Religion, October 2009 By Rabbi David Sofian, Temple Israel October 2009 Let me begin by wishing you a happy, healthy, and wonderful new year of 5770. Even though we have completed the period of cleansing teshuvah (return) and are now looking forward to all the possibilities the New Year holds,

Martinis with Marti, October 2009 Martinis with Marti opens fair, Martha Moody’s last as chair   By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish ObserverIt’s not often that a Jewish book fair has a bestselling author as its chairperson. Martha Moody This year, local novelist Martha Moody will complete her third and final

Style Observations, October 2009 Style Observations By Vicki Bernie Jean and Todd Bettman at Occasionally Yours at The Greene A few weeks ago, I spent a delightful morning sitting with Jean and Todd Bettman at a beautiful, European-style table in their shop. Sinatra, Streisand and other classic standards set the

Judaic scholarship at Miami Valley   The Miami Valley School’s first Sinai Scholars   Funders’ bi-monthly independent study open to all Jewish 9th & 10th graders By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer Philanthropists Patti and Lee Schear have established a scholarship program to enroll more Jewish high school students

Ohio SPJ Awards 2009 In September, The Dayton Jewish Observer received two awards from the Ohio Society of Professional Journalists. Rabbi Bernard Barsky Winning the 2009 First Place Award for Best Religion Reporting was Rabbi Bernard Barsky of Beth Abraham Synagogue for the article Jewish Perspectives on Abortion in the

Interview with Esther Jungreis Esther Jungreis to give inspirational talk at Beth Jacob By Masada Siegel, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer October 2009 Esther Jungreis Esther Jungreis offers a simple message which comes from experiencing a complex life. Her father was chief rabbi of Szeged, Hungary, where she spent

20th Anniversary of Soviet Jewish immigration, October 2009   Svetlana and Moisey Shapochnik (L) were among 125 guests to join Joe and Elaine Bettman (R) at a picnic in Englewood Reserve Park to celebrate 20 years since Dayton’s Jewish Federation began resettling 80 Soviet Jews in the Miami Valley over

Partnership with Budapest By Irvin Moscowitz October 2009 Imagine growing up in a society where religion is not important. And then imagine living where you knew that half of the Jewish population of your country had been murdered during the Holocaust. And then imagine that your country had emerged from

By Samuel Heider, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer September 2009 My name is Samuel Heider. I was born in Poland in a small village by the name of Biljkow, 70 kilometers from Warsaw. I was the son of very religious Jewish farmers. My father, oleh hashalom, was a gerer

  Susan and Dr. Martin Schear in the women’s changing room of the Miami Valley Mikvah. The Schears have personally overseen the building and decorating of the ritual bath facility. They, along with Brenda and Allan Rinzler, are the lead donors to the mikvah.   Dedication, open house scheduled for