By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer From the moment in August when Jewish Community Relations Council Director Jeff Blumer got the Jewish Federation’s go-ahead to raise funds for the Holon-based family of Bar Kuperstein, Jeff hoped he might present the check to Bar himself. Bar, 22, was then thought

‘Zionism is anti-American’ By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer Sammy Caruso began his speech leading the chant, “Free Palestine.” He concluded with another chant, directed at the U.S. government: “Not another nickel, not another dime. No more money for Israel’s crimes.” In between, the Oakwood resident and Miami University

Gursha is both a memoir and recipe collection from the proprietor of Tsion Cafe. By Rachel Ringler, New York Jewish Week Chef Beejhy Barhany, the proprietor of Tsion Cafe, a kosher and vegan Israeli Ethiopian restaurant in Harlem, was born in Ethiopia. As a child, she spent three years in

Chanukah in light of Twilight Override By Rabbi Aubrey L. Glazer, Beth Abraham Synagogue What are we really kindling during this winter solstice season? I was moved recently by the description of kindling in the 2020 book How God Becomes Real: Kindling the Presence of Invisible Others, where author T.M.

Tammy Evans, office manager for Beth Jacob Congregation, celebrated 25 years of service to the synagogue in October. Beth Jacob leadership put together a lunch in her honor, to show their appreciation for her dedication, talent, and energy. Jonah Sandler, founder of Scene75 Entertainment Center and a longtime supporter of

In the news series Jewish Family Education with Candace R. Kwiatek, The Dayton Jewish Observer In the Nov. 6 AP News video Denmark eyes new law to protect citizens from AI deepfakes, Marie Watson tells of opening a favorite video game only to discover that someone had taken her Instagram

Look for The Adventures of Bark Mitzvah Boy each month in The Dayton Jewish Observer and at this site!     To read the complete December 2025 Dayton Jewish Observer, click here.

Ben Harrison Bader, Sept. 22, 2000 – Oct. 23, 2025. From the moment he entered this world — tiny and determined at just two pounds — Ben Harrison Bader showed the strength, courage, and grace that would come to define him. Born a fighter, he grew into a young man

By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer The owner of Middletown Plaza shopping center removed from a vacant area of the property a tractor trailer on Nov. 18 that was tagged with “Was Hitler Right” and a swastika. Middletown Police received reports about the tagged truck the previous weekend. “Once

CEO — son of Holocaust survivors and a member of Dallas, Texas Jewish community — stands behind former editor’s decision to run columns By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer Isaac Weintraub has lived in Beavercreek for a decade. While furloughed from his work as an electrical engineer at Wright-Patterson