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Juan Mejia is pictured with a converted couple in San Miguel de Allende in Mexico. Photo courtesy of Rabbi Juan Mejia
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Juan Mejia, a modern global rabbi
By Adam Reinherz
His journey to Yiddishkeit is one of family, faith and a desire to serve
Latif Jiji poses for a photo at his Upper East Side winery, which dates back 40 years. Photo by David Klein
September 24, 2017, 3:34 pm
Manhattan’s only vineyard is run by 89-year-old Iraqi Jew
The grapes come from a single vine, measuring more than 100 feet, that grows out of the garden, up the exterior wall and onto the roof
By David I. Klein
Juan Mejia is pictured with a converted couple in San Miguel de Allende in Mexico. Photo courtesy of Rabbi Juan Mejia
September 24, 2017, 2:28 pm
Juan Mejia, a modern global rabbi
His journey to Yiddishkeit is one of family, faith and a desire to serve
By Adam Reinherz
September 15, 2017, 11:49 am
RJC relaunches in Pittsburgh, seeks new members
By Adam Reinherz
September 9, 2017, 5:07 pm
Former Pittsburgher and Yeshiva students help with hurricane relief
Rivka Fishman and her older children have been manning the hotline for Chabad Harvey Relief.
By Adam Reinherz
p Miriam Ballin poses for a photo with her baby daughter at the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem. Photo courtesy of Miriam Ballin
September 9, 2017, 4:06 pm
Haredi therapist and medic from Israel helping in Houston
Miriam Ballin is the kind of person who takes the initiative.
By Andrew Tobin
Rabbi Shai Held, a co-founder of Mechon Hadar, a traditional egalitarian yeshiva, has just released a book of Torah commentaries. Photo courtesy of Mechon Hadar
September 5, 2017, 12:01 pm
Rabbi Shai Held shapes conversation around love and politics
After the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, voices called the demonstration an affront to American values
By Ben Sales
Helane Linzer and her father pose for a photoin 1969 in Mountaindale, N.Y., with the camp’s new sign. Photo courtesy of Helane Linzer
September 1, 2017, 1:56 pm
Summer camp memories bring smiles and introspection
Fifty years have passed since Helane Linzer unpacked her duffle bags
By Adam Reinherz
Chef Mark Reinfeld spent time on a kibbutz. Photo courtesy of Mark Reinfeld
August 31, 2017, 3:53 pm
Chef wants vegan to be the ‘new kosher’
Chef Mark Reinfeld, who as the “30-Minute Vegan,” has a series of books filled with recipes are sure to taste great
By Elisa Spungen Bildner JTA
Bram Presser of the band Yidcore blows a shofar at a Judaica store in Melbourne, Australia.  Photo by Peter Haskin
August 31, 2017, 3:31 pm
Punk bands prove shofar isn’t just for the High Holidays
Recent years have seen a new twist in the practice of blowing the shofar
By Michael Croland JTA
Rabbi Leon Morris Photo courtesy of Rabbi Leon Morris
August 31, 2017, 1:22 pm
Rabbi Leon Morris has local ties, leads Pardes Institute
At 10 years old and living in Connellsville, Pa., with just 10 Jewish families, he built a sukkah in his back yard.
By Toby Tabachnick
August 31, 2017, 9:07 am
Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle launches new website
The Chronicle has joined a digital partnership with The Times of Israel, the Jerusalem-based online publication founded in 2012
By Toby Tabachnick
Alan Elsner Photo courtesy of Alan Elsner
August 29, 2017, 6:32 pm
J Street’s Elsner weighs in on Israel as well as U.S
The nonprofit was founded in 2007 to focus on advocating for American policies that could lead to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
By Toby Tabachnick
Area clergy gather in front of the JCC, singing “We Shall Overcome” in a demonstration organized by the JCC’s newly formed Center for Loving Kindness and Civic Engagement, and Christian Associates of Southwest Pennsylvania. Photo by Toby Tabachnick
August 29, 2017, 3:43 pm
Jewish Community Center takes on ‘civic engagement’
JCC hosts interfaith clergy anti-hate program
By Toby Tabachnick
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August 28, 2017, 4:36 pm
Chronicle launches new website
Pittsburghjewishchronicle.org is in partnership with Times of Israel
By Toby Tabachnick
From left: Coach Zack Smith, Tyler Shapiro, Ziv Mayo, Caleb Evoy, Caleb Greenwald, Nathan Dinner and Garrett Grodin Photo by Sara Mayo
August 24, 2017, 10:34 am
Maccabi Games offer competition and camaraderie for local teens
Capital Region Maccabi Games were held in Albany, N.Y.
By Adam Reinherz
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