By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer In January, the Jewish Federation announced the recipients of its first Innovation Grants funding cycle, which will provide $26,295 in financial support for six new Jewish community programs to be offered this year. The aim of the grants is to encourage innovative Jewish

By Mark Mietkiewicz, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer A person is obligated to drink on Purim until one no longer knows the difference between “cursed be Haman” and “blessed be Mordechai (Talmud, Megillah 7b).” “If all drinking does is make you sick or do stupid things, then it goes

With Charlotte Golden On Nov. 6, Air Force Maj. Benjamin S. Robins was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel during a ceremony at the Pentagon. Benjamin holds the aeronautical rating of C130J instructor aircraft commander and C-21 evaluator aircraft commander. Having proudly served in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation

Eileen Beeber, a resident of Friendship Village, and for many years prior to that of Fayette Court, Dayton, passed away on Jan. 15 after battling cancer for almost three years. Born on Nov. 11, 1930 in Asbury Park, N.J. to Yetta and Harry Zahler, Mrs. Beeber moved to Dayton as

Tampa native Cathy Gardner is the Jewish Federation’s new executive vice president By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer After Cathy Gardner’s initial phone interview with the Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton’s executive search committee, she felt the magic. “And when I came here for my personal three-day interview,” she

By Martin Gottlieb In the spinfest after the 2012 presidential election, Republican professionals have claimed significant gains among Jewish voters. Specifically, the Republican Jewish Coalition has eagerly put out the word that President Barack Obama got only 69 percent of the Jewish vote this time, compared to 78 percent last

Jewish Family Identity Forum Symbols of our values By Candace R. Kwiatek, The Dayton Jewish Observer “By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat and wept…” Exiled by the Babylonians from their land, their holy city Jerusalem, and their Temple, the Jews had been stripped of the familiar concrete symbols

By Rabbi Judy Chessin, Temple Beth Or & Chair, Dayton Synagogue Forum The role of Jews in our nation’s civil rights movement is a source of pride for most in our community. We thrill to the iconic image of Abraham Joshua Heschel linking arms with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

  With Charlotte Golden, The Dayton Jewish Observer The Montgomery County Commission has hired Interim County Administrator Joe Tuss as its new county administrator. In 2001, Joe joined the county as its community and economic development director. In 2008, he was promoted to deputy county administrator and has served as

By Masada Siegel, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer Mazel tov to you, bride to be! You might have been waiting for this day for a long time and finally it has arrived. Get ready for your entire world to change, because with the word “yes,” the whirlwind of happy,