Pittsburgh rabbi files federal lawsuit over Pa. funeral policy

Published on August 7, 2012

An Orthodox rabbi from Pittsburgh filed a federal lawsuit against the Pennsylvania Board of Funeral Directors for requiring the oversight of licensed funeral directors in Jewish burials.

Tim Tebow Infiltrates the Secular Cathedral of Sport

By Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
Published on January 10, 2012

Farrakhan appearance dividing Pittsburgh’s black, Jewish communities

Published on March 9, 2011

A planned appearance by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan in Pittsburgh has caused friction between the city's Jewish and black communities. Farrakhan, who has stepped up his campaign of anti-Semitism in recent years, is scheduled to appear on a panel Friday on a live radio broadcast from the Pennsylvania city.

Pittsburgh Steelers on the ‘fringe’ of dynasty as fans embrace the ‘Terrible Tallis’

Published on February 4, 2011

If you’ve left your house or turned on the television in the last two weeks, you know: Pittsburgh’s going to the Super Bowl. But while huge portions of Pittsburghers — and, surely, much of the country — will be cheering for a Steeler victory, some members of the city’s Jewish community are celebrating in creative, and even educational ways.

My G-20 Jewish Homecoming

By Jay Firestone
Published on September 24, 2009

Ron Bloom: Car czar in the Labor Zionist tradition

Published on August 25, 2009

By now Ron Bloom's professional road to becoming the Obama administration's car czar has been widely reported. Missing from the coverage, however, has been any mention of those formative years at Jewish summer camp.

Move over, Willie Horton

By Marty Kaplan
Published on October 27, 2008

According to KDKA News Director John Verrilli, it was Pennsylvania McCain spokesman Peter Feldman, in the absence of any confirmed facts, who told the media that the mugger saw a McCain bumper sticker on Ashley Todd's car, and that the B stood for Barack.

Taking the Middle Road

By Julie Wiener
Published on June 3, 1999

The two-page statement, which seeks to spell out just exactly what Reform Judaism is about, was discussed for close to two years, underwent six drafts, garnered more than 30 amendments and sparked heated debate among Reform rabbis and their congregants.

Mixed Reviews

By Julie G Fax
Published on June 3, 1999

Los Angeles' Reform rabbis returned to their pulpits from last week's Central Conference of American Rabbis convention in Pittsburgh, some of them delighted with the Statement of Principles, some of them disappointed, but all of them primed to revisit the definition of their ever-reforming movement.