendship and creating change in Squirrel Hill. (Photos courtesy of Friendship Circle of Pittsburgh)
April 26, 2024, 5:16 pm
L’chaim and L’Friendship Circle
Organization celebrates 18 years of inclusion by looking ahead
By Adam Reinherz
Alex Geht, founder of Testa-Seat, visits Pitt's Human Engineering Research Laboratories on Feb. 9. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
February 12, 2024, 3:40 pm
Local meetup showcases disability research while seeking pathway to ‘end users’
'We are one family. We all have a stake in this.'
By Adam Reinherz
Gesher Program Director Mary Hart and David Goodman (Photo courtesy of Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh)
February 5, 2024, 3:17 pm
Gesher program bolsters inclusion, promotes community
'We will learn new ways to serve and support our participants. And we hope to share those with everybody because we want to keep growing too.'
By Adam Reinherz
Sam Skobel, right, joins a dancer during a recital. Photo courtesy of Sam Skobel
January 25, 2024, 11:07 am
Lawrenceville dance instructor will be honored for commitment to inclusion
Sam Skobel will receive the Shore-Whitehill Award from The Branch on Feb. 17
By Adam Reinherz
(Photo by Trung Nguyen via Pexels)
January 11, 2024, 9:48 am
To welcome interfaith couples, this Conservative synagogue hired a cantor who’s allowed to wed them
Because the cantor did not attend a Conservative seminary and is not part of its clergy associations, she is free to officiate the weddings — but not in the building.
By Gavi Klein
Hollywood sign in Los Angeles. (Credit: Thomas Wolf/www.foto-tw.de via Wikimedia Commons)
January 10, 2024, 4:12 pm
Open letter about Oscars calls out diversity initiative exclusion of Jews
“This must be addressed immediately by including Jews in these standards,” the more than 260 signers write.
By JNS
The Prospect Heights Shul, a modern orthodox synagogue in Brooklyn, NY. (PHS Synagogue / Forward Montage)
June 7, 2023, 8:12 am
Why I, as an Orthodox rabbi, am committed to LGBTQ+ inclusion
It’s a religious imperative for my fellow Orthodox Jews to fully embrace LGBTQ+ people
By Rabbi Jonathan Leener
A side-by-side comparison of the 1985 edition of the JPS Tanakh and the 2023 gender-sensitive edition demonstrates slight changes in the English translation. (Design by Jackie Hajdenberg)
June 1, 2023, 3:29 pm
A ‘gender-sensitive’ translation of the Hebrew Bible has hit digital shelves.
Not everyone is happy.
By Jackie Hajdenberg
February 9, 2023, 3:20 pm
The Branch celebrates Jewish Disability Awareness and Black History Month
Asha Chai-Chang speaks at seminar
By David Rullo
Andrew Rabin and Gal Inbar. Photo by Adam Reinherz
November 18, 2022, 10:22 am
Discovery Day 2022 welcomes 8 Israeli tech companies to Pittsburgh
For the past three years, 412x972 Pittsburgh Israel Innovation has yielded dozens of partnerships. The work continues
By Adam Reinherz
Jan, Kenny Steinberg and Nancy Gale. Photo courtesy of Rebel Fox
November 12, 2022, 6:37 pm
JRS rebrands, extends work while maintaining Jewish roots
New name and logo signal simultaneous desire to hold the past and allow for broader future
By Adam Reinherz
Rabbi Mordy and Rivkee Rudolph accept the Doris & Leonard H. Rudolph Jewish Communal Professional Award. Photo by Adam Reinherz
September 23, 2022, 11:45 am
Federation Annual Meeting brings community together in person, celebrates honorees
Carol L. Robinson, Rivkee Rudolph and Rabbi Mordy Rudolph recognized for bettering Jewish Pittsburgh and communal life.
By Adam Reinherz
Libs of TikTok, a Twitter account popular in the right-wing political media space, named Camp Ramah in California in a tweet on Wednesday, where it received more than 2,000 likes and more than 700 shares. (Twitter)
July 8, 2022, 10:16 am
A Jewish camp is reassuring families amid ‘social media offensive’ over its inclusion policies
“Camp Ramah, which owns tens of camps across the country, announced they are housing kids according to their gender identity rather than birth sex,” Libs of TikToc tweeted.
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Load More