In August, The Ohio Society of Professional Journalists announced that Marshall Weiss, editor and publisher of The Dayton Jewish Observer, is the recipient of its 2014 first-place award for Best Religion Reporting in the category of newspapers with circulation below 75,000. Weiss won the award for his July 2013 piece

The Jewish Internet with Mark Mietkiewicz Yom Kippur is a time for soul-searching for all Jews, and that’s certainly been true for a number of Jewish athletes who have faced the dilemma of whether to compete on the most solemn day of the Jewish calendar. Although some of the most

Leshon Ima – Mother Tongue with Dr. Rachel Zohar Dulin Ten days after Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish world observes Yom Kippur. From the days of the Torah and up to the end of the fifth century, all Jewish sources referred to this day only in the plural form, namely Yom

  Funders to transition away from Miami Valley School scholarships, Judaic track classes By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer Five years ago, Lee and Patti Schear launched a scholarship program to enroll more Jewish students at the private, nonsectarian Miami Valley School, along with a Judaic studies track at

By Rabbi David Burstein, Temple Beth Or Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer As I write this article I am looking at pictures of my three children. Emma, who will turn 15 in a week. Coby, who starts middle school next month. And Nadia who will be a kindergartner at school’s

Opinion By Rena Neiger Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer Only a few weeks ago, hundreds of rockets from Gaza were flying into cities throughout Israel every day, many of them intercepted by what has turned out to be the miraculous Iron Dome system. To date, Hamas has breached eight

Dorothy Gordon recalls how she, her mother and sisters survived the Shoah in the forests of Belarus with the partisans By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer “Let me tell you something. Everybody has the same story. Only in a different way,” Dorothy Gordon, age 90, says of those who

By Marc Katz, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer At first, when Nate Miller’s agent suggested he sign to play with a basketball team in Israel, Miller — a Springfield South High School and Bowling Green University graduate — wasn’t sure he wanted to go. “My wife and I were

With Rachel Haug Gilbert, The Dayton Jewish Observer From Sept. 30 through Nov. 9 the University of Dayton will present the exhibit Imprints and Impressions: Milestones in Human Progress, Highlights from the Rose Rare Book Collection in the Roesch Library. The books and manuscripts are on loan from Stuart Rose.

Myths & Misconceptions Series The Jewish Family Identity Forum with Candace R. Kwiatek, The Dayton Jewish Observer In the aftermath of the September 11 disaster, an FBI investigating officer and immediate responder to the Pennsylvania Flight 93 scene sees legions of angels guarding the crash site (In the Shadow of