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Sukkot

Socially Distanced Sukkot

Friday, October 2, 2020
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Thank you to you, our donors, for the role you play in enabling the unimaginable to be a reality.

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Perspective

Monday, September 14, 2020
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If Jews could blow the shofar with hope for the year ahead on Rosh HaShanah 1945, then so can we.

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Tribute in Light to the Twin Towers

Reach for the Positive

Friday, September 11, 2020
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I write this message on a tragic day for America as we remember those murdered nineteen years ago.

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Holocaust Center exhibit|Lauren Bairnsfather

Holocaust Center Marks 40 Years Since Founding

Friday, September 4, 2020
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How prescient our founders were, when they appointed the first Holocaust Center director in September 1980, forty years ago this month.

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Adat Shalom

Adat Shalom Preschool

Friday, September 4, 2020
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Adat Shalom Preschool is dedicated to acclimating the young child to a school setting that fosters growth, the development of interpersonal skills, and a positive self image. From art to cooking, music and movement to physical education, our curriculum offers hands-on learning experiences for children.

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Yom Kippur shofar and Torah

Fasting on Yom Kippur

Wednesday, September 2, 2020
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As Yom Kippur approaches, people may greet each other by saying Tzom Kal, which means “Have an easy fast.”

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Teshuvah

Wednesday, September 2, 2020
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The Hebrew word for repentance is teshuvah, which literally means “return.”

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Tefillah

Wednesday, September 2, 2020
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Many synagogues offer a variety of services for adults, families and children of different ages.

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Smiling Girl Places Coins in Tzedekah Box

Tzedakah

Wednesday, September 2, 2020
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The Hebrew word tzedakah literally means justice.

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New Year Greetings

Wednesday, September 2, 2020
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Learn the special greetings we share with each other during the High Holy Days

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New Year Brachot

Wednesday, September 2, 2020
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Learn the New Year Blessings

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Rosh Hashanah

The Advantage of Giving Appreciated Securities

Friday, August 28, 2020
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For many people, there is a significant advantage to making contributions of appreciated securities to charitable organizations.

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Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh Promotes Laura Cherner to Director, Community Relations Council

Thursday, August 27, 2020
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Laura Cherner, assistant director of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh’s Community Relations Council (CRC), will become its director on Oct. 5, 2020.

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Annual Meeting FED TALKS

Community Strength in a Time of Crisis

Friday, August 21, 2020
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If you have not yet registered, you can register for the Annual Meeting online.

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empty pockets

In Times Like This, 10% is Not Enough

Friday, July 31, 2020
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During these economically challenging times, it is our imperative as Jews to help those in need.

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Tisha B'Av

Connecting with Your Community

Friday, July 24, 2020
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Again, these have focused us all to concentrate outside ourselves, to look towards community.

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Varsity Walk

Jewish Campus Life Revisited

Friday, July 17, 2020
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Hillel JUC staff and volunteers developed new strategies to connect with Jewish students.

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continent puzzle

Geographically Apart and Yet United

Friday, July 10, 2020
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Neither geography nor pandemic is a barrier to keeping us connected and caring for each other.

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Michael G. Masters

Monday, June 29, 2020
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Michael G. Masters is the national director and CEO of the Secure Community Network (SCN), the national homeland security initiative of the Jewish Federations of North America and Conference of Presidents of Major American Organizations.

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Mega Mission Imagine

June 2022 – Pittsburgh’s Mega Mission to Israel

Friday, June 26, 2020
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While we are still practicing social distancing and dreaming of a time when we are able to travel, to sign up to receive more information as details continue to be hammered out.

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