Second local mikvah   Groundbreaking for the Miami Valley Mikvah at Sugar Camp in Oakwood, Feb. 1, 2009.   Miami Valley Mikvah to open in Oakwood By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer Only a month after the Dayton Ritualarium Society’s new mikvah facility on the campus of Beth Jacob

Open house at new mikvah The Dayton Ritualarium Society will host an open house for women at its new Rosenberg Dayton Community Mikvah, on the grounds of Beth Jacob Synagogue, on Sunday, March 15 at 10:30 a.m. Ritualarium Society mikvah attendants Chana Fox, Devorah Mangel and Jane Novick will host

Mikvah now open By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer Chana Fox, president of the Dayton Ritualarium Society How long does it take to collect 1,200 gallons of rainwater? In the case of the Dayton Ritualarium Society’s new mikvah facility on the grounds of Beth Jacob Synagogue in Harrison Township,

Scout Shabbat 2009 The Miami Valley Council, Boy Scouts of America and Girl Scouts of Western Ohio will host their joint Annual Scout Shabbat at Beth Abraham Synagogue on Saturday, Feb. 14 at 9 a.m. Scouts and adult Scouters of all faiths are welcome to attend; area Jewish Scouts from

Israel Rally January 09 By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer More than 300 people representing 19 Miami Valley synagogues and Jewish organizations came together for a community Israel Solidarity Rally on Jan. 7 at Temple Israel. The event was coordinated by the Jewish Federation. The rally’s message, according to

Religion February 09 By Rabbi Judy Chessin, Temple Beth Or, Chair, Dayton Synagogue Forum Rabbi Judy Chessin While Jews go to great lengths to avoid “racial” stereotypes, science confirms distinctive genetic markers which tie Jewish people to a common Middle Eastern ancestral population. Studies of DNA sequences indicate that Jewish

BA mezuzah project By Jennie Szink, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer 12-year-old Ben Green and his mother, Cheryl Levine, design mosaic art for Beth Abraham’s mezuzah project Fourth-grader Sam Green said he was aware of the ethical and religious meaning behind the mezuzah, but since he passes one several

The Hennings By Martha Moody Jacobs, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer Stephanie and Doug Henning At a work training seminar in March 2005, juvenile probation officer Stephanie Blum found herself partnered with a substance abuse counselor (now fellow probation officer) named Doug Henning. The two worked for different agencies

  By Martha Moody Jacobs, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer When Jill Abromowitz and Brent Gutmann marry in June at the Schuster Center, it will be the result of a romance spanning three continents, thousands of miles, and multiple time zones. Still, the two met in a homey way.

Religion January 09 By Rabbi Bernard Barsky, Beth Abraham Synagogue Despite all the Internet blather during the recent presidential campaign that Jews had reason to fear Barack Obama — because he was a secret Muslim, educated in a madrassa, a covert enemy of Israel and a friend of terrorists —