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Rabbi Sharyn Henry of Rodef Shalom Congregation walks the Torah around the main sanctuary during a recent Shabbat service. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)

Faith, Race, Place

Why did Rodef Shalom once have a swimming pool? What class and culture divides shaped early Pittsburgh Judaism?

by Chris Hedlin January 31, 2022February 2, 2022

Aparna Rayaprol, pictured with her spouse Vinod Pavarala in front of the Sri Venkateswara Temple, a multi-tiered ornate white building, in Penn Hills in 1992.

Faith, Race, Place

How did the Sri Venkateswara Temple’s founding help shape South Indian immigrants’ identities?

by Chris Hedlin January 31, 2022February 14, 2022

Community storytelling

‘My heart is in Texas’: Trauma’s long legs for this Jewish Pittsburgher

by First-person essay by Eli Kurs-Lasky January 18, 2022September 7, 2022

Terry Gibson illustration on a stylized background

FROM THE SOURCE PODCAST

Terry’s pilgrimage to Pittsburgh | S3, Ep. 3

by Jourdan Hicks December 29, 2021December 28, 2021

Bishop Cynthia Moore-Koikoi kneels before an open Bible, her hands clasped.

Faith and Religion

Bishop Cynthia Moore-Koikoi leads Western Pennsylvania churches toward a more inclusive future

by Chris Hedlin November 18, 2021November 17, 2021

Rabbi Moishe Vogel — bearded, with glasses and a hat — sits before a stained glass window at the Aleph Institute in Squirrel Hill.

Faith and Religion

Mental health concerns are rampant. Jewish leaders are on the frontlines.

by David Rullo of the Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle and Chris Hedlin September 3, 2021September 3, 2021

Rose and John Velgich-Figlar stand behind the ropes blocking off the front steps of St. Stephen’s Catholic Church in Hazelwood. The church has been closed since September 2020.

Faith and Religion

Why have some mergers in the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh been smooth and others painful?

by Chris Hedlin August 16, 2021August 16, 2021

Pastor Jeff Leake sits in the spacious lobby of the Allison Park campus of Allison Park Church.

Faith and Religion

Political conflicts escalate in the sanctuaries of Southwestern PA churches. Can they heal?

by Chris Jones of 100 Days in Appalachia and Chris Hedlin July 22, 2021July 22, 2021

“Soli Deo Gloria” (“To God alone be the glory”) reads the emblem on the gates of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.

Faith and Religion

How are Pittsburgh seminaries training clergy for today’s culture wars?

by Chris Jones of 100 Days in Appalachia and Chris Hedlin July 22, 2021July 22, 2021

Kayla Reiman picks up a tray of challah from a table on the Moishe House porch.

Faith and Religion

Pittsburgh Judaism is undergoing a renaissance. Young queer Jews are leading it.

by Chris Hedlin June 8, 2021June 9, 2021