Humanities Prof. Naomi Seidman of the University of Toronto and its Department for the Study of Religion and the Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies will be the speaker for the 44th Annual Ryterband Symposium, Thursday, April 11 at University of Dayton’s Curran Place. A 2016 Guggenheim Fellow, Seidman hosts

Dayton Contemporary Dance Company’s preprofessional ensemble, DCDC2, will perform When Dance Transcends Barriers: A Story of Jewish & African American Dance in Dayton at 3 p.m., Sunday, April 7 at Beth Jacob Congregation. The original work celebrates the legacies of DCDC founder Jeraldyne Blunden, and her longtime mentors, Dayton Ballet

The World Zionist Organization’s English language U.S. tour of Heschel’s Passover Eve will present the one-person play at 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 9 at Beth Abraham Synagogue in Oakwood. The play is set in April 1968, a few days before the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is to join the

Judaism’s Worldview Series Jewish Family Education with Candace R. Kwiatek, The Dayton Jewish Observer As the Roman Emperor Hadrian travelled along the roads of Tiberias, he saw an elderly man digging holes to plant fruit trees. Hadrian called out, “Old man, old man, how old are you today?” He replied,

Anna Smith, who began Hillel Academy of Greater Dayton’s 2023-24 school year as its interim principal, has been named the Jewish day school’s principal. Anna received her doctorate in educational leadership from Northeastern University and a graduate certificate in Jewish education leadership from Hebrew College. She has taught at Hillel

Look for the Adventures of Bark Mitzvah Boy each month in The Dayton Jewish Observer and at this site!     To read the complete April 2024 Dayton Jewish Observer, click here.

Jean Kolstein Lieberman was born on Dec. 19, 1929 in Cincinnati, daughter of Harry and Reva Kolstein. She died on March 14, surrounded by family in the days prior to her death. She was preceded in death in 2014 by the love of her life, Bert Lieberman, husband of 63

Story and Photos by Rabbi Karen Bodney-Halasz, Temple Israel The Talmud teaches that visiting the infirm relieves 1/60th of their pain. It is integral to their healing process. Offering comfort from mental and physical suffering is part of our responsibility as Jews. Going on a mission trip to Israel Jan.

Local updates connected to the Israel-Hamas war By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer After the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre, Kevin Kroos knew he needed to do more than write a check or attend a pro-Israel community event. Kroos, co-owner of Tool Tech in Springfield, volunteered for a week in

Adversaries offer alternate postmortems on how, why it came to be. By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer The Pentagon has a new policy for handling religious freedom complaints: objections to specific displays or expressions will automatically go up the chain of command to the Department of Defense and must