By Rabbi David Burstein, Temple Beth Or Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer As I write this article I am looking at pictures of my three children. Emma, who will turn 15 in a week. Coby, who starts middle school next month. And Nadia who will be a kindergartner at school’s

Opinion By Rena Neiger Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer Only a few weeks ago, hundreds of rockets from Gaza were flying into cities throughout Israel every day, many of them intercepted by what has turned out to be the miraculous Iron Dome system. To date, Hamas has breached eight

Dorothy Gordon recalls how she, her mother and sisters survived the Shoah in the forests of Belarus with the partisans By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer “Let me tell you something. Everybody has the same story. Only in a different way,” Dorothy Gordon, age 90, says of those who

By Marc Katz, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer At first, when Nate Miller’s agent suggested he sign to play with a basketball team in Israel, Miller — a Springfield South High School and Bowling Green University graduate — wasn’t sure he wanted to go. “My wife and I were

With Rachel Haug Gilbert, The Dayton Jewish Observer From Sept. 30 through Nov. 9 the University of Dayton will present the exhibit Imprints and Impressions: Milestones in Human Progress, Highlights from the Rose Rare Book Collection in the Roesch Library. The books and manuscripts are on loan from Stuart Rose.

Myths & Misconceptions Series The Jewish Family Identity Forum with Candace R. Kwiatek, The Dayton Jewish Observer In the aftermath of the September 11 disaster, an FBI investigating officer and immediate responder to the Pennsylvania Flight 93 scene sees legions of angels guarding the crash site (In the Shadow of

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

Recipes and Photos by Shannon Sarna MyJewishLearning.com When the Jewish New Year comes around, many people stress for weeks leading up to the holiday and break out their most complicated recipes to impress guests. But when I entertain around the holidays, I prefer to rely on a few go-to dishes

Leshon Ima – Mother Tongue with Dr.Rachel Zohar Dulin, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer Jewish history, from biblical times to the present, is marked by struggle and by the yearning for peace. It is not surprising that shalom is a key word in our language and our tradition. The

The Jewish Internet with Mark Mietkiewicz, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer What, no sheep’s head on your Rosh Hashanah table? How about the head of a carp? Or some black-eyed peas or gourds or carrots? If you think that festive New Year’s foods begin and end with apples and