White Oak
Temple B’nai Israel will welcome community members the weekend of April 25 as the congregation celebrates its legacy before closing its doors. (Photo by David Rullo)
April 16, 2025, 12:30 pm
Temple B’nai Israel readies for final Shabbat weekend
The congregation will celebrate its last Shabbat service on April 25 and spend the weekend recalling its historic legacy.
By David Rullo
Photograph of groundbreaking of Temple B’nai Israel’s synagogue on Shaw Ave., 1922. (Photo courtesy of Rauh Jewish Archives at Heinz History Center)
January 2, 2024, 2:10 pm
Temple B’nai Israel to close in May 2025: decision made with ‘dignity’
'The idea here was to give ourselves enough time to do this in some orderly fashion'
By Adam Reinherz
The two photos are of the same stone at the Ahavas Achim cemetery. The photo on the left is taken during the day. The photo on the right is taken just after sundown, with low-angle oblique lighting to highlight the inscription. Photos by Chuck Fuller
September 22, 2022, 3:37 pm
Genealogists race against time to document previously abandoned White Oak cemetery
In the process of documenting history, Chuck Fuller and Rich Katz hope other enthusiasts will follow.
By Adam Reinherz
Gemilas Chesed is offering $100,000 to families as an incentive to move to White Oak. Photo by David Rullo.
July 11, 2022, 4:56 pm
Gemilas Chesed offers cash incentive to plant White Oak roots
"We have Torahs from Clairton and from Donora — every shul up and down the valley — Uniontown, Charleroi, Duquesne, they’ve all closed down and we don’t want to be the next one.”
By David Rullo
Rabbi Howie Stein is leaving Pittsburgh to take the helm at Temple Emanuel in Roanoke, Virginia.
July 23, 2020, 3:35 pm
Temple B’nai Israel virtually welcomes Rabbi Howie Stein
Congregation forced to welcome new rabbi in virtual space
By David Rullo
January 9, 2020, 3:30 pm
Temple B’nai Israel hires Rabbi Howard Stein
Rabbi Paul Tuchman leaves May, 2020
By Toby Tabachnick
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