Domestic violence awareness Michelle Tedford Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer   Rabbi Judy Chessin grew up with her mother’s adage, “Jewish men don’t beat their wives.” But the truth, she says, is that faith communities contain all the maladies of the society in which we live. “To deny it

BA scholar in residence weekend Marshall Weiss The Dayton Jewish Observer   Daytonians will have the chance to learn more about the esoteric Jewish mystical tradition of Kabalah during the weekend of March 11-13, when Beth Abraham Synagogue will host Dr. Shaul Magid as its scholar in residence. Magid, associate

Diversity Council event The Centerville-Washington Diversity Council will present Experiencing Jewish Life In America, its third annual family night out, on Thursday, March 10 from 6 -8 p.m. at the Boonshoft CJCE in Centerville. The free program is sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton, Dayton Power and Light

FAS awareness Martha Moody Jacobs Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer   Dayton Hadassah produces educational video about Fetal Alcohol Syndrome The new video produced and distributed by the Dayton Chapter of Hadassah is not pleasant. If Only We’d Known is its title. In it, an attractive young woman and

Burial Society Thursday, April 7, 7:30 p.m. Canada, 2002. English, 100 min. Director, Nicholas Racz Rated: R When Sheldon, a nerdy loan officer at Hebrew National Bank, seeks to join the chevrah kadisha (Jewish burial society) in a small town, his rabbi refuses to recommend him. The three, old, devout

Billed as “the one destination for all your Passover needs,” the DJCC’s Greater Dayton Passover Expo ‘05 will be held at the Boonshoft CJCE in Centerville from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Sunday, April 3. Among the items for sale will be kosher-for-Passover groceries, cookbooks, children’s and religious books, and Judaica.

Bucmys wrap-up Tami Kamin-Meyer Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer   While some local Jews expressed dismay that a Butler Twp. man who recently admitted to guarding a Nazi prison camp and then lying about it was not deported, the lawyer heading the prosecution called the case’s resolution fair. According

UD Israel trips Jaimie Guerra Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer   Riding camels with Israeli soldiers and sleeping in a Bedouin tent were just a few of the experiences University of Dayton sophomores Hollie Rawl, Ben Rudzin and Abra Carne encountered during Birthright Israel, a program that funds trips

Yom Hashoah Observance 2005 On Thursday, May 5 at 7:30 p.m., the Dayton Yom Hashoah Committee will present the annual Dayton Area Yom Hashoah Observance in remembrance of the victims of the Holocaust. The program will be held at Temple Beth Or, 5275 Marshall Road in Washington Township. The entire

Yom Ha’atzmaut 2005 Celebrate Israeli Independence with dinner and an Israeli rock band! Come to the Community Yom Ha’atzmaut Celebration on Tuesday, May 10 from 6:15-9 p.m. at Beth Abraham Synagogue. The celebration will feature a concert by Danny’s Band from Manor Cabri High School in Israel’s Western Galilee region.