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'Jews Praying in the Synagogue on Yom Kippur' by Maurycy Gottlieb. (Image via commons.wikimedia.org)
Rosh Hashanah
Books, beauty and beginnings will be addressed this Rosh Hashanah on Pittsburgh’s pulpits
By Adam Reinherz
‘How do we move through uncertainty? How do we thrive when the future is frightening?’
'Jews Praying in the Synagogue on Yom Kippur' by Maurycy Gottlieb. (Image via commons.wikimedia.org)
September 4, 2026, 3:23 pm
Books, beauty and beginnings will be addressed this Rosh Hashanah on Pittsburgh’s pulpits
'How do we move through uncertainty? How do we thrive when the future is frightening?'
By Adam Reinherz
Rabbi Hannah Estrin. (Photo courtesy of Rabbi Hannah Estrin)
July 20, 2026, 12:57 pm
Getting to know: Rabbi Hannah Estrin
'One of the things we’ll be looking at this year is how do we honor the past and also make space for this future'
By Adam Reinherz
Coming soon to a seder near you. (Photo by Nataly Hanin via iStock)
March 23, 2026, 11:42 am
Pittsburgh Jewish leaders urge hope, openness this Passover
Holiday is about refraining from despair and embracing idea that 'things can change and that we can go towards liberation and justice'
By Adam Reinherz
Rabbi Angela Buchdahl. (Photo courtesy of Central Synagogue)
January 12, 2026, 1:26 pm
Rabbi Angela Buchdahl on visiting Pittsburgh, NYC mayoral election and American Jewry
'I hope the talk will address some of the themes of my book, which include how we talk about Jewish identity and who gets to belong..."
By Adam Reinherz
Rabbi Rafi Ellenson (L) and Rabbi Arielle Stein (R), the creators of the "Rabbinic Fit Check" Instagram account. (JTA/Rafi Ellenson)
December 30, 2025, 12:15 pm
On Instagram, ‘Rabbinic Fit Check’ is a look book for Jewish clergy
With “what they’re wearing” posts, Rabbis Arielle Stein and Rafi Ellenson showcase the humanity, and diversity, of the rabbinate.
By Grace Gilson
Yankel Vogel, left, reads the Megillah to Jewish prisoners as his father, Rabbi Moishe Mayer Vogel, looks on. With new restrictions, the rabbi fears access to Jewish prisoners may be more difficult in some state prisons across the nation. (Photo by Kimberly Greway)
September 18, 2025, 1:56 pm
Rabbi concerned about access to Jewish inmates in some prisons
“The only rehabilitation in the prison system,” he said, “is religion."
By David Rullo
Apples and honey are only part of the recipe for a sweet new year. (Photo by Lilachd via Pexels)
September 15, 2025, 4:18 pm
With Rosh Hashanah nearly here, rabbis tell Pittsburghers to be thoughtful, pray and make peace
Spiritual advisers share sentiments as High Holiday season arrives
By Adam Reinherz
Pittsburgh's spiritual guides want celebrants to avoid spending this holiday in the dark. (Photo by cottonbro studio via Pexels)
April 7, 2025, 4:39 pm
Passover advice from Pittsburgh’s spiritual leaders: Be intentional and thoughtful
'Passover, and the story contained within the Haggadah, is our people's oscillating family narrative that helps us realize nothing is impossible'
By Adam Reinherz
Two students sit and ponder life's meaning. (Photo by Cottonbro Studio via Pexels)
February 3, 2025, 8:19 pm
Conversion post-Oct. 7: Quest for answers in sea of questions
'What’s a Jew? Who is a Jew? I didn’t really have a good answer. So after Oct. 7, I needed to figure some of that out'
By Adam Reinherz
Rep. Summer Lee (Photo courtesy of summerlee.house.gov/)
March 5, 2024, 2:52 pm
Pittsburgh clergy deliver open letter to Rep. Summer Lee, denounce politician’s response to antisemitism
Congresswoman's 'divisive' words and actions prompt local Jewish spiritual leaders to unite
By Adam Reinherz
Local spiritual guides are encouraging people to 'look to the light' this Chanukah. (Photo by Len Radin via Flickr at https://rb.gy/mjzrpi)
November 28, 2023, 9:44 am
Pittsburgh clergy look to Chanukah for light and hope
The world is fractured, but spiritual guides say the cracks allow light in
By Adam Reinherz
A Nov. 6 installation of candles in Tel Aviv, reading "Bring them home" in Hebrew, calls attention to an estimated 240 hostages being held by Hamas. (Photo by Rabbi Seth Adelson)
November 16, 2023, 4:34 pm
Three visits to Israel offer observations and instructions
Meeting hostages' families, witnessing terror sites and seeing volunteer efforts inform recent missions to Israel
By Adam Reinherz
Arthur Szyk, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
September 11, 2023, 12:18 pm
‘Looking back and looking forward’: Pittsburgh’s Jewish clergy prepare Rosh Hashanah messages
Identity, relationship with God and communal responsibilities among topics to be addressed
By Adam Reinherz
Bronze ark doors with decorative stone wall in Temple Ohav Shalom’s sanctuary. (Photo by Kim Rullo)
August 21, 2023, 11:15 am
The quest for a rabbinic ‘beshert’ continues at Ohav Shalom
'This is a good opportunity, and we don’t just want to settle'
By Adam Reinherz
Emile Ackermann and Myriam Ackermann-Sommer are leading what is thought to be one of the only Modern Orthodox congregations in France. (David Khabinsky)
July 7, 2023, 5:24 pm
France gets its first Orthodox woman rabbi
There are only believed to be five other women rabbis in France, all under the liberal umbrella.
By Alice d'Oléon
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