By Lev Gringauz, New Voices Young Jews are increasingly not affiliated with mainstream Jewish institutions and those institutions are panicking. But some aren’t lost at all. They’re just expressing their Jewishness elsewhere: at Facebook. They’ve built their own institution of sorts: Jewbook, a term referring to a community of Jewish

Chabad of Greater Dayton has hired a third couple, Mussie and Rabbi Elchonon Chaikin, to oversee its programming and outreach for Jewish teens, college students, and young adults in the Miami Valley. Mussie, 22, is from Crown Heights, Brooklyn, headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement. She most recently worked in a

With Rachel Haug Gilbert, The Dayton Jewish Observer Sinclair Community College Prof. of Sociology Sean Frost has been elected to a two-year term as president of the Sinclair Faculty Assembly. Sean previously served as a divisional senator and vice president of the faculty assembly. Bonnie Beaman Rice is now director

By Rabbi Haviva Horvitz, Temple Beth Sholom, Middletown “Avinu Malkeinu, Our Father, Our King” . . . OK, it’s not Yom Kippur yet, and although a rabbi may begin to prepare sermons for the High Holy Days early, that’s not my focus here. But rather, I would like to highlight

Cedar Village’s board of trustees announced April 18 that it will sell its campus in Mason to an independent operator of senior living and skilled nursing facilities. “The agreement will enable all current residents to stay at Cedar Village, regardless of their insurance or payment strategy; the agreement also includes

The Bible: Wisdom Literature A series by Candace R. Kwiatek, The Dayton Jewish Observer When Solomon ascended to the throne of Israel, God appeared to him in a dream and offered to give him whatever he desired. Solomon chose wisdom: an understanding heart to discern between good and evil. Solomon’s

By Naomi Pfefferman, JTA LOS ANGELES — Sebastian Lelio, the director who recently won the Academy Award for best foreign film for A Fantastic Woman, grew up Catholic in Chile knowing almost nothing about observant Jews. So when the Jewish actress Rachel Weisz approached him a couple of years ago

By Josefin Dolsten, JTA NEW YORK — One of the first scenes in a new documentary about Ruth Bader Ginsburg features the Supreme Court associate justice, then 84, vigorously lifting weights, doing leg exercises and holding herself in a plank position. The much buzzed-about workout routine has only added to

By Aly Miller, thenosher.com Using tahini instead of peanut butter is one of my classic moves, and I know I’m not the only one. Tahini adds a nutty flavor with a hint of bitterness that goes perfectly with a smooth, dark chocolate. Sometimes, sesame seeds themselves are called for. While

Beth Jacob Congregation will honor the memory of Jack Edelman and Joe Hollander at a tribute dinner on Sunday, June 24 at 5 p.m. at the synagogue, located at 7020 N. Main St. in Harrison Township. Edelman, of Richmond, Ind., died Oct. 24 at age 92. A longtime member of