{"id":139496,"date":"2026-03-16T10:41:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T10:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/139496\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T10:41:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T10:41:11","slug":"how-gov-josh-shapiro-talks-about-his-jewish-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/139496\/","title":{"rendered":"How Gov. Josh Shapiro talks about his Jewish faith"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good morning, Philly. Pack your sturdiest umbrella: A gusty storm is likely later on<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro\u2019s faith has long been central to his personal and public identity. As he seeks reelection and possibly a run for president, our main read explores the governor\u2019s approach to discussing his Judaism in the political sphere as he builds a religiously diverse coalition<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And Philly Typewriter, one of the country\u2019s only typewriter repair shops, recently took on work for a high-flying client seeking to preserve a family heirloom<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Plus, Pope Leo XIV will accept the National Constitution Center\u2019s Liberty Medal in a broadcast on Independence Mall<\/a>, and more of the day\u2019s news.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Julie Zeglen (morningnewsletter@inquirer.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n

If someone forwarded you this email, sign up for free here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Judaism has long been a central element of Gov. Josh Shapiro\u2019s personal and public identity. It\u2019s also the focal point of his recently released memoir, Where We Keep the Light.<\/p>\n

As the Pennsylvania leader\u2019s national profile rises ahead of a rumored 2028 presidential run, politics reporters Katie Bernard and Fallon Roth write that he has focused on commonalities between Judaism and other religions, and a \u201cshared humanity\u201d that he argues should guide the nation and his party.<\/p>\n

Supporters say he is building a broad coalition by reclaiming themes of faith and family from the political right.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it is really important that we have more faith in our system and in our society, even if we don\u2019t necessarily have more religion or more shared religion,\u201d Shapiro said at a book tour stop at a historic synagogue in D.C. in January alongside U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock (D., Ga.), a Baptist preacher.<\/p>\n

Bernard and Roth have the story.<\/a><\/p>\n

What you should know today<\/p>\n

Philadelphia is home to one of few typewriter restorationists in the United States \u2014 so few, a recent client traveled to the city from North Carolina via his own propeller plane to ensure the safe passage of a meaningful machine in need of repair.<\/p>\n

Philly Typewriter co-owner Bill Rhoda collected the beloved family heirloom, an IBM Selectric III, at Northeast Philadelphia Airport.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is absurd already \u2014 typewriters \u2014 and now we\u2019re in an airport,\u201d said Rhoda, who spent about 25 hours working on the mid-1980s-model typewriter at the Passyunk Avenue shop.<\/p>\n

See reporter Maggie Prosser\u2019s account of the adventure that, as she writes, seems unfurled from the platen of Ian Fleming\u2019s Royal.<\/a><\/p>\n

Quote of the day<\/p>\n

Steinberg\u2019s family donated her collection after her death. Now, the Atlantic City woman\u2019s costume jewelry adorns Philly\u2019s drag queens. Her jewelry will be on display for the audience to take at a sing-along event tonight at Broad Street Love<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\ud83e\udde0 Trivia time<\/p>\n

A new design for the U.S. dime in honor of America\u2019s 250th birthday has raised eyebrows and even sparked some conspiracy theories. Why?<\/p>\n

A) The usual olive branch is missing <\/p>\n

B) An eagle is upside down<\/p>\n

C) The dime will be made outside the U.S.<\/p>\n

D) Trump\u2019s face is featured<\/p>\n

Think you know? Check your answer.<\/a><\/p>\n

What we\u2019re…<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfc0 Cheering on: Katie\u2019s Komets ahead of the wheelchair basketball national championships<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc43 Discussing: Is the Ministry of Awe truly awesome<\/a>? <\/p>\n

\ud83c\udf0c Seeing: Starstruck, the Indigo Girl-penned musical premiering in New Hope<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcfd\ufe0f Noting: Philadelphia Jewish Film and Media is now \u201cformally integrated\u201d into the Weitzman Museum<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfeb Considering: What kinds of legacies should public schools celebrate<\/a>?<\/p>\n

\ud83e\udde9 Unscramble the anagram<\/p>\n

Hint: Home to Neumann University<\/p>\n

SAT ON <\/p>\n

Email us if you know the answer<\/a>. We\u2019ll select a reader at random to shout out here. <\/p>\n

Cheers to Kevin Brennan, who solved Sunday\u2019s anagram: Fergus Carey. You may have seen Fergie, Philly\u2019s most famous Irish barman, on an I-95 billboard spoofing personal injury attorneys. It\u2019s real.<\/a><\/p>\n

Photo of the day<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcec Your \u2018only in Philly\u2019 story<\/p>\n

Think back to the night that changed your life that could only happen in Philly, a true example of the Philly spirit, the time you finally felt like you belonged in Philly if you\u2019re not a lifer, something that made you fall in love with Philly all over again \u2014 or proud to be from here if you are. Then email it to us for a chance to be featured in the Monday edition of this newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This \u201conly in Philly\u201d story comes from columnist Stephanie Farr\u2019s story earlier this month on the city\u2019s accent-tinged crosswalk audio announcements<\/a>: <\/p>\n

John Schaeffer was at a crosswalk on Main Street in Manayunk a few years ago when the walk sign illuminated and a prerecorded audio announcement told him it was safe to cross the street. But what he heard, instead, stopped him dead in his tracks.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll of a sudden it just goes, \u2018Main. Wawk sign is awn ta crawss Main,\u2019\u201d Schaeffer said. \u201cI was like, \u2018Does this crosswalk have a Philly accent? Did I hit my head? Am I losing my mind?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

He pulled out his phone, took a video, and sent it to a friend in Canada, who confirmed Schaeffer\u2019s suspicions that the crosswalk indeed had hoagiemouth.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt feels like one of those many only-in-Philly things, of course even our crosswalks have a thick Philly accent,\u201d Schaeffer said. \u201cIt\u2019s mind-blowing and insanely cool. Obviously cool enough that I\u2019ve been holding onto it for years and when you came along I thought I needed someone to get on the case and get to the bottom of this.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read her full column on how the accented announcements came to be.<\/a><\/p>\n

Thanks for starting your week with The Inquirer. I\u2019ll be back with you tomorrow morning.<\/p>\n

By submitting your written, visual, and\/or audio contributions, you agree to The Inquirer\u2019s Terms of Use<\/a>, including the grant of rights in Section 10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning, Philly. Pack your sturdiest umbrella: A gusty storm is likely later on. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":139497,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[63966,69,71,70],"class_list":{"0":"post-139496","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-philadelphia","8":"tag-josh-shapiro-judaism-faith-politics-coalition-philly-typewriter-repair-prop-plane","9":"tag-philadelphia","10":"tag-philadelphia-headlines","11":"tag-philadelphia-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139496"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139496\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/139497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=139496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=139496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}