The tree is situated over a small creek that drains from the cliff onto the beach. Spruce is a species that can grow to over 300-feet-tall but the Tree of Life is thick and squat.

There is hope in both, and it is okay to cling and to fall.” Khalil and Sophie Haddad eloped in front of the Tree of Life at Kalaloch Beach in September 2023.

That's when a gunman killed 11 people while they were worshipping at the synagogue. Dale Lazar will be at the ceremony and said, "When Tree of Life happened, it was incredulous.

Editor’s note: Many family members of victims of the Tree of Life shooting have advocated for prosecutors seeking the death penalty. Robert Bowers faces 63 federal charges in the case; jury ...

Young members of the Pittsburgh Jewish community are paying tribute to the 11 lives lost at the Tree of Life synagogue. Sixth graders shared their artwork with Ron and Andrea Wedner.