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Hillel Academy reboots, June 2011 By Rabbi Haviva Horvitz, Temple Beth Sholom, Middletown Rabbi Haviva Horvitz The clocks soon turn back; the leaves are changing from green to red, yellow and brown; the sweaters have been taken out of storage…so we build a hut and live outside for a week.

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Rabbi shows dignity of Darfuris in refugee camps   Rabbi Abie Ingber at a Darfuri refugee camp in Chad   By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer Rabbi Abie Ingber — who for 31 years served as rabbi for University of Cincinnati’s Hillel and is now director of interfaith community

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Religion, November 2009 By Rabbi Janice Garfunkel, Temple Sholom, Springfield December 2009 Rabbi Janice Garfunkel The meaning of Chanukah is: a) A commemoration of the first fight for religious freedom. b) That one day’s worth of oil lasted for eight days and nights, showing us that God does miracles. c) That

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Zvi Bielski, Dec. 24, 2009 Liev Schreiber as Zus Bielski in Defiance Zvi Bielski, son of Zus Bielski — one of the three Bielski brothers who led a Jewish partisan brigade in Belorussia that saved more than 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust, the subject of the film Defiance — will be the guest

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For all who are in need Jewish organizations provide for needs in the general community By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer, December 2009 If you walked into the lobby of Beth Abraham Synagogue in October or early November, the first thing you’d see would be two racks of used winter

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Determination, caring staff lead Covenant House resident to his own apartment By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer, December 2009 Robert Sussman, 49, sits in a wheelchair in his new apartment at Mercy Siena Retirement Community. Only a few days before, he said farewell to the staff and residents of Covenant

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Hirschfield interview By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer, December 2009 Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, co-president of New York-based Clal: The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, visited Dayton on Nov. 4 and 18 to lead sessions with students at United Theological Seminary. Rabbi Brad Hirschfield Hirschfield’s presentations mark the

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Style Observations, December 2009   Blayne Goldwasser Style Observations With Vickie Bernie The Dayton Jewish Observer, December 2009 Vicki Bernie University of Cincinnati College of Design student Blayne Goldwasser always sketched fashion designs when she was growing up. “I explored other things but I always came back to fashion. It

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Temple Sholom budget cuts By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer, January 2010 Citing a budget deficit that is eating away at its endowment, the board of Temple Sholom in Springfield informed Rabbi Janice Garfunkel in November that the congregation won’t renew her contract when it expires July 31. “It’s

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Husband and wife community professionals head to Chicago By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer, January 2010 Josh and Deva Zwelling On Nov. 17, Hillel Academy Principal and Director of Judaic Studies Josh Zwelling, and his wife, Jewish Federation Assistant Executive Vice President Deva Zwelling, announced to their respective boards

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