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In this week’s Parshah, Kedoshim, God commands Moses to share a whole set of commandments, or Mitzvot, with the Jewish people. One such Mitzvah is: "You shall not oppress your fellow. You shall not rob. The hired worker’s wage shall not remain with you until morning." So much…
In a normal year, today (April 15th), would be the final opportunity for each of us to take stock of our income over the past year and file our taxes. This year, the deadline has been pushed back to Monday, coinciding with our first Seder. One of the most important aspects of the Seder…
Our Chair, Bill Rudolph, earlier this week said to me, “I know what you are going to write about this week”. So, just to make Bill happy… For 10 years, the Federation has, through two organizations we established, secured much needed scholarship money for both our three Jewish Day…
Theodor Herzl, upon speaking about the idea of a Jewish homeland said, Im Tirzu, Ayn Zo Aggadah, meaning “If you will it, it is not a dream.” Next month, on May 10th, we will come together as a community to celebrate the 63rd Anniversary of Israel's birth with our community wide Yom…
At the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh’s Board meeting this past week, our Chair Bill Rudolph spoke about the holiday of Purim as a unifying moment of the Jewish people in our history. He spoke about how we as a community make amazing things happen when we work collectively.
