Temple Emanuel in the News

Temple Emanuel shifts to voluntary giving: A bold new era for membership and governance, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, November 4, 2024

‘A divided world’: Religious leaders in Pittsburgh try to unite their houses of worship during contentious election, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 13, 2024

Temple Emanuel Celebrates 20th Anniversary of its Holocaust Memorial Garden, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, September 10, 2024

Kalix Jacobson, Nonbinary Cantor, Ushers in a New Era at Temple Emanuel, QBurgh, August 2, 2024

South Hills teen making Passover seder plates out of Legos, WTAE Pittsburgh, April 30, 2024

Temple Emanuel Nonagenarian Celebrates Bat Mitzvah, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, April 2, 2024

Remembrance and Reflection, Mt. Lebanon Magazine, February 21, 2024

The impossibility of Israel’s predicament, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, February 15, 2024

The Exit Interview: Leslie Hoffman, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, June 18, 2023

Pittsburgh’s Emily Meyer sees sacredness in doodles, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, October 11, 2021

Getting to know: Sierra Fox, Temple Emanuel’s new cantorial intern, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, September 22, 2021

Beth El and Temple Emanuel collaborate on new South Hills teen experience, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, August 24, 2021

Architect Daniel Rothschild fuses Jewish life and design, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, May 10, 2021

Two qualify to compete in National Chemistry Olympiad, Upper St. Clair School District:  District Highlights, April 8, 2021

Game show ‘Who Know one?’ takes Jewish geography to the next level, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, April 5, 2021

Drawing of Swastika Found Twice in Jefferson Middle School, KDKA, March 11, 2021

Membership and revenue down for some Pittsburgh congregations, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, March 9, 2021

Seven congregations join forces for ‘The Only Zoom Purim Ever’ (they hope), Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, February 16, 2021

Jewish youths’ passion projects combine social action and technology, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, February 5, 2021

Three eighth graders earn perfect scores at CalcuSolve , Upper St. Clair School District:  District Highlights, Febrary 4, 2021

Upper St. Clair native joins Joe Biden’s National Security Council,  Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle,  January 22, 2021

Despite pandemic, Jews at Concordia find community in Jew-‘ish’ residence, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle,  January 19, 2021

Pittsburgh-area native tapped to lead China policy in Biden administration, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, January 15, 2021

Studying community: Volunteerism as an expression of Jewish values, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, September 25, 2020

Shofar blowing strategies revamped to address COVID-19 concerns, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, September 8, 2020

Judaism post-pandemic: Local leaders take a look ahead, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, September 8, 2020

Local congregations ready for an unprecedented High Holiday season, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, August 10, 2020

Studying Community: Youth groups are rich source for Jewish engagement, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, August 3, 2020

Rabbis and Jewish educators frame Tisha B’Av 2020, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, July 20, 2020

Studying Community: ‘Immersed’ in Jewish life, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, July 20, 2020

Rosner’s Torah Talk: Matot-Masei with Rabbi Jessica Locketz, Jewish Journal, July 16, 2020

‘I can’t turn away from this’: Archivist’s Holocaust research gaining larger audience, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 7, 2020

Pittsburgh book clubs confront racism, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, June 30, 2020

More online offerings likely to continue in the post-pandemic Jewish world, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, May 25, 2020

Pandemic and the pulpit: Rabbis address challenges of COVID-19, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, May 13, 2020

Look for the helpers: local volunteers at full force during pandemic, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, May 7, 2020

Community adapts Jewish rituals during coronavirus crisis, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, March 25, 2020

21st-century Passover plague keeps Jews from celebrating at communal seders, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, March 25, 2020

Mohel Doyle snips a traditional gender role, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, March 18, 2020

Rabbis Against Gun Violence leader comes to Temple Emanuel, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, February 20, 2020

What will Jewish life be like in 2040?, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, January 15, 2020

Finish Lines: Rabbi Meyer, Mt. Lebanon Magazine, December 27, 2019

URJ focuses on inclusion during 2019 Biennial, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, December 24, 2019

Pittsburgh Jews react to judge striking down gun laws passed by City Council, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, November 6, 2019

Congregations prepare for High Holidays security, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, September 26, 2019

Rabbi Aaron Meyer takes the pulpit at Temple Emanuel, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, July 11, 2019

What to expect at a shiva, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, July 10, 2019

Rediscovering the Jews of Amiens, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, May 2, 2019

Preserving the humanity of the Holocaust, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 27, 2018

Scholar commemorates Holocaust-era French Jews in Temple Emanuel exhibit, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, April 4, 2018

Temple Emanuel senior rabbi retiring after 33 years, the Almanac, March 19, 2018

22 of the Best Reform Synagogue Websites, Addicott Web, 2018

Grammy-winning guitarist coming to Mt. Lebanon, the Almanac, March 12, 2018

Oh, those Shushan nights! South Hills shpiels ‘Grease,’ Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, March 8, 2018