Trauma therapist Miri Bar-Halpern — who with Jaclyn Wolfman coauthored the paper Traumatic invalidation in the Jewish community after Oct. 7 in the Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment in May — will keynote the Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton and its agencies’ annual meeting brunch, 11:30 a.m.,

Miri Bar-Halpern and Jaclyn Wolfman strike a nerve with a paper about the mental toll of being told your distress and fears don’t count. By Andrew Silow-Carroll, JTA Miri Bar-Halpern and Jaclyn Wolfman don’t use the term “gaslighting” in their paper on Jewish trauma after Oct. 7, but they might

By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer Of the hundreds of interviews Mike Sakal conducted over three decades for his just published two-volume book, Dayton Hungarians: Their Stories, Glories and Folklore, it was Rose Vegso’s that set the tone for the project. Vegso came to the United States from Hungary

If you’ve been dreaming of kosher barbecue — and at a family-friendly price — things are looking up. For its next Shabbat in the Park, PJ Library in partnership with Chabad of Greater Dayton will bring in Smoked on Chai Kosher BBQ food truck from Columbus, Friday, Aug. 22 from

By Rabbi Levi Simon Chabad of Greater Dayton Each summer, in the Jewish calendar, we mark a period of national mourning called the Three Weeks, recalling the siege of Jerusalem leading to the destruction of the Bet Hamikdash, the Holy Temple. From the 17th of Tammuz (this year July 13)

Sacred Speech Series Jewish Family Education with Candace R. Kwiatek, The Dayton Jewish Observer Elkanah was disheartened. His second wife, Peninnah, had many sons and daughters, but his beloved first wife, Hannah, was constantly distraught over her childlessness and Peninnah’s merciless taunting. Every year, the entire household would go to

Rabbi Schneur Mangel, son of Devorah and Rabbi Nochum Mangel, has received his rabbinic ordination from Achei Tmimim – Chovevei Torah in Crown Heights. Dr. Joanne Yacobovich, head of hematology/oncology at Schneider Children’s Medical Center in Petah Tikva, Israel — the sister of Springboro resident Joyce Lucht — was interviewed

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

Dr. Alvin S. Charme, age 88, passed away June 18. Alvin was an optometrist for nearly 60 years and an active member of Beth Abraham Synagogue. He was preceded in death by his parents, Donn and Claire Charme, and his wife, Diana Charme. He is survived by his children Judy

Ohio’s Best Journalism Contest, sponsored by the Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Columbus Society of Professional Journalists chapters statewide, announced July 7 that Dayton Jewish Observer Editor and Publisher Marshall Weiss received its 2025 first-place award for Best Religion Reporting in its small newspaper category (circulation below 40,000), and named The Observer