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Judaism
Opinion
Beth Wallach
Judaism never asked me to choose between identity and belonging
As I learned about LGBTQ+ history, I was proud and not too shocked by the outsized contributions of Jews.
June 12, 2025, 9:33 am
Judaism never asked me to choose between identity and belonging
As I learned about LGBTQ+ history, I was proud and not too shocked by the outsized contributions of Jews.
By
Beth Wallach
November 25, 2024, 2:22 pm
Post-Oct. 7, a Pittsburgher re-embraces her Jewish roots
Blumenfeld called the conversation a “catalyst moment” and said she walked away from it an atheist.
By
David Rullo
March 11, 2024, 10:42 am
Judaism and financial planning
Judaism and financial advising both place great emphasis on the future.
By
Ari Goldberg
May 10, 2023, 8:35 am
Judaism does not reject the death penalty
Judaism makes carrying out the death penalty difficult, exceptional and rare — but the death penalty remains a possibility.
By
Rabbi Danny Schiff
August 17, 2022, 9:06 am
When Judaism considers the long term, it looks to the past
haping the future also entails doing something beyond the political, something in some ways more difficult and definitely closer to home.
By
Ari Wallach
August 17, 2022, 8:57 am
The scales of friendship
Rather than being put off by what we do, they valued our willingness to be open and to share it with them, which they viewed as “true friendship.”
By
Gene Tabachnick
July 6, 2022, 11:37 am
Don’t use Judaism as a weapon in the abortion debate
There is no disputing that traditional Judaism approaches the issue of abortion very differently from the Catholic Church
By
Jonathan S. Tobin
May 18, 2022, 11:55 am
Torah prioritizes the mother’s life and health
While separation of church and state, and our rights as a religious minority, have not been part of the abortion debate, they should be.
By
Rabbi Susan Grossman
July 28, 2021, 10:38 am
Using my Judaism in stand-up comedy
Humor and Judaism go together like latkes and sour cream. And like latkes and apple sauce.
By
Steve Hofstetter
April 21, 2021, 2:09 pm
Sorry, but Zoom Judaism just isn’t the real thing
"Sooner or later, we will have to shut off the public streams and force those who value Jewish community to come back to shul."
By
Rabbi Eli L. Garfinkel
January 27, 2021, 3:29 pm
I found myself in a hot tub full of neo-Nazis Shortly after I began converting
"My conversion to Judaism puts a new target on my back, something I had only briefly considered when working my way through the conversion checklist."
By
Caleb A. Guedes-Reed
September 8, 2020, 9:30 am
Judaism post-pandemic: Local leaders take a look ahead
How will COVID-19 reshape Judaism?
By
David Rullo
April 17, 2020, 10:20 am
Aish Ignite Pittsburgh connects young Jews to their heritage
Rabbi Seth and Lisa Cook engage young, Jewish professionals
By
David Rullo
December 18, 2019, 9:47 am
Protecting Jewish students on campus
Executive order tries to end discrimination and hate at public universities
October 10, 2019, 5:26 pm
Here’s what it’s like to grow up as a Jew in Iraq
Iraqi Jew recounts life under Saddam Hussein
By
Ben Sales JTA
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