The ancient wake-up call comes to the concert hall By Jennie Szink, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer Composer Meira Warshauer has taken the shofar out of the synagogue and put it in front of an orchestra. Her piece Tekeeyah (A Call) was co-commissioned by the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, which

By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer In 2010, three musicians in Columbus came together to create concert programs they felt passionate about. They named themselves the Anahata Music Project and their first program was a Holocaust remembrance concert. The trio will perform this concert on Jan. 27 at the

Look for The Adventures of Bark Mitzvah Boy each month at this site and in The Observer.

Toby L. (Meckler) Footer, age 70, passed away Dec. 14 after a lengthy illness. She is survived by her husband, Ron Footer; son, Lee Footer and daughter-in-law Brenda Footer; daughter, Alyson Footer; brother, Bill Meckler and sister-in-law Jeanne Van Atta; sister-in-law Sandi Brecher; granddaughter Naomi Footer and many other family

The Jewish Internet with Mark Mietkiewicz On Dec. 10, Robert Lefkowitz, Serge Haroche and Alvin Roth will don white tie and tails. In the late afternoon, they will ascend a dais in Stockholm to be awarded Nobel Prizes for chemistry, physics and economics. On that day, they will also enter

Comedian Joel Chasnoff will lead two community-wide Chanukah events in Dayton — one for adults, the other for teens — over the weekend of Dec. 15-16. On Saturday, Dec. 15 at 8 p.m., Chasnoff will perform stand-up at the Jewish Community Leadership Council’s Chanukah Party at the Boonshoft CJCE, 525

By Debi Lerner-Rubin, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer Rockets and missiles shadow our lives here even when they are not falling en masse. They fall from the southern and northern skies indiscriminately. When lives are not lost, news is not made. I live in a cozy little town perched

Departing Federation head looks back on eight years in Dayton By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer On Oct. 29, the night before 50-plus members of Dayton’s Jewish community were to head to Ben-Gurion Airport for their departure after 10 days in the Jewish state, Hurricane Sandy shut down all

For Dayton tour, visit to Sderot presages Operation Pillar of Defense Photos and Story by Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer “Try not to step on the sh–,” says Ron Sinai, a guide with Mabat Touring Services, as he leads members of the Dayton’s Jewish community trip into a street-level

By Jennie Szink, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer The book Sharp and Dangerous Virtues is set in an “agriculturally-rich” area just north of Dayton. The characters include a church custodian running from a murder accusation, two idealistic lovers working to preserve nature, and a family trying to make it