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Grinspoon Award

Jewish Federation Honors Hillel Academy’s Sara London with 2019 Grinspoon Award for Excellence in Jewish Education

Jewish day school educator Sara London to be honored with one of the North American Grinspoon Awards for Excellence in Jewish Education.
Jeffrey Finkelstein Yom Haatzmaut Torch Lighing 5-8-2019

Jewish Federation CEO Speaks at Israel’s Independence Day Celebration

Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh CEO Jeff Finkelstein represented Pittsburgh and worldwide Jewry at Israel’s national celebration of Yom Ha’atzmaut.
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Pittsburgh’s Secret Sauce

Pittsburgh’s Jewish community is being recognized for both our tragic losses and our incredible resilience.
Chabad of Poway

Jewish Federation Saddened and Horrified by Shooting at Poway Synagogue Near San Diego

The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh is saddened and horrified by the shooting that killed one and injured several others at Chabad of Poway.
Security

Jewish Federation Distributes First Round of Security Funding

The Jewish Federation distributed the first round of security funding for Jewish organizations, a total of $377,303 to 31 different organizations.
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Shinshinim Update

Oneg Shabbat, Tikkun Olam, Diller Teen Fellows and Yom Ha’atzmaut Celebrations Wow, what a couple of special weeks we’ve had!  Starting with a trivia game for the Oneg Shabbat at the Jewish Federation (a meeting held about the Jewish programming around the community) on a Friday afternoon that sent us to Shabbat with a smile, and […]
Israel Site Visits 2019

Federation Supports the Fabric of Israeli Society

This week’s message has been written by our Director of Israel and Overseas Operations, Kim Salzman In the first week of April, I flew to Israel with our committed volunteers from the Israel and Overseas Funding Committee to conduct our annual “Israel site visits.” These site visits always leave me deeply inspired by the life-changing […]
Stronger Than Hate Day Declared April 10 2019

Being Present in a Moment of History

The Jewish Federation’s Community Relations Council (CRC) invited all the family members of those who were killed and those who were injured along with the leadership of the three congregations to join us on a Federation arranged bus to and from Harrisburg to participate in an historic joint session of the House and Senate.
Passover Bitter Herbs|Dr. Erica Brown

A Passover Prayer Against Anti-Semitism

A Passover Prayer Against Antisemitism: In every generation, they seek to destroy us, but they have not destroyed us.
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Pre-Independence Day Celebration at Beth El Congregation with the Shinshinim

Shinshinim Raz and Hadar celebrated Israel’s Independence a little early at Bel El Congregation yesterday. They played games and taught the children facts about Israel.

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