In September, The Ohio Society of Professional Journalists announced that Marshall Weiss, editor and publisher of The Dayton Jewish Observer, is the recipient of its 2013 first-place award for Best Religion Reporting in the category of newspapers with circulation below 75,000. Weiss won the award for his July 2012 piece

With a grant from the Jewish Chautauqua Society — the interfaith project of The Men of Reform Judaism — Temple Beth Or will launch a program this month to bring interfaith families together to explore the role of Judaism in their lives. Fusion Families is open to all interfaith families

With Charlotte Golden, The Dayton Jewish Observer Three pieces by Dr. Eric L. Friedland — Sanders Judaic Professor Emeritus at Antioch College, United Theological Seminary, the University of Dayton, and Wright State University — recently came out in print, just two weeks apart. Two appear in the anthology Welcome to

A survivor reflects By Samuel Heider, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer Rosh Hashanah is celebrated throughout the Jewish world as the Jewish New Year. I was born in Poland in a small village by the name of Biejkow. I was the son of Jewish farmers. For me, Rosh Hashanah

A look at the Holy Book series The Jewish Family Identity forum By Candace R. Kwiatek, The Dayton Jewish Observer The New York Times locates its featured articles on the right, above the fold. If “Let’s eat grandma” is written as “Let’s eat, grandma,” grandma’s role shifts. The T-shirt message,

By Eileen Goltz, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer So how much food is too much to serve for a yontif meal? Do we really need to have soup, salad, and an appetizer along with main and side dishes and dessert for a meal at 2 when we know we’re

Ruth Aides, a beautiful, graceful, fashionable woman, died peacefully July 20 at the age of 100. Mrs. Aides was the beloved wife of Sam (deceased) and sister to Bea Cowan, Joe Friedman, Milton Friedman, Mose Friedman and Jayne Friedman. Mrs. Aides was the beloved aunt to many nieces and nephews.

By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer After little more than two weeks at Beth Jacob Congregation, Rabbi Martin W. Shorr is no longer an employee of the synagogue. In an Aug. 26 letter to congregants, Beth Jacob President Dr. Herman I. Abromowitz wrote, “we were unable to finalize a

By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer The High Holy Days are a marathon for those who lead the musical components of the longest worship services of the year. At Dayton’s two Reform congregations, that spiritual and physical endurance test is now in the hands of members. Rosh Hashanah, the