Opinion By Jim Nathanson I was standing in what looked to be a pleasant city park. Though it was August, a light breeze made for a comfortable day, but I felt anything but comfortable as I stood and just stared at the ground. It looked so very ordinary, but it

Dayton Children’s has presented Dr. Michael Albert with its Wallace B. Taggart Award, its highest physician honor. Mike has led the orthopedic department at Dayton Children’s for nearly all of his 34-year career. He arrived there during his first rotation studying at Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine. Mike

Look for The Adventures of Bark Mitzvah Boy each month in The Dayton Jewish Observer and at this site!     To read the complete October 2023 Dayton Jewish Observer, click here.

Rochelle Maris Goldstein passed away on Sept. 7 in Dayton at the age of 81. She was born on April 8, 1942 in Allentown, Pa., the only child of the late Edward Erkes and Ruth Anne Shupack Erkes. Rochelle was a kind and caring individual, known for her inquisitive nature

By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer One city near Dayton and five communities in the Cincinnati area were littered with neo-Nazi flyers on Rosh Hashanah, Sept. 16 and 17. In Tipp City, 16 miles north of Dayton in Miami County, “a lot more than 50” hate flyers were dropped

Police responded in minutes, services continued without disruption. By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer With more than 300 people praying in Temple Israel’s Great Hall on the first day of Rosh Hashanah, seven Dayton police cruisers and a MetroParks cruiser converged to block the congregation’s main entrance minutes after

By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer Tipp City Board of Education Member Anne Zakkour told The Observer Thursday morning that she is sorry for giving the Nazi salute and saying, “Sieg Heil” to then board President Simon Patry during a work session Tuesday evening. “In hindsight, I regret having

An interview with Asst. Prof. of Hebrew Bible Esther Brownsmith By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer With the beginning of the fall term, the University of Dayton now has two full-time Judaic studies scholars in its religious studies department. Assistant Prof. of Hebrew Bible Esther Brownsmith has arrived from

By Rabbi Karen Bodney-Halasz, Temple Israel The Hebrew month of Elul is dedicated to spiritual renewal and preparations for the High Holidays. During this month, as well as in Tishri, we are encouraged to recalibrate our souls, engage thoughtfully in the work of teshuva (returning), and redirect our life choices

Spouses Heather Wright and Michael Anes — both associate professors at Wittenberg University — are looking for seven Ohio high school history/ social studies teachers to join their 24-day study trip to Poland next summer. Heather and Michael have been awarded a Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Grant through the U.S.