Shaare Torah Congregation
Brent Delman, aka 'The Cheese Guy,' is coming to Pittsburgh on Dec. 13. (Photo courtesy of Brent Delman)
December 1, 2025, 9:42 am
Dairy devotees rejoice: The Cheese Guy is coming to town
With samples and stories in hand, Brent Delman is looking forward to telling Pittsburghers 'Life is gouda'
By Adam Reinherz
Shaare Torah. (Chronicle photo by Josh Reisner)
September 19, 2025, 2:09 pm
Poale Zedeck, Shaare Torah end unification talks
“It takes a lot of effort to do this evaluation, and we didn’t want to continue if there was no hope it would ultimately be supported by the congregation,” Sunshine said.
By David Rullo
Ruth Wisse receives the National Humanities Medal from then-President George W. Bush in Nov. 2007. (Photo by Eric Draper, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)
May 27, 2025, 5:12 pm
Tikvah weekend headlined by renowned scholar Ruth Wisse
Prior to arriving in Pittsburgh, Harvard emerita professor implores readers to recognize, 'What is absolutely self-evident is what is least evident to many people'
By Adam Reinherz
After being located on the North Side, this stone was returned to its proper place. (Screenshot courtesy of Jewish Cemetery and Burial Association of Greater Pittsburgh)
May 22, 2025, 8:36 pm
After discovery on Pittsburgh’s North Side, Jewish gravestone returned to cemetery
'It is our collective responsibility to protect the sanctity of these spaces and the memories they preserve'
By Adam Reinherz
Lauren Noorparvar, Elan Noorparvar, Sen. John Fetterman and Rabbi Yitzi Genack on March 31. (Photo courtesy of Shaare Torah Congregation)
April 4, 2024, 1:23 pm
Babka, body doubles and Fetterman among surprises at Shaare Torah’s annual dinner
Sunday evening event delivers 'embarrassment of riches'
By Adam Reinherz
Rabbi Yitzi Genack, center, delivers cards to Israeli soldiers during a mission to Israel last month. (Photo courtesy of Rabbi Yitzi Genack)
December 14, 2023, 8:12 am
Proposed mission to Israel aims to strengthen Jewish peoplehood
'It’s all of our responsibility to actively demonstrate to Jews around the world that we care about them'
By Adam Reinherz
Anthony Fienberg laughs with other members of the community as he carries the new Torah dedicated to his parents Joyce Fienberg, one of the 11 victims of the Tree of Life synagogue shooting, and Dr. Stephen Fienberg, during a procession down Murray Avenue from Beacon Street to Shaare Torah Congregation in Squirrel Hill to celebrate the completion of the Torah, Sunday, July 30, 2023. (Alexandra Wimley/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
July 31, 2023, 12:02 pm
New Torah dedicated in honor of Joyce and Stephen Fienberg
“I think they had a really good time.”
Rabbi Yitzi Genack. Photo courtesy of Rabbi Yitzi Genack
September 16, 2022, 12:23 pm
Shaare Torah’s Rabbi Yitzi Genack adapts to new life in Pittsburgh
Squirrel Hill spiritual guide is excited to meet people, foster relationships and understand the city's obsession with the Steelers.
By Adam Reinherz
From left: Rabbis Chananel Shapiro, Binyomin Bauman, Moshe Gans, Shmuli Mandelbaum and Yossi Berkowitz. Photo by Adam Reinherz
May 9, 2022, 2:24 pm
Kollel and Pittsburgh Jewish community honor five scholars after ordination
Four decades after Kollel's start, public event allows for observation and appreciation of communal growth
By Adam Reinherz
Rabbi Daniel Wasserman raises his son Moshe to dance and celebrate with a new Sefer Torah at Hillel Academy in 2013. The Sefer Torah was dedicated by the Joshowitz family. (Photo by Lindsay Dill)
April 23, 2021, 8:54 am
Shaare Torah’s Rabbi Daniel Wasserman to make aliyah
Shaare Torah president, Jonathan Young: “It’s a big loss personally and a big loss for the community.”
Hillel Academy students help build a casket on Mitzvah Day. Photo by Joshua Franzos
January 2, 2020, 1:12 pm
Casket building honors classic Jewish practice
12 students spent Dec. 25 volunteering on a project few have undertaken.
By Adam Reinherz
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