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By Rachel Haug Gilbert, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer Daytonian Hilary Zappin, the DJCC’s community outreach coordinator, has traveled extensively as a production assistant with acts such as Garth Brooks, Aerosmith, and Jimmy Buffet. With PC Goenner Talent Agency, she’s placed talent in regional and national commercials and in

By Rabbi Shmuel Klatzkin, Chabad of Greater Dayton On Rosh Hashanah, the rabbis tell us, we accept God as our ruler. There is something that is extraordinary here — despite all of God’s eminent qualifications, we are instructed that our role is crucial — for God to be sovereign in

By Jack Forman San Diego Jewish World Joel Fendelman is a young independent film producer and director whose feature-length documentary film Needle Through Brick — about the development of Kung Fu —  recently won the Silver Palm award at the Mexico International Film Festival. In making David, his first feature

The Jewish Internet With Mark Mietkiewicz Traditionally, fewer weddings are held between Passover and Shavuot, a period of semi-mourning. But after Shavuot, the Jewish wedding dam bursts. That means that right now, there are countless couples counting down the days as they plan their special ceremony. And that means choosing

With Charlotte Golden Can we kvell! Rachel Wynne, daughter of Ron and Mindi Wynne and granddaughter of Rochelle Wynne, will intern this summer as a technical apprentice at the Hangar Theater in Ithaca, N.Y. Rachel is an active freshman in the Theatre Arts Department at Wright State University. She is

Jewish Family Identity Forum Rituals in Jewish life series By Candace R. Kwiatek, The Dayton Jewish Observer “How incredible is it that a teen leads the worship service for the whole congregation and everyone takes such pride and joy in it!” exclaimed a friend during my son’s Bar Mitzvah luncheon.

Bernice Berkenfield, age 96 of Kettering, passed away on Feb. 25 at The Suites at Walnut Creek, Kettering. “Barney” was born June 28, 1915 in Pittsburgh, Pa. to the late Benjamin and Rhea (Klineman) Steinberg. She was preceded in death by her husband of 40 years, Morton R. Dworken of

By Michael Fox Special To The Observer The pioneering Yiddish writer Sholem Aleichem was born in a shtetl in the middle of the 19th century. Even today his name is synonymous with the Old Country and a vanished way of life. Blame Fiddler on the Roof, which was adapted from

By Rabbi Haviva Horvitz Temple Beth Sholom Middletown With so many holidays on the Jewish calendar, even during the month of May, it might seem odd for me to write about Memorial Day. And yet, I hope that after reading this article, the importance of this day and the lesson