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Daniel Shaner is joined by Baldwin High School students during the training.

Photo by Adam Reinherz

Workshop

Baldwin teachers shine educational light on anti-Semitism

By Adam Reinherz

Educators and students address unanswerable questions.

Luigi Toscano photographs a local Holocaust survivor to be used as part of the Lest We Forget Pittsburgh exhibition.

ArtLocal Holocaust survivors featured in new photo exhibit

By David Rullo | Staff Writer

Dr. Rick Hodes (Photo by Toby Tabachnick)

Tikkun olam

Jewish surgeon from Africa honors memory of Jerry Rabinowtiz

By Toby Tabachnick

As the country’s only spine surgeon, Rick Hodes has helped more than 1000 patients in Ethiopia. Jerry Rabinowitz, killed on Oct. 27, had planned to volunteer at his clinic.

Michael Zilibowitz

HealthcareSydney pediatrician finds value in stillness

By David Rullo | Staff Writer

Exhibit Wall
Photo courtesy of National Museum of American Jewish History

National

‘Notorious RBG’ exhibit comes to Pennsylvania

By Eric Schucht

National Museum of American Jewish History inspired by book of the same name

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 24: A Hasidic man walks by a police car in a Jewish Orthodox neighborhood in Brooklyn on April 24, 2017 in New York City. According to a new report released by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. rose by 86 percent in the first three months of the year. The group's audit of anti-Semitic events counted 541 anti-Semitic attacks and threats in the first quarter of the year, a significant increase over the same period last year. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

NationalAnti-Semitic hate crimes in NYC have risen significantly in 2019

By Ben Sales JTA

Ceen Gabbai with friends in one of Saddam Hussein's castles. Photo courtesy of Gabbai

WorldHere’s what it’s like to grow up as a Jew in Iraq

By Ben Sales JTA

I’m a rabbi in El Paso

Here’s how our community started to heal after the deadly shooting

President validates anti-Semitic rhetoric

President Trump may be the most anti-Semitic president in history

Stacia Friedman

Yiddish: The secret handshake

Remembering a rich culture

Isabel de Koninck

How Harry Potter can revolutionize engagement in Jewish learning

Torah Study meets Hogwarts

Audrey Glickman (Photo by Trevor K. Leong)

Books

Local author stands up for the ‘unpocketed majority’

By Toby Tabachnick

From power to practicality, it’s pockets that can change the world

TelevisionIs ‘Seinfeld’ still ‘fresh’ in 2019, like Netflix says it is?

By Daniel Treiman

Sukkot

A Sukkot feast from Bukhara

Sephardi treats

(File photo)

Torah

God is slow to anger; we should be, too

By Rabbi Jessica Locketz

Deuteronomy 32:1-52

Dawn:			Sunset:
Sunrise:			Nightfall:

Shabbat begins:	Shabbat ends:

Social innovation
Israeli gender equality advocate to visit Pittsburgh

By Toby Tabachnick
Tikkun olam
Jewish surgeon from Africa honors memory of Jerry Rabinowtiz

By Toby Tabachnick
World
Here’s what it’s like to grow up as a Jew in Iraq

By Ben Sales JTA
Exploring jurisprudence
National experts join local leaders in exploring First Amendment

By Adam Reinherz
Seeds for healing
Seedlings from ‘The Survivor Tree’ coming to Pittsburgh

By Adam Reinherz
Coexistence
Photos by students at Arab/Jewish center in Israel show hope for the future

By Toby Tabachnick
World
Transnistria is a tiny, poor state in Eastern Europe.

By Cnaan Liphshiz JTA
World
Israel’s crackdown on foreign workers is driving some families into hiding

By Sam Sokol
World
Russian Jews increasingly moving to Israel

By Cnaan Liphshiz JTA
Looking back at the year
Inspiring Jews who died in 5779

By JTA Staff
Transition
End of formal mourning period marked by special recitation

By Adam Reinherz
World
The Trump-Ukraine Controversy, and the Jews invovled

By Ben Sales JTA
Marking memories
Gov. Wolf visits Auschwitz-Birkenau, Lithuania

By Adam Reinherz
World
Trump says he’s willing to consider a mutual defense treaty with Israel

By Ron Kampeas JTA
Caribbean Hurricane
Israeli, Jewish organizations provide disaster relief to storm-stricken Bahamas
Exploring the numbers
Studying community: Parents confront choices regarding formal Jewish education

By Adam Reinherz
Anti-Semitism
Survey reveals growing demonization of Jewish state as ‘Nazi-like’ by Germans

By Ben Cohen | The Algemeiner
International visit
Tree of Life meets Tree of Life

By Adam Reinherz
Onward Israel
Onward Israel particpants reflect on summer of learning and fun

By Adam Reinherz
Life & Culture
Summer for Israeli kinds near Gaza border

By Noa Amouyal

Films
Holocaust film to benefit victims of Pittsburgh synagogue massacre

By Toby Tabachnick
Social innovation
Israeli gender equality advocate to visit Pittsburgh

By Toby Tabachnick
Security
How Pittsburgh changed the way American Jews think about security

By Ron Kampeas JTA
Law & Justice
Aleph Institute provides for more than prisoners’ spiritual needs

By David Rullo | Staff Writer
Workshop
Baldwin teachers shine educational light on anti-Semitism

By Adam Reinherz
Tikkun olam
Jewish surgeon from Africa honors memory of Jerry Rabinowtiz

By Toby Tabachnick
Books
Local author stands up for the ‘unpocketed majority’

By Toby Tabachnick
Healthcare
Sydney pediatrician finds value in stillness

By David Rullo | Staff Writer
Art
Local Holocaust survivors featured in new photo exhibit

By David Rullo | Staff Writer
Exploring jurisprudence
National experts join local leaders in exploring First Amendment

By Adam Reinherz
Seeds for healing
Seedlings from ‘The Survivor Tree’ coming to Pittsburgh

By Adam Reinherz
The Padre Pirate
Pittsburgh author publishes new book

By Adam Reinherz
Coexistence
Photos by students at Arab/Jewish center in Israel show hope for the future

By Toby Tabachnick
Yom Kippur
Pittsburgh, Parkland survivors to speak on forgiveness at JCC

By Toby Tabachnick
Looking back at the year
Inspiring Jews who died in 5779

By JTA Staff
MIA from WWII
Fallen soldier comes home

By Hilary Daninhirsch
Comfort Room
‘Comfort Room’ signals intended purpose at Medical Examiner’s Office

By Adam Reinherz
Staying safe
Congregations prepare for High Holidays security

By Adam Reinherz
Podcast
‘Dial it Down’ podcast seeks remedy through civil discourse

By Adam Reinherz
Transition
End of formal mourning period marked by special recitation

By Adam Reinherz

Films
Holocaust film to benefit victims of Pittsburgh synagogue massacre

By Toby Tabachnick
Terror
Gunman kills 2 in attack near German synagogue and at kebab shop

By Ron Kampeas and Toby Axelrod JTA
Demograpics
America’s 7.5 million Jews are older, whiter and more liberal

By Ben Sales JTA
Security
How Pittsburgh changed the way American Jews think about security

By Ron Kampeas JTA
Workshop
Baldwin teachers shine educational light on anti-Semitism

By Adam Reinherz
National
Anti-Semitic hate crimes in NYC have risen significantly in 2019

By Ben Sales JTA
National
‘Notorious RBG’ exhibit comes to Pennsylvania

By Eric Schucht
Exploring jurisprudence
National experts join local leaders in exploring First Amendment

By Adam Reinherz
Yom Kippur
Pittsburgh, Parkland survivors to speak on forgiveness at JCC

By Toby Tabachnick
Looking back at the year
Inspiring Jews who died in 5779

By JTA Staff
A first for the UN
UN releases ‘unprecedented’ report on anti-Semitism

By JNS
Comfort Room
‘Comfort Room’ signals intended purpose at Medical Examiner’s Office

By Adam Reinherz
Podcast
‘Dial it Down’ podcast seeks remedy through civil discourse

By Adam Reinherz
Transition
End of formal mourning period marked by special recitation

By Adam Reinherz
National
‘We feel like we failed’

By Ben Sales JTA
National
Ro Khanna navigates a careful pro-Israel line

By Ron Kampeas JTA
National
Ruth Bader Ginsburg on why she did not retire during Obama’s term

By Emily Burack
Books
Bari Weiss on ‘How to Fight Anti-Semitism’

By Toby Tabachnick
Marking memories
Gov. Wolf visits Auschwitz-Birkenau, Lithuania

By Adam Reinherz
Art
Sculptor Kent Bloomer returns to Rodef Shalom

By Adam Reinherz

Opinion
This is why I don’t dance on Simchat Torah

By Toby Tabachnick
Opinion
An unforgettable Yom Kippur — in prison

By Aaron Bernstein
Opinion
A call for civility
Opinion
Germany has allowed anti-Semitism to flourish once again

By Fiamma Nirenstein
Opinion
A time of healing

By High Holiday', October 27 and Opinion
Opinion
Yiddish: The secret handshake

By Stacia Friedman
Opinion
How Harry Potter can revolutionize engagement in Jewish learning

By Isabel de Koninck
Opinion
I’m a rabbi in El Paso
Opinion
President validates anti-Semitic rhetoric

By Dennis Jett
Editorial
The UN recognizes anti-Semitism
Opinion
What working as a prosecutor has taught me about Yom Kippur

By Anonymous
Opinion
Practicing ecological teshuvah

By Mikhal Weiner
Opinion
The Tragedy Test

By Rabbi Mark Joel Mahler
Podcast
‘Dial it Down’ podcast seeks remedy through civil discourse

By Adam Reinherz
Opinion
Holocaust remembrance, with and without survivors

By Dr. Lauren Bairnsfather
Opinion
A town as victim

By Sam Yolen
Opinion
October 27, one year later

By Iris Valanti
Opinion
Finding strength in Israel

By Rachel Adelsheimer
Opinion
Heading into the New Year, let’s reflect on kindness and community
Opinion
A ‘unity government’ cannot exclude religious parties

By Alex Traiman

Films
Holocaust film to benefit victims of Pittsburgh synagogue massacre

By Toby Tabachnick
Social innovation
Israeli gender equality advocate to visit Pittsburgh

By Toby Tabachnick
Life & Culture
Why a Christian Japanese-American artist painted Nazi fighter Hannah Senesh

By Josefin Dolsten
Arts
Israeli novel tackles lying and its costs

By Jesse Bernstein
Workshop
Baldwin teachers shine educational light on anti-Semitism

By Adam Reinherz
Tikkun olam
Jewish surgeon from Africa honors memory of Jerry Rabinowtiz

By Toby Tabachnick
Books
Local author stands up for the ‘unpocketed majority’

By Toby Tabachnick
Sukkot
A Sukkot feast from Bukhara

By Linda Morel
Art
Local Holocaust survivors featured in new photo exhibit

By David Rullo | Staff Writer
Exploring jurisprudence
National experts join local leaders in exploring First Amendment

By Adam Reinherz
Seeds for healing
Seedlings from ‘The Survivor Tree’ coming to Pittsburgh

By Adam Reinherz
The Padre Pirate
Pittsburgh author publishes new book

By Adam Reinherz
Coexistence
Photos by students at Arab/Jewish center in Israel show hope for the future

By Toby Tabachnick
Yom Kippur
Pittsburgh, Parkland survivors to speak on forgiveness at JCC

By Toby Tabachnick
Comfort Room
‘Comfort Room’ signals intended purpose at Medical Examiner’s Office

By Adam Reinherz
Staying safe
Congregations prepare for High Holidays security

By Adam Reinherz
Podcast
‘Dial it Down’ podcast seeks remedy through civil discourse

By Adam Reinherz
Transition
End of formal mourning period marked by special recitation

By Adam Reinherz
High Holidays
Local rabbis grapple with massacre in preparing sermons for High Holidays

By Toby Tabachnick
Beyond synagogues
From social justice to ‘slacker service’ groups offer High Holiday alternatives

By Toby Tabachnick