The Jewish Internet with Mark Mietkiewicz, Special To The Observer Nothing can replace that visceral thrill of spinning your own dreidel. So as Chanukah approaches, that means it’s time to get wrist-ready. And since everything seems to have gone hi-tech these days, you can try your luck on your computer

Alice Sandra Dworkin, age 73 of Dayton, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Oct. 27. She was born on Sept. 25, 1940 in Dayton, to Jack and Lena Dubin. After graduating from Colonel White High School she began working for the Montgomery County Clerk of Courts where she retired

Following the run of Human Race’s Fiddler on the Roof, audience can join in for first-of-kind concert version  By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer When Kevin Moore contacted Music Theatre International with his special request, he was told, “No one’s ever asked us this before.” Moore, producing artistic director

By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer Dayton’s first TEDx conference, on Nov. 15 at the Victoria Theatre, is a testament to the spirit of volunteerism and optimism among Dayton community leaders. It also shows the difference a teacher can make when he sparks a student’s interest. One of the

By Masada Siegel , Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer A couple of years ago at a Herzliya beachside café in Israel, I shared a coffee with NBC Correspondent Martin Fletcher. I had interviewed him via Skype earlier in the year for a story and when I said I was going

By Brian L. Meyers, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer Late in 2011, the Ohio State Buckeyes football program learned it faced a ban from 2012 post-season play because of student improprieties and a staff cover-up in 2010. That scandal also resulted in hiring a new coach for the team: Urban

Little ones up to age 8, along with their parents and grandparents are invited to cuddle down with milk and cookies, crafts, and a reading of The Cats on Ben Yehuda Street — complete with puppets — performed by children’s author Ann Redisch Stempler. The DJCC’s Cultural Arts and Book

Lovers of classical music will have the rare opportunity to attend a performance of George Frideric Handel’s oratorio Judas Maccabaeus, presented by the Miami Valley Symphony Orchestra with soloists and its newly formed chorus, on Nov. 24 at the Dayton Masonic Center. Retired Springfield Symphony Orchestra Executive Director Dr. David

By Rabbi David M. Sofian, Temple Israel According to Snopes.com what will soon happen has never happened before and will never happen again. What’s that? Only on Nov. 28, 2013 will the first day of Chanukah coincide with Thanksgiving. This is because the latest Thanksgiving can be — set on the

Area universities will present two programs of interest to the Jewish community in November. Kristallnacht commemoration at Wright State Wright State University will hold its annual Kristallnacht Commemoration on Tuesday, Nov. 5 at 7:30 p.m. in Room M252 of the Creative Arts Center. The program will include personal reflections by