Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, Temple Israel has canceled its Dayton Jewish Cultural Festival, which was scheduled for Aug. 9. “The health and safety of our community is our top priority,” said Courtney Cummings, Temple Israel’s music and program director. She added that the temple will hold its Oy Vey

By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer Along with the nosh, drink, vendors, and live animals we’ve come to expect at Temple Israel’s Jewish Cultural Festival, this year’s version will feature a new klezmer band — based here in Dayton — and a talk with one of Israel’s most seasoned

With a goal of sharing Jewish traditions with the Jewish and non-Jewish communities, Temple Israel will hold its seventh Jewish Cultural Festival fund-raiser on Sunday, June 11 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. New to the entertainment stage this year will be blues guitarist Noah Wotherspoon. In 2015, Wotherspoon received

By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer Along with baked goods, belly dancers, and kosher beer, Temple Israel’s third Jewish Cultural Festival will feature local restaurants serving up world Jewish cuisine, and guests can learn how to save lives through organ donation. More than 200 temple volunteers will be ready