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<i>Sisters Jessica, on left, and Samantha Schwartz</i> Sisters’ work in Tanzania brings sustainability to schools
Samantha Schwartz and her sister Jessica just returned from Tanzania earlier this month, and they’re already making plans to go back. But this is no vacation. The Schwartz sisters — Jessica, 22, ...
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<i>Beginning with Books reached thousands of children each year.</i> Beginning with Books founders lament loss of literacy outreach
After 26 years of bringing the joy of reading to thousands of Pittsburgh’s underprivileged children, Beginning with Books has completed its final chapter. The literacy outreach program, founded by...
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<i>Dan Wiseman</i> Jewish candidates — Frankel, Wiseman — square off in 23rd District race
It’s no surprise that Jews are both involved and interested in politics, but in Pittsburgh, one race leading to the Nov. 2 midterm elections has a special significance to the small-in-number, larg...
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Merrill Egorin, world-renowned researcher, led the fight in finding drugs for battling cancer
Helen Spiker still remembers the days when Dr. Merrill Jon Egorin would bring in local students, ranging from kindergarten through high school, to the laboratory at the University of Maryland Canc...
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<i>Josh Knauer</i> Knauer named to Obama panel on bio data management
When local entrepreneur Josh Knauer first got the call in May, telling him the White House needed his expertise in bioinformatics — the field of managing and analyzing biological data — the news c...
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<i>Sue Fishkoff photo<br> The Lev Shalem High Holy Days prayer book, left, and the new Israeli Masorti siddur aim to speak to the Jewish community at large. </i> New Conservative machzor gets slow acceptance here
For only the third time in the last 70 years, the Conservative movement has published a new High Holy Days prayer book, or machzor, just in time to ring in 5771. But initial acceptance of the new ...
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<i>Shalom TV photo</i> Taped television services are for the homebound, Rabbi Mark S. Golub says.</i> Shalom TV to broadcast taped services for Jews at home
This High Holy Days season, for the first time, would-be congregants can worship how and when they choose, all with a click of their television remote. Shalom TV, the video on-demand Jewish cable ...
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WQED-FM and WQEJ-FM to broadcast programs to commemorate High Holy Days:
WQED -FM 89.3 and WQEJ -FM 89.7 in Johnstown will broadcast several programs to commemorate the High Holy Days: • Tuesday, Sept. 7, 9-10 p.m. — “Birthday of the World: Part 1, Rosh Hashana” Leon...
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Coming up
The four Eastern Suburban congregations will join together for a regional Selichot service and celebration Saturday, Sept. 4, at Temple David in Monroeville. In addition to Temple David, members...
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Saturday, 04, 2010
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Regional Selichot Service 7:00 PM
The four Eastern Suburban congregations wi...