Beth Kissileff

is a Pittsburgh-based writer. She is the co-editor of the anthology "Bound in the Bond of Life: Pittsburgh Writers Reflect on the Tree of Life Tragedy" and author of the novel "Questioning Return."

From Beth Kissileff

Ideas

Judah Samet was a mensch well before he survived the Tree of Life shooting

By Beth Kissileff September 30, 2022 5:44 pm

What Painter Alice Neel Saw in Jewish Faces

By Beth Kissileff April 14, 2021 10:54 am

What Do We Learn About the Value of Female Leadership From Moses

By Beth Kissileff and 10up June 11, 2020 2:18 pm

People Are Interested In What I Have To Say

By Beth Kissileff and 10up March 9, 2020 1:09 pm

Ideas

I never set foot inside a mosque — until loving Muslims helped me process the deadly shooting in my synagogue

By Beth Kissileff February 20, 2020 3:34 pm

The Women Who Made Talmud Study Less Intimidating

By Beth Kissileff and 10up January 15, 2020 4:53 pm

Transmitting The Ultimate Commitment

By Beth Kissileff November 12, 2019 5:18 pm

Ideas

My congregation prayed at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue. Here’s how we are coping this Rosh Hashanah.

By Beth Kissileff September 19, 2019 12:22 pm

Beating Back Grief With The Language Of Art

By Beth Kissileff September 18, 2019 11:51 am

Artworks by children around the world installed at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue

By Beth Kissileff September 13, 2019 2:30 pm

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