With Charlotte Jacobson Mazel tov! Beth Abraham Synagogue has announced the recipients of its third Women of Valor Awards, for their commitment and dedication to the Jewish community and the greater Miami Valley. This year’s honorees are Judy Abromowitz, Linda Blum, Debby Goldenberg, Joan Knoll, Karen Levin, Ruth Meadow, and

In The Mix By Julie Wiener So, as you no doubt have already heard, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in response to complaints from major American Jewish groups, has pulled the controversial “Come Home Quick, Before You Assimilate Into Nothingness” commercials which are apparently, according to a representative from Israel’s

The Jewish Internet By Mark Mietkiewicz To Butter a bagel You need to finagle/Just to inveigle The slithering spread/To the edge of the bread (http://bit.ly/bagels01). That’s Alma Denny waxing poetic about the food that has conquered bakeries, supermarkets and wastelines everywhere. More than just a piece of dough that’s boiled

Lorna M. Eichorn, age 63, died Nov. 17. She is survived by her brother, Al (Nancy) Eichorn and her sister, Sally (John) Reinicke. She is also survived by many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Albert and Dorothy Eichorn. A lifetime Dayton resident,

By Marshall Weiss, The Observer “Hashem makes everything we see and so we pray to Him, Hashem makes our hearts sing, And so we’ll dance and sing for Him.” Hillel Academy Jewish day school’s six kindergartners sang out these words, part of a song they wrote called Caterpillars, Birds &

By Ethel G. Hofman, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer When the wind is howling and it’s cold and wet outside, I love to curl up in a cozy armchair and read about food in far-off places. Then it’s into the kitchen to cook up one of the tempting recipes

The Jewish Family Identity Forum By Candace R. Kwiatek, The Dayton Jewish Observer “A woman of valor, who can find? Her price is above rubies…” Known as Aishet Chayil, these and the subsequent lines of Proverbs comprise the traditional tribute recited by a husband to his wife on the eve

With Charlotte Golden, The Dayton Jewish Observer Eric and Serena Leventhal Mazel tov! At Thanksgiving, Eric and Serena Leventhal reopened Neil’s Heritage House restaurant on Thanksgiving. Serena is the granddaughter of Neil Swafford, the original owner of Neil’s, which opened in Kettering in 1946. In 1972, Swafford sold the restaurant

In The Mix By Julie Wiener, The New York Jewish Week Remember the inreach-outreach debate that dominated much of American Jewish life communal discussions a decade ago? If you don’t, the basic gist was: Should the Jewish community focus on deepening the engagement of already committed and synagogue-affiliated Jews (and

By Mark Mietkiewicz, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer Chanukah is approaching but if you can’t wait and want a quick holiday fix, just head over to the Apple iTunes store. You’ll find an assortment of free and low cost apps for your iPhone and iPod Touch to put you