Storahtelling Martha Moody Jacobs Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer   Once upon a time, attending a Torah service did not mean simply listening to someone read Hebrew. In ancient days the Torah reader had a helper, a m’turgeman, who translated the Hebrew line by line into the local tongue

Mikvah campaign Marshall Weiss The Dayton Jewish Observer   Beth Jacob Congregation agrees to lease land at $1 a year With $150,000 in prior commitments toward a $350,000 goal, the Dayton Mikvah Society is now going public with its fund-raising campaign to build a new facility. “We’ve been looking for

Beth Abraham building Marshall Weiss The Dayton Jewish Observer   In coming months, Beth Abraham Synagogue to decide fate of building In the years following World War II, the Dayton View neighborhood was the population center of the Miami Valley’s Jewish community. All of Dayton’s synagogues were there, within a

Marshall Weiss The Dayton Jewish Observer   Mixed reaction to settlement of suit against concentration camp guard Bob Kahn was dismayed when he learned the Justice Department agreed to settle its case against a Butler Township resident who lied about his role in the Holocaust on his 1992 U.S. citizenship

New Federation exec. VP Marshall Weiss The Dayton Jewish Observer   An interview with new Federation Exec. Vice President Larry R. Skolnick What struck Larry R. Skolnick on his first trip to Dayton a few months ago was how much it felt like Louisville, Ky., where he grew up. “Both

Sam Friedman: enjoying every day Martha Moody Jacobs Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer “I’m not a macher!” insists Sam Friedman of Springfield’s Temple Sholom, using the Yiddish expression for a big shot. “I’m just a volunteer.” At Temple Sholom, he is a key volunteer. Since joining the Reform temple

Cezanne war loot? Marshall Weiss The Dayton Jewish Observer   Though it may have been Nazi war loot stolen from a Jewish gallery owner, a Cézanne masterwork currently on tour at the Dayton Art Institute is legally part of the Rau Collection. The oil painting The Sea At L’estaque (1876)

Moss Ketubot By special arrangement with Bet Alpha Editions, the Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton will sell Love Letters, a book featuring the ketubah art of David Moss. Proceeds from the book will benefit the Jewish Federation’s cultural arts programs. From his pioneering work in the late 1960s, reviving the

Domestic violence awareness Michelle Tedford Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer   Rabbi Judy Chessin grew up with her mother’s adage, “Jewish men don’t beat their wives.” But the truth, she says, is that faith communities contain all the maladies of the society in which we live. “To deny it

BA scholar in residence weekend Marshall Weiss The Dayton Jewish Observer   Daytonians will have the chance to learn more about the esoteric Jewish mystical tradition of Kabalah during the weekend of March 11-13, when Beth Abraham Synagogue will host Dr. Shaul Magid as its scholar in residence. Magid, associate