Temple Anshe Emeth in Piqua, which was established in 1858, will celebrate the centennial of its current building with an open house, Saturday, April 15, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. The community is also invited to join 10 a.m. Shabbat services that day, led by Rabbinic Intern Anna Burke, with

The Power of Stories Series Jewish Family Education with Candace R. Kwiatek, The Dayton Jewish Observer Pharaoh instructed the Hebrew midwives, “When you assist the Hebrew women during childbirth, if it is a boy, kill him; if it is a girl, let her live.” Fearing God above all, the midwives

Holocaust educator Renate Frydman and Adriane Miller, executive director of the National Conference for Community and Justice of Greater Dayton, will be honored as League of Women Voters’ 2023 Dangerous Dames of Dayton. Also being honored is Kaukab Husain, Muslim Sisterhood of Dayton founder and a director of Muslim youth

For this year’s Women of Valor luncheon, Beth Abraham Synagogue Sisterhood will celebrate women who provide spiritual leadership to local Jewish congregations and make unique contributions across the Jewish and general community. The honorees are: • Rabbi Karen Bodney-Halasz, Temple Israel • Rabbi Judy Chessin, Temple Beth Or • Courtney

American Israeli singer and songwriter Rami Feinstein will perform at the community Yom Ha’atzmaut celebration of Israel at 75, Sunday, April 30, 2-5 p.m. at the Boonshoft Center for Jewish Culture and Education, 525 Versailles Dr., Centerville. Kosher Israeli food by Rochel Simon will be available for purchase at the

Look for The Adventures of Bark Mitzvah Boy each month in The Dayton Jewish Observer and at this site!     To read the complete April 2023 Dayton Jewish Observer, click here.

Rick Fishman, age 65, passed away on Feb. 22. Rick was preceded in death by his parents, Libby and Norman, and his brother, Coleman. He resided at the former Covenant House, now Garden Court, from 1995 to the present. Ricky loved sports, people, and never knew a stranger. His smile

But number of children with area Jewish congregations down by 45.6% since 2015 By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer Based on data from the Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton, the identified Jewish households and population across the Miami Valley have hit plateaus after decades of shrinking. The Observer’s analysis

By Hannah Kasper Levinson Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer New exhibitions by three female artists are on display at The Contemporary Dayton through March 26. Uniting the works of Becky Suss, Carmen Winant, and Yael Bartana are their varied interpretations of feminism and Jewish heritage. Their art ranges from

By Rabbi Nochum Mangel Chabad of Greater Dayton An old Jewish joke describes all Jewish holidays in a few words: “They tried to kill us. They failed. Let’s eat.” Just as our enemies were not the same, the way they tried to kill us was different as well. Our enemies