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

Police dept. has received more than a dozen similar calls from swatter since first incident. By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer The Richmond Indiana Police Department blocked off the area surrounding the 700 block of East Main Street for nearly four hours, Tuesday, June 24 when it received a

The Dayton Jewish Observer received three Simon Rockower Awards for Excellence in Jewish Journalism at the American Jewish Press Association’s annual conference in Pittsburgh, June 23. Observer Editor and Publisher Marshall Weiss received the first-place award for excellence in news reporting by monthly newspapers and magazines for his coverage of

Epstein, sometimes referred to as the “Fifth Beatle,” came from an Orthodox family in Liverpool. By Stephen Silver, JTA In Midas Man, the first biopic about the late Beatles manager Brian Epstein, an early, pivotal scene is set in a synagogue. In it, Brian (Jacob Fortune-Lloyd) is with his parents,

Through July 9, 10 paintings by Hannah Kasper Levinson are on show at Pink Moon Goods home decor store, in partnership with Skeleton Dust Records. The paintings explore methods of optical illusion used in theater machines of the 1500s and the earliest forms of projection using glass slides and candlelight