Local Voice
No, Pittsburgh is not at all like Gaza
Israel’s Education Minister, Naftali Bennett, flew to Pittsburgh to tell its grieving Jews that their struggle was the same as Israel’s conflict with…
Letters
‘I no longer will remain quiet’; Trump is to blame; our print redesign is ‘gimmicky’
Taking care of our own I read the Oct. 16 article in J. about Gregory Janz’s funeral (“What happens when a Jew dies in poverty?“) and…
Torah
Cast a vote for love and responsibility
Chayei Sarah Genesis 23:1-25:18 On this Shabbat before the elections, I promise not to be political. Only spiritual. I think it’s time that each of us…
Local Voice
I am a Pittsburgh Jew, a Tree of Life Jew
I am a heartbroken Pittsburgh Jew, raised in Squirrel Hill, and I’d like to share a bit about the community where I was raised. I come from a city of…
Editorial
Joint editorial: #WeAreAllJews
Earlier this year, our colleagues at the three leading Jewish newspapers in the United Kingdom published the same front-page headline and joint editorial…
First Person
How the Jewish community healed me after I was shot at a JCC
I’m a mother, I’m a wife, I’m a daughter, a sister, a friend, a Jew. I am a gun violence survivor. I am a mass shooting survivor. I am a hate crime…
History
100 years since WWI: significant for S.F. — and my family
About a year ago, respected San Francisco historian Ken Maley asked whether I realized that this Nov. 11 will mark 100 years since the end of the First…
Local Voice
Caravan of migrants? More like 'huddled masses'
As the caravan of thousands from Central America — a modern-day equivalent of “wandering Jews” — slowly treks through Mexico toward the new promised land…
First Person
Talking to my 12-year-old about Pittsburgh
If you are reading this, you may care deeply about Jews. You may care deeply about Pittsburgh or America or humanity. You may be Jewish or you may not be.…