By Rabbi Shmuel Klatzkin, Chabad of Greater Dayton Hot enough? At that point of the year when the heat is usually at its hottest, when it’s hard to bear and we seek relief — that’s when we find the anniversary of national disaster, Tisha B’Av, an anniversary of such horrors

By Candace R. Kwiatek Children of the Bible Series In the widely acclaimed musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, lyricist Tim Rice enumerates a well-known series of biblical children, ending with: “Jacob, Jacob and sons, Benjamin and Judah, which leaves only one, Joseph – Jacob’s favorite son…” As you

The Jewish Internet By Mark Mietkiewicz, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer Did you read on the Internet how a famous fashion designer once uttered a racist remark on a popular talk show and was told to leave immediately? Well, if you did, forget about it. It’s not true (http://bit.ly/lashon1).

By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer Rochel Simon has always enjoyed baking. “This is my thing to do in the evening to unwind,” she says. “I’m always looking for a reason to bake.” Now, she’s got plenty of reasons. The co-director of youth programming for Chabad with her husband,

  Melvin David Crouse, D.O., passed away peacefully on July 11 after a brief illness. Born in Buffalo, N.Y. on March 23, 1928, he was the son of Irving I. Crouse, M.D. and Leya Greenberg Crouse. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Betty. A graduate of the

By Charlotte Jacobson, The Dayton Jewish Observer Stephanie and Jennifer Mutzman graduated from The Ohio State University on June 12: Stephanie from the Fischer School of Business majoring in marketing with a minor in design, Jennifer from the Graduate School with a master’s degree in education. They’re the daughters of

By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer From Aug. 1 to July 31, 2012, Beth Jacob Congregation’s Rabbi Hillel Fox will take a sabbatical year in Israel with his wife, Chana, and their four youngest children. Fox, who has served the Traditional synagogue as its rabbi for 18 years, will

Krav maga martial arts classes now at Boonshoft CJCE Story and Photos By Jessica Montan, The Dayton Jewish Observer A dozen students, teenage to middle age, stood in groups of two: one ready to point a fake gun, the other ready to swiftly but simply disarm the pretend assailant. If

By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer In mid June, the board of Hillel Academy announced it had hired Kathy and Dan Mecoli to share the Jewish day school’s full-time administrative position. Dan has been named principal and Kathy the instructional leader of Hillel, which enters this school year using

Mitzvah projects bring to life timeless Jewish values By Michelle Tedford, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer By carefully choosing the blue glass of his artwork, Tobias Cebulash captured the white swirl of a storm cloud. In the brown, the wood grain of a ship’s hull. And in the navy