The Ten Commandments: A series Jewish Family Identity Forum By Candace R. Kwiatek, The Dayton Jewish Observer, May 2010 You’d think the current trends to get God out of the public arena — no prayer in schools, no commandments in courthouses, no crosses on city seals — would have made

2010 Film Festival: Fire Within review Review by Michael Fox, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer From The Fire Within Thanks to a number of documentaries in recent years that now comprise their own sub-genre, we’re no longer surprised to hear about tiny pockets of observant Jews in out-of-the-way corners

Film Festival 2010: Evolution of Israeli film By Bob Thum, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer Bob Thum From its earliest films to the present day, Israeli cinema has been a reflection of that nation’s quick-paced cultural and societal evolution. If one were viewing Israel’s history only through its cinema,

Interview with Meredith Moss, April 2010 For years, Dayton Daily News’ Meredith Moss Levinson has made us laugh, cry, and think   Vicki Bernie By Vicki Bernie, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer A welcome guest in our homes, features writer Meredith Moss Levinson has shared her life, her thoughts,

Hillel Academy plans move to Oakwood, April 2010 Observer Hillel Academy Jewish day school hopes to relocate from its campus in Harrison Township to Beth Abraham Synagogue (above) at Sugar Camp in Oakwood Day school hopes to open 2010-11 school year at Beth Abraham Synagogue By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton

The Ten Commandments: A Series Jewish Family Identity Forum By Candace R. Kwiatek, The Dayton Jewish Observer April 2010 Ba’al. Moloch. Ra. Aphrodite.  Zeus. In ancient days, people worshipped multiple gods who, they believed, controlled what they could see in the natural world around them: the sun, the seasons, childbirth,

Yom Hashoah 5770 By Rabbi Judy Chessin, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer Rabbi Judy Chessin While the watchword “Never Again” is customarily and universally applied to Holocaust remembrance, the phrase is also increasingly appropriated as a universal rallying cry against all genocides. And this shift from particular to universal

Wiesel interview March 2010 An interview with the Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer, March 2010 On March 25, author, professor, and human rights activist Elie Wiesel will return to Dayton to present a lecture (sold-out) sponsored by the University of Dayton and to meet

Style Observations March 2010   Fred Weber, owner of Weber Jewelers, at his store on Far Hills Ave. in Kettering   Style Observations by Vicki Bernie, The Dayton Jewish Observer, March 2010   Vicki Bernie With the right combination of experience and a loyal clientele, Weber Jewelers is a luxury

Dayton DMAT in Haiti   The Dayton DMAT OH-5 Disaster Medical Assistance Team — including Paramedic Judi Grampp (seated at table, 2nd from R) and Dr. Kim Kwiatek (seated, R) — was in Port-au-Prince Jan. 25-Feb. 3. This was the team’s first overseas deployment.   By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton