Oct. 7
May 6, 2025, 3:43 pm
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Since Oct. 7, 2023, have you avoided a Jewish event due to safety concerns?
Nathan Fielder sits in a set he constructed to resemble a Nazi general's chambers in "The Rehearsal" (John P. Johnson/HBO)
April 29, 2025, 1:10 pm
Nathan Fielder says Paramount Plus pulled his TV episode on Holocaust awareness after Oct. 7
On his new show “The Rehearsal,” the Jewish comedian reveals the fate of his Summit Ice apparel brand.
By Andrew Lapin
Israel Prize recipient Menachem Kelmanson speaks during an April 22 program at Chabad of Squirrel Hill. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
April 25, 2025, 10:07 am
Oct. 7 hero shares harrowing firsthand account with Pittsburgh audience
'I'm Menachem Kelmanson...I'm from the reserves. I'm from Otniel, please open the door'
By Adam Reinherz
An Israel-based think tank analyzed the sermons given by American rabbis and how they changed after Oct. 7, 2023. (Wikimedia Commons)
April 22, 2025, 12:20 pm
An Israeli think tank used AI to analyze 4,400 American synagogue sermons. Here’s what it found.
American rabbis talk about politics more than the Israelis expected.
By Ben Sales
Israeli flag. (Photo by cottonbro via Pexels)
April 18, 2025, 3:31 pm
Pittsburghers asked to celebrate Israel’s independence ‘now more than ever’
'It's important for the community to come together to make their voices loud and clear that they stand with Israel'
By Adam Reinherz
Palestinian entrepreneur and businessman Bashar Masri in Rawabi, Oct. 31, 2020. (Credit: Dreamerlight00 via Wikimedia Commons)
April 7, 2025, 9:53 am
Palestinian-American adviser to Trump admin sued for aiding and abetting Oct. 7
“It’s just hard to wrap your mind around the degree to which the owners of the properties were complicit,” a lawyer for the plaintiffs told JNS.
By Andrew Bernard
Jonathan Mayo (center) is disappointed with the recent release of an email he sent to Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
March 25, 2025, 12:31 pm
Gainey’s campaign treasurer reacts to release of controversial email
“It’s upsetting to me that members of the Jewish community would take another member of the Jewish community’s words and use it for political gain,” he said.
By David Rullo
New York Bagel Bakery in Philadelphia has served kosher-keeping customers for decades. Its longtime owner was recently accused of antisemitism, a charge he denies. (Screenshot from Google Maps)
March 19, 2025, 5:37 pm
A Palestinian man in Philadelphia served kosher bagels for decades. Then customers found his Facebook profile.
Jews in Lower Merion have called for the local bagel store to lose its kosher certification because its proprietor supported Oct. 7. He says those allegations are false.
By Ben Sales
A memorial outside the Tree of Life building after the Oct. 27, 2018, attack (Photo by Toby Tabachnick)
March 11, 2025, 10:52 am
Tree of Life to unveil new traveling exhibit, building design
Exhibition tells the story of Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
By David Rullo
A child crouches near a stand with photographs of the Bibas family and yahrzeit candles on Feb. 26. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
March 3, 2025, 8:33 pm
Shiri Bibas, and sons Ariel and Kfir, memorialized at Squirrel Hill gathering
'This is for a mother from a mother'
By Adam Reinherz
Kfir Bibas and his mother Shiri Bibas, who were abducted to Gaza by Hamas terrorists, along with Kfir’s brother Ariel and father Yarden, from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, 2023. (Courtesy via The Times of Israel)
February 28, 2025, 10:02 am
Eyes wide open
On a day that has become so perverted and propagandized, the Bibas family shines as a neon-orange marquee of the impossible to deny horror that took place.
By Sarah Kendis
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi meets with members of the General Staff Forum at the IDF HQ in Tel Aviv, July 28, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
February 27, 2025, 12:53 pm
Before Oct. 7, IDF probe shows, Hamas duped Israel into thinking it did not pose a major threat
Military’s perceptions of terror group led it to believe tunnel capabilities had been degraded, Hamas was not interested in major war and border fence would thwart any attack
By Emanuel Fabian
Chabad Jewish House's Rabbi Zalman Vilenkin of the was just one Jewish leader upset over pieces written by Rafia Amina Khader, the recently resigned director of religious programs at the Chautauqua Institution. (Photo by David Rullo)
February 25, 2025, 1:53 pm
Pittsburgh Jewish community members react to Chautauqua controversy
"This certainly riled up the Jewish population,” he said.
By David Rullo
Dean Aseef, an Israeli shaliach (emissary) in Pittsburgh, spoke about hostage Alon Ohel at a vigil to mark 500 days since Oct. 7, 2023. (Photo by Toby Tabachnick)
February 20, 2025, 3:05 pm
Pittsburgh vigil marks 500 days of mourning, prayer and solidarity
“This has been what Jews have lived throughout history, celebrating in times of joy and standing together in difficult times." — Jeff Finkelstein, Federation president and CEO
By Toby Tabachnick
Brookings Hall at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, March 23, 2023. (Warren LeMay via Creative Commons)
February 20, 2025, 2:02 pm
Washington University in St. Louis has quietly opened its doors to Jewish students leaving uncomfortable campuses
An under-the-radar program for mid-year transfers appeals to Jewish students looking for friendlier pastures.
By Andrew Lapin
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