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‘After Roe’: NCJW hosts community event in response to Supreme Court decision

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Glickman added that the Supreme Court’s 5-4 June 24 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, which recognized a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion, will cause “more people to be harmed with disastrous effects on their autonomy, dignity, safety, health and lives.”

The Supreme Court’s ruling has been derided by many in the Jewish world who say it could force Jews to choose between halacha, or Jewish law — which is widely understood as permitting, or even requiring, abortion in certain circumstances — and following state laws placing restrictions on or largely criminalizing the procedure.

The American Jewish Committee was one of several Jewish organizations that were swift in releasing statements condemning the decision: “Overturning abortion access,

he Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh’s Mega Mission to Israel was a marathon that ran like a sprint.

Over nine days, June 13-21, Mission members visited Tel Aviv, Jaffa, Karmiel/ Misgav, Haifa, Jerusalem, the Dead Sea and Masada.

Stan Levinson, who traveled with his girlfriend, Sue, as one of 244 mission members, called it “a trip of a lifetime.”

Levinson has visited Israel four times, three with Federation.

“Nobody does missions” like Pittsburgh’s Federation, Levinson said. “They are just phenomenal, and I really enjoyed it.”

The Mega Mission mixed historical and cultural sites with day trips that illustrated the Federation’s support and partnerships in the country. Attendees were divided into seven buses based on interest and experience. They included first-timers; young adults; family; and main Mission. While the experiences varied by bus, the regions visited were the same for each, and most nights the entire group gathered for dinner.

After arriving in Tel Aviv, attendees spent time at the Anu Museum of the Jewish People, a new museum that tells the ongoing story of the Jewish people. Mission members then participated in a “Pittsburgh Loves Israel” parade before a Shehecheyanu ceremony, dinner and dance party.

Attendees spent their first full day in the country sampling Israeli beer and whiskey, touring Tel Aviv and visiting the Palmach Museum to learn about the pre-state strike force, later integrated into the Israel Defense Forces.

Of note was a stop at the Peres Center for

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LOCAL Celebrating Pittsburgh’s refugees

JFCS leads World Refugee Day event in Schenley Park.

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undreds of concerned community members gathered Saturday evening outside the Murray Avenue office of the National Council of Jewish Women: Pittsburgh for an event dubbed “After Roe: A Havdalah Ritual for Losing Abortion Access.”

The ceremony included opening remarks from NCJW President Andrea Glickman and was led by spiritual leader/activist Sara Stock Mayo.

“This week, we are marking a very significant separation,” Glickman told the audience. “The separation from one way of being with abortion access in this country for nearly 50 years and another. Separation where abortion was the legal law of the land to a country where it is no longer so.”

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Headlines The future of artificial intelligence according to CMU Professor Reid Simmons — LOCAL —

By Adam Reinherz | Staff Writer

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eid Simmons, a research professor at Carnegie Mellon University, just finished another season of commencements.

Over a career spanning more than 30 years, Simmons has seen plenty of students reach that milestone, but the newest crop of graduates is special because they’re like penguins, he said.

The late Randy Pausch used the analogy in describing flightless birds which “waddle off to the edge of the ice and they see the water, and they don’t know what’s in there,” Simmons recounted. “There could be a lot of fish or there could be predators, and it takes one adventuresome penguin to jump in first.”

The students who just graduated — particularly those who majored in artificial intelligence — are like the penguins because when they chose their course of study, AI was a brand-new major, said Simmons, director of CMU’s AI major. Four years ago there was some “uncertainty” about whether these 39 students would get particular jobs or coveted slots in graduate schools, but thankfully it worked out, Simmons continued. “They’re the pioneers, and there’s a lot to congratulate them for.”

The research professor and Jewish blogger spoke with the Chronicle shortly after commencement but didn’t spend much time looking back. Instead, he described the future — both as it pertains to AI and the students who study the field.

Thanks to movies like “The Terminator,” AI has long captivated human interest. Weeks ago, the subject got new attention when a Google engineer told The Washington Post that the company’s AI is sentient.

Media reports and Hollywood blockbusters

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spur interest in the field but don’t do a good job explaining the future of technology, Simmons said. These stories make great television or movies, but they’re “really very far from reality.”

As opposed to focusing on robots taking over the world, the bigger concern is when “people using AI technologies do bad things to other people,” Simmons said. Any technology can be used for good or bad; what’s critical, though, is that people “understand the difference and are not complicit in developing a technology that can be used for bad purposes.”

For Simmons, a Squirrel Hill resident who maintains a kosher cooking blog, Judaism is a helpful reminder in how to address certain matters related to AI. “One of the main issues in terms of AI is that if you feed it biased data it produces biased results, and it could be discriminatory results,” he said. “Judaism teaches a respect and love for all people, and I think that this is a very important thing that we need to be aware of — that the technologies that we’re developing are not just going to be used for educated people who are developing the technologies, but they

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need to be used, and not discriminatorily, for all people, respecting their autonomy, respecting their privacy.”

There are instances in which bad actors take advantage of technological advances, but there are also times when people don’t give enough attention to the products and materials being developed. For example, Simmons said, early on in the development of face-detection technology there were difficulties recognizing African American faces.

One of the main reasons why, according to Simmons, was because the majority of the training was performed on “mostly white faces.”

This goes back to the idea that if one feeds AI biased data then biased results will be produced, he explained.

When early face-detection software failed to recognize African American faces it wasn’t “an evil plot to discriminate against Blacks,” Simmons said. “It was a lack of understanding about the diversity of training data that was needed in order to get the nondiscriminatory result.”

Simmons hopes future collaborations

between ethicists and engineers yield better outcomes and pointed to a project supported by the National Science Foundation studying how AI can help older adults and their caregivers.

The project, which is headed by Georgia Tech, is a five-year endeavor looking at “how we can help people particularly with mild cognitive impairment live independently — in their own homes — by providing guidance by detecting changes in their behavior,” he said.

The hope is that CMU and other participating universities can develop fundamental technologies and “commercializable products” that help determine when a physician or caregiver may be needed, Simmons said.

As the project unfolds, engineers and ethicists are working together to understand some of the underlying issues. Because the goal, Simmons said, is that the technologies are designed so people will be able to “use them and use them in the correct ways.”

Whether it’s helping people with cognitive impairment remain in their homes or autonomously drive patients to their doctor, AI has the potential to “be a tremendous benefit to people,” Simmons said. “This is something that I think that we should embrace because it’s going to radically change our lives for the better.”

And yes, there’s a lot of fear out there about what AI is capable of, but this isn’t “something people should be concerned about. The important thing is to make sure that the engineers who are developing and deploying this technology understand the ethical issues that underlie the technology,” Simmons said.

“If they do, I think that there’s a tremendous amount of good that this technology can bring people.” PJC

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Headlines Pittsburghers celebrate World Refugee Day

 Attendees of the World Refugee Day celebration join in dance.

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By Ethan Beck | Staff Writer

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n June 20, Pittsburghers came together in person for the first time in two years to celebrate World Refugee Day. Led by Jewish Family and Community Services and other Pittsburgh organizations, the global holiday was recognized with food, music, dancing and more at Schenley Plaza.

Under the big tent in Oakland, dozens of performers and speakers, ranging from the leaders of the area’s four largest resettlement agencies to Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, shared the importance of accepting refugees into Pittsburgh’s communities.

“Pittsburgh has now changed again with a lot of opportunities,” Fitzgerald said. “But along with those opportunities, people want to feel welcome. People want to go to a place where they can find folks who have similar backgrounds to them, similar cultures, similar ways of celebrating their faith.”

Nearly 40 tents and vendors and tents ranging from the Carnegie Museum to the Samovar Halal Restaurant were spread across the plaza. The JFCS tent included arts and crafts, where kids were encouraged to make a tile that shared welcoming messages to immigrants and refugees.

For the past few years, JFCS had taken the lead role in organizing Pittsburgh’s World Refugee Day celebration. When Ivonne Smith-Tapia, the director of refugee and immigrant services at JFCS, addressed the crowd, she emphasized the day’s goal of honoring the millions of people who are displaced worldwide.

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“We hope that today you experience a little bit of the world and you have access to stories, to community, to diversity,” Smith-Tapia said.

“This is why Pittsburgh is Pittsburgh.”

During the past year, much of her work at JFCS has focused on helping the many refugees from Afghanistan, Ukraine and other countries. But the World Refugee Day event isn’t about the organizations behind the event, Smith-Tapia said. “[Today is] about refugees … it’s about telling people from all over the region that refugees are here, that they are part of our communities,” she said. “It’s not about our agency; it’s about the work that we do and why we’re doing it.”

Sarah Siplak, the refugee caseworker supervisor at JFCS, said events like World Refugee Day are important, but that much has to change on a structural level.

“Pittsburgh has always somewhat touted itself as a welcoming city, but there’s a lot of work that needs to be done,” Siplak stressed. “With the Afghan crisis, we had an influx of refugee families and they were in temporary housing, otherwise known as hotels, for upwards of six months. I think the biggest thing we’re up against right now is finding affordable housing.

This city really struggles with being equitable.”

Back under the main tent, the stories of refugees from countries like Bhutan, Russia and Uganda were being shared.

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Lais Alexander, a Portuguese immigrant who works at the nonprofit The Global Switchboard, came to Pittsburgh in 2014.

She noted how each immigrant’s story isn’t the same and that challenges from health care to education affect everyone differently.

“I had a lot of support, which is not the reality for many immigrants,” Alexander said. “[Refugees in Pittsburgh] have a big system ready to help, so we’re grateful to see that that happens. But we know that we’re not enough.

I do hope we can keep working to provide and to minimize those obstacles.” PJC Ethan Beck can be reached at ebeck@ pittsburghjewishchronicle.org.

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Headlines Parents of young children react to CDC’s new COVID vaccine guidelines — LOCAL —

By Adam Reinherz | Staff Writer

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rittney and Tzvi Friedman are ecstatic about their 3-year-old son’s upcoming visit to the doctor.

Thanks to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s June 18 recommendation that all Americans 6 months and older get vaccinated, the Friedman’s son — and nearly 20 million children — is now eligible to receive a long-awaited jab.

After two years, it’s exciting there’s a vaccine that can protect not only children but “the ones they come in contact with every day,” Tzvi Friedman said.

Brittney Friedman agreed and said she was so elated about the CDC’s announcement that she asked her family’s pediatrician on June 20, during an annual checkup, if the shot could be administered that day.

“Unfortunately, they didn’t have any doses and said to come back next week,” she said Greenfield resident Mo Harris understands the Friedmans’ enthusiasm.

Harris has a 4-year-old son she’s hoping to get vaccinated “as soon as possible.”

“I have been waiting for it, anticipating it,” Harris said. “I’m very excited that it will be available.”

Shortly after the CDC’s announcement, Harris began searching for places where her son could get the vaccine — she even asked the school nurse for any leads.

“The news in Pittsburgh doesn’t seem to be sharing all that information yet, so I called the pediatrician and they said they’ll be receiving both Pfizer and Moderna doses in the next day or two,” Harris said.

Once those doses are in, Harris plans to get her son vaccinated “immediately,” she said. “A week from today we are going to Los Angeles to visit family, and my hope is to have my child vaccinated before we leave.

We’ve had other trips, but with the vaccine now available I want to do it and not wait.”

Aspinwall residents Joshua and Diana Avart are also eager to get their toddler vaccinated as Diana is in her ninth month of pregnancy.

“Anything we can do to protect our newborn in the next couple weeks we’ll do,” she said.

Her husband agreed, noting that their 2-year-old son’s upcoming vaccination should not only help him but the many people he interacts with at day care.

In addition to the protection the shot provides, another significant thing, the Avarts noted, is that it will change the “time frame” for dealing with potential exposures or positive tests.

According to the CDC, someone who isn’t up-to-date on their vaccinations should quarantine for at least five days after exposure to COVID-19. Conversely, someone who is current with their vaccinations needn’t quarantine or stay home unless they develop symptoms.

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plenty of people still test positive postvaccination. Even so, Harris follows the case counts and said “people were sick before the vaccines and now there are fewer hospitalizations.”

A December article in Clinical Infectious Diseases, a biweekly peer-reviewed medical journal published by Oxford University Press, noted that “vaccination can have a substantial impact on mitigating COVID-19 outbreaks, even with limited protection against infection.”

In March, The Lancet, a weekly peerreviewed general medical journal, published a report that COVID-19 vaccines reduce hospitalization and death in people who previously had the illness before immunization.

Squirrel Hill resident Rebecca Pollack said she’s followed COVID-related news, but that her enthusiasm about vaccine eligibility has waned.

“I don’t know if I am in as much of a rush as I was the first time,” she said.

When her 7-year-old was finally allowed to get a vaccine last year, Pollack immediately put her son on a waiting list.

COVID was still “scary,” back then, she said. Now, “I’m just a little bit more ambivalent.”

Bakery Square resident Emily FriedmanNovak expressed a similar sentiment,

saying, “There was a point where I was waiting for this with bated breath but that point has passed.”

Three of four of Friedman-Novak’s children are already vaccinated and boosted, but the decision to immunize was “mostly due to school requirements,” she said. “I think that took a lot of the guesswork out of it ... either they could go to school and be vaccinated or not get to go to school.”

Friedman-Novak said she’s making a similar calculation when it comes to her 3-year-old son: “To say that I’m not worried about the vaccine, I am, but I am more worried about him going to school.”

According to the San Francisco-based Kaiser Family Foundation, 11% of parents of children under age 5 said they will vaccinate their child only if required; 18% of parents said they’re “eager to vaccinate their child and say they will do so right away once a COVID-19 vaccine is authorized for their age group.” Thirty-eight percent of parents would “wait and see” before getting their young child vaccinated, and 27% said they would “definitely not” get their child under 5 vaccinated for COVID-19.

Pollack isn’t sure why her attitude has shifted since the start of the pandemic.

She said it may be due to her family testing positive for COVID-19 after getting

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vaccinated, or that people who get the virus don’t seem to become as sick as they once did.

The Squirrel Hill resident still supports vaccinating her 4-year-old and 1-year-old, but she’s just not in a rush: “Ultimately, I’ll do whatever my pediatrician says for both of them.”

Jonathan Weinkle, a physician at the Squirrel Hill Health Center, has fielded numerous questions regarding COVID-19 since the pandemic began.

Weinkle told the Chronicle on June 21 that after such a long period he was happy to announce that both the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines are “in transit as we speak.”

Squirrel Hill Health Center patients can receive those vaccines in the coming days, and the Center will also be holding a community-wide clinic on July 8 at the Jewish Community Center in Squirrel Hill between 3 and 6 p.m.

Weinkle said the clinic will have vaccines not only for children under the age of 5 but for “school-age children, teenagers and adults as well.”

Those seeking information about the clinic can visit squirrelhillhealthcenter.org. PJC Adam Reinherz can be reached at areinherz@ pittsburghjewishchronicle.org.

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Headlines Former JCC employee arrested on charges unrelated to work there — LOCAL —

By Toby Tabachnick | Editor

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former employee of the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh, South Hills branch, was arrested for alleged sex crimes that occurred outside of his association with the JCC. Nicholas Gindele, 25, of Washington County, a program director of the Sarah Heinz House, a member of the Boy’s and Girl’s Clubs of America, was charged with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, sexual assault, indecent assault and endangering the welfare of children. The charges stem from accusations related to alleged conduct while he was babysitting a 6-year-old, according to the Post-Gazette.

He is being held in jail without bail pending a July 8 preliminary hearing.

“We are pained to learn of the recent allegations made against a former employee, Nick Gindele, related to an alleged incident that occurred outside of the JCC and his employment with our organization,” the JCC wrote in a statement to the Chronicle. “Other than news stories made available to the public, we do not have any other information about the incident or circumstances surrounding Mr.

Gindele’s arrest. The JCC has no knowledge or record of any allegations or complaints relating to his employment, nor have we received any inquires or reports related to this individual whatsoever.

“His roles in both our JCC South Hills Early Childhood Center and Day Camp involved being in a group setting, where he and other adults in attendance shared responsibility in the classroom and at camp,” the JCC’s statement continued. “While the allegations against Mr. Gindele are completely unrelated to his role with the JCC, we understand the severity of what is being reported in the media relating to his arrest. As such, the JCC immediately initiated a full and thorough investigation in accordance with internal protocols and procedures. Furthermore, the JCC notified all JCC South Hills Early Childhood and Day Camp families during Mr. Gindele’s tenure between 2018-2022 of this situation and invited those with any additional information or concerns to contact us. The health and safety of children and staff remains our highest priority.”

All employees of the JCC — including fulltime, part-time, seasonal staff, interns and independent contractors — “are required to pass a series of federal and state clearances, and to complete multiple training programs

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targeted toward the protection of children and staff,” the JCC said in its statement.

“Mr. Gindele’s employment was compliant with all federal and state requirements and all of his certifications and trainings are up to date and on file. To maintain the highest standards of child safety, the JCC joined the Pittsburgh Aleinu Cohort in 2021 that provides Jewish youth-serving organizations with the education and practical tools they need to prevent child maltreatment.

Aleinu is powered by Sacred Spaces — an

organization created in 2016 to prevent institutional abuse in Jewish communities.

“The JCC remains committed to work actively to provide a safe environment for all children and staff as we advance our mission of connecting community each day, through every age, inspired by Jewish values.”

Gindele was hired to babysit the alleged victim through Care.com, according to media reports. “We are deeply disturbed by this incident and our thoughts are with the impacted family,” Care.com’s website said in a statement according to KDKA. “We take the safety of our community very seriously which is why we require all caregivers to complete a CareCheck background check before they can engage with families on our platform. A profile on our site belonging to this individual has now been closed and we’ve taken steps to block him from re-enrolling. We are in communication with law enforcement and as this is an active investigation, we won’t comment further.”

The Sarah Heinz House told WTAE that it has fired Gindele.

According to court records, this is the first time Gindele was charged with sex crimes in Allegheny County. PJC

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Calendar Submit calendar items on the Chronicle’s website, pittsburghjewishchronicle.org. Submissions also will be included in print. Events will run in the print edition beginning one a prior to the date as space allows. The deadline for submissions is Friday, noon. q SUNDAYS, JULY 3-AUG 21 Join a lay-led Online Parashah Study Group to discuss the week’s Torah portion. No Hebrew knowledge is needed. The goal is to build community while deepening understanding of the text. 8:30 p.m. For more information, visit bethshalompgh.org.

q TUESDAYS, JULY 5-19 Learn about Jewish Pittsburgh at the New Light Lecture Series: Pittsburgh is our Home, online or in person at Beth Shalom. Topics include “Convergence of Europe’s Jews by Country to the Hill 1900-1920”; “The Incomparable Sophie Masloff and her Jewish Roots”; and “Barney Dreyfuss and the Origin of the Pittsburgh Pirates.” Free and open to the public. 7 p.m. For more information, visit newlightcongregation.org/events. q WEDNESDAYS, JULY 6 -AUG. 2 Bring the parashah alive and make it personally relevant and meaningful. Study the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Mark Asher Goodman. 12:15 p.m. bethshalompgh.org/life-text.

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q THURSDAY, JULY 7 The 10.27 Healing Partnership, in collaboration with the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, is offering “Walking the Healing Path,” a healing and meditative program featuring guided walks within several of Pittsburgh’s beautiful parks and gardens.

Staff from the 10.27 Healing Partnership and Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy will create space for mutual healing through movement, meditation practices and togetherness. Feel free to bring a water bottle, journal, camera and/or anything else that will make you feel comfortable. All are welcome

Join Congregation Beth Shalom for a weekly Talmud study. 9:15 a.m. For more information, visit bethshalompgh.org. q THURSDAY, JULY 14 Join Hadassah Greater Detroit for its virtual Log In and Learn series, “Israel: Opportunities and Challenges,” with guest speaker Yiftah Leket, community shaliach of the Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit. For topics and dates, visit hadassahmidwest.networkforgood.com/ events/40216-gd-lunch-learn-with-communityschleich-yiftah-leket. PJC

Landmark survey of Jewish LA reveals an increasingly diverse and engaged community — NATIONAL —

By Asaf Shalev, Jackie Hajdenberg | JTA

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hen the results of the new population survey of Jewish Los Angeles came in, Rabbi Noah Farkas was stunned by the data on Jewish identity and affiliation.

Like many community leaders, the CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles has long heard warnings about a decline in Jewish involvement and a gradual shrinking of the community.

But the data told Farkas that the opposite was happening.

Younger Jews in the Los Angeles area might be moving away from the denominations that dominated in previous generations, but they are more likely than their elders to be engaged in Jewish life. That includes discussing Jewish topics, studying Jewish texts and consuming Jewish media.

Young people in the survey are also more likely to mark Shabbat.

“What surprised me the absolute most is that a younger demographic is more engaged in Jewish life in almost every category than an older demographic,” Farkas told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency in an interview.

“They might not be considered themselves Reform Jews, Conservative Jews, Orthodox Jews as denominational categories of identities seem to be fading, but they do Jewish activity by and large more than the people who are 55-plus. It was a total shocker to me.”

The Study of Jewish LA is the community’s first demographic survey in a generation.

Spearheaded by the city’s Jewish federation and funded by an array of partners, the study was announced last week and will be released in stages throughout the summer.

With an estimated 565,000 Jews living in 294,000 households in the area, the community has grown by 9% since the last survey in 1997. The area has the second-highest number of Jews in the United States after New York City.

One particular focus of the study was on diversity of race, ethnicity, language and national origins. About half of Jewish households include someone, not necessarily Jewish, who was born abroad or 6

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p Map of Jewish households in Los Angeles, according to the new population survey

whose parents were born abroad — chiefly from Latin America, Israel, Iran and the former Soviet Union. Nearly 20% identify as Sephardi or Mizrahi. About 6% identify as Jews of color, but for children the number is 9%, suggesting that the overall number will increase over time.

“While L.A.’s Jewry has been less white and Ashkenazi than other cities for decades, the future of Jewish Los Angeles is even more diverse,” Farkas said.

In line with Los Angeles’ overall geography, the Jewish community is spread out across a vast area. But in two areas where they are most concentrated, the western San Fernando Valley and West L.A., Jews make up about 25% of the population.

Health and well-being were another focus of the study, with mental health services identified as “one of the most significant needs in the community,” especially

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among young adults.

Meanwhile, a portion of the community is struggling financially, and an equal portion is wealthy.

The study divides the population into five categories of financial well-being. While only 1% percent said they “cannot make ends meet,” an additional 18% are “just managing to make ends meet.” About 60% have “enough” or “extra” money, while a fifth of Los Angeles Jews said they were “well off.”

The study is intended to serve both a general audience and leaders in the community, according to Farkas.

“We are providing tools to the Jewish community to know itself and to help institutions evaluate their work and think about who are our people, so we know how best to serve them,” he said. “In a data-driven world, we need good, relevant data to do this.”

While this survey examined Los Angeles’

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unique population, there were two other major recent efforts at documenting the Jewish community in the United States.

The results of these kinds of demographic studies can have political and other broad ramifications, as demonstrated by the 2020 Pew research study on American Jews, which found an increase in the number of Jewish Republicans. A survey from the Jews of Color Initiative found that 80% of the Jews of color who participated have experienced discrimination in Jewish settings.

Carried out by a research team from the Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies at Brandeis University and NORC at the University of Chicago, the study was based on surveys with 3,767 households between June and September 2021. Researchers contacted a random sample of households in the Los Angeles area via mail, email and telephone. PJC PITTSBURGHJEWISHCHRONICLE.ORG

Headlines Getting to know: Rebecca Ehrenkranz — LOCAL —

By Adam Reinherz | Staff Writer

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hose seeking a healthy brain stand to benefit from Rebecca Ehrenkranz’s research.

For the past three years, the University of Pittsburgh graduate student and Squirrel Hill resident has investigated the neural correlates of well-being in older adults.

By analyzing data and detecting patterns in brain activity, Ehrenkranz is hoping to learn more about cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s disease and healthy aging.

Given the disparity in research, the latter is particularly important, Ehrenkranz said.

“There has been a lot of focus on essentially neurodegenerative processes, but the thing is, most older adults don’t experience that level of overt neurodegeneration.

There’s a real gap in the literature,” she said, “and a real gap in the research world, trying to study healthier older adults — people who are living independently in the community — and trying to understand what their needs are and how their brain aging looks.”

The goal, Ehrenkranz explained, is to “create interventions and promote wellbeing in older populations.”

This work comes at a critical time.

Researchers from the Urban Institute, a Washington, D.C.–based think tank, said the number of Americans 65 and older will “more than double over the next 40 years, reaching 80 million in 2040.”

Relying on similar data from the U.S. Census Bureau, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh Center for Social and Urban Research pointed to western Pennsylvania’s increasing number of older adults, noting that the percentage of adults 65 and older increased 16.8%, from 407,055 in 2010 to an estimated 475,336 in 2019.

Ehrenkranz is all in on studying brain activity, but before coming to Pitt she largely focused on other scientific interests. As an undergraduate at Brandeis University, a master’s student at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and a data analyst at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Ehrenkranz’s primary interest was cancer research.

Working on healthy aging has been a “wonderful thing,” she said, but analyzing data sets hasn’t been the only means of experiencing all that Pittsburgh has to offer.

She regularly volunteers with Repair the World at its East Liberty-based community garden, where she enjoys learning about the life cycles of different plants. Working in the garden has also been a “really great entry point in connecting with the Jewish community,” she said.

“I think all the work that they do at Repair is very much rooted in Jewish values and the importance of Jewish community.”

Ehrenkranz has dug deeper than just tending local crops for the past three years.

She’s taken advantage of programming through the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh’s Young Adult Division, Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh and the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition — a joint venture of the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University.

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 Rebecca Ehrenkranz regularly volunteers with Repair the World at its East Liberty-based community garden, where she enjoys learning about the life cycles of different plants.

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After what’s been a long haul of dataheavy research, Ehrenkranz hopes to finish her doctorate next year. But where she lands professionally remains unknown.

Even so, the Squirrel Hill resident remains

enamored by her new surroundings and appreciative of the growth it engendered, saying, “I would love [for people] to know how enthusiastic I am about the work that I do, and how important I think it is, as well as how grateful I

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am for the opportunities that I’ve had while I’m in Pittsburgh and through Repair the World.” PJC Adam Reinherz can be reached at areinherz@ pittsburghjewishchronicle.org.

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Headlines New Leonard Cohen documentary focuses on his faith, his career and ‘Hallelujah’

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By Ethan Beck | Staff Writer

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uch has been made of the way the late Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen wrestled with faith. From songs like “Who By Fire” to “You Want it Darker,” critics and scholars paid close attention to how Cohen’s Jewish roots influenced his contemplative, often spiritual lyricism.

The new documentary “Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song” tries to find a fresh angle on Cohen’s storied career.

Directors Daniel Geller and Dayna Goldfine take his famous single “Hallelujah” and use its rise in popularity over the years as a lens for looking at his entire discography, his Judaism and the way his songs still carry influence.

“Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song” played at the recent Tribeca Film Festival and opens in limited release on July 1. There’s no word yet on when it will play Pittsburgh.

The film starts by taking a look at Cohen’s career as a writer in the late 1960s and follows his transition from poet to songwriter. At one point, Cohen says he thinks he has a song, then plays his classic “Suzanne” for fellow singer-songwriter Judy Collins.

Early on, a radio host is quoted as saying that Cohen’s whole career is pulled between holiness and sensuality. Much of the film’s first act follows those tenets, weaving discussions of albums like “Songs from a Room” and “New Ceremony for Old Skin” with those of his personal and religious life.

While the documentary covers Cohen’s romantic relationships with interest, some of the more intriguing parts focus on his faith. Interviews with Cohen’s rabbi, 8

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Mordechi Finley, and other scholars illustrate the way he blended the biblical with the personal in his lyrics.

Even though the documentary often relies on modern interviews, “Hallelujah” is at its strongest when it lets Cohen speak for himself. Old footage and interview clips allow him to talk about his life with an eloquence and certainty that few can match.

“I was so touched as a child by the kind of charged speech I heard in the synagogue, where everything was important,” Cohen said. “The world was created through words and through speech in our tradition.”

The second half of the film focuses on the creation of Cohen’s most famous song and the film’s namesake. Cohen’s painstaking process of writing the lyrics for “Hallelujah” is emphasized throughout.

“The word ‘Hallelujah’ is so rich,” Cohen explained. “It’s so abundant. People have been singing that word for thousands of years just to affirm our little journey here.”

The directors interview the song’s producer, John Lissauer, who asserts that “Hallelujah” was initially seen as a failure. When delivering the album “Various Positions” to Columbia Records, the record label’s president infamously said, “Leonard, we know you’re great, but we don’t know if you’re any good.”

But “Hallelujah” had at least one champion: Bob Dylan, who started performing the song in concert. Dylan kicked off a series of great musicians covering “Hallelujah,” leading to John Cale, Jeff Buckley and others trying their hand at Cohen’s tune. These covers, along with the inclusion of the song in the film “Shrek,” helped turn “Hallelujah” into a modern classic.

To emphasize the song’s ubiquity, Geller and Goldfine include a supercut of each time “Hallelujah” was covered in a singing competition. Even Cohen talked about how

strange the song’s journey was.

“A certain mild sense of revenge rose in my heart,” Cohen said, when asked about the song’s new popularity — considering it was initially rejected by record label executives.

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“I think people ought to stop singing it for a while, though.” PJC Ethan Beck can be reached at ebeck@ pittsburghjewishchronicle.org.

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Headlines Comedian Steve Hoftstetter hosting summer series in Lawrenceville — LOCAL —

By Justin Vellucci | Special to the Chronicle

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teve Hofstetter’s been busy.

The Jewish comedian, who was based recently in Los Angeles, is best known locally for buying a Stanton Heights church mid-pandemic with the hope of renovating it for stand-up performances. The name of the project? Steel City Arts Foundation — or, more appropriate to the genre, Steel City AF. Now, Hofstetter is one of several comedians set to perform in Lawrenceville during a summer series called “Steve Hoftstetter and Friends.”

“Some of Pittsburgh’s best and the occasional import” are doing stand-up routines at Hop Farm Brewery, 5601 Butler St., on Wednesdays in June and July, Hofstetter said. Headliners include Long John The Comedian, a Zimbabwean stand-up artist based for the past few months in Pittsburgh; J.C. Coccoli, a comedy writer and performer born in McKees Rocks coming back to Pittsburgh via Los Angeles; and Britney Alexis, a local up-and-comer.

Hop Farm Brewery has a performance space, which Hofstetter plans to pack

with the appropriate sound system and equipment — the atmosphere, after all, is important, he said.

“It’s not going to seem like some show staged at a brewery,” Hofstetter said. “It’s going to seem like a brewery connected to a performance space.”

Hofstetter is renovating the former Stanton Heights United Methodist Church and meeting with Pittsburgh city officials about zoning laws, he said. In the meantime, the site is a hub for “writers’ mics,” where groups of comedians gather via Zoom to test out their material on each other.

Steel City AF also wants to be a good neighbor.

“We’re not going to push the limits of what we can do — most of what we’re doing is remote mentorship,” Hofstetter said.

In February 2021, the comedian announced his intention to buy the church, which boasts more than 13,000 square feet of working space on about a half-acre of land, according to real estate listings at the time. The main chapel, which Hofstetter envisioned as a comedy space with seating up to 300, is set up as an art studio and the basement is a recording studio, both used by the owner who bought it after the church closed.

The Martin House, a three-bedroom detached house next to the main building — and named for Hoftstetter’s late father — was updated and stand-up comedians can now apply for a nine-month residency there. Residents have access to the communal space in the main building, “including the gym, editing bays, digital broadcast equipment, podcasting equipment, and more,” according to the organization’s website. There is no cost to residents for rent, utilities or equipment.

So far, five comedians have held residencies in the Martin House; two are alumni and three p Steve Hofstetter Photo by Mark Feocco are there now.

Steel City AF also has held social media and local comedians. It is within a six-hour classes, including how to “Supercharge drive of 18 different comedy markets and a Your Facebook” and how to “Supercharge short flight to about half of the population of Your Twitter.” Those classes are available the U.S. and Canada, he said. PJC to view online.

Justin Vellucci is a freelance writer living Hofstetter said last year that he believes Pittsburgh has great potential for touring in Pittsburgh.

‘Passion’ and ‘purpose’ mark Pittsburgh native’s 25 years in PR — LOCAL —

By Justin Vellucci | Special to the Chronicle

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hen Jeff Solomon talks about his lifelong friend Heidi Krupp, the former Pittsburgher describes her genuineness.

“She is a relentless advocate for her clients — and I think she’s authentic,” said Solomon, a Taylor Allderdice High School alumnus, now chairman and CEO of a publicly traded investment firm in New York. “Heidi has always been a passionate person, and she’s also transparent about how she feels. And those two things translate well into PR and publicity.”

Krupp’s agency, appropriately named Krupp, is celebrating its 25th anniversary, and the moment has given its founder and CEO pause to look back from where and what she came.

Krupp is a small but mighty agency, previously based in New York City, but now has about 15 employees working remotely in various locations, including North Carolina and West Virginia. Krupp herself is based in Hawaii.

She recently came back to Pittsburgh following the death of her father, Gerald L. “Jerry” Krupp, a Squirrel Hill man and proud Korean War veteran who was Yellow Cab’s longest-serving driver in the city. Jerry Krupp, who was Jewish, died May 12 of PITTSBURGHJEWISHCHRONICLE.ORG

prostate cancer at age 88.

Heidi Krupp stressed she only takes on projects and clients that speak to her — a remnant of her father’s teachings.

“All the work is something that has purpose,” she said. “That’s what my parents taught me.”

Jerry Krupp was a giant to his adopted daughter; she watched him work with his brothers at Krupp Furniture and Royal Kosher, which they owned, and later as a cab driver very familiar with the city’s nooks and crannies.

“He just always inspired me to be and to do,” Krupp said. “He was totally my motivator, my mentor.”

Jerry Krupp was predeceased by brothers Alan and Jay Krupp. He is survived by Heidi Krupp; Felice Oberman Krupp, his wife of 59 years; and a grandson, Caden Lisiten, Heidi Krupps’ son.

Heidi Krupp was confirmed at Rodef Shalom Congregation, where her family attended services led by Rabbi Walter Jacob.

She says her dedication to purpose and action stems from that congregation. “[Rabbi Jacobs’ sermons] were always about purpose,” she said. “When you reflect back, you learn so much about what matters.”

She also checked the boxes, so to speak, on growing up Jewish in Greenfield; she regularly attended Emma Kaufman Camp and calls the Jewish Community Center in Squirrel Hill her “old stomping grounds.”

Krupp, though modest about

accomplishments, has many to cite. She worked in public relations for Fred Rogers, as well as the local artist Burton Morris. When the synagogue shooting of Oct. 27, 2018, unfolded, she jumped in to help with meditation services for those affected.

“Anything that was Pittsburgh-related, I got the call, which was an honor,” she said.

The Ellis School and Taylor Allderdice High School alumnus also did publicity for “The South Beach Diet,” an early hit and a feather in p Heidi Krupp the agency’s cap.

Jennifer Garbowski, director of business development and client relations at Krupp, became the agency’s first full-time hire — outside of Krupp — about 22 years ago. A former book publicist, Garbowski coined the phrase “the accidental diet doctor” for “South Beach,” something for which Krupp continues to give her credit.

“My early impressions of Heidi? She really knew how to connect with people,” Garbowski said. “She was so personable and such a connector. It was like talking to your best friend.”

Garbowski said she’s learned a lot from

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Krupp over the past two decades.

“It’s been interesting to watch people come and grow,” she said. “Heidi was very much a mentor to me and, as she’s grown the agency, she’s done that for every person who comes through the door.”

Or, there’s the way Solomon put it, to mark Krupp’s 25th year as an independent agency.

“Heidi’s in the perfect spot for Heidi — I don’t know how else to say it,” he said. “She is doing what she was born to do.” PJC Justin Vellucci is a freelance writer living in Pittsburgh.

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Headlines — WORLD — Israeli building starts hit 27-year high

Building starts in Israel reached their highest level since 1995, although they remain below the government’s annual target, Globes reported.

The Central Bureau of Statistics reported 68,970 building starts between April 2021 and March 2022, which is up from 63,274 in 2021.

The government’s annual target is 70,000.

There were 79,060 building permits issued during that time, and 159,900 new homes were under construction, which is a record.

The previous year, 76,340 building permits for new homes were issued, while 150,895 homes were under construction.

A third of those new building starts were in seven cities: Tel Aviv-Yafo, Ashkelon, Jerusalem, Bat Yam, Rishon Lezion, Beit Shemesh and Netanya. Tel Aviv-Yafo led with 4,982 building starts; Ashkelon was second with 3,679.

Vatican to release WWII-era ‘Jewish files’ online

Pope Francis has ordered 170 volumes of Jewish requests for help from the Catholic Church during World War II to be published online, two years after making their physical copies available to historians, JTA reported.

His decision is the latest development in the Vatican’s newfound reckoning of its

legacy during the Holocaust.

The correspondence contains 2,700 files specifically recounting Jewish groups and families requesting assistance from the Vatican in avoiding deportation or trying to free relatives from concentration camps, both in the run-up to and during the Holocaust.

Pope Pius XII, who served as pope during the war’s most pivotal years, is often charged by historians with ignoring Jewish pleas for help and cozying up to Hitler and Mussolini to preserve the influence of the Church.

The Vatican has long insisted that Pius XII should be celebrated for secretly advocating for Jews via diplomatic means, but that narrative is changing. The Church opened its secret files on Pius’ archives to historians in 2020, but by publishing its Jewish-related files online, it opens them up to easier access and greater public scrutiny.

‘Nazi Hunter’ to head DOJ team investigating war crimes in Ukraine

Eli Rosenbaum, a Justice Department veteran known for his work tracking and deporting former Nazis residing in the United States, will lead a team working to identify and prosecute people responsible for alleged war crimes in Ukraine, JTA reported.

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the appointment on June 21, while in Ukraine.

“There is no hiding place for war criminals. The U.S. Justice Department will pursue every avenue of accountability for those who commit war crimes and other atrocities in Ukraine,” Garland wrote in a news release.

Rosenbaum will lead the DOJ’s War Crimes Accountability Team. Starting in 1979, Rosenbaum led a team through the Office of Special Investigations, or OSI, that over decades deported more than 95 war criminals and their allies.

Rosenbaum is expected to work with both domestic and international offices regarding crimes over which the United States has jurisdiction, including the killing of American journalists.

Survey: More Israelis satisfied now with economic situation than pre-pandemic

An Israel Democracy Institute Study released on June 21 revealed that Israelis are somewhat more satisfied with their economic situation than before the pandemic, The Times of Israel reported.

In the 2019 survey, 28% of respondents were “somewhat satisfied” or “very satisfied” with their economic situation. In May, that figure was 33%.

But 21% were “not satisfied at all” in May, compared to 16% three years earlier.

Researchers attributed that to pandemic-induced societal and labor market inequalities.

The top concern for respondents in the year ahead was the general cost of living; 34% cited that, followed by 23% saying security was their primary concern.

Deborah Lipstadt’s first tour as antisemitism monitor will be to Saudi Arabia

Deborah Lipstadt’s first overseas tour as the State Department’s antisemitism monitor will start in Saudi Arabia, a signal of the kingdom’s efforts to change its image in the West and among Jews, JTA reported.

Lipstadt who was confirmed to the ambassadorial post in March said she proposed the visit to the Saudis, who were immediately receptive. She saw it as an opportunity to reach a nation influential in worldwide Muslim education because of its wealth and its status as the land of Islam’s holiest sites.

Lipstadt credited the Abraham Accords, the normalization agreements between Israel and four Arab countries, for making the visit possible.

“If you had told me a year ago, even after the Abraham Accords, that would be the first place I would go. I would say you’re dreaming,” she said.

Lipstadt will also visit Israel and the United Arab Emirates, one of the Abraham Accords signatories. PJC — Compiled by Andy Gotlieb

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July 4, 1976 — Hostages rescued at Entebbe

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July 5, 1979 — Opera Star Edis De Philippe dies

Israel National Opera Company founder and star Edis De Philippe dies at age 67. A New York native and renowned singer in prewar Europe, she made aliyah in 1945 and opened the company in 1947.

July 6, 1989 — Bus attack kills 16

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organizing the First Zionist Congress. His body is reburied on Mount Herzl in 1949.

Midfielder Yossi Benayoun leaves Liverpool for fellow English Premier League club Chelsea. The 30-year-old Dimona native, a pro since age 16, is a veteran of the Israeli and Spanish soccer leagues.

July 3, 1904 — Theodor Herzl dies

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July 7, 1969 — U Thant: ‘Open Warfare’ along Canal

U.N. Secretary-General U Thant says he is considering withdrawing the 96 U.N. observers from the Suez Canal zone because of “open warfare” there. U.N. soldiers were fired on 26 times in June. PJC

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Headlines Supreme Court decision on coach’s prayer throws doubt on a 30-year-old victory for a Jewish family — NATIONAL —

By Ron Kampeas | JTA

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ASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Seattlearea football coach who lost his job after leading prayers on the field following his team’s victories, in a decision that could have ramifications for Jews in public schools and the military.

A number of Jewish groups say the 6-3 ruling in Kennedy v. Bremerton, issued Monday, could roll back church-state separations that have protected schoolchildren from religious coercion for decades.

“This is a significant change in how we approach prayer in public schools, and one that will have a negative impact in particular on students of marginalized faiths and non-religious students,” said Rachel Robbins, the chairwoman of the Anti-Defamation League’s Civil Rights Committee. The ADL, which joined a friend-of-the-court brief on behalf of the school district, said it was “deeply disturbed” by the decision.

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 Former Bremerton High School assistant football coach Joe Kennedy answers questions after his legal case, Kennedy vs.

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Opinion A Jewish prescription for July 4th skepticism Guest Columnist Ben Krull

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uly Fourth is a challenging holiday for me.

How is it possible to reconcile the beautiful sentiments about liberty and equality in the Declaration of Independence with the fact that its primary author and many of the document’s signers owned slaves?

I have experienced similarly conflicted feelings in synagogue. How is it possible to reconcile the God that commanded us to love our neighbor as we love ourselves with the Almighty who destroyed the world in a flood and killed every Egyptian first-born?

God’s inconsistent behavior as expressed in the Torah also troubled the revered theologian Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel. In his seminal book “God in Search of Man,” he grappled with this issue in a way that is applicable to my contradictory feelings about America’s origins.

Heschel’s book addressed the “serious problem of a number of [Torah] passages which seem to be incompatible with our certainty of the compassion of God.” Some Jews ignore these passages, or claim that criticism of Torah’s content is heretical.

In my synagogue, Torah’s declaration that homosexuality is an abomination is chanted in hushed tones.

I wanted to lash out against God’s inhumanity. Yet, I did not know how to do so without jettisoning Torah as a whole

My reading of history has forced me to struggle with the dilemma of identifying with a national heritage grounded in both the lofty vision enshrined in our founding documents, and the shameful values exhibited on the founders’ plantations.

— an option which would be tantamount to rejecting my heritage.

Heschel emphasized that God’s cruelty “… stands in sharp contrast with the compassion, justice and wisdom of [Torah’s] laws.” Rebelling against God when He violates these principles “[endows] us with the sensitivity that rebels against all cruelty.”

In seeking authority to dissent, Heschel looked to those prophets “… who dare to Challenge [God’s] judgement.” They included Abraham, who argued (unsuccessfully) against God’s plan to destroy Sodom; Moses, who talked God out of destroying the Israelites for worshiping the golden calf; and Job, who called out God for treating the righteous unfairly.

By holding up these prophets as role models, Heschel relieved me from thinking that rebellion was inconsistent with embracing my heritage. Registering

disappointment when God failed to live up to His noble ideals elevated, rather than degraded, Judaism.

A similar dynamic defined my relationship with America’s founders. I revered them for envisioning a nation grounded in respect for inalienable rights, led by a government that derived its authority from its citizens.

How these same men could be so blind to their cruelty angered and disappointed me.

These contradictions have led some Americans to reject the founders in full, while others claim that criticizing our beginnings is unpatriotic. My reading of history has forced me to struggle with the dilemma of identifying with a national heritage grounded in both the lofty vision enshrined in our founding documents, and the shameful values exhibited on the founders’ plantations.

Heschel’s depiction of the prophets’

rebelliousness against God as a path to arousing empathy, enabled me to comfortably hold my disappointment with Washington, Jefferson and their contemporaries, alongside my veneration for their foresight and courage. Their vision of a nation that enabled the pursuit of happiness, contrasted against the sinfulness of slavery, clearly illuminated America’s potential.

Arguing across generations with our forbearers, in order to fulfill their most noble aspirations, is a noble American tradition.

Emulating their biblical counterparts, America’s civil rights prophets — from Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglas, to Martin Luther King Jr. and Lyndon Johnson — implicitly rebelled against the revolutionary generation’s sins by emphasizing the democratic spirit enunciated in their founding documents.

Rather than blasphemous, challenging the founders is a necessary step if we are to access Lincoln’s “better angels of our nature.”

Lauding their accomplishments helps us to see and avoid their shortcomings.

No matter how we view our origin story, the Declaration of Independence and the sins of the men who signed it, represent the foundation of our country’s heritage.

Similarly, the Torah — its good and bad — is the genesis of Judaism. By mirroring God’s biblical critics — by holding the darkness of America’s history against its light — we can honor our collective past, and use it as a springboard to a brighter future. PJC Ben Krull is a lawyer and freelance writer, living in Brooklyn, New York.

I’m glad Coach Kennedy can pray at the 50-yard line Guest Columnist Laura E. Adkins

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e ask too much of our public school employees.

We rely on them to spend an average of $750 of their own money on school supplies each year. We thrust them onto the frontlines of a deadly pandemic. We increasingly task them with keeping young children quiet through a school shooting, or even with serving as human shields for their tiny bodies.

We look to these teachers, coaches and administrators to at once inspire and educate the next generation while also regulating every word that comes out of their mouths (and every book on their school shelves).

Those who work at public schools make great sacrifices, and I am one of the millions of adults in this country who have benefited immensely from their selfless devotion. And during a month of high-profile Supreme Court decisions, some of which dramatically reduce the autonomy of Americans over their own lives, I’m glad that the latest one, handed down Monday morning, gives some small freedom back.

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high school football coach who wanted to pray.

In the eyes of the majority, the coach, Joe Kennedy of Bremerton High School outside Seattle, “felt pressured to abandon his practice of saying his own quiet, on-field postgame prayer.” To the minority, he engaged in “public, communicative displays” of religion, something that he was prohibited from doing as an emissary of the state.

I’m not a legal expert. I had to Google the Lemon Test, and the Establishment Clause, and the cited decisions to remember the specifics just like you did. I found the arguments in both the majority and dissenting positions compelling.

But I can tell you exactly when my heart broke for Coach Joe, and became convinced that the court ruled correctly in its 6-3 vote.

After being asked by the Bremerton school district to stop, Kennedy voluntarily ended his practice of leading locker-room prayers with his players (a tradition that predated him) and removed any religious references from his pep talks. But he also “felt pressured to abandon his practice of saying his own quiet, on-field postgame prayer,” the majority opinion said, and that is what he just couldn’t give it up: “Driving home after a game,” he “felt upset that he had ‘broken [his] commitment to God’ by not offering his own prayer, so he turned his car around and returned to the

field. By that point, everyone had left the stadium, and he walked to the 50-yard line and knelt to say a brief prayer of thanks.”

If you’re not a religious person, you might roll your eyes at this. But as a member of a religion whose practices seem utterly bizarre to many people, I found this truly heartbreaking.

Coach Kennedy did not force his players to participate in any religious activity. He started his post-game tradition of praying on the 50-yard line of his own volition — and, importantly, as a solitary activity. Over time, players joined him. And like any high school coach, he certainly knew how to work the audience, as exhibits of him captivating the players attest.

The dissenting justices would have you believe that this demonstrates “exactly the type of vulnerability to social pressure” that exists “in the high school context.” I think it’s evidence of something else.

The most memorable parts of school are not the curriculum, but demonstrations of character. My favorite public school teachers and coaches were not the ones who acted as callous ambassadors of the state, but the ones who were themselves — the high school history teacher whose room was decorated with posters of comunistas, and who held my best friend as she sobbed about a boy who broke her heart. The debate coach who sold “contraband” candy bars during class so that he could buy proper competition attire

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for students who couldn’t afford it.

None of them kept their opinions to themselves. Some were religious, some avowed atheists. But all of them challenged our beliefs, and we loved them for it.

Was my history teacher responsible for my short-lived obsession with Che Guevara?

Undeniably. But that’s the cost of letting teachers be themselves.

As a Jewish woman living in a majority Christian (yet increasingly irreligious) country, I bristle at any attempt for the state to impose its interpretation of morality on private citizens, as the court has done in overturning Roe v. Wade. But neither should we follow the French in preferencing secular activity, which functions as a religion unto itself.

As the majority writes, if we were to do so, “not only could schools fire teachers for praying quietly over their lunch, for wearing a yarmulke to school, or for offering a midday prayer during a break before practice,” but they would be “required to do so.”

Trying to remove the religious character of our country would be as fruitful as trying to desalinate the sea. If we want to protect the rights of all Americans to exercise their religions free of fear, we should start with not penalizing those who do so in public. PJC Laura E. Adkins is opinion editor of the Forward, where this first appeared.

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Opinion Chronicle poll results: Trips to Israel

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ast week, the Chronicle asked its readers in an electronic poll the following question: “Have you been to Israel?”

Of the 325 people who responded, 29% said “once”; 28% said “2-4 times”; 11% said “5-10 times”; 8% said “more than 10 times”; and 24% said “no.” Comments were submitted by 67 people. A few follow.

My children have all gone, thankfully — just saving to take ourselves. We can’t wait to go.

Would like to go back but unsure of the security situation.

Have you been to Israel?

8%

Yes, more than 10 times.

11%

Yes, 5-10 times.

No.

The first time, I felt welcomed by the people around me. The second time, a few years later, I was yelled at for stumbling over Hebrew, ignored by people unwilling to point a lost visitor in the right direction and generally treated rudely by ordinary Israelis in Yerushalayim. Seems like my home is here, not there Magical and life-changing. I can’t wait to go back.

24% 28%

Yes, 2-4 times.

Each time I take off from Ben Gurion Airport, I’m already missing Israel and can’t wait to return.

My 2020 trip was canceled due to COVID, and I hope to return soon. I am so comfortable there and it really feels like coming home.

29%

Yes, once.

The country dramatically changed in the 17 years between my two visits.

My next visit will be a permanent one.

Everyone should see what a beautiful home we have.

Not yet but definitely will in the next few years.

Went with an organized trip among three congregations, later in life. It was a great visit and we also gained ourselves inter-congregational Pittsburgh friends.

A totally spiritual feeling while being there.

The fight isn’t over Guest Columnist Eleanor Levie

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e knew this day would come — even as friends and relatives on both sides of the abortion issue said, “Oh, Roe v. Wade will never be overturned: Most Americans support it.”

But as an active member of the National Council of Jewish Women for more than three decades, I have long recognized the fragility of our hard-won abortion rights. Volunteer advocates like me have fully expected that the Supreme Court would decimate Roe the first chance it got. With the recent majority installed on the Supreme Court, we recognized that Roe would soon fall.

I was 21 when Roe was passed in 1973.

Before that time, I knew of college students, looking to finish their studies and embark on careers and lives of economic self-sufficiency, finding the means to travel to New York City for a costly but legal abortion. I knew of mothers who had all the children they could handle and afford who subjected themselves to questioning by judges and psychiatrists so they could get a legal abortion.

Meanwhile, anyone struggling to make ends meet but desperate to secretly end a pregnancy risked life, health and infertility by taking matters into their own hands or undergoing an unsafe, illegal abortion.

Many of them died.

Now the high court has opened the floodgates to state legislatures, including Pennsylvania’s, to ban abortion outright. This will not end abortion. Pregnant people will always strive to maintain control over their own bodies and lives, in consultation with their doctors, their loved ones, their clergy.

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Jews like me are profoundly aware that reproductive rights are inextricably bound with religious freedom. As protected by the First Amendment of the Constitution, no one should be able to impose their religious views on others. making personal health decisions for them.

Jews like me are profoundly aware that reproductive rights are inextricably bound with religious freedom. As protected by the First Amendment of the Constitution, no one should be able to impose their religious views on others. Included in that principle: beliefs about when life begins or the rights of the so-called “unborn” that some folks see as equivalent to the rights of the pregnant person. The Jewish view is that the life of the mother supersedes the life of a fetus.

I recall when Samuel Alito, the author of the majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, was nominated in 2005.

We felt great alarm that he was to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who had been the crucial deciding vote to save Roe in Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey.

Alito’s track record was clear. As a judge on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals — which serves Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and the U.S. Virgin Islands — he was the one voice to argue that women should have to notify their husbands before having an abortion. Our fears about his views were realized as soon as he got on the high court.

As part of NCJW’s BenchMark campaign to save Roe, I worked to mobilize a protest to reject Alito’s elevation to the Supreme Court.

Since moving to Pennsylvania in 1996, I have also led local NCJW campaigns to oppose Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, whose votes were pivotal in the Dobbs decision. With these additions to the court, conservatives have succeeded in their long game to roll back the clock to a time when women and all marginalized individuals had few rights.

There is no satisfaction in saying “I told you so.” NCJW will continue the fight with our allies to ensure that one’s zip code, citizenship status, social and economic level, race, religion or personal circumstances will not prevent individuals from accessing reproductive rights.

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Birthright trips came about after I was too old for them. I am not in a financial situation that I can afford to pledge and pay Federation a large amount to travel with them. I wish there was a way for people on Social Security Disability Insurance who have never been to Israel to be able to travel on a mission trip. It would be an amazing gift to Jews with disabilities to have someone start an endowed grant to do exactly this.

On our list.

When I was there, I had a sense of belonging I’ve not experienced anywhere else! PJC — Toby Tabachnick

Chronicle weekly poll question:

Do you believe the right to abortion is embedded in the Constitution?

Go to pittsburghjewishchronicle.org to respond. PJC

leadership, advocacy tools and support of NCJW, we have long been speaking out to defend all our rights and freedoms. Time and again, we have stressed the importance of electing a president who would nominate only fair and independent individuals for lifetime positions on the Supreme Court — and the lower federal courts as well.

We have sounded the call to action, galvanizing the Jewish community and those who share our values to contact our senators and urge them to confirm only those judges and justices who will defend our constitutional rights.

We of NCJW continue to loudly declare that courts matter. We live by our mission to improve the lives of women, children and families and to safeguard individual rights and freedom. To that end, and in partnership with the National Abortion Federation, NCJW has established the Jewish Fund for Abortion Access, which will help provide support and resources to any individual unable to access abortion care.

It may take decades to reverse this reprehensible decision in the courts. But we pledge to do all we can to ensure that all people can still exercise their own reproductive choices. PJC Eleanor Levie is a longtime NCJW volunteer and chair of federal judiciary nominations for NCJW in Pennsylvania. She takes a key role in NCJW’s 73Forward campaign involving Philadelphia and Pittsburgh NCJW Sections and NCJW members and supporters throughout Pennsylvania.

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as numerous states already have, denies individuals health care options consistent with their religious beliefs, including many in the Jewish community, thereby presenting issues of religious freedom and privacy. Just as the religious freedom of those whose faith renounces abortion must be protected, we insist on the protection of the religious freedom of those whose faiths would permit the choice of abortion.”

Mayo began the Havdalah service by noting that those in attendance “came in love.”

“That’s something no one can take from us,” she said. “If you came with a friend, a loved one or came by yourself, get a little closer and remind ourselves that we all stand here together and that we are stronger than anything that rises up against what we care about.”

Mona Strassburger said she decided to attend the Havdalah ritual as a first step in demonstrating there are people unhappy with the Supreme Court’s decision.

“It’s an invasion of my body,” Strassburger said. “My body, the reactionaries said couldn’t put a mask on. My view is that the Supreme Court cares about births, not babies, because there is nothing that is protecting children who don’t have child care or health care.”

Matt Feinman said he attended because,

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Peace and Innovation, created by former Prime Minister and President Shimon Peres.

The center works to foster peace and showcases many of the county’s advances through cutting-edge technology.

Tikkun olam was on display during Day 3 of the mission at Federation’s Partnership2Gether region Karmiel/Misgav.

Mission attendees had lunch with new olim

p National Council of Jewish Women Pittsburgh held a community-wide Havadalah service, led by board President Andrea Glickman and spiritual leader Sara Stock Mayo, on Saturday, June 25.

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regardless of gender, certain rights are fundamental.

“I’m not a woman, I can’t have an abortion, but that doesn’t mean that if I can’t have it no one else should be able to have it,” he said.

The Pittsburgh resident said he is concerned the decision might be a harbinger of the reversal of LGBTQ and contraceptive rights.

“Why should anyone’s rights to have the same freedom as anyone else be taken away? This is one step that will continue to snowball if not checked,” he said.

Nancy Harvey wanted to attend the NCJW ceremony to show her anger, she said.

“I feel like if we all come together and fight this, maybe we can do something

and make a change,” she said.

Harvey attended the event with her friend Donna Hanlon. The pair plan on speaking with their state representative and Republican lieutenant governor candidate Carrie DelRosso at an Aug. 11 event.

“She’s not been very vocal on this issue until this week,” Hanlon said. “She’s a woman. She’s our representative, so I want to talk with her.”

“She needs to be accountable,” Harvey said.

Mayo, too, believes it’s important for the community’s voice to be heard. The Havdalah event was a valuable first step, she said, allowing people the chance to join together in reflection.

“One of the primary rules of organizing is

(immigrants) from Ukraine and volunteered at a variety of sites meant to highlight Federation’s support of the community.

Mission members spent the following day enjoying small group activities, including taking a Taste of the Galilee tour, visiting the Golan Heights and spending time at the Akko Center for Arts and Technology, based on Pittsburgh’s Bidwell Training Center.

The mission arrived in Jerusalem midway through the nine-day journey, celebrating Kabbalat Shabbat at Huldah Gates in the Old City with Kippalive, an Israeli a cappella group.

Shabbat was spent enjoying several different walking tours and speakers, including the Federation’s Foundation Scholar Rabbi Danny Schiff, before a Havdalah celebration led by Congregation Beth Shalom’s Rabbi Seth Adelson.

The third day in Jerusalem began on a somber note as participants visited Yad Vashem before heading to the Dead Sea, touring Masada and riding ATVs or camels.

Other activities during the Mega Mission’s nine days included an optional tour of the Western Wall tunnels, a sound and light

p Mega Mission members on Bus 3 visit the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.

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that you have collective space for what you’re feeling first,” Mayo said. “If you just react in anger, it’s not going to fuel us for the long haul. And we have to remember, we’re not just fighting against people, we’re fighting for something. To me, that’s really important, to just remember what we’re fighting for.”

Glickman said reproductive justice is a core principle of NCJW, and that the organization had planned a Havdalah service to follow the court’s ruling since a draft of the decision was leaked earlier this year.

“We knew from the leaked opinion what was going to happen. It’s still really a punch in the gut,” she said. “There are a lot of people in our community who are hurting and are feeling sad and concerned and worried. This is what we can do to gather people in solidarity.”

Rabbi Jessica Locketz said she felt it was important to attend the Havdalah service for just that reason.

“We need to come together as a community to support each other,” she said. “I am grateful to NCJW for creating the ritual and encouraging us to gather during this time of tremendous anger and deep sadness.”

In the end, the rabbi noted, it will take the same sense of unity to safeguard abortion rights.

“We will need to work together to undo what has been done and ensure reproductive health and safety for all,” she said. PJC David Rullo can be reached at drullo@ pittsburghjewishchronicle.org.

show at the Tower of David and a tour of the Burma Road.

Particularly moving for all mission members was a June 15 visit to the Pittsburgh Promenade and Karmiel Memorial honoring the victims of the massacre at Tree of Life building. Attendees recited Kaddish and visited the trees planted in memory of the 11 victims.

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p Mega Mission attendees visited the Pittsburgh Promenade and Karmiel Memorial to Photos by David Rullo the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting victims.

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he Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle was recognized for its excellence in journalism by the American Jewish Press Association, winning two Rockower Awards in the weekly and biweekly newspaper division.

The awards were presented at the Rockower Awards Banquet in conjunction with AJPA’s annual conference on June 27 in Atlanta.

The awards were for work published in 2021.

The Chronicle received honorable mention in the category Excellence for Writing About Health Care for “Pittsburgh Jewish leaders are handed frontline role in mental health”

by Chronicle Staff Writer David Rullo and Chris Hedlin of PublicSource. The judge

commented: “Article shines a light on the difference between mental health counseling and pastoral counseling in a thoughtful, accessible way.”

In the category of Excellence for Writing About Seniors, the Chronicle received honorable mention for “Single Seniors, COVID-19 and the challenge of

community engagement” by Staff Writer Adam Reinherz. The judge commented: “Through positive profiles of community seniors, writer sensitively addresses the problem of loneliness exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.” PJC

Prayer:

and others started joining Kennedy in prayer, alarming the school district. It proposed alternatives, including allowing him to pray after the game, but he declined and continued to pray to increased media attention. The school district decided not to renew his contract.

The court concluded, essentially, that by preventing a Christian high school coach from praying, the school district had violated his civil rights no less than had it forced other children to pray.

“Here, a government entity sought to punish an individual for engaging in a brief, quiet, personal religious observance,” Gorsuch said, emphasizing that Kennedy had not explicitly urged students to join him in prayer.

“It seems clear to us that Mr. Kennedy has demonstrated that his speech was private speech, not government speech,” Gorsuch wrote. “This case looks very different from those in which this Court has found prayer involving public school students to be problematically coercive,” he said, specifically citing Lee v. Weisman.

Lee v. Weisman involved a Baptist clergyman who said at a 1986 middle school graduation ceremony in Providence, “Please rise and praise Jesus for the accomplishments of these children today.”

Merith Weisman’s parents, Vivian, the assistant executive director at the local Jewish Community Center, and Daniel, a social work professor, were unnerved,

and the prayer triggered a series of events and lawsuits that culminated in the landmark 1992 case.

That decision was 5-4. Antonin Scalia, the late conservative justice whom Gorsuch replaced, said for years it was wrongly decided, and the religious right agreed.

President Donald Trump named three conservative justices, and with the new balance of power, the Supreme Court has in recent weeks ticked off a wish list for religious conservatives, from school choice to overturning abortion rights.

The AJC’s Stern said Gorsuch was cherry-picking quotes from the earlier decision to make his own opinion sound less far-reaching than it was.

“There’s a tendency to sanitize a practice, rip it out of its historical roots and look at it in splendid isolation, and so it [appears] not so terrible,” Stern said in an interview.

Kennedy, as an assistant coach, may not have the same power as the principal in the Rhode Island case who invited clergy, Stern said, but the coach still had coercive power over students, and it was disingenuous to suggest otherwise.

“Kids will do anything to get on a coach’s good side and get playing time,” Stern said.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor, writing for the liberal minority in the dissent, made a similar point, illustrating it with a photo of students surrounding Kennedy in prayer.

“Several parents reached out to the District saying that their children had participated in Kennedy’s prayers solely to avoid separating themselves from the rest of the team,” Sotomayor wrote. “No [Bremerton High School] students appeared to pray on the field after Kennedy’s suspension.”

The National Council of Jewish Women, also a signatory to a friend-of-the-court brief, said the latest decision was one in a series that eroded church-state separations, citing among others the recent decision directing the state of Maine to pay for religious schooling for students for whom reaching public schools is arduous.

“No student should have to choose between their religious freedom and being part of school activities,” Jody Rabhan, the group’s chief policy officer, said in a statement. “But today’s ruling in Kennedy v.

Bremerton could force children enrolled in public schools to do just that.”

Mikey Weinstein, the Jewish veteran who leads the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, which advocates for religion-state separations in the military, said the ruling will undercut his years-long efforts to remove Christian prayers from military academy athletic events.

The decision “will serve to utterly and expeditiously destroy the precious wall separating church and state in our country and especially the U.S. military,” he said. PJC

of the pandemic but restarted in 2020, according to Adam Hertzman, Federation’s director of marketing.

COVID protocols were put in place for the mission, he said, and continued to evolve through the Federation’s conversations with a volunteer professional epidemiologist.

Despite the planning, several people contracted the virus during the trip, leaving some frustrated.

Mission attendee Leah Rubenstein said that many on her bus tested positive for COVID-19, and while she understood there was a risk traveling in a large group, she found that the structure of the trip often made it difficult to manage those risks.

“There were many events where people were herded together indoors without any protection,” Rubenstein wrote in a letter to the Chronicle. “The Mega event should have all been outside and socially distanced.”

Hertzman said that depite some getting ill, Federation did plan for the possibility.

“All guests were asked to test before flying,” he said. “On the mission, anyone who had symptoms and anyone who was concerned about contact received rapid tests

immediately. Those who tested positive were asked to isolate in hotel rooms, with our tour provider bringing food. A few guests did have to isolate this way, as well as two staff members, toward the very end of the mission. Guests staying together in a room had to isolate together or book a separate room and continue to test the person testing negative. We continued to follow CDC guidelines, which has been our guiding principle throughout. This included adding masking where appropriate.”

Despite the COVID complications, most attendees said they enjoyed their time in Israel.

David Weisberg was a co-captain on one of the family buses. He said the trip was “unbelievable.”

Weisberg’s daughter celebrated her bat mitzvah while in the Jewish state.

“That was really special,” he said, before recalling some of the other activities in which his family participated.

“We rode camels and horses. We took rafts on the Jordan River. We rode ATVs and repelled the walls of Jerusalem. Those were all highlights that Federation provided that

we otherwise wouldn’t have done if this was a regular trip to Israel,” he said.

Young adult bus co-captain Elizabeth Gordon Coslov said the trip has already begun transforming her life.

“It’s left me baking challah for Friday night and teaching my kids about things I learned there,” she said. “We formed lifelong friendships with people from Pittsburgh, Israel and Warsaw, because we had participants on our bus from Karmiel and Warsaw.”

Mega Mission co-chair Jimmy Wagner called the trip “inspirational.”

“It was a great time, but it was more than that. It was wonderful to see how our collective is impacting the organizations that we support not only in our partnership region but throughout the land of Israel,” he said.

While the Mega Mission may be over, the relationships made are not. Federation is planning an Aug. 30 reunion barbecue at Schenley Park. PJC

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the ruling was in line with a famous 1992 Supreme Court decision in favor of a Rhode Island Jewish family who objected to clergy leading prayer at their children’s public school.

Writing for the court’s conservative majority, Gorsuch quoted from that decision, Lee v. Weisman, in which the court held “that religious beliefs and religious expression are too precious to be either proscribed or prescribed by the State.” The ruling Monday in favor of Joseph Kennedy, an assistant coach in the Bremerton, Washington, school district, Gorsuch wrote, similarly protects First Amendment religious freedoms.

Jewish groups were not buying it.

“The Court’s see-no-evil approach to the coach’s prayer will encourage those who seek to proselytize within the public schools to do so with the Court’s blessing,” said Marc Stern, the chief legal officer of the American Jewish Committee, which had joined a friend-of-thecourt brief on the side of the school district.

“That is no advance for religious liberty,” Stern added.

The Bremerton case centered on the activities of Kennedy, who started out by praying alone at the 50-yard line and did not call on others to join him. But soon after, students

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participants were able to learn about the impactful work of the organization.

“I know that I was inspired, and I feel like everyone else was as well, in learning about the incredible work we make possible in Israel, from resettling Ukrainian Jewish refugees, supporting the Ethiopian Jewish community to succeed in Israeli society, bridging business relationships between Pittsburgh and Israeli businesses, helping non-Jewish and Jewish Israelis with special needs and providing lifesaving emergency care,” he said.

Community Campaign Chair and Mega Mission attendee Ellen Teri Kaplan Goldstein said the mission provided an opportunity to see Israel in a way not typically shown on the evening news.

“We saw in Karmiel mayors building good relations with the Arab communities,” she said. “I think that was just incredible.”

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Fresh peach and plum cobbler

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By Jessica Grann | Special to the Chronicle

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eagerly await summer’s arrival for many reasons, but in-season produce is at the top of my list. Fruits and vegetables simply taste better when they are eaten at the time that nature intended.

Cobbler is one of those simple desserts that any home cook can bake. My recipe calls for fresh peaches and plums, but you can create your perfect combination. Plums give the cobbler the most beautiful color.

I take pride in sharing recipes that you can fluidly use in your kitchen and this one holds true: Use 8 cups of stone fruit or berries of your choice. I like the idea of using what is fresh but also using what is on hand. We all overbuy produce, and cobbler is a beautiful way to use any extra fruit.

You can have fun and experiment with new flavors, or you can choose one stone fruit or berry to get an intense flavor. I recommend any combination of peaches, plums, cherries, blueberries, blackberries and raspberries. You also can use this recipe with apples, but the baking time may need to be adjusted because apples are firmer and take longer to soften.

This recipe is gluten-free and also free of refined sugar. If you don’t have the almond flour or agave syrup on hand, don’t feel the need to run out to the store for special ingredients — simply use sugar and all-purpose flour in their place.

The best advice I have is that if the fruit doesn’t smell good, don’t use it. If you’re putting in the effort to bake, wait until the fruit is in its best season.

Ingredients For the cobbler topping: ¾ cup melted butter or coconut oil 1½ cups rolled oats ¾ cup almond meal (or all-purpose flour) ½ cup agave syrup (or brown sugar)

1 teaspoon cinnamon ½ teaspoon sea salt For the fruit filling: 8 cups fresh stone fruit or berries (for this recipe I used 6 peaches and 4 plums)

1 teaspoon vanilla extract ¼ cup corn or potato starch Zest of 1 lemon 1-2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1 tablespoon agave syrup (or white sugar)

Preheat your oven to 350 F, and place the

wire rack in the middle of the oven.

Grease a 2.5- or 3-quart baking dish using a spray or 1 tablespoon of butter.

Prepare the cobbler topping first. Combine the oats, almond meal, cinnamon, salt and agave syrup in a medium-sized bowl. Melt the butter before stirring it into the bowl of oats. Combine well, and place the bowl into the freezer for at least 15 minutes. This will make the mixture solidify and make it easier to handle.

I recommend peeling and cutting the fruit over the bowl that you intend to use for mixing so you don’t lose one drop of juice.

When using stone fruit, peel it first, cut it in half and remove the stone. Slice each half into 4-5 pieces lengthwise before measuring.

If you’re using berries, just rinse them and measure them into the bowl.

Add the vanilla, starch, lemon juice and zest, and 1 tablespoon of agave syrup or sugar. I find that 1 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice usually does it, but you should prepare this to your taste. If you really like the extra zing, feel free to add 2 tablespoons. Lemon juice is usually the unrecognized flavor in baked fruit desserts.

Mix until the fruit is well coated in the starch. Evenly spread the fruit mixture around your baking dish.

Take the topping from the freezer. The mixture will look solid, but you will easily be able to scoop it with a spoon. Take spoonfuls of the topping and place them evenly atop the fruit. Bake for 45 minutes or until bubbling and browned.

Let it cool for 20 minutes before serving if you like to eat it warm.

The cobbler can be served with vanilla ice cream, but it’s perfect on its own.

You can keep this covered at room temperature for 2-3 days. It also will stay fresh covered with plastic wrap in the refrigerator for 4-5 days.

Enjoy and bless your hands! PJC Jessica Grann is a home chef living in Pittsburgh.

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I Jeffrey and Lynne Brenner Ganek, formerly of Pittsburgh, joyfully announce the birth of their dear grandson Raylan Albert Leith, born in Toronto, on May 25 to proud parents Jordan Leith and Dr. Hillary Ganek. Paternal grandparents are Dr. Mark and Rhona Leith of Toronto. Raylan’s great-grandparents are the late Rosella and Herbert Brenner of Squirrel Hill, Marjorie and the late Jack Ganek of New Jersey, the late Sarah and Albert Goodman and the late Wilfred and Fae Leith of Montreal. Raylan, whose Hebrew name is Raziel Avraham, is lovingly named after two great-grandparents, Nana Rose Brenner and Zadie Albert Goodman. PJC

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n this week’s Torah portion, Korach, we read about the rebellion of Korach and his group against Moshe’s leadership over the Jewish people and Aharon’s priesthood.

Korach and his group claimed that all Jews are holy. The entire nation heard the Ten Commandments directly from G-d. Why should there be any hierarchy of leadership amongst the Jewish nation?

Moshe attempted to dissuade Korach from his attack, yet Korach persisted.

Afterward, Moshe invited Korach to offer a sacrifice at the same time as Aharon, leaving G-d to choose who was worthy of the high priesthood.

Moshe then prayed to G-d not to “turn to their offering.” The Midrash explains that Moshe was concerned because Korach’s faction had a part in the public offering twice daily on the altar. Since they were part of the greater community, G-d might respond to their offering as well.

The public offerings in the Temple contained two opposite elements. On the one hand, each individual Jew had a share in these offerings since they all gave money toward the offerings. On the other hand, it was a communal offering, not a personal offering.

There are some societies that focus on the good of the general public, giving it precedence over the individual’s needs.

There are other societies that look out for the needs of the individual, even if it might hurt the public.

Moshe was able to see the public and, at the same time, not lose sight of each individual. He was able to blend the needs of the community with genuine concern for each individual.

This Shabbos, the third of Tammuz, is the 28th yahrzeit of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.

The Rebbe personified the approach of Moshe. Even as he was involved in global matters, he did not lose sight of the needs of each individual. He displayed care toward each person who came to him. He sent his shluchim all over the world, even to places with small Jewish populations, because the spiritual and physical needs of even one single Jew is so important.

Maimonides writes that the world is likened to a scale that is perfectly balanced.

One good deed of one individual can tip the scale and bring salvation to the entire world. May we merit very soon to tip the scale forever, with the coming of Moshiach, speedily in our day. PJC Rabbi Shneur Horowitz is the director of Chabad Lubavitch of Altoona, Pennsylvania.

This column is a service of the Vaad Harabanim of Greater Pittsburgh.

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he Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle invites you to join the Chronicle Book Club for its Aug. 14 discussion of “The Finkler Question” by Howard Jacobson.

“The Finkler Question,” published in 2010, won the Man Booker Prize. From author Dara Horn: “This is a very funny book about middle-aged men fighting with each other and fighting to maintain their self-esteem in pathetic ways. It’s very

accessible. Sam Finkler, a popular thinker, media personality and bestselling author, and his friend Julian Treslove, reconvene with their former professor, an older Jewish immigrant from the Czech Republic. The book is about how Jews are expected to cooperate with contemporary anti-Semitism. To be accepted, Finkler renounces and demonizes the state of Israel. This book came out in 2010; only in more recent years has

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Toby Tabachnick, editor of the Chronicle David Rullo, Chronicle staff writer

How It Works

We will meet on Zoom on Sunday, Aug. 14, at noon. As you read the book, we invite you to share your favorite passages on a shared document you will receive when you register for the meeting.

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What To Do

Buy: “The Finkler Question.” It is available from online retailers, including Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Email: Contact us at drullo@pittsburghjewish chronicle.org, and write “Chronicle Book Club” in the subject line. We will send you a Zoom link for the discussion meeting.

Happy reading! PJC — Toby Tabachnick

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Obituaries ASTROV: Phyllis (Pearl) Astrov, of Dublin, Ohio (formerly of Pittsburgh) passed away on May 30, 2022. Preceded in death by her parents, Harry and Betty Pearl; brother, Arnold Pearl; and sister, Faye Schwartz.

Survived by son, Harry-Todd (Lydia) Astrov; sister, Sylvia Plevin; granddaughter, Ariella Lopez-Astrov; and niece and nephews, Betty Van Baalen, Larry Plevin and Bill Plevin.

Phyllis was also survived by many close friends who she referred to as her angels.

In her adolescent years, Phyllis and little sister, Faye (Faggy) would take the streetcar to downtown Pittsburgh department stores where she developed her keen eye for style and markdowns. She also developed her ability to raise the service standards of all of those store employees she would meet. Professionally, she spent most of her working life in various sales-related jobs.

Her biggest job, though, was raising her son, Harry-Todd, which she pretty much did on her own. She instilled in him the single-minded goal to pursue an advanced education and worked very hard to make sure he had the means to do so. After he became more independent, she turned her considerable energies to worrying about and showering love and attention on her many, many friends. Some found her distinctive voice to be loud, most found it to be the source of a one-of-a-kind personality filled with the ability to turn a dull day bright. A memorial service was held on July 22, at Congregation Beth Tikvah, 6121 Olentangy River Rd., Worthington. In lieu of flowers, donations in Phyllis’ memory may be made to the charity of your choice.

FEILER: Benjamin Zeke Feiler passed away suddenly on June 15, 2022, at the age of 75 in his adopted home of Palm Springs, California. A graduate of Allderdice High School and the University of Pittsburgh, he went on to have an award-winning career as an advertising creative director in Philadelphia. His greatest passion was writing poetry and short stories (The Atlantic, Redbook, Periphery). At the time of his death, he was working on a series of stories about growing up in Squirrel Hill during the 1950s. Ben is survived by his wife of many years, Chris; his children, Jeremy (Roxana) and Jessa; and his grandson, William. He was predeceased by his parents, Murray and Katie Feiler, and his siblings, Fay, Saul and (especially) Sidney, with whom he squabbled over politics and Pittsburgh sports for 70 years. He was very loved and will be greatly missed.

GOLDMAN: Ruth Krauss Goldman, age 95, on Thursday, June 23, 2022, of Pittsburgh.

Daughter of the late Samuel and Mildred Krauss.

Beloved wife of the late Dr. Irving S. Goldman. Loving mother of Ellen (Steve) Slesinger and the late David Lee Goldman. Sister of the late Elliott Krauss. Adoring grandma of Benjamin Slesinger. Ruth enjoyed watching Turner Classic Movies and working on crossword puzzles. The family would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Weinberg Village PITTSBURGHJEWISHCHRONICLE.ORG

for the tender, loving care that was given to their mother. Graveside services and interment were held at Temple Sinai Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to MakeA-Wish Foundation, 707 Grant St # 3700, Pittsburgh, PA 15219. schugar.com KRAUT: Nancy Steiner Kraut, suddenly on May 16, 2022. Beloved wife of Alan Kraut, devoted mother of David (Karen) Kraut of New Jersey, Leslie Kraut of New York and Michael (Melanie) Kraut of New York; and loving sister of Bill (Susie) Steiner of Pittsburgh and Linda (Steve) Siegel of Pittsburgh. Loving grandmother of Ellie, Jordan, Gabriel, Matthew and Ethan.

Daughter of the late Ernest and late Edith Steiner. She also leaves behind caring nieces, nephews, cousins and a large collection of lifetime friends. Nancy was a speech therapist for special needs children for 20 years. She was an active volunteer through her synagogue, Midway Jewish Center. Her greatest joy was her children and grandchildren.

Contributions may be made “In Memory of Nancy Kraut” to either Commonpoint Queens c/o Judy Vladimir, Development, 58-20 Little Neck Parkway, Little Neck, NY 11362; Midway Jewish Center, 330 South Oyster Bay Road, Syosset, NY, 11791; or, a charity of your choice.

KROVITSKY: Earl A. Krovitsky, on Saturday, June 25, 2022. Beloved father, brother, grandfather and uncle to many.

Services and interment were private.

Arrangements entrusted to Ralph Schugar Chapel, Inc., family owned and operated. schugar.com LUDIN: Arlene Rubenstein Ludin passed away on June 19, 2022, at the age of 89.

Arlene was born in Pittsburgh on July 1, 1932, the daughter of Moe and Sally Rubenstein. She married Dr. Edward Ludin in 1953. They moved to Cherry Hill, New Jersey, where Ed was a plastic surgeon. They were married 40 years until his passing in 1993. In addition to raising three children, Arlene was very involved in the art scene, chairing the National Council of Jewish Women art show and later serving as president of her chapter in South Jersey.

She was a life member of NCJW and Hadassah. In 1974, Arlene opened By Hand Craft Gallery in Haddonfield, New Jersey, which she owned and operated for 11 years.

It was hugely successful and was profiled in Philadelphia Magazine. In 1993 she moved to Florida and became involved with the Menorah Manor Foundation and Eckerd College student outreach. In her husband’s memory, she founded the Edward N. Ludin Young Leadership Award for the Tampa Bay Area Jewish Federation. Her greatest joy was spending time with her children and grandchildren and her longtime companion, Bill Burcat (now deceased). She is survived by her children Craig (Nancy), Eric (Judy) and Pam (Stewart), and grandchildren, Dan, Aaron, Evan, Josh (Ali), Jacob, Matt (Anastasia) and

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Notable Personalities and Families Buried at Kether Torah Cemetery Like many young men, Calvin Katz volunteered for his country shortly after Pearl Harbor. He grew up on Pittock St. in Squirrel Hill, was a graduate of Fifth Avenue High School with highest honors, and was enrolled in engineering studies at Carnegie Tech. As a decorated Air Force fighter pilot, he was killed in action over England while returning from a mission over Germany on December 6, 1944.

Lieutenant Calvin Katz, age 21, was buried by the Jewish War Veterans, with full military honors.

A walk through section 31 in the upper portion of Kether Torah Cemetery along Irwin Lane is like a walk through Pittsburgh’s deli history.

The Weinsteins are here, everyone from Rachel “Bubby” on down.

Synonymous with Jewish Pittsburgh, family members had restaurants on the Hill, in Oakland, and Squirrel Hill. The places oozed hamischness.

Butter and sugar were not spared on their baked goods, and the corned beef was signature.

The Squirrel Hill Flower Shop came to be when Norman Wedner worked for Sam Speevack delivering flowers on street cars when he was a young boy. Norman became a business partner, and later purchased the shop. He and his wife Gloria provided excellent floral services to the community, with Norman passing away in 1988, and Gloria continuing to work for many years after that. Norman was a longstanding leader of the Squirrel Hill business community and Gloria was quite active with Hadassah and the Children’s Institute. Gloria passed away in 2012.

Julius Oleinick, 1927-2017 was the founder of several education-related businesses including ICM School (Institute of Computer Management), Compulearn, DAPCO, and PicturePages, a Golden Globe awardwinning children’s television show on Captain Kangaroo and Nickelodeon.

An exceedingly generous and giving person, the inscription on his tombstone in Hebrew translates to “He Helps Others, Salvations Flourish and Sows Kindness”.

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Ethan and great-granddaughter, Sofia. There will be no funeral service. Interment will take place at Roosevelt Memorial Park in Trevose, Pennsylvania. Donations can be made to the Moe Rubenstein Scholarship Fund care of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh or the Ludin Young Leadership Award for the Jewish Federation of Florida’s Gulf Coast.

SCOTT: Ronald Scott, on Monday, June 20, 2022, age 87, of Ross Township. Beloved husband of 64 years to Ervel R. Scott.

Loving Father of Randi (Marc) Berliner and Emy (Jeff) Miller of Delaware.

Proud Papa of Jason (Sara) Berliner and Jeffrey (Jennifer Tata) Berliner. Also survived by seven great-grandchildren. No visitation. Services private. Ronald worked for Sears Company for over 30 years in the credit department. Family received friends on Wednesday and Thursday from 12-4 and 6:30-9 p.m. at 113 Oakmont Drive Pittsburgh, PA. 15229. Family suggests memorials to Good Samaritan Hospice 116 Browns Hill Road, Suite 100 Valencia, PA. 16059. Arrangements by Hahn FH & Cremation Services Inc. SHEDRO: Amalia Shedro on Tuesday, June 21, 2022.

Beloved wife of the late Dr. Hector Shedro; loving mother of Michelle Shedro and Denise Jasper (Glen).

Sister of Felisa Chalcoff. Grandmother of Nora Shedro Spielman and Corey Shedro Spielman. Also survived by nieces Laura Zaslavsky, Ariel Zaslavsky and great-nephew Dan Zaslavsky. Amalia was dearly loved by many friends and family in her native Argentina, Israel, Pittsburgh, Florida, San Francisco and beyond. She cherished the strong bond she held with her community.

Her presence was marked by her sense of style and design. Her passions were in volunteering at the synagogue and with children and babies at various hospitals. Services were held at Congregation Adat Shalom.

Interment Beth Jacob Cemetery, New Kensington, PA. Contributions in Amalia’s memory may be made to Adat Shalom, HIAS, or Light of Life Rescue Mission in Pittsburgh. Arrangements entrusted to Ralph Schugar Chapel, Inc., schugar.com SILVERMAN: Kate Banov Silverman, beloved wife and lifetime best friend of Mike Silverman, devoted mother of Debbie Silverman (Jeffrey) Rothschild and loving grandmother of Jonathan and Talia Rothschild, passed away after an extended illness on Monday, June 20, 2022. She will be missed greatly by her family, many friends and former students. Services were held at Ralph Schugar Chapel, Inc. Interment Beth Shalom Cemetery. Contributions in Kate’s memory may be made to the United Network for Organ Sharing (unos.org). schugar.com WEINSTEIN: Leigh Weinstein, on Sunday, June 19, 2022. Beloved wife of Dr. David Weinstein. Beloved mother of Jeffrey (Jill) Perlmutter and Jill (Chad) Brink; stepmother of Karen (Christopher) Bassett, Richard (Thea) Weinstein and Rachel Alexander. Sister of Ann Glynn. Also survived by granddaughter Kaitlyn Brink and step-grandchildren Emily Bassett, Jackson Alexander, Andrew Bassett and Josephine Weinstein. Leigh grew up in Squirrel Hill and attended Taylor Allderdice High School. She was a fashion model, living in New York City and raising a family in Florida. Leigh returned to Pittsburgh to care for her parents when she met Dr. David Weinstein. She was also an avid animal lover.

Services were held at Ralph Schugar Chapel, Inc. Interment Homewood Cemetery, Star of David section. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Animal Protectors of Allegheny Valley, 730 Church St, New Kensington, PA 15068. schugar.com PJC

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Caps, gowns and smiles Yeshiva Schools of Pittsburgh students gathered for a series of graduations.

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p Hillel Academy of Pittsburgh’s middle school track team welcomed the start of summer with a final season workout.

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Beth El Bingo is back More than 120 players and 23 workers showed up for a fun night of Bingo at Beth El Congregation of the South Hills.

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Community members joined the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh for Mega Mission 2022. From morning until night between June 13 and 21, participants toured, shopped, ate and created connections with Israelis and the Jewish state.

p Mega Mission participants are welcomed to Karmiel by local students.

p Mega Mission members are mega matching as they march together during a Pittsburgh Loves Israel parade.

p Travelers stop in Karmiel Misgav at a memorial dedicated to the 11 Jews murdered at the Tree of Life building.

p Mega Mission participants took a private train from the Tel Aviv train station to the new train station in Karmiel.

p Aaron Kahn of Regent Square learns to surf with Hagal Sheli, an organization that builds confidence in at-risk youth of various religious and cultural backgrounds in Israel through surfing. Funding for the organization is provided through the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh’s overseas funding from its annual campaign.

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p Pre-sundown Kabbalat Shabbat at Huldah Gates with Kippalive.

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p Mission co-chairs Billy Rudolph, Scott Seewald, Stacey Seewald, Lieba Rudolph, Rochelle Wagner, Jimmy Wagner, Elizabeth Cozlov and Jesse Coslov lead a parade of participants along the Tel Aviv promenade to the Trask for an opening-night celebration.

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