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Beth Goldstein leaving J-SITE this month, was director 5 years
Beth Goldstein, who has served as the director of teen education at the Agency for Jewish Learning since 2008, will be leaving her post at the end of June.   Goldstein will be moving to Boston wher...
Jun 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
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Rabbis for Human Rights fight for Negev Bedouin
Rabbi Arik Ascherman has been fighting for human rights in Israel for many years, but there is one issue in particular that, lately, has been keeping him up at night: the proposed re-settling of 40...
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Metro Briefs June 13
The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh has joined with its national body, the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) in supporting efforts to ensure that the Western Wall remains a “spir...
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Celebrating the Eight over 80
The Jewish Association on Aging celebrated their 13th Annual Eight over 80 event Thursday, June 6, at Congregation Beth Shalom. The 340 guests gathered to honor the accomplishments of the honore...
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NBC’s Jean Chatzky offers advice to women facing financial challenges
In celebration of 10 years of funding women’s and girls’ initiatives in Allegheny County and Israel, the Jewish Women’s Foundation of Greater Pittsburgh welcomed Jean Chatzky, financial editor of N...
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Sideman invites Rich Fitzgerald to visit Israel
On his first visit to the Pittsburgh area last week as Israel’s consul general to the Mid-Atlantic Region, Yaron Sideman invited Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald to visit the Jewish state...
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Rabbi Danny Schiff to lead Temple Ohav Shalom this fall
Temple Ohav Shalom (TOS) in Allison Park has retained Rabbi Danny Schiff to serve as the congregation’s rabbi from Aug. 29 through Oct. 15. Schiff will be replacing Rabbi Art Donsky, who recently ...
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Groups join forces to fight hunger
There are numerous mandates in Jewish law for living in an agricultural society. A farmer has the responsibility to leave the corners of his land unplowed so that the needy can harvest food. If a f...
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Precedent exists for Iran to back down
It’s still possible to convince Iran’s supreme leader to “discontinue” its nuclear program, which could lead to nuclear weapons, without the use of military force, Yaron Sideman said. Why does Isra...
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Rodef Shalom Congregation hires new executive director
by Andrew Goldstein, Staff Writer
Jun 11, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 42 42 recommendations | email to a friend
Steve Bram has accepted an offer to become the new Murray Klein Executive Director of Rodef Shalom Congregation beginning July 15. Bram’s hiring comes after a nationwide search led by Vantagen LLC ...
Pittsburgh man beats drum for proposed special needs Ecommunity in Misgav
by Lee Chottiner, Executive Editor
Jun 06, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 50 50 recommendations | email to a friend
A Pittsburgh area native is at work in Israel building partnerships between Diaspora Jews and a Misgav-based company employing special needs people to recycle electronic components from computers. ...
Dennis Bair’s BairFind joined search for missing Cleveland girls
by Andrew Goldstein, Staff Writer
Jun 06, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 37 37 recommendations | email to a friend
When kidnapping victims Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight escaped a nearly decade-long imprisonment in Ariel Castro’s Cleveland home in early May, their rescuers and captors were thrus...
Marlo Thomas talks father, faith and dreams in NCJW speech
by Toby Tabachnick, Staff Writer
Jun 06, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 29 29 recommendations | email to a friend
Actress and social activist Marlo Thomas was in Pittsburgh last Thursday to help the National Council of Jewish Women, Pittsburgh Section, celebrate its 120th anniversary. The event was held at Rod...
Celebrating success
Jun 05, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 27 27 recommendations | email to a friend
BBYO Keystone Mountain Region (KMR) engages over 400 teens annually, and during the 2012-2013 programming year, BBYO KMR saw many of its members elected to chapter, regional and international boar...
Deborah Fidel named new director of Temple Sinai
by Toby Tabachnick, Staff Writer
Jun 05, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
After a five-month nationwide search, Temple Sinai has hired Deborah Fidel as its new executive director. Fidel, who has served for the last four years as the executive director of the Pittsburgh A...
Parade accompanies new scroll to Hillel home a
by Andrew Goldstein, Staff Writer
Jun 05, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
Traffic was halted for a while in Squirrel Hill Sunday afternoon, but this time it wasn’t caused by detours from tunnel construction. Instead of cars blasting their horns and 18-wheelers barreling ...
Rabbi Art Donsky to retire from Temple Ohav Shalom one year early
Jun 05, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
Rabbi Art Donsky suddenly announced last week that he will be retiring as spiritual leader of Temple Ohav Shalom in the North Hills at the end of this month, a year earlier than he previously plann...
Butler Jewish man spearheads campaign to buy police dogs
by Jesse Irwin, Chronicle Correspondent
Jun 04, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 44 44 recommendations | email to a friend
Denny Offstein likes to recall how his father brought his family to the United States seeking the American dream. So when Offstein decided that the Butler City Police needed two new officers with a...
For Yram Groff, Israeli basketball brought romantic score
by Andrew Goldstein, Staff Writer
Jun 04, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 30 30 recommendations | email to a friend
As a four-year varsity player at Amherst College, Yram Groff was confident in himself and the strong American team as he traveled to Israel for the first time in his life to take part in the Maccab...