By Rabbi Nochum Mangel, Chabad of Greater Dayton As the joyous festival of Purim approaches, we see that its themes resonate far beyond the historical narrative of Queen Esther, Mordechai, and the salvation of the Jewish people. This ancient story offers a profound blueprint for confronting antisemitism, a scourge that

University of Cincinnati Associate Prof. and Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati Chair in Judaic Studies Jennifer Caplan will present the talk, No Joke: Jewish Humor and the Survival of American Judaism, at 5 p.m., Monday, March 3, at University of Dayton’s Sears Recital Hall in the Jesse Philips Humanities Center. A

Sacred Speech Series Jewish Family Education with Candace R. Kwiatek, The Dayton Jewish Observer In the Garden of Eden, God commanded the man, “Of every tree of the garden you are free to eat; but as for the tree of knowledge of good and bad, you must not eat of

Dentist Dr. Mike Halasz has made his movie debut, thanks to FilmDayton. He plays a dentist in the feature film, The Color of the Sun, directed and written by Clint Bramlette and now airing on Amazon Prime. The crew shot the scene for the psychological thriller in Mike’s office in

By Caleb Guedes-Reed, The Nosher If I asked you what first comes to mind when you think about South Carolina, chances are you’d conjure up images of its famous beaches, marshes, beautiful port cities, and complicated history. Would you have thought about its deep-rooted Jewish life that spans hundreds of

Though overshadowed by brother George’s music, his lyrics are here to stay. Book Review by Martin Gottlieb Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer Ira Gershwin never built the Stairway to Paradise that he imagined in his 1922 lyric. Perhaps he would have if his brother – composer George Gershwin –

Look for Bark Mitzvah Boy each month in The Dayton Jewish Observer and at this site!     To read the complete March 2025 Dayton Jewish Observer, click here.

Anne Burke, age 91 of Vandalia, died Feb. 14 at the Hospice of Dayton. She is preceded in death by her parents, Samuel and Mary Bartles; her in-laws, Jack and Bea Burke; and her husband’s ex-wife, Maureen Burke, whom she chose as family. She is survived by her husband, Aaron

By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer The Anti-Defamation League and two legal firms — Paul Weiss and Taft — filed a civil lawsuit on behalf of the city of Springfield, its elected officials, and several residents against the Blood Tribe White supremacist hate group Feb. 6 in Dayton’s U.S.

By Rabbi Judy Chessin, Temple Beth Or It has now been a year since Israel executed Operation Golden Hand, Mivtza Yad Zahav, Feb. 12, 2024 in Rafah, Gaza, successfully rescuing Fernando Simon Marman and Luis Har, Israeli Argentinian hostages kidnapped during the Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak.