Rabbi Danny Schiff
June 3, 2024, 2:50 pm
Community readies for Torah, cheesecake and coffee at Tikkun Leil Shavuot
“We’re doing one of the most fundamental things that Jews do together, which is to strengthen our identity and return to our primary source texts,”
By David Rullo
Photo by Sora Shimazaki via Pexels
May 14, 2024, 4:22 pm
From abortion to business ethics to veganism: Rabbi Danny Schiff teaches his 100th class on Jewish law
Applying Jewish ethical codes to contemporary topics
By Justin Vellucci
Pittsburgh from the West photo by thederek412; Birthday Cheesecake by Purple Slog. Both photos courtesy of flickr.com. Composite photo by David Rullo.
May 15, 2023, 3:01 pm
Tikkun Leil Shavuot offers a chance for communal learning, and cheesecake
“I think that the opportunity that Tikkun Leil Shavuot gives us to engage in the traditional practice of Torah Study is really very special.”
By David Rullo
March 29, 2023, 1:02 pm
‘Judaism in a Digital Age’: A response
Rabbi Schiff concedes that if there is a new model for how to be Jewish, we have not yet found it.
By Rabbi Seth Adelson
Book cover
January 30, 2023, 12:12 pm
As non-Orthodox movements weaken, Danny Schiff ponders what’s next in new book
The book urges us to take seriously the Jewish mandate to “resume its role as an ideas generator” as the world is confronted by a host of moral dilemmas emerging from the the digital age.
By Toby Tabachnick
Rabbi Danny Schiff (Photo courtesy of Rabbi Danny Schiff)
January 27, 2023, 9:35 am
Rabbi Danny Schiff on his new book, ‘Judaism in a Digital Age’
The decline of non-Orthodox Judaism and what needs to come next
By Toby Tabachnick
Rabbi Danny Schiff has taught many in classes like Melton, both in-person and virtually. Thanks to a legacy endowment from H. Arnold and Adrien B. Gefsky, adult education won't end any time soon in the city. From left, back row: Kim Salzman, Marissa Tait, Alex Zisman, Elina Lipov, Bill Stein, David Guzikowski, Aviva Lubowsky, Rabbi Danny Schiff; front row: Lauren Wolcott, Rachel Lipkin, Debbie Swartz, Kate Kim, Hope Nearwood, Jennifer Slattery, Danielle Kranjec. (Photo courtesy of Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh)
April 4, 2022, 12:39 pm
Ready to teach in person and online, Rabbi Danny Schiff returns to Pittsburgh
“I always feel like I come out smarter than I was before. He asks questions, he probes a lot. He demands interactivity and it’s really high quality.”
By David Rullo
The U.S. Supreme Court Building's West Front Façade (Photo by Architect of the Capitol)
October 20, 2020, 12:23 pm
Jewish perspectives on abortion
Amid discussion about whether a Justice Amy Coney Barrett would vote to overturn Roe v. Wade, community members offer views on abortion.
By Kayla Steinberg
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