Newly retired after 25 years as head of Family Services, Dayton, Bonnie Parish now accepting appointments. By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer When Bonnie Parish retired in June from Family Services, Dayton, Ohio after 25 years as its executive director, she wanted to return to her roots in clinical

‘The next generation isn’t coming along…No one else is stepping up.’ By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer At Jewish War Veterans Dayton Post 587’s brunch on May 17, Commander Alex Pearl announced the executive board had decided to disband the post. The gathering marked its final program. “The next

Three 20-year-old Israeli Arabs from the Galilee region visited Dayton for a week in June. It was the culmination of a program for Israeli Arab students in the Galilee that volunteers here have led. Dr. Marti Moody Jacobs began the summer English camp project there in 2007 and since 2012,

By Rabbi Levi Simon, Chabad of Greater Dayton Picture this: A king who is powerful, wise, and rules over everything. Normally, he is in his palace, surrounded by walls, guards, and ceremony. To get an audience with him, you need the right connections, the right credentials, the right words. Most

America 250 — Part Two In the news series Jewish Family Education with Candace R. Kwiatek, The Dayton Jewish Observer How Jews Advanced Freedom in Revolutionary America. Happy 250th, America! A Brief History of Jews and Religious Freedom in the USA. Jewish Values, American Ideals: A Shared Legacy of Liberty.

    Adult b’nai mitzvah at Temple Israel Seven b’nai mitzvah will be called to the Torah at Temple Israel’s Shabbat service, 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 15. Seated (L to R): Masada Warner, Felicia Barr, and Robin Kent. Standing: Marcia Cox, Megan Bullard, Sharon Lemmon, Dr. Elaine Knoll Gaglione, and

If you can’t get enough of klezmer music, you’ll want to take in Dayton’s Flying Klezmerians’ August gigs. From 12:30 to 2 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 9, they’ll play at the Hyde Park and Oakley Jewish Summer Cookout, hosted by Chabad Young Jewish Professionals, at Alms Park, 710 Tusculum Ave., Cincinnati.

Dayton native Andrew Flagel, president and CEO of the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area, will present the keynote, A Jewish Perspective on Higher Education in the U.S., at the Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton and its agencies annual meeting, 11:30 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 16 at the Boonshoft

Hadassah Dayton will host a tea in honor of its centennial, 2 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 9. Guest speaker Natalie Silverman of Springfield, Ill. will discuss the history of youth in Hadassah and roles/programs today and in the future; she is a Youth Aliyah Team member. The event is $18 and

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