Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton CEO Cathy Gardner announced on April 20 that the Federation has hired Tara Feiner to serve as director of Jewish Family Services beginning May 1. Feiner, a native of Philadelphia, takes over from JFS Director Mary Ann Hemmert, who retires on May 7. For 15

The Jewish Internet with Mark Mietkiewicz, The Dayton Jewish Observer Sorry, Dave, you were a bunch of centuries late. THIS is the original Top Ten List. On Sunday, May 24, Aseret Hadibrot, the Ten Commandments, will be read from the Torah to mark the first day of Shavuot. Aside from

Mother’s Day 2015 By Renate Frydman, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer This is the first time since I was a little girl that I won’t buy a Mother’s Day card. My mother, who passed away in December, was almost 108 years old. I miss her tremendously. Carmen was possibly

With Rachel Haug Gilbert, The Dayton Jewish Observer Beth Abraham Synagogue celebrated employee Dennis Day for his 30 years of service as custodian to the congregation, with a kiddush luncheon in his honor on April 25. As Marc Katz wrote in Beth Abraham’s April Bulletin, “He isn’t Jewish, but he

Jew in the Christian world  Jewish Family Education with Candace R. Kwiatek, The Dayton Jewish Observer Following a two-year courtship, Conservative synagogues B’nai Tzedek and Ohav Shalom in Cincinnati recently joined together in a marriage ceremony, forming Congregation Etz Chaim. Attended by hundreds dressed in tuxedos and gowns, it was

By Rabbi David M. Sofian, Temple Israel Lately I have been rereading Rabbi Neil Gillman’s book, Doing Jewish Theology. I doubt Neil Gillman’s name is one that most of you readily know. It is worth knowing, because he can be an extremely helpful philosopher/theologian. Gillman spent his entire professional career teaching

Leshon Ima – Mother Tongue with Dr. Rachel Zohar Dulin, The Dayton Jewish Observer For some of us the month of May conjures an association with labor’s struggle for workers’ rights. On the Hebrew calendar, summer comes to mind. This year, we celebrate Shavuot at the end of May. Shavuot

Look for The Adventures of Bark Mitzvah Boy each month in The Dayton Jewish Observer and at this site.   To read the complete May 2015 Dayton Jewish Observer, click here.

Bernice S. Carson, age 96 of Dayton, passed away March 28. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Pearl Rosensweet; husband, Bernard Carson; son, Robert Carson; sister and brother-in-law, Shirley and Bill Semmelman. Mrs. Carson is survived by her sister and brother-in-law, Joyce and Charles Kardon, many

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