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The Jewish Internet with Mark Mietkiewicz, The Dayton Jewish Observer When it comes to the intersection of halacha (Jewish law) and mobile technology, some queries are quite serious. Others are posed with the tongue planted firmly in one’s cheek. Q. Can I bring my iPhone into the bathroom? A. This

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Leshon Ima with Dr. Rachel Zohar Dulin, The Dayton Jewish Observer This month, we explore the Hebrew word olam, which is often translated as world or universe. The question arises: did the Hebrews of biblical times who coined the word, comprehend the concept olam in the same way we do?

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Kathy Lee Ellison, 67 of Dayton, died on Jan. 4. She surrendered gracefully after an 18-month fight with breast cancer. Ms. Ellison lived in Oxford, Ohio from 1989 until the onset of the cancer in 2012. She was born in Mansfield to Joseph and Lois Ellison. She graduated from Smith

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Dayton’s Jews of color share their stories By Michelle Tedford, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer Janice Davies-May’s most recent steps on her lifelong spiritual journey were down the hallway at Temple Israel. It was the first Shabbat after her Oct. 19 Bat Mitzvah with the temple’s adult B’nai Mitzvah class.

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  By Marc Katz, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer Waitress Amy Kindred waits for them inside the Legacy Pancake House on Keowee Street, asking an early visitor if he wants something to drink before he sits down at a long row of two-top tables, a booth lining one side,

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By Rabbi Nochum Mangel Chabad of Greater Dayton I carry around in my pocket every day dollar bills that I received when I went to see the Lubavitcher Rebbe, may his merit shield us, on my birthday. When I told the Rebbe that it was my birthday, he replied by

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By Dr. Rachel Zohar Dulin, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer This is a column for reflection. A column designed to briefly analyze Hebrew words, to look for their roots and their meanings in order to better understand concepts we sometimes take for granted. The hope is that through this

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  Look for The Adventures of Bark Mitzvah Boy each month at this site and in The Dayton Jewish Observer. To read the complete January 2014 Dayton Jewish Observer, click here.

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A look at the Holy Book series By Candace R. Kwiatek, Jewish Family Identity Forum, The Dayton Jewish Observer Check out recent news reports and you’ll find that the Bible is a popular subject. North Korea publicly executes citizens for possessing a Bible. Ancient inscriptions suggest Hebrew was spoken 3,000

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With Rachel Haug Gilbert, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer Eric Poch received a promotion to the position of associate registrar at Wright State University. In his 16 years working for Wright State, he has worked with faculty as well as students, and according to his wife, Sheri, he is

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