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I write this message on a tragic day for America as we remember those murdered nineteen years ago.

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

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

The Hebrew word for repentance is teshuvah, which literally means “return.”

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

The Hebrew word tzedakah literally means justice.

Learn the special greetings we share with each other during the High Holy Days

Learn the New Year Blessings

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

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