A look at the Holy Book: a new series The Jewish Family Identity Forum With Candace R. Kwiatek The Dayton Jewish Observer The recent hoopla over the new British heir highlighted the importance of symbols. Unlikely to hold any political power in his lifetime, His Royal Highness Prince George is

The Jewish Internet with Mark Mietkiewicz Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer The world recently celebrated a birthday (5,774 candles) and, God willing, so will you over the coming year. That means it’s high time to know what Judaism says about this special event and to find out how to

Barbara Guggenheimer, age 78, of Dayton, passed away Sept. 11 at Hearth & Home in Vandalia. Mrs. Guggenheimer was a longtime member of Beth Abraham Synagogue and the sisterhood and had attended The Ohio State University. Mrs. Guggenheimer was preceded in death by her parents, Louis and Sylvia Wall, and

With Charlotte Golden, The Dayton Jewish Observer Three pieces by Dr. Eric L. Friedland — Sanders Judaic Professor Emeritus at Antioch College, United Theological Seminary, the University of Dayton, and Wright State University — recently came out in print, just two weeks apart. Two appear in the anthology Welcome to

A survivor reflects By Samuel Heider, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer Rosh Hashanah is celebrated throughout the Jewish world as the Jewish New Year. I was born in Poland in a small village by the name of Biejkow. I was the son of Jewish farmers. For me, Rosh Hashanah

A look at the Holy Book series The Jewish Family Identity forum By Candace R. Kwiatek, The Dayton Jewish Observer The New York Times locates its featured articles on the right, above the fold. If “Let’s eat grandma” is written as “Let’s eat, grandma,” grandma’s role shifts. The T-shirt message,

By Eileen Goltz, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer So how much food is too much to serve for a yontif meal? Do we really need to have soup, salad, and an appetizer along with main and side dishes and dessert for a meal at 2 when we know we’re

Ruth Aides, a beautiful, graceful, fashionable woman, died peacefully July 20 at the age of 100. Mrs. Aides was the beloved wife of Sam (deceased) and sister to Bea Cowan, Joe Friedman, Milton Friedman, Mose Friedman and Jayne Friedman. Mrs. Aides was the beloved aunt to many nieces and nephews.

Jesuit university inspired Chicago native to enter the rabbinate By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer When Rabbi Joshua Ginsberg was an undergraduate at Loyola University in Chicago, a priest who taught his early modern history class asked him what he was doing Jewishly. Up to that point, he says,

By Rabbi Levi Simon Chabad of Greater Dayton A story is told about Rabbi Yisrael Baal Shem Tov (1698-1760), the founder of the Chasidic movement. One day as Rabbi Yisrael was walking through the forest with his students, he pointed out a leaf that had just blown off of a